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To: Luke who wrote (10341)	2/5/1999 8:27:00 AM
From: Tom Gebing	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12559

FORE Systems Wins Contract for Taiwan's Broadband Network February 3, 1999 (TAIPEI) -- The construction of the National Broadband Experimental Network (NBEN) is set to begin this year, with U.S.-based FORE Systems Inc. winning the bid for the initial stage of the four-year project. The network, under the auspices of the National Science Council (NSC), will adopt asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) technology as a basic platform. The ATM platform is a solution for expected heavy traffic on the network, NSC officials said. Construction of the initial NBEN hardware is scheduled to be completed by mid-1999, the NSC officials also said. Transmission hubs will be built at 11 institutions: National Taiwan University, Chiao Tung University, Tsing-Hua University, Central University, Chung-Hsing University, Chung-cheng University, Cheng Kung University, Sun Yat-Sen University, Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd., the National Super Computer Center, and the Telecom Institute of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications. Wei Chia, general manager of FORE's Taiwan branch, said that the company will build the transmission hubs of the broadband network with ASX-1000 ATM switches, and 5005 BH routers of Northern Telecom (Asia) Ltd. Hubs will be connected with Chunghwa Telecom's STM-1 cable, which has a bandwidth of 155Mbps. FORE has implemented ATM networks in the U.S., Canada and Singapore. Wei said the construction of the NBEN will help facilitate view-on-demand services, data/voice/video integration, teleconferencing, tele-learning, the establishment of an electronic library, online medical diagnosis services and improved wireless telecommunications in Taiwan. Also, it will set the foundation for research and development focusing on future broadband networks and services. (Commercial Times, Taiwan)