Some people love Star Trek, some people hate it, and some people never care for it at all.

Star Trek often seems to just be a joke that is tired.

But this Summer it seems the ultimate revival has happened, and I can give you our raw experience as the entire company took a few hours today to watch the movie together. This outing being part of our quarterly group activity we all do together is a mixed group of young singles, married 30’s and 40’s and from every class and racial back ground imaginable.

The group verdict before heading into the movie was as you would expect.. very tentative. The group verdict when everyone walked out is just this.. Star Trek was Awesome. JJ Abrams is a God.

There you have it, from the cast and crew of the USS Versatek we watched today and cheered on the return of the gallant grew of the USS Enterprise. Its funny, its action packed, its moving (I wept a tear) and it is sexy as all hell. Take this trek on the weekend and enjoy it with your friends, family or loved ones. One thing for sure, just one viewing may very well not be enough.. I am already making plans to go again with other pals and gals.

From the USS Versatek to the rest of the world.. we hope you warp speed your butt to the movies because this is not to be missed. But if you need some Ethernet extenders or DSLAMs and modems. we are your Federation approved vendor J Have good weekend everyone. Ciao!

Versa Technology Releases the VX-1000HDG 48 Port ADSL2+ DSLAM. This DSLAM can provide up to 48 users ADSL2+ Service. It also provides a fully managed platform and built in POTS splitter.

Chino, CA. April 15, 2009 -- Versa Technology (www.versatek.com), a leading provider of last mile communications including Switches and DSLAM's, has release a brand new 48 port DSLAM. The VX-1000HDG is a next generation ADSL2+ DSLAM that allows for full management and can deliver high speed internet access up to 6km. The VX-1000HDG is part of the 1000 Series ADSl2+ DSLAM line up that Versa Technology Provides, also included are an 8 and 24 port version all the way through 384 Ports.

Designed specifically for the Hospitality, MDU and Campus environment, the Versa Technology VX-1000HDG platform provides cost-effective, secure, Carrier Access to timeshares, apartment buildings, condos, dormitories, hospitals, and other campus deployments. It provides the security and bandwidth needed to allow service providers the ability to compete with and surpass all other telecommunications companies.

		VX-1000HDG 48 port DSLAM
With more and more rural customers, we feel the need to give them something that they can make money off quickly with little upfront cost. While the incumbents are flush with cash, the little guy cannot always afford to pay for a brand, so that is where the VX-1000HDG and Versa Technology come in.

About ADSL2+

ITU G.992.5 is an ITU (International Telecommunication Union) standard, also referred to as ADSL2+. Is has a maximum download speed of 24 Mbps. ADSL2+ extends the capability of basic ADSL by doubling the number of downstream bits. The data rates can be as high as 24 Mbps downstream and 3 Mbps upstream depending on the distance from the DSLAM to the customer's home.

Supported Features

The VX-1000HDG High-Performance 1U IP DSLAM provides 48 Ports of ADSL2+ support along with 802.1D bridging support, 802.1p/q QOS/VLAN support, 802.1w RSTP, PPPoE and RADIUS Authentication. The VX-1000HDG includes high-performance processing for packets with the most advanced IP capabilities to deliver reliable, secure, and efficient data, and video services. Now service providers can offer compelling bundles of multi-line voice, high-speed Internet access and multi set top box deployments using an IP Infrastructure. The VX-1000HDG 48 Port ADSL2+ DSLAM comes with a built in POTS splitter as well, one of the only in the industry to do so.

Bandwidth and Distance

The Versa Technology VX-1000HDG 48 Port ADSL2+ DSLAM provides up to 24mbps download and 3mbps upload using ANNEX M technology across ADSL2+. The VX-1000HDG DSLAM provides ADSL2+ Distances up to 24,000ft/7,320m. This allows Rural Telecoms the ability to reach the maximum amount of customers possible. The VX-1000HDG also provides GigE uplink so that the maximum amount of bandwidth can be utilized.

A leader in ROI

Joe Taylor Director of Business Development for Versa Technology had this to say about the VX-1000HDG: "Our goal has always been to provide service providers everything they need to reach every customer and provide the quickest ROI possible. We feel the VX-1000HDG will allow the maximum amount of subscribers while utilizing the least amount of space. Less space used means less CO Cost." Furthermore he went on to say that "With more and more rural customers, we feel the need to give them something that they can make money off quickly with little upfront cost. While the incumbents are flush with cash, the little guy cannot always afford to pay for a brand, so that is where the VX-1000HDG and Versa Technology come in."

About Versa Technology

Versa Technology, located in Chino, California, is a company that provides both fiber and copper for last mile solution. With worldwide offices in Korea, China and the United States, Versa Technology has taken advantage of the global marketplace to grow at an amazing pace. Versa Technology provides a wide range of copper solutions, giving service providers the choice of ADSL2+, VDSL and VDSL2. Versa Technology also provides FTTH Solutions to providers looking to deploy next generation fiber optic networks. Versa Technology is one of the few companies in the world that can provide the complete last mile solution.

Our clients are often HSIA’s or installers that provide internet service for hotels, motels, campuses, apartment buildings and residential complexes. Now often times HSIA’s will try and pitch new wiring and sell it that way. Since the bigger the job, the larger the profits and hence the more the client has to commit to the installation and to the HSIA’s services. In the cash stripped economy we are in, few are willing to drop so much money and yet they do not want to rely on wireless entirely since supporting that service is both expensive, time consuming and often times just plain frustrating. In such times copper is King. 

Enter then the possibility of using existing phone wiring that is available in all these scenarios where wiring is not a possibility and why many HSIA’s come to Versa Technology Inc.  for their copper/twisted pair phone wiring solutions. 

When Cabling is No Nyet Nein:

1. Cost of new wiring is too expensive.
2. New wiring will destroy aesthetic look of the hotel.
3. The amount of time needed to do the wiring is too long. ( student housing/campuses)
4. Building is too old and renovations of any kind are out of the question.

In all of these scenarios, using existing phones and deploying an ADSL 2+ DSLAM to provide internet to the rooms is ideal. By piping in bandwidth to the phone room in these buildings, and deploying DSLAMs in the phone room that link to modems placed in the guest rooms themselves, no additional wiring or work is required. Voice would enter via the PBX into the DSLAM then with data injected it would return to the phone blocks and head to the rooms where the CPE modems are waiting to receive and filter to the phone and internet users. CAT3 or CAT5 it will work and not be a problem. It can share the same pairs where voice is running too.

Typical deployment time is often completed within a day even for a property that is 50-100 rooms and if two installers are on location that is a guarantee. Wireless can also be provided since there are ADSL2+ modems that offer a 4 port hub and wireless connectivity as well. With the ability to monitor and throttle the bandwidth on these DSLAM’s installers and HSIA’s are able then to control and manage users from wherever they are via the DSLAM’s web or CLI interface.

Frequently Asked Questions about DSLAM installations in hotels are:

1. Will the voice or phones work if the DSLAMs fail or are out of order?

Answer : Yes it will, connectivity is hardwired and works whether the DSLAM is power on or not.

1. Will it work with a digital PBX?

Answer: Yes it will, only when a Digital PBX AND Digital phones are use will the DSL frequencies clash. We have never seen an incident of this ever.

1. Does installing this system far too much?

Answer: Nope cost per room can be as low as $67 a room for a wired and wireless solution to be install using ADSL2+, or mix up the install with some rooms wired and other wireless and costs per room can drop to as low as $15!

1. What is the top speeds?

Answer: 25Mb down and 3Mb up. Way more speed then you would get for the entire building or need to pipe to any one user.

1. What is the max range?

Answer: ADSL 2+ will go as far as 5km, even longer if you use repeaters so buildings are never a problem here.

Typical ROI for clients that charge for internet services range within 3-6 months before profiting from their one time expensive and this is a huge factor why a lot of our clients are big proponents of deploying this equipment. Contact Versa Technology Inc.  today if you have any questions and see for yourself the possibilities with xDSL. Though we only talk about ADSL 2+ here, VDSL2 and DSLAMs and CPE’s are also possible and ideal even for triple play solutions that are looking to install the best equipment for that purpose. With over 50,000 of our mini IP DSLAMs deployed worldwide and even more of our modems, this solution is one to stay and grows more cost effective every year.

Tune in next time when we discuss the other alternative when cabling is not possible. Wireless and how to do it Just Right.

The title is ludicrous and indeed it seems so but when we first heard it from Steve Shockman at Consolidated Smart Systems, we could not help but laugh and agree as shared good laughs over dinner. The economy has plummeted in the last year and the America that was two years ago is now near unrecognizable. Spending all across the board is down and everyone is looking for golden bullet to cut, slash and decapitate costs. Well we just so happen to have one for you if you are looking to grow the network. The VX-1000MD ADSL2+ DSLAMs that can be deployed in hours, no new wiring, and whopping range of up to 5km and speeds of 24Mb down and 3Mb up which is plenty fast for any end user no matter how you look at it.

Enter the era of Post Fiber Advanced Copper Technology championed by ADSL2+ and VDSL2 DSLAMs. The answer so simple yet apparent and constantly overlooked by ISP's and HSIA's looking to squeeze the extra margin from new installs and new client sites. No only is fiber expensive but also comes the construction cost built in, while running new fiber in a new construction is a grand idea, what about the building is 20 years old and projects managers thought we would never advance past telelphones. Even wireless often seems like the answer, well that is until you run into the plethora of problems that come with access points being stolen, unplugged or failing to connect ever frustrated wireless user, add to the known fact that any wireless install is one tech support heavy install that can rack up support call costs to a fault.

One commandment that rings true in just about any property on the face of this planet is that phone lines must exist and are ever present. Utilizing the existing phone lines and copper of a building to distribute and offer internet services is an old answer now echoing strong once more. The property owners will balk at the cost of laying fiber at their transceivers where DSL DSLAM's and DSL Modems can achieve the same at a fraction of the cost yet provide ongoing internet service that is plug and play and needs very little support should user require them. Whether in the US or in any other nation, the constant where phone wiring is available to pipe data and offer quick and easy access to people looking to gain internet service is irrefutable.

Traditional speeds of 100Mb that were dominatly allowed only to Fiber or short range Ethernet is a thing of the past, with Versa Technology's VX-MD3024 VDSL2 DSLAMs you can pipe pure bandwidths of up to 100Mb both up and downstream to users well beyond the 100 meter limitation of Ethernet and up to 2-4000 meters depending on twisted copper phone pair line quality on a voice line and not interrupt its services. Smart clients have learned to triple their gains by offering IPTV as well just by using the bandwidth of these new generations of copper DSLAMs and CPE's like the VX-1000LD 8 port ADSL2+ DSLAMS, VX-1000MD 24 ADSL2+ DSLAMS and the VX-MD3024 VDSL2 DSLAMS. Get a free consultation now from Versa Technology, Inc. on how this can be done. A FTTH deployment has an ROI of nearly 12 to 18 months; a VX-MD3024 DSLAM has an ROI of 3 to 6 months? Cash is king and the faster you can get the longer you will be around.

Pardon the loaner Mr. President, but your speech was too good not to borrow for our title. The days of paying for the brand in this shrinking economy are done. Just because DSLAM, Switches and Routers are branded with some company that overcharges you for those commercials, does not mean data gets to its destination any faster. 100Mbps is 100Mbps no matter what the model number of your switch is.

 Over the course of Versa Technology 15 year history we have met and talked to every possible tech, engineer or field specialist in the business of internet service providing and telecommunications. We have troubleshot all manner of networking headaches, from security issues to bandwidth and connectivity issues. If you work in this field you already know how hard it can be when dialing a tech support number.  When it comes to switches, modems, dslams, wireless access points, repeaters, Ethernet extenders and media converters we know what we are talking about and you won’t have to call India to figure something out. We will be there every step of the way.

From the tech who has never seen a 66 block and works straight out of the manual, to the worldliest telecom network engineer that has 30 years under his belt whom remembers the days when he use to throw up phone lines with spit, gum and some duct tape. We have met and talked with them all. Whether deploying DSLAMs, WAPs (Wireless Access Points), or bridging networks with Ethernet extender. Everyone wants to run to the bigger companies out of fear of the unknown not knowing a smaller company will provide you much better tech support. Smaller companies like Versa Technology care a lot more about than some bigger company that thinks it has bigger fish to fry. We treat every customer the same.

 But the Fear of the Gear exists in all of us, young and old. The flawed thinking that choosing a brand and paying the max dollar will safeguard a decision thus ultimately leading to job security is the equivalent of buying one machine gun when you need a thousand rifles. As great as that machine gun might be, can only buy so many and when it fails the lost is felt and in its vacuum you are left with nothing to fill the void or are so cash stripped you wished you had bought those rifles.

Great tech support aside, return on investment is what we are all here for and I guarantee if you are providing internet to customers we will figure out a way to provide you a greatest ROI quicker than anyone else. Talking to us and our coming to see us has been a life saver for many clients, embattled with rising costs of equipment and their own clients who in these times want to pay the minimum from IP DSLAMS or CPE modems, be sure to talk to your Versa contact at sales@versatek.com . Because the difference of spending $20,000 for a job that should cost you only $10,000 these days, can and could be the difference of surviving this economy in style or going down in a blaze of overly lavish spending. Be frugal yet cautious and trust in field experts who can find you equipment that works and prove it too. Get Versa and Get Connected today with solutions that work, makes sense and you can expect to save overnight with just a call or an email.

One problem service providers often face is, how do we cut cost in the CO? well one way is use more cost effective DSLAM. With companies charging higher and higher margins because of expanding marketing budgets, what are you really paying for with one DSLAM over another? The Versa Technology 1000 series Mini-DSLAM allows Service providers to cut cost by almost half and still provide DSL service to the ender user. The VX-1000MDI comes in both AC and DC so if you need to cut cost in a CO or you want to provide service to MDU markets it can easily be achieved.

With most 24 Port ADSL2+ DSLAMS running for fewer than 50 dollars a port, the VX-1000MDI is less than half what other manufactures sell for. Versa Technology can provide a Modem AND a DSLAM port for under 80 dollars a port to Services providers which means you are breaking even on your ROI within 90 days. The quicker a service provide breaks even using the Versa Technology Mini-DSLAM solution the faster it can expand to new customers and grow the business.

The question everyone has with the Versa Technology Mini-DSLAM is, does it lack in features? The answer is quite simply, NO. The Versa Technology DSLAM can provide 802.1Q VLAN tagging, RSTP and even 802.1p bandwidth prioritization. These are the features service providers need in order to make the network work and these are the features that the Versa Technology Mini-DSLAM provides.

Not only does Versa Technology provide cost effective DSLAM equipment but we also provide cost effective Customer Premise equipment. With a wide range of ADSL2+ Modems like the VX-VER170WR 4 Port Wireless router services providers can also give customers a solution that can serve internet to the whole household for less then 70 dollars.

When you buy a Mini-DSLAM from Versa Technology service providers will also have a company that will be behind them all the way. Large CO deployments are far from easy, but we will be there through thick and thin to make sure your customers get the service that they deserve. We will not rest until the service provider is completely satisfied. Even if means staying up all night to trouble shoot a problem. If you lose money, we lose money.