Alcatel Equipment Enables BellSouth to Offer 100 Percent Central Office DSL Coverage in South Carolina.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 10, 2003 Alcatel (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ALA) announced it will provide equipment to BellSouth to enable 100 percent 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 coverage for all of BellSouth's central offices in the state of South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. . Alcatel will supply its 7300 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 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 (DSL) platform to expand BellSouth's current DSL network to equip and enable its remaining central offices in South Carolina with DSL. "Actions taken by the state legislature A state legislature may refer to a legislative branch or body of a political subdivision in a federal system. The following legislatures exist in the following political subdivisions: "BellSouth understands the value of broadband to its customers. By enabling full DSL coverage to all central offices in South Carolina, BellSouth is among the most progressive service providers in the country," said Mike Dobbs, senior vice president of Alcatel's Fixed Networking Division. "By deploying the most advanced and reliable DSL platform available, BellSouth is demonstrating its dedication to expanding high-speed Internet services to all citizens of South Carolina." As the world market leader in DSL, Alcatel is committed to enabling broadband growth around the world. A significant part of this growth will come from value added Value Added The enhancement a company gives its product or service before offering the product to customers. Notes: This can either increase the products price or value. services offered to consumers through any kind of terminal (PCs, game consoles, TV sets, digital cameras and music devices). A wide range of personalized on-demand applications such as audio-visual entertainment, home security, on-line gaming, and teleworking are beginning to emerge. About Alcatel Alcatel provides end-to-end communications solutions, enabling carriers, service providers and enterprises to deliver content to any type of user, anywhere in the world. Leveraging its long-term leadership in telecommunications network equipment as well as its expertise in applications and network services, Alcatel enables its customers to focus on optimizing their service offerings and revenue streams. With sales of Euro 16.5 billion in 2002, Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. For more information, http://www.alcatel.com |
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