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Vectoring, which can almost double the speed of DSL, was totally impractical when John Cioffi introduced it as  Dynamic Spectrum Management Level 3 in 2004. He said then that chips powerful enough to do all the calculations for noise reduction across 8 & 25 lines weren't likely until about 2010. 100 megabit DSL was still so new no one outside Asia was deploying it. John was talking about a gigabit over 4 pair. He filed patents which he believes are crucial to DSL vectoring. 

    As products come to market, Ikanos has taken a patent license. John's company, ASSIA, is optimistic the other vendors will do so as well. "We'll honor our obligation to make licenses available to all on a reasonable and non-discriminatory basis. That's required because we are part of the standard."

    ASSIA has introduced a new version of their primary product, Expresse 2.1. They've also added added a "Software-as-a-Service" option ideal for independent and regional telcos.

A server at ASSIA regularly monitors the lines at first customer Hill Country Telephone. General Manager Delbert Wilson is enthusiastic. "Expresse Services helped us reduce the number of unstable lines in our network by 75%." Dane Jasper at Sonic.net is bonding two lines from unbundled California exchanges to offer 40 meg consumer service and also is using the SAAS version. A shoutout to Peter Chow, one of the pioneer DSL engineers, who is making this project work.

    Here are the announcements.

ASSIA Introduces Software-as-a-Service Option for High-Speed, Dynamic DSL Management

Company Targets Regional DSL Operators with New Offering

Redwood City, Calif. - October 20, 2010 - ASSIA Inc., the leading provider of high-performance software tools for Dynamic Spectrum Management (DSM) of Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) networks, today announced the availability of a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) option of its flagship Expresse product. ASSIA’s Expresse Services will serve regional and independent DSL operators worldwide.

“ASSIA is excited to bring the benefits of our Expresse product to the regional telecommunications service-provider market,” said Dr. John Cioffi, Chairman and CEO. “ASSIA’s SaaS option makes it easy for all operators to take advantage of the same high-speed, equipment-vendor-independent, dynamic DSL management solutions that have previously been available only to the world’s largest DSL service providers.”

ASSIA builds world-class management systems for DSL service providers. Key features and benefits of Expresse Services include:

• 30-60% reduction in calls, dispatches, and churn related to physical layer issues
• 40% increase in speeds and service reach
• Automatic, high-speed repair and optimization of all network lines
• Robust DSL network diagnostics
• Support of all leading DSLAM equipment vendors
• Streamlined integration with provisioning and network infrastructure
• Visibility into operator’s network via a Web interface

Delbert Wilson, General Manager at Hill Country Telephone Cooperative, said, “ASSIA’s Expresse Services helped us reduce the number of unstable lines in our network by 75%.  We now monitor all of our DSL customers’ lines 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and problem lines are identified and potentially repaired automatically. At Hill Country, ASSIA has helped upgrade our DSL network operations and deliver a superior customer broadband experience.”

ASSIA’s Expresse Services enable DSL service providers to realize dramatic speed and reach improvements, lowering operating and capital expense and generating additional significant revenue. ASSIA’s products and services deliver the performance and reliability needed to launch exciting next-generation services such as IP television, faster wireless data transfers to smartphones using broadband, and ultimately 100+ Mbps service over existing phone lines.

Dane Jasper, CEO of Sonic.net, said, “Sonic.net has just launched our Fusion DSL service that delivers up to 40Mbps to the home. We decided to activate ASSIA’s Expresse Services at the same time to ensure that we always provide our customers the best possible broadband performance.”

ASSIA’s Expresse Services are available worldwide. Visit www.assia-inc.com for further details.

ASSIA Introduces Ultra-High-Speed, Dynamic DSL Management

Expresse Release 2.1 Delivers Next-Generation Functionality to DSL Operators

Redwood City, Calif. - October 20, 2010 - ASSIA Inc., the leading provider of high-performance software tools for Dynamic Spectrum Management (DSM) of Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) networks, today announced the availability of Expresse Release 2.1. ASSIA’s Expresse 2.1 reduces calls, dispatches, and churn related to physical layer issues by 30-60% and increases speed and service reach by 40%.  Expresse 2.1 is also the industry’s most scalable solution, serving a network of twenty-million lines with as few as four servers. ASSIA has more than 35 million lines under contract in North America, Europe, and Asia and trials underway on those continents as well as in South America.

“ASSIA is pleased to deliver the world’s first DSL management platform that incorporates next-generation technologies for optimizing DSL networks, commonly known as DSM Level 2,” said Dr. John Cioffi, Chairman and CEO. “ASSIA’s advances in building high-speed, large-scale, dynamic DSL management solutions that are equipment-vendor-independent have made ASSIA the fastest-growing company in the industry.”

Available worldwide, Expresse 2.1 enables DSL service providers to realize dramatic speed and reach improvements, lowering operating and capital expense and generating additional significant revenue.  ASSIA’s products and services deliver the performance and reliability needed to launch exciting next-generation services such as IP television, faster wireless data transfers to smartphones using broadband, and ultimately 100+ Mbps service over existing phone lines.

Key features and benefits of Expresse 2.1 include:

Attendees at the Broadband World Forum Conference in Paris are invited to ASSIA’s session titled: “Unleashing Your DSL Network,” chaired by ASSIA CEO Dr. John Cioffi and featuring guest panelists from AT&T, SFR, Orange-Poland, and Telefonica. The session takes place Tuesday, October 26, at 14:30 in the Main Auditorium at CNIT, La Defense, Paris.