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News Release from: Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006)
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 05 April 2002
Broadband carrier to add voice with TI
gateway
DirecTV Broadband and Texas Instruments are working together to deploy voice-enabled DirecTV DSL gateways to DirecTV Broadband's residential DSL customers.
DirecTV Broadband and Texas Instruments are working together to deploy voice-enabled DirecTV DSL gateways to DirecTV Broadband's residential DSL customers Deployment of the gateways, which will begin in late 2002, will provide DirecTV Broadband with the ability to launch voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) services to its customers
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 8 Nov 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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DirecTV Broadband is working with TI to integrate TI's AR5V10 DSL gateway solution into a complete third generation DirecTV DSL gateway for consumer deployment throughout the USA.
TI technology will provide the data routing, support for two digital voice lines and home networking interfaces - enabling DirecTV Broadband to offer subscribers the delivery of voice and DSL services through the DirecTV Broadband residential gateway.
The gateways will also be equipped with home networking technology to allow the sharing of broadband content and services throughout the home.
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"Dir ecTV Broadband has built a foundation of enabling our customers to take advantage of innovative solutions without an additional investment in extra hardware or technician visits", said Ned Hayes, president and CEO of DirecTV Broadband.
"The ability to offer convenient and high-quality voice services using a broadband connection will be a turning point for the DSL industry.
By incorporating the voice service feature provided by Texas Instruments, we will soon be ready to launch a Voice over IP solution that our subscribers can use with a regular telephone.
Our work to be one of the first providers to offer such a service is exciting for our company and our customers".
The two companies developed a relationship in early 2000 to launch the first generation gateway to DirecTV Broadband (then known as Telocity) customers throughout the nation.
The proprietary gateways earned DirecTV Broadband the prestigious Innovations Award by the Consumer Electronics Association.
Now two years in its inception as a nationwide residential broadband provider, DirecTV Broadband will integrate TI's DSL and VoIP technology to develop and deploy its new gateways.
"The future of DSL is the addition of value-added services, such as voice, to the data network to which we are accustomed.
By working with DirecTV Broadband, we are enabling the next generation of DSL equipment and deployments to deliver voice and data over DSL with home networking to consumers", said Joseph Crupi, vice president of TI's Broadband Communications Group.
"Providing customers with affordable, integrated voice and data solutions for their next-generation DSL products is enabled by TI's silicon and software portfolio and the system-level knowledge and support required to get their products to market quickly".
"Voice over Broadband can offer providers a means of expanding their service portfolios and increasing revenues", said Pat Hurley, DSL analyst with TeleChoice, "While Voice over Broadband has been deployed as a business service, deployments to residential customers have been limited due to the lack of customer self-installable equipment.
The service enabled by DirecTV Broadband and TI, which can be installed by the user without the need to bring technicians into the home, is on the cutting edge, and should be well received by customers looking for additional phone lines for home offices, teen lines and other uses".
DirecTV Broadband (www.directvdsl.com), which recently celebrated its 100,000th customer, has earned distinction as the first residential service provider to offer a self-installable residential gateway and a value-added service, Connect and Protect.
DirecTV Broadband intends to offer a voice communications package to customers in the near future.
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