SpeedTouch

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Inside component (chip) of a Speedtouch ADSL modem.

SpeedTouch is a brand name given to networking equipment produced by Alcatel and Thomson SA. Under this brand name Alcatel and Thomson retail a wide selection of equipment including ADSL and ADSL2+ Modems and Routers, Wireless Access equipment, VOIP handsets and SHDSL interconnect equipment. They are a major brand in home and business networking products.

1 Availability
2 Usage
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Availability

SpeedTouch products are marketed and sold through an extensive distribution network operated in many countries.

[edit] Europe

Available to buy online in Belgium, France, Estonia,Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and UK.

[edit] North America

Available to buy online in United States

[edit] Oceania

Available to buy online in New Zealand

SpeedTouch also maintain distribution operations in many other countries around the world.

[edit] Usage

[edit] UK

SpeedTouch products have been on the market for many years with the original Alcatel SpeedTouch USB modem being one of the first to be distributed by Internet service providerss in the UK when ADSL internet access was commercially launched in 2000. To this day it remains in widespread use and has obtained various nicknames over the years such as "The Frog" and "Stingray" due to its design shape and case colouring.

[edit] Greece

SpeedTouch 530/530i and SpeedTouch 585/585i v6 are the official modems of the Greek National Provider ,OTE .They are probably the most popular modems for ADSL in Greece.