NEWS!!! Approval of Company's InterAccess(TM) HDSL System Paves the Way
for UK Customer Savings via Unbundled Local-Loops
AURORA, Ill., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Westell Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: WSTL) today announced that its InterAccess(TM) High-bit-rate Digital Subscriber Loop (HDSL) system is the first product of its kind certified and granted approval by the British Approval Board of Telecommunications (BABT). This approval allows Westell customers in the UK the ability to attach Westell's InterAccess HDSL to unbundled copper local-loop circuits available from British Telecommunications (BT). Unbundled, or dark copper, circuits are point-to-point local-loop lines that BT provides for private use by customers at a low rental fee. Fast and easy deployment of HDSL can increase bandwidth ten to twenty times, compared to conventional analogue modem technologies.
"With BABT approval, Westell's customers can now take advantage of high-bandwidth solutions using 2 Mbps PBX and LAN interconnect services," stated J. Nelson, President, Westell, Inc. "News services and financial systems will be able to benefit from our InterAccess HDSL system. Alternative cable carriers have already begun addressing a number of opportunities for their customers, now that BABT approved InterAccess HDSL is available. Other applications include ISDN services, videoconferencing and cellular network rollout." BABT HDSL approval will allow Westell and Westell's customers to take advantage of opportunities in the leased-line or frame relay marketplace.
BABT certification is recognized world-wide as a qualification for product integrity and quality. InterAccess HDSL also has full European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) compliance (similar to ANSI in the United States) and carries the CE mark of approval for safety and EMC. InterAccess HDSL is sold to PTTs and alternative carriers in over 20 different countries throughout the world.
Westell Technologies is a holding company for Westell Inc., Conference Plus Inc. and Westell WorldWide Services Inc. Westell Inc. is a leading worldwide innovator and manufacturer of xDSL systems and telecommunications access products, with corporate headquarters in Aurora, Ill. Westell's xDSL products are currently in use or trial by many companies world-wide, including Ameritech, Bell Atlantic, Bell Canada, BT, GTE, MCI, Quebec Telephone, SBC, Saskatchewan Telephone, Telecom Italia, US West and leading Internet service providers. In addition to developing and manufacturing xDSL and non-DSL data and telecommunications products, Westell Inc. has established technology relationships with leading telecommunication, software, computing and semi-conductor companies such as Atlantech Technologies, ATML, DSC Communications, GlobeSpan, Lucent Technologies, Microsoft, Motorola, Texas Instruments and others.
Conference Plus Inc., is a multi-point telecommunications service bureau specializing in audio teleconferencing, multi-point video conferencing, broadcast fax, and multimedia teleconference services. Westell WorldWide Services Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Westell Technologies, provides engineering, installation and network management services to leading network providers as well as turn-key equipment and service solutions to enterprise customers and service providers. Additional information can be obtained by visiting Westell's Web site at westell.com.
InterAccess is a registered trademark of Westell Technologies, Inc.
"Safe Harbor" statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995:
Certain statements contained herein such as the benefits of Westell's InterAcces HDSL system are forward looking statements. These statements include risks and uncertainties such as those listed under the "Risk Factors" section contained in Westell's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1997. These risks include but are not limited to, product demand and market acceptance risks, the impact of competitive products and technologies, competitive pricing pressures, product development, commercialization and technological delays or difficulties, the effect of economic conditions and trade, legal, social and economic risks.
SOURCE Westell Technologies, Inc.
CO: Westell Technologies, Inc.
ST: Illinois
IN: CPR
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12/03/97 16:23 EST prnewswire.c |
