Conexant-based Ethernet ADSL modems selected by Korea's top two telecommunications and service providers. (Korea).(Korea Telecom and Hanaro Telecom)(Brief Article)

Asia Pacific Telecom, February, 2002

Conexant Systems Inc., a leader in semiconductor system solutions for communications applications, announced that Korea Telecom and Hanaro Telecom have selected Conexant-based Ethernet asynchronous digital subscriber line (ADSL) modems for use in their networks.

Korea Telecom and Hanaro Telecom are the two largest telecommunications and service providers in Korea.

ADSL uses existing phone company lines to send high-speed digital signals. There are ADSL modems at both ends of the transmission on the customer premises equipment (CPE) side and the telephone company central office side, through a digital subscriber line access multiplexer (DSLAM).

ADSL provides the next step in enhanced Internet access over telephone lines, with increased...

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