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To: pat mudge who wrote (10762)	4/12/1999 10:48:00 PM
From: Mr.Fun	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 18016

Pat, At the risk of drawing Jach over to the Newbridge thread, let me give my 2 cents on the Fore ASX-1000. It is a great piece of hardware with software limitations. It has been deployed by carriers specifically to aggregate router traffic - typically maxing out at OC12 (although the latest and greatest now do OC48) - over OC48 links. Fore was first to market - just ahead of Ascend - with OC48 and OC48c interfaces and the box is much cheaper than the GX550 (or for that matter, the 36170). UUNet uses the box extensively, Internet MCI (now C&W) still uses it, there are others. However, its service oriented software is not considered in the league w/ NN, ASND or CSCO - no one is using it for frame relay or private line emulation for example. AFAIK it has not won any multiservice contract from any sizeable telco. Over time, the ASX 1000 will be squeezed on one side by terabit routers which will not need an ATM layer to make use of the highest speed fiber links, and on the other by multi-service ATM solutions a la ASND, CSCO and NN. Nonetheless, it is a superior hardware design with significant potential, if someone with some software skills and experience were to pick it up - but it has to happen soon IMHO or Fore will cease to be relevant in the carrier space.

To: pat mudge who wrote (10762)	4/13/1999 8:44:00 AM
From: zbyslaw owczarczyk	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 18016

ALERT: LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Cable & Wireless announced plans Tuesday to invest $670 million to develop a high capacity Internet network in the U.S. C&W said the network, which would link more than 60 metropolitan areas in the U.S., should be ready by 2001. The network, USA Internet, would deploy transmission equipment at 9.6 Gigabit/second and use the most advanced routing and switching technology available in order to manage Internet, data, voice and messaging communications traffic on one network. C&W has entered into an agreement with Level 3 Communications to purchase 15,000 route miles of dark fiber. It would build an Internet facility in each metropolitan area. The network would link with C&W's global network including its Internet backbone in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. Segments of the network are expected to go online before the network is completed. Everybody konws who is the primary C&W supplier worldwide. This network will be connected to Global ATM network, which was aworded to NN last months. Earlier last year NN won C&W network for UK and the rest of Europe. NN will get solid portion of US expention too. Zbyslaw

To: pat mudge who wrote (10762)	4/13/1999 8:51:00 AM
From: zbyslaw owczarczyk	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 18016

Panhandle Telephone Selects and Deploys Newbridge Networks ADSL Services Solution and ATM Backbone KANATA, ONTARIO--Newbridge(r) Solution Chosen Based on Superior Performance, Manageability and Support for Premium Quality Broadband Services Newbridge Networks (NYSE: NN - news; TSE: NNC - news) today announced that Panhandle Telephone Cooperative, a full service telecommunications service provider, and its wholly owned subsidiary EagleNet have selected the comprehensive Newbridge(r) asymmetric digital sub scriber line (ADSL) solution and the Siemens / Newbridge MainStreetXpress(tm) asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) platform to deliver a full portfolio of ADSL-enabled services. The Newbridge ADSL products and network and service management software comprise the foundation for the Panhandle ADSL service portfolio. The Newbridge solution enables Panhandle to offer a broad range of premium services, such as high speed Internet acc ess, entertainment and teleworking services. The Newbridge solution was selected following a comprehensive competitive review process, winning out over all other major DSL equipment providers. The solution was selected for its standards compliance, comprehensive network and service management, qual ity of service (QoS) guarantees and support for premium quality services. It integrates high density ADSL line cards into the industry-leading MainStreetXpress 36170 Multiservices Switch. The switch offers service providers unparalleled scalability, flexibility and standards compliance, enabling the Newbridge ADSL solution by interoperate with modems from leading vendors, such as Efficient Networks. ''We chose the Newbridge ADSL solution because it provides the performance, flexibility and integrated network and service management necessary to deliver premium, high speed DSL-enabled services to our customers to effectively differentiate us from our c ompetition,'' said Ron Strecker, Chief Executive Officer, Panhandle Telephone. Panhandle is deploying a full Newbridge ATM and management infrastructure, with which the Newbridge ADSL solution fully integrates. A single MainStreetXpress 36170 Multiservices switch currently supports 1,500 ADSL lines and is architected to support mor e than 40,000 lines. End-to-end management is provided by the MainStreetXpress 46020 Network Manager and the MainStreetXpress Service Subscription Manager, which simplifies ADSL subscriber provisioning and service assurance functions. The Newbridge ADSL solution enables cus tomers to dynamically select content provider services and operate with a flexible management model where activities, such as provisioning, billing and line maintenance, can be partially or fully partitioned to meet user demand. ''By selecting Newbridge, Panhandle has joined the ranks of more than 35 service providers worldwide who are deploying the Newbridge DSL solution as the cornerstone of their commercial ADSL networks,'' said Conrad Lewis, Executive Vice President, Access Pr oducts Group, Newbridge Networks. ''By selecting the Newbridge ADSL solution, Panhandle is able to quickly and cost-effectively open up new revenue streams and capitalize on the burgeoning market for premium quality broadband services.'' Panhandle Telephone Cooperative and the Company's subsidiaries provide local telephone, long distance, cellular, paging and PCS services and Internet access to customers in Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado and Kansas. Newbridge Networks designs, manufactures, markets and services networking solutions to organizations in more than 100 countries. The Company leverages its relationship with a growing family of Affiliate companies and strategic alliances with Siemens and 3Com Corporation to deliver seamless, end-to-end solutions. Newbridge customers include the world's 300 largest telecommunications service providers and more than 10,000 corporations, government organizations and other institutions. Founded in 1986, the Company employs more than 6,000 people on six continents. For more information on the Newbridge xDSL solutions, visit www.newbridge.com/dsl. News and information are available at www.newbridge.com. Newbridge and logo are registered trademarks of Newbridge Networks Corporation. MainStreetXpress is a trademark used by the Siemens / Newbridge alliance for comprehensive solutions in broadband communication. No agency relationship, partnership, or joint ownership of a legal entity is to be inferred or implied by the use of the term alliance.