Bell Canada and Stentor use Westell's ADSL to provide police and schools with video on demand services.TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 1, 1994--Westell INternational announced today that it was selected by Bell Canada Bell Canada Enterprises (TSX: BCE, NYSE: BCE), legally BCE Inc., is a major Canadian telecommunications company. Through its subsidiaries including Bell Canada, Bell Aliant, Northwestel, Télébec, and NorthernTel, it is the incumbent local exchange carrier for and Stentor Stentor Greek herald with voice of 50 men. [Gk. Myth.: Espy, 39] See : Loudness to participate in a video services trial program in Ottawa, Canada which will allow students and police officers to access educational and training videos through personal computers at on-site locations. This phase of the Business Video on Demand Trial involves the RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police Royal Canadian Mounted Police, constabulary organized (1873) as the Northwest Mounted Police to bring law and order to the Canadian west. In 1920 the name was changed to the present title. ) and several Ottawa-area public schools. This trial is part of the recently announced Beacon Initiative, a 10-year plan to expand the broadband access See broadband and wireless broadband. in Canada. Westell INternational in cooperation with Ottawa-based Comtest Instruments, is providing the Asymmetrical 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 (ADSL See DSL. ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line ) technology which is used to send the video information over existing copper-based telephone wires. Westell's FlexCAP ADSL has also been selected by several other telephone administrations throughout the world including Korea, Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. and Australia. In the United States, Westell recently signed an agreement with Bell Atlantic to supply ADSL for a marketing trial to include 2,000 of its customers. Westell INternational is currently supporting numerous video service trials being conducted by Public Telephone Operators. ``Copper telephone lines are widely available and ADSL takes advantage of the existing network to bring immediate delivery of enhanced video services such as educational training in schools and Police Departments. In the near future every business or home may have access to video services providing movies, education, and music applications. With ADSL our customers can start immediately to build the information superhighway,'' said Manuel Andrade, Westell INternational's vice president - managing director - Americas. Westell INternational, based in Tampa is a worldwide supplier of advanced local transmission systems and technologies. FlexCAP(TM) is manufactured by Westell Inc. in Oswego, Illinois. Note: FlexCAP(TM) is a trademark of Westell. CONTACT: Westell INternational, Tampa Paula Uselis, 813/286-1946, 813/286-1957 (fax) |
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