Focal Deploys General Bandwidth's G6 Platform

Focal Communications, a CLEC serving 23 U.S. metro markets, is deploying General Bandwidth's G6 platform to launch an enhanced Integrated Voice and Data (IVAD) service that delivers up to 32 voice channels while allowing up to 1.5 Mbps of data over a single T1 access line. Financial terms were not disclosed.



General Bandwidth's G6 Packet Telephony Migration Platform supports VoIP and Voice over ATM over a variety of packet architectures, including T1, DSL, hybrid fiber coax (HFC) and fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP). It supports voice services from existing Class 5 switches as well as next generation packet switches. http://www.genband.com/http://www.focal.com