BT Selects Alcatel's Speed Touch USB -- ADSL Modem for its Service Launch of DSL.Business Editors, High-Tech Writers DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 30, 2000 User-friendly modem targeted to meet growing consumer market demand for fast Internet access See how to access the Internet. to be deployed by BT in the UK BT has selected Alcatel's (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ALA) 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. (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. ) modem for its ADSL See DSL. ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line service launch. The next generation modem will be used in BT's IPStream500 broadband ADSL service and enables service providers to offer high speed Internet access to its customers. The Alcatel Speed Touch USB modem A modem that plugs into the USB port of a computer. It typically refers to a V.92 analog modem, but might refer to a DSL modem. See USB, V.92 and DSL. is the ultimate plug and play, bus-powered modem and is targeted at residential PC users. The modem meets the increasing demand for fast Internet access and offers a standard USB interface to the ADSL connection. The USB port A USB socket on a computer or peripheral device into which a USB cable is plugged. See USB. is a widespread interface to the PC. Alcatel's Speed Touch USB is the ideal high-speed Internet connection solution for laptops and PCs because of its simplicity in connecting to the Internet via ADSL. Chris Gibbs, vice president, Ignite Broadband Products at BT said, "The development of the USB modem underlines Alcatel's commitment to product innovation and is another step towards the market deployment of high-speed Internet and broadband multimedia services. Ignite's USB broadband service, BT IPStream 500, will enable Service providers to offer their customers access to services at up to 10 times faster than is currently possible. We expect this service to be particularly attractive to 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. wishing to provide consumers with fast access to their web portals." Marc Hermans, vice president of the 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 CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) Communications equipment that resides on the customer's premises. CPE - Customer Premises Equipment Unit for Alcatel's Carrier Internetworking Division said, "The Alcatel USB modem meets BT's requirement of being plug and play -- allowing ease-of-installation for the customer and BT alike. The SpeedTouch USB, a member of Alcatel's comprehensive DSL modem family, is a cost-effective entry-level solution that easily meets customers' demands for fast Internet access. Alcatel commands the no.1 global market position in DSL technology with a 54% share -- almost four times that of its nearest competitor. BT's choice of the SpeedTouch USB confirms Alcatel's leading position within this market space." The Alcatel Speed Touch USB has the capability to support data rates up to 200 times faster than conventional 33.6 Kbps modems while simultaneously maintaining a conventional voice telephony line. An external power supply is not needed because it is USB bus-powered. About ADSL ADSL transforms an operator's existing copper twisted pair investment into a multimedia broadband distribution system. Always on and fast, ADSL provides easy and quick links to the Internet when users simply click on a mouse. Working on an existing copper telephone line, ADSL's transmission speed is up to 200 times faster than today's analogue modems. ADSL's speeds range up to 8 Mbit/s. The Alcatel ADSL system can support high-speed data, while delivering simultaneous basic telephony services. It is offered over the multi-standard-compliant (T1.413, G.Lite, G.dmt) Alcatel ASAM ASAM American Society of Addiction Medicine ASAM Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile ASAM Advanced Services Access Manager ASAM ATM Subscriber Access Multiplexer (Alcatel) ASAM Association for Solidarity with Asylum Seekers and Migrants (ATM Subscriber Access Multiplexer) and advanced range of Alcatel Speed Touch&153; ADSL CPE modems. An active contributor to the various standards bodies creating ADSL standards, Alcatel continues to work to ensure mass-market availability of high-speed Internet access based on a single, standardized ADSL technology. Operators and service providers have the choice of offering a wide range of services to subscribers connected to a single type of ADSL DSLAM (DSL Access Multiplexor) A central office (CO) device for ADSL service that intermixes voice traffic and DSL traffic onto a customer's DSL line. It also separates incoming phone and data signals and directs them onto the appropriate carrier's network. See DSL. , ranging from very high to medium bit-rates. Alcatel has delivered ADSL equipment to Telekom Austria, Telia in Sweden, BT in the UK, Belgacom in Belgium, Telefonica in Spain, France Telecom, Telecom Italia, Singapore Telecom and PT Telecom of Indonesia. Further ADSL networks have been implemented in Canada, China, Korea and Thailand. In the US, Alcatel's ADSL technology is deployed by Bell Atlantic, SBC (1) (SBC Communications Inc., San Antonio, TX, www.sbc.com) A large, national telecommunications company that grew from a multitude of local and regional companies, including Southwestern Bell, Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell, into a single, unified brand by 2002. (Southwestern Bell, Pacific Bell, and Ameritech), Pacific Bell, Ameritech and BellSouth. Last April, for example, Bell Atlantic finalized a US $800 million, five-year deal. 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 world-wide. With 120,000 employees and sales of EUR EUR In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Euro. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 21.3 billion ($25 billion), Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. About Ignite Ignite is BT's new international broadband IP business focused on corporate and wholesale markets in the UK and Continental Europe, and through AT&T and Concert, worldwide. It has the largest broadband network in Europe and plans to invest around (pound)4 billion over the next three years to expand its Broadband IP network, web hosting and application service provider (ASP) capabilities. This investment also supports its strategy to provide city fibre rings, xDSL and wireless local loop broadband access across Europe. Ignite also includes BT's international solutions businesses, Syntegra and Syncordia Solutions. Ignite businesses include both wholly owned operations and joint venture partnerships throughout the world: Inmarsat; Eutelsat; Intelsat; Impsat; Cegetel (France); Viag Interkom (Germany) New Skies; Esat / Ocean (Eire); Mahindra BT (India); Albacom (Italy); BT Telecomunicaciones (Spain); AT&T Holdings Canada; Sunrise (Switzerland); Telenordia (Sweden/Finland); BT Belgium; Clear (NZ); Commerce One; VerticalNet; I.NET (Italy); Al Saudia; Vio; Bharti-BT; The Fantastic Corporation. |
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