Support for U.S. Robotics' x2 Technology Soars: In One Month, The Number of Internet Service Providers Supporting x2 More Than Doubles
BusinessWire, Monday, February 03, 1997 at 13:40
SKOKIE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 3, 1997--
70 Percent of ISP Subscribers Worldwide Will be Able to Access
the Web With x2(tm) Technology: U.S. Robotics Supports Three
Times More Subscribers Than Any Other Remote Access Vendor
U.S. Robotics (NASDAQ: USRX) today announced that 70 percent of
subscribers worldwide will have access to the Web through ISPs
(Internet Service Providers) that support U.S. Robotics' new x2
technology. In just one month, the list of ISPs supporting x2 has
more than doubled. U.S. Robotics continues daily to sign up new
ISPs who will use x2 to provide Internet access with 56 Kbps
technology for their subscribers worldwide.
U.S. Robotics' ISP customers supporting x2 now represent a
collective total of more than 18 million subscribers - 70 percent of
the estimated 25 million individuals worldwide who access the Web.
Through these ISPs, U.S. Robotics serves three times more
subscribers than any other remote access vendor.
"Our coverage of the market with x2 will be tremendous," said
John McCartney, president and chief operating officer of U.S.
Robotics. "The clear majority of subscribers worldwide will access
ISPs that support x2 technology, and we're continuing our momentum in
the market with new ISPs coming on board every day."
New ISP Customers Select U.S. Robotics Based on x2
"We've found that our x2 technology is a key factor in bringing
new ISP customers to U.S. Robotics," added McCartney. "The new
ISPs we've signed up mention x2 as one of the most important
considerations in their decision to switch to U.S. Robotics as their
remote access vendor. We're giving them a strong competitive weapon
in the market that will help them attract new subscribers and retain
existing ones."
To make it cost-effective and simple for ISPs to support this
exciting new technology, U.S. Robotics' ISP customers will be able
to upgrade existing remote access equipment with a simple software
upgrade path that's unmatched in the industry. U.S. Robotics is the
only company providing a software upgrade path for all its remote
access equipment.
The power of this kind of flexibility is a competitive advantage
for ISPs, giving them the ability to implement x2 and other new
technologies without having to incur the cost and hassle of massive
hardware upgrades when there's new technology in the market. The x2
upgrade will be available this month, well ahead of any other
comparable high-speed products that have been announced thus far by
other remote access vendors.
In the last month, U.S. Robotics has added more than 170 ISP
customers to its list of x2 supporters. The list of ISPs, updated
daily, may be accessed on U.S. Robotics' Web site at
"http://x2.usr.com/leaders/index.html".
"We're getting excellent feedback from the 25 ISPs who have been
beta testing our x2 technology as we prepare to bring it to market,"
said McCartney. "Our ISP customers are extremely excited about
bringing this technology to their 18 million subscribers, and the
majority of them have very aggressive rollout schedules - they plan
to bring this new technology to market more quickly than any other
previous modem technology. They're gearing up to support the
millions of people who will have access to x2 technology this month.
They're looking at x2 as a tremendous opportunity to grow their
businesses."
U.S. Robotics is one of the world's leading suppliers of
products and systems that provide access to information. The company
designs, manufactures, markets and supports remote access servers,
LAN switching equipment, desktop/mobile client products and modems,
telephony products and handheld organizers. U.S. Robotics products
connect computers and other equipment over analog, digital and
switched cellular networks, enabling users to gain access to, manage
and share data, fax and voice information. Its customers include
Internet service providers, regional Bell operating companies,
inter-exchange carriers and a wide range of other large and small
businesses, institutions and individuals. The company's fiscal 1996
sales were $1.98 billion. |
