Geting more interesting or complex (from my viewpoint) by the release. Is this type of integration high on the leading-edge scale? Maybe someone with bandwidth depth can offer direction!
Monday June 1, 4:17 pm Eastern Time Company Press Release
QUALCOMM Selects Larscom's Broadband Access Products for High Bandwidth Cellular Applications
Larscom's Inverse Multiplexing Technology Doubles QUALCOMM's Backhaul Bandwidth Capacity
MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 1, 1998-- Larscom Incorporated (NASDAQ:LARS - news) today announced that it has signed an agreement with QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM - news) to supply broadband access equipment for QUALCOMM's expanding wireless local loop networks. QUALCOMM is a leading provider of commercial Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) wireless local loop systems with CDMA deployments planned or underway in North America, South America, Asia, the Commonwealth of Independent States and Africa. Larscom products provide a dependable network access link that enhance the performance of CDMA systems by allowing lower bandwidth T1/E1 circuits to be combined for higher speed broadband applications.
QUALCOMM is deploying Larscom's Orion 4000(TM) broadband access multiplexer in its QCore(TM) Base Station Controllers (BSC) and Larscom's Mega-E(TM) inverse multiplexer in two of its QCell(TM) Base Station Transceiver Subsystem (BTS) products, the QCell 3508i and QCell 3519i. This hub-and-spoke type application provides higher capacity and lower operating costs.
''QUALCOMM's landline quality wireless service is rapidly expanding throughout the world, and the flexibility and scalability of Larscom's Orion 4000 lets us maintain our industry lead in backhaul efficiency while minimizing equipment costs,'' commented Frederick Jones, BTS program director for QUALCOMM. ''By using Larscom's Orion 4000 broadband access multiplexers and Mega-E inverse multiplexer to connect our Base Station Controllers and BTSs, not only does QUALCOMM maintain this lead, but we also provide superior trunking efficiency across multiple spans.''
Deborah Soon, President and Chief Executive Officer of Larscom, commented, ''The Orion 4000's E1 IMUX module enables 'fractional E3' connectivity so that QUALCOMM can take advantage of the growing availability and relatively low cost of E1 circuits. Network managers can allocate bandwidth in easy-to-grow increments from 2 Mbps up to nearly 16 Mbps. Depending on rate structures, the cost of an E3 circuit can be from 10 to 30 times more than the cost of an individual E1, and E3 circuits are not widely available in many areas.''
The Orion 4000's innovative design protects the integrity of critical communications networks. Should one T1/E1 line fail, the Orion 4000 will continue to pass data and return the link to service automatically once it is free of errors. The Orion 4000's management capabilities include SNMP, which allows network managers to obtain instant access to configuration, performance management and diagnostic functions -- all from a central site.
Larscom Incorporated is a leading provider of high speed wide area network (WAN) access equipment. Its customers include carriers, Internet service providers, corporate users, and government agencies worldwide. The Company's headquarters are located at 1845 McCandless Drive, Milpitas, California 95035. For additional information, please visit the Company's web site at larscom.com or phone 408/941-4000.
Headquartered in San Diego, QUALCOMM develops, manufactures, markets, licenses and operates advanced communications systems and products based on its proprietary digital wireless technologies. The Company's primary product areas are the OmniTRACS system (a geostationary satellite-based, mobile communications system providing two-way data and position reporting services), CDMA wireless communications systems and products and, in conjunction with others, the development of the Globalstar low-earth-orbit (LEO) satellite communications system. Other Company products include the Eudora Pro electronic mail software, ASIC products, and communications equipment and systems for government and commercial customers worldwide. For more information on QUALCOMM products and technologies, please visit the Company's web site at qualcomm.com.
Any forward looking statements in this news release are based on current expectations and beliefs and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include risks associated with customer concentration, dependence on recently introduced products and products under development, dependence on component availability of key suppliers, rapid technological change, risks associated with potential acquisitions and the recent acquisition of NetEdge Systems, as well as additional risk factors as discussed in the ''Risk Factors'' section of Larscom's annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission.
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Contact:
Larscom Incorporated
Bruce Horn, 408/941-4000 (CFO)
Ursula Burger, 408/941-4000 (VP, CORP COMM)
or
Morgen-Walke Associates
Chris Danne, Erica Abrams, Jennifer Jarman, 415/296-7383
Sandra Badurina, Karen Amlong, 212/850-5600 or
212/850-5698
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