And from a "member of the family," Siemens:
<<<Siemens to Offer Universal ADSL to 150 Million Telephone Subscribers Worldwide
Business Wire - March 26, 1998 10:50
BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 26, 1998--Siemens AG has announced that it intends to provide integrated Universal Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (Universal ADSL) access into its EWSD switching systems that today connect more than 150 million telephone lines worldwide. The first Universal ADSL trials are planned for late 1998 and commercial production will begin in 1999. Customer premise equipment is expected to be available in December 1998.
Universal ADSL access will allow subscribers connected to an EWSD switch to have up to 30 times faster Internet access than today's fastest conventional modem technology (56Kb/s). Universal ADSL also paves the way for residential use of multimedia applications because it enables the use of asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) over existing telephone lines. ATM is a multiplexed information transfer and switching method.
Universal ADSL technology will reflect the technical requirements being developed by the Universal ADSL Working Group (UAWG), a special interest group formed in 1997 for fast standardization of Universal ADSL. The UAWG is led by Microsoft, Intel and Compaq. Siemens has been a key contributor in the definition of this new, exciting technology. The success of the UAWG seems to be guaranteed as parties of the consumer industry, network providers and service providers recognize the tremendous business opportunity of Universal ADSL and push for a fast standard for an end-to-end solution.
Hans-Eugen Binder, president of Switching Networks for Siemens Public Communication Networks Group in Munich, Germany, stated: "We believe that Universal ADSL will be the most important switch-integrated access technology for public communication networks for the next decade."
The Siemens solution allows service providers to use their existing EWSD system to offer Universal ADSL without major changes to their system. Fred Fromm, president and CEO of Siemens Telecom Networks, said: "We offer the integrated line card approach, which helps our customers upgrade their existing systems without any major change in their architecture. We call it the plug-and-play solution -- service providers simply plug in the new line cards in their central offices with the right software and off they go."
The Universal ADSL solution is part of Siemens' innovationsTM program, which offers service providers a clear migration path toward converged voice and data networks while protecting their existing investment. The EWSD switching solution will be the heart of a client/server architecture-based network which offers a single platform for local, tandem, long distance, wireless and Universal ADSL service.
The Siemens Public Communication Networks Group is one of the world's leading suppliers of solutions for telecommunications infrastructure systems. In the 1996/97 fiscal year, the Group had 35,000 employees and sales of about 14.5 billion-DM ($8 billion U.S.). More than 150 million installed EWSD telephone lines make it the world market leader in digital switching systems. Home page: www.oen.siemens.de.
Siemens Telecom Networks, headquartered in Boca Raton, Fla., is a leading provider of telecommunications solutions to the public network service providers in North America. The company designs and manufactures digital central office switching equipment, access network solutions, broadband switching systems, wireless solutions, end-to-end multimedia solutions, Internet solutions, network management products and transmission products. Siemens Telecom Networks is a subsidiary of Siemens AG, which has annual re venues of $63.7 billion (FY 96-97) and has operations in 193 countries. Home page: www.stn.siemens.com.
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