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Agilent Technologies Announces ADSL Handheld Service Verification Tools for Bell Atlantic

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Agilent Technologies, Inc. announced that its ADSL handheld service verification tools have been selected by Bell Atlantic to support the rollout of Bell Atlantic Infospeed DSL high-speed data services to homes and small businesses. Agilent's Service Installer and Service Verifier handhelds will be used by technicians to test the ability of home DSL modems to synchronize properly with their paired counterparts in central office facilities. The products provide "one-touch" measurement of margins and maximum capacity, as well as line-troubleshooting capabilities such as detection of load coils that have not been removed from the line.

Key Takeaways:

  • Agilent's ADSL handheld service verification tools have been selected by Bell Atlantic to support the rollout of Bell Atlantic Infospeed DSL high-speed data services.
  • The tools, including the Service Installer and Service Verifier handhelds, will be used by technicians to test the ability of home DSL modems to synchronize properly with their paired counterparts in central office facilities.
  • The products provide "one-touch" measurement of margins and maximum capacity, as well as line-troubleshooting capabilities such as detection of load coils that have not been removed from the line.
  • The Agilent Service Installer also provides line-troubleshooting capabilities such as detection of load coils that have not been removed from the line.
  • The modules accommodate both CAP and DMT chip set implementations and will support future chip sets for new technologies and standards such as G.Lite and Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line (SDSL).
  • Software applications for both products can be upgraded via downloads from a PC or the Web, which speeds the distribution of new testing routines.
  • The company plans to equip 1,000 central offices serving 21 million qualified lines by the end of the first quarter of 2000.
  • The selection of Agilent's tools is part of Bell Atlantic's plan to equip more than 700 central offices with DSL technology by the end of 1999.
  • Agilent's Service Installer and Service Verifier handhelds allow technicians to test the ability of home DSL modems to synchronize properly with their paired counterparts in central office facilities.
  • Bell Atlantic will use Agilent's tools to verify upstream and downstream throughput data rates and to ensure that they meet minimum guaranteed line speeds.

Statistics:

  • By the end of 1999, Bell Atlantic plans to equip more than 700 central offices with DSL technology.
  • By the end of the first quarter of 2000, Bell Atlantic plans to equip 1,000 central offices serving 21 million qualified lines.
  • The company's ADSL handheld service verification tools provide "one-touch" measurement of margins and maximum capacity.

Sources:

  • Business Wire, "Agilent Technologies Announces ADSL Handheld Service Verification Tools for Bell Atlantic" (November 8, 1999)
  • Agilent Technologies, Inc., "About Agilent Technologies" (retrieved November 8, 1999)

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