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To: MikeM54321 who wrote (6475)	2/22/2000 9:12:00 AM
From: Mihaela	Respond to of 12823

ITRAN Reveals and Demonstrates Its 12Mbit/s ITM10, Low Cost, High Speed Power Line Solution at CeBit. BUSINESS WIRE - February 22, 2000 08:46 TEL AVIV, Israel, Feb 22, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- At a Bit Transfer Rate of 12Mbit/s, ITRAN's Technology Is the first to Enable Low Cost Broadband LAN Over The Existing Power Lines. ITRAN Communications Ltd. is pleased to announce its ITM10, 12Mbit/s technology. This technology enables interconnection between high speed devices via the existing power line infrastructures. Customers will now be able to evaluate ITRAN's high bit rate technology by using ITRAN's ITM10 evaluation kit. The evaluation kit is capable of measuring, on-line, the actual bit rate on the power line and displays it for convenient evaluation of the throughput performance. This advanced technology enables video, voice and data networks over the power line. It enables a cost efficient high performance means of distributing residential broadband content from cable and XDSL modems to any in-home device. It is beneficial for power utilities seeking to provide Internet services over the "last mile" (Residential Access). It also offers a high value "wireless" networking to the SOHO. In addition it enables connectivity between multimedia entertainment devices such as TVs, Set top boxes, DVDs and transfer between gaming systems and Internet gaming devices. This allows, for example, for simultaneous multi-player gaming over a single internet connection. The demonstrated technology is now being implemented as a mixed signal chip design, called the ITM10, enabling high integration and low cost bill of material per node. The main intellectual properties which are integrated within the ITM10 include novel modulation, demodulation and equalization techniques, novel synchronization and packet detection schemes as well as an optimized Forward Error Correcting Code implementation. Quoting Avner Matmor, ITRAN's President and CEO: "This technology development is specifically formulated with the critical requirements for today's and tomorrow's power line applications. The ITM10 combines superior performance and reliability within a very low cost chip. ITRAN's ITM10 will enable an affordable high speed power line communication solution, for a great number of home networking applications, including price sensitive devices such as Information Appliances". The ITM10 offers data encryption for private line security, flexible per packet rate selection, power level and channel quality indication. The transmitted signal levels are below the FCC part 15 allowable levels. The ITM10 chip is designed for maximum integration and minimal design space, to be able to fit into small adaptors and to meet consumer price expectations. It is ideal for integration on to PCI network interface cards, wall plugged boxes, and consumer appliances. ITM10 is flexible and thus can support diverse architecture scaling from small private networks to utility access communication systems. ITRAN Communications Ltd. is a world leader in the development of VLSI components and cutting edge technologies, targeting the power line communications market place. ITRAN chips enable "no new wires", existing infrastructure networks between a wide range of electrical appliances and devices. ITRAN offers a wide spectrum of broadband and narrow band solutions aimed at the home networking, residential access and home automation markets. ITRAN delivers the most advanced low cost and reliable high speed network components available today for implementation of broadband and multimedia networks over power line. ITRAN also develops an advanced line of reliable long distance components that enable transmission control, telemetry and low speed data transmission capabilities. Among ITRAN customers are corporations ranging from home appliances and personal computing to networking, telephony and utility providers. Additional information about ITRAN Communications Ltd. is available at: www.itrancomm.com. Distributed via COMTEX. Copyright (C) 2000 Business Wire. All rights reserved. -0- CONTACT: Ms. Ruti Raphaeli, +972-9-7662744 Cell - +972-58-365451 Email - ruthr@itrancomm.com KEYWORD: INTERNATIONAL AFRICA/MIDDLE EAST INDUSTRY KEYWORD: TELECOMMUNICATIONS HARDWARE INTERNET NETWORKING UTILITIES PRODUCT TRADESHOW Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. URL: businesswire.com

To: MikeM54321 who wrote (6475)	3/13/2000 5:14:00 PM
From: MikeM54321	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 12823

Re: European Internet Infrastructure- Telekom's Cable Asset/ADCT-ALA Positioning Plans Thread- As I've probably overstated now, the European access market is going through similar gyrations that that US markets have. They are about 1-1/2 years behind US regulators. As most know, Deutsche Telekom is now being forced to sell off their cable plant holdings(http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=12932067&s=deutsche) with the idea it will spur competition for the local loop. And now the battle of the equipment providers is starting to heat up. The European(combined Western and Eastern) population is estimated to be larger than the US population by 100 million(http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=12758032). IMO, it's not even in the first inning yet. Internet connectivity has barely penetrated Europe as a whole. At this point, it could take off, or could be stalled. My point- it's still very early. Hopefully the Davos Economic Forum(http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=12751483&s=davos) made it clear to European political leaders, that it's important to de-regulate the telecommunication markets and get connected. Following is just a single example of how the equipment companies are starting to line up to do battle. I bolded the statements related to my message above. -MikeM(From Florida) PS For some recent ADCT news that is somewhat disconcerting see:http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=13186838 *************************** ADC and Alcatel Eye Huge Telephony Market By NATALIA A. FEDUSCHAK March 13, 2000 The recent decision by Minneapolis-based ADC Telecommunications Inc. and Germany's Alcatel Alsthom S.A. to form a worldwide alliance to jointly offer cable-telephony solutions is a global validation of that business, both companies assert. "Cooperation in other parts of the world becomes more and more international because new operators want to make deals with end users," said Manfred Langenbach-Belz, Alcatel's director of business development for hybrid-fiber coax systems. "We want to offer our customers complete end-to-end solutions." Added Ham Mathews, director of marketing for ADC's cable-access systems division, "Our own telephony system is only a small fraction in the world." More collaboration between U.S. and foreign firms in the cable-telephony arena is expected in the future. Under their memorandum of understanding, ADC and Alcatel will jointly offer cable-telephony infrastructure products, integration services and access-and-transport systems. Concentrating their efforts on Europe, Asia and South America, the companies will collaborate on marketing, sales and engineering to bring international MSOs quick and cost-effective cable telephony solutions that allow them to compete with traditional telephone-service providers and generate additional revenue. Alcatel will provide cable-telephony infrastructure products and full integration and support services for joint solutions. ADC will contribute its Homeworx cable telephony system, which is a high-capacity platform that delivers lifeline telephone service over hybrid fiber-coaxial networks. ADC will also provide ISDN interface solutions based on the two companies' access platform. One of the factors that set the stage for the alliance was the breakup of Germany's Deutsche Telekom A.G., said Matthews. "We're seeing Europe as a market that is opening up pretty much across the board," he said. "The divestiture of the Deutsche Telekom network is going to create quite an opportunity for cable telephony." For its part, ADC will concentrate its European efforts on breaking into the Spanish and German markets. "We see these as two big hot spots of opportunity," said Mathews. Spain has started to deregulate its telecommunications market and Deutsche Telekom is selling off its HFC network. ADC and Alcatel plan to have a final agreement within the next 90 days. It is still too early to say how much revenue the alliance could generate, as the companies are still investigating areas in which they can cooperate, said Mathews. Cable telephony continues to emerge as a viable means to deliver broadband services to the home and office. Next-generation cable infrastructure spending worldwide is estimated to reach $27.8 billion by 2004, up from a $3.9 billion in 1998**, according to the companies.