Ascend Communications also signed two separate agreements to provide atm, frame relay, and

Ascend Communications also signed two separate agreements to provide atm, frame relay, and switching capability. gte Internetworking (Irving, TX), a division of gte Corp., will initially deploy 24 Ascend GX-550 atm core, cbx-500 multiservice atm, and b-stdx 9000 multiservice frame relay switches in its new fiber-based gte Global Network Infrastructure. The network will be managed with Ascend`s NavisCore and NavisXtend network management products. lci International (McLean, VA) will also purchase frame relay and atm switching equipment from Ascend. lci will add nearly 40 b-stdx 9000s and cbx 500s to its nationwide fiber-optic backbone network. lci will deploy the new switches in major business markets throughout the U.S. and expects project completion by the end of this year`s third quarter. By year`s end, lci plans to increase its existing 4500-mi fiber-optic network to 8500 mi.