3Com Supplies Telefonica With More Than 150,000 ADSL Devices for Its High Speed Internet Access Service; Deal to Provide ADSL Solutions for Telefonica's Operations in Spain and Latin America.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MADRID, Spain--(BUSINESS WIRE)--February 21, 2001 3Com Corporation (Nasdaq:COMS COMS 3Com Corporation (stock symbol) COMS Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist COMS Continuous Opacity Monitoring Systems COMS City of Manchester Stadium (UK) ) today announced that its Spanish and Latin American operations are supplying the Telefonica Group with 150,000 ADSL See DSL. ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line devices for its high-speed Internet See broadband. access services in Spain and Latin America. This deal affirms 3Com as one of the world's foremost suppliers of DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary solutions. The Telefonica Group has selected the 3Com(R) OfficeConnect(R) ADSL Router 812 for business users and the 3Com HomeConnect(R) ADSL Modem PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). for residential users in Spain. Both models have been adapted to meet Telefonica's needs. The two models will be distributed as part of the ADSL service offered by Telefonica to customers in Spain and Latin America, principally Peru and Brazil. "3Com is committed to delivering feature-rich high speed Internet access solutions that are extremely simple to install, use and maintain," said Marcelo Peuriot, general manager of 3Com Iberia. "Both businesses and residential users are increasingly choosing DSL technology for high-speed Internet access. Business users can save time waiting to download high capacity documents and graphics, while all users can enjoy faster, more enjoyable Internet browsing." The 3Com OfficeConnect ADSL Router 812 is easy to install and includes a number of features ideal for businesses, such as intelligent network address translation (NAT (Network Address Translation) An IETF standard that allows an organization to present itself to the Internet with far fewer IP addresses than there are nodes on its internal network. ), advanced filtering for security and an integrated 4-port ethernet hub for connection to a local area network (LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. ). The OfficeConnect Router 812 supports more than 16 virtual connections to different destinations at the same time and includes a full set of routing and bridging capabilities. The 3Com HomeConnect ADSL Modem PCI is perfect for the home user wanting high-speed Internet access over their existing phoneline. 3Com's broadband solutions support the versions of DSL most widely deployed by CLECS (competitive local exchange carriers) and ILECs (incumbent local exchange carriers), including ADSL and SDSL See DSL. SDSL - Single-line Digital Subscriber Line . About 3Com Corporation 3Com simplifies how people connect to information and services through easy-to-use connectivity products and solutions for consumers and commercial organisations. The company also provides access infrastructures and IP services platforms for network service providers. For further information, visit www.3com.com or the press site at www.3com.com/pressbox. Note to Editors: 3Com, OfficeConnect and HomeConnect are registered trademarks and the 3Com logo is a trademark of 3Com Corporation. All other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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