Broadband Gateways, Inc. Forms Manufacturing Alliance with NatSteel Electronics Ltd.Business/Technology Editors PLANO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 19, 2000 Top contract manufacturer needed for worldwide demand expected for EVOLO(TM) Intelligent Premises Gateway, shipping late 2000 Broadband Gateways, Inc., innovator of EVOLO(TM), the world's first Intelligent Premises Gateway (IPG IPG Implantable pulse generator, see there ) designed for residential and small businesses, today announced it has reached an agreement with NatSteel Electronics Ltd., one of the world's largest electronics manufacturers, to serve as global manufacturer for the company's EVOLO(TM) system. Broadband Gateways chose NatSteel as its manufacturing and technical support contractor in order to minimize costs and provide a product built to exacting quality standards. The EVOLO(TM) system will be produced at the NatSteel Guadalajara, Mexico facility, which spans 170,00 square feet and employs 1,900 personnel. "Broadband Gateways' goal is to help carriers bring broadband to the masses," says Bob Bauer Robert H. "Bob" Bauer was a minor league baseball player and manager. Bauer had a ten year minor league playing career in the farm systems of the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Yankees where he was used primarily at third base, but he also played some right and left , vice president of operations at Broadband Gateways. "NatSteel has worked with some of the leading technology companies from around the world, and they bring manufacturing expertise and global procurement strength that ensures our ability to supply a worldwide demand while maintaining the high level of quality we've engineered into the EVOLO(TM) platform." Headquartered in Singapore, NatSteel provides global electronics contract manufacturing services for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), representing the world's top technological leaders. Broadband Gateways selected NatSteel Electronics based on several factors: their ability to facilitate regional manufacturing, their capacity to quickly scale production to meet the anticipated sales demand, and their ability to cut down and manage lead times on components. "Clearly, Broadband Gateways has a significant lead in the conception and engineering of a cutting-edge product that will help bring the power of broadband connectivity to the mass market," said Tim Kattner, NatSteel's senior vice president, Americas Operations. "NatSteel brings Broadband Gateways the ability to respond quickly to the market while delivering the high degree of quality needed to make this new technology something that carriers and consumers can depend on for vital telecommunications services." Broadband Gateways recently introduced the EVOLO(TM) system and quickly drew rave reviews from industry analysts and trade publications. "Broadband Gateways has just revealed by far the most robust and elegant (voice over data) customer-premise product we've seen," wrote CommVerge Magazine. The product will soon receive certification-testing approvals from Jetstream and CopperCom, two industry leaders in Voice over 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 technology. Carrier trials are currently under way, with the first version of the product, the EVOLO(TM) 5010 ADSL See DSL. ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line Base Unit, including the 9010 Wireless Extension Module and 9011 Handset, slated for general availability in the U.S. at the end of 2000. Other modules will be announced later this year. For more information on Broadband Gateways and the EVOLO(TM) Intelligent Premises Gateway, visit the company's website at www.broadbandgateways.com. Broadband Gateways Inc. designs intelligent integrated access devices in the broadband voice and data market. The company's innovative Intelligent Premises Gateway (IPG) for residential and small business applications is the world's first intelligent platform, driving the convergence of voice and data, wireless and wireline. This new system takes broadband beyond high-speed Internet See broadband. access, distributing wireless voice, data, and multimedia services within the premises more simply and cost-effectively, thereby opening up the mass market for service providers. Broadband Gateways is privately funded and headquartered in Plano, Texas Plano (IPA: /ˈpleɪnoʊ/) is a wealthy suburb of Dallas, Texas, located to the north, mainly within Collin County, but also extending into Denton County. According to the 2000 U.S. . www.broadbandgateways.com. About NatSteel Natsteel Electronics Ltd. (NEL NEL NTT Electronics NEL Neuroendocrinology Letters NEL Non Economic Loss (Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, RSO 1998, Canada) NEL North East Line (Singapore mass transit) NEL Network Element Layer , SGX SGX Singapore Exchange SGX Supergreenx (trance/electronic musician) : Nat Elec, Bloomberg : NELC NELC Near Eastern Languages and Cultures NELC Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations (various universities) NELC National Environmental Law Center NELC Naval Electronics Laboratory Center NELC National Explosives Licensing Center ) is the fifth largest electronic contract manufacturer in the world in terms of revenue, and provides electronic manufacturing services to many of the world's technological leaders. The contract manufacturing services of NEL include printed circuit board assembly, design and testing services, system and subsystem assembly of electronic products and logistic support Noun 1. logistic support - assistance between and within military commands logistic assistance support - the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities; "his support kept the family together"; "they gave him emotional for its customers. The NEL group has manufacturing operations Manufacturing operations concern the operation of a facility, as opposed to maintenance, supply and distribution, health, and safety, emergency response, human resources, security, information technology and other infrastructural support organizations. in Asia, Mexico, USA and Hungary and sales offices in the USA and Europe. NEL was listed on the Stock Exchange of Singapore Stock Exchange of Singapore (SES) The only stock exchange in Singapore. in October 1997. More details about NEL can be found at www.nel.com.sg EVOLO(TM) is a trademark of Broadband Gateways, Inc. |
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