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Contact Information Product and personnel photos available upon request. CHARLES INDUSTRIES APPOINTS NATIONAL SALES DIRECTOR FOR CATV SALES; NAMES NEW CATV MANUFACTURERS' REPRESENTATIVE FIRMS ROLLING MEADOWS, IL (March 19, 2009) — Charles Industries, Ltd., a leading provider of outside plant innovations for communications service providers, has named Timothy J. O'Brien as the National Sales Director of its new CATV/Broadband sales team. O'Brien will manage Charles' CATV sales team efforts to launch its newly released lines of non-metallic pedestals and housings to CATV providers and Multiple Service Operators (MSO). The hiring of O'Brien culminates a busy first quarter of activity for Charles' CATV group, which also saw the general release of product to the market on February 1st and the naming of five CATV manufacturers' representative firms and two authorized distributors. Charles, which acquired the Corning Cable Systems molded pedestal and housing product line of Louvered and Non-Louvered CATV Enclosures in October of 2008, moved production to its Missouri-based manufacturing facility and began shipping product in February of 2009. The formation of a national sales team, led by O'Brien, has allowed Charles to quickly bring product to market and begin supporting deployment initiatives of former Corning CATV pedestal and housing customers. O'Brien joins Charles with over ten years of experience in the cable television industry working for such companies as ARNCO Corporation and A-D Technologies. He has held executive sales management positions and worked with such providers as Comcast, Time Warner, Charter Communications, and others to help set their strategies for building and upgrading their outside plant network infrastructure. O'Brien earned his Bachelor of Science, Business Management degree from Xavier University and resides in Avon Lake, Ohio. Charles Industries has also reached agreements with five manufacturers' representative firms to market and support Charles' CATV product portfolio throughout North America. MicroSat, Inc. of Marietta, GA; Communications Supply Group of Shakopee, MN; dB Communications of Collegeville, PA; ComTechnology Sales Corporation of Dallas, TX; and JFC Solutions of Burnaby, British Columbia (Canada) will provide CATV customer/partners with their expertise in network planning, customer service, and pre- and post-sale support in representing Charles' outside plant solutions. In addition, Charles has named Power & Telephone Supply Company (Power & Tel) and TVC Communications as authorized distributors of its CATV product line. Charles offers three series of non-metallic CATV Enclosures, including above-grade non-louvered vertical pedestals (NLVP), louvered vertical pedestals (LVP) and louvered low-profile housings (LLPH). These versatile outside plant enclosures are designed to protect taps, splitters, line extenders, amplifiers and other coaxial and fiber optic equipment in all types of environmental conditions. More information about Charles CATV Enclosures can be found on the company's website at www.charlesindustries.com/main/catv.html. About
Charles Industries, Ltd. ADRENALINE xDSL LINE CONDITIONERS RECEIVE RDUP LISTING; JOIN OTHER CHARLES EXTENDED-REACH DSL AND FTTX SOLUTIONS IN SUPPORTING BROADBAND STIMULUS PLAN INITIATIVES ROLLING MEADOWS, IL (March 17, 2009) — Charles Industries, Ltd., a leading provider of outside plant innovations for communications service providers, has received notification from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development / Utilities Services (USDA RDUP, formerly RUS) that its AdrenaLine xDSL Line Conditioners have been formally granted RDUP Listing. As a listed RDUP product, AdrenaLine xDSL Line Conditioners may now be financed within service providers’ RDUP funded projects, including projects initiated under the broadband stimulus portion of the recently passed American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. AdrenaLine, a hardened outside plant device that can be
placed midspan on copper pairs to dramatically increase the rate or reach of
ADSL, RE-ADSL or ADSL2+, is one of three DSL extension products manufactured by
Charles that qualify for RDUP funding. Other solutions include the Smart Coil, a
line conditioning device that provides the voice-improvement benefits of a
common load coil while passing DSL, and the High Speed Voice and Data Link (HVDL)
system, a TCPAM-based system for providing broadband to rural customers up to
112 Kft. from a central office. “Charles strongly supports service providers’ FTTX
and DSL initiatives,” said Jack Wood, Vice President of Sales for Charles
Industries. “We take a hands-on approach to listening to our customers’
deployment challenges and creating solutions that help them reach their unserved
and underserved markets. Our DSL
extension products and buried fiber distribution enclosures are the direct
result of working with customers to meet real-world service opportunities
quickly and cost-efficiently.” Under the recent American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
passed by Congress, $7.2 billion in funds will be made available to service
providers for the deployment and construction of broadband systems. $2.5 billion of the stimulus plan will be administered
directly by the RDUP, which will award the money in the form of low-interest
loans, loan guarantees and grants. The
National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will
administer allocation of the remaining $4.7 billion in grants through its
Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP). One requirement of the broadband stimulus package is that
equipment purchased using funding from the program must be assembled in the
United States. Charles, which operates four U.S.-based ISO 9001 / TL 9000
certified manufacturing facilities, meets this requirement on all of its RDUP
listed products. About
Charles Industries, Ltd. CHARLES INDUSTRIES ACQUIRES CORNING CABLE SYSTEMS' MOLDED PEDESTAL AND HOUSING PRODUCT LINE FOR cATV AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPLICATIONS ROLLING MEADOWS, IL (Oct 21, 2008) — Charles
Industries, Ltd. announced today that it has reached an agreement with Corning
Cable Systems LLC, a leading provider of fiber optic cable and hardware
solutions, to acquire the company’s molded pedestal product line for CATV and
telecommunications applications. “The
acquisition of Corning’s proven and established pedestal product line enables
Charles to continue to offer telecommunication service providers, cable
companies and multiple service operators a line of products that they have
approved, deployed and trusted in their networks,” said Jack Wood, Charles
Vice President of Sales. “Leveraging our expertise with environmental
enclosures, active and passive optical fiber and thermal management, Charles is
uniquely qualified to now support cable operators’ traditional coax, fiber to
the home and RF over glass initiatives as they seek to extend their fiber
networks closer to the subscriber.” “We
are pleased that Charles Industries, Ltd. will be offering continued support to
our valued pedestal customers,” said Mickey Smith, Director of Sales for
Corning Cable Systems. “This agreement will benefit service providers, cable
companies and multiple service operators because Corning and Charles share the
same philosophy of superior customer service.” Corning
Cable Systems will continue to support fiber management hardware such as the
OptiSheath® MultiPort Terminal for use in molded or extruded
pedestals. In
the 1970s, Charles was the first manufacturer to introduce non-metallic buried
distribution pedestals to the telecommunications industry. Today, Charles
pedestals and housings offer superior environmental and flood protection with
the advantages of low-maintenance and re-enterable, above-grade access. 2008
marks the third consecutive year
that Charles Industries has been named one of the top
100 fiber companies by Broadband Properties Magazine. The annual list highlights
those companies that are making a difference in fiber deployment and new
technologies.
Charles’
newly acquired pedestal products will be introduced to the public at the 2008
OSP EXPO, to be held October 22-23 in Baltimore, Maryland, Charles exhibit #813. About
Charles Industries, Ltd. CHARLES INDUSTRIES INTRODUCES NEW FIBER FLEXIBILITY PEDESTALS FOR CENTRALIZED SPLIT POINTS ROLLING MEADOWS, IL (Oct 1, 2008) — Charles Industries, Ltd., a leading provider of network edge innovations for telecommunications providers, has introduced a new addition to its industry-leading fiber optic pedestal line with the Charles Fiber Flexibility Pedestal (CFFP). The CFFP protects centralized split points in an above-grade, environmentally protected fiber pedestal within passive optical networks. The
CFFP is designed to provide a more cost-effective option to fiber distribution
hubs with greater flexibility in placement. Fiber Distribution Hubs (FDH),
sometimes referred to as local convergence points (LCP), are typically large
metallic cabinets that require concrete pads or buried vaults for placement. In
contrast, the base of the above-grade CFFP can be directly buried, while the
pedestal dome can be removed for convenient access to the splicing area. Its
compact size makes it a better choice for small neighborhoods, trailer parks,
and remote locations compared to larger sized cabinets. The CFFP is floodproof
and can be placed in flood prone areas unlike vented FDHs. CFFP
are offered in three sizes, for distributing up to 96, 144 and 288 fibers
respectively. Each pedestal features a specially designed pre-stubbed bulkhead
panel and slots for housing 1x32 splitter modules. Technicians can quickly and
easily turn up service to subscribers by removing a distribution pigtail from a
designated storage “parking lot” and plugging it into the bulkhead panel’s
connector interfaces. Bend control cable guides keep the pigtails neatly and
securely arranged. An inner dome slides over the entire bulkhead panel area,
creating a sealed chamber for added environmental protection. The
CFFP will be introduced to the public in Charles Industries’ exhibit (booth
number #813) at the 2008 OSP EXPO to be held Oct. 22-23 in Baltimore. About
Charles Industries, Ltd. CHARLES INDUSTRIES NAMED TO BROADBAND PROPERTIES MAGAZINE'S TOP 100 FIBER COMPANIES FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR ROLLING
MEADOWS, IL (August 19, 2008) – Charles
Industries, Ltd., a leading provider of network edge innovations for
telecommunications providers, has been named a Top 100 Company in Broadband
Properties Magazine’s annual list of fiber network vendors.
The list recognizes those organizations that are advancing the cause of
Fiber-to-the-Premise (FTTP) in the United States. 2008 marks the third
consecutive year Charles Industries has been named to Broadband Properties’
Top 100. “We
are very pleased to be named to the Broadband Properties Top 100,” said Jack
Wood, vice president of sales for Charles Industries.
“It is an honor to have such a well-respected industry resource
acknowledge our company’s contributions to fiber advancement, and serves as
proof of our commitment to helping service providers achieve their immediate and
future fiber deployment initiatives.” About
Charles Industries, Ltd. CHARLES
INDUSTRIES PROTECTS FIBER-TO-THE-PREMISES ROLLING MEADOWS, IL (May 9, 2008) – Charles Industries, Ltd., a
leading provider of network edge innovations for telecommunications providers,
has introduced a new addition to its family of cable-protecting riser pipes and
wire guards: split risers for fiber optic cables. Split risers allow service
technicians to protect the fiber optic drop cables that are placed to optical
network terminals (ONT) mounted on the exterior walls of homes, office
buildings, retail stores and other buildings being serviced with
Fiber-to-the-Premises (FTTP). Split
risers are available in 5’ lengths with a choice of straight or offset ends.
They are constructed out of lightweight, UV-stabilized PVC that will not
rust, dent or corrode. More information about split risers and other Charles OSP
solutions can be found at http://www.charlesindustries.com/main/te_riser_pipe.html. About
Charles Industries, Ltd. Charles
Industries PARTNERS WITH JFC SOLUTIONS ROLLING MEADOWS, IL (April 30, 2008) – Charles Industries, Ltd.’s Telecommunications Group today announced that it has contracted with Canada’s top Telecom manufacturer’s sales representative company, JFC Solutions, to promote Charles’ outside plant and broadband communications products in all Canadian provinces. Charles Industries has earned a strong reputation for providing field-proven outside plant environmental enclosures and buried distribution pedestals for copper and fiber optic networks throughout North America. The company also manufactures innovative extended-reach DSL solutions—including AdrenaLine, Smart Coil and the High Speed Voice and Data Link—that help service providers deliver high-speed Internet access to their most remote customers. JFC Solutions will represent these Charles product lines to the Canadian market, helping build customer awareness and preference for Charles solutions. “The
Canadian market presents an opportunity for growth,” stated Mark Rahmel,
director, distributor/special market sales for Charles Industries. “JFC
Solutions has a proven record of dedicated customer service and support. JFC’s
extensive sales resources will greatly contribute to growing our market share in
Canada, especially for our key product lines of fiber distribution pedestals and
extended-reach DSL solutions.” JFC Solutions will provide sales, training and technical support of Charles products to Canadian telecommunications providers, construction and engineering firms, municipalities, government institutions, and Charles’ Canadian distribution partners. “We’re
very pleased Charles has chosen JFC to represent its products in the Canadian
market,” said Jay Frezell, president of sales and marketing for JFC.
“Charles and JFC have a mutual commitment to truly add value for their
customers. We hope to leverage our professional sales team’s efforts and our
experience to help build the Charles brand in Canada, while offering the highest
levels of customer service and support.” About
Charles Industries, Ltd. About
JFC Solutions Charles
Industries’ CMPH OSP Multi-purpose housings gRANTED
rdup lISTING ROLLING MEADOWS, IL (April 24,
2008) – Charles
Industries, Ltd., a leading provider of network edge innovations for
telecommunications providers, today announced that its family of Charles
Multi-Purpose Housings (CMPH) for fiber optic and copper applications has been
granted product acceptance by the Rural Development Utilities Program (RDUP), a
division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
RDUP listing allows rural telecommunications service providers to
purchase and install this equipment using RDUP loans and grants. CMPH
are versatile outside plant enclosures
designed for both new provisioning installations (greenfield applications) as
well as rehabilitation of existing access points housed in metallic enclosures (brownfield
applications). The CMPH’s superior structural strength, outstanding
environmental protection and ease of installation combine to create a long-life,
non-metallic housing that reduces operational expenses. CMPH are available in a
copper and fiber optic configurations. The copper version has internal ladder
bars and grounding hardware designed for large pair count copper splices.
The fiber optic version has offset mounting brackets designed for
mounting sealed fiber optic closures and slack cable. “RDUP
listing of our CMPH housings is a tremendous asset for our customers,” said
Minesh Patel, vice president of Charles’ Outside Plant Business Unit.
“Rural service providers want to provide their customers with the most
reliable service possible, and are embarking on DSL and FTTx initiatives to do
so. The CMPH provides them with an
RDUP-listed splicing and slack storage solution that will aid them in their
high-speed Internet and triple play deployments.” The
Rural Development Utilities Program (formerly the Rural Utilities Service) has
promoted universal service throughout America for more than 50 years and
continues to provide many programs for financing rural America's
telecommunications infrastructure. Rural providers that receive RDUP funds are
encouraged to use RDUP equipment, and contractors use the list as a reference
for reliable, field-proven technologies. The full list of RDUP accepted
materials can be found on the USDA’s website at www.usda.gov/rus/telecom/index.htm. “We
developed our CMPH series after listening to the concerns of rural service
providers. Many of their ideas for
a convenient rehabilitation solution for metal cabinets were incorporated into
our design,” said Jack Wood, vice president of sales Charles’
Telecommunications Group. “We’re
pleased that RDUP has recognized the standards-based protection our
multi-purpose housings provide and has chosen to include them in their accepted
materials list, making them available to our rural provider customers that
utilize RDUP programs.” About
Charles Industries, Ltd. Charles
Industries announces hiring OF LaMArr Swann as National account manager to
verizon ROLLING MEADOWS, IL (March 24, 2008) – Charles Industries, Ltd., a diversified manufacturer of telecom, marine and industrial products, today announced that LaMarr Swann has joined the company’s Telecom Sales Team in the capacity of National Account Manager to Verizon Communications Inc. In this role, Swann will lead Charles’ Verizon Sales Team by bringing his knowledge, industry expertise, account management skills, and business development relationships to support and grow the Verizon relationship in its nationwide footprint. Swann brings to Charles more than twenty-five years of experience in the telecommunications industry from major companies including Carrier Access Corporation, Verilink, Marconi (now Emerson), and Lucent/AT&T. He has held numerous executive management positions both in sales and business development. He was instrumental in helping Verizon and its predecessors set their strategies to deliver outstanding service to their 66 million wireless and 8 million wireline customers. Swann will be reporting to Jack
Wood, Vice President of Telecom Sales for Charles.
Wood sees Swann’s hiring as an affirmation of Charles’ commitment to
customer service. “LaMarr Swann
has an excellent reputation and rapport with Verizon,” Wood stated.
“We have full confidence in him to establish Charles as a valuable,
responsive partner to Verizon for innovative outside plant and transmission
solutions within its wireless and wireline networks.” Swann earned his Bachelor of
Technology Degree in Electrical Engineering Technologies degree from the City
College of New York. He is also a
graduate of the University of Southern California’s Executive Program.
Swann currently resides in Ellicott City, Maryland. About
Charles Industries, Ltd. Charles INDUSTRIES ANNounces telecommunications group appointments focused on outside plant marketsROLLING MEADOWS, IL — March 3, 2008 –
Charles Industries Ltd., a privately held, diversified manufacturing and
high-technology company today announced a restructuring of its
Telecommunications Group to strategically emphasize the development, marketing
and support of next-generation outside plant copper and fiber solutions. The
restructuring efforts included new appointments for three key management members
of Charles Telecommunications Group’s Outside Plant Business Unit: Dick Hood
to Vice President - Market Development; Minesh Patel to Vice President - Outside
Plant (OSP) Business Unit; and Dominic Imbrogno to Director - Copper
Connectivity Solutions.
Dick Hood, Vice President - Market Development will lead
Charles Telecommunications Group’s market development initiatives. Hood is the
company’s former Vice President - Outside Plant Business Unit and has more
than 30 years of telecommunications industry experience in deployment of
telephony over fiber optic and copper solutions. “We are committed to
expanding our OSP offering through organic growth, acquisitions and
partnerships. In addition to current OSP strategies, we intend to create greater
visibility and understanding of markets, customers, competitors and technologies
associated with traditional telecom, CATV, Municipality, and Enterprise
markets,” said Hood. Hood joined Charles in October 2003 and has served
as Senior OSP Product Manager, Director - OSP Business Unit, and most recently
Vice President of the OSP Business Unit since April 2006.
The Market Development team will work closely with
Charles’ OSP Business Unit and Telecom Sales Team.
Hood earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Aeronautics and
Astronautics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is a graduate of the
Deming Management Method, Duke University’s School of Business.
Minesh
Patel, Vice President - Outside Plant (OSP) Business Unit will lead Charles’
OSP Business Unit and be responsible for management of all activities associated
with OSP product line management, development, marketing and engineering. Patel
joined Charles in September 2006 with 17 years experience with network access
systems, power systems and enclosures for outside plant applications. He most
recently served as the company’s Vice President - Broadband Access &
Transmission Business Unit. Patel
earned an MBA from the University of Chicago and a Bachelor of Science degree in
Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois.
The Charles OSP
product line currently includes fiber optic and copper pedestals, distribution
enclosures and housings, extended reach copper line conditioners, and universal
backhaul enclosures. Dominic Imbrogno, Director - Copper Connectivity Solutions and the company’s former Director Broadband Access & Transmission Products, will report to Patel and be responsible for copper enhancement and DSL extension products, T1 transport, channel banks and voice frequency solutions. Imbrogno first served Charles as an electrical engineer intern. He was promoted to Product Line Manager in 2000, Senior Product Manager in 2002, and Director - Broadband Access & Transmission Products beginning in May 2006. Imbrogno earned and MBA from Kellstadt Graduate School of Business at DePaul University and a BSEE from the University of Illinois. In
February of this year, Charles Industries announced that its Telecommunications
Group has combined its former Broadband Access and Transmission Business Unit
into its Outside Plant Business Unit. It
also divested itself of its multiplexer product line to Telco Systems. “The divestiture of the multiplexer product line enables
Charles to leverage forty years of core competencies in the outside plant and
move forward with our plans to better align our company’s resources to
strategic objectives associated with the development, marketing and support of
fiber, copper, and access transport solutions for the outside plant,” said
Bob Novak, Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President of Charles. Charles Industries was founded as an outside plant company
in 1968. Its legacy of OSP
innovations includes the industry’s first load coils for voice signal
improvement on copper pairs, and the Pedlock®, the first
non-metallic buried distribution pedestal for communications applications.
2008 marks the company’s 40th anniversary as a leading
manufacturer of outside plant solutions for both copper and fiber optic
networks. About
Charles Industries, Ltd. Charles Industries Announces Divesture of MULTIPLEXER PRODUCT LINE ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. —
February 13, 2008 – Charles Industries Ltd., a privately held, diversified
manufacturing and high-technology company today announces that it has sold the
assets of its Telecommunications Group’s broadband multiplexer product line to
Telco Systems. Telco Systems has a
strong reputation within the multiplexer market and is a company that will
continue to advance the multiplexer solutions Charles has developed while
continuing the high level of support and service Charles provides. Under
the terms of the sale, Telco Systems immediately assumes ownership of Charles’
multiplexer solutions including the following models; EXchange Mux®,
EXchange Mux® II, Mini-Mux™ 210, Mini-Mux™
280, Mini-Mux™ 155, Mini-Mux™ 840 and Mini-Mux™
2000. Telco Systems also assumes
responsibility for all future sales, support, and warranty repair services
associated with the multiplexer products identified. Charles
is committed to expanding its OSP offering through organic growth, acquisitions
and partnerships. The Charles OSP product line currently includes; fiber optic
and copper pedestals, enclosures and housings, extended reach copper line
conditioners, universal backhaul enclosures as well as several other copper
enhancement products. In
addition, Charles will continue to sell and support their extended reach DSL
platform, T1 transport, channel bank and voice frequency solutions. About
Charles Industries About Telco Systems Founded in 1972, Telco Systems' focus is to maximize the power of their customers' networks by integrating transport, access and packet technologies onto industry-leading platforms that meet today and tomorrow's network demands. Telco Systems is a wholly owned subsidiary of BATM Advanced Communications (London stock exchange ticker symbol: BVC). For more information, please visit Telco Systems' web site at http://www.telco.com.Charles
Industries announces hiring OF JACK V. WOOD as vice
president of telecom sales ROLLING MEADOWS, IL (September 17, 2007) – Charles Industries, Ltd. today announced that Jack V. Wood has joined the company as vice president of telecom sales. With 20 years experience in telecommunications sales and product management, Wood brings extensive experience and industry recognition to his new position on Charles’ Senior Management Team. Wood’s responsibilities will include Global Sales coordination and management. In this capacity, he will oversee implementation and maintenance of strategic sales and account plans, as well as Charles’ sales organization and structure. Together with his sales team, Wood will work to maximize Charles’ global presence and market share in Outside Plant and Broadband Access & Transmission product categories. In North America, Charles’ fiber distribution pedestals, broadband multiplexers, and AdrenaLine xDSL line conditioners continue to receive industry recognition and increased customer satisfaction with RBOC, ILEC, IOC, wireless, and utility customers. Wood brings more than 25 years of sales executive experience to Charles, including 20 years in the telecommunications industry with Raychem Corporation, Tyco Electronics, Terayon Communication Systems and Zoe Support. He will call on his broad-based familiarity with the telecommunications industry and proven track record in both sales and product management as he directs Charles’ Telecommunications Group Sales team to continued success and market growth. Wood holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering from the University of Illinois and completed coursework at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. Wood is a resident of Barrington,
Illinois and is associated with a wide variety of civic affairs including past
president of the Wellness Place, American Cancer Society, Barrington Relay for
Life, Barrington Lions Club, and Lake Barrington Planning Commission. About
Charles Industries, Ltd. Charles
Industries Introduces Fiber Interconnect Pedestals for Multi-Tenant Applications
ROLLING
MEADOWS, Ill. (May 16, 2007) - Charles Industries today announced the
expansion of its Charles Fiber Distribution Point (CFDP) family of environmental
enclosures with the addition of a new line of Fiber Interconnect Pedestals.
The new buried distribution pedestals are designed to provide pre-connectorized
interconnect fiber drops to a variety of multi-tenant sites such as cellular
towers, campus environments and strip malls.
About
Charles Industries 2006 ROLLING
MEADOWS, IL (May 11, 2006) – With an ambitious itinerary that GLOBALCOMM,
the next-generation communications marketplace and summit, will Charles
has embraced a role of both innovator and educator at GLOBALCOMM Charles
will also host two educational seminars at the GLOBALCOMM John
Eberhart, Vice President of Sales for Charles Industries, sees Charles Charles’
theme of “Network Edge Innovations” will be prominently displayed Charles
will also exhibit at the 2006 OSP EXPO, a trade show focusing on About
Charles Industries, Ltd. Charles
INDUSTRIES TEAMS WITH PHYLOGY TO ADAPT NEW DSL TECHNOLOGY FOR RAPID VIDEO
DEPLOYMENT OVER COPPER
ROLLING
MEADOWS, IL (NOVEMBER 15, 2005) –
Charles Industries, Ltd.®, a diversified manufacturer and
high-technology company, today announced that it has signed a strategic
partnership agreement with Silicon Valley–based Phylogy, Inc.™,
inventors of the revolutionary TripleStream™ Line Conditioner.
Under terms of the agreement, Charles will adapt TripleStream technology
into a hardened environmental enclosure, to be released under the brand name
AdrenaLine™ xDSL Conditioner.
As
a leading provider of field-proven environmental enclosures for
telecommunications networks, Charles Industries is uniquely qualified to ensure
the successful integration of TripleStream technology into a multi-line
environmental enclosure that can be deployed in aerial, above-grade, below-grade
and buried applications. The
AdrenaLine xDSL Conditioner will feature a temperature-hardened, non-metallic
enclosure with a cable stub designed for splicing into existing copper twisted
pair cable. “We
are convinced Charles is the right strategic partner to introduce TripleStream
technology to the North American telecom market,” said Tim Mueller, President
of Phylogy, Inc. “Charles is a
well respected name in the industry; and their design, manufacturing, sales
channel, and technical support expertise will undoubtedly prove critical to the
successful launch of a product both our companies believe will revolutionize
Fiber-to-the-Node deployments.” Charles’
AdrenaLine xDSL Conditioners will allow service providers to dramatically
improve the rate and reach of “Triple Play” DSL services (video, voice and
data) over existing copper pairs. Whereas
traditional DSL service has a physical reach limitation of approximately 6kft or
less for viable Triple Play service deployment (10Mbps rate), the AdrenaLine
xDSL Conditioner will expand the DSL serving area to 12kft and beyond, allowing
providers to reach markets that are unserved and underserved today. Charles
is targeting general product availability of the ADSL and ADSL2+ AdrenaLine xDSL
Conditioners in Spring 2006. A
VDSL2 version is targeted for Summer 2006. About
Charles Industries About
Phylogy, Inc. Charles
INDUSTRIES’ announces HVDL (hIGH-SPEED VOICE AND DATA LINK) product line
Enhancements
ROLLING
MEADOWS, IL, October 31, 2005 – Charles Industries
Ltd., a privately held, diversified manufacturing and high-technology company,
announced today its High Speed Voice and Data Link (HVDL) DSL solution will now
permit telephone companies to provide service to even their most remote
customers as a result of two significant enhancements, a local power remote
terminal and a low-profile shelf for remote deployments of HVDL systems. A
new remote terminal (RT) has been created that is locally powered and provides
one voice and one data line. The local power RT is deployed in an outdoor NID
assembly and allows service to be provided over the longest copper loops.
The new HVDL RT allows the deployment of up to five repeaters, which will
support configurations in excess of 112Kft. Many telephone companies have found that they need to provide high-speed data and voice services to a few customers from limited space in existing remote cabinets. In order to address this application, Charles has created a one-rack unit (1RU), or “pizza box” solution that can be deployed in outdoor cabinets. The HVDL pizza box is a 19” wide, 1RU high shelf that will provide up to 3 HVDL lines, which may also reach in excess of 112Kft beyond the outdoor cabinet. All existing HVDL repeaters, and RTs are fully compatible with the 1RU solution. “More
than 200 independent telephone companies have deployed HVDL to provide extended
reach DSL service,” said John Eberhart, Vice President of Sales at Charles.
“In response to customer demand, we’ve added this local power RT so
that high-speed data and voice can be provided to the furthest subscriber.
We’ve also created a 1RU solution so that HVDL can be served out of
remote cabinets that are widely deployed. HVDL
can truly reach the most remote telco customer,” Eberhart said. About
Charles Industries Charles
Industries’ FIBER DISTRIBUTION PEDESTALS Rural
Utilities Service Acceptance of Charles Fiber Distribution Pedestals ROLLING MEADOWS, IL (August 25, 2005) – Charles Industries, Ltd., a leading provider of network edge innovations for telecommunications providers, today announced that its Charles Fiber Distribution Point (CFDP) and Buried Distribution Optical (BDO) series of fiber optic pedestal enclosures have been granted product acceptance by the Rural Development Utilities Program (RDUP), a division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. RDUP acceptance allows rural telecommunication service providers to purchase and install this equipment using RUS loans and grants. CFDP and BDO Series Buried Distribution Pedestals are the first pedestal-type fiber splice housings to be listed in the USDA’s “List of Materials Acceptable for Use on Telecommunications Systems of RDUP Borrowers.” Charles’ fiber distribution pedestals offer weather-tight environmental protection of fiber optic loop distribution cable and customer service drops in fiber-to-the-premises deployments. Service providers use these pedestal housings to protect and provide access to fiber splice points, those places in the network where individual fibers are separated from larger bundles and routed to specific homes and offices. “RDUP
acceptance of our CFDP and BDO pedestal series is a tremendous asset for our
customers,” said Dick Hood, director of Charles’ Outside Plant Products
Business Unit. “Rural service
providers want to provide their customers with the best service possible, and
are embarking on FTTP initiatives to do so.
Having an RDUP listed distribution pedestal at their disposal helps them
to achieve their fiber deployment plans.” The
Rural Development Utilities Program has promoted universal service throughout America for
more than 50 years and continues to provide many programs for financing rural
America's telecommunications infrastructure. Rural providers that receive RDUP funds are encouraged to use
RDUP equipment, and contractors use the list as a
reference for reliable, field-proven technologies. RDUP
listed five sizes of CFDP and BDO pedestals in its Buried Plant Housings
category, including 6”, 8”, 10”, 12” and 14” diameters.
The full list of RDUP accepted materials can be found on the USDA’s
website at www.usda.gov/rus/telecom/index.htm. “We
developed our CFDP and BDO fiber pedestal series after listening to the concerns
of rural service providers. Many of
their ideas for functional fiber splice protection were worked into the
design,” said Al McGovern, director of engineering for Charles’ outside
plant products. “We’re pleased
that RDUP has recognized the standards-based protection our fiber pedestals
provide and chosen to include them in their accepted materials list, making them
available to our rural provider customers that utilize RUS programs.” About
Charles Industries, Ltd. CHARLES INDUSTRIES PEDLOCK BDO SERIES FIBER OPTIC DISTRIBUTION PEDESTALS AID FIBER-TO-THE-PREMISES DEPLOYMENTS ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. (December 9, 2004) - With
fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) initiatives topping many telephone companies'
"To Do" lists, finding enclosure solutions for the protection of fiber
splice points has become a top priority for architects of today's high-speed
voice and data networks. Charles Industries has responded to these service
providers' plea for help by developing the Pedlock BDO Series of Fiber
Distribution Pedestals, the first non-metallic buried distribution pedestal to
be designed from the "ground up" specifically to protect fiber branch
and drop splices. About
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INDUSTRIES’ hIGH-SPEED VOICE AND DATA LINK (HVDL) Adds another 30,000 feet for
DSL customers
Service Providers Can Now Use HVDL To Provide Broadband Services To Their Most Remote SubscribersROLLING
MEADOWS, IL, August 4, 2004 – Charles Industries
Ltd., a privately held, diversified manufacturing and high-technology company,
announced today the release of an enhancement to its High Speed Voice and Data
Link (HVDL 3.1) DSL solution that expands the system’s capability to deliver
broadband service to 85Kft and beyond. About
Charles Industries
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