WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 19, 1999--
Franklin Telecom (AMEX:FCM) Friday announced that it is demonstrating
its Tempest(R) System VoIP family of products at CeBIT Hannover, which
will run through March 24 in Hannover, Germany.
CeBIT '99 anticipates more than 600,000 visitors from 100
countries.
Franklin President Peter Buswell said: "Obviously, with our line
of products and services, we need to be here. One core aspect of Voice
over the Internet (VoIP) is that it diminishes the significance of
national and international boundaries in communication -- the Internet
is a global unifying factor.
"This is the premier event for international telecommunication.
It's very timely for us, as well, as we put the finishing touches on
our 60-channel E1 international version of the Tempest Data Voice
Gateway."
In addition to demonstrating Franklin's products, interviews are
being conducted to enlist additional overseas representatives for
Franklin.
Frank Peters, Franklin's chairman and chief executive officer,
commented: "The last few months have been critical and productive in
terms of developing and refining our product line -- which, of course,
is an on-going process -- but we are now at a point where our primary
focus is on showing the world what we've got and how our products and
services can benefit them. CeBIT is the ideal forum to spread the
word."
Peters went on to say that conversations will also be held with
potential joint-venture partners for Franklin's Internet and VoIP
subsidiary, FNet Corp., which is currently deploying a global, next-
generation telephone company utilizing a hybrid of traditional
circuit-switched technology with satellite and new Internet Protocol
Data Voice Gateways.
Franklin's booth is A60 in Telecommunications Building 26.
The primary business of Franklin Telecom, founded in 1981, is the
design and manufacturing of communications devices, high-speed LAN,
WAN, telco and software. Franklin customers have installed more than
100,000 nodes worldwide. Franklin's Internet subsidiary, FNet,
provides Voice-over-Internet-Protocol global telco services.
For additional information about this announcement, visit the
Officer's Message page at Franklin's Web Site: www.ftel.com;
www.franklin.net for Internet Services and Access; and www.fnet.net
for Internet Telephony and Franklin's Next Generation Telephone
Company.
Certain statements in this news release constitute "forward-
looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown
risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual
results, performance or achievements of the company to be materially
different from any future results, performance or achievements
expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.
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CONTACT: Franklin Telecom, Westlake Village
Helen West, 805/373-8688 (shareholder relations)
Debra Kent, 805/373-8688 (media relations)
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