Deployment of xDSL Demonstrated by Westell at ISPCON '97
PR Newswire, Thursday, August 21, 1997 at 09:43
Technology Primer and Hands-On Installation Demonstrate the Ease
and Profitability of Offering High Speed Internet Access
AURORA, Ill., Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Westell (NASDAQ:WSTL) announced
today that two Westell executives will present xDSL technology at the Internet
Service Provider Convention '97 (ISPCON '97) in San Francisco, August 20
through 23. ISPCON '97 is the largest gathering dedicated to Internet Service
Providers throughout the Internet industry. Additional information on ISPCON
'97 can be obtained on their Web site at www.ispcon.com.
Curtis Benton, President of Westell Worldwide Services, Inc., a subsidiary
of Westell Technologies, will demonstrate the installation of an ADSL system
and connection to the Internet. Easy hardware set-up and software
configuration will be performed while Mr. Benton presents the logistics which
must be considered by ISPs prior to purchasing xDSL systems. The
demonstration will be held Friday, August 22, at 4:30 p.m. in Room Cont 5 of
the San Francisco Hilton & Towers.
Marc Zionts, Senior Vice President of DSL Sales at Westell will make a
presentation entitled "xDSL: How ISPs Can Profit NOW." Mr. Zionts will
present an xDSL technology overview and discuss the impact of xDSL on the
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) marketplace, the services they can provide
to their customers, and the profitability of xDSL. Mr. Zionts will also
discuss how to get into the xDSL business immediately without the typical
hurdles associated with new technology. The presentation will begin at 1:30
p.m. on Saturday, August 23, in Room Fran A of the San Francisco Hilton &
Towers.
With headquarters in Aurora, Illinois, Westell is a leading worldwide
innovator and manufacturer of xDSL systems including the FlexCap2(TM) Rate
Adaptive Digital Subscriber Line (RADSL) System and SuperVision(TM) Digital
Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer (DSLAM). 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 adjusts speed based on copper line length and quality.
Westell's SuperVision DSLAM is a flexible platform which consolidates
individual DSL access line interfaces into a single high-speed interface to
the switching network. SuperVision reduces the cost to service providers for
full-scale deployment of multimedia services such as high-speed Internet
access, video-on-demand, and remote LAN access. The Carrierless Amplitude
Phase Modulation (CAP) -based DSL line modules are rate adaptive and will
operate at speeds ranging from 640 kbps to 7.1 Mbps downstream and 272 kbps to
1.088 Mbps upstream.
Westell's xDSL products are currently being deployed or in trial by more
than 100 customers in over 30 countries worldwide, including Ameritech, Bell
Atlantic, Bell Canada, British Telecommunications, GTE, MCI, NYNEX and US
West, and leading Internet service providers. Westell Worldwide Services,
Inc., provides site surveys, engineering, installation, testing and training
for all Westell products and other telecommunications services. In addition
to developing, manufacturing and servicing 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.
NOTE: SuperVision and FlexCap2 are trademarks of Westell Technologies,
Inc.
SOURCE Westell Technologies, Inc.
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