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To: David Lawrence who wrote (5298)	12/14/1998 10:21:00 AM
From: Scrapps	Respond to of 9236

ADSL Equipment Market Projected to Grow From $103 Million in 1998 to $401 Million by 2002, According to New Report by RHK SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 12, 1998-- With the expected growth of the Internet and demand for high speed Internet access from the business and consumer markets, network operators in North America are adopting the DSLAM network infrastructure for ensuring the roll out of ADSL over the next five years. According to RHK's new ''Loop Access Systems: Technology and Markets'' report, deployment of ADSL technology by CLECs and ILECs is occurring due to its ability to cost-effectively deliver high speed data over existing last mile copper loops. RHK's new report estimates that $100 million will be spent in 1998 to install last mile infrastructure consisting of DSLAMs in more than 1,000 central offices, equipping 231,000 of 559,000 ADSL ports with central-office modems. ADSL rollout is underway and activation of 50,000 subscriber lines is expected in 1998, targeting subscribers who will pay a premium for high-speed Internet and work-at-home access. ''Reaching the mass market is the next major milestone,'' says Claude Romans, senior analyst at RHK and author of the report. ''Equipment interoperability, support systems, and the trained staff required for deploying millions of lines are still missing but we expect these activities to occur within the next 2 years,'' adds Romans. The report also covers the total market in North America for access systems, which will reach $2.43 billion in 1998. This includes ADSL, DLC, HFC telephony and FITL markets, which will experience compound growth of 17 percent annually through 2002. Most of this growth will be generated by increasing demand for narrowband access technologies, fueled by continued new subscriber growth, second-line growth, and deployments of new services. ''Loop Access Systems: Technology and Markets'' is the first volume in RHK's Loop Access Systems STARTRAX service. The service provides extensive research on telephony access systems and includes analysis of deployment trends; forecasts; regulations; key vendors and service providers. Ryan Hankin Kent, Inc., is a market research and consulting firm that specializes in analysis of advanced communications technologies and services that affect the public telecommunications network. The company provides syndicated research and custom consulting to technology vendors, service providers, and telecommunications technology investors. RHK is based in South San Francisco. For complete service offerings, please contact Mike Mahan at 650/737-9600 x233. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.rhk.com. biz.yahoo.com

To: David Lawrence who wrote (5298)	12/14/1998 1:06:00 PM
From: TREND1	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 9236

David Are they using G.lite here ??/ biz.yahoo.com Thanks in advance HAL

To: David Lawrence who wrote (5298)	12/17/1998 11:15:00 AM
From: Scrapps	Respond to of 9236

Fujitsu Announces Keywave(TM) Analogue Front End for ADSL Applications LONDON, Dec. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Fujitsu Microelectronics Limited has announced the first Analogue Front End (AFE) designed by its Mixed Signal Group, based in Maidenhead, UK. It is primarily intended for use in Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Loop (ADSL) access systems operating over twisted copper pair. Utilising a superior low noise design combined with high resolution data converters has enabled Fujitsu to deliver a fully working integrated AFE. In addition, Fujitsu's renowned triple well process has been used to provide the necessary analogue/digital isolation to maintain the low noise performance of the device. Designed in 0.35 micron process technology, the low power Fujitsu proprietary AFE provides a number of key features. These include the support of analogue echo cancellation and 15-bit data converters, and the capability for full rate (G.dmt) and reduced rate (G.lite) communication for both Central Office (CO) and Remote Terminal (RT). It is also capable of implementing two G.lite at the Central Office. The MB86626 KeyWave AFE is part of a family of devices, including a single-chip ADSL modem scheduled for January 1999. Offering both an integrated modem and an AFE allows the customer the option of using an existing digital core for an effective two-chip solution, or of adopting a complete single-chip solution. Fujitsu's proprietary Error Correcting Successive Approximation (ECSA) analogue to digital converter architecture is featured on the receive channel of the device, which, in combination with other high performance CMOS designs provides a very low power solution. This is especially important for Central Office applications, where ultimately the power determines the maximum channel packing density. Fujitsu's design also has the advantage that in comparison with other AFE devices on the market it requires no external receive path amplification, either in the form of a discrete amplifier or as an active hybrid interface. The KeyWave AFE is designed to be used in full-rate ADSL applications conforming to ANSI T1.413 Issue 2 standards and is also compatible with reduced rate splitterless G.lite implementations. Available in 80-pin Low-profile Quad Flat Pack (LQFP) packages of 0.5mm pin pitch, engineering samples are available now, with mass production in Q199. SOURCE: Fujitsu Microelectronics Limited