FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
eGIX, INC SELECTS COPPER MOUNTAIN INTELLIGENT BROADBAND ACCESS SOLUTIONS FOR NEW FACILITIES-BASED BROADBAND NETWORK
Leading Provider of Integrated Communications Services Standardizes on CopperEdge® 200 Concentrators to Deliver High-Speed Data and Communication Services to Small and Medium-size Businesses in Midwest Markets
Palto Alto, CA, June 19, 2002-Copper Mountain Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: CMTN), a leading provider of intelligent broadband access solutions, and eGIX, a leading provider of voice and data services for individual subscribers and small to medium-size businesses, announced today that eGIX has selected Copper Mountain solutions to deliver high-speed data and enhanced communication services to business customers in the Midwest. Based in Indianapolis, Ind., eGIX has standardized on Copper Mountain’s CopperEdge® 200 DSL Access Concentrators to deliver business-class data and communication services directly through its own facilities-based network. eGIX will initially deploy CopperEdge concentrators in 23 central offices (COs) in metropolitan Indianapolis, South Bend/Mishawaka, Indiana, and Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. This deployment is under way, and the company plans to expand its network throughout the Midwest to 43 COs in the future.
eGIX is configuring its CopperEdge concentrators with both Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line (SDSL) and T1 line cards, enabling the company to significantly extend the reach of its advanced, business-class broadband and communication services. In addition, eGIX will use Copper Mountain’s new T1 IMA WAN module to cost-effectively scale WAN bandwidth as eGIX’s subscriber base grows. Copper Mountain’s T1 IMA WAN module uses Inverse Multiplexing over ATM (IMA) technology to bond up to eight ATM ports into a single group for a 12 Mbps WAN connection. With the T1 IMA WAN module, eGIX can begin service with a single T1 port and scale upstream bandwidth without transitioning to a more costly DS3 interface as its DSL and T1 services expand and its bandwidth needs increase. eGIX is also utilizing Copper Mountain’s CopperRocket® 201 SDSL customer premise equipment (CPE).
“eGIX is a leading provider of a broad range of unified communication and data services to small and medium-size business customers,” said Rick Gilbert, president and CEO of Copper Mountain Networks. “We are very pleased to support eGIX as they establish and build out their own network to deliver these advanced services directly to customers throughout the Midwest.”
“Copper Mountain’s advanced broadband-access solutions enable us to quickly provision and easily scale services as we expand our network and our customer base,” said James Kinnett, executive vice president of operations at eGIX. “The CopperEdge 200 platform’s flexibility is a tremendous plus for eGIX. With its simultaneous support for both SDSL and T1, the CopperEdge 200 enables us to serve small and medium-size businesses at extended distances from a CO. In addition, by utilizing the CopperEdge 200’s advanced multi-layer networking capabilities, we can offer highly cost-effective, multi-line packet-voice services to our customers.”
About the CopperEdge® DSL Access Concentrator
Copper Mountain’s CopperEdge DSL Access Concentrators have been proven in some of the world’s largest broadband deployments. The CopperEdge’s unique ATM, IP, and frame relay service intelligence enables a wide range of scalable, profitable broadband services. The CopperEdge platform offers a complete set of standards-based symmetric, asymmetric, and T1 line cards, coupled with a wide range of trunking options. Advanced network management and broad interoperability ensure ease of operation and seamless network integration.
About eGIX
eGIX, Inc. is an Integrated Communications Provider (ICP) and one of the telecommunication industry's largest privately held national providers of cost effective, easy-to-use unified communication services, broadband Internet access, network implementation, as well as customizable, enterprise communication solutions for carriers and small to mid-size businesses. eGIX’s offerings include One Number “follow me” services, voice messaging, fax services, long-distance, private and shared 800 numbers, enhanced travel cards, pre-paid calling cards, web-hosting, collocation, high-speed Internet access via T-1s, DSL and fixed wireless technologies as well as dial up access and accelerated dial up access.
eGIX primarily services small and medium-size business customers, Local Exchange Carriers (LECs), Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLECs), Personal Communication Service (PCS) Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and cellular providers.
About Copper Mountain Networks Copper Mountain Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: CMTN) is a leading provider of intelligent broadband access solutions. The company offers a broad set of subscriber access and broadband services concentration equipment for ILECs, CLECs, IOCs, IXCs, PTTs, and other facilities-based carrier networks worldwide. These products enable efficient and scalable deployment of advanced voice, video, and data services while leveraging existing network infrastructures and reducing both capital and operational costs. Copper Mountain’s products have been proven in some of the world’s largest broadband network deployments. For more information, please visit the company’s World Wide Web site at http://www.coppermountain.com.
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Portions of this release contain forward-looking statements regarding future events based on current expectations. These forward-looking statements and other statements, such as statements regarding the capabilities of Copper Mountain's products and customer acceptance and deployment of these products, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Copper Mountain wishes to caution you that there are some factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results indicated by such statements. These factors include, but are not limited to our ability to compete effectively with other vendors of telecommunications equipment; our ability to keep pace with rapidly changing product requirements; and factors affecting the demand for DSL technologies and other broadband access technologies. Prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements. Further, Copper Mountain expressly disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements or other statements contained herein to reflect future events or developments after the date hereof. We refer you to the documents Copper Mountain files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, specifically the section titled Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001, and other reports and filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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