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BW0295 AUG 07,1996 15:43 PACIFIC 18:43 EASTERN
( BW)(AMATI/TADIRIAN)(AMTX)(TTELF) Amati and Tadiran
Telecommunications Report Positive Results in ADSL Video-On-Demand
Trial in Israel; Trial With Bezeq, Israel Telcom, Provides
Video-on-Demand to Local Subscribers
Business Editors and Computer Writers
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 7, 1996--Amati
Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: AMTX) and Tadiran
Telecommunications Ltd.(NASDAQ: TTELF), announced very positive
results of a video-on-demand (VOD) trial in Israel for interactive
video services to the home using Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
(ADSL) technology.
Amati has developed and manufactured the ADSL shelf system and
remote modems being used in this trial, equipment that is based on
the company's DMT (Discrete Multi-Tone) technology.
The trial, with Bezeq (Israel Telcom), began in April 1996 and is
designed to validate the technical aspects of VOD service. It
currently involves more than 100 homes scattered around two central
offices in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, 30 miles apart, as well as some
remote homes up to 100 miles away, reached via an interoffice
transmission infrastructure.
Customers are being offered a wide variety of video and
interactive services. Amati's Overture 4 ADSL/DMT modems are
transmitting data over existing copper telephone lines at 2 Mbps
downstream and 9.6 Kbps upstream at distances of more than 5 Km.
With the success of the trial to-date, Bezeq is in the process of
expanding to a full marketing trial. Michael Levinkron, program
manager for Tadiran Telecommunication said, "Delivering live video to
the home over common telephony copper pairs was merely speculation
until Amati equipment proved it could be done. And, Amati's
equipment demonstrates the reliability and stability of a
`plug-and-forget' solution."
James Steenbergen, President and CEO of Amati, said "We are
pleased to be supplying the ADSL/DMT technology to support Tadiran.
Their system expertise and the Amati DMT technology being made
available permits Bezeq to conduct this VOD trial. Obviously, we are
very encouraged by the response of those to whom the ADSL/DMT-enabled
services are being delivered."
He added, "This trial further reinforces our conviction that
ADSL/DMT will be a key technology in the future of higher bandwidth
signals to the home, over existing telephone lines and at low cost to
the subscriber."
In addition to the Bezeq trial, Amati is also participating in
tests of 2 Mbps and 4 Mbps VOD services being offered by other PTTs
in Europe and the Asia-Pacific Rim, and a 6 Mbps trial in Australia
of a service offering broadcast quality video to the home by Telstra
(Telecom Australia). The company is also providing ADSL/DMT
equipment in the current GTE Internet access trial in Dallas, Texas.
Tadiran Telecommunications Ltd. specializes in a variety of
telecommunications fields, including: Digital Public Switching,
Access, Transport, Wireless Local Loop, and Datacom Systems, as well
as Business Telecommunication Systems, and more. The company
provides innovative solutions to telecommunications network needs
throughout the world.
Amati is a leading developer of advanced transmission equipment
utilizing DMT technology for the ADSL, Very High-Speed Digital
Subscriber Line (VDSL) and cable modem markets. Amati is the holder
of the ADSL/DMT patents and has licensed the technology to companies
such as Nortel, Motorola, and NEC. Amati is also a provider of
network connectivity systems for the internetworking and OEM
marketplaces. The company's connectivity products include local area
network gateways, client-based workstation software and network data
communications interfaces.
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Note to Editors: Statements made in this press release which are
not historical, including statements regarding product demonstration,
product capabilities, availability and markets, are forward looking
statements and as such are subject to a number of risks. Please see
the Company's prospectus/proxy statement dated October 16, 1995 and
other reports filed pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
for additional disclosure regarding such risk factors.
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