BroadBand Technologies announces lab trials in Italy.SURREY, U.K.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 18, 1997--BroadBand Technologies Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of BroadBand Technologies 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 :BBTK), the leading provider of interactive switched digital broadband systems, today announces that it is providing CSELT CSELT Centro Studi e Laboratori Telecomunicazioni (Turin, Italy) (Centro Studi e Laboratori Telecomunicazioni), the Italian telecommunications research establishment The Telecommunications Research Establishment (TRE) was established in Worth Matravers, which is four miles to the west of Swanage, UK, in May 1940, as the central research group for RAF applications of radar. , with its interactive switched digital broadband video platform the FLX-2500 System. The system, purchased by Telecom Italia Telecom Italia is formerly a partially state-owned Italian telco. It was once known as SIP, and it has the largest user base in Italy. Telecom Italia also owns shares in Telecom Argentina and Telecom Personal, fixed and cellular networks in Argentina. , has been installed in the CSELT laboratories and will be used for controlled lab demonstration and evaluation purposes. Telecom Italia is also currently considering using the FLX FLX Finger Lakes (New York) FLX Fort Lauderdale Executive (airport code) FLX Federal Learning eXchange FLX Flatfishes System as part of a broadband network trial. The FLX solution to be evaluated by CSELT brings together high speed fiber optics fiber optics, transmission of digitized messages or information by light pulses along hair-thin glass fibers. Each fiber is surrounded by a cladding having a high index of refractance so that the light is internally reflected and travels the length of the fiber , software and silicon chips designed to create a robust digital data pathway to the home. FLX is the only deployed system with a fiber-rich, switched digital broadband architecture and the services-independent capabilities of ATM switching and transport. The FLX platform currently provides 52 Mbps of dedicated downstream and 1.6 Mbps of dedicated upstream bandwidth. BroadBand Technologies' FLX System will enable Telecom Italia and CSELT to evaluate end to end ATM services, including Internet access See how to access the Internet. and user interfaces, integrated with traditional telephony. This is part of the overall process of evaluating various approaches to upgrade the Telecom Italia network in order to determine the feasibility of integrating all required services onto one full service network. Commented Kris Nasta, BroadBand Technologies Vice President of European Operations, "We believe our FLX System will allow Telecom Italia and CSELT to fully appreciate the performance and cost advantages of end to end ATM services with the ability to use either coaxial cable or twisted pair copper wire for the final drop from the curb to building. The providing of high speed Internet access is a particularly important aspect of the system evaluation." BroadBand Technologies Inc., based in Research Triangle Park Research Triangle Park, research, business, medical, and educational complex situated in central North Carolina. It has an area of 6,900 acres (2,795 hectares) and is 8 × 2 mi (13 × 3 km) in size. Named for the triangle formed by Duke Univ. , N.C. was founded in 1988. Its mission is to deliver products and services that enable network and service providers to offer consumers robust, economical electronic access to advanced communication, entertainment, and information services See Information Systems. . For more information on BroadBand Technologies, please see the BroadBand Technologies home page at http://www.bbt/com This press release contains forward looking statements, including statements about product development and future product performance and the future decisions of customers and potential customers about the Company's products. The Company's Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. , Form 10-Qs and other documents on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission identify important factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward looking statements. However, forward looking statements are beyond the ability of the Company to control and in many cases the Company cannot predict what factors would cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward looking statements. -0- Note to editors: FLX is a registered trademark of BroadBand Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks are registered trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: Julie Price Joann Anderson/Jack Varley BroadBand Technologies Inc. Copithorne & Bellows (919) 405-4816 (617) 450-4300 price@bbt.com jack.varley@cbpr.com |
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