macy@cwjcc.ins.cwru.edu (01/08/90)
[Moderator's Note: This message likewise was delayed 12/25 ==> 1/5. PT] In article <2353@accuvax.nwu.edu> Torsten Dahlkvist <euatdt@euas17c10. ericsson.se> writes: >X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 9, Issue 587, message 7 of 9 >My question: Does any net.reader know if they're available in the >U.S.? If not: Does anybody know why? My own hypothesis so far is that >they're slowed down by those very same "oddities" of the U.S. ISDN >spec as have deterred us. Knowing the capacity of these Japs I'd >expect US-type TAs shortly unless your own import restrictions prevent >them :-) Fujitsu is doing something in this area, I am told. We do not use/sell their ISDN stuff, but rumors are they are preparing to introduce several new "applications oriented" versions of their ISDN customer site gear. The way I heard it, Bellcore and the CO manufacturer's cannot agree on the CO sofware end of things, and Fujitsu cannot proceed. Since Fujitsu has entered the CO switch market in the US, they could go ahead and introduce these units as proprietary applications, but since ISDN and CO switching are two different Fujitsu US divisions, that seems unlikely. (Note: I am not cross-posting this to talk.rumors, but that's what this is: unsubstantiated gossip, nothing more...) Macy M. Hallock, Jr. macy@NCoast.ORG uunet!aablue!fmsystm!macy F M Systems, Inc. {uunet!backbone}!cwjcc.cwru.edu!ncoast!fmsystm!macy 150 Highland Drive Voice: +1 216 723-3000 Ext 251 Fax: +1 216 723-3223 Medina, Ohio 44256 USA Cleveland:273-3000 Akron:239-4994 (Dial 251 at tone) (Insert favorite disclaimer here) (What if I gave a .sig and nobody cared?)