ADTRAN Announces First Shipments of G.shdsl Products; DSL Leader Prepares for Wide-scale Deployment of G.shdsl Access Solutions.Business Editors/Technology Writers HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 28, 2001 ADTRAN, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : ADTN ADTN Administrative Data Transmission Network ADTN Administrative Data Telecommunications Network ), a major technical contributor to the international G.shdsl (G.991.2) standard, today announced that production shipments of the first member of ADTRAN's G.shdsl product family - the Express 6530 Network Termination Unit - have begun. Early product availability will speed the deployment of standards-based, high-speed data networks, allowing service providers to take advantage of the technology's rate/reach advantages. ADTRAN's early leadership in the G.shdsl standard is a primary reason for its readiness to deliver products. The company pioneered much of the technology leading to the standard and led the development of the standard with over 90 technical contributions. Approval of the standard by the ITU-T See ITU. ITU-T - International Telecommunications Union in early February cleared the way for service providers worldwide to deploy the technology, which combines the spectral, reach, and interoperability benefits of 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. HDSL See DSL. HDSL - High bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line 2 and ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute, Sophia Antipolis technical park, Nice, France, www.etsi.org) A non-profit membership organization founded in 1988, dedicated to standardizing information and communication technologies (ICT) throughout Europe. SDSL See DSL. SDSL - Single-line Digital Subscriber Line . As previously announced, ADTRAN partnered with Infineon Technologies to develop the G.shdsl chip set used in its Express 6530, as well as related products scheduled for introduction this year. Since the G.shdsl chip set is fully compliant with the international standards, customers are assured of interoperability with compliant products from any vendor. "ADTRAN has long recognized the industry's need to harmonize ETSI SDSL and ANSI HDSL2 into a breakthrough technology," said Tom Stanton, Vice President and General Manager of ADTRAN's Carrier Networks Division. "G.shdsl delivers symmetric rates up to 2.3 Mbps over a single copper pair at up to 30 percent greater distances and at a 35 to 45 percent higher data rate than 2B1Q-based SDSL. Its TC-PAM TC-PAM Trellis Coded Pulse Amplitude Modulation modulation technique, which ADTRAN helped to develop for HDSL2, ensures spectral compatibility with other DSLs deployed in the same binder group. We believe that G.shdsl will be the most successful DSL targeted at the small- to medium-sized business market." In an effort to promote G.shdsl, ADTRAN supports and participates in the efforts of the SHDSL Consortium at the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Lab to foster industry-wide interoperability. ADTRAN also promotes the technology through participation in the DSL Forum and was a charter sponsor of the informational website, www.shdsl.org. Visit ADTRAN in Booth No. 511 at DSLcon Denver, Colorado Convention Center The Colorado Convention Center is a multi-purpose convention center in downtown Denver, Colorado which recently underwent a major expansion. The expansion added 600,000 sq. feet of space and a 5,200 seat concert hall. The total area of the convention center is 1.2 million sq. feet. , April 10-12, 2001. ADTRAN G.shdsl Products The Express 6530, ADTRAN's first G.shdsl product, terminates a G.shdsl circuit delivered by a service provider. The platform enables the transport of voice and data from a customer's premises at data rates up to 2.3 Mbps. Other ADTRAN G.shdsl products for carriers and enterprises will include integrated access devices, data-only access devices, and line cards for ADTRAN's broadband access platform. About ADTRAN ADTRAN, Inc. is an established supplier of advanced transmission products for today's expansive telecommunications networks. Widely deployed in carrier, CLEC, enterprise, and global networks worldwide, ADTRAN products support all major digital technologies including fiber, T3, T1, E1, wireless T1/E1, ATM, Frame Relay, G.shdsl, SDSL, HDSL, HDSL2, ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. , and DDS (1) (Digital Data Storage) See DAT. (2) (Data Dictionary System) See QuickBuild and OpenDDS. (3) (Dataphone Digital S . According to Gartner/Dataquest and IDC, ADTRAN has gained the leading market position in enterprise integrated access devices and HDSL, while maintaining its leadership position for the fourth year in a row in T1 and subrate CSU/DSUs, Frame Relay/DDS extension, and ISDN extension. ADTRAN equipment serves the major Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers, interexchange carriers, ISPs, Competitive Local Exchange Carriers, international service providers, public and private enterprises, and original equipment manufacturers. For more information, contact the company at 800 9ADTRAN (800 923-8726) or via e-mail at info@adtran.com. On the web, visit www.adtran.com. |
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