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World Wide Packets Announces Agreement with Sprint
Partnership Underscores Market Opportunity for Active Ethernet
Spokane Valley, WA – October 24, 2005 – World Wide Packets, the leading provider of Carrier Ethernet Access networking solutions, announced today an agreement with Sprint North Supply, a division of Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S), to meet its growing customer needs for active Ethernet solutions delivering up to 10 GB/S connectivity. The agreement will expand World Wide Packets’ presence among Sprint North Supply’s impressive customer base while enabling Sprint North Supply to expand into the growing market for Ethernet access equipment.
Sprint North Supply is a leading distributor of communications solutions, providing single-source, integrated product and service solutions to customers in the communications industry. World Wide Packets will provide an Active Ethernet access solution for Sprint North Supply customers.
“We are committed to providing best-of-breed, next-generation network technology. World Wide Packets has an impressive solution that is standards-based with solid quality of service capabilities, which enables a broad range of differentiated broadband services for carriers and municipal customers,” said Brad Clark, vice president-Marketing, Sprint North Supply. “This is an important addition to our unparalleled FTTx portfolio.”
“Combining Sprint North Supply's extensive industry presence with our world-class solution creates a compelling opportunity for both companies,” said Chad Whalen, senior vice president of business development, World Wide Packets. “Sprint North Supply's industry expertise will help broaden the reach and deployment of our products while we are committed to supplying them with the innovative solutions their customers expect.”
World Wide Packets will present its products as part of Sprint North Supply's “FTTx Technology Tour” currently traveling the country.
About World Wide Packets
World Wide Packets LightningEdge™ Ethernet service delivery access network solution, enables delivery of simultaneous telephony, business and entertainment video, broadband data, and Internet access services, to any combination of business and residential subscribers, using Ethernet over fiber and copper medium. By bringing together the limitless bandwidth capabilities of a fiber infrastructure with the affordability and proven performance of Ethernet, these networks eliminate the constant bandwidth challenges now facing network operators. World Wide Packets is a privately held corporation, and a recognized pioneer of Ethernet geographic network solutions. For more information on World Wide Packets, please visit www.worldwidepackets.com.
Access Brilliance, Ethernet to the Subscriber, ETTS, Fiber to the Subscriber, FTTS, LightningEdge, World Wide Packets and the World Wide Packets logo are trademarks of World Wide Packets Incorporated. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
About Sprint Nextel
Sprint Nextel offers a comprehensive range of wireless and wireline communications services to consumer, business and government customers. Sprint Nextel is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including two robust wireless networks offering industry leading mobile data services; instant national and international walkie-talkie capabilities; and an award-winning and global Tier 1 Internet backbone. For more information, visit www.sprint.com.
Sprint North Supply, a division of Sprint Nextel, is a supply-chain integrator serving network service providers, manufacturers and resellers throughout North America. With expertise in logistics; systems engineering, integration and deployment; and telecommunications equipment, Sprint North Supply offers supply-chain solutions recognized for their innovation, effectiveness and efficiency. Sprint North Supply's logistics network, composed of best-in-class IT systems and a national distribution network with strategically located distribution centers, provides customers with a highly reliable infrastructure to meet a wide variety of supply-chain needs. For more information, please visit www.sprintnorthsupply.com.
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