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To: P314159d who wrote (18492)	4/10/2000 9:37:00 AM
From: Michael F. Donadio	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21342

Westell and PairGain HDSL2 Interoperability biz.yahoo.com Monday April 10, 9:04 am Eastern Time Company Press Release SOURCE: Westell Technologies, Inc. Westell Technologies and PairGain Technologies Announce HDSL2 Interoperability Teltrend's ASTS and PairGain's HiGain Solitaire HDSL2 Products Demonstrate Error Free Data Transfer AURORA, Ill. and TUSTIN, Calif., April 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Westell Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: WSTL - news) and PairGain© Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: PAIR - news) announced today that the companies have demonstrated interoperability between the Teltrend HDSL2 products and PairGain's HiGain© Solitaire HDSL2 products. Westell Technologies acquired Teltrend on March 17, 2000. Interoperability demonstrated at the University of New Hampshire during an HDSL2 Consortium Group Test Period included the ability to achieve error free T1 data transfer and to provision each other's line cards. The Teltrend ASTS system is used to deploy high-capacity T1 service on copper loops using HDSL2 technology as well as four wire HDSL, repeatered T1 and/or fiber-optic technology. Fully compatible with industry-standard mechanics, the ASTS system offers automatic protection switching and fully interoperable plug-in circuit cards designed to ease installation and service. PairGain's Wideband System 3190 (WBS-3190) is a managed DS3 STS-1/OC-3 based access platform that deploys HiGain Solitaire. HiGain Solitaire isPairGain's standards-based HDSL2 solution that offers the same performance, reach and spectral compatibility of traditional four wire HDSL. It enables service providers to immediately deploy a high performance, low-cost solution for T1 delivery applications. The HiGain Solitaire family includes a system of central office (CO) shelves, line units and remote units available in all common T1 system form factors. As a turnkey solution ideal for carriers of all sizes, HiGain Solitaire is designed to simplify the adoption and deployment of this new technology and comes with PairGain's comprehensive documentation, training and customer support. PairGain Technologies and Westell Technologies belong to the HDSL2 Consortium of the University of New Hampshire's InterOperability Laboratory. The Consortium's purpose is to foster interoperability among HDSL2 vendors. Both PairGain and Teltrend design their HDSL2 products in compliance with T1E1.4/2000-006-HDSL2 Draft American National Standard for Telecommunications. PairGain is the leader in the design, manufacture, marketing and sale of DSL networking systems. Service providers and private network operators worldwide use PairGain's products to deploy DSL-based services such as high- speed Internet access, remote LAN access and enterprise LAN extension. For more than 10 years, PairGain has been recognized as a technology leader and industry innovator of telecommunications equipment. The Company offers the widest range of DSL-based systems available. Product lines include HiGain Solitaire(TM) HDSL2 solutions, HiGain© T1/E1 access systems, PG- FlexPlus(TM), PG-Flex© and PG-Plus© subscriber carrier systems, the Avidia© System, Megabit Modems© and Campus-RS(TM) DSL access products. More than 1.7 million PairGain DSL nodes are installed in over 100 countries. On February 23, 2000 PairGain announced that it and ADC Telecommunications had reached an agreement for the acquisition of PairGain by ADC. Additional information about the company is available on the Internet at www.pairgain.com. Westell Inc.'s Telco Access Products (TAP) Business Unit provides equipment that monitors, maintains and repairs circuits at critical demarcation points in data and voice networks. In addition to the ASTS system by Teltrend, current products also include the PROACT(TM) Network Interface Units, and SlimJack mountings. The Teltrend merger already bearing fruit for the new Westell, Michael