Dr. Greaves and TC hopefully were aware prior to this announcement. What impact if any will this have. IMHO this may be good for us..
GlobespanVirata Doubles ADSL Speeds With G.SpanTM Technology Fully Upgradeable to New ITU Standards G.Span extended rate and reach technology shipping now on GlobespanVirata's Titanium G24TM chip set
RED BANK, N.J., Oct 30, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- GlobespanVirata, Inc. (NASDAQ: GSPN), today announced the immediate availability of its G.SpanTM technology which doubles ADSL speeds while offering full upgradability to the new International Telecommunication Union's (ITU) ADSL2 and ADSL+ standards.
GlobespnVirata's G.Span extended rate and reach technology enables a family of products capable of doubling the rates on GlobespanVirata's Titanium G24 TM chip set and offering up to 30% greater reach over existing high-speed ADSL solutions. Additionally, G.Span technology is compatible with all existing ADSL solutions, and will allow service providers to seamlessly migrate to high-speed DSL services using their existing infrastructures. The Titanium G24 G.Span product family offers rates starting at 16 Mbps and is shipping now.
GlobespanVirata's Titanium G24 G.Span product family allows equipment manufacturers and service providers to rapidly meet the worldwide demand for low-cost, high-speed data and video applications, long recognized as the leading advantage of ADSL technology. In many countries, for instance, Titanium G24 with G.Span can enable higher speed Internet access data rates required to satisfy consumer and business demand. Likewise, in European countries where the demand for high-bandwidth video applications is increasing, GlobespanVirata's Titanium G24 with G.Span technology will enable VDSL-like applications such as multiple channel video and HDTV. In using the Titanium G24 G.Span product family to meet the demand for these premium services, equipment manufacturers and service providers alike will have an opportunity to significantly increase revenues using their current equipment and infrastructure.
"The release of our G.Span high-speed and extended reach technology comes at a time when service providers around the world are calling for high-speed DSL products that also offer greater reach to meet growing consumer demand for higher-speed Internet and broadband video access," said Angelo Stephano, GlobespanVirata's Vice President of Marketing. "The data rates for high-speed ADSL continue to increase, and with them service providers and equipment manufacturers' expectations for technology that will deliver higher and higher ADSL speeds. GlobespanVirata is proud to be the first and only DSL solutions provider to have met these expectations with a new product family that doubles existing ADSL speeds and offers extended reach and upgradability to new high-speed ADSL standards, thus facilitating greater revenues throughout the DSL industry."
Titanium G24 with G.Span Features
The Titanium G24 G.Span product family incorporates GlobespanVirata's field proven DSL algorithms, built in programmability, low power DSL operations and 24 ports per chip set. Additionally, Titanium G24 with G.Span offers:
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