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To: charger who wrote (4416)	10/19/1998 12:38:00 PM
From: John F. Dowd	Respond to of 12623

Does GIC technology supersede CIEN's? Can't see any reason why this couldn't be used by any kind of fibre line company. Comments? 10/19 11:04 General Instrument(R) Announces Shipment of Dense Wave Division GIC.N> General Instrument(R) Announces Shipment of Dense Wave Division Multiplexing (DWDM) Transport System To Major North American Markets GI's OmniStar(R) DWDM System Being Deployed in Chicago and Grand Rapids HORSHAM, Pa., Oct. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- General Instrument's Transmission Network Systems (TNS) business unit announces the first shipments of its OmniStar(R) DWDM platform into Chicago and Grand Rapids. This deployment will be among the first and largest of DWDM systems deployed for cable operators in the world. This first rollout will be a full eight-wavelength system. The first phase of this deployment will pass close to 200,000 homes in Chicago and Grand Rapids. GI's DWDM system is unique in that it is the first to use high performance externally modulated transmitters for forward path narrowcast signals. This technology provides greater payload capacity, which gives system operators more flexibility in network planning. "GI has developed this advanced DWDM platform as part of our strategy to provide market leading technology and total system solutions for HFC network operators," said David Grubb, Vice President of Marketing for GI's TNS business unit. GI's DWDM technology will allow system operators to economically target advanced services such as telephony, data, and video on demand, down to a single node if necessary; with all routing activities taking place at the headend. At the same time, DWDM adds capacity to existing fiber architectures, lowers operational costs through the reduction of electronic components, and reduces space usage in the headend or primary hub locations. General Instrument (NYSE: GIC) is a leading worldwide provider of integrated and interactive broadband access solutions, teaming with its business partners to lead the convergence of the Internet, telecommunications and video entertainment industries. JFD