ADC's Visionary DT Digital Television Transmitter Chosen ``Best in Show'' at BroadcastAsia 2000.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 1, 2000 ADC (1) See A/D converter. (2) (Apple Display Connector) A peripheral connector from Apple that combines digital video display, USB and power in one cable. (Nasdaq: ADCT ADCT Adaptive Discrete Cosine Transform ; www.adc.com), a leading global supplier of network equipment, software and integration services for broadband multiservice networks, today announced that its Visionary(TM) DT digital television transmitter was chosen as the best transmitter at BroadcastAsia 2000. Asia Pacific Broadcasting conducted the first Readers' Choice Awards at BroadcastAsia 2000 to obtain a list of the best broadcast systems at the show. Over 800 readers voted for what they believed to be the best products and systems in various broadcast related categories. In the "Best Transmitter" category, ADC's Visionary DT came out on top. The Visionary DT is a high power digital UHF (Ultra High Frequency) The range of electromagnetic frequencies from 300 MHz to 3 GHz. In the U.S., analog television has used UHF channels 52 to 69 in the 700 MHz band. television transmitter which uses inductive output tube The inductive output tube or IOT is a variety of vacuum tube which evolved in the 1980s to meet increasing efficiency requirements for high-power RF amplifiers. The primary commercial use of IOTs is in UHF television transmitters, where they have mostly replaced klystrons (IOT IOT In Order To IOT Index-Organized Table IOT British Indian Ocean Territory (ISO 3-letter country code) IOT Interoperability Testing IOT Initial Operational Test IOT In-Orbit Test ) amplifiers to provide up to 180 kilowatts average digital output power. Features include an ADC manufactured exciter ex·cit·er n. 1. One that excites: an exciter of animosity. 2. An auxiliary generator used to provide field current for a larger generator or alternator. 3. with linear and non-linear adaptive digital equalization, super-linear feed-forward driver amplifiers and a feature rich, user friendly graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to for system monitoring and control. "The Visionary Series products are already becoming the transmitters of choice in the U.S. marketplace," according to Rich Schwartz, marketing manager for ADC's Broadcast Systems Division. "This award demonstrates the growing international acceptance of ADC's very innovative line of products." ADC is a leading manufacturer of UHF and VHF television transmitters and digital signal management and connectivity products. The extensive product line features low, medium and high power transmitters available with solid-state or tube amplifiers, complete UHF and VHF exciter retrofits, Super Wideband(TM) digital routers, true 75-ohm patch bays and BNC connectors, Asynchronous Transfer Mode See ATM. (communications) Asynchronous Transfer Mode - (ATM, or "fast packet") A method for the dynamic allocation of bandwidth using a fixed-size packet (called a cell). See also ATM Forum, Wideband ATM. ATM acronyms. Indiana acronyms. (ATM) multimedia transport and fiber STLs. About ADC ADC is The Broadband Company(TM). ADC's network equipment, software and integration services make broadband communications a reality worldwide by enabling communications service providers to deliver high-speed Internet, data, video and voice services to homes and businesses. ADC (Nasdaq: ADCT) has annual sales of over $2.3 billion and employs more than 16,900 people worldwide. ADC's stock is included in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index and the Nasdaq-100 Index. Learn more about ADC Telecommunications, Inc. at www.adc.com. Cautionary statement under the Private Securities Litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. Reform Act of 1995 Any forward-looking statements contained herein reflect management's current expectations or beliefs. ADC Telecommunications cautions readers that future actual results could differ materially from those in forward-looking statements depending on the outcome of certain factors, including the risks and uncertainties identified in Exhibit 99-a to ADC's Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 1999. Editor's note: for a high-resolution photo, go to www.adc.com/photos. |
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