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To: Ian@SI who wrote (3533)	7/10/2001 9:56:15 PM
From: Win-Lose-Draw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3891

I'm curious, haven't paid any attention to Newbridge since, well, it ceased to be Newbridge...how has Alcatel's acquisition worked out? Did they ever ship that 50G ATM box?

To: Ian@SI who wrote (3533)	7/11/2001 6:12:21 PM
From: zbyslaw owczarczyk	Respond to of 3891

Texas Instruments Supports Voice Over DSL Deployment Through Extension Of Relationship With Alcatel Alcatel's 7300 ASAM Will Use TI DSPs and Telogy Software(TM) to Maximize Service Provider Revenues DALLAS, July 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Extending its commitment to the voice over digital subscriber line (VoDSL) market, Texas Instruments Incorporated (NYSE: TXN - news; TI) today announced that Alcatel (NYSE: ALA; Paris: CGEP.PA) will incorporate TI's programmable digital signal processors (DSPs) into its leading central office VoDSL solution, enabling service providers to maximize revenue for digital voice services over existing copper. Alcatel, the world leader in DSL equipment, currently utilizes TI's DSPs and Telogy Software products in its Speed Touch(TM) integrated access devices (IADs). The agreement is now extended to the central office to include Alcatel's 7300 Advanced Services Access Manager (ASAM), the world's most widely deployed broadband access platform. (See: www.ti.com/sc/adsl) ``As leader in the DSL equipment market, Alcatel's goal is to create new value for service providers. Voice over DSL is key to realizing the full potential of broadband for business subscribers,'' said Willem Verbiest, president of Alcatel's DSL activities. ``By combining Alcatel's DSL expertise with TI's signal processing technology for voice over packet solutions, we are effectively reducing our customers' time-to-market for revenue-generating VoDSL services.'' Alcatel's 7300 ASAM makes optimal use of the network's bandwidth resources to more efficiently deliver multiple toll-quality voice lines and data simultaneously with the use of Telogy Software products. By utilizing TI's voice-optimized DSPs and Telogy Software products, Alcatel's 7300 ASAM will support a broad set of carrier class features including tone detection and generation, voice activity detection, echo cancellation up to 128 msec, comfort noise generation and fax relay. The 7300 ASAM's integrated VoDSL gateway will also support a range of voice encoding technologies including pulse code modulation (PCM) and adaptive differential PCM (ADPCM). In addition, Telogy Software products support the ATM Forum BLES standard. TI's programmable TMS320C5421(TM) DSPs and Telogy Software products provide future-proof technology allowing Alcatel to upgrade their VoDSL solutions for the purpose of adding new features and supporting evolving standards. Programmable DSPs, such as TI's voice-optimized TMS320C5400, are required for telecommunications applications where real-time algorithm processing is needed since the DSP can perform the necessary ``multiply and accumulates'' for MIPS intensive or high-bandwidth applications such as voice processing. Moving forward, TI offers manufacturers a competitive roadmap that combines Telogy Software products such as low bit rate codecs with the higher density and performance of the new TMS320C5500(TM) family. ``We are pleased to continue our work with Alcatel, enabling service providers to bring end users exciting new capabilities such as VoDSL,'' said Joseph Crupi, vice president of TI's Broadband Communications Group. ``As world leader in DSL equipment, Alcatel's use of TI's VoDSL solutions will facilitate the growth of the VoDSL market.'' About TI Broadband For OEM's developing broadband communications solutions, TI's advanced signal processing-based silicon and software platforms deliver the optimal performance, lower power consumption, and system level integration required to rapidly deploy differentiated next generation products for cable modems, digital subscriber line (xDSL) modems, integrated access devices (IADs), Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) gateways, carrier infrastructure, and home and office wireless networking. Texas Instruments Incorporated is the world leader in digital signal processing and analog technologies, the semiconductor engines of the Internet age. The company's businesses also include sensors and controls, and educational and productivity solutions. TI is headquartered in Dallas, Texas and has manufacturing or sales operations in more than 25 countries. Texas Instruments is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TXN. More information is located on the web site at www.ti.com. Trademarks Telogy Software and TMS320C5421, TMS320C5400 and TMS3205500 are trademarks of Texas Instruments Incorporated. Speed Touch is a trademark of Alcatel. Please refer all reader inquiries to: Texas Instruments Incorporated Semiconductor Group, SC-01124 Literature Response Center P.O. Box 954 Santa Clarita, CA 91380 1-800-477-8924, ext. 4500 SOURCE: Texas Instruments Incorporated Semiconductor Group