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Texas Instruments DSP Technology Will Help Expand Elastic Networks' Multi-Megabit Access TechnologyCompanies to Develop Flexible, Programmable EtherLoop-Based Digital Signal Processing Solutions Via Licensing AgreementALPHARETTA, GA and DALLAS, TX (Sept. 14, 1998) -- The widespread ability to surf the Internet while simultaneously using the phone or sending a fax without service interruption came one step closer to reality with the announcement today of a technology licensing agreement between Elastic Networks, an independent unit of Nortel (Northern Telecom) [NYSE: NT], and Texas Instruments (TI) [NYSE: TXN]. Under the terms of the agreement, Texas Instruments will integrate Elastic Networks' high-speed EtherLoop™ access technology onto its world leading digital signal processing core technology. The agreement will allow TI's leadership in DSP solutions to accelerate the continued evolution of network technologies by enabling a new means of Internet access. Elastic Networks' EtherLoop technology is based on the Ethernet protocol, which is deployed in more than 130 million local area network (LAN) connections today. EtherLoop simultaneously delivers reliable voice and multi-megabit data, all on a single existing phone line without interfering with other services. Early applications of the technology include reliable, usage-billable instantaneous Internet access to hotels and such multi-tenant environments as apartment buildings and business parks. The relationship will enable network equipment manufacturers to develop flexible, programmable internal and external client side devices and central office solutions to meet the ever-growing demand for connectivity in a market projected to reach US$3 billion dollars by 2002. "Together, Texas Instruments and Elastic Networks will move Ethernet outside of traditional boundaries into many new venues," said Mike Hogan, general manager of the Texas Instruments Enterprise Networks Business Unit. "EtherLoop Technology, combined with TI's network expertise, system knowledge and programmable DSPS technology will dissolve traditional LAN boundaries by extending transparent network connectivity. This effort, combined with our capabilities in DSL technology, truly brings DSP to the forefront of enabling broadband communications." "In response to the market trend of increasingly mobile workforces, Elastic Networks and Texas Instruments will deliver solutions that will provide high-speed connectivity for businesses and homes around the world, facilitating the Internet revolution," said Larry Hurtado, Chief Operating Officer, Elastic Networks. "Texas Instruments' global DSP market leadership combined with the Elastic Networks' solution will fulfill the bandwidth intensive needs of today's increasingly sophisticated end-user." Developing the EtherLoop-Based DSP Solution The Texas Instruments TMS320C6000 DSP core technology, along with world leading analog and mixed-signal components, will be the platform for the EtherLoop solution. The Elastic Networks products based on TI DSPs are scheduled for trials in early 1999. This first development phase will entail the production of a single-port version as well as a multi-port version built on a single DSP. TI's platform will address both single-user desktop applications and the port density required for large-scale service deployment. As part of the agreement between Texas Instruments and Elastic Networks, Texas Instruments will continue to evolve the EtherLoop-based DSP platform by adding multi-mode functionality that will incorporate EtherLoop and other established and emerging Internet connectivity protocols. This common architecture will allow service providers to offer their customers a flexible upgrade path that will evolve with increasing bandwidth demands.
More information on TI's Enterprise Networks Business Unit and its products is located on the World Wide Web at About Texas Instruments The worldwide leader and pioneer in digital signal processing solutions since 1982, Texas Instruments provides innovative DSP and mixed signal/analog technologies to more than 30,000 customers in the computer, wireless communications, networking, Internet, consumer, digital motor control and mass storage markets worldwide. To help customers get to market faster, TI offers easy-to-use development tools and extensive software and hardware support, enhanced by its extensive network of third party DSP solutions providers that produce more than 1,000 products using TI technology. Texas Instruments Incorporated is a global semiconductor company and the world's leading designer and supplier of digital signal processing solutions, the engines driving the digitization of electronics. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, the company's businesses also include materials and controls, educational and productivity solutions, and digital imaging. The company has manufacturing or sales operations in more than 25 countries.
Texas Instruments is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TXN. More information is located on the World Wide Web at About Elastic Networks Elastic Networks provides solutions that stretch corporate LANs out of the office, following the trend towards increasingly distributed networks. By leveraging its technological differentiation in speed, deployability, and economics, and building strategic relationships in distribution, chip manufacturing, and data networking partners, Elastic Networks is dedicated to offering solutions that address the high-speed data needs of service providers throughout the world.
Elastic Networks, an independent unit of Nortel, is based in Alpharetta, Ga. For more information about Elastic Networks and its EtherLoop technology, visit Nortel works with customers worldwide to design, build, and deliver telecommunications and IP-optimized networks. Customers include public and private enterprises and institutions; Internet service providers; local, long-distance, cellular and PCS communications companies, cable television carriers, and utilities. Nortel's common shares are listed on the New York, Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, and London stock exchanges. Nortel had 1997 revenues of US$15.5 billion and Bay Networks, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nortel, had revenues of US$2.4 billion during its most recent fiscal year. The combined company's workforce totals approximately 80,000 employees worldwide.
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