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To: Narotham Reddy who wrote (46059)	5/5/1998 1:08:00 PM
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LU Wildfire Announcement. New Solution That Turns Existing Phone Line Into "Mini-Network" for Voice and Data Business Wire - May 05, 1998 10:18 LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 5, 1998--Lucent Technologies today announced that it has developed a new solution that enables service providers to deliver high-speed data and voice services over IP networks to turn a single existing phone line into a broadband "mini-network." Called the WildWire(TM) IP ADSL Access System, Lucent's solution gives service providers the ability to simultaneously deliver a second voice line and up to four data lines to their target small office/home office, telecommuting and consumer markets. Using an "always on" connection that eliminates dial-up problems like busy signals and disconnections, the WildWire IP ADSL Access System reaches speeds more than 25 times faster than today's fastest analog modems. For end users, the system provides fast, efficient downloads of large files, no-wait Internet access and the required bandwidth to run two-way applications such as video conferencing. The WildWire IP ADSL Access System expands Lucent's already comprehensive portfolio of ADSL solutions that gives service providers multiple options for cost-effectively integrating ADSL capabilities into equipment already in their network or as part of new network builds. The existing portfolio includes solutions for both Full-rate ADSL (up to 8 megabits per second) and ADSL Lite (up to 1.5 megabits per second) over ATM networks. The WildWire IP ADSL Access System represents the first IP over ADSL solution using Discrete-MultiTone (DMT) line coding in the industry where a single vendor offers the ADSL equipment for both the central office and the subscriber. As an end-to-end Lucent solution, the WildWire IP ADSL Access System reduces the amount of time and expense required for system installation and testing and eliminates the question of equipment interoperability between the central office and the subscriber. "A significant number of our customers want an IP over ADSL solution so they can leverage the large embedded base of IP networks and extend the broadband capabilities of their data network directly to their subscribers," said Linda Manchester, director of DSL, Lucent Technologies. "The WildWire IP ADSL Access System integrates seamlessly into existing IP networks and enables service providers to deliver new revenue-generating data and voice services without having to make a huge capital investment in their networks." Developed by Bell Labs, the WildWire IP ADSL Access System was taken from concept to trial product in six months. The WildWire IP ADSL Access System is scheduled to enter into production for general availability at the end of 1998. The solution includes Lucent's Personal Media Router at the subscriber's home or office and the company's Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer (DSLAM) in the central office. The DSLAM receives the subscriber's line and sends the voice traffic to the public telephone network and the data to the subscriber's data carrier. About the size of an external modem and as easy to install as plugging in a phone, Lucent's Personal Media Router combines the functions of a modem, a second phone line and a router into a single piece of equipment. The product has separate Ethernet connections for up to four PCs or peripherals, enabling connected users to exchange files electronically and share hardware resources like a printer. The second voice line has its own phone number, functions and sounds like a regular phone line and can be used while subscribers are online, providing a second phone line that does not require any service provider installation. The WildWire IP ADSL Access System can be provisioned asymmetrically to support 1.5 megabits per second downstream to the user and 384 kilobits per second upstream to the service provider, or symmetrically with two-way 384 kilobits per second service. Even more important for service providers looking to keep deployment costs down, the WildWire IP ADSL Access System does not require a voice/data splitter to be installed at the customer site to separate the voice and data information. The WildWire IP ADSL Access System is based on open, widely deployed IP standards and Discrete Multi-Tone (DMT) ADSL line coding, the ANSI standard (T1.413). In addition, both the DSLAM and the Personal Media Router incorporate the WildWire(TM) chip set from Lucent's Microelectronics group and the ADSL magnetic components from Lucent's Power Systems group. The WildWire chip set provides the crucial digital modem and line code modulation capabilities between the Personal Media Router and the DSLAM and the magnetic components split the voice and data and improve the modem performance through an innovative low-pass filter. Lucent Technologies, headquartered in Murray Hill, N.J., designs, builds and delivers a wide range of public and private networks, communications systems and software consumer and business telephone systems and microelectronic components. Bell Labs is the research and development arm for the company. For more information about Lucent Technologies, visit the company's web site at lucent.com. CONTACT: Lucent Technologies Doug Broad, 908/559-7520 (office) 800/203-5058 (pager) dbroad@lucent.com