Tuesday September 24 2:17 PM EDT
Franklin supports Rockwell's new 56K chip with the Franklin
Cyclone!
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 24, 1996-- Franklin Telecom (OTC BB:FTEL) Tuesday
announced that the Franklin Cyclone, its new product developed in conjunction with StarComm Products has completed a
design upgrade to take advantage of the new 56,000 bit per second modem chip set introduced by Rockwell.
Franklin joins U.S. Robotics, Hayes and other leaders in the modem industry who have announced similar intentions to
utilize the new technology.
The Cyclone combines Franklin's D-Mark channel bank with StarComm's V.34 28,800 bps modems, eliminating
redundant SLIC functions for each of the eight modems as well as the D-Mark's eight port Analog Voice card. The
addition of the new 56K chip will increase the Cyclone's speed capability to 56,000 bps which will be the next
state-of-the-art benchmark.
The new Rockwell chip requires a channel bank on one end of the circuit; by contrast, the typical V.34 modem is a point
to point device which requires a modem on both ends of the line. The Cyclone can receive a T1 Telco circuit with the
packets of the new 56k chip embedded and connect it directly to the Franklin D-Mark channel bank. The output then looks
just like the output of a 56k digital modem on a DB25 connector.
Phil Sutter, StarComm president said, "We are very pleased with the way the new Rockwell specs complement our
Cyclone design. StarComm has always been very active in providing communications solutions for Internet Service
Providers (ISP). The timing of this latest technological step forward couldn't be better for us."
Frank Peters, Franklin's president & CEO, added, "This keeps us in the forefront of the industry for the combined
modem/channel bank product. Even more importantly, the new product will significantly reduce the cost for a high speed
line. This translates into major savings for ISP's!"
Pricing and delivery for the new version are not available at this time. The Cyclone will be marketed through Franklin's
existing reseller channels and new distributors as they come on board.
For the latest up-to-the-minute information about Franklin Telecom and FNet, visit the company's Website at:
www.ftel.com.
More information can be obtained by contacting Helen West, shareholder relations, at 805/373-8688. Franklin Telecom,
founded in 1981, designs and manufactures communications devices and software. Franklin has an installed base of over
100,000 nodes.
CONTACT: Franklin Telecom
Helen West, 805/373-8688 |
