CT Communications Selects Allied Telesis to Deliver Ethernet Broadband Services to Ohio Communities -- SAN JOSE, Calif., March 24 /PRNewswire/ --

Allied Telesis, a global provider of next-generation Ethernet platforms and a leader in the deployment of converged multi-play networks, has been selected by CT Communications, one of Ohio's leading independent telecommunications companies to deploy the next generation broadband network. CT Communications' vision of the future will allow each subscriber the benefit of 100 Megabits per second (Mbps) high-speed access to content such as high-definition video and streaming entertainment from the Internet. The flexibility and scalability of the Allied Telesis iMAP (Intelligent Multiservice Access Platform) Active Ethernet product line allows CT Communications to create custom service bundles and subscriber packages now and in the future.

CT Communications' decision for ultra-high bandwidth Active Ethernet technology comes in advance of comments by FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski indicating the new National Broadband Policy will have a goal of 100 Mbps "squared" bandwidth enabling next-generation broadband Internet services. CT communications joins a number of service providers worldwide offering enhanced IP multi-play services using Allied Telesis advanced Ethernet access and fiber gateway products. Allied Telesis currently has more than 275,000 Active Ethernet ports in service...