Here is a question for everyone. Why are the computer manufacturers not a part of the G.Lite movement anymore? Why leave after they were some of the big backers at the beginning?
June 12, 2000, Issue: 1117
Section: CommWeek
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Aware leads group of G.Lite backers
Loring Wirbel
ATLANTA - A coalition of semiconductor manufacturers and systems vendors led by Aware Inc. are resurrecting the goals of the former Universal ADSL Working Group under a new name, the G.Lite Working Group (GLWG). Hindered in part by reports that many carriers are choosing to implement full-rate asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL), the GLWG is trying to make the case for the G.Lite version of ADSL, which does not require a passive splitter, at least in theory.
New roster
Members of the new group include Aware Inc., Analog Devices Inc., @Link Networks Inc., Centillium Technology Inc., Conexant Systems Inc., Copper Mountain Networks Inc., Creative Technologies Inc., Eicon Technology Inc., Fujitsu Ltd., GlobeSpan Inc., GTE Corp., Infineon Technologies Inc., Intel Corp., Jato Communications Inc., Lucent Technologies' Microelectronics Group, Motorola Inc., Nortel Networks Inc., NorthPoint Communications Inc., NEC Electronics Inc., OrcKit Communications Inc., PairGain Technologies Inc., PCTel Inc., Silicon Automation Systems Inc., Siemens AG, ST Microelectronics Inc., Sumitomo Electric Co. and 3Com Corp. Conspicuous by their absence are the PC OEMs that were the main drivers of the earlier UAWG, which gradually disappeared after the International Telecommunication Union approved the G.Lite standard.
"It's not full-rate ADSL vs. G.Lite," said Russ Saito, senior group manager for CLEC GTE. "The two technologies are complementary," he said.
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