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To: pat mudge who wrote (7508)	11/4/1997 11:31:00 AM
From: Joe Griffin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21342

Amati and Siemens Selected as ADSL Service Vendors for Pilot Project at University in Munster, Germany ADSL Technology Will Provide High-Speed Internet Access and Distance Learning Capabilities to University Students BACKGROUND: Siemens AG launches ADSL service pilot project in Munster to provide students with Internet access up to 300 times faster than is currently available with conventional modems. The ADSL technology will also enable students to use distance learning applications. SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- ADSL pioneer and leader, Amati Communications Corporation (Nasdaq:AMTX), has released the following information as background on the ADSL pilot project announcement. Last week, Siemens AG announced that its Public Communication Networks Group is conducting an ADSL pilot project at the Westfalische Wilhelms-Universitat in Munster, Germany, in collaboration with Deutsche Telekom AG. By this fall, almost 100 students in the university's residence halls will be connected to the university's computer network via Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) technology. This technology will provide the students with the fastest possible access to the Internet, and enable them to use distance learning applications. ADSL technology enables transmission of data via existing copper telephone lines at transfer rates of up to 8 Mbps, 300 times faster than conventional modems can accomplish. ADSL does so without affecting normal telephone service on the same connection. The widespread use of Internet services means that there is a continually growing demand for greater transfer capacity among an increasing number of businesses and private customers of online services. This requirement can be met using ADSL access technology, provided by Siemens in collaboration with Amati Communications Corporation, San Jose, California, and Italtel, a joint venture between Siemens and Telecom Italia. These widely used Internet-based data retrieval services operate asymmetrically: high bandwidths are required downstream (toward the subscriber), but only relatively low bandwidths are needed in the opposite direction. In the opposite direction, when entering queries to information suppliers, data is transferred at a rate of up to 640 Kbps. ADSL technology is ideally suited to meet the growing demand of this booming market. Independent market research groups estimate that the global market for ADSL technology will stand at approximately DM 8 billion ($5 billion US) by 2001. Amati Communications Corporation Amati is a pioneer and leading developer of advanced transmission equipment utilizing DMT technology for the ADSL, Very High-Speed Digital Subscriber Line (VDSL) and xDSL markets. Amati recently announced execution of a merger agreement with Westell Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:WSTL). Amati is the holder of the ADSL/DMT patents and has licensed the technology to companies such as Alcatel, Analog Devices, Inc., Motorola and PairGain Technologies, Inc. The ADSL/DMT technology, recently selected by BC TEL, Canada for a proposed roll out of commercial ADSL services, is an effective means of transmitting high-speed data over existing copper phone lines, making Internet access, interactive services, broadcast quality video and video-on-demand realizable to many subscribers. Amati is currently involved in trials and service offerings of ADSL at speeds from 1.5 Mbps, for applications ranging from Internet access to broadcast video. The trials are worldwide, with companies such as BC TEL, GTE, Siemens, Philips, Italtel, Tadiran and Samsung. Examples of international ADSL solutions include the first standards-based ADSL service in Canada and Data and Video residential services at 8 Mbps in France. In the U.S., Amati is providing ADSL/DMT equipment for GTE's Internet access and work-at-home trials. Amati also provides network connectivity systems for the internetworking and OEM marketplaces. The company's connectivity products include local area network gateways, client-based workstation software and network data communications interfaces. For more information about Amati Communications, see the company's website at amati.com. Statements made in this press release which are not historical, including statements regarding product demonstration, product capabilities and markets, are forward looking statements and as such are subject to a number of risks. See the Company Annual Report and Form 10-K for the 1996 and 1997 fiscal years and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for additional disclosure regarding such risk factors. SOURCE Amati Communications Corporation