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| Section | Page |
| CHAPTER I: Executive Summary | 1 |
| 1.0 Main Findings | 1 |
| 1.1 Worldwide Potential for DSL | 2 |
| 1.2 Regulation | 3 |
| 1.3 Investment Activity | 3 |
| 1.4 What is DSL? | 4 |
| 1.5 Benefits of ADSL | 5 |
| 1.6 Standardization | 5 |
| 1.7 Major Associations | 5 |
| 1.8 Interoperability | 6 |
| 1.9 Technical Issues | 7 |
| 1.10 Business Issues | 8 |
| 1.11 Alternative Broadband Access Technologies | 8 |
| 1.12 Services Market | 10 |
| 1.13 Equipment Market | 11 |
| 1.14 Forecast | 12 |
| CHAPTER II: Historical Perspective | 13 |
| 2.0 General | 12 |
| 2.1 Invention and Early Development | 13 |
| 2.2 Technical and Market Trials | 15 |
| 2.3 Product and Service Introductions | 16 |
| 2.4 Deployment Rush | 17 |
| 2.5 Worldwide Potential for DSL | 17 |
| 2.6 Applications | 18 |
| 2.7 Regulatory Issues | 20 |
| 2.7.1 Interconnection | 20 |
| 2.7.2 Open Access to Cable Networks | 20 |
| 2.7.3 CLEC Collocations | 21 |
| 2.7.4 Interstate Nature of ADSL Services | 21 |
| 2.7.5 Cost Allocation Issues | 22 |
| 2.8 Investment Activity | 22 |
| 2. 9 What is Digital Subscriber Line? | 23 |
| 2.9.1 IDSL | 26 |
| 2.9.2 HDSL | 26 |
| 2.9.3 SDSL | 27 |
| 2.9.4 HDSL2 | 27 |
| 2.9.5 ADSL and RADSL | 27 |
| 2.9.6 The Splitter | 28 |
| 2.9.7 CDSL or UDSL | 29 |
| 2.9.8 VDSL | 29 |
| 2.10 xDSL | 30 |
| 2.10.1 2 Binary, 1 Quaternary (2B1Q) | 30 |
| 2.10.2 Quadrature Amplitude and Phase Modulation (QAM) | 30 |
| 2.10.3 Carrierless Amplitude and Phase Modulation (CAP) | 31 |
| 2.10.4 Discrete Multitone (DMT) | 31 |
| 2.10.5 CAP vs. DMT | 32 |
| 2.11 Benefits of ADSL | 32 |
| CHAPTER III: Industry Cooperative Activities | 35 |
| 3.0 General | 35 |
| 3.1 Standardization Efforts | 35 |
| 3.1.1 American National Standards Institute | 35 |
| 3.1.2 International Telecommunication Union | 36 |
| 3.1.3 European Telecommunications Standards Institute | 36 |
| 3.2 Joint Procurement Consortium | 37 |
| 3.3 Industry Associations | 40 |
| 3.3.1 ADSL Forum | 40 |
| 3.3.2 Universal ADSL working Group | 40 |
| 3.3.3 ATM Forum | 41 |
| 3.3.4 Home Phoneline Networking Alliance | 42 |
| 3.4 Interoperability | 43 |
| 3.4.1 Vendor Labs | 43 |
| 3.4.2 University of New Hampshire InterOperability Lab | 44 |
| 3.4.3 Telcordia | 45 |
| CHAPTER IV: Technical Issues | 47 |
| 4.0 General | 47 |
| 4.1 Condition of Copper Plant | 47 |
| 4.2 Line Attenuation | 49 |
| 4.3 Bridge Taps | 50 |
| 4.4 Load Coils | 51 |
| 4.5 Mixed Wire Gauges | 51 |
| 4.6 Splices | 52 |
| 4.7 Noise | 53 |
| 4.7.1 Crosstalk | 53 |
| 4.7.2 Spectral Compatibility | 54 |
| 4.7.3 Impulse Noise | 54 |
| 4.7.4 Home Wiring | 54 |
| 4.8 Testing | 55 |
| 4.9 ATM vs. IP for ADSL Access Networks | 56 |
| 4.10 Latency | 58 |
| 4.11 Scalability | 59 |
| CHAPTER V: Business Issues | 61 |
| 5.0 General | 61 |
| 5. 1 Partnering | 61 |
| 5. 2 Marketing | 62 |
| 5. 3 Pricing | 64 |
| 5. 4 Provisioning | 65 |
| 5. 5 Network Management | 67 |
| CHAPTER VI: Residential Broadband Technologies | 71 |
| 6. 0 General | 71 |
| 6. 1 ISDN | 71 |
| 6. 2 Cable Modem | 74 |
| 6. 3 Direct Broadcast Satellite | 77 |
| 6. 4 Fixed Wireless | 78 |
| 6. 5 Digital PowerLine | 81 |
| 6. 6 EtherLoop | 83 |
| CHAPTER VII: Service Provider Profile | 85 |
| 7. 0 Overview of Trials and Launches | 85 |
| 7. 1 American Information Systems | 93 |
| 7. 2 Ameritech | 94 |
| 7. 3 Apex Global Internet Services, Inc. | 97 |
| 7. 4 ATU Telecommunications | 98 |
| 7.5 Avalon Networks | 101 |
| 7. 6 Bell Atlantic | 102 |
| 7. 7 BellSouth | 108 |
| 7. 8 BlueStar Communications | 112 |
| 7. 9 Century Telephone Enterprises | 114 |
| 7.10 Cincinnati Bell | 116 |
| 7.11 Concentric Network | 118 |
| 7.12 Covad Communications Group, Inc. | 122 |
| 7.13 Dakota Services Limited | 128 |
| 7.14 Eclipse Internet Access | 131 |
| 7.15 Epoch Internet | 133 |
| 7.16 Flashcom | 136 |
| 7.17 GTE Corp. | 140 |
| 7.18 HarvardNet | 147 |
| 7.19 ICG Communications | 151 |
| 7.20 InteleCom Data Systems | 153 |
| 7.21 InterAccess | 154 |
| 7.22 Internet Express | 156 |
| 7.23 JATO Communications | 157 |
| 7.24 Lighthouse Communications | 159 |
| 7.25 Log On America | 161 |
| 7.26 MAXCESS, Inc. | 164 |
| 7.27 MCI WorldCom | 165 |
| 7.28 MegsINet, Inc. | 170 |
| 7.29 Network Access Solutions | 172 |
| 7.30 North Pittsburgh Telephone | 176 |
| 7.31 NorthPoint Communications | 178 |
| 7.32 OneNet Communications, Inc. | 182 |
| 7.33 Orconet | 184 |
| 7.34 Pacific Crest Networks | 186 |
| 7.35 Prism Communication Services, Inc. | 188 |
| 7.36 Rhythms NetConnections | 190 |
| 7.37 SBC Communications | 195 |
| 7.38 Shore.Net | 201 |
| 7.39 SourceNet Corp. | 203 |
| 7.40 Sprint Corporation | 205 |
| 7.41 Supra Telecommunications and Information Systems, Inc. | 208 |
| 7.42 Telergy | 210 |
| 7.43 Thorn Communications | 212 |
| 7.44 Transport Logic | 213 |
| 7.45 US West | 215 |
| 7.46 USN Communications | 222 |
| 7.47 Verio | 224 |
| 7.48 Vitts Networks | 227 |
| 7.49 World Web Internet Services Provider | 229 |
| 7.50 Asia-Pacific | 230 |
| 7.50.1 Singapore Telecom | 231 |
| 7.50.2 China | 232 |
| 7.50.3 Hong Kong Telecom | 232 |
| 7.51 Canada | 234 |
| 7.51.1 Bell Canada | 234 |
| 7.51.2 NBTel | 235 |
| 7.51.3 SaskTel | 236 |
| 7.51.4 Elsewhere in Canada | 237 |
| 7.52 Europe | 238 |
| 7.52.1 Belgium | 238 |
| 7.52.2 Finland | 239 |
| 7.52.3 France | 240 |
| 7.52.4 Germany | 240 |
| 7.52.5 Sweden | 241 |
| 7.52.6 United Kingdom | 242 |
| 7.53 Phoenix Case Study | 244 |
| 7.54 Silicon Valley Case Study | 246 |
| CHAPTER VIII: Vendor Profile | 249 |
| 8. 0 General | 249 |
| 8. 1 3Com | 249 |
| 8. 2 AccessLan Communications | 254 |
| 8. 3 ADC Telecommunications | 256 |
| 8. 4 ADTRAN, Inc. | 258 |
| 8. 5 Advanced Fibre Communications | 262 |
| 8. 6 Advanced Micro Devuces | 266 |
| 8. 7 AG Communication Systems | 268 |
| 8. 8 Alcatel | 272 |
| 8. 9 Amati Communications Corporation | 282 |
| 8.10 Analog Devices | 288 |
| 8.11 Ariel Corporation, Communications Systems Group | 291 |
| 8.12 Ascend Communications | 293 |
| 8.13 Aware, Inc. | 298 |
| 8.14 Broadcam Corporation | 305 |
| 8.15 Burr-Brown Corporation | 307 |
| 8.16 Cabletron Systems | 310 |
| 8.17 Cayman Systems | 312 |
| 8.18 Centillium Technology Corporation | 317 |
| 8.19 Charles Industries, Ltd. | 320 |
| 8.20 Cisco Systems | 322 |
| 8.21 Compaq Computer | 328 |
| 8.22 Conexant Systems (formerly Rockwell Semiconductor Systems) | 330 |
| 8.23 Copper Mountain Networks | 334 |
| 8.24 CopperCom | 339 |
| 8.25 Dell Computer | 341 |
| 8.26 Diamond Lane Communications | 343 |
| 8.27 Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc. | 348 |
| 8.28 Digital Link Corporation | 349 |
| 8.29 DSC Communications Corporation | 351 |
| 8.30 ECI Telecom | 353 |
| 8.31 Efficient Networks | 356 |
| 8.32 Ericsson (Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson) | 361 |
| 8.33 Escalate Networks, Inc. | 364 |
| 8.34 FlowPoint Corporation | 366 |
| 8.35 Fujitsu, Limited | 370 |
| 8.36 General DataComm Industries, Inc. | 375 |
| 8.37 GlobeSpan Semiconductor | 377 |
| 8.38 Hayes Corporation | 386 |
| 8.39 Integrated Telecom Express, Inc. (ITeX) | 389 |
| 8.40 Interspeed, Inc. | 392 |
| 8.41 IPM Datacom Srl | 394 |
| 8.42 Italtel S.p.A | 395 |
| 8.43 Jetstream Communications | 396 |
| 8.44 Level One Communications | 398 |
| 8.45 Lucent Technologies | 401 |
| 8.46 Marconi S.p.A | 407 |
| 8.47 Metalink, Ltd. | 408 |
| 8.48 Motorola | 410 |
| 8.49 NEC Corporation | 413 |
| 8.50 Netopia, Inc. | 418 |
| 8.51 NetSpeed, Inc. | 422 |
| 8.52 Newbridge Networks | 427 |
| 8.53 Next Level Communications | 430 |
| 8.54 Nokia | 433 |
| 8.55 Northern Telecom, Ltd. (Nortel Networks) | 436 |
| 8.56 Orckit Communications, Ltd. | 443 |
| 8.57 PairGain Technologies, Inc. | 450 |
| 8.58 Paradyne Corporation | 460 |
| 8.59 Philips GmbH | 469 |
| 8.60 Promatory Communications | 470 |
| 8.61 Pulse Communications (Pulsecom) | 473 |
| 8.62 RedBack Networks | 478 |
| 8.63 RELTEC Corporation | 482 |
| 8.64 Samsung Corporation | 484 |
| 8.65 Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd. | 485 |
| 8.66 Siemens Semiconductor Group | 487 |
| 8.67 Siemens AG | 490 |
| 8.68 SourceCom, Inc. | 495 |
| 8.69 STMicroelectronics | 497 |
| 8.70 Sumitomo Corporation | 499 |
| 8.71 Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. | 500 |
| 8.72 Teltrend | 502 |
| 8.73 Texas Instruments | 503 |
| 8.74 Tut Systems | 508 |
| 8.75 Virata, Ltd. | 514 |
| 8.76 Westell Technologies | 517 |
| 8.77 Semiconductor Devices | 529 |
| 8.78 Modems | 534 |
| 8.79 Network Equipment | 536 |
| 8.80 Ancillary Products and Services | 540 |
| CHAPTER IX: Market Forecast | 565 |
| 9.0 General | 565 |
| 9.1 ISDN | 568 |
| 9.2 Cable Modem | 569 |
| 9.3 DirecPC | 570 |
| 9.4 Fixed Wireless Access | 571 |
| 9.5 Digital Powerline | 573 |
| 9.6 Main Telephone Lines | 574 |
| 9.7 Personal Computers | 574 |
| 9.8 Internet Users | 575 |
| 9.9 Equipment Vendors | 575 |
| 9.10 Modem Sales | 577 |
| 9.11 Equipment Pricing Trends | 578 |
| 9.12 Equipment Functionality Trends | 578 |
| 9.13 Other Assumptions | 580 |
| 9.13.1 The Economy | 581 |
| 9.13.2 The Information Technology Industry | 581 |
| 9.13.3 The Internet | 581 |
| 9.13.4 Telephone Service Providers | 582 |
| 9.13.5 Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line | 582 |
| 9.14 Market Forecasts | 583 |
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LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES |
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| Figure | Page |
| 9. 1 Equipment Average Cost per xDSL Line | 579 |
| 9. 2 Broadband Access Lines Installed Base Worldwide 1998-2003 | 584 |
| 9. 3 xDSL Equipment Revenues Worldwide 1998-2003 | 585 |
| 9. 4 xDSL Lines Installed Base Worldwide 1998-2003 | 591 |
| 9. 5 xDSL Lines Installed Base Worldwide Percent by Type 1999 | 592 |
| 9. 6 xDSL Lines Installed Base Worldwide Percent by Type 2003 | 593 |
| 9. 7 xDSL Lines Installed Base Worldwide by Type 1998-2003 | 595 |
| Table | Page |
| 2. 1 Investors in Service Providers | 24 |
| 3. 1 DSL-Related Standards and Recommendations | 38 |
| 4. 1 American Wire Gauges - Common Wire Sizes | 52 |
| 6. 1 ISDN Growth Rates - Selected High-Income Countries | 73 |
| 7. 1 Major Service Deployments | 86 |
| 7. 2 US xDSL Service Deployments in Top Markets Through 1999 | 89 |
| 8. 1 RADSL Chip Set Development History | 379 |
| 8. 2 RADSL CAP Chip Sets - Shipment History | 380 |
| 8. 3 RADSL Chip Sets - Pricing History | 380 |
| 8. 4 Customer Growth | 381 |
| 8. 5 Paradyne Employees | 461 |
| 8. 6 DSL Product Revenues | 519 |
| 8. 7 Test Equipment | 542 |
| 8. 8 xDSL Equipment Vendors - Type of Equipment | 544 |
| 8. 9 xDSL Chip Vendors - Type of DSL Technology | 546 |
| 8.10 xDSL Equipment Vendor Mergers and Acquisitions | 548 |
| 8.11 Trial and Rollouts United States | 550 |
| 8.12 Trials and Rollouts Canada | 557 |
| 8.13 Trials and Rollouts Europe | 558 |
| 8.14 Trials and Rollouts Asia-Pacific | 561 |
| 8.15 Trials and Rollouts Other Regions | 563 |
| 9. 1 Broadband Access Lines | 583 |
| 9. 2 xDSL Growth Rate Factors | 587 |
| 9. 3 xDSL Lines - Installed Base Worldwide | 590 |
| 9. 4 xDSL Lines - Installed Base Worldwide Percent by Base | 590 |
| 9. 5 xDSL Lines Added Worldwide | 595 |
| 9. 6 xDSL Lines - Installed Base United States | 594 |
| 9. 7 xDSL Lines Added United States | 595 |
| 9. 8 xDSL Lines - Installed Base United States Percent by Type | 595 |
| 9. 9 Demand Side Estimate - US ILECs | 597 |
| 9.10 Demand Side Estimates - US CLECs and ISPs | 599 |
| 9.11 Demand Side Estimate International - Asia | 602 |
| 9.12 Demand Side Estimate International - Europe | 603 |
| 9.13 Demand Side Estimate International - Canada | 604 |
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