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To: zbyslaw owczarczyk who wrote (2985)	2/8/2001 10:43:08 PM
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Paris, February 8, 2001 - Alcatel (Paris: CGEP.PA and NYSE: ALA), the world leader in Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) and broadband solutions, today announced the successful completion of interoperability testing of its Speed TouchTM Pro modem and Speed Touch Private Line Network Termination product to conform to Symmetric High-Speed DSL (SHDSL) specifications. SHDSL offers carriers the flexibility to deliver multiple broadband services at greater distances over the same infrastructure. SHDSL, an industry-standard endorsed by the International Telecommunications Union, is capable of delivering symmetric service up to 2.3 Mbps when uploading and downloading data over a single-pair copper telephone line, or up to 4.6 Mbps on a dual-pair. The technology allows the use of repeaters, enabling service providers to reach subscribers up to 24,000 feet (7 800 m) from the service node. SHDSL can also be intermixed with ADSL lines without affecting performance. The interoperability tests were organized by the DSL Forum and conducted at the University of New Hampshire's InterOperability Laboratory in the United States. According to Marc Hermans, president, Alcatel Customer Premise Division, "SHDSL will enable service providers to offer a new class of broadband service to the small-and-medium enterprise and SOHO markets. With Alcatel's SpeedTouch products supporting SHDSL, users will now be able to truly experience high-speed transmission when uploading and downloading critical data files, benefiting business and consumer alike." About the University of New Hampshire's InterOperability Laboratory The goal of the University of New Hampshire's InterOperability Laboratory is to provide a complete multi-vendor testing environment for all products used in networking. The Laboratory, located in Durham, New Hampshire, provides interoperability testing for 10Base-T, ADSL, ATM, Bridging Functions, Fast Ethernet, FDDI, FDSE, Fibre Channel, 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet, HDSL2/HDSL4, IP/Routing/Voice over IP, MPLS, Network Management and Wireless products and solutions. Information on the Labs can be obtained iol.unh.edu. About Alcatel DSL Alcatel is the world's leading supplier of DSL solutions, helping service providers everywhere deploy an expanded range of revenue producing offerings and applications such as high speed Internet access, voice over DSL, and video services. Alcatel's DSL technology is also offered in an advanced range of customer premises equipment, the Alcatel Speed TouchTM family of DSL modems, routers, and integrated access devices supporting multi-line voice and data service over a single telephone access line. For more information on Alcatel's DSL solutions, visit alcateldsl.com