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To: Skiawal who wrote (9034)	1/20/1998 9:35:00 PM
From: emichael	Respond to of 21342

Thanks for your response. There is plenty to go around. AFCI made an announcement today and they made a deal with AWRE in Nov. AWARE is working with Pacific Bell as well. Heres a copy of the news release. Sorry if it's so long. Advanced Fibre Communications and Efficient Networks Sign Agreement to Deliver ATM Over ADSL Business Wire - January 20, 1998 11:28 PETALUMA, Calif., and DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 20, 1998--Advanced Fibre Communications(R) Inc. (AFC) (NASDAQ:AFCI) and Efficient Networks Inc. announced today a strategic agreement to jointly deliver Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) based Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) solutions to telecommunications service providers. Leveraging the ability of ADSL to utilize twisted-pair telephone lines for multimedia and high speed data communications, Advanced Fibre Communications and Efficient Networks' end to end solution will cost-effectively deliver an ATM-based ADSL service from AFC's UMC 1000(R) 3rd Generation Digital Loop Carrier (3GDLC)(TM) to subscribers using Efficient Networks' SpeedStream family of ATM/ADSL customer premises equipment (CPE). Under the terms of the agreement, full interoperability will be established between AFC's UMC 1000 3GDLC(TM) ADSL plug-in cards, and Efficient Networks' SpeedStream family of network interface cards and modem products. The agreement calls for AFC to market ADSL products developed by Efficient Networks for AFC's UMC 1000 3GDLC. Initially, both companies will focus on delivering products based on the industry standard Analog Devices-Aware Discrete Multi-Tone (DMT) chipset. By combining AFC's UMC 1000 3GDLC products that interface with Efficient Networks' SpeedStream 3020 ATM/ADSL DMT adapters or the SpeedStream 5010 ATM/ADSL DMT modems at the customer premises, the solution will be able to support up to 6 Mbps downstream connections over standard telephone wiring. "Teaming with an industry leader in the ATM space is a testament to AFC's commitment to delivering ATM-based services and transport to our customers," said Ryan Koontz, manager of business development at AFC. "Working elbow to elbow with Efficient Networks, who set the paradigm for ATM desktop solutions with their 25.6 Mbps ATM adapter, is a mile marker for us." "The pairing of our easy to deploy ATM/ADSL CPE products with the service flexibility of the UMC 1000 will enable rapid deployment to a large customer base," said James Nadeau, vice president of business development at Efficient Networks. "Each of our products plays an integral role in delivering this ATM/ADSL solution, and carriers looking to quickly ramp up service will see substantial value in the AFC and Efficient solution." About Advanced Fibre Communications AFC is a leading manufacturer of telecommunications systems for the "local loop" between telephone service users and public telephone networks worldwide. AFC has pioneered a single platform that supports any network, any transport, and any service. AFC's flagship product the UMC 1000(R) 3rd Generation Digital Loop Carrier(TM), provides any service from POTS to xDSL over copper, fiber, HDSL, coax and radio transport media. ------------------- Aware and AFC Announce Strategic Agreement to Deliver an Integrated DMT ADSL Solution to the Global Carrier Market PR Newswire - November 19, 1997 17:32 BEDFORD, Mass., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Aware, Inc. (Nasdaq: AWRE), a worldwide leader in xDSL (digital subscriber line) technology, and Advanced Fibre Communications(R), Inc. (Nasdaq: AFCI), a leading manufacturer of local loop access products, today announced a strategic agreement to deliver an integrated DMT-based ADSL solution to the global carrier market that will provide greater flexibility in deploying high-speed data services. The companies will also engage in cooperative development, marketing and selling of the system to provide added value and drive demand within the ADSL market. The Aware/AFC ADSL Solution leverages the leadership of AFC in local loop access and the leadership of Aware in DMT technology to provide an end-to-end ANSI-compliant system. The integrated product offering will be based on the flagship products of the two companies -- AFC's UMC 1000 3rd Generation Digital Loop Carrier(TM) and Aware's X200 ADSL Access Router. Providing ease of installation and cost reduction, the Aware/AFC ADSL Solution enables carriers to deploy ADSL service from all of AFC's embedded UMC digital loop carrier platforms, eliminating the need for additional central office equipment. AFC's UMC 1000 line card can be easily installed in an existing chassis, greatly reducing the incremental cost of ADSL deployment. At the same time, Aware's X200 Access Router provides carriers with a feature- rich customer premise solution. Jim Bender, president and chief executive officer of Aware noted: "Together with AFC, we can provide the global carrier market with an end-to- end, ANSI-compliant system that delivers on the promise of multiple-vendor interoperability." James Hoeck, chief technologist and co-founder of AFC added: "AFC is committed to developing standards-based solutions. The Aware/AFC Solution provides carriers with the advantages of simplified installation and reduced costs and the security of knowing that the system is ANSI-compliant."

To: Skiawal who wrote (9034)	1/23/1998 12:42:00 PM
From: Outsider	Respond to of 21342

<ALSO , one of the main telephone companies involved is GTE and guess who GTE has ONLY performed trials with...WSTL!!! ONLY WSTL!!! NOBODY ELSE...JUST WSTL...GET IT??? PLUS, Microsoft's home office is wired with, Guess who??? You got it...WSTL!!!> To all: Don't forget about the following, old press releases, may have bearing in where WSTL stands: (even though the weren't mentioned in the consortium) westell.com WESTELL AND MICROSOFT WORKING TOGETHER ON ADSL SOLUTION THAT ENABLES VIDEO AND DATA INTERNET SERVICES 100 TIMES FASTER THAN WITH COMMON MODEMS May 15, 1996 (snip) Microsoft is working with leading hardware and software companies to provide integrated solutions for the public networks' challenge of deploying high-speed, video-enriched Internet services and content. The effort will focus on a Microsoft Windows NT server-based public networks platform that will be deployed on existing and future network infrastructures. (snip) westell.com WESTELL JOINS WITH MICROSOFT, NORTEL AND SIECOR AT SUPERCOMM 97 TO DEMONSTRATE THE HIGH-SPEED ADVANTAGES OF DSL June 2, 1997 (snip) Microsoft (booth #3129) will demonstrate NetShow and NetMeeting to showcase the interoperability of multi-vendor ATM based ADSL products. Westell's SuperVision DSLAM system is being used by Microsoft to facilitate high speed data access for residential customers. SuperVision supports the transmission of ATM cells from either a 155Mbps (SONET/SDH), a 45Mbps (DS3) or a 34Mbps (E3) ATM network interface to DSL line modules that achieve speeds up to 8 Mbps. Microsoft will be demonstrating ATM end-to-end solutions, from a destination network to a residence based PC using point-to-point protocol over ATM. Westell, Microsoft and other networking leaders have collaborated on a jointly authored white paper titled "End-to-End Broadband Service Interoperability Model Over XDSL Systems" which will be presented at SUPERCOMM. The jointly authored paper will provide a common interoperability model for enabling rapid ADSL deployment for residential broadband service. (snip) m