Milan - 07 June, 2006 - Pirelli Broadband Solutions, the broadband access and photonics company within the Pirelli Group, today announced that it has entered into a commercial agreement and technology partnership with OneAccess, a European vendor of business-class routers, to jointly provide multi-service routers to Pirelli's customer base.
Under the agreement, Pirelli and OneAccess will go to market with a new line of business-class routers for data, voice and multi-service applications. The Pirelli-OneAccess business-class portfolio consists of two product families: data and voice, and data only. The integrated access device (IAD) product line features VoIP functionalities providing best-in-class interface combinations (up to four BRI, eight-FXS ports, four-Ethernet ports, and WLAN 802.11g) to connect phones, faxes, PABX, and LAN workstations and is ideally suited for telecom operators and service providers wanting to deliver bundled voice and data services to small and medium-sized businesses. The IP router product line offers scalable and configurable, secure, high-speed Internet/IP-VPN connections for small and medium businesses. The Pirelli-OneAccess business-class router portfolio will be initially available in Italy and then in other European markets.
"By partnering with OneAccess, Pirelli is able to enhance its product portfolio and provide complete business-class solutions for small, medium and enterprise customers," said Corrado Rocca, senior vice president, Product Marketing and Development -- Broadband Access Products, for Pirelli Broadband Solutions. "This strategic alliance allows us to build on the solid track record we have established in the residential and SOHO markets by offering high-quality and service-oriented solutions for the higher-end market."
Bertrand Meis, CEO OneAccess, added: "It is clear that Pirelli, already a leader in Italy and an expert in multi-service solutions for IP convergence, is the right partner to address Telco's market with our product range. Our innovative technology developed 4 years ago is now widely deployed by European Incumbent and Alternative operators. This alliance with Pirelli represents for us a key strategy for answering market expectations, and today's rocketing Enterprise VoIP requirements," said.
------------------------
About Pirelli Broadband Solutions Pirelli Broadband Solutions is the Company within the Pirelli Group specializing in broadband access technology and photonics. The Access division provides service-oriented home and business networking solutions including a wide range of broadband CPE, such as access gateways, set-top boxes, multiple handsets including a recently announced GSM/Wi-Fi dual-mode phone, and a remote management system.
The Photonics division leverages nanotechnology and its use of tunable and pluggable solutions to deliver multi-wavelength components, modules and subsystems, including tunable lasers, GPON triplexers, an integrable tunable laser assembly, radio over fiber, and a CWDM metro access system.
About OneAccess Created in 2001, OneAccess develops and manufactures business-class CPE-routers. OneAccess built its success by focusing on answering telecommunication operators' requirements. The OneAccess product range is designed to deliver top-quality IP services, ensuring high security levels, reliability and facilitating integration. The result is improved productivity and reduced Total Cost of Ownership. Since its creation, OneAccess has grown to become a pan-European provider, working with a large number of incumbent (ILEC) and alternative (CLEC) operators.
The OneAccess offer includes the entire broadband access technologies (Adsl/ Adsl2+/Shdsl and Shdsl enhancements), the best in class voice protocols (SIP/H323/MGCP), all types of voice interfaces and the Operating System Carrier Class certified for the mainly European Telco's.
To find out more on how OneAccess' product range is capable of matching operators' current and future needs, visit
http://www.oneaccess-net.com/ Pirelli Press Office: Tel. +39 02 85354270
www.pirelli.com OneAccess Press Office: Tel. +33 1 41 87 74 20