STMicroelectronics has shipped a total of 76 million DSL ports to the worldwide market since 1998, representing a 35% share of the total xDSL market, according to the company. The total includes 43 million central office (CO) and 33 million customer premises (CPE) ports. ST shipped 25.1 million ports in 2003, which signifies a large number of the total market shipments that year. http://www.st.com
STMicroelectronics Reaches DSL Milestone: 76 Million Total Ports Shipped
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