Stories about: Allied Telesyn International

Looking to simplify corporate Gigabit Ethernet and voice-over-IP installations, Adtran is rolling out switches, routers and combination switches with integrated routers that support VoIP handsets and wireless access points -- all offering in-line power support.

In the competitive world of telecommunications service providers, vendors are under increasing pressure to expand revenues while reducing customer churn.

Allied Telesyn International last week unveiled two Gigabit network adapters for servers or workstations, aimed at enterprises looking to take advantage of falling prices in Gigabit Ethernet equipment.

After years of talk of convergence, managing multiple services over a single network connection looks to be one of the common themes of this year's Networks Telecom show, which kicks off in Birmingham, England, next Tuesday. The show serves as a European launchpad for new networking products such as routers, switches and software applications for LANs and WANs (wide area networks), and also for telecommunication consultancy services.

Allied Telesyn International Corp. next week will join the ranks of companies pushing stackable copper and fiber Gigabit Ethernet boxes, when it announces two switches in its Rapier product line.

Allied Telesyn International unveiled a low-cost router for connecting branch offices to a main corporate site.

The ever-increasing demand for bandwidth is forcing IT to weigh its high-performance backbone options. Gigabit Ethernet is one of the most attractive approaches, offering 10 times the throughput of Fast Ethernet. More than 20 vendors offer Gigabit Ethernet switches, which they either manufacture or purchase from manufacturers. The Dell'Oro Group last year projected that the Gigabit Ethernet market will grow from 1.8 million ports in 1999 to 18 million ports in 2002.

This week, IBM Corp. announced the High Rate Wireless LAN PC Card and Access Point package for linking mobile PCs to high-speed 11M bit/sec wireless Ethernet LANs. The 802.11b-compliant Access Point acts as a bridge between wireless and wired Ethernet networks. Networks can be configured with one access point for small workgroups or with multiple access points to support many users. The High Rate Wireless LAN Access Point will cost $999 and the High Rate Wireless LAN PC Card $179. Both will be available this month.