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To: MD Bryant who wrote (6020)	8/19/1998 1:18:00 PM
From: pat mudge	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 18016

''Our LMCS can do everything that fiber can do, at competitive prices. MaxLink initiated activities with Newbridge, and we have been working together for over a year on design, technical and services testing. The product is now ready, and we are moving on to the operating phase.'' This opens up enormous opportunities. For example, VDSL could be used where there's no fibre. ONU to curb via LMDS, and VDSL to house. The same with ADSL, but with the increased speeds of VDSL, it could overtake the slower technology quite rapidly once it's available. Imagine 52 Mbps completely rate-adaptive, completely synchronous or asynchronous as you choose. I know BT and DT are impressed with what they've seen so far, and I'm pleased NN's in the thick of it. Later --- Pat

To: MD Bryant who wrote (6020)	8/19/1998 2:34:00 PM
From: pat mudge	Respond to of 18016

The network represents an investment by MaxLink of over $400 million over the next four years. ''MaxLink's LMCS services will provide the market with competitive and advanced very high speed local telecommunications services, using wireless, which can be used for voice, data and video, as the customer requires,'' said Joel Bell, Deputy Chairman, MaxLink. Being focused on advanced technology more than dollars, I completely skipped over the significance of the revenues. This is the largest contract I've seen in print since I've held NN. It's also in their wireless division which I've not focused on at all. Can anyone comment on how this compares to other segments of NN both historically and currently? Thanks -- Pat

To: MD Bryant who wrote (6020)	8/19/1998 9:10:00 PM
From: pat mudge	Respond to of 18016

I still don't have my answer on VDSL and LMDS, but that's beside the point. Take a look at these URLs and pay close attention to "definitions and history." Two LMCS awards were given for 33 cities each, one to MaxLink and one to WIC Connexus. NN's snagged them both. Somebody must understand the significance. Background to LMDS/LMCS trials: newswire.ca Definitions and History: haa.com In October 1996 1000 MHz licenses were awarded in Canada for Local Multipoint Communication Services (LMCS) for the 66 largest Canadian cities.ÿ Licenses were awarded to MaxLink and WIC ConneXus in 33 cities each.ÿ Commercial LMDS Service has not been launched in Canada.ÿ CRTC background: mediacentral.com More CRTC: crtc.gc.ca crtc.gc.ca WIC press releases: ww2.newswire.ca New management at WIC Connexus: ww2.newswire.ca Broader background to Information Highway goals for all of Canada: Bell Canada library: bell.ca BCE's goal to be most connected country anywhere: bce.ca Right across the spectrum, companies in the BCE family are developing the technologies and services to promote the connectedness objective. For example, Bell Canada and its Stentor partners - using equipment from Nortel, Newbridge and others - are well underway with the investment that will produce the next generation, cross-country multimedia network using a new transmission method called ATM (asynchronous transfer mode). Meanwhile, Nortel's St. Laurent plant - which is to be the centrepiece of the company's $275 million expansion in the Montr‚al area - has produced half the Internet backbone transmission equipment in North America. On the applications side, we are making large investments in Internet content development - in both official languages - through MediaLinx which provides content to the Sympatico Internet service. And recently, Bell Canada created a major new division, called Emergis, that will be partnering with entrepreneurs and researchers to develop the network software needed to power new applications of connectedness. I want to emphasize, as well, that we should not think of the connectedness objective just in terms of wires and PCs. We are really talking about telecommunications in all its dimensions. This also includes exciting new wireless possibilities - for example: the digital cellular service that we call PCS (personal communications systems); the satellite-based services of Telesat, encompassing both entertainment and data; as well as a variety of other fixed wireless services, just emerging from their development stage, but which significantly increase the technological possibilities.