[Shanghai Bell to market Alcatel ADSL products in China]
this PR looks like it came from the Ascend camp.
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Shanghai Bell, Alcatel and Ascend Communications, Inc. Announce
Partnership
SHANGHAI, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 10, 1997-- Shanghai Bell, Alcatel and Ascend Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASND) announced today a partnership where Shanghai Bell will offer Ascend and Alcatel remote access equipment to the China Market.
In a partnership deal that could support several million Internet subscribers over a three year period, Shanghai Bell, who is majority owned by the MPT, will market, promote and support carrier grade access solutions for Internet applications. The products include Alcatel's A1000ADSL and Ascend's MAX and MAX TNT WAN access switches, and the Ascend GRF family of high performance IP switches.
Shanghai Bell will offer these products as part of its total offering of full range carrier services and products including powerful network and service management.
Xu Zhi Qun, deputy general manager of Shanghai Bell, said, "We looked at all of the major Internet access products on the market and Ascend's MAX and TNT family are the clear leaders in this field. Its carrier class architecture provides the highest quality Internet access services. In addition, Ascend is a clear leader in the field of virtual private networking."
"Alcatel's DMT-based ADSL has been endorsed by many carriers world wide. Its standards-based architecture has proven to be flexible. In particular, we liked the ATM interface, and the fact that it is proven."
Dr. Martin De Prycker, vice president Access Systems Division of Alcatel, said, "This is an important milestone in our longstanding relationship with Shanghai Bell. The Internet is growing rapidly in China and Shanghai Bell is quick to realize the potential of this market segment. They are already the leader in the Carrier voice switching business in China and with the trend toward multimedia over IP and high speed services, this will strengthen its position in this very important market through the synergy between the voice and data markets."
Curtis Sanford, senior vice president, international of Ascend Communications, said, "The relationship with Alcatel, formed last year, has been extremely successful for both parties in the provisioning of carrier Internet solutions. The agreement with Shanghai Bell brings the Ascend/Alcatel relationship to the China Market. Ascend has enhanced its products for the China market and has established itself as the leader in Internet access for this market. With the combined strength of Shanghai Bell, Alcatel and Ascend, I believe that we can assist China in their continued advance in the information age."
Ascend Communications, Inc. develops, manufactures and sells wide area networking solutions for telecommunications carriers, Internet service providers and corporate customers worldwide. For more information about Ascend and its products, please visit the Ascend web site at ascend.com , or e-mail info@ascend.com. Ascend is headquartered at One Ascend Plaza, 1701 Harbor Bay Parkway, Alameda CA 94502. Phone 800/ASCEND4; Fax 510/814-2300.
Alcatel, part of Alcatel Alsthom, is a worldwide company, currently working with partners in over 125 countries on projects which span the full spectrum of communications systems. With about 87,000 employees in the telecommunication sector, Alcatel is a system integrator in the telecommunications field. It manufactures advanced digital switches, transmission systems, broadband products, access products, radio mobile communication systems, business systems, systems and products for space and defense, and components. In 1995, these activities registered total sales of FF 66.9 billion.
The Shanghai Bell Telephone Equipment Manufacturing Co. Ltd is a leading manufacturer and supplier of telecommunications equipment in the People's Republic in China. It is majority owned by the China Ministry of Post and Telecommunications. Shanghai Bell has sales and support offices throughout China. Its primary market is to the provential Postal and Telecommunications Authorities and other government carrier organizations.
CONTACT: Gallagher PR
Shannon Malliet, 510/747-2254
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