Alcatel and ITeX Enhance ADSL Customers' Choice with Interoperability Success
BusinessWire, Monday, June 07, 1999 at 09:16
Booth no. 265
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 7, 1999--Alcatel (NYSE:ALA), the
world's leading ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) vendor(a)
and ITeX(tm) (Integrated Telecom Express, Inc.), a turnkey ADSL
solution provider, have successfully completed interoperability
testing of SAM(tm) and Apollo 2, two chipsets from ITeX, with
Alcatel's 1000 ASAM System -- the market's most deployed DSLAM
(Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer).
These results -- part of Alcatel's ADSL interoperability effort
to ensure greater choice for end users, and to promote ADSL market
growth -- mean that an ADSL modem at the subscriber premises built
around either of the ITeX chipsets (the host-based SAM(tm) and Apollo
2 chipset solutions) will interoperate successfully with an operator's
Alcatel DSLAM Central Office (CO) equipment.
The interoperability of the two chipsets with Alcatel's DSLAM is
a major milestone for end-users and the CPE market because Alcatel
ADSL equipment is used by major operators around the world. Alcatel
holds over 35% of the world's ADSL market. It has delivered and
installed its ADSL equipment to Singapore Telecom, PT Telecom of
Indonesia, US operators Ameritech, BellSouth, Pacific Bell and
SouthWestern Bell, Telia in Sweden, BT, Bell Canada, Belgacom,
Telefonica in Spain, France Telecom, Telecom Italia, plus successful
implementations in ADSL networks in China, Korea, Japan and Denmark.
Commenting on the success, Martin De Prycker President of the
Internet Access Division at Alcatel said: "End-users are,
understandably, demanding ADSL solutions which are easy to use,
cost-effective and, in particular, interoperable with established CO
equipment. Having achieved interoperability with the world's most
popular DSLAM -- the Alcatel ASAM -- ITeX's SAM(tm) and Apollo 2 can
become an important driver of ADSL deployment by providing an
attractive solution to the PC OEM market."
According to Young Liu, President and CEO at ITeX, "Now that our
unique SAM(tm) and Apollo 2 solutions have been successfully tested as
interoperable with the world's most universal DSLAM, we are more
confident than ever that these ITeX solutions will be the unequivocal
choice for the CPE market. In addition to the fact that SAM(tm) and
Apollo 2 are both Alcatel DSLAM-interoperable, they are affordable and
easy to use, and therefore extremely appealing."
The ITeX Apollo 2 is a controllerless, T1.413 Issue 2 and
G.lite-compliant ADSL chipset solution designed for internal ADSL PCI
modem cards. Apollo 2 eliminates the need for a dedicated
microcontroller, allowing for a low-cost, high-performance ADSL modem.
It provides downstream transfer rates of up to 8 Mbps and upstream
rates of 640 kbps.
The ITeX SAM(tm) chipset solution is a cost-effective,
easy-to-use, always on, high-speed connection for Internet and other
broadband applications. SAM(tm) uses the host PC's CPU power to
achieve scalable data rates of up to 1.5 Mbps downstream and 512 kbps
upstream transmission over regular copper wire, as specified in ITU
G.lite standard and compatible with full-rate T1.413 Issue 2 DSLAMs.
Apollo 2 and SAM(tm) are currently in production.
Alcatel was the first vendor to develop a standards compliant
deliverable end-to-end ADSL solution. It launched the new
SPEEDTOUCH(tm) family of ADSL modems -- the most comprehensive and
fully-featured range of next-generation modems available -- at CeBIT
99. The Alcatel portfolio, comprising the SPEEDTOUCH(tm) HOME,
SPEEDTOUCH(tm) Pro, SPEEDTOUCH(tm) PC, SPEEDTOUCH(tm) USB and
SPEEDTOUCH(tm) Office, offers data rates up to 200 times faster than a
conventional 33.6 kbps modem downstream; 8 Mbps downstream to a
computer and 640 Kbps upstream from the computer is possible.
About ADSL:
ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) transforms an
operator's existing copper twisted pair investment into a multimedia
broadband distribution system. The Alcatel ADSL system can support up
to 8 Mbit/s, while delivering simultaneous basic telephony services.
It is offered over the T1.413 standard-compliant Alcatel DSLAM (ADSL
Subscriber Access Multiplexer) and advanced range of Alcatel ADSL
modems. G.lite is a slimmed down version of ADSL. Limited to about 1.5
Mbps downstream, G.lite is due to be voted as an official standard by
the ITU in June 1999. An active contributor to the various standards
bodies creating ADSL standards, Alcatel continues to work to ensure
mass-market availability of high-speed Internet access based on a
single, standardized ADSL technology. Operators and service providers
have the choice of offering a wide range of services to subscribers
connected to a single type of ADSL DSLAM, ranging from very high to
medium bit-rates.
About Alcatel:
Alcatel builds next generation networks, delivering integrated
end-to-end voice and data solutions to established and new carriers,
as well as enterprises and consumers worldwide. With 120,000 employees
and sales of EURO 21.3 billion ($25.0 billion), Alcatel operates in
more than 130 countries. For more information, visit Alcatel on
Internet: http:/www.alcatel.com. For more information, visit Alcatel
at alcatel.com or the US Web site at www.usa.alcatel.com
About ITeX:
Based in Santa Clara, California, ITeX provides turnkey ADSL
hardware and software solutions for the telecommunications equipment,
PC and consumer electronics industries. It has strategic partnerships
with Alcatel as well as foundries in Asia. Further information is
available on Internet site itexinc.com.
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(a) Research by Ryan Hankin Kent, a leading US-based
telecommunications market research firm, January 1999.
ITeX and SAM are trademarks of Integrated Telecom Express, Inc.
CONTACT: ITeX
Marca Johnson, 408/980-8689 x268
marca.johnson@itexinc.com
or
Alcatel ADSL Worldwide
Karin Degroote, 32 (3) 240 8298
karin.degroote@alcatel.b
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