Astrocom Announces Availability of the PowerLink-I DSL Aggregator.Business Editors & Technology Writers MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 1, 2001 Astrocom's PowerLink-I(TM) 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 Aggregator is NOW available to order. Astrocom Corporation (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :ATCC ATCC American Type Culture Collection, see there ) announced today the availability of their PowerLink-I(TM) DSL Bandwidth Aggregator. For the past 4 months, eight beta test A test of new or revised hardware or software that is performed by users at their facilities under normal operating conditions. Beta testing follows alpha testing. Vendors of packaged software often offer their customers the opportunity of beta testing new releases or versions, and the units of the PowerLink-I(TM) have been in use at customer locations (both end-user and ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. sites) in real-world networks across the US and Canada. The results have been extremely positive as to both the ease of use and performance features of the PowerLink-I(TM) DSL Aggregator. The PowerLink-I(TM) DSL Aggregator is the first in a family of DSL Bonding Devices that can aggregate multiple DSL connections over a single bundled line achieving bandwidth in excess of 2.5 Mbps. The PowerLink-I(TM) is designed to meet the exploding WAN bandwidth requirements in business and ISP environments by utilizing existing copper via multiple DSL connections. The PowerLink-I(TM)'s high bandwidth aggregation capabilities allow for increased Internet access speeds, load balancing and line redundancy. On February 15th, Astrocom will start the release of trial units to over 60 companies that have requested this unique bandwidth aggregating technology. Production shipments of PowerLink-I(TM) will begin in March 2001. Astrocom Corporation Astrocom Corporation develops, manufactures, markets and services electronic devices, which address key areas of wide area data, voice and video communications networks. Since 1968, Astrocom products have been utilized in hundreds of thousands of installations around the world. These products are used by private enterprises, health care providers, government and educational entities, banks and Internet service providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. that require high-speed digital communication links. |
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