Press Releases

• Successful Gigabit Ethernet over Copper Test Event
  September 3, 1999

• Approval of Gigabit over Copper Standard
  June 28, 1999

• Draft Standard for Gigabit Ethernet Over Copper Nearing Completion
  March 18, 1999

• Sponsor Ballot Opened for 1000Base-T Specification of Gigabit Ethernet Over Copper
  December 28, 1998

• Proposed Standard for Gigabit Ethernet Over Copper Sent to Official Ballot
  July 28, 1998

• Gigabit Ethernet Standard Formally Ratified; Gigabit Ethernet Poised for Widespread Deployment
  June 29, 1998

• Gigabit Ethernet Alliance Assembles Largest Exhibition of Gigabit Ethernet Products Ever at NetWorld+Interop Las Vegas
  May 5, 1998

• Gigabit Ethernet Standard Makes Considerable Progress To Meet June Ratification Date
  March 16, 1998

• Ratification of Gigabit Ethernet Standard To Be Delayed
  February 10, 1998

• Gigabit Ethernet Consortium Members Complete Interoperability Testsat University of New Hampshire Interoperability Lab
  December 9, 1997

• Gigabit Ethernet Standard Effort Continues On-Track For March Ratification Following Montreal IEEE Meeting
  November 18, 1997

• Gigabit Ethernet Alliance Demonstrates World's Largest Interoperable Multi-Vendor Gigabit Ethernet Network
  October 6, 1997

• Gigabit Ethernet 802.3z Goes To Ballot
  July 15, 1997

• Gigabit Ethernet Consortium Signs On 15 Product VendorsThereby Confirming Stability of the Technology
  July 15, 1997