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Information and Communications 57
What are the advantages of VDSL2
technology?
Very fast digital subscriber line
(VDSL) transmission is currently
the fastest DSL technology. It can be
used for high-bandwidth applications
like video streaming in HDTV quality.
Siemens is supplying fully standard-
compliant VDSL2 components for
Deutsche Telekom’s new high-speed
network.
Communications (Com)
Telecommunications is removing barriers
to dialogue and cooperation all around
the world. In India, for example, where
100 million people are already using
mobile phones, the number of mobile
subscribers is increasing by four million
a month. And in Germany, Deutsche
Telekom’s new high-speed network –
based on the latest VDSL2 technology
from Siemens – is already providing mil-
lions of users with super-fast Internet
access. With data transmission rates of up
to 50 megabits per second, the network
supports high-bandwidth applications
and so-called triple play services that
combine voice, data and video.
High-speed communication is a key
requirement in today’s business world.
Efficient data exchange and fast, direct
contact with colleagues and customers
accelerate business processes. Enterprises
of all sizes can count on us to supply the
communications systems they require.
And because reliability is crucial, more
and more companies are turning to us to
run their voice and data communications
systems.
The telecommunications market is
undergoing a major transformation. Com-
petition is fiercer than ever before. Low-
cost infrastructure providers from Asia are
undercutting their higher-priced rivals
around the world. Hopes for a new mass
market in third-generation mobile phones
have not materialized. Market consolida-
tion has intensified within the last few
months. While research and development
costs are high, prices for network infra-
structure and enterprise networks are
continuing to fall. To counteract these
developments, we’re repositioning our-
selves in the industry. As soon as regula-
tory approval is obtained, we intend to
establish a powerful new player on the
mobile and fixed networks markets: Nokia
Siemens Networks, a 50-50 joint venture
with Nokia. In the area of enterprise net-
works, we plan to set up a partnership
that will put our business on a new, more
solid footing and offer customers and
employees a stable and promising long-
term perspective.
www.siemens.com/communications
Com provides network oper-
ators and enterprise cus-
tomers with the high-quality
communications solutions
they need to reach their
business goals. As an innova-
tion leader in mobile com-
munications infrastructure
and fixed and enterprise net-
works, we’re making voice
and data communications
easier and more efficient.
Highlights in fiscal 2006
• At the CeBIT trade show, we exhibited
VoIP phones that configure themselves
and eliminate the need for dedicated
exchanges.
• Telenor Cinclus AS ordered 680,000 wire-
less modules for transmitting consump-
tion data.
• We built the world’s smallest and lightest
mobile communications base station,
which now makes it safe to use mobile
phones in airplanes.
Pending regulatory approval, the carrier business of Siemens Communications will be transferred to the joint venture
Nokia Siemens Networks in the second quarter of fiscal 2007.