GlobeSpan's SDSL Selected as International Standard For Single Pair HDSL

Business Wire, Nov 16, 1998

RED BANK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 16, 1998--

GlobeSpan(tm) Semiconductor Inc., the leading developer of digital subscriber line (DSL) technology, applauds the International Telecommunication Union's (ITU) approval of GlobeSpan's Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line (SDSL) technology as the standard for high-performance single pair HDSL transmission at E1 rates over existing copper phone lines. SDSL provides a dramatically lower cost solution for high-speed data services primarily deployed in European, Asian, Australian and South American markets.

Developed by GlobeSpan, the SDSL transceiver technology is designed to provision the full T1 (1.544 Mbps) or E1 bit rate (2.048 Mbps) over a single twisted wire pair. Unlike traditional HDSL systems, which use two twisted pair, SDSL reduces equipment and lease-line costs by providing the same service using only one twisted pair and one modem at each end. SDSL is the only commercially available technology that meets the high-performance objectives of ETSI and the ITU, and achieves reach greater than 4 km on 0.4 mm wire over a single pair. GlobeSpan's SDSL technology is endorsed by ITU Recommendation G.991.1 as the standard for one or two pair solutions.

GlobeSpan's SDSL transceiver technology provides E1 transmission equipment and service providers with the same benefits as HDSL2 technology, currently under development for T1 equipment in North America. SDSL provides raw transmission rates of up to 2.32 Mbps over a single copper twisted pair wire without spectral disturbance of other DSL services in adjacent wire pairs, such as ISDN, traditional two pair HDSL or ADSL.

"We are pleased that the ITU has accepted ETSI's recommended use of GlobeSpan's SDSL as the E1 single pair HDSL standard," said Angelo Stephano, vice president of worldwide marketing at GlobeSpan. "We continue to support open standards and interoperability that benefit the consumer and the industry as a whole." The ITU decision allows telco's and service providers to widely deploy high-speed services over a single pair under an International Standard. "SDSL is V.90 for the business customer, allowing telco's and equipment providers to deploy high-speed services up to 2.3 Mbps over a single pair with the confidence that it is backed by an International Standard."

GlobeSpan Semiconductor's standard compliant SDT-32-03 SDSL chipset has been deployed worldwide since early 1996. SDSL offers the lowest power dissipation available at T1 and E1 data rates, with unsurpassed performance and proven deployment history.

About GlobeSpan

GlobeSpan Semiconductor Inc., formerly GlobeSpan(tm) Technologies Inc., is one of the largest suppliers of DSL modem chipsets that enable users to transfer data over standard telephone copper wire at speeds more than a hundred times faster than today's popular V.90 modems. The Company's founding technical team began developing advanced modem algorithms and a DSL optimized, Billion Operations Per Second ("BOPS"), software downloadable digital signal processor (DSP) at AT&T Bell Labs. Today, GlobeSpan's sixth generation technology and six years of field experience have made it the only company offering production quantities of commercially deployable DSL solutions (ADSL, HDSL, MSDSL, SDSL, RADSL) to more than 100 equipment manufacturers worldwide - representing 80% of the DSL market. GlobeSpan Semiconductor Inc. is based at 100 Schulz Drive, Red Bank, New Jersey 07701 and can be reached via phone at 1-732-345-7500. The Company's Web site is www.globespan.net. GlobeSpan(tm) is a trademark of GlobeSpan Semiconductor.