Crawford Suites Chooses ARESCOM's Broadband Solution To Deliver High-Speed Internet Access

Fremont, Ca -June 21, 2001- ARESCOM, INC., a global provider of broadband infrastructure equipment for telecommunication carriers, ISPs, and the hospitality marketplace, announced today that Crawford Suites has chosen ARESCOM's complete MTU (Multi-Tenant Unit) broadband access solution to deliver high-speed Internet access to its hotel guests.
Located in the heart of California's Silicon Valley, Fremont-based Crawford Suites is a contemporary business resident hotel specifically tailored to the high-tech needs of the on-the-move business traveler. The hotel contains 127 guest suites for business visitors requiring extended stay. Business amenities include a fully equipped Business Center, complete Fitness Center and three state-of-the-art meeting rooms that can accommodate groups of 10-40 people.

Opened in April 2000, Crawford Suites has deployed ARESCOM's MTU CDS 6000 Platform together with its NetDSL 800 DSL modems to deliver high-speed Internet access to its guests and its business center. ARESCOM's MTU CDS 6000 Platform consists of a single CDS 6100 Controller, multiple CDS 6010 Concentrators and ARESCOM's widely deployed NetDSL 800 bridge/modem solution, which will allow guests to experience high-speed Internet access speeds in their rooms
"We chose ARESCOM's MTU broadband solution over other solutions because it is a far more cost-effective solution, which allows us to dramatically cut down equipment installation costs", said Crawford Suites General Manager Abel Borhorquez. "We also chose ARESCOM because of their migration plan to expand from ADSL services to VDSL services in the coming months. This new high-speed DSL technology is important for such applications as video-on-demand."

This is a critical stage in the deployment of broadband solutions to the hospitality industry. ARESCOM's cost structure provides a realistic return on capital invested which is measured in terms of months not years as with other solutions, adds Walter Allen, Director of North American MTU Sales.

ARESCOM's MTU/MDU CDS 6000 DSL Service Platform Series consists of a complete family of stackable, expandable, and highly flexible multi-access and multi-service controller and concentrator modules for the rapidly expanding MTU residential and commercial services market. The CDS 6000 is the ideal broadband access platform for Property Managers, Service Providers, and System Integrators to offer new value-added service applications with superior bandwidth performance. Some of the value-added networking services the ARESCOM CDS 6000 MTU/MDU Platform are capable of delivering includes: E-commerce, Internet-ready hotel service, Video-on-Demand, and more. Building tenants are guaranteed a full range of network services at the fastest broadband speeds for the lowest prices.

About ARESCOM, INC.

Founded in Silicon Valley in 1996, ARESCOM designs, manufactures and markets a comprehensive line of broadband Internet access solutions, ranging from the most sophisticated and complex MTU/MDU DSL service platforms for the burgeoning MTU/MDU commercial and residential marketplace to the most simple DSL bridge/modem CPE solutions for the home and small business user. All ARESCOM DSL broadband access solutions include easy-to-use GUI-based remote management software packages for simplified setup and extensive network management capabilities. Currently, ARESCOM's DSL broadband access equipment is being widely deployed by major telecommunication carriers, ISPs, and CLECs throughout the USA, Asia, and Europe.

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