Alcatel's New ASAM Wins Best of Show Honors at NetWorld+Interop 2000; Next Generation DSLAM from Alcatel Named Best in Class Carrier Network Infrastructure Product.Business Editors NetWorld Interop 2000 RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 11, 2000 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 next generation 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), was named "Best of Show" winner in the Carrier Network Infrastructure category at the prestigious NetWorld+Interop show in Las Vegas. Alcatel's new ASAM enables a new level of services and deployment options to savvy service providers and carriers who want to capitalize on the exploding DSL market. 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, Alcatel's 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 using existing infrastructure. The Best of Show Program at NetWorld+Interop is designed to help end users evaluate new product offerings. The editors of Internet Week and Network Computing, two of CMP CMP (cytidine monophosphate): see cytosine. 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"We are delighted that our new ASAM has been selected as Carrier Network Infrastructure Best of Show at NetWorld+Interop 2000," said Kevin Sheehan, Vice President of Marketing for Alcatel's US DSL business unit. "The functionality of our new ASAM addresses all key requirements of the market, and will help DSL service providers everywhere to capitalize on the many opportunities offered by broadband DSL technology." "All of the winners were chosen based on a rigorous evaluation process," said Wayne Rash, Managing Editor, Technology, for Internet Week and head of the joint editorial judging team with Network Computing for Best of Show awards. "We picked Alcatel's new ASAM because we believe it is one of the most innovative solutions in the Carrier Network Infrastructure category," added Rob Kolhlhepp, Lab Director for Network Computing. 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 ADSL 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(TM) 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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