Pannaway Technologies Wins GLOBALCOMM™ 2006 Award of Excellence
Industry-proven Broadband Management System Allows Telcos to Reduce Installation Complexity and Lower Operating Costs for IP and Ethernet Networks
Portsmouth, NH
GLOBALCOMM™, which is produced and managed by the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), will be held at McCormick Place in Chicago, June 4 - 8.
Recipients of the GLOBALCOMM™ Award of Excellence are selected as the best of the best in creating the most promising new technologies and delivering the best new network services, strategic support and customer care. The Awards of Excellence program recognizes the winning companies' contribution to advancement and excellence in the world of communications. Entries were reviewed and judged by a carefully selected team of experts and industry influencers.
"Competition for GLOBALCOMM's Awards of Excellence was fierce and the winners and runners-up are among the top technology and service providers in the ICT industry", said TIA President Matt Flanigan. "Pannaway Technologies should be commended for its leadership, innovation and role in driving our industry forward."
GLOBALCOMM™ Award of Excellence nominations were accepted based on the following criteria:
- Companies must have a presence at GLOBALCOMM™ 2006, either through their own booth or that of a partner.
- Nominated service providers or enterprise organizations must have put their services or operations into commercial use during the previous calendar year (2005).
- Vendors or suppliers who submitted an award nomination for new technologies and products are required to release their products to the market between September 1, 2005 and July 1, 2006.
Pannaway's RUS listed, Broadband Access Manager (BAM™) is a sophisticated but extremely affordable broadband element management system (EMS) that enables telcos of all types and sizes to reduce the installation complexity and operational expenses (OPEX) associated with rolling out and maintaining IP and Ethernet-based broadband voice, video, and data services.
BAM resides on a 1RU appliance for guaranteed 24x7 operation and leverages a single graphical user interface (GUI) to manage all IP/Ethernet-based network elements enabling telcos to simplify and automate tasks associated with broadband management. BAM's span of control ranges from central office (CO) and remote terminal (RT) DSLAMs to customer premise devices and includes automated line qualification; dynamic ADSL2+ service activation and automated maintenance including bulk software revision control via scheduled downloads.
"We are extremely honored to be recognized by the Telecommunications Industry Association as a 2006 GLOBALCOMM™ Award of Excellence recipient", said Kevin Brown, Vice President of Marketing at Pannaway. "Our goal with BAM has always been to provide telcos with an affordable and easy-to-use element management solution that simplifies and automates many of the labor intensive tasks associated with deploying and maintaining IP-based broadband services. This prestigious award in conjunction with our growing BAM customer list is evidence that our continued development efforts are making an impact in the telco community."
About TIA
TIA is the leading trade association for the information and communications technology (ICT) industry. As owner and producer of GLOBALCOMM™, TIA represents global ICT suppliers and their service provider and enterprise customers through its leadership in standards development, domestic and international policy advocacy, and facilitating member business opportunities. TIA represents the communications sector of the Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA). Visit us at http://www.tiaonline.org.
About GLOBALCOMM™
GLOBALCOMM™ represents the premier business opportunity for the entire global communications and IT industry. With more than 450 exhibitors and 20,000 participants expected from more than 90 countries, GLOBALCOMM™ -- the Next-Generation Communications Marketplace and Summit - debuts June 4-8, 2006, at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois, USA. GLOBALCOMM™ is a trademark of the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA). Visit http://www.globalcomm2006.com for more information.
About Pannaway Technologies
Pannaway provides telco-grade, converged voice, video and data solutions to telecom service providers and emerging Triple Play services companies. Pannaway's multiaward winning, RUS listed and patent-pending IP technologies enable telecom providers worldwide to deliver profitable broadband services to homes and businesses at a fraction of their historical costs. Pannaway also delivers the industry's first end-to-end telco-grade VoIP solution with integrated Primary Line service for lifeline POTS support. The privately held company is headquartered in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and has been building solutions and service/support programs to fit the specific needs of rural telcos since 2002.
For more information, please visit www.pannaway.com.
