Alcatel Microelectronics and Cisco Collaborate on DynaMiTe ADSL Technology.BRUSSELS, Belgium--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 9, 1998--Alcatel Microelectronics (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ALA) today announced that it has reached an agreement with Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. Inc. under which Cisco will start testing Alcatel Microelectronics' DynaMiTe technology for possible use in a variety of Cisco products used as customer premise equipment. The agreement involves Alcatel's third generation Rate Adaptive Asymmetrical 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 (R-ADSL) modem chipset MTK-20131. "We are pleased to help Cisco evaluate our DynaMiTe technology. We are confident that use of the DynaMiTe chipset will further position Cisco as a leading company in the ADSL See DSL. ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line data networking market. This is also going one step further in the direction of interoperability between ADSL vendors" said Robert Bury, Marketing Manager at Alcatel Microelectronics. "This agreement extends the existing alliance between Cisco and Alcatel into the emerging ADSL market," said Bruce Laird
Bruce Malcolm Laird (born November 21 1950, Mount Lawley, Western Australia) is a former Western Australian and Australian cricketer. He played in the Lord's Centenary Test in 1980. , Director of Marketing at Cisco. "We look forward to working with Alcatel on expanding the ADSL market, and on achieving interoperability between Cisco and Alcatel products." The DynaMiTe Chipset The new DynaMiTe modem kit (MTK-20131) combines the digital functions of the DMT See DSL. modem and ATM framer with Utopia interface into a single chip. A second chip incorporates the analog front end, while a third ARM based controller chip provides monitoring and control interface to the host system as well as managing the modem functions. The DynaMiTe chipset is designed to be fully compliant with issue 2 of the 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. Standard T1E1.413 specification". About Alcatel Microelectronics Alcatel Microelectronics develops, manufactures and markets both standard and custom application specific semiconductor components for communications applications around the world. Served markets include data and voice Communication over narrowband and broadband wired networks, cellular wireless networks, power lines, and automotive and industrial buses. For more information about Microelectronics, please visit our website at www.alcatel.com/telecom/micro, or e-mail your inquiry to info@mie.alcatel.be Alcatel Microelectronics has its design and marketing headquarters at Raketstraat 62, B-1130 Brussels, Belgium Tel.: +32 2 728 1811; Fax: +32 2 726 4215. Statements made in this press release which are not historical, including statements regarding product development, demonstration, product capabilities, availability and markets, and the negotiation of definitive agreements are forward looking statements and as such are subject to a number of risks including that the market for ADSL Products is still under development, is highly competitive and is subject to rapid technological change. Please see the Company's Annual Report and Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the 1996 fiscal year and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for additional disclosure regarding such factors. Note to Editors: DynaMiTe is a trademark of Alcatel CONTACT: Alcatel Microelectronics Robert Bury - Telecomm. Products Marketing Manager Raketstraat 62 1130 Brussels, Belgium tel: 32 2 728 1837 fax: 32 2 726 4215 robert.bury@mie.alcatel.be or Anne Windels - Marketing Communications Marketing communications (or marcom) are messages and related media used to communicate with a market. Those who practice advertising, branding, direct marketing, graphic design, marketing, packaging, promotion, publicity, sponsorship, public relations, sales, sales Raketstraat 62 1130 Brussels, Belgium tel: 32 2 728 1850 anne.windels@mie.alcatel.be or Paul Osiecki - US Sales Director M/S M/S Meter(s) per Second M/S Milestone M/S Modeling and Simulation M/S Master/Slave M/S Messieurs (plural of Mister) M/S Minesweeping M/S miles per second M/S Miniature Sheet 412-115/1225 N. Alma Rd Richardson, Texas 75081-2206 tel: 972/996-2489 fax: 972/996-2503 paul_osiecki@aud.alcatel.com |
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