Pannaway (News - Alert) Networks, a supplier of next generation Ethernet/IP Multi-Service Access Platforms for telecommunications service providers, has entered into a strategic interoperability partnership with Comtrend (News - Alert), a global supplier of advanced networking products.

 

The interoperability of Comtrend’s NexusLink Bonded ADSL2+ Gateway (News - Alert) with Pannaway’s Broadband Access Switch (BAS) and MAGNM-20 platforms enables the two organizations to provide bonded ADSL2+ solutions to customers in locations where fiber is not yet an option and higher-speed data and High Definition (HD) video is being delivered over copper access loops.

 

Both companies have also committed to ongoing software testing and interoperability certification.

 

Andrew Morton, general manager of North America for Comtrend finds Pannaway to be an excellent partner choice for Comtrend, thanks to the all-Ethernet design and operational ease of the Pannaway platforms and said their company looks forward to working with Pannaway to make the value of their relationship even greater for their joint customers.

 

Vendor partnerships like this one with Comtrend will continue to be a key strategy for Pannaway, according to Ed Buchner, vice president of corporate marketing and partner development at Pannaway. He emphasized that integrated solutions, not just technologies, are what their customers require and expressed their company’s excitement about working with Comtrend.

 

The companies explain that bonded ADSL2+ technology is an alternative for telcos whose services require higher speeds than traditional DSL technology can provide. Defined through the International Telecommunication Union’s ITU-T G.998.1 standard, bonded ADSL2+, combines two or more copper pairs as a single connection.

 

Leveraging the ADSL2+ technology, telcos can deliver up to 48 Mbps of downstream bandwidth over a bonded set of copper pairs. The technology enables telcos to deliver to subscribers High-Definition Video along with higher data speeds at longer distances from a Central Office (CO) without adding extra infrastructure.

 

Both Pannaway and Comtrend are focused to deliver this innovative technology. Because Pannaway's Broadband Access Server (BAS) and MAGNM-20 allow any-to-any bonding of up to four ports, it enables ultimate operational simplicity significantly simplifying the job of managing ADSL2+ port resources for the service provider.

 

In contrast to VDSL2, which can provide single pair high speed connectivity over short loop lengths, G.Bond ADSL2+ doubles speeds over the significantly longer loops commonly supported by IOCs in rural geographies.