Covad Chooses Samsung as Network Equipment Provider
July 25, 2006 – (HOSTSEARCH.COM) – Covad Communications Group, Inc. is working on the current phase of what will be the USA’s largest ADSL 2+ network. The project will be completed at the end of 2006 and the final network will provide “high-speed data and next-generation voice services to millions of businesses and residences,” offering “line powered voice access, and have the capability to offer higher-speed broadband access, such as ADSL 2+ and G.SHDSL, and new business-class services such as metro Ethernet and bonded T1”. The current phase of development takes in Atlanta, Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Philadelphia, San Diego and Washington, DC.
"Covad's next-generation network build-out is progressing on time and on budget and will allow Covad to leap ahead of our competition in providing for the total telecommunications needs of our customers with unmatched business-class broadband services," explained Covad’s Senior Vice President Claude Tolbert.
Covad has chosen Samsung as its network equipment provider, and is now the vendor's largest North American customer of network equipment. "We're very excited to work with an innovative partner such as Covad," said Dale Sohn, President of Samsung Telecommunications America. "Covad has raised the bar in delivering advanced broadband services."
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