VALERE POWER DEBUTS LINE POWER SYSTEM FOR "TRIPLE-PLAY" AND WIRELESS NETWORKS

RICHARDSON, TX — January 10, 2005— Valere Power today announced the Line Power Solutions family, a complete telecommunications power system for extending battery backed-up power from a centralized source to remote cabinet locations for “triple-play” voice, video and data service offerings or wireless access points.

Line power systems send power from a central office (CO), where batteries or generators provide backup in the event of a power outage, across unused copper telephone lines to a remote fiber-optic or wireless network cabinet where space limitations and maintenance costs make it hard to locate power equipment and batteries. These systems reduce deployment costs by reusing existing network cabling and by removing the need for AC utility service and batteries in each remote node.

Unique Scalability

Valere’s Line Power Solutions family includes both head-end source and far-end conversion products. They are unique in the industry for their ability to scale from two to 40 inputs in a shelf to more than 400 inputs in a rack. Thus, they are cost effective for small optical network unit (ONU) installations that need only 50 watts all the way to dozens of large fiber-to-the-node (FTTN) cabinets needing thousands of watts.

“Triple-play services and IP-based television is one of the biggest changes in the telecom network in our generation. Through its technology breakthroughs and unique features, Valere’s line-power products are a key enabler of this revolution change,” said Greg Fasullo, Valere Power co-founder and Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “The addition of the Line Power Solutions family means Valere now has a product offering for wireless and wire line networks that stretches from the CO to powered remote terminals and now to line-powered installations.”

System Components

Valere’s line-power solution is composed of a Head End Converter for use at the CO or remote terminals and a Far End Converter for remote locations. Both products are based on patented Valere technology that offers greater than 90% power conversion efficiency, reducing the thermal load on outside-plant enclosures and at the same time decreasing the amount of incoming energy needed.

The Head End Converter is a 2RU-high power shelf that can provide protected DC power for up to 40 remote nodes. Multiple shelves may be combined for larger installations. The Head End Converter power output can be configured for either -190 Vdc, +/- 190 Vdc, or +/-130 Vdc networks. It also has been designed to work in temperatures ranging from -40 to +75C, giving it the hardening needed for the extreme temperature conditions of a remote terminal.

It also comes with options for network monitoring via simple contact closures or full TCP/IP monitoring over SNMP. It can also be monitored via standard Valere controllers and seamlessly integrated with the Compact, Integrated, or Modular system during customer deployment.

Valere’s Far End Converter is a modular 1RU system that is deployed in the remote cabinet. The Far End Converter receives high-voltage power from the Head-End Converter and provides -48 V power to the remote equipment. The Far End Converter accepts up to 10 converter modules per shelf, each with two 50-watt DC-DC converters.

The converter modules are hot swappable and the system can span from 50 watts to 1000 watts of output power in the same compact package.

The Power Line Solutions complements Valere’s full line of AC-DC products, which provide a solution for remote terminals that prefer to locate the power equipment in the cabinet. Valere offers the Mini DC Power System, the Compact DC Power System and the Integrated DC Power System for remote terminal use, all of which are based on Valere’s high-efficiency power conversion technology.

Price and Availability

Both the Head End and Far End Converter systems are available in limited quantities in January 2005 and in production quantities in 1Q05. Prices range from $200 for an entry-level far end system to $1,000 for an entry-level head end system.