SpeedTouch


SpeedTouch is the brand name of a line of networking equipment produced by Alcatel and Technicolor SA. Before 27 January 2010 Technicolor was known as Thomson SA.
Under the SpeedTouch name Alcatel and Technicolor retail a variety of equipment including ADSL and ADSL2+ modems, residential gateways, wireless access equipment, VoIP handsets and SHDSL interconnect equipment. They are a major brand in home and business networking products.

Models

Following is a non-exhaustive list of existing SpeedTouch models:

Single-user modems

;SpeedTouch Home
;Speedtouch Pro
;SpeedTouch USB and SpeedTouch 330
;SpeedTouch PC
;TG508

Multi-user modems with built-in NAT router

;ST510 1/4 ports /ST530
;ST516
;ST536
;ST546
;TG605
;ST610 / ST610i / ST610s / ST610v

Wireless modems

;TG185
;ST570
;ST580
;TG582
;ST585
;TG587
;T576
;TG608
;ST620
;TG670
;TG672
;TG703
;TG712
;ST780
;TG782
;TG784
;TG797
;TG870
;TG872

Criticism

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: