Service providers interested in integrated access might want to visit RAD Data Communications Inc. at SUPERCOMM where the company will be introducing a handful of new devices. RAD Data has added to its ATM product line the new ACE 52, which includes an Ethernet port on the user side and an OC3 or STM1 on the network side. Motty Anavi, director of strategic marketing, says the box provides "very high-speed services through ATM in a very cost effective unit." The product, slated for general availability in the fourth quarter, is expected to sell for between $2,000 and $3,000.
Also new at SUPERCOMM will be the FCD-155, which provides integrated access over the TDM infrastructure at OC3 or STM1 speeds. The product, which employs virtual concatenation to provide scalable SONET access, is targeted at service providers with a lot of SONET infrastructure that want to use those networks for higher revenue data services, says Anavi. The price is expected to be about $3,000 to $4,000 when the FCD-becomes generally available in the third quarter.
Anavi describes the RIC-155, another new product to be unveiled at SUPERCOMM, as "a cousin of the FCD-155." But this one delivers 100BaseT over OC3. "Essentially the RIC-155 is for providing data services, but this has no TDM component -- it's only data," he says. "It's a plug and play product." Selling in the $2,000 range, this box is also expected to be generally available this quarter.
Finally, RAD Data is coming out with the FDSL-101, which can transport any type of DSL line (up to 10 lines) over fiber. The goal here is to extend DSL service to places previously out of reach, says Anavi. "What's interesting is it can support any type of DSL service -- ADSL, SDSL, HDSL2, or G.HSDSL," he adds. "There's no need to change cards or make configuration changes" if different DSL versions are implemented. Look for the FDSL-101 to become generally available in the third quarter for between $2,000 and $3,000 per unit.
