PCTEL to Demonstrate Industry’s First Combo ADSL/V.90 Soft Modem at Consumer Electronic Show DSL Forum
PCTEL to Demonstrate Industry’s First Combo ADSL/V.90 Soft Modem at Consumer Electronic Show DSL Forum
January 8, 2001
PCTEL to Demonstrate Industry’s First Combo ADSL/V.90 Soft Modem at Consumer Electronic Show DSL Forum
Milpitas, CA – January 8, 2001 – PCTEL, Inc. (NASDAQ: PCTI), the leading provider of cost-effective software-based connectivity for millions of Internet users, today announced its participation in the DSL Forum’s interoperability event at the annual Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nev. January 6-9, 2001. To be included in the DSL Forum interoperability showcase, PCTEL (CES booth #4459) has had to successfully demonstrate interoperability with central office equipment from leading DSLAM vendors.
The DSL Forum will be showcasing applications for DSL technology in homes and businesses as well as highlighting technological advancements regarding acceleration of DSL interoperability.
“Our participation in the DSL Forum is another indication of PCTEL’s continued commitment to helping the industry increase awareness and deployment of DSL in the mass marketplace,” noted Mark Wilson, PCTEL’s vice president of marketing. “The DSL Forum provides another venue for us to demonstrate how software-based modem technology can help manufacturers and service providers lower costs and simplify the delivery of DSL to home PC users.”
PCTEL’s LiteSpeed supports V.90 56kbps analog connectivity as well as the universal Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) standard for connectivity supporting rates up to 1.5 megabits per second (Mbps) – more than 25 times faster than today’s analog modems. This provides PC OEMs with a cost-effective modem solution for Internet-ready hardware products that will always be able to connect at 56K. Once DSL service is available to a PC user, it is a simple matter of purchasing a DSL account on-line and having the selected provider activate the account. This solution is flexible, cost effective and available today to OEMs.
ABOUT PCTEL
PCTEL, founded in March 1994, is driving the evolution of innovative, cost-effective personal connectivity solutions including analog soft modems, digital broadband, home networking, high-density carrier-side and embedded Internet access technology. The company’s market leadership has led to a wide ranging and comprehensive portfolio of more than 43 broadband and analog communications patents, including the key and essential patents for HSP modem technology. PCTEL products are available to PC and data communications equipment manufacturers, as well as a variety of vertical market OEMs. PCTEL is located at 1331 California Circle, Milpitas, Calif., 95035. Telephone: (408) 965-2100. Fax: (408) 895-0178. For more information on PCTEL products, visit the PCTEL website at http://www.pctel.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains statements relating to future DSL products of the company that are "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those projected as a result of certain risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to; deployment of DSL services, demand for DSL services, demand for and market acceptance of new broadband products; the cyclical nature of the semiconductor industry and the markets addressed by the company's and its customers' products; the ability to develop and implement new technologies and to obtain protection for the related intellectual property; as well as other risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to those detailed from time to time in the company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof, and the company disclaims any obligation to update or revise the information contained in any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
PCTEL is a registered trademark and LiteSpeed is a trademark of PCTEL. All other trademarks are respective trademarks or trademarks of PCTEL, Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. Other product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.
The DSL Forum will be showcasing applications for DSL technology in homes and businesses as well as highlighting technological advancements regarding acceleration of DSL interoperability.
“Our participation in the DSL Forum is another indication of PCTEL’s continued commitment to helping the industry increase awareness and deployment of DSL in the mass marketplace,” noted Mark Wilson, PCTEL’s vice president of marketing. “The DSL Forum provides another venue for us to demonstrate how software-based modem technology can help manufacturers and service providers lower costs and simplify the delivery of DSL to home PC users.”
PCTEL’s LiteSpeed supports V.90 56kbps analog connectivity as well as the universal Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) standard for connectivity supporting rates up to 1.5 megabits per second (Mbps) – more than 25 times faster than today’s analog modems. This provides PC OEMs with a cost-effective modem solution for Internet-ready hardware products that will always be able to connect at 56K. Once DSL service is available to a PC user, it is a simple matter of purchasing a DSL account on-line and having the selected provider activate the account. This solution is flexible, cost effective and available today to OEMs.
ABOUT PCTEL
PCTEL, founded in March 1994, is driving the evolution of innovative, cost-effective personal connectivity solutions including analog soft modems, digital broadband, home networking, high-density carrier-side and embedded Internet access technology. The company’s market leadership has led to a wide ranging and comprehensive portfolio of more than 43 broadband and analog communications patents, including the key and essential patents for HSP modem technology. PCTEL products are available to PC and data communications equipment manufacturers, as well as a variety of vertical market OEMs. PCTEL is located at 1331 California Circle, Milpitas, Calif., 95035. Telephone: (408) 965-2100. Fax: (408) 895-0178. For more information on PCTEL products, visit the PCTEL website at http://www.pctel.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains statements relating to future DSL products of the company that are "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those projected as a result of certain risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to; deployment of DSL services, demand for DSL services, demand for and market acceptance of new broadband products; the cyclical nature of the semiconductor industry and the markets addressed by the company's and its customers' products; the ability to develop and implement new technologies and to obtain protection for the related intellectual property; as well as other risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to those detailed from time to time in the company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof, and the company disclaims any obligation to update or revise the information contained in any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
PCTEL is a registered trademark and LiteSpeed is a trademark of PCTEL. All other trademarks are respective trademarks or trademarks of PCTEL, Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. Other product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.