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To: Gary Korn who wrote (23900)	11/18/1997 9:50:00 AM
From: Jeff Jordan	Read Replies (1) of 61433

I had asked the Ascend tech about ADSL,cable modems and what would be the next big thing. He told me he thought Ascends xDSL would be the next big thing. Monday November 17 1:11 PM PST Nortel, Rockwell partner on 'light ADSL' By Carol Wilson Northern Telecom Inc. and Rockwell Semiconductor Systems are expected to announce this morning that they will work together to develop technology that moves data at faster speeds over copper telephone lines. The two companies had independently announced what is being called a "light"version of Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) technology, which would boost data transmissions over copper to 1 megabit per second and reach a higher percentage of telephone customers than faster versions of ADSL, which operate at speeds up to 8 Mbps. Nortel and Rockwell this morning are expected to announce plans to combine their efforts, with Rockwell manufacturing chip sets that incorporate the modulation scheme developed by Nortel for its OneMeg technology that can be incorporated directly into a central office switch within a telephone network. The combination of efforts takes on significance because there has been fragmentation among companies pursuing a light version of ADSL. There is a standards process under way within the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) to create what's called a G.Light standard for lower-speed ADSL. But there have been divisions within that process as some vendors insist that the lower-speed ADSL products meet North American standards set for higher-speed ADSL, in terms of the modulation technique being used. If Nortel and Rockwell combine forces to bring a product to market quickly, a de facto standard approach could emerge in advance of the ITU's work. Nortel can be reached at www.nortel.com Jeff

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