3Com to support Lucent Technologies' 56 Kbps modem technology for Internet and WAN applications.LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NOVEMBER 21, 1996--Lucent Technologies' Microelectronics Group and 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) ) have announced plans to enable 3Com to bring 56 Kbps modem technology to the central-site remote access concentrator A remote access server that supports one or more T1/E1 lines, allowing multiple analog and ISDN calls to come in over one port from the telephone company. Remote access concentrators can handle much higher call densities than remote access servers. and wide area network (WAN) markets. The announcement was made at the Comdex(a) trade show here today. 3Com plans to offer customers of its AccessBuilder(R) 8000 remote-access concentrator a field software upgrade that will allow the system to communicate with end-user modems incorporating Lucent's patented V.flex(R)2 technology. The AccessBuilder 8000 is used by network service providers to provide dial access to the Internet and other online services. The product is currently deployed in major telecom carrier and Internet service provider Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. sites throughout the world. The upgrade, which will be available for trial in the first quarter of 1997, will allow this existing equipment to transmit data at up to 56 Kbps -- at least twice the speed of most modems in use today. "Upgrading 3Com's installed base of central-site server modems will immediately give millions of end users high-speed access to the Internet," said Bob Rango, general manager of multimedia integrated circuits Integrated circuits Miniature electronic circuits produced within and upon a single semiconductor crystal, usually silicon. Integrated circuits range in complexity from simple logic circuits and amplifiers, about 1/20 in. (1. for Lucent's Microelectronics Group. Although no industry-wide standard exists yet for 56-Kbps modem communications, 3Com intends to support Lucent's V.flex2 technology. On November 15, Lucent and Rockwell Semiconductor Systems announced that they will make Lucent's V.flex2 and Rockwell's K56Plus(TM) modem chip sets interoperable by the first quarter of 1997. That means 3Com equipment will also be interoperable with modems based on Rockwell's chips. "3Com has always been committed to standards, and will support whatever 56-Kbps standard emerges. In the meantime Adv. 1. in the meantime - during the intervening time; "meanwhile I will not think about the problem"; "meantime he was attentive to his other interests"; "in the meantime the police were notified" meantime, meanwhile , however, we have customers who are interested in quickly deploying this higher-speed technology, and we want to meet their needs," said Jim Olson Jim Olson (b. 1940) is the founding principal of the Seattle-based firm Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects. He is best known for residential design, often for art collectors, though his designs have also included museums, commercial spaces and places of worship. , senior vice president/general manager for 3Com's WAN Operations. "Also, with Lucent and Rockwell working together on interoperability, our customers can be assured of interoperability with the vast majority of the 56 Kbps client modems that will be deployed next year." Lucent Technologies recently announced three modem chips (DSP (1) (Digital Signal Processor) A special-purpose CPU used for digital signal processing applications (see definition #2 below). It provides ultra-fast instruction sequences, such as shift and add, and multiply and add, which are commonly used in math-intensive 1643, DSP1673, DSP1674) that address the PC OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and , retail-modem and central-site markets. Lucent will begin shipping these products in the first quarter of 1997. The products are being demonstrated this week at Comdex. Seven of the top ten global modem manufacturers use chips from Lucent Technologies. 3Com Corporation has helped more than 40 million people gain access to critical information through high-speed networks. Designed to serve large enterprises, service providers, small offices and homes, 3Com products provide a scaleable architecture to meet the present and future connectivity needs of today's users. With research and development on three continents, 3Com is one of the data networking industry's largest and fastest growing companies. Its innovative manufacturing, marketing, sales and support simplify communication, optimize reliability and protect customers' investments. Lucent Technologies designs, builds and delivers a wide range of public and private networks, communications systems In telecommunication, a communications system is a collection of individual communications networks, transmission systems, relay stations, tributary stations, and data terminal equipment (DTE) usually capable of interconnection and interoperation to form an integrated whole. and software, consumer and business telephone systems and microelectronic components. Bell Laboratories is the research and development arm for the company, which was formed as a result of AT&T's restructuring and became a fully independent company -- separate from AT&T -- on September 30. Lucent's Microelectronics Group manufactures integrated circuits, optoelectronic components and power systems for the computer and communications industries communications industry, broadly defined, the business of conveying information. Although communication by means of symbols and gestures dates to the beginning of human history, the term generally refers to mass communications. . -0- (a) Comdex is a trademark of Softbank Comdex See COMDEX. , Inc. 3Com and AccessBuilder are registered trademarks of 3Com Corporation. V.flex2 is a registered trademark of Lucent Technologies. K56Plus is a trademark of Rockwell. CONTACT: For further information: Charlie Hartley Lucent Technologies (908) 508-8226 or Jennifer Wade 3Com Corp. (408) 764-5137 |
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