Time Warner Cable began delivering VoIP cable primary-line residential telephone service in Portland, Maine using Cisco Systems' IP voice solution. The new "Digital Phone" service is part of a "triple play" bundle of services using standards-based technologies and intelligent networking based on Cisco products, including voice, video and Internet access. The deployment uses the Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch, uBR7246VXR cable modem termination system, and MGX 8850 voice gateway products. Financial terms were not disclosed.
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- In March 2003, Time Warner Telecom, a facilities-based carrier with operations in 44 US markets, unveiled a range of transparent LAN and metro Ethernet services. The Ethernet service is delivered using Cisco Catalyst switches at the customer site, coupled with the Cisco 7600 platform to aggregate service delivery. Time Warner Telecom is one of Cisco's largest ONS customers. The Time Warner Telecom network currently connects 3,500 commercial buildings over a national fiber footprint of 17,000 local and regional fiber miles. Its network also includes 41 Class 5 voice switches. Media gateways and softswitches have been deployed in 12 markets.
