Alcatel to Deliver Several Hundred Thousand ADSL-lines to Deutsche Telekom; Alcatel Strengthens Its ADSL Market Leadership.Business Editors DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 20, 2001 Alcatel (Paris: CGEP CGEP Commonwealth Graduate Engineering Program (Virginia) CGEP Center for Gifted Education Policy .PA) (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : ALA), today announced it has been selected by Deutsche Telekom AG to deliver several hundred thousand 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. (ADSL See DSL. ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line ) lines for the rapid expansion of its broadband network in Germany. After successful interoperability testing, Alcatel will begin delivering the DSL lines in the first half of 2001. Alcatel's DSL solution is based on its multiservice 7300 ASAM DSL access platform, combining the highest port density currently available on the market with a future-proof system architecture that will allow migration to additional services such as symmetric (G.SHDSL A DSL technology from the ITU (G.991.2) that provides symmetric transmission from 192 Kbps to 2.3 Mbps using a single copper pair, depending on distance from the central office (from 20,000 ft. to 6,500 ft.). With two wire pairs, 384 Kbps to 4.6 Mbps can be achieved. G. ), very high bit rate (VDSL) DSL and voice over DSL (VoDSL). "With Alcatel's help we can achieve our goal to connect 2.6 million end-users by year end to our T-DSL T-DSL Telekom-Digital Subscriber Line (Deutsche Telekom) offer," said Gerhard Tenzer, member of the board of Deutsche Telekom AG. "T-DSL brings broadband Internet to all end-users." "We are pleased to have been selected by Deutsche Telekom for the expansion of their broadband network," said Andreas Bernhardt CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Alcatel, in Germany. "Alcatel's DSL solution fully meets the high quality requirements of Deutsche Telekom AG. This contract once again demonstrates Alcatel's clear lead in the global broadband access market." DSL technology enables Internet users to use regular analog telephone lines to access the Internet at speeds 200 times faster than traditional dial-up connections. Alcatel commands 53% of the global DSL market. By year-end 2000, Alcatel had shipped 7.7 million xDSL lines to operators worldwide. 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 130,000 employees and sales of EURO 31 billion in 2000, Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. For more information, visit Alcatel on the Internet: http://www.alcatel.com. |
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