LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES, ANALOG DEVICES AND AWARE WILL DEMONSTRATE DSL "LITE" INTEROPERABILITY AT SUPERCOMM '98
Randy and all, I'd seen releases which were similar to this, but not as clear...I may have missed some while I was away. This was dated Tuesday June 4, 1998...I'm sure they meant Thursday...not Tuesday. I believe it is important to keep in mind...this comes from the Lucent website where Aware's name has been seldom if ever mentioned!!
First Interoperability Demo Between Different Vendors' DSL "Lite" Modem Chips
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - The Microelectronics Group of Lucent Technologies, Analog Devices, and Aware today announced they will conduct the first demonstration of interoperability between Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) "Lite" modem chip sets. This demonstration, which will be performed at next week's SuperComm '98 trade show at the Lucent and Aware booths, will help accelerate deployment of high-speed Internet services into homes and businesses.
The demonstration will use a prototype Universal Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (UADSL) modem based on Lucent's DSL "Lite" modem chip set, and an Aware DSL "Lite" router containing an Analog Devices chip set. Aware is providing DMT "Lite" software and technology.
DSL "Lite" will be able to transport data such as Internet traffic over regular phone lines at up to 1.5 megabits per second (Mbps), up to 25 times faster than today's analog modems, without requiring voice/data splitters. DSL "Lite" will be upgradeable to UADSL later this year, pending standardization efforts currently underway.
Lucent and Analog Devices produce modem chip sets and associated software for customer premises and central office equipment. Aware sources its DMT "Lite" technology and software to Lucent and Analog Devices.
"This interoperability demonstration between modem chip sets is a groundbreaking event," said John Hunter, a DSL analyst with TeleChoice. "This demonstration should accelerate deployment of DSL 'Lite' services to consumer mass market."
Lucent's DSP 1690 WildWireT* chip set and Analog Devices' AD20msp910 will be programmed with the help of Aware so that modems containing either company's chip sets will be able to communicate with each other at DSL "Lite" speeds.
"Broadening access to DSL 'Lite' services is the driving force behind this interoperability agreement," said Bob Rango, general manager of market development with Lucent's Microelectronics Group. "Lucent, Analog Devices and Aware realize that establishing more widespread DSL 'Lite' modem chip set interoperability can dramatically influence the speed at which these services are deployed."
"On the path to full-scale, standardized DSL 'Lite' deployment, this interoperability demonstration is a big step forward," said Mike Ziehl, director of marketing with Analog Devices' Communications Division. "This demonstration enables modem users to be confident in their ability to connect to new DSL 'Lite' equipment as it becomes available."
"Aware is committed to working with its semiconductor partners to enable interoperability between chip set solutions," said Michael Tzannes, president and CEO of Aware. "Our goal is to propagate our technology widely to the market and interoperability is a key element for mass deployment. We're very pleased that companies are embracing our technology for the PC market."
Compaq Computer Corporation is providing PCs and UADSL prototype modems for the interoperability demonstration.
"Our participation in this technology demonstration shows Compaq's support for multi-vendor interoperability of equipment that is consistent with the pending UAWG technology specifications," said Ed Olkkola, vice president of business development and strategy planning for the Communication Products Group of Compaq Computer Corporation. "This is a key milestone to the realization of the goals of the Universal ADSL Working Group. This demonstration shows that U-ADSL is quickly becoming a real technology for cost-effective, high-speed Internet access."
Modems containing either Lucent or Analog Devices chip sets will adhere to the emerging specification for DSL "Lite" technology under development by the Universal Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line Working Group (UAWG). A consortium of leading companies in the personal computer, telecommunications, and networking industries, the UAWG's goal is to accelerate adoption and availability of high-speed digital Internet access for the mass market. Lucent, Analog Devices, Aware, and Compaq Computer are members of the UAWG. The chip sets are easily upgradeable to improved versions of the International Telecommunications Union's (ITU) anticipated G.Lite standard and the UAWG's proposed technical specification, which is expected later this year.
Lucent's Microelectronics Group ranks first in the world in sales of modem chips for personal computers (PCs), and the company is the number one seller of chips for modem-equipped PCs in North America, with more than 40 percent market share.** The company's PC OEM customers include Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, NEC, Sony, and Toshiba.
Lucent Technologies designs, builds and delivers a wide range of public and private networks, communications systems and software, data networking systems, business telephone systems and microelectronic components. Bell Labs is the research and development arm for the company. For more information on Lucent Technologies, headquartered in Murray Hill, N.J., USA, visit its web site at lucent.com.
Lucent's Microelectronics Group designs and manufactures integrated circuits and optoelectronic components for the computer and communications industries. More information about Lucent's high-speed modem technology can be found on the Microelectronics Group's web site at /micro/WildWire and at www.lucent.com/micro/K56flex.
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. Headquartered in Norwood, Mass., the company employs approximately 7,800 people worldwide and has manufacturing facilities in Massachusetts, California, North Carolina, Ireland, the Phillippines, and Taiwan. More information about Analog Devices can be found at analog.com.
Headquartered in Bedford, Mass., Aware, Inc., is a worldwide leader in xDSL technology that enables high-speed Internet access over the existing telephone network. Aware's products include xDSL technology, software, modules and modems for high-speed, interactive broadband network applications.
Aware's DSL-Lite is designed for easy, low-cost deployment in the home and requires no special equipment or wiring. PC users can use any phone jack in the home for their high speed Internet connection without disrupting existing voice services. This enables a service provider to offer the speed of DSL technology to consumers without having to send a technician to every customer's home to install a new wiring equipment. More information about Aware can be found on the World Wide Web at aware.com.
*While WildWire chips are capable of transferring data at 1.5 Mbps, users' individual line conditions can affect the transfer rate.
**Source: VisionQuest 2000
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