Alcatel Unveils Ground-breaking Speed Touch ADSL Modem Family At CeBIT 99.HANNOVER, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 17, 1999--Alcatel, the world's leading ADSL See DSL. ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (Asynchronous Refers to events that are not synchronized, or coordinated, in time. The following are considered asynchronous operations. The interval between transmitting A and B is not the same as between B and C. The ability to initiate a transmission at either end. 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 ) vendor,(a) is launching its new Speed Touch(tm) family of ADSL modems -- the most comprehensive and fully-featured range of next-generation modems available -- at CeBIT 99. Internet applications are demanding ever-increasing speeds, but traditional modem technologies have reached their practical limits. The Alcatel Speed Touch(tm) ADSL modem family overcomes all such limitations, offering data rates up to 200 times faster than a conventional 56 kbps modem; 8 Mbps downstream to a computer and 1 Mbps upstream from the computer is possible with ADSL. Moreover, Speed Touch(tm) is designed around the Alcatel DynaMite(TM) chipset -- used by the vast majority of operators in their networks, so guaranteeing users the best possible performance. Introducing the new product family, Alcatel's Martin de Prycker, President of the Internet Product Division, commented: "The arrival of Alcatel's Speed Touch(tm) modem range changes the course of modem history. ADSL enables you to surf the Web and make phone calls with a single line, therefore the Internet connection can stay 'always on.' Imagine the benefits -- when you walk up to your PC, you can begin surfing right away, personalised information services See Information Systems. are always updated and new emails are there waiting for you." The Speed Touch(tm) range comprises: Alcatel Speed Touch(tm) Home supports up to eight PCs to be connected to the Internet via a single ADSL line. It connects to the PC via the LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. interface (Ethernet or ATMF ATMF At the Money Forward (finance) ATMF Asynchronous Transfer Mode Forum ATMF Atm Forum ). Alcatel Speed Touch(tm) PC is an internal modem -- the best solution for integrating ADSL into a PC for a single host or to build a gateway to connect a network to an ADSL line. It plugs into any PC with a PCI bus. An installation software "wizard" helps turn the PC into a broadband Internet access Broadband Internet access, often shortened to just "broadband", is high speed Internet access—typically contrasted with dial-up access over modem. Dial-up modems are generally only capable of a maximum bitrate of 56 kbit/s (kilobits per second) and require the full use of a device. Alcatel Speed Touch(tm) USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. is targeted at the single host environment and is the easiest device to get connected to the Internet via ADSL -- the USB (Universal Serial Bus See USB. (hardware, standard) Universal Serial Bus - (USB) An external peripheral interface standard for communication between a computer and external peripherals over an inexpensive cable using biserial transmission. ) port is becoming the most popular and widespread interface to the PC. This device is also the solution for laptops, as most have an integral USB port. In addition, it provides an integrated supply, so no external power feed is needed. Alcatel Speed Touch(tm) Office is the solution for delivering ADSL connection to SOHO/branch offices. It offers everything users expect from today's routers, including firewall, tunnelling and DES encryption, plus SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) A widely used network monitoring and control protocol. Data are passed from SNMP agents, which are hardware and/or software processes reporting activity in each network device (hub, router, bridge, etc. support for centralised network management. Speed Touch(tm) ADSL modems may be used in "always on" mode where the connection, once established, remains in place regardless of the status of the PC. Alternatively, it may be used in the more familiar "dial-up" mode, connecting to a service provider through the standard dial-up networking interface. Alcatel holds over 35% of the world ADSL market. It has delivered and installed its ADSL equipment at Singapore Telecom, PT Telecom of Indonesia, the US operators Ameritech, BellSouth, Pacific Bell and SouthWestern Bell, Telia in Sweden, BT, Bell Canada, Belgacom, Telefonica in Spain, France Telecom, Telecom Italia plus successful implementations in ADSL networks in China, Korea, Japan and Denmark. (a) Ryan Hankin Kent, a leading US-based telecommunications market research firm, January 1999. ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (communications, protocol) Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line - (ADSL, or Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Loop) A form of Digital Subscriber Line in which the bandwidth available for downstream connection is significantly larger then for upstream. ) technology enables an existing copper pair to carry several megabytes' data plus a separate voice line. Alcatel builds next generation networks, delivering integrated end-to-end voice and data communications solutions to established and new carriers, as well as enterprises and consumers worldwide. With 120,000 employees and sales of EURO 21.3 billion ($25.0 billion), Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. For more information, visit Alcatel on Internet: http:/www.alcatel.com. Note to Editors: Alcatel, One Touch, WebTouch, Speed Touch and HomeTop are trademarks of Alcatel or its subsidiaries. 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