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NEC Corporation of America (NEC), a leading technology provider of network, IT, and identity management solutions, announced today it has enhanced its product lineup with the addition of a new Service Aggregation Switch, the CX2600/200 series. The new switch incorporates added TDM/ATM interfaces, as well as highly reliable maintenance and operation functions, making it ideal for Next Generation Network (NGN) rollout. The new features will enable carriers to carry out a smooth deployment of business data services, aggregate packet and circuit-based infrastructure and migrate their mobile backhaul networks. NEC�s comprehensive CX-series platform offers solutions that take on the multiple needs in the mobile backhaul arena, including a high performance transport solution enabled by QoS (Quality of Service); a network solution that integrates a compact Pseudo Wire Emulation (PWE) gateway � the CX2200-series � to achieve CAPEX reductions, and which is highly suited for installation in wireless base stations; or a mobile services solution through a combination of the new CX-series with NEC�s recently launched 5000-series of SONET (Synchronous Optical Network) / SDH (Synchronous Digital Hierarchy) microwave radios or NLite� E point-to-point digital microwave radios. Key features incorporated in the CX-series, include: � Aggregation of Diverse Services and Hybrid Switching FunctionalityIn response to the need to move to an all-IP network in the future, NEC is providing an efficient migration path to IP, which includes a phased introduction of the IP transition within existing TDM infrastructure.The Hybrid switching capability of a single switching card simultaneously provides effective packet switching for Ethernet/ATM traffic and low-latency circuit switching for TDM traffic. In addition, the new PWE function provides TDM/ATM emulation over IP networks. � Maintenance Operation Functionality Supporting Highly Reliable ServicesFault detection, line fault localization and performance measurement of maintenance operation, all of which are issues with existing packet networks, have been widely improved, contributing to improved service reliability. � Intelligent QoS Control FunctionalityThrough NEC�s proprietary intelligent QoS control function, low delays and low jitter characteristics are achieved; enabling integration of different traffic quality requirements. In NGN, where quality of communication is paramount, per flow control is also supported. �With the rapid increase in traffic converging on the network edge, from DSLAM aggregation, to business VLANs, to the introduction of WiFi / WiMAX-based services, there is greater demand for efficient aggregation solutions,� said Yoshichika Iida, senior vice president, NEC Corporation of America. �Understanding new market demands, NEC has aggressively invested in its CX platform by offering complementary optical and digital microwave radio platforms to help carriers realize effective use of existing infrastructure facilities and achieve a streamlined migration path toward an all-IP Next-Generation Network." The new Service Aggregation Switch is generally available today for the North American market, and is a strong complement to NEC�s �Generation-Free�� suite of optical networking solutions; allowing operators the ability to integrate new elements to dynamically �right-size� their networks. The CX2600-series was initially introduced in 2003 as a Layer 2 switch with high-levels of QoS control in broadband access areas. The CX2600-series has been supporting and contributing to the development of fixed carrier�s broadband infrastructure as a Service Aggregation Switch in areas such as ADSL/FTTH access networks for consumer services and wide area Ethernet networks, and Layer 2-Virtual Private Networking for business network service. NEC�s CX-series is on display at NEC�s Booth # 2162 at NXTcomm 2007, being held in Chicago, from June 18 � 21, 2007. For more information about NEC�s activities at NXTcomm 2007, please visit: http://www.nec.com/nxtcomm2007/index.html. About NEC Corporation of America NEC Corporation of America is a leading technology provider of network, IT and identity management solutions. Headquartered in Irving, Texas, NEC Corporation of America is the North America subsidiary of NEC Corporation. NEC Corporation of America delivers technology and professional services ranging from server and storage technologies, IP voice and data solutions, optical network and microwave radio communications to biometric security, virtualization and digital cinema solutions. NEC Corporation of America serves carrier, SMB and large enterprise clients across multiple vertical industries. For more information, please visit www.necam.com. NEC is a registered trademark of NEC Corporation. SpectralWave, NLite and Generation-Free are trademarks of NEC Corporation of America. All Rights Reserved. Other product or service marks mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners. � 2007 NEC Corporation of America.