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To: P.M.Freedman who wrote (1042)	1/26/1998 12:45:00 PM
From: blankmind	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1629

Ascend MAX TNT and DSLTNT Certified for Central Office Operation; Best-selling WAN Access Switch and xDSL Concentrator Receive NEBS Level 3 Certification Business Wire - January 26, 1998 08:21 ALAMEDA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 26, 1998--Ascend Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASND) today announced that the MAX TNT and DSLTNT have been certified NEBS-compliant Level 3, which means they conform to the rigorous requirements for central office operation in global carrier networks. The MAX TNT is the industry's highest-density WAN access switch, and the DSLTNT is the only integrated multi-service xDSL concentrator for the telephone company's central office. Network Equipment Building System (NEBS) compliance is important for network integrity, efficient deployment, reliable and safe operation, and is a critical issue in evaluating the suitability of products for use in telecommunication networks. Level 3 criteria provide the maximum assurance of equipment operability. "The NEBS Level 3 certification is an important milestone for the MAX TNT and DSL TNT because we believe that it will be a key selection criterion as carriers select the strategic platforms that support their long-term growth," said David Boone, product line director. The MAX TNT is Ascend's carrier class WAN access switching solution. It demonstrates capacity at a breakthrough price point. It was the first system that gave service providers the ability to support over 2,000 concurrent modem users or over 4,000 ISDN or 56/64 Kbps Frame Relay connections in a single seven-foot telco rack, or up to 150 T1/FT1 Frame Relay connections in a single 14-inch shelf. The DSLTNT enables telephone companies (RBOCs) and competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs) to deliver multiple xDSL services, including IDSL, SDSL, RADSL-CAP and RADSL-DMT, on a single platform at speeds from 128 Kbps to 7.0 Mbps on a single pair of local loop. The high-density DSLTNT can support up to 1,344 IDSL ports, 1,440 SDSL ports, or 540 RADSL ports in a single seven-foot telco rack. The MAX TNT and DSLTNT are based on a fully distributed multiprocessor architecture and multi-shelf hardware design. Each shelf can support up to 16 hot-swappable modules with fully redundant, load-balancing power supplies. Carriers can add capacity by tightly coupling up to three MAX TNT or DSLTNT shelves together as one logical unit. In this way, carriers can scale both the functionality and features of the system incrementally as their service requirements evolve. The MAX TNT was recently awarded the top rating by Data Communications Magazine in a review of high-density WAN access concentrators products. The MAX TNT was superior in price per port, ease of installation and ease of use compared to products from leading remote access vendors, including 3Com, Cisco, and Bay Networks. About Ascend Communications Ascend Communications, Inc. develops, manufactures, services, and sells wide area networking solutions for telecommunications carriers, Internet service providers, and corporate customers worldwide. For more information about Ascend and its products, please visit the Ascend web site at www.ascend.com, or send e-mail to info@ascend.com . Ascend is headquartered at One Ascend Plaza, 1701 Harbor Bay Parkway, Alameda, CA 94502-3002. Phone: 800/ASCEND4; Fax: 510/747-2300.

To: P.M.Freedman who wrote (1042)	1/26/1998 1:43:00 PM
From: Maverick	Respond to of 1629

China Telecom to Operate ISP in Hong Kong January 26, 1998 (HONG KONG) - China Telecom, the operating arm of China's Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, plans to set up an Internet service provider (ISP) in Hong Kong in the first half of 1998. The ISP will be run by the China Telecom (Hong Kong) Group (CTHKG), China Telecom's subsidiary in Hong Kong which is also the parent company of China Telecom (HK). Ltd listed on the Hong Kong and New York stock exchanges. China Telecom, which used to be the exclusive telecom provider in China before the entry of China United Telecommunication Ltd. (China Unicom), still hold the lion's share of China's telecom market. It is also the operator of ChinaNet, China's main Internet backbone, which links China to the United States and the rest of the world. The ISP under planning in Hong Kong will use connecting facilities from AT&T Corp. of the United States. In December 1997, CTHKG signed a contract with AT&T Asia/Pacific Group Ltd. for the supply of systems integration services and global Internet access using the AT&T WorldNet Managed Internet Service (MIS) for direct Internet connection to the United States and countries in Asia-Pacific. "Establishing our Internet service in Hong Kong represents a strategic point in our business development and a further step in providing value-added services to our customers," said Shi Cuiming, CTHKG's chairman and CEO. Under the contract, CTHKG will get access to 24-hour, end-to-end network monitoring, as well as technical support through AT&T WorldNet MIS. This will enable CTHKG to connect its customers to the Internet via the AT&T WorldNet MIS and the AT&T Internet backbone in the Asia-Pacific region. The contract was a result of a memorandum of understanding between AT&T and CTHKG on long-term cooperation signed in August 1997. AT&T also signed a contract with China Telecom in late 1997 to provide China's first T45 connection. The AT&T T45 line will upgrade China Telecom's Internet access in China by significantly increasing the bandwidth of ChinaNet. "The number of Internet users is rapidly increasing and we are pleased to be helping China Telecom as they work to connect more people to the Internet," said JoAnn Patrick-Ezzell, president and CEO of AT&T Asia/Pacific. (Keith Chan, Asia BizTech Correspondent)