Alcatel and STMicroelectronics to Prepare for Mass Market Interoperable DMT-Based VDSL.Business and High Tech Editors PARIS/GENEVA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--January 31, 2000 Solution will enable digital video and super-high-speed Internet access over standard phone lines Alcatel (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : ALA) and STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM (Scanning Tunneling Microscope) A microscope that can image down to the atomic level. An STM uses a piezoelectric tube with a tiny sharp tip at the end that is moved within nanometers of the object being sampled. ) today announced they are working to deliver interoperable VDSL See DSL. VDSL - Very high bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line solutions to the market. The two companies will jointly promote the DMT See DSL. (Discrete Multi-Tone) modulation technique as a worldwide standard for VDSL at international regulatory level. The use of the DMT modulation technique for VDSL allows full interoperability with ADSL See DSL. ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line full rate (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. and G.dmt) and G.Lite, thus unifying the ADSL and VDSL markets into a single mass market. VDSL (Very high bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line (communications, protocol) Very high bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line - (VDSL) A form of Digital Subscriber Line similar to ADSL but providing higher speeds at reduced lengths. ) allows the transmission of voice, data, video at the same time with speeds up to 60Mb/s on standard existing copper telephone wires. This performance enables a wide variety of services ranging from ultra high-speed Internet access to video on demand. Alcatel has recently demonstrated the simultaneous transport of a multitude of applications, including digital video distribution, live video streaming, video on demand and super high speed Internet Access over its DMT-VDSL platform. ST and Telia have also recently announced and demonstrated Zipper-VDSL, based on the DMT linecode, that enables full interoperability with existing ADSL and ADSL G.Lite standards. Zipper-VDSL is endorsed by the VDSL Alliance for future adoption as the ITU (International Telecommunication Union, Geneva, Switzerland, www.itu.ch) A telecommunications standards body that is under the auspices of the United Nations. Comprising more than 185 member countries, the ITU sets standards for global telecom networks. worldwide standard. &uot;As an active member of the VDSL Alliance, Alcatel is committed to making DMT-based VDSL a success&uot; said Paul Spruyt, Vice President for the VDSL activities of Alcatel. &uot;The cooperation with ST is another example of the role Alcatel wants to play in VDSL interoperability testing similar to our leading position in ADSL.&uot; &uot;ST's commitment to developing DMT-VDSL chipsets as an active member of the VDSL Alliance, is the natural continuation of the major investment of our company in ADSL chipsets&uot;, said Pietro Palella, Wireline Division General Manager of ST's Telecommunication and Peripherals/Automotive Groups. &uot;We are convinced that the joint effort between ST and Alcatel to bring to the market interoperable VDSL solutions gives a further push to high speed consumer connectivity and represents a further step forward in the xDSL technology roadmap.&uot; About Alcatel: 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. About STMicroelectronics STMicroelectronics (formerly SGS-THOMSON Microelectronics) is a global independent semiconductor company, whose shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. , on the ParisBourse and on the Milan Stock Exchange Milan Stock Exchange The largest regional stock exchange in Italy, facilitating more than 90% of the country's trading volume. . The Company designs, develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of semiconductor integrated circuits (ICs) and discrete devices used in a wide variety of microelectronic applications, including telecommunications systems, computer systems, consumer products, automotive products and industrial automation and control systems. In 1999, the Company's net revenues were $5.056 billion and net earnings were $547 million. Further information on ST can be found at www.st.com. ST- Forward Looking Statements Some of the above statements are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. In addition to factors discussed above, among the other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the following: general business and economic conditions such as possible future financial turbulence; the cyclicality of the semiconductor and electronic systems industries; capital requirements Capital requirements Financing required for the operation of a business, composed of long-term and working capital plus fixed assets. and the availability of funding; competition; excess or obsolete inventory Obsolete Inventory Term that refers to inventory that is at the end of its product life cycle and has not seen any sales or usage for a set period of time usually determined by the industry. This type of inventory has to be written down and can cause large losses for a company. and variations in inventory valuation; new product development and technological change, including acceptance of new products by particular market segments; manufacturing risks; changes in customer order patterns, including loss of key customers, order cancellations or reduced bookings; intellectual property developments; international events and currency fluctuations; problems in obtaining adequate raw materials on a timely basis; and the loss of key personnel. Unfavorable changes in the above or other factors listed under &uot;Risk Factors&uot; from time to time in the Company's SEC reports, including the Prospectus dated September 16, 1999 could materially affect the Company. |
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