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To: Steve Fancy who wrote (1937)	6/6/2000 1:31:00 PM
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Demand for Alcatel's OneStream Broadband Access Server Exceeds All Market Forecasts ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 6, 2000--After the successful launch of Alcatel's OneStream Broadband Access Server earlier this year, shipments of this next-generation platform have surpassed even the most confident predictions. For the first quarter of 2000 the revenues for Alcatel's Broadband Access Server increased 300% versus the revenues of the fourth quarter 1999. Based on the total first quarter Broadband Access Server Market report, made by the Synergy Research Group, these results rocket Alcatel to a market share of 8% of the worldwide broadband access server market in the first quarter 2000. Jeremy Duke of the Synergy Research Group said: "Alcatel has made tremendous progress in the broadband access server market in Q1 2000, growing significantly faster than their competitors and the overall market. Given Alcatel's leadership in DSLAMs coupled with the growing momentum we are measuring for the broadband access market, Alcatel's Broadband Access Server is well positioned for continued growth worldwide." Demand for affordable, high-speed Internet access is accelerating the deployment of fast access technologies - in particular, DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) networks. IDC estimates there will be 27.3 million installed DSL lines worldwide in 2003 compared with 20 million cable connections. The Alcatel OneStream Broadband Access Server, located in a service provider's network, aggregates traffic from multiple DSLAMs (Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexers). Its growing popularity among operators is due to its function-rich design, ease of provisioning and lower infrastructure costs. Being the most scalable access server product available on the market, the Alcatel OneStream Broadband Access Server supports tens of thousands of concurrent users of DSL services, combining broadband applications, dial traffic and VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) in a single device. This next-generation broadband device ? the OneStream Broadband Access Server is the successor of the Alcatel DANA - also solves the problem of linking a service provider's DSLAMs to more than one ISP's (Internet Service Provider's) routers. The Alcatel OneStream Broadband Access Server is configurable to enable users to choose their ISP dynamically, such as connecting to their corporate sites during business hours and, after hours, to use the same connection to access the Internet via their chosen ISP. Welcoming the success of the Alcatel's OneStream Broadband Access Server, Nico Vernieuwe, vice president of Alcatel's carrier data activities said, "Service providers are recognizing that the Alcatel OneStream Broadband Access Server removes the final obstacles to large-scale DSL deployment. This 'PoP in a box' 1/8Point of Presence 3/8 has the scalability, value-added features and management tools needed to support mass roll-out of DSL-based network services. For example, the OneStream Broadband Access Server enables subscribers to change their ISPs dynamically and automatically. Without the OneStream Broadband Access Server, a service provider would have to make such alterations manually at the subscriber's premises." The OneStream Broadband Access Server has also been named Product of the Month for March 2000 by Telecommunications Magazine, which said, "It is fitting that Alcatel should come out with a scalable, feature-rich Broadband Access Server to support the wide-scale deployment of DSL services and cable modem connections." According to analysts at Current Analysis, a Sterling, Virginia, based research firm, integrating OneStream Broadband Access Server with Alcatel's Service Management Center software for centralized subscriber management, "allows carriers to manage virtually, multiple PoPs and OneStream Broadband Access Server platforms from one site, so reducing broadband access management headaches." It cited OneStream Broadband Access Server's ability to support both narrowband and broadband connections on the same device as OneStream's "clearest competitive differentiator." Alcatel's OneStream Broadband Access Server aggregates traffic from multiple DSLAMs, supporting tens of thousands of users enjoying DSL-based services. A single shelf terminates up to 100,000 PVCs (Permanent Virtual Circuits) and up to 100,000 point to point protocol sessions. It supports all possible access gateway functions in a single box, offering truly identical services for all types of access network. Enabling VoIP with an integral VoIP gateway, for example, OneStream Broadband Access Server prioritizes VoIP traffic throughout the whole system, ensuring minimal delay and true voice quality. About Alcatel Alcatel builds next generation networks, delivering integrated end-to-end voice and data networking solutions to established and new carriers, as well as enterprises and consumers world-wide. With 120,000 employees and sales of EURO 23 billion in 1999, Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. For more information, visit Alcatel on the Internet: alcatel.com