This Westell-GTE announcement is indeed a big announcement....I find it hard to glean ANY positives or non-negatives about AMTX from this but I'm sure I will read some logical conclusions on how this is good for AMTX and I'll read them on this board. I sincerely recommend that ADSL belevers diversify into WSTL and AWRE (in addition to AMTX) and I have been saying this for quite some time now...:
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Tuesday June 17 4:57 PM EDT
Company Press Release
Source: Westell Technologies, Inc.
Westell Demonstrates xDSL Communications Applications to US Government at AFCEA's
TechNet '97
Westell's Full xDSL Product Line Now Available to DoD on GTE's LTLCS IDIQ Contract
AURORA, Ill, June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Westell (Nasdaq:WSTL) today announced participation at TechNet '97, the Armed Forces
Communications Engineering Association's (AFCEA) international exhibition of scientific progress in the communications and electronics
industries. TechNet '97 will run June 17th through June 19th at the Washington, D.C., Convention Center. Westell, located in booth #1663
(main exhibit hall section C), will conduct product demonstrations featuring the FlexCap2(TM) Rate Adaptive Digital Subscriber Line (RADSL)
System, Westell's T1 HDSL System, the Twinline 2000 Single-Pair Gain Carrier System and the Quadjack(TM) Fiber Transport System.
Westell has recently signed a one year agreement with GTE Government Services (extendible by agreement of both parties) to be their
exclusive supplier of xDSL systems including FlexCap(TM) ADSL, FlexCap2 RADSL and SuperVision DSLAM under the Long Term Lifecycle
Support (LTLCS) program, contract# DAA B07-92-D-E026. GTE's LTLCS contract to provide long term lifecycle support to the federal
government is a five year $200 million dollar Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract open to all Department of Defense (DoD)
locations worldwide. Additional activity by Westell in the government arena includes a listing on Part 58 of the GSA schedule contract#
GS35F-1213D, valid through September, 2000.
During TechNet '97 the US Air Force Communications Agency (Scott Air Force Base, Illinois) and their equipment testing division, the
Technology Interoperability Facility (AFCEA-TNAC), will be linking their booths (#3521 and #3634 respectively) with Westell's FlexCap2
equipment to demonstrate the point-to-point transmission of digitized video.
The FlexCap2 RADSL System gives network service providers the ability to offer high-speed data services for Internet access, remote LAN
extension and telecommuting over their existing copper access network. FlexCap2 operates at rates from 640 kbps to 2.24 Mbps downstream
and 272 kbps to 1.088 Mbps upstream and features rate adaptive capabilities that adjust for the highest possible speed based on copper line
length and quality.
Westell's T1 HDSL system provides full duplex 1.544 Mbps over two wire pairs. Unrepeatered distances up to 12 KF over 24 gw facilities can
be achieved. With the available mid span repeater ranges up to 24 KF are possible.
The Twinline 2000 Single-Pair Gain Carrier System multiplexes two telephone lines over a single non-loaded cable pair providing an extra
telephone service line with a pair gain device that is compatible with HDSL, ADSL and ISDN.
The Westell QuadJack Fiber Optic Transport System is a compact, 400 Mechanics based, system that provides economical transport for up to
four DS1 signals. A built-in DS1 Network Interface Unit (NIU) is included for each DS1 circuit, eliminating the need for separate NIUs at the
customer end for maintenance loopback testing.
TechNet '97 will include over 500 companies demonstrating their technologies to an audience comprised of government engineers,
communications specialists and technology buyers. The AFCEA is a forum of 27,000 individual members, 12,000 corporate associates from
government, military and industry concentrations and over 1,000 Corporate Sponsors, representing the world's leading producers,
manufacturers and users of communications, electronics, intelligence and information systems. Further information about the AFCEA can be
found on the organization's website, afcea.org.
Westell is a leading worldwide innovator and manufacturer of xDSL systems and telecommunications access products, with corporate
headquarters in Aurora, Illinois. Westell's xDSL products are currently in use or trial by more than 100 customers in over 30 countries
worldwide, including Ameritech, Bell Atlantic, Bell Canada, BT, GTE, MCI, NYNEX and US West and leading Internet service providers. In
addition to developing and manufacturing xDSL and non-DSL data and telecommunications products, Westell owns Conference Plus, Inc., a
multi-point telecommunications service bureau specializing in audio teleconferencing, multi-point videoconferencing, broadcast fax, and
multimedia teleconference services. Additional information can be obtained by visiting Westell's Web site at www.westell.com.
FlexCap, FlexCap2, InterAccess, SuperVision and QuadJack are registered trademarks of Westell Technologies, Inc. |
