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FOR: NEWBRIDGE NETWORKS CORPORATION
TSE SYMBOL: NNC
NYSE SYMBOL: NN
JUNE 8, 1999
Newbridge Networks Joins With Other Industry Leaders to
Demonstrate Interoperable, Standards-Based G.lite ADSL
ATLANTA, GEORGIA--Newbridge Key Participant in Universal ADSL
Working Group G.lite Interoperability Showcase at Supercomm'99
SUPERCOMM'99, June 8, 1999 - Newbridge Networks (NYSE: NN; TSE:
NNC) today announced that the Company is joining other major
digital subscriber line (xDSL) suppliers in the G.lite
Interoperability Showcase being held by the Universal ADSL Working
Group (UAWG) -- a consortium of more than 30 personal computer
(PC), networking and telecommunications industry leaders -- at
Supercomm'99. The G.lite Interoperability Showcase demonstrates
the capability, compatibility and commercial availability of the
industry's most innovative G.lite asymmetric digital subscriber
line (ADSL) products and services.
G.lite is the standards-based, cost effective, consumer version of
ADSL access technology adopted as a worldwide standard by the
International Telecommunications Union (ITU). The availability of
interoperable, standards-based G.lite ADSL products will enable
service providers to deliver affordable, high speed broadband
Internet access, using standard telephone lines, to millions of
consumers worldwide.
"Interoperability is critical in ensuring that customers are able
to obtain equipment from vendors and retailers without concerns
over compatibility," said John Cahill, UAWG co-chair and executive
director, BellSouth Advanced Networking. "This is a significant
industry victory and UAWG members are to be congratulated for the
truly remarkable efforts that enabled us to accelerate the
development of G.lite ADSL."
UAWG was formed to spur the widespread adoption and availability
of high speed digital Internet access for the mass market. It has
successfully extended the present American National Standards
Institute (ANSI) T1.413 standard to ensure the rapid deployment
and adoption of G.lite ADSL and ensured equipment interoperability
among all participants.
G.lite ADSL delivers service providers with a spliterless, cost
effective solution for home high speed network access, providing
"always on" connections and simultaneous voice and data
transmissions -- up to 30 times faster than the current highest
speed analog modem technology of 56kb/s -- using standard
telephone lines. Using G.lite ADSL to maximize bandwidth
efficiency enables service providers to deliver premium quality,
interactive multimedia applications, such as multi-player gaming,
teleworking services, video catalogs, home shopping and multimedia
access.
The Newbridge(r) G.lite ADSL solution uses the Siemens / Newbridge
MainStreetXpress(tm) 36170 Multiservices Switch, equipped with the
Analog Devices AD20msp918 chip set. Co- developed with Aware,
Inc., the standards-compliant chip set supports asynchronous
transfer mode (ATM) interfacing capability for increased data
rates. The MainStreetXpress 36170 Multiservices Switch, equipped
with ATM/ADSL line cards, is located at the central office while
customer homes are equipped with G.lite ADSL modems.
The Newbridge MainStreetXpress Service Subscription Manager
provides dynamic user service selection management software as
well as network and service management software. The Newbridge
service subscription management software and G.lite ADSL solution
enable customers to dynamically select content provider services
and operate with a flexible management model where activities,
such as provisioning, billing and line maintenance, can be
partially or fully partitioned to meet user demand.
"Newbridge is a strong supporter of G.lite, recognizing that this
technology is crucial to making high speed Internet as prevalent
as basic phone service," said Conrad Lewis, executive vice
president, Access Products Group, Newbridge Networks. "Over 35
service providers worldwide now use the Newbridge broadband xDSL
solutions and we've already recognized tremendous market potential
through field trials of our G.lite solution in the networks of
several carriers who want to mass deploy high speed Internet
services. Newbridge will continue to work with the ADSL Forum to
facilitate the deployment of G.lite ADSL."
Following Supercomm'99, UAWG will transition ongoing work to the
ADSL Forum to continue efforts in developing a true open-market
environment for ADSL, while delivering the benefits of this
technology to millions of end customers around the world. The ADSL
Forum is a non-profit international organization of over 300
companies representing the world's computer, networking and
telecommunications industries. It is dedicated to the development
and mass-market deployment of broadband communications
technologies based on DSL over existing copper telephone cable
infrastructures.
The UAWG Interoperability Showcase is being demonstrated at
Supercomm'99 in Atlanta, Georgia, June 8-10, 1999 in Hall A, booth
#52. The Newbridge portfolio of xDSL-based solutions is being
demonstrated in the Newbridge booth, #7715, in Hall H.
Newbridge Networks designs, manufactures, markets and services
networking solutions to organizations in more than 100 countries.
The Company leverages its relationship with a growing family of
Affiliate companies and with Siemens and 3Com Corporation to
deliver seamless, end-to-end solutions. Newbridge customers
include the world's 350 largest telecommunications service
providers and more than 10,000 corporations, government
organizations and other institutions. Founded in 1986, the
Company employs more than 6,000 people on six continents. More
information on the Newbridge xDSL solutions is available at
www.newbridge.com/dsl. Company news and information are available
at www.newbridge.com
Newbridge and logo are registered trademarks of Newbridge Networks
Corporation.
MainStreetXpress is a trademark used by the Siemens / Newbridge
alliance for comprehensive solutions in broadband communication.
No agency relationship, partnership, or joint ownership of a legal
entity is to be inferred or implied by the use of the term
alliance.
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