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Japan Telecom Selects U.S. Robotics' Total Control Enterprise Network Hub For Nationwide Internet Access
Japan Telecom One of Five Japanese Internet Service Providers to Support U.S. Robotics' x2TM Technology for 56Kbps Downloads
SKOKIE, Ill., -- December 11, 1996 -- U.S. Robotics today announced that Japan Telecom (JT),
a major Japanese telecommunications carrier, has selected the U.S. Robotics (NASDAQ: USRX)
Total Control Enterprise Network Hub as the standard for its nationwide Internet access project.
Japan Telecom provides long distance telephone and data transmission services throughout Japan.
The U.S. Robotics equipment will initially be located in Tokyo, in the largest single installation
of Total Control equipment outside the U.S.
The U.S. Robotics equipment will allow JT to offer Points of Presence (POPs) to Internet service
providers who do not wish to invest in locating their own access points throughout Japan.
"Our Total Control Enterprise Network Hub has been extremely successful since we introduced it
to the Japanese market last year," said Ross Manire, senior vice president and general manager
of U.S. Robotics' Network Systems Division. "Internet access in Japan is growing at a rapid
pace, which represents a great opportunity for U.S. Robotics as we continue to establish Total
Control as a long-term dial access platform in this market."
JT to Support x2 Access: 56Kbps Downloads Over Analog Lines
JT will take advantage of Total Control's flexible design to support U.S. Robotics' x2 technology.
x2 will allow JT to offer Internet access at up to 56Kbps over regular analog telephone lines;
the company can upgrade its Total Control equipment to x2 with a simple software download.
JT is one of five Internet service providers in Japan that have announced they will support x2.
Japan Telecom Selects U.S. Robotics' Total Control
U.S. Robotics expects to be the first company to deliver 56 Kbps data transmission speeds over
regular analog telephone lines to customers worldwide. The company's x2 technology has demonstrated
widespread acceptance, with more than 40 Internet service providers worldwide - representing a
subscriber base of more than 15 million people - committed to supporting it.
"Total Control's modular design and high density give our customers in Japan the same migration
path and investment protection that has helped U.S. Robotics become the leading supplier of access
concentrators worldwide," said Mark Uno, general manager of U.S. Robotics' Japanese subsidiary,
U.S. Robotics K.K. "We are working closely with our customers in Japan on a variety of applications,
which include ISDN PRI and x2 56Kbps technology, as well as support for virtual private networks."
JT has also worked with U.S. Robotics on its introduction of INS1500 support, the Japanese standard
for ISDN PRI (Primary Rate Interface), in Total Control.
Japan Telecom was founded in October, 1984, drawing on the telecommunications technology of
the former Japanese National Railway. The company is one of the major telecommunications carriers
in Japan, and has developed highly efficient networks with high-quality, high-volume
telecommunications services. Furthermore, the company maintains easy access to all major cities
through its networks running along the Japan Railway Groups' extensive railway tracks.
U.S. Robotics is one of the world's leading suppliers of products and systems that provide access
to information. The company designs, manufactures, markets and supports remote access servers,
LAN switching equipment, desktop/mobile client products and modems, telephony products and handheld
organizers. U.S. Robotics products connect computers and other equipment over analog, digital
and switched cellular networks, enabling users to gain access to, manage and share data, fax and
voice information. Its customers include Internet service providers, regional Bell operating
companies, inter-exchange carriers and a wide range of other large and small businesses, institutions
and individuals. The company's fiscal 1996 sales were $1.97 billion.
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