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To: Paul Lee who wrote (5794)	3/22/1999 3:11:00 PM
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Siemens Broadband Chipset Enables Highly Integrated DSL-Lite Line Card SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 1999--Siemens Microelectonics Inc. (Infineon Technologies Inc. as of April 1), a leading supplier in semiconductors for communication equipment, has unveiled a new splitterless voice/DSL-Lite central office chip set, B-MuSLIC (Multi-channel Subscriber Line Interface Concept). The chip set uses DSL-Lite technology from Aware (Nasdaq: AWRE) and is at the heart of a broadband DSL-Lite line card presented by Siemens Information and Communication Networks (ICN), one of the worldwide leading manufacturers of Central Office equipment. The new chip set was demonstrated at CeBit '99 in Hanover, Germany. The B-MuSLIC solution combines voice and broadband services in a highly integrated chip set and eliminates the discrete POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service) splitter by using broadband SLIC technology. It tightly integrates DSL-Lite data technology into the analog line card architecture resulting in a very telephone company-friendly approach, enabling carriers to rapidly deploy DSL-Lite services through easy line card upgrades in existing switch and digital loop carrier equipment. In the B-MuSLIC prototype, Siemens has implemented essential DSL-Lite features, including DMT-based asynchronous data transmission, fast retrain, and always-on data connections. The prototype proves the concept that standard telephony and broadband data access can be integrated in a single, cost-efficient chip set. Aware's G.992.2 standard-compliant DSL-Lite technology, delivers data transmission speeds of up to 1.5 Mbps downstream and up to 512 kbps upstream at distances of up to 24,000 feet. Aware's DSL-Lite technology optimizes broadband data transmission over telephone lines without interrupting regular telephone service, enabling always-on data connections. While Siemens' final, fully standard compliant chip set will incorporate a low-power Siemens digital signal processor (DSP) with a 4-channel DSL-Lite data pump the prototype uses an off-the-shelf DSP together with the Siemens analog parts. Production ramp up for the B-MuSLIC chip set is planned for the fourth quarter, 1999, with volume production of DSL-Lite technology by year-end.