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To: MikeM54321 who wrote (6598)	3/9/2000 10:09:00 PM
From: P2V	Respond to of 12823

Mike, to further complicate the xMDS Equipment Game, you may wish to include this "Light Bulb Company", as one of the Game Players. -- biz.yahoo.com Wednesday March 8, 7:22 pm Eastern Time Company Press Release Philips Semiconductors Establishes Worldwide Networking Business Line Headquartered in Silicon Valley New Organization to Target High Growth Networking Markets SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 8, 2000--Philips Semiconductors, an affiliate of Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE:PHG - news), today announced the formation of a new organization to design and deliver advanced semiconductors and silicon system platforms for the networking industry. The new Networking Business Line, with worldwide headquarters in San Jose, Calif., brings together the interconnectivity and network related product lines into a single organization. This unit will concentrate on high growth networking markets including connectivity, home networking, broadband internet access, Virtual Private Networks and transmission, including fiber optics and WAN. The group has a broad portfolio of both wired and wireless products, enabling complete systems on a chip through ASSP or ASIC approaches. Phil Pollok, who joined Philips Semiconductors in 1998 to run the Interconnectivity Business Line, has been appointed vice president and general manager of the new Networking Business Line. Prior to that, he was with GEC Plessey/Mitel Semiconductors where he was head of the wireless communications business unit. ``We have combined the strengths of Philips Semiconductors and the former VLSI Technology into an industry powerhouse for providing networking semiconductor solutions, demonstrating our commitment to being a leading supplier in these markets,' said Phil Pollok. ``We have a comprehensive range of products and technologies spanning USB, 1394 and wireless 802.11/HomeRF connectivity products, through broadband access devices such as cable modem, wireless OFDM and IAD to high data rate transmission products for fiber and WAN. We have an excellent team in place and are very excited by the opportunity to bring these capabilities together into highly-integrated, cost effective system solutions.' About Philips Semiconductors Philips Semiconductors is the ninth largest semiconductor supplier in the world according to Dataquest's 1999 preliminary market share report. Philips Semiconductors' innovations in digital audio, video and mobile technology place the company in a leadership position in the consumer, multimedia and wireless communications markets. As a global company, offices in 40 countries serve major markets. Philips Semiconductors, headquartered in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, is an affiliate of Royal Philips Electronics. Please join us at the Philips Semiconductors website: www.semiconductors.philips.com for further information. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact: Porter Novelli Convergence Group Dana Lengkeek, 415/975-2294 dana.lengkeek@pnicg.com or Philips Semiconductors Earle Speranza, 408/474-5268 earle.speranza@vlsi.com Mardy.

To: MikeM54321 who wrote (6598)	4/16/2000 10:54:00 AM
From: MikeM54321	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12823

Re: Fixed Broadband Wireless- AT&T Rollout to Consumers Thread- I can't tell if this is a trial or a full fledged rollout. And I can't remember if it's been posted already. I search I did not turn it up. But thought I would post because it's geared toward consumers, not business. I can't recall who the equipment supplier is to AT&T wireless broadband plans. If anyone knows, please post. -MikeM(From Florida) ************ AT&T DEBUTS WIRELESS LOCAL COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY Paul DeVeaux March 24, 2000-- AT&T Wireless Services announced Thursday that it will begin offering its Digital Broadband fixed wireless service to residential customers** in Fort Worth, Texas. For AT&T, which contends that it is the first wireless local communications company to deliver services to homes, Fort Worth is the first of several cities it plans to target. According to AT&T, Fort Worth customers can save as much 25 percent off similar services offered by local telephone companies. For $25.95 a month customers can select a single voice line with Caller ID, call waiting and three-way calling services, while "always on," high speed data service is available for $34.95. Additionally, AT&T provides a free network interface card necessary for high-speed data services and allows customers to use their current phones and keep their existing phone numbers. Customers using AT&T Digital Broadband have a small antenna placed on the exterior of their home, which is used to transmit voice and data signals from nearby "base stations." Significantly, line-of-sight between a base station and a customer's home is not required. A wire connection is made from the antenna to a control unit in the home. The control unit is then connected to an existing inside phone wiring jack and an AC power supply outlet.

To: MikeM54321 who wrote (6598)	6/3/2000 3:39:00 PM
From: MikeM54321	Respond to of 12823

Re: Fixed Broadband Wireless MMDS- Sprint and Hybrid Networks Thread- Finally. A residential MMDS rollout by Sprint in Phoenix. I thought ADC Communications(sym:ADCT) would be the equipment provider for Sprint(sym:FON), but apparently I was wrong. Hybrid(sym:HYBR) got it. Should be interesting to watch this one since it's a residential rollout versus business. -MikeM(From Florida) ********************* Sprint Selling Fixed Wireless in Phoenix** Following its acquisition of wireless cable provider People's Choice TV (PCTV), Sprint has relaunched PCTV's SpeedChoice broadband Internet service in Phoenix, Ariz. under the Sprint brand. The two-way MMDS service is now called Sprint Broadband Direct and priced at $39.95 per month. Fixed wireless equipment from Hybrid Networks is being used for the deployment. cabledatacomnews.com ________________________ And here's a PR out of Sprint verifying it: www3.sprint.com