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June 2002

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v9n121 28-Jun-2002 1. Verizon Builds out Network in Los Angeles, Extending into SBC Territory 
2. Comcast Announces Plans for Residential Primary-Line IP Phone Service 
3. U.S. House Sets WorldCom Hearing for July 8, Four Subpoenas Issued 
4. BellSouth Expands Small Business Data Portfolio 
5. New Web Services Security Specification Submitted to OASIS for Standardization 
6. PAIX Establishes Internet Exchange in Dublin 
7. Cisco Supplies Metro Ethernet for Hong Kong Broadband Network 
8. China Unicom to Deploy Nortel Networks’ Metro Equipment in Guangdong 
9. Tellabs Signs Sales Partner in China 
10. Fujitsu America Selects XO for Voice and Data Services 
11. Motorola to Cut 7,000 Positions in “Asset-Light” Restructuring 
12. Egenera Secures $44 Million for Data Center Solutions 
v9n120 27-Jun-2002 1. Bush Pledges Investigation of WorldCom 
2. Telia Chosen by Belgacom for International Backbone Contingency following KPNQwest Default 
3. Sprint and BroadVision Unveil New eGov Web Package 
4. Cox Offers New Pricing Tiers for Business Services over its HFC Networks 
5. AT&T Opens Internet Data Center In Boston 
6. Tellabs Launches New SHDSL Terminating Unit 
7. Sheer Networks Develops MPLS VPN Assurance and Fulfillment Software 
8. Agere Develops 90nm ASIC Platform for Chip Developers 
9. Broadcom Develops Multi-Gigabit Security Processor Chip for SSL/TLS 
10. SkyCross Introduces Antenna for Ultra Wideband 
11. Santur Secures $23 Million for its Tunable Lasers 
12. Teknovus Raises $5 Million for Broadband Access Semiconductors 
13. RealNetworks Reduces Forecasts, Citing Lower Software Sales but Growing Consumer Subscriptions 
14. Alcatel Launches Further Restructuring, Citing Further Market Deterioration 
v9n119 26-Jun-2002 1. CNBC: Massive Fraud Alleged at WorldCom 
2. WorldCom Confirms Accounting Irregularities 
3. Adelphia Files for Chapter 11 
4. A List of 50 Major Telecom Bankruptcies 
5. Cisco Introduces Layer 3 MPLS VPN Tools 
6. Sprint Taps CIENA as Strategic Vendor for Optical Switching 
7. Sprint and Cisco Build Hotel Networks with Long-Reach Ethernet 
8. Pulse~LINK Develops Ultra Wideband (UWB) over Wire Technology 
9. Boeing to Develop U.S. Army Joint Tactical Radio System 
10. Motorola Announces 5 GHz Broadband Internet Access Solution 
11. Agere Unveils Outdoor Wireless 2.4 GHZ System 
12. JDS Uniphase Announces New Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers 
13. Sun Publishes Web Application and Services Architecture 
14. IBM Acquires Metamerge, a Provider of Directory Software 
15. Agere Sells its Analog Line Card Business to Legerity for $70M 
16. Tellium Announces Business Restructuring 
17. GlobespanVirata Sells its Video Compression Business to Conexant 
v9n118 25-Jun-2002 1. IBM and Xilinx Agree to Embed FPGA technology into ASICs 
2. Cisco Rolls Out Metro DWDM Platform for Service Aggregation 
3. Cisco Introduces the Optical SDH Multiservice Provisioning Platform 
4. Verizon Gains Long Distance Approval for NJ Despite Certain Issues 
5. BellSouth Adds Access Options to its ATM Network 
6. IBM to Resell Narad’s Data Services Platform for Cable Industry 
7. Finisar and Sumitomo Cross-License Optical Transceiver Tech 
8. Foundry Releases New Line of FastIron Stackable Ethernet Switches 
9. Extreme Offers Compact Version of its BlackDiamond Core Switch 
10. Ikimbo Acquires Redmind for Instant Messaging Archive Software 
11. Passave Raises $7 Million for EPON Silicon 
12. Mindspeed Offers Upgradeable CMOS SERDES Transceiver 
v9n117 24-Jun-2002 1. WSJ: Court Ruling Opens Baby Bells Up to Suits
2. UK Regulator Requires BT to Offer Competitors Interconnection Service 
3. Wold International Deploys Marconi ATM Equipment for Broadcast Video Network 
4. Riverstone Supplies Metro Routers to Support a Video-over-DSL Network 
5. Deutsche Telekom sells shares in France Telecom 
6. CableLabs Certifies 8 More DOCSIS 1.1 Modems, Qualifies 9 More 1.1 Headends 
7. Marvell Acquires SysKonnect GmbH for 10 Gbps Client-side Silicon
8. Connexion by Boeing Selects Mitsubishi Antennas 
9. AFC Agrees to Settle Class Action Securities Litigation 
10. StarBand and EchoStar Reach Settlement 
11. BellSouth Seeks Long Distance Approval in 5 States 
v9n116 21-Jun-2002 1. OIF Approves Standard for 40 Gbps SerDes Framer Interface 
2. Sprint Provides Internet Connection for NORDUnet in One Day 
3. Tiscali Deploys Lucent Softswitch in France and Spain 
4. PhotonEx 40 Gbps Core Optical Transport System Used in Deutsche Telekom Field Trial 
5. Zarlink Releases RCLED for 500 Mbps over Plastic Optical Fiber 
6. Spirent Acquires Remote Test Products from Anritsu 
7. ANDA Networks Selects Octasic Silicon for Voice/Data Gateway 
8. LightPointe Unveils Free-Space Optics for Mobile Wireless Carriers
9. OFS to Build Optical Fiber Manufacturing Facility in China 
10. ITXC Routes One Billion Minutes of Phone Traffic Originated Outside of the U.S. 
11. Matsushita to Manufacture WaveSplitter’s Optical Components 
12. FIFA World Cup Voice and Data Network Carries 4 Terabytes of Data 
13. AT&T Broadband Offers Free Firewall to Cable Modem Subscribers 
14. Nokia Lowers Financial Outlook, Summarizes Handset Targets 
15. SureWest Offers $12 Million for Certain Assets of WINfirst 
16. Marconi Announces Progress in Financial Restructuring, Expects Delisting from NASDAQ 
v9n115 20-Jun-2002 1. Level 3 Wins AOL Contract for Optical Services in Europe and Across Atlantic 
2. Qwest Awarded Internet Contract by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
3. Covad Offers Residential DSL Plan at $39.95 per Month 
4. Sycamore Refocuses on Optical Switching, Forms Alliance with Siemens 
5. Spirent and Nortel Networks Partner on Carrier Migration to Packet Communication 
6. Infineon, Agere and Motorola Form New DSP Core Licensing Company 
7. Switch & Data to Offer Cogent Ethernet Access in its Colocation Centers 
8. Xilinx offers Alcatel Ethernet MAC in its FPGAs 
9. HanseNet Deploys Kreatel Set-Top Boxes with Sigma Silicon for IPTV and VOD 
10. Samsung and Liberate Create Set-Top Box for Video over DSL 
11. Artera Develops Turbo Web Browsing Software for Dial-up Modems 
12. Samsung to Use Solidium’s Content Inspection Silicon in Edge Equipment 
13. Micromuse to Acquire RiverSoft for £43 million 
14. Astracon Lands $10 Million in Third Round Funding for OSS 
15. Focal Communications Names New CEO 
v9n114 19-Jun-2002 1. SBC Communications to Continue Honoring Wholesale Line Sharing Under Existing Terms 
2. Intel to Wind Down Web Hosting Services 
3. WorldCom Turns Up Two New Internet Exchanges: MAE Chicago and MAE NYC 
4. Guangdong Mobile Selects Ericsson/Juniper for MPLS VPN 
5. Ericsson Wins GSM Contract from Shandong Mobile 
6. Nielsen//NetRatings: IM used by 39% of Home and 31% of Office Internet Users 
7. Tahoe Networks Partners with Funk Software for Service Delivery and Management 
8. Check Point Creates Open Wireless Security Initiative 
9. D-Link Launches $49 Cable/DSL Router 
10. Resonext Raises $39 Million in Venture Funding for WLAN Silicon 
11. NeoPhotonics Closes $35 Million in Financing for Optical Components 
12. Tellabs Chairman Michael Birck Returns to CEO Position 
13. CIENA and ONI Shareholders Approve Merger 
v9n113 18-Jun-2002 1. Proxim Buys Agere’s WLAN Equipment Business for $65 Million 
2. 10 Gigabit Ethernet Standard Approved 
3. Marconi Outlines Multiservice Switch-Routers for IP, MPLS and ATM 
4. Alcatel Introduces CPE/Edge DWDM Platform 
5. Pirelli Announces Aerial Drop FTTH Cable 
6. Agilent Introduces Stressed Eye Test Set for 10 GigE 
7. Agilent Unveils SerDes sub-circuit for SONET OC-48 
8. Agilent, Nortel, Agere Develop MSA for Metro DWDM OC-48 Transceiver Modules 
9. CoSine Wins Contract from Equant for Service Generator Edge Platform 
10 Comunitel Awards DSL Agreement to Alcatel 
11 Verizon Wireless Launches Applications Downloadable to Mobile Phones 
12 Sony Ericsson Announces New Mobile Multimedia Phones and Content Partners 
13 Ericsson to Provide Mobile Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) Systems to Sunrise 
14. Cisco Releases Wireless LAN Configuration and Management System 
15. PanAm Sat Launches Galaxy III Satellite 
16. Sandbridge Raises $14 Million for Multimode Wireless Silicon 
17. PowerNetix Lands $3.5 Million in Second Round Funding for Laser Pump Modules 
18. XO Initiates Dual Track Chapter 11 Filing 
19. ALLTEL Prices Offering of $1.5 Billion in Senior Notes 
v9n112 17-Jun-2002 1. FCC Issues Report and Order for Direct Broadcast Satellite Service 
2. NYT: Qwest CEO Joseph Nacchio Forced Out 
3. Alcatel Awarded Contract by Telecom New Zealand 
4. Azanda Announces Design Win for Traffic Management Silicon 
5. Wanadoo Acquires Dutch Service Provider 
6. Convergys Releases Enhances Billing OSS 
7. Wipro Technologies Adds to Line of Bluetooth Building Blocks 
8. ITXC Awarded U.S. Patent for Voice-Over-Internet Network Systems 
9. Genoa Corporation Restructures: CEO Resigns, Layoffs Announced 
10. Agere Systems to Offer $410 Million of Convertible Debt 
v9n111 14-Jun-2002 1. FCC Lauds State Of Competition In the Wireless Industry 
2. WorldCom Offers Private Label DSL Service 
3. Nokia to Provide AT&T Wireless with Radio Network Systems 
4. Infineon Announces One-Chip Bluetooth Solution; Bluetooth Shipments Reach 7 Million 
5. Telia HomeRun and Italy’s Megabeam Sign Roaming Agreement for WiFi WLAN Services 
6. RouteScience Introduces Smaller, Lower-Priced Route Control System for VPNs 
7. FiberNet Purchases New York Dark Fiber from KeySpan 
8. Lucent Technologies Warns of Revenue Decline 
9. Juniper Networks Names Christine Heckart as VP of Marketing 
v9n110 13-Jun-2002 1. Open Mobile Alliance Seeks to Speed Deployments 
2. Ericsson Sells its Microelectronics Unit to Infineon 
3. Telia to Supply Capacity for Telenor's European Network 
4. WorldCom Expands its Hosting Portfolio 
5. Earthlink Signs Multiple Location Deal With PAIX 
6. Earthlink Promotes StarTrek-themed DSL Service 
7. Skycross Introduces “Printable Antenna” for Bluetooth Applications 
8. Vitesse Unveils Third Generation Traffic Manager Chip 
9. Nortel Networks’ SIP Solutions to Integrate GIPS’ Sound Processing Software 
10. Spirent Launches Online Developers' Network 
11. Toshiba Licenses TiVo Technology 
12. Sony Announces IP-Based Video Camera for Remote Security Monitoring 
13. Metrobility Offers T3/E3 TDM to Fiber Interfaces 
14. Globecomm Systems Reports New Order for Two-Way Satellite Gateways in US 
15. MSNBC.com Runs New Windows Media Platform to Stream Media 
16. Impsat Files Chapter 11 Plan Seeking to Eliminate $680 Million in Debt 
17. Lumeta Secures $8 Million for its Network Management and Security 
18. ATI to Acquire NxtWave for Set-top Chips 
v9n109 12-Jun-2002 1. CIENA To Sell And Support Equipe 3200 ATM/MPLS Multiservice Core Switch 
2. Broadcom Announces Switch Fabric Chipset Scaling to Terabit Capacity 
3. EarthLink Offers Subscribers Access to Boingo's National Wi-Fi Network 
4. Broadwing Signs Customer for 90-Site, Nationwide Frame Relay Service 
5. IBM’s Millipede Nanotechnology Reaches Trillion-Bit Data Storage Density 
6. Delphi Tests MeshNetworks' Mobile Broadband Solution for Telematics 
7. Agilent Introduces New DOCSIS Protocol Analyzer 
8. Quallaby Enhances Mgt Tools for Large Scale Cisco VPNs 
9. CheckPoint Releases VoIP Security Enhancements 
10. World Heavyweight Championship Fight Set Pay-per-View Record 
11. XEL to Resell Alidian’s Metro Optical Equipment 
12. Hitachi to Transfer Opto-device Division to OpNext 
13. Fujitsu Network Communications Names New CEO 
14. Taqua Names New CEO 
15. Octillion Changes Name to Cerdelinx 
v9n108 11-Jun-2002 1. Nielsen/NetRatings Estimates Annual Growth of Active Internet Universe at 18%
2. IBM’s Cu-08 ASICs to Pack up to 72 Million Gates on a Chip 
3. Motorola Announces High-Density VoIP/VoATM Media Gateway Devices
4. Octasic Announces High-Density VoP Echo Cancellation Silicon 
5. CIRPACK Releases High-Density VoIP Interface Board 
6. Alcatel Selects Intel’s Media Switch Chip for Next OmniSwitch 
7. Novell to Acquire SilverStream for Web Services Environment 
8. Broadview Networks Raises $40 million, an Integrated Communications Provider 
9. Kasenna Closes $22 Million for its VOD Software 
10. Nauticus Secures Additional $6 million for Data Center Switching 
11. EarthLink to Acquire PeoplePC 
12. Viatel Emerges from Chapter 11 
13. Verizon Reiterates Guidance at CIBC World Markets Telecom Investor Conference 
v9n107 10-Jun-2002 1. California Drafts Telecom Consumer Bill of Rights 
2. WSJ: Adelphia Inflated its Cable Subscriber Numbers 
3. Nortel Raises US$1.3 Billion Through Offerings of Equity Units and Common Shares 
4. Sprint Boosts Business DSL to 4.0 Mbps 
5. FIFAworldcup.com traffic tops 79 million single-day page views 
6. IBM Enhances Corporate Hosting Services with Remote Management 
7. SMC Bundles Boingo Software with its WLAN Cards 
8. Navini Releases its 2.4 & 2.6 Ghz Wireless Broadband Access Solution 
9. Mahi Networks Closes $75 Million for its Optical Transport Switch 
10. Forstmann Little and TELMEX Seek to Terminate XO Agreement 
11. RC Networks Re-Launches as Viadux, Names New CEO 
v9n106 07-Jun-2002 1. FCC Establishes Section 271 Compliance Program, Spectrum Task Force 
2. Softswitch Consortium Publishes Definitions for Softswitch Elements 
3. Santera Announces Customer Win, Completes OSMINE Process 
4. NTT-ME to Distribute Oresis ISIS-700 Switching System in Japan 
5. Net.com and Partners Establish Service Creation Community 
6. Pingtel Introduces SIP-based IP PBX For Enterprise Customers 
7. Sylantro Unveils IP Centrex Soft Console with SIP and Presence Management 
8. TellMe Deploys Jasomi Networks' PeerPoint SIP to SIP Gateway 
9. SnowShore Networks Offers Smaller Media Server 
10. Syndeo Announces Release 2.0 of its Softswitch Local Exchange Platform 
11. Pirelli to Resell Minerva's IP Television Headend 
12. Occam Networks Announces 24-port POTS Broadband Loop Carrier 
13. Infineon Announces 10 Gbps CMOS Ethernet Transceiver Family 
14. Nextel Selects Spirent’s Automated Performance Management OSS 
15. New Edge Networks Closes $145 Million Financing Deal 
16. Metrocall Files Voluntary Chapter 11 – a provider of Nationwide Paging 
17. SUPERCOMM Attendance Drops 30% 
18. SUPERCOMM’s SUPERQuest Award Winners
v9n105 06-Jun-2002 1. SUPERCOMM Keynote: Cisco CEO Sets Sights on Productivity 
2. WorldCom to Exit Mobile Resale Business Citing Slowing Growth, Intense Competition 
3. Earthlink Offers a Consumer Remote Access Service to Home PC 
4. XO Launches Hosted Microsoft Exchange Service 
5. Broadwing Completes Video Transmission Field Trial for CNN 
6. Marconi Signs Expanded Optical Equipment Supply Agreement with Ericsson 
7. Ericsson Supplies MMS Infrastructure for Telecom Italia 
8. Enavis Wins Two Customers for its Cross-Connect Bandwidth Management System 
9. Analog Devices Expands ADSL Silicon Line 
10. GlobespanVirata Introduces Asymmetric and Symmetric DSL Platform 
11. Boingo Wireless Expands its US Wi-Fi Network to 600 HotSpots 
12. Agere Announces Integrated Access Point and Gateway for Wireless Hot Spots 
13. Funk Announces Universal 802.1x Client for Enterprise WLAN and Hotspot Access 
14. Intersil Outlines its Dual-band 802.11a, b&g Chipset 
15. Agilent Announces Two New Wireless Remote Testing Products 
16. Siemens Shows Two New IP Phones 
17. Juniper Announces PacketCable Voice Enhancements for CMTS 
18. Fujitsu Asia to Resell BroadSoft’s Voice Apps 
19. AT&T Floats Public Equity Offering to Pay AT&T Canada Obligations
v9n104 05-Jun-2002 1. SUPERCOMM Keynote: Intel CEO Bartlett on Telecom's Future 
2. Lucent Debuts High Density Universal Gateway 
3. Cisco Expands Broadband Aggregation Routers 
4. Cisco Offers New 10 GigE and 10 Gbps RPR Interfaces for its 12000 GSR 
5. Bell Canada to Offer Cisco’s Enterprise IP Telephony Products 
6. Marconi Enhances Edge Solutions 
7. Sycamore Networks Announces Gigabit Ethernet over SONET/SDH 
8. Infineon Announces 40 Gbps Line Card Chip Set 
9. Support Builds for 10 Gbps Surface-Mount Receiver MSA 
10. PMC-Sierra’s CHESS-III Chip Set Offers 2.5 and 10 Gbps Aggregation 
11. Tellabs Introduces MetroVantage Remote Shelf 
12. Scientific-Atlanta Unveils GigE Optical Transport System 
13. Fujitsu Announces 22 Channel Tunable Lasers for Long Haul Networks 
14. Metro-Optix Adds Cross Connect Capabilities to its Bandwidth Manager 
15. Agilent Develops OSS to Monitor and Manage Internet Offload Networks 
16. Terayon Demos DOCSIS 2.0-based Cable Data System 
17. Infineon Offers 64-bit Processor for Network Edge Access Devices 
18. Inphi Raises $24 Million for its 10 and 40 Gbps Opto-Electronics 
19. FlexLight Unveils Gigabit PON Solutions 
20. Corning Implements Job Cuts
v9n103 04-Jun-2002 1. Level 3 Selects Laurel’s Service Edge Router to Extend MPLS 
2. Movaz Signs Network Supply Agreement with America Online 
3. Cypress Communications to Acquire WorldCom's Shared Tenant Operations 
4. Spirent Introduces Service Assurance for Optical Infrastructures 
5. Spirent Offers DWDM Optical Network Simulator 
6. Spirent Adds SONET OC-768 Test Capabilities 
7. Fujitsu Launches All-Photonic Metro Core Platform, Enhances its MSPP 
8. Calient Networks Debuts 128 Port All Optical Switch, Half Initial Product Size 
9. NEC eLUMINANT Technologies Announces Fiber-to-the-Business PON 
10. Lucent Announces SIP Circuit-To-Packet Portfolio 
11. Agere Supplies Lucent with High Capacity TDM Switching Chip 
12. TELUS Mobility Launches 3G Voice and Data Services 
13. Riverstone Adds to its Metro MPLS capabilities 
14. Ixia Introduces PPP Over Ethernet Emulation Application 
v9n102 03-Jun-2002 1. BROADCOM Expands its Focus from Cable Modems with new ADSL Chipsets 
2. WaveSmith Announces First Customer Win, New 7100 Platform 
3. Millimetrix Develops Multiservice Aggregator for Fixed Wireless, FSO, Optical Access 
4. Level 3 Turns Up IP Link for KPN in 10 Hours 
5. Picolight Raises $27 Million for its Opto-Electronics 
6. China Unicom Selects Nortel for Metro Networks in Tianjin, Shandong 
7. Apple Licenses its FireWire Trademark 
8. StarBand Files for Chapter 11 

 

 

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