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To: SteveG who wrote (29690)	12/5/1997 2:28:00 PM
From: JW@KSC	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 31386

Did you by chance read the Globespan post I referenced? If so, maybe you could quote a graph or two from the Westell report which you think supports your point that "Splitter-less cannot work in higher speed ADSL modems" (and which would then contradict the Globespan product announcement). Oh Yes! And I've read, heard Globespans Touting for over two years. Here they say CiDSL Split-less works high speed, yet read the bold print below. I'll believe a high speed version when I see it. RED BANK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 1, 1997-- Globespan Semiconductor announced today that it is extending its existing DSL product line to include new, Consumer-installable Digital Subscriber Line (CiDSL(TM)) chipsets. This new solution is focused on minimizing the costs that service providers would incur to deploy wide-scale consumer DSL solutions. This exciting new CiDSL product family is based on the Company's fourth generation high density, power efficient DSL chipset family. Globespan's new offering delivers high speed and long reach performance by using an innovative, cost-effective modular Micro Data Filter(tm) which is installable by the consumer. This easy to install solution offers immediate availability of a DSL product that is interoperable with the existing installed base of central office equipment. As a result, it virtually eliminates the performance impact of home wiring and phone configurations without using expensive and hard to install Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) splitters. Using the patented Micro Data Filter, Globespan's newly introduced product line can achieve both symmetrical and asymmetrical speeds from 90,000 bits per second (90 Kbps) to 7 million bits per second (7 Mbps) and can reach distances up to 22,000 feet depending on product configuration. ''Today, our CiDSL is the only deliverable product offering that makes mass deployment of DSL service a reality,'' said Armando Geday, CEO of Globespan. ''It's a win-win solution for service providers and equipment manufacturers that can satisfy the pent-up demand for high speed Internet access.'' Globespan has developed special algorithms that can be software downloaded into the modem to automatically compensate for the specific home wiring/phone configurations where a Micro Data Filter is not easily installable. While the CiDSL rate adaptive family is available in a variety of speed ranges and packages, Globespan will focus on providing significant value at consumer modem prices by offering lower speed options.