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To: Neal Hopper who wrote (12322)7/27/1998 6:52:00 PM
From: Netnut7  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 21342
 
Lucent/Westell working together, Not sure if this is old news.

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EE TIMES GUIDE TO INTERNET ENGINEERING

NEWS

ADSL got a boost recently with the announcement that Lucent Technologies (Murray Hill, N.J.) and Westell Technologies (Aurora, Ill.) plan to offertelecommunications-service providers asymmetrical-digital-subscriber-line (ADSL) capabilities based on technology that the International Telecommunication Union has said will be an industry standard.

"The relationship will bring lightning-fast data services to telecom providers more quickly and efficiently than thought possible a few months ago," said FrankD'Amelio, Lucent's vice president of switching and access product management and marketing.

"The capability will exist this year to provide ADSL features on the more than 100 million lines currently served [by Lucent's 5ESS switch]," D'Amelio said.

Late in 1998, Lucent and Westell plan to offer to service providers the hardware and software solution integrated into the Lucent switch
(www.westell.com/adslDiag.html#wt(underbar)wvAdslDiag).