Aware's Universal DMT modules help service providers deploy advanced DSL
services faster and more efficiently
BEDFORD, Mass., June 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aware, Inc. (Nasdaq:
AWRE), a leading supplier of broadband technology and DSL test and
diagnostics solutions, today announced that it will feature a new addition
to its Universal DMT (UDMT(TM)) product line of DSL test modem modules in
its booth at NXTcomm 2008. The 455 is a multi-mode ADSL2+/VDSL2 module that
meets service providers' stringent ADSL2+ performance requirements and
delivers industry-leading VDSL2 performance, making it ideal for solutions
deployed in North American telco networks. The 455 module uses the same
small-profile form factor, Linux-based network processor, and Dr. DSL(R)
expert diagnostics software features as Aware's 450 UDMT module and
supports all applicable data link layer protocols and statistics.
All of Aware's UDMT module product lines can be software-configured to
emulate both DSL access multiplexers (DSLAMs) and customer premises
equipment (CPEs) across a broad range of DSL technologies, including ADSL,
ADSL2+, legacy VDSL1/1.5 and VDSL2. This extensive DSL technology footprint
allows a single UDMT module to support all the common DSL network
architectures. Service providers using test solutions based on Aware's UDMT
modules are able to interoperate with installed DSLAMs and CPEs/gateways
that contain chipsets from Broadcom, Conexant, Ikanos, Infineon or Texas
Instruments. Aware's UDMT products are based on the company's fourteen
years of experience in developing and deploying DSL chipsets around the
world.
"When faced with the challenge of rolling out new services such as
IPTV-over-DSL, service providers are looking for a future-proof, all-in-one
universal testing solution that is interoperable with their current
installed access equipment and able to support ADSL2+ and VDSL2 as well as
the legacy VDSL1/1.5 solutions," said Peter LeBlanc, vice president, sales
and marketing for Aware, Inc. "By using products based on Aware's UDMT
modules, only one piece of test gear is required to perform all the
necessary DSL tests, which reduces costs for the service provider and
improves technician efficiency. This is particularly important now that
IPTV deployments have begun to accelerate."
Traditional DSL testing solutions are built around single-function CPE
emulation which only allows technicians to test back to the DSLAM to verify
sync. Aware's UDMT DSLAM emulation capability allows technicians to also
test towards the subscriber. The technician can qualify the in-home copper
wiring and isolate inside wiring faults from the network interface device
(NID) without access to the home or subscriber involvement. UDMT also
enables multi-pair troubleshooting from the subscriber access cabinet
without dispatching to every home and DSLAM profile optimization by testing
the impact of a profile change or automatically selecting an optimal
profile for a particular line.
About Aware's UDMT Modem Modules
Aware offers several different UDMT modem emulation hardware models to
meet the needs of test equipment vendors and service providers. The 450 and
550 are VDSL2 modems which can be software-configured to operate as a
remote terminal (RT) to verify DSLAM sync rates and IP network
connectivity, or as a CO for customer premises service verification. All
UDMT modules include a powerful Linux-based network processor which allows
users to add customized applications, such as IPTV or VoIP analysis.
Aware's UDMT line of test modules all support Aware's Dr. DSL expert
diagnostics software for advanced physical layer diagnostics. Dr. DSL
assists technicians with troubleshooting by automatically identifying the
type and data rate impact of common DSL faults.
Aware's UDMT modem modules are available immediately from Aware, Inc.
At NXTcomm 2008, taking place in Las Vegas June 16 - 19, Aware will feature
its UDMT modules in its booth #SU6807. More information about Aware's DSL
testing products can also be found on Aware's website at
http://www.aware.com/dsl/dsltd.htm.
About Aware
Aware is a leading technology supplier for the telecommunications
industries. For more than ten years, Aware has pioneered innovations at
telecommunications standards-setting organizations and continues to develop
and market DSL silicon intellectual property and test and diagnostics
products. Its StratiPHY(TM) IP product line supports DSL standards,
including ADSL2+ and VDSL2, and has been broadly licensed to leading
semiconductor companies. Telecom equipment vendors and phone companies use
Aware's DSL test and diagnostics modules and Dr. DSL(R) software to help
provision DSL circuits globally. Aware is also a veteran of the biometrics
industry, providing biometric and imaging software components used in
government systems worldwide since 1992. Aware's interoperable,
standard-compliant, field-proven imaging products are used in a number of
applications, from border management to criminal justice to medical
imaging. Aware is a publicly held company (Nasdaq: AWRE) based in Bedford,
Massachusetts. http://www.aware.com
Safe Harbor Warning
Portions of this release contain forward-looking statements regarding
future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties, such as estimates
or projections of future revenue and earnings and the growth of the DSL
market. Aware wishes to caution you that there are factors that could cause
actual results to differ materially from the results indicated by such
statements. The DSL factors include, but are not limited to: we have a
unique business model, our quarterly results are difficult to predict, our
DSL licensing and DSL test and diagnostic businesses depend upon a limited
number of customers, we derive a significant amount of revenue from a small
number of customers, we depend on equipment companies to incorporate our
technology into their products, we face intense competition from other DSL
vendors, DSL technology competes with other technologies for broadband
access, our business could be harmed if our test and diagnostic hardware
and software products have quality problems, we depend on a single source
contract manufacturer for the manufacture of our DSL hardware products, our
manufacturing systems may not be adequate for our DSL test and diagnostics
hardware products, we depend on single source suppliers for components in
our DSL hardware products, and our business is subject to rapid
technological change. We refer you to the documents Aware files from time
to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, specifically the
section titled Risk Factors in our annual report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 and other reports and filings made with
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Aware, UDMT, StratiPHY and Dr. DSL are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Aware, Inc. Any other trademarks appearing herein are the
property of their respective owners.
SOURCE Aware, Inc.
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CONTACT:
Sarah LaLiberte of Aware, Inc.,
+1-781-687-0695, sarahl@aware.com
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