Texas Instruments Ships 10 Million DSL Ports to Growth Areas

📅 August 21, 2001 - Supporting the growth of digital subscriber line in markets where the broadband infrastructure is still building out, Texas Instruments Incorporated (ti.com) today announced that the company has shipped 10 million asymmetric DSL (ADSL) ports worldwide.

TI's high-performance technology and broad interoperability has led toengagements with leading infrastructure and customer premises manufacturersaround the world. The company has shipped ten million ports into countriesand regions experiencing DSL market expansion in 2001 including Japan,China, Korea, the Americas and Europe.
"In spite of the down economy, deployment of DSL is remaining strong andgrowing in such regional markets as Europe, China, Japan and Korea," saidEric Mantion, senior analyst of networking technology for Cahners In-StatGroup. "While many companies have exited the DSL market or have sufferedlower shipments and decreasing quarterly revenue, TI and the company'scustomers are defying this trend, capitalizing on these expanding DSLmarkets, and experiencing growth in 2001 making TI a strong player goinginto 2002."
Enabling the growth of DSL worldwide, TI technology is based on thecompany's programmable digital signal processors and analog expertisecombined with a strong history in DSL providing high-performance and broadinteroperability in the global market. TI offers integrated silicon andsoftware solutions for the DSL infrastructure, including DSL accessmultiplexers and digital loop carriers, and CPE, including PCI, USB,bridges, routers, integrated access devices and residential gateways.
"Through key customers and engagements with leading service providers, TI isplaying in every major DSL market worldwide and will experience growth fromthe international expansion of DSL - from the emerging Japanese Annex Amarket to the more established European market, where we are the leadingtechnology provider," said Bill Eversole, general manager of TI's DSLbusiness unit.