Motorola and Ericsson offer joint solution for ISDN Smart NT market.

NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 3, 1997--Motorola Semiconductors (NYSE:MOT) and Ericsson Components have joined efforts to provide a competitive and flexible reference platform for the ISDN Smart Network Termination (Smart NT1) market.

The reference platform, called Smart2, is designed to enable manufacturers of Smart NT equipment to rapidly deploy new products with minimum investment in this fast growing and promising new market.

Smart2 Components from Motorola ------------------------------- - MC68LC302 multiprotocol controller with 2 HDLC ports

- MC145572 U-Interface Transceiver

- MC145574 S/T-Interface Transceiver

- Two MC145484 low noise PCM codec-filters

- The new MC145745 "V21/V23 Telemeter Modem" which integrates

DTMF receiver and generator, call-progress tone detector and

answer tone generator together with FSK modulation and

demodulation specifically used for Caller ID service

reproduction.

Smart2 Components from Ericsson ------------------------------- - Two analog POTS lines based on an optimized "Ringing-through-

SLIC" design with two PBL3860A/6 SLICs and a shared low voltage

sine wave generator.

This solution will ring up to five bells on each line with minimum 45 Vrms (one bell with min. 52 Vrms) with an undistorted sine wave. Considering the application of the NT1, a short line of maximum 70 W DC is assumed.

Software --------

Omnitel from France (Orsay) have ported their "ISDN-BRICKS" software product on the Smart2 platform. Omnitel "ISDN-BRICKS" performs all signalling functions on both the U line and the S/T bus and manages the two analog POTS interfaces. Omnitel "ISDN-BRICKS" software meets European ETSI and US National ISDN requirements. Supplementary services are available on request.

NMDS Standard Support ---------------------

Smart2 will also support the new ETSI NMDS (Narrowband Multiservice Delivery Service) for NT1 under V5. Omnitel are currently adapting to NMDS their V5 stack for E1 links and will port it to Smart2.

OEM Benefits ------------ - Decreases time to market - Cost-effective - Power consumption optimization - Functionality upgrade

"The Smart NT market is a moving target. It is key to have an upgradable solution as we believe Telcos are likely to increase functionality in Smart NTs such as V.24 dataport or mini PABX functions," said Pascal Cintract, product manager for the Wireline Network Access Products of Motorola Semiconductors in Toulouse, France.

"The present design can be upgraded with a more powerful member of the MC68300 processor family such as the MC68302 or MC68QH302 with 3 or 4 HDLC channels or the MC68EN302 with an Ethernet port while keeping compatibility with the Omnitel Software. All derivatives of SOHO equipment can then be addressed."

"A lot of the competitiveness of a Smart NT solution resides in the analog POTS design," said Per Nilsson, strategic marketing manager for Line Access Products at Ericsson Components in Stockholm, Sweden.

"The PBL3860A/6 chosen for the design is a cost effective implementation for a ringing short loop solution. It competes successfully with all other available ringing SLIC solutions on performance, power consumption and total cost."

Smart2 Functionality -------------------- - Full ISDN signaling - DTMF and call progress tones detection and generation - FSK modulation for CLID services - Ring generation - V.24 port for software download - Minimal upgrade allows internal calls between POTS and TE

Pricing and Availability ------------------------

The Smart2 platform can be ordered from Motorola under the following part number: MC145574SNT2 at a suggested list price of $990. It is shipped with executable ISDN software and full schematics and gerber files.

With 1996 worldwide sales of $7.9 billion, Motorola's Semiconductor Products Sector is the largest U.S.-based broad line supplier of semiconductor solutions. Motorola is one of the world's leading providers of wireless communications, semiconductors, and advanced electronic systems, components and services.

Major equipment businesses include cellular telephone, two-way radio, paging and data communications, personal communications, automotive, defense and space electronics and computers. Motorola semiconductors power communication devices, computers and millions of other products. Motorola's 1996 sales were $28 billion.

Ericsson Components AB develops, manufactures and markets advanced products in the areas of energy systems and microelectronics, as well as opto and microwave electronics. The products are components and systems, mainly intended for telecommunication.

Ericsson's 90,000 employees are active in more than 130 countries. Their combined expertise in fixed and mobile networks, mobile phone and infocom systems makes Ericsson the world leading supplier in telecommunications.

Omnitel, based in Europe (Orsay, France) and the United States (San Jose, Calif.), is a world leading supplier of portable telecommunication software with its "OMNITEL-BRICKS" range of software products.

CONTACT: READER CONTACTS:

Motorola Europe:

Isabelle Szczepaniak, 33 5 61 19 94 53

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Ericsson Europe:

Phil Hoy, 44 1 793 488 060

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or

Motorola USA:

Steve Sperle, 512 934 8623

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or

Ericsson USA:

Jeralyn Quintin, 972 583 5694

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Omnitel SA (Europe):

Jacques Ledu, 33 1 69 33 12 50

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or

Omnitel Inc. (US):

Steve Martinez, 1 408 369 7733

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or

MEDIA CONTACTS:

Ericsson Europe

Per Nilsson, 46 8 75 74 284

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or

Bengt Callmer, 46 8 75 74 689

or

Motorola USA:

Tracy Reed, 512 934 5555

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email [e-mail]

or

Ericsson USA:

Rex Siefert, 972 583 7269

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or

Kathy Egan, 212 685 4030