Alcatel's New ASAM Selected as Carrier Network Infrastructure Best of Show Finalist at Networld+Interop.Business Editors/Technology Writers NetWorld Interop 2000 RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 10, 2000 Provides a High Performance Solution for Voice, Data, and Video Services for Both Business and Residential Subscribers Alcatel (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ALA), the world leader in 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 ) solutions, announces today that its recently introduced ASAM ASAM American Society of Addiction Medicine ASAM Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile ASAM Advanced Services Access Manager ASAM ATM Subscriber Access Multiplexer (Alcatel) ASAM Association for Solidarity with Asylum Seekers and Migrants (ATM Subscriber Access Multiplexer), has been selected as "Carrier Network Infrastructure Best of Show" finalist in the prestigious Networld+Interop show taking place this week in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. . The successor to the market-leading Alcatel 1000 ASAM, the new ASAM enables a new level of services and deployment options to savvy service providers and carriers who want to capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. the exploding DSL market. To date the unprecedented growth in DSL has been driven by demand for high-speed Internet access. However, high-speed Internet service alone will not differentiate a service provider enough to capture and retain customers in a competitive environment. To effectively compete for subscribers, service providers need a broadband multi-service platform that enables them to offer a range of compelling services to a diverse base of business and residential customers. Alcatel's new ASAM has the advanced functionality to meet their ongoing needs. Introduced to the market just last month, Alcatel's new ASAM offers a forward-thinking design that provides the industry's best balance of performance, density and power consumption, allowing it to deliver advanced functionality that enables service providers to quickly and cost-effectively provision an extensive assortment of broadband services. A true multi-service platform supporting current and emerging DSL standards, the new ASAM features advanced ATM functionality including support for multiple Quality-of-Service classes as well as support for switched virtual circuits (SVCs). These features simplify network provisioning and allow service providers to offer a wide variety of value-added services for applications such as telecommuting telecommuting, an arrangement by which people work at home using a computer and telephone, transmitting work material to a business office by means of a modem and telephone lines; it is also known as telework. , virtual private networks, toll-quality voice lines over DSL, and video, over a single copper pair with the existing infrastructure. The selection criteria for the "Carrier Network Infrastructure Best of Show" finalists consist of several factors, including business benefit, competitive functionality, product improvement, and overall advancement of the art of networking. "We are delighted that the new ASAM has been selected as a finalist for Networld+Interop's Carrier Network Infrastructure Best of Show award," said Mike Dobbs, Vice President and General Manager for Alcatel USA's DSL business unit. "The new ASAM is the fourth generation of our extremely successful DSL platform, and reflects the needs of service providers of all shapes and sizes. With unprecedented density and scalability, it is designed for mass market deployment, enabling service providers worldwide to offer new, revenue producing services today, making them even more competitive. This honor is solid evidence of the extensive experience Alcatel has acquired designing and deploying carrier-class DSL technology." About Alcatel DSL The world's leading supplier of DSL systems with market leadership in its ASAM and Litespan family of products, Alcatel has been supplying industry-standard end-to-end ADSL See DSL. ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line solutions since 1996. Alcatel's DSL access solutions are available on a variety of service platforms, including the Alcatel ASAM family; the Litespan NGDLC NGDLC Next Generation Digital Loop Carrier ; and environmentally hardened DSLAM (DSL Access Multiplexor) A central office (CO) device for ADSL service that intermixes voice traffic and DSL traffic onto a customer's DSL line. It also separates incoming phone and data signals and directs them onto the appropriate carrier's network. See DSL. packages optimized for digital loop carrier In telephone communications, a technology that increases the number of channels in the local loop by converting analog signals to digital and multiplexing them back to the end office. deployment. The Alcatel ASAM holds over 55 percent of the worldwide central office DSL market. Alcatel's Litespan multi-service access platform, an integrated NGDLC/DSLAM, has a global embedded footprint of 57 Million subscribers and growing. All Alcatel DSL platforms are commonly managed through a single access element management system. Alcatel's ASAM is NEBS (Level 3) compliant, allowing them to integrate seamlessly into service provider networks. The Alcatel DSL family is fully scaleable and supports a wide variety of service packages, including asymmetric and symmetric offerings, and can be easily deployed in service provider networks, including collocation environments, providing excellent density, efficient power utilization, and high performance. Alcatel's ADSL solutions support full-rate discrete multi-tone (DMT See DSL. ) ADSL as well as reduced rate G.lite ADSL on a single line card, maximizing a carrier's service options while minimizing costs. Alcatel's DSL technology is also offered in an advanced range of customer premises equipment See CPE. , the Alcatel Speed Touch? family of DSL modems, routers, and integrated access devices supporting multi-line voice and data service over a single telephone access line. About Alcatel Alcatel builds next generation networks, delivering integrated end-to-end voice and data networking solutions to established and new carriers, as well as enterprises and consumers worldwide. With 120,000 employees and sales of EURO 23 billion in 1999, Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. For more information, visit Alcatel on the Internet: http://www.usa.alcatel.com (US site) http://www.alcatel.com (Corporate site) |
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