The basis of the 10Mbps specification, labeled 2.0 by the alliance, comes from a proposal from Epigram, a subsidiary of Broadcom, and Lucent Technologies Microelectronics Group.

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The leader of the Alliance Party, David Ford, said parties needed to work on a cross-community basis.

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