[GTE Selects DSC's Litespan Access System]
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DALLAS, November 19 /PRNewswire/ -- DSC Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:DIGI) announced today that GTE (NYSE:GTE) has selected DSC's Litespan(R)-2000, a Next Generation Digital Loop Carrier (NGDLC) product, as one of their standard systems for use in GTE's network. GTE currently uses other DSC switching and transmission products in its network, and Litespan will be the first access product that GTE has purchased from DSC.
"We are pleased to extend our alliance with DSC to include its Litespan product line," said Barry Paulson, GTE's vice president - operations planning and support. "Litespan will allow us to meet our current network requirements and quickly evolve to higher bandwidth services."
Terry Coss, vice president - national account sales for DSC, said: "This is good news for both GTE and DSC. The Litespan system has already been widely deployed by leading network operators. GTE's decision to standardize Litespan is another confirmation of Litespan's current and future value and of its industry-wide, world-class performance."
DSC's Litespan is an advanced Synchronous Optical Network (SONET)-based access platform that provides a full range of narrowband and broadband services including POTS, ISDN, ADSL and VDSL. Litespan provides low-cost telephone lines for both residential and commercial use and offers the ability to provision wide bandwidth services in the same plug-in channel unit slots.
The platform's flexible design also allows carriers to migrate easily to broadband applications with only minimal network enhancements. This capability allows carriers to be responsive to customer needs by offering the newest, most advanced services available.
Litespan is currently being used by all five Regional Holding Companies (RHCs) -- Ameritech, Bell Atlantic/NYNEX, BellSouth, SBC/Pacific Bell and US WEST -- and many other local exchange and independent carriers. More than 7 million lines of Litespan are currently installed throughout the U.S.
With revenues of more than $21 billion in 1996, GTE is one of the largest publicly held telecommunications companies in the world. In the United States, GTE offers local and wireless service in 29 states and long-distance service in all 50 states. GTE was the first among its peers to offer "one-stop shopping" for local, long-distance and Internet access services.
DSC Communications is a global provider of advanced telecommunications products, including digital switching, transmission, access and network management systems. DSC's integrated network solutions support voice, data and video services, such as intelligent network, wireless, Internet and switched digital video applications. DSC has annual revenues of approximately $1.4 billion and is active in more than 60 countries worldwide.
Litespan is a registered trademark of DSC Communications Corporation.
SOURCE DSC Communications Corporation
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/CONTACT: Terry Adams, 972-519-4358, or Julie Williams, 972-519-3089, both of DSC Communications Corporation; or Briana Gowing of GTE, 972-718-4015/
/Web site: dsccc.com |
