Agilent Technologies' ADSL Handheld Testers to Help Speed Bell Atlantic DSL Rollout Throughout Service Region.PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 8, 1999-- Agilent Service Installer and Agilent Service Verifier Provide "One-Touch" Statistics on Performance and Throughput for Field Installation and Maintenance Agilent Technologies, Inc., a diversified technology company formed from the realignment re·a·lign tr.v. re·a·ligned, re·a·lign·ing, re·a·ligns 1. To put back into proper order or alignment. 2. To make new groupings of or working arrangements between. of Hewlett-Packard Company, today announced that its ADSL See DSL. ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line handheld service verification tools have been selected by Bell Atlantic to support the Regional Bell Operating Company's (RBOC (Regional Bell Operating Company) The Bell telephone companies that were spun off of AT&T by court order in 1984 (the Divestiture). Also known as the "Baby Bells," the initial seven RBOCs were Nynex, Bell Atlantic, BellSouth, Southwestern Bell, US West, ) aggressive program for rollout of Bell Atlantic Infospeed 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 (digital subscriber line See DSL. (communications, protocol) Digital Subscriber Line - (DSL, or Digital Subscriber Loop, xDSL - see below) A family of digital telecommunications protocols designed to allow high speed data communication over the existing copper telephone lines between end-users and ) high-speed data services to homes and small businesses. Bell Atlantic's installation and maintenance groups and central office technicians will use Agilent's Service Installer handhelds and the new Agilent Service Verifier, which was developed to meet Bell Atlantic's field requirements. Earlier this year, Bell Atlantic announced its plan to equip more than 700 central offices with DSL technology by the end of 1999, enabling millions of customers in all of the company's 13 states and the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). to take advantage of digital, high-quality Internet connections. By the end of first quarter of 2000, the company says it plans to equip 1,000 central offices serving 21 million qualified lines. Agilent's Service Installer and Service Verifier handhelds allow technicians to test the ability of home DSL modems to synchronize properly with their paired counterparts in central office facilities. Once proper connectivity has been confirmed, installers can use the test tools to verify upstream and downstream throughput data rates and to ensure that they meet minimum guaranteed line speeds. The products provide "one-touch" measurement of margins -- the potential for additional throughput available over the line being tested -- and maximum capacity in both transmission directions. The Agilent Service Installer also provides line-troubleshooting capabilities such as detection of load coils that have not been removed from the line. Both Agilent handhelds feature a modular design that enables service personnel to switch and test using different DSL chip sets to support different modem vendors and technologies. Modules accommodate both CAP and DMT See DSL. chip set implementations and will support future chip sets for new technologies and standards such as G.Lite and Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line (SDSL) is a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) variant with E1-like data rates (72 to 2320 kbit/s). It runs over one pair of copper wires, with a maximum range of about 3 kilometers. (SDSL See DSL. SDSL - Single-line Digital Subscriber Line ). Software applications for both products can be upgraded via downloads from a PC or the Web, which speeds the distribution of new testing routines. About Agilent Technologies Agilent Technologies, Inc. is a diversified technology company, resulting from Hewlett-Packard Company's plan to strategically realign re·a·lign tr.v. re·a·ligned, re·a·lign·ing, re·a·ligns 1. To put back into proper order or alignment. 2. To make new groupings of or working arrangements between. itself into two fully independent companies. With 43,000 employees serving customers in more than 120 countries, Agilent Technologies, as a subsidiary of HP, is a global leader in designing and manufacturing test, measurement and monitoring instruments, systems and solutions, and semiconductor and optical components. The company serves markets that include communications, electronics, life sciences and healthcare. The businesses comprising Agilent had net revenues of nearly $8 billion in fiscal year 1998. Information about Agilent Technologies can be found on the Web at http://www.agilent.com. NOTE TO THE EDITOR: Sales information may be obtained by calling 1-800-452-4844 ext. 6834. Please do NOT use editor-contact or corporate telephone numbers for sales information. Information in this release applies specifically to products available in the United States. Product availability and specifications may vary in non-U.S. markets. 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