Press Releases

2004

Turin Continues Building Momentum In the Independent Telco Market

FontraverseT Platform Begins 2004 as the Leading Multiservice Transport and Digital Cross-Connect Solution for IOCs

PETALUMA, CA., Feb 06, 2004 - Turin Networks, Inc., a leading developer and supplier of multiservice transport platforms for telecommunications carriers, announced today that it recently reached the 75th customer milestone, signifying the company's increasing momentum with Independent Operating Company (IOC) customers. The company's TraverseT platform provides IOCs and other service providers with industry leading SONET transport, multi-bandwidth management as well as Ethernet capabilities from one compact, highly integrated system.

Turin attributes this accomplishment to having successfully met several key requirements for the IOC community:

Enable network evolution and growth, as well as improved economics
Turin's flagship Traverse platform integrates scalable OC-3 to OC-192 SONET transport, multi-ring bandwidth management, wideband and broadband DCS, and Ethernet over SONET switching in one versatile system. This powerful, evolutionary design enables carriers to build on their existing SONET infrastructure and manage existing TDM services with increased efficiency while migrating to new revenue generating packet-based services.

Support the voice-video-data triple play, Ethernet access and other important initiatives
As IOCs strive to provide their customers with advanced new broadband services, the transport infrastructure must also evolve to provide the capacity and flexibility necessary for supporting the range of current and future access technologies. The Traverse platform lays the groundwork for an integrated multiservice transport network that allows IOCs to efficiently support the triple play, Ethernet, and other future technologies. In addition, its scalable design provides low start-up costs and enables a true "pay as you grow" approach when adding capacity to support new services.

RUS certification
The Traverse platform was accepted on the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) list of materials in November 2002 as approved transmission and central office equipment. This achievement allows rural IOCs and utilities to purchase and deploy the Traverse platform with funds obtained through low-interest RUS loans.

Company stability and strong customer support
Turin has focused on building a solid business from the very beginning. The company experienced significant growth in 2003, increasing revenues more than 400% over the prior year. Turin provides its growing customer base with a range of support services through a professional staff of engineers with 24x7x365 availability. In addition, strategic partners such as Motorola and UTStarcom help Turin to provide customers a complete solution.

"In the past four years, Turin has established itself as a leading provider of multiservice transport and digital cross-connect solutions to the IOC community" said John Webley, president and CEO of Turin Networks. "We appreciate the trust our first 75 customers demonstrated in us when deploying our Traverse platform as the vital backbone component in their networks, and we look forward to continuing our momentum with independent carriers in the years to come."

The Turin Traverse platform will be showcased at NTCA in booth 100 at the Fountainebleau Hilton in Miami from February 10-11.

About Turin Networks
Turin Networks Inc. is a leading developer and supplier of an innovative multiservice transport product - the TraverseT platform - for telecommunications carriers worldwide. Founded in October of 1999, the company is headquartered in Petaluma, the center of California's "Telecom Valley". A privately held corporation, Turin is led by an accomplished management team and is funded by top-tier venture capital firms as well as distinguished corporate and private investors. For more information, visit www.turinnetworks.com or call 707.665.4400.

About Force10 Networks
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