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To: Jay Lowe who wrote (3568)	5/8/1998 5:23:00 PM
From: FISHERMAN	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 9236

Yeah, but will AWRE be a player? SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A., 1998 MAY 6 (NB) -- By Bob Woods, Newsbytes. Asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) technology, which brings very high speed Internet access to computers via ordinary copper lines, is now being targeted at homes and small businesses, through a new initiative from Cisco Systems Inc. [NASDAQ:CSCO]. Already, Dell Computer [NASDAQ:DELL] and regional Bell operating company (RBOC) US West Communications [NYSE:USW] have announced deals with Cisco in regards to its ADSL plan. Cisco announced the availability of its 605 Personal PCI (peripheral component interconnect) ADSL Modem and the Cisco 675 SOHO (small office/ home office)/Telecommuter ADSL Router. Both products are designed as low-cost, "plug-and-play" solutions for the telecommuter, SOHO and consumer markets worldwide. The 605 connects to a user's PC via an internal PCI interface, while the 675 is a stand-alone, integrated router and modem that connects to the user's network via a fast Ethernet 10/100Base-T port, Cisco officials said. A rate-adaptive feature contained in both products lets service providers establish various data transmission speeds under different tariffs in order to appeal to a broad range of customers. End users will see an advantage in that it to use the same modem as their bandwidth requirements increase, officials said. The Cisco 605 Personal PCI ADSL Modem has a list price of $250, and the Cisco 675 SOHO/Telecommuter ADSL Router has a list price of $499. Both products are being offered to end users through Internet service providers (ISPs) and telephone companies that are deploying ADSL services, and both work in combination with the Cisco 6100 Advanced Broadband Access System. ADSL technology transfers data as much as 240 times faster than the modems most commonly used in homes today, Cisco added. In addition, Cisco said that it would team with Dell Computer and US West Communications to offer personal computers with built-in ADSL capabilities. Dell plans to offer Cisco's ADSL modems in select Dell Dimension XPS desktop personal computers this year. Already, US West announced that it is turning on its MegaBit Services ADSL in more than 20 cities in May, including Denver, Phoenix and Salt Lake City, where the service is available this week. US West also said it plans to offer the service in more than 40 cities in its 14-state region by mid-year with a range of options that begin at $40 a month for both residential and business customers. Reported By Newsbytes News Network: newsbytes.com .