ADC and PairGain Announce Phase Two HDSL2 Interoperability.Business Editors MINNEAPOLIS and TUSTIN, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 4, 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) and PairGain(R) Technologies today announced that they have demonstrated the next phase of HDSL See DSL. HDSL - High bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line 2 interoperability testing between their respective Soneplex and HiGain(R) Solitaire solitaire or patience, any card game that can be played by one person. Solitaire is the American name; in England it is known as patience. There are probably more kinds of solitaire than all other card games together. systems. The interoperability tests were successfully performed at the University of New Hampshire New Hampshire, one of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (S), Vermont, with the Connecticut R. forming the boundary (W), the Canadian province of Quebec (NW), and Maine and a short strip of the Atlantic Ocean (E). InterOperability Lab this week. This latest phase of interoperability testing is based on the approved ANSI (American National Standards Institute, New York, www.ansi.org) A membership organization founded in 1918 that coordinates the development of U.S. voluntary national standards in both the private and public sectors. It is the U.S. member body to ISO and IEC. standard for HDSL2. ADC and PairGain previously announced first phase interoperability of their HDSL2 systems in January of 1999. "Satisfying service providers that are embracing HDSL2 systems requires demonstrated interoperability among leading vendors," said Dennis Young Dennis Young was acting Governor-General of Papua New Guinea in 1991. He was Speaker of the Assembly when Serei Eri resigned his position as Governor-General on October 1, 1991. Young served as acting Governor-General until the selection of Wiwa Korowi on November 18, 1991. , vice president, GM Telco Access at PairGain. "ADC and PairGain are leaders in the HDSL and HDSL2 market space, and these successful interoperability tests demonstrate our confidence that both systems will perform admirably in carrier networks." "ADC believes that carriers will widely accept standard-compliant HDSL2, therefore it is especially important that we have achieved this milestone," said Sean Martin Sean Martin may refer to:
Both PairGain and ADC are members of the HDSL2 consortium at the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Lab. The consortium's purpose is to foster interoperability among HDSL2 vendors. Both PairGain and ADC have designed their HDSL2 systems in compliance with the T1E1.4 Draft American National Standard (standard) American National Standard - (ANS) A common prefix for ANSI documents or standards, e.g.: "ANS Forth", or "American National Standard X3.215-1994". for Telecommunications. On February 23, 2000, PairGain and ADC announced that they had reached agreement for the purchase of PairGain by ADC. The proposed acquisition is estimated to close in ADC's third fiscal quarter, which ends July 31, 2000. Closing of the proposed transaction is subject to the approval of PairGain's stockholders, receipt of required regulatory approvals and other customary conditions. About PairGain Technologies PairGain is the leader in the design, manufacture, marketing and sale 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 networking systems. Service providers and private network operators worldwide use PairGain's products to deploy DSL-based services such as high-speed Internet access, remote 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. access and enterprise LAN extension. On February 23, 2000 PairGain announced that it and ADC Telecommunications (NASDAQ: ADCT) had reached an agreement for the acquisition of PairGain by ADC. For more than 10 years, PairGain has been recognized as a technology leader and industry innovator of telecommunications equipment. The Company offers the widest range of DSL-based systems available. Product lines include HiGain Solitaire(TM) HDSL2 solutions, HiGain(R) T1/E1 access systems, PG-FlexPlus(TM), PG-Flex(R) and PG-Plus(R) subscriber carrier systems, the Avidia(R) System, Megabit Modems(R) and Campus-RSTM DSL access products. More than 1.7 million PairGain DSL nodes are installed in over 100 countries. Additional information about the Company is available on the Internet at www.pairgain.com. About ADC ADC Telecommunications, Inc. is a leading global supplier of network equipment, software, and integration services for broadband, multiservice networks that deliver data, video and voice communications over telephone, cable television, Internet, broadcast, wireless, and enterprise networks. ADC's broadband, multiservice network solutions enable local access, high-speed transmission and software management of communications services from service providers to consumers and businesses over fiber-optic, copper, coaxial and wireless media. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, ADC has approximately 14,400 employees around the world and annual sales of $2.1 billion. ADC's stock is included in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index and the Nasdaq-100 Index. For additional information, visit our Web site at www.adc.com. All brand names and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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