SKOKIE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 1997--
US Robotics technologist to chair ITU study group
U.S. Robotics (NASDAQ:USRX) announced that the International
Telecommunications Union (ITU) recently appointed Dick Stuart, U.S.
Robotics vice president of technology, as the Rapporteur for Study
Group 15 - Question 4, Network Access Systems. Mr. Stuart will be
leading an international team to develop global and country-specific
Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) standards.
DSL is an emerging multi-megabit data-access service. Dozens of
telephone service providers worldwide are conducting technical and
market trials, but standards are still evolving. "DSL needs a true
international standard with the flexibility to address
country-specific requirements and to provide for interoperability and
portability. A true ITU Recommendation is the only way to ensure
this," says Stuart.
Stuart currently is active in a number of standards committees
including the ITU Study Group 16 - Question 4, High Speed Modems;
ANSI TR-30 US Modem Standards; the ADSL Forum; and served as a US
State Department Delegate to the ITU. Stuart chaired the development
of ITU Recommendations for V.32 bis as well as V.34, for which he and
the ITU were awarded PC Magazine's 1994 Technical Excellence Award. |
