Michael, the portion of the line card for the Siemens EWSD central office switches TI is involved with...is in regard to the DSP as I read it. No where is the Amati name even mentioned or is there a clear claim to the G.lite solution being that of TI's. As close as they come is in this sentence from the TI news release:
"The performance of TI's 'C6000 DSP allows cost-effective deployment with reduction of space, power and cost. TI's fully programmable chipset provides a future-proof solution that can be upgraded in the field via software download. The TI chip enables Siemens to accomplish the first fully integrated silicon G.Lite solution for the upcoming merger of voice and data into the media network.
The Siemens-TI G.Lite implementation allows fast access to the Internet without the need for a splitter (Network Termination, NT) at the two ends of the connection."
Now if we read from the Aware news release on the same switch:
"BEDFORD, Mass., February 3, 1999 ¾ Aware, Inc. (NASDAQ: AWRE), 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."
Then we find this in a Siemens news release:
"The Siemens Information and Communication Networks Group, Munich, and Aware Inc., Bedford/Massachusetts, have concluded a strategic agreement covering alliance in the area of UDSL technology for fast subscriber access to the Internet. The UDSL digital transmission technology supports speeds in the analog subscriber access network of up to 1.5 Mbit/s. The objective of the agreement is to implement Aware's UDSL broadband technology into Siemens' EWSD and the XpressLink D products to create fast access to the Internet via the telephone line. The main market segment for UDSL technology is private Internet users. By concluding this agreement, Siemens is taking another decisive step down the road to developing the new generation of switching systems for provision of integrated voice/data services and for provision of modern xDSL based access networks."
This indicates Siemens will be using the TI DSP with the Aware's UDSL technology. So where is the Amati name mentioned? I must confess I am still operating under the understanding TI has not replaced the Amati name with their own.
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