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To: JW@KSC who wrote (31156)	6/20/1999 10:20:00 PM
From: Pruguy	Respond to of 31386

sounds like I stumbled onto the mother of knowledgable boards...I am not a techy and therefor, not really able to intelligently decipher much of what is workable and not....My gut says there is money to be made in this. I was looking into AWRE and NPNT. Care to share your opinions on why these will or won't work...what are their strengths and weaknesses...Do you guys look into these companies on this thread? Thanks for your previous answer and any other info you care to pass a long. I will do what I can to follow this thread from now on.

To: JW@KSC who wrote (31156)	6/21/1999 6:56:00 AM
From: Michael F. Donadio	Respond to of 31386

Accept my apologies Jim, I used the wrong word. I wish I could blame it on vino, but I guess I better stop using fancy words. I meant "wax rhapsodic" not "quixotic" to reflect a certain passion and fluidity with which you discuss Amati. All the best, Michael

To: JW@KSC who wrote (31156)	6/22/1999 11:51:00 PM
From: Bruce Byall	Respond to of 31386

DSL modem standard gets final approval By Corey Grice Staff Writer, CNET News.com June 22, 1999, 5:50 p.m. PT The International Telecommunications Union today gave final approval to a long-awaited digital subscriber line standard that could clear the way for faster roll-outs of high-speed Net connections for consumers. The ITU, a Geneva, Switzerland-based international organization that governs the communications industry, approved the G.lite standard, a lower speed DSL technology aimed at the mass-market consumer. DSL advocates are touting G.lite as the technology that could eliminate the lengthy home installation process. Instead of relying on a technician to install a DSL modem, a consumer would be able to buy the technology at a retail store and install it--saving phone companies a considerable amount of money. Industry experts say offering G.lite DSL modems through the retail market, rather than using proprietary DSL technologies, could boost the adoption of high-speed Net access--at least in the residential markets. "We…are pleased with the unprecedented industry-wide cooperation that has led to the ITU's ability to ratify the G.lite standard so quickly," Hans-Erhard Reiter, president of the ADSL Forum, a non-profit consortium of 300 companies in the industry, said in a statement. "We plan to build on this progress by continuing the G.lite interoperability testing to accelerate the deployment of DSL products and services to the mass market," he added. But some are cautioning that despite the promises of G.lite, the new standard may not have as big an impact as its backers had hoped. For one, the new standard is aimed at consumers rather than businesses. Many analysts believe that cable modems will dominate the consumer market, while DSL will find popularity with business customers. Local phone companies such as US West and BellSouth may adopt G.lite, analysts said. But upstarts such as Covad Communications, NorthPoint Communications, and Rhythms NetConnections are unlikely to embrace the standard on a widespread basis. This triumvirate of DSL competitors targets the small and medium-sized business market instead by offering SDSL, a different variety of DSL, which does not work with G.lite. G.lite, often called "ADSL light" because it is a slower speed version of asymmetric digital subscriber lines (ADSL), has maximum data download capabilities of 1.5 mbps (megabits per second). Other versions of DSL, however, offer much faster speeds. Some observers say the ITU traded of ease-of-installation over speed capabilities when deciding on the standard.. "What the aim is plug-and-play capability," said Jeannette Noyes, research manager for residential and small business communications at market research firm International Data Corporation. "That reduces the cost of deployment because, in theory, you don't need the truck roll." Yet some market observers say the industry will never completely eliminate that "truck roll," or the process of sending a technician to the user's home, regardless of the retail availability of DSL modems. The DSL industry would like to see G.lite modems and service available in time for the Christmas holiday season. But some question whether it can be done that quickly. "I think you'll begin to see G.lite in the residential market in '99," Noyes said. "It may not make it into retail in '99, but it will in 2000."