Aware, Inc. Introduces Technology That Enables VDSL, ADSL or G.lite On a Single Chipset; DMTflex Brings VDSL to the ADSL Mass Market.Business/Technology Editors BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 6, 2000 Aware, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :AWRE AWRE Atomic Weapons Research Establishment AWRE Australian Workshop on Requirements Engineering AWRE Automatic Write Reallocation Enable ), a worldwide leader in and innovator of 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 (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 ) technology, today announced the availability of its new DMTflex technology. With DMTflex technology, a single chipset operates in any of three modes: (i) multi-port G.lite, (ii) multi-port full rate ADSL See DSL. ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line or (iii) single-port very high-speed DSL (VDSL See DSL. VDSL - Very high bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line ). Platforms utilizing DMTflex-enabled chipsets will cost-effectively support plug-and-play G.lite, full-rate ADSL or VDSL service. Michael Tzannes, president and chief executive officer of Aware said: "Our DMTflex technology enables silicon suppliers to offer 16 ports of G.lite, eight ports of full rate ADSL, or one port of VDSL on a single chipset. This flexibility enables VDSL to come down the cost/volume curve rapidly by capitalizing on ADSL's mass-market success. This means that DMTflex-enabled VDSL solutions can be offered more cost-effectively than VDSL-only solutions." "For telecommunication carriers to successfully compete for bundled services, the cost of deploying VDSL solutions needs to reach consumer price points," said Matt Davis, senior analyst for Yankee Group. "Aware's DMTflex technology solution puts silicon suppliers in a better position to reach this goal." VDSL is a technology that further expands the achievable data rate on telephone lines by providing data transmission speeds of 20-50 Mbps at distances up to three thousand feet. As a result, VDSL provides telephone companies the necessary technology to compete for bundled video, voice and data services over a single twisted pair telephone line. VDSL standardization efforts are underway at 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. T1E1 as well as the United Nations' International Telecommunications Union See ITU. (body, standard) International Telecommunications Union - (ITU) ITU-T, the telecommunication standardisation sector of ITU, is responsible for making technical recommendations about telephone and data (including fax) communications systems for PTTs and suppliers. . Commenting further, Tzannes added: "As a leading innovator in DSL technology, we are committed to investing in new technologies that bring value to consumers. In the near-term, DMTflex breaks through cost-barriers associated with VDSL. In the long term, it unifies the consumer DSL industry with a common DMT See DSL. technology." Aware's DMTflex technology is based upon standard compliant, interoperable, mass-deployed technology. Aware's DMTflex technology package includes system simulations, application specific integrated circuit (ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) Pronounced "a-sick." A chip that is custom designed for a specific application rather than a general-purpose chip such as a microprocessor. ) cores, run-time software and reference designs. About Aware Aware, Inc. designs, develops, licenses and markets DSL technology that enables broadband communications over existing telephone networks. Its solutions include G.lite, full-rate ADSL, VeDSL, and Dr. DSL(TM) for central office as well as customer premise requirements. The company licenses its intellectual property and software to semiconductor manufacturers and equipment manufacturers who sell products incorporating Aware's technology. Aware also markets to systems companies to encourage them to design its technology into their products, and to service providers to encourage them to deploy new broadband services based on its technology. More information about Aware can be found at http://www.aware.com. Note to Investors: This press release contains certain statements of a forward-looking nature relating to future events or the future financial performance of Aware. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements include the risks that Aware has a new and unproven business model, that Aware depends on a limited number of licensees, that Aware depends on equipment companies to incorporate its technology, and that DSL technology competes with other technologies for broadband access. These and other risks are described in various filings that Aware has made with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which risks are incorporated herein by reference. |
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