Yet more AWRE-related good news! (I'm sure most of you know that ADI's Chipsets are based on AWRE technology --> more royalty revenues)
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Wednesday May 13, 12:51 pm Eastern Time
Company Press Release
Analog Devices Chipset Enables Newbridge Networks End-to-End ADSL Solution
- One Multiservice ATM Switch Supports More Than 1,500 ADSL Lines, Scalable to 40,000 Lines -
NORWOOD, Mass., May 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Analog Devices Inc. (NYSE: ADI - news; ADI) today announced that Newbridge Networks (NYSE: NN - news; TSE: NNC - news), a leading manufacturer of telecom networking solutions, is using ADI's AD20msp910 ADSL chipset to build high-density digital subscriber line capability into the MainStreetXpress(TM) 36170 Multiservices Switch and MainStreetXpress 27020 ADSL modem.
ADI's chipset enables Newbridge to offer end-to-end ADSL solutions to telephone companies and equipment manufacturers allowing them, in turn, to meet exploding end-user demand for managed broadband services to remote teleworkers and SOHO users.
''The selection by Newbridge of ADI's T1.413 Issue II-compliant AD20msp910 chipset is further evidence that we are leading the way in deploying ADSL technology today,'' said Russ Johnsen, vice president and general manager of ADI's Communications Division. ''Newbridge currently has the largest installed base of DSL network termination units, more than 350,000 lines. With the latest addition to its DSL solution family, ADSL integrated in the MainStreetXpress 36170, customers will be able to extend the reach of carrier managed broadband services.''
''The ADI chipset gives us state-of-the-art signal processing based on the latest T1.413 Issue II specifications,'' said Les Kovacs, Director of DSL Business Development, Broadband Access. Newbridge's MainStreetXpress(TM) engineering manager. ''This ensures that Newbridge ATM switches and CPE are fully compliant with interoperability standards defined by the American National Standards Institute, recognized by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI TR238) and in process by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU G.dmt).''
Analog Devices' AD20msp910 enables Newbridge to bring a true standards-based solution to market quickly at a price point that end-users can afford. And it virtually guarantees seamless interoperability within the telecom network. Using Newbridge products, telephone companies and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) can now deliver on the promise of ADSL technology, which converts ordinary copper telephone wires into long-awaited multimedia communication ''pipelines.''
The AD20msp910 has the capability to push the speed of data transmission over existing copper to 8 Mbps -- 60 times faster than ISDN and nearly 150 times faster than V.90 kbps voice-band modems. The MultiService ATM switch supports more than 1,500 ADSL lines and is scalable up to 40,000 lines. The CPE modem provides all protocol conversion, ATM adaptation, control and Internet working software to receive ADSL services.
The AD20msp910 chipset combines all the functions and essential software required to implement a complete ADSL solution. It is a five-device chipset that integrates a DMT co-processor, analog front end, line driver, DSP-based host processor and interface/framer and is bundled with data pump firmware and additional software to provide a full protocol stack for data control and management. Analog Devices offers complete reference designs, software support, training, and technical support from applications teams throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia.
About Analog Devices
With fiscal 1997 sales of $1.24 billion, Analog Devices is a leading manufacturer of precision high-performance integrated circuits used in analog and digital signal processing applications. Analog's Communications Division focuses on products for wireless and broadband wired communications applications. Headquartered in Norwood, Massachusetts, the company employs approximately 7,800 people worldwide and has manufacturing facilities in Massachusetts, California, North Carolina, Ireland, the Philippines and Taiwan.
About Newbridge Networks
Newbridge Networks designs, manufactures, markets and services networking solutions to organizations in more than 100 countries. Newbridge leverages its relationship with 15 affiliate companies, and strategic alliances with Siemens and 3Com Corporation to deliver seamless, end-to-end solutions. Newbridge customers include the world's 250 largest telecommunications service providers and more than 10,000 corporations, government organizations and other institutions. Founded in 1986, the company employs more than 6,000 people on five continents. News and information are available at www.newbridge.com.
SOURCE: Analog Devices Inc.
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