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Aware and Siemens Announce Strategic Alliance to Define Next-Generation Architecture for DSL-Enabled Central Office
February 3, 1999 -- Aware, Inc., a
worldwide leader in xDSL (digital
subscriber line) technology for high-speed
Internet access, and Siemens' Information
and Communication Networks group, a
worldwide leader in end-to-end solutions
for voice, data and mobile communication
networks and a group division of Siemens
AG Berlin, Munich, Germany, today
announced a strategic alliance agreement
under which the companies are defining
the next-generation architecture for
Siemens' DSL-enabled EWSD central office
switches. The Siemens EWSD switch is the
most widely sold carrier-class switching
system in the world.
The alliance will bring together
state-of-the-art techniques in DSL
transmission and broadband system
maintenance, and will focus specifically on
integrating voice and G992.2
standard-compliant data directly onto a
splitterless line interface. The integration of
splitterless G992.2-compliant data
transmission at the Siemens central office
switch is a revolutionary step that enables
the majority of installed Siemens EWSD
switches and all new Siemens switches,
including those in the new Powernode and
Internode Series, to be easily upgraded to a
complete broadband data and voice central
office solution.
The strategic alliance between the two
communication companies calls for Aware
to provide optimized, G992.2-compliant
DSL system designs, software models and
extensive system-level optimization
services, while Siemens ICN will provide
extensive system-level expertise in the
integration of voice and DSL data, as well
as in system maintenance. The
maintenance features will support the
service provider in the installation and
servicing of the integrated broadband data
and voice communication platform.
"The strategic alliance with Aware will
fulfill our vision of integrating data and
voice in our switching systems to enable a
complete and unified communication
service suitable for mass market
deployment,'' said Hans-Eugen Binder,
president of Siemens' Wireline Networks
Group.
Binder added: "This integration is another
example of the power of semiconductor
solutions to yield high-volume consumer
products and services to everybody's
home at reasonable prices. Our cooperative
effort will enable easy, on-demand
upgrades of potentially more than 180
million installed lines worldwide, from
POTS to G.Lite or equivalently G.992.2 data
communication. Siemens has been
preparing EWSD for this innovative step in
communication technology for the last two
years. With Aware's cooperation, we will
complete and launch our first field
applications in EWSD switches by spring
this year.''
"This revolution in the central office switch
architecture will produce a cost-effective
and versatile deployment solution for
service providers using Siemens Central
Office switches, remote Digital Line Units
(Digital Loop Carrier), or Shelter
applications. This achievement will surely
accelerate the broad deployment of DSL
services to the consumer market. Through
our work with Siemens ICN, we are able to
optimize our standard-compliant
technology to create tangible value at the
central office equipment level,'' said
Michael A. Tzannes, president and chief
executive officer of Aware.
Aware's DSL-Lite technology delivers data
transmission speeds of up to 1.5 Mbps
downstream and up to 512 kbps upstream
at distances of up to 24,000 feet. Aware's
DSL-Lite technology optimizes broadband
data transmission over telephone lines
without interrupting regular telephone
service, enabling always-on data
connections.
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