Manti Telecommunications Company Selects net.com to Enable IP Video Solutions

Manti Telecommunications Company Selects net.com to Enable IP
Video Solutions
SCREAM Offers High Performance Solution for Advanced Video Services Delivery



FREMONT, Calif., April 13  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- net.com (NYSE:NWK), a
global supplier of communications equipment, announced today that Manti
Telecommunications Company of Sanpete County, Utah has selected the company's
SCREAM broadband service delivery platform to facilitate the delivery of
video-on-demand as well as position the company for delivery of IPTV,
leveraging their existing ATM head-end and ATM-based network. The
video-on-demand services will stream MPEG-2 encoded content selected by users
through an on-demand service selection portal and allow them to watch, pause,
rewind, and fast forward movies in real time.

net.com is providing the SCREAM service delivery platform, a next generation
broadband remote access server (BRAS) designed to deliver advanced quality of
service (QoS) required for delivering the triple play of voice, video and data
services over either ATM or IP.  SCREAM also provides the subscriber management
functionality required for basic broadband Internet access.

The initial deployment will contain the SCREAM100 platform.  The SCREAM100 is a
fully redundant ATM switch, IP router and BRAS designed for cost-conscious
service providers needing a flexible platform for service delivery.  The SCREAM
product will be deployed in conjunction with a third party video-on-demand
solution.

"Manti is focused on delivering advanced services to our subscribers," said
Dallas Cox, manager of Manti Telecommunications.  "After extensive evaluation,
we selected the net.com platform because it enables a powerful video-on-demand
service that gives us a competitive edge in the market. In addition, the SCREAM
product allows Manti to deliver either IP- or ATM-based content or services
seamlessly, regardless of the input, using advanced protocol conversion
techniques. This cost efficient solution will allow us to leverage our current
head-end and network while positioning Manti for IP-TV and the advanced
services it will allow for our customer base."

net.com performed extensive interoperability testing to ensure a quality
solution for Manti Telecommunications.  The solution is ideally suited to
support both ATM and IP-based broadcast and streaming video over IP and
ATM-based access platforms  common with carriers today.  net.com's SCREAM
platform, with QServ technology, enforces IP QoS over ATM-based DSL access
networks to ensure smooth video delivery for subscribers.

About net.com

Network Equipment Technologies, doing business as net.com, is a leading
provider of networking equipment that enables enterprises, governments and
carriers to adapt to a broadband future. An architect of the networking
industry, net.com has been supplying service providers, governments and
enterprises around the world with bulletproof networking technology for more
than 20 years. net performance. net results. net.com.

Visit http://www.net.com/ for more information.

NOTE:  net.com and SCREAM are trademarks of Network Equipment Technologies,
Inc. 

DATASOURCE: Network Equipment Technologies, Inc.



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