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To: KYA27 who wrote (7766)	5/6/1999 10:35:00 AM
From: KYA27	Respond to of 21876

Deutsche Telekom AG Expands Its Dial-In Access Capacity With Ascend's High Performance WAN Access Switches Ascend's MAX TNT WAN Access Switches will be used Primarily to Expand the Points of Presence of T-Online, the Internet Service of Deutsche Telekom ALAMEDA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 4, 1999-- Ascend Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASND - news), a leader in wide area networking (WAN) and Intelligent Network (IN) solutions for providers and users of the next-generation public network, today announced that Deutsche Telekom AG has selected Ascend's market-leading MAX TNT(TM)WAN access switch, in a multi-million dollar deal to systematically expand its dial-in access ports across Europe, to meet the needs of its fast growing online customer base. Deutsche Telekom plans to install approximately 90,000 new ports this year, and will establish Europe's largest MAX TNT-based dial-in access platform, with over 350 Ascend MAX TNT units installed throughout the network. The MAX TNT will be used primarily to expand the Points of Presence (PoPs) of Deutsche Telekom's Internet Service, T-Online (http://www.t-online.de) - Europe's largest Internet service provider (ISP), with over three million subscribers. In addition to traditional services like online banking, databases, online shopping and information systems, T-Online also offers comprehensive Internet services. The MAX TNT is a scalable, carrier-class multiservice WAN access switch that manages up to 720 concurrent calls per system over a dynamic mix of access lines, including integrated services digital network (ISDN), analog, Frame Relay and leased lines. The MAX TNT enables service providers to deliver a wide range of services including MultiVoice(TM), MultiVPN(TM), Carrier Signaling Integration and Last Mile Solutions such as MultiDSL(TM) and network wholesaling. ''Our decision to choose the MAX TNT further strengthens our co-operation with Ascend,'' declared Wolfgang Schmitz, manager of the Centre for Internet- and Data Network Platforms of Deutsche Telekom in Darmstadt. ''We are standardizing on this top performance carrier class equipment in order to meet the increasing quality and capacity requirements of our online business.'' ''We are very pleased that one of the largest telecommunications companies in Europe continues to select Ascend's MAX WAN access family for its fast growing dial-in access platform,'' commented Francois Barrault, senior vice president EMEA, Ascend Communications. ''Enterprise customers continue to demand more cost-effective solutions from their service providers, causing service providers to demand more innovative solutions from their networking vendors. The MAX TNT meets these demands, providing a high-performance, cost-effective, and scalable access platform, with integrated voice and data capabilities to meet the future growth requirements of the next-generation public network.''