PITTSBURGH, June 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tollgrade Communications,
Inc. (Nasdaq: TLGD), a leading supplier of network service assurance
products for the cable and telecom industries, today introduced the
company's new DigiTest(R) ICE(TM) IP Service Assurance Probe for remote
low-line-count DSLAM locations. Tollgrade's ICE product will be featured at
Booth 7537 at NXTComm in Chicago, June 19-21, 2007.
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As triple play services continue rapid growth through deployment over
Fiber to the Node (FTTN) access methods, remote sites are supporting fewer
subscribers via lower-line-count DSLAMs, located closer to the subscriber.
As a result, service providers are challenged to provide more
cost-effective and efficient service assurance solutions. The DigiTest ICE
is uniquely designed for installation at these remote DSLAM locations,
providing powerful visibility into the customer experience at an acceptable
cost per line.
DigiTest ICE delivers a full suite of metallic, xDSL and multi-layered
IP service assurance applications that have been optimized for remote
low-line- count DSLAMs including:
* xDSL Pre-Qualification -- Analysis of a DSLAM-based metallic loop's
ability to support a wide variety of xDSL services prior to service
delivery.
* Network Verification -- Synchronization with xDSL DSLAM and CPE
modems; ATM/Ethernet network emulation, enabling network
connectivity, authentication and performance.
* IP Service Assurance -- High-speed Internet, VoIP and IPTV client
emulation; allowing operators to remotely detect and isolate Layer
4-7 service performance troubles.
"With its compact size, flexible mounting configurations and low power
consumption, DigiTest ICE provides service providers with a powerful
service assurance solution for today's highly distributed IP triple play
network architectures," stated Mark B. Peterson, Tollgrade's President and
Chief Executive Officer. "When deployed in concert with DigiTest HUB(TM) at
high- density central offices and DigiTest EDGE(R) at high-density remotes,
DigiTest ICE is a great addition to our DigiTest product family, now
providing optimal test coverage at every point within today's emerging FTTx
access networks."
When managed by the LoopCare(TM) Test Operations Support System,
Tollgrade's DigiTest product family, including DigiTest ICE, allows service
providers to efficiently offer and maintain multiple IP services,
proactively identify network issues and faults prior to subscriber trouble
reports, reduce trouble ticket volume and minimize costly dispatches
through expert trouble analysis. These benefits all translate into reduced
operating expenses and increased subscriber satisfaction.
DigiTest ICE is currently available for customer trials, and is
expected to be available for volume shipments beginning in the second half
of 2007.
About Tollgrade
Tollgrade Communications, Inc. is a leading provider of network service
assurance products and services for centralized test systems around the
world. Tollgrade designs, engineers, markets and supports centralized test
systems, test access and status monitoring products, and next generation
network assurance technologies for the broadband marketplace. Tollgrade's
customers range from the top RBOCs (Regional Bell Operating Companies) and
Cable providers, to numerous independent telecom, cable and broadband
providers around the world. Tollgrade's network testing, measurement and
monitoring solutions support the infrastructure of cable and telecom
companies offering current and emerging triple play services. Tollgrade,
headquartered near Pittsburgh in Cheswick, Pa., and its products and
customer reach span over 300 million embedded access lines, more than any
other test and measurement supplier. For more information, visit
Tollgrade's web site at http://www.tollgrade.com
Forward-Looking Statements
The foregoing release contains "forward-looking statements" regarding
future events or results within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including statements concerning the
Company's current expectations regarding the expected availability date for
new products, and the Company's ability to introduce next generation
network technologies into existing customer infrastructures and to execute
its strategies. The Company cautions readers that such "forward-looking
statements" are, in fact, predictions that are subject to risks and
uncertainties and that actual events or results may differ materially from
those anticipated events or results expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. The Company disclaims any current intention to
update its "forward-looking statements," and the estimates and assumptions
within them, at any time or for any reason. In particular, the following
factors, among others could cause actual results to differ materially from
those described in the "forward-looking statements:" (a) the inability to
gain market acceptance of our new products within the customer base; (b)
the inability to complete or possible delays in completing certain research
and development efforts that may be required for product release and
general availability; (c) our dependence upon a limited number of third
party subcontractors to manufacture certain aspects of the products we
sell, including the products which are the subject of this release; and (d)
the inability to make changes in business strategy, development plans and
product offerings to respond to the needs of the significantly changing
telecommunications markets and network technologies.
Other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ
materially from those contained in the "forward-looking statements" are
included in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC") including, but not limited to, the Company's Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 and any subsequently filed
reports. All documents are also available through the SEC's Electronic Data
Gathering Analysis and Retrieval system at http://www.sec.gov or from the
Company's website at http://www.tollgrade.com.
(R) DigiTest and EDGE are registered trademarks of Tollgrade
Communications, Inc.
(TM)LoopCare, ICE and HUB are trademarks of Tollgrade Communications,
Inc.
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CONTACT:
Bob Butter of Corporate Communications,
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bbutter@tollgrade.com, for Tollgrade Communications, Inc.
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