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SpeedTouch

Brand name of a line of networking equipment

Brand name of a line of networking equipment

FieldValue
nameSpeedTouch
logoLogo of SpeedTouch.svg
imageFile:Thompson_Speedtouch_585V6.JPG
captionSpeedTouch 585v6 with wireless antenna
manufacturer{{plain list
typeCustomer-premises equipment
website
  • Alcatel (1999-2001)
  • Thomson Multimedia (2001-2009) SpeedTouch (originally Speed Touch) is a discontinued product line of customer-premises equipment that was initially produced by Alcatel and later by Thomson Multimedia. It includes ADSL and ADSL2+ modems, residential gateways, wireless access equipment, VoIP handsets and SHDSL equipment for interconnections.

History

In June 2001, a memorandum of understanding was signed between Alcatel and Thomson Multimedia to sell the DSL business for 456 million euros paid in new shares to Thomson. The SpeedTouch brand was discontinued by in 2009 when the devices were rebranded as "Thomson Gateway".

Models

PictureModelDescription
SpeedTouch HomeA modem which provides bridged and PPTP connections for Internet connectivity. The modem uses an Ethernet cable to connect to a PC, or may be connected to a router that supports PPPoE.
Speedtouch ProSame as the SpeedTouch Home, but with added Point-to-Point Protocol and basic NAT (Network Address Translation) functionality.
[[File:SpeedTouch_USB.JPGframeless]]SpeedTouch USB and SpeedTouch 330A basic ADSL USB modem, without router features and capable of speeds up to 1 Mbit up and 8 Mbit down. Due to its USB connection it requires drivers to work and is currently not supported well on Linux and not at all on intel-powered Macs or on Windows 95 and earlier.
SpeedTouch PCA PCI extension card ADSL modem. This modem is more or less obsolete and has never been distributed in large numbers.
ST510 1/4 ports /ST530(+USB)Widely distributed ADSL modems with built in NAT router, firewall and UPnP. The ST510 is available with either 1 or 4 Ethernet ports. The ST530 only provides 1 Ethernet socket, but can also be connected through USB.
[[File:PCB Thomson Speedtouch 516i.jpgframeless]]ST516last=Technicolor SAyear=2010title=ST516v6url=http://www.technicolor.com/en/hi/home-networking/dsl-fiber-products/dsl-modems-and-gateways/data-wired/adsl/technicolor-st516v6access-date=27 July 2010}} Firmware versions R5.3 and up also provide functionalities such as ALG (Application Layer Gateway) for VPN connections, remote management of the webinterface and Dynamic DNS. The middle number in the model number "5x6" indicates the number of Ethernet ports available on the modem. Firmware version 6.2.29.2 does not support PPTP (or GRE forwarding) when the ST516 is used in router mode.
ST536last=Technicolor SAyear=2010title=TG536url=http://www.technicolor.com/en/hi/home-networking/dsl-fiber-products/dsl-modems-and-gateways/data-wired/adsl/technicolor-st536v6archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100625002016/http://www.technicolor.com/en/hi/home-networking/dsl-fiber-products/dsl-modems-and-gateways/data-wired/adsl/technicolor-st536v6archive-date=25 June 2010access-date=27 July 2010}}
[[File:TP Neostrada Thomson SpeedTouch 546.jpgframeless]]ST546last=Technicolor SAyear=2010title=ST546v6url=http://www.technicolor.com/en/hi/home-networking/dsl-fiber-products/dsl-modems-and-gateways/data-wired/adsl/technicolor-st546v6access-date=27 July 2010}}
ST610 / ST610i / ST610s / ST610vtitle=Thompson ST610url=http://www.technicolorbroadbandpartner.com/dsl-modems-gateways/products/previous-product-detail.php?id=26access-date=19 September 2011}}
ST570The first wireless modem in the SpeedTouch line. The ST570 features 802.11b wireless networking (11 Mbit/s) and can be secured using WEP and MAC filtering. The ST570 has 1 Ethernet port.
ST580A more advanced wireless modem. The ST580 has 802.11g wireless networking and can be secured with WPA encryption.
[[File:Thomson TG585v8.jpgframeless]]ST585last=Technicolor SAyear=2010title=TG585v7url=http://www.technicolor.com/en/hi/home-networking/dsl-fiber-products/dsl-modems-and-gateways/data-wireless/adsl/technicolor-tg585v7access-date=27 July 2010}} Widely distributed by Tiscali, O2, AOL and PlusNet in the UK. O2 rebrands this as "O2 Wireless Box II", and O2's BeThere subsidiary calls it the "BeBox".
[[File:O2_Wireless_Box_IV.jpgframeless]]ST587
ST620last=Technicolor SAyear=2010title=ST620url=http://www.technicolor.com/en/hi/home-networking/dsl-fiber-products/dsl-modems-and-gateways/business-gateways/adsl/technicolor-st620access-date=3 August 2010}}
ST780ADSL2+ high-speed Internet access and video service together with telephony, wireless with WEP2, 4 Ethernet ports, 2 analog phone ports for internal sip client, 1 pstn connector.

Security

SpeedTouch gateways have been criticized because the algorithm used by the manufacturer to set both the default SSID and the corresponding WEP/WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK passwords was very easily compromised, meaning that wireless access to SpeedTouch models that still use the default password is easily possible.

In 2002 San Diego Supercomputer Center of the University of California reported their testing of Alcatel SpeedTouch devices that identified multiple security issues. They said:

These flaws allow the following malicious actions:

  • changing the device's configuration such that the device can no longer be accessed;
  • disabling the device, either temporarily or permanently (requiring return of the device to the manufacturer); and
  • installation of malicious code, such as a network sniffer to gather local LAN traffic (that is not being bridged) and making the box more easily/covertly remotely accessible.

One of the more interesting discoveries was a cryptographic challenge-response back door that completely bypasses any password that a user may have set on the device. }}

References

References

  1. "Thomson multimedia to acquire Alcatel's DSL modems activity".
  2. (31 March 2022). "MarketLine Company Profile Technicolor S.A.".
  3. "SpeedTouch DSL and Networking Portfolio".
  4. "Speed Touch Home User Manual".
  5. "Alcatel Speed Touch™ USB ADSL Modem".
  6. (2002-01-27). "DSL broadband equipment".
  7. "Alcatel 'Stingray' ADSL Speed Touch USB Modem - Peripheral - Computing History".
  8. [[Technicolor SA]]. (2010). "ST510v6".
  9. [[Technicolor SA]]. (2010). "ST516v6".
  10. [[Technicolor SA]]. (2010). "TG536".
  11. [[Technicolor SA]]. (2010). "ST546v6".
  12. "Thompson ST610".
  13. [[Technicolor SA]]. (2010). "TG580".
  14. [[Technicolor SA]]. (2010). "TG585v7".
  15. [[Technicolor SA]]. (2010). "ST620".
  16. Mental Pitstop. (November 2010). "Default password on Thomson SpeedTouch wireless routers hacked".
  17. [[San Diego Supercomputer Center]], [[University of California]]. (May 2002). "Advisory - Multiple Vulnerabilities in Alcatel ADSL-Ethernet Bridge devices".
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