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August 2002

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v9n164 30-Aug-2002 1. Marconi Outlines its Debt-for-Equity Restructuring 
2. SOFTBANK Sells Shares in UTStarcom to help Finance its Broadband Rollout in Japan 
3. Yahoo! Repurchases $100 Million in Shares from SOFTBANK 
4. CableLabs Issues OpenCable Specs for Retail Products Supporting HD Signals 
5. Level 3 Supplies 2.5 Gbps Transatlantic Wavelength to DANTE 
6. Tellabs Offers Ethernet Switching Unit for its 8100 Access System 
7. IBM Acquires TrelliSoft for its Storage Management Software 
8. Lawsuit Charges AT&T Broadband with “Electronic Redlining" 
9. u-Nav Microelectronics Raises $10 Million for mini GPS Chips for Handsets 
10. BellSouth Trims 2002 Financial Guidance 
v9n163 29-Aug-2002 1. DSL Forum Estimates Worldwide Deployment Exceeds 25 Million 
2. Department of Energy Deploys Simultaneous IPv4 and IPv6 
3. Safeway Selects Nortel Networks’ VoIP 
4. Cable & Wireless Seeks Injunction Against Akamai 
5. WorldCom’s Former CFO Indicted on Seven Charges 
6. Marconi Issues Restructuring Update 
7. China Unicom Selects Alcatel 5021 Routing Server for VoIP 
8. Redback Chooses Ixia to Validate its SMS 10000 
9. Hatteras Networks Raises $45 Million for Last Mile Ethernet Access 
10. Intune Technologies Secures New Funding for its Optical Developments 
v9n162 28-Aug-2002 1. Intel Prices 10 Gbps Optical Transceivers for Data Centers at $500 
2. Cisco Integrates Multi-Gigabit Network Security Services into the Catalyst 6500 Series 
3. Motorola, Philips and STMicroelectronics Debut 90nm CMOS Platform 
4. Japan’s Chugoku Deploys Juniper’s ERX Edge Routers to Support FTTH Rollout 
5. NEC America Releases BlueFire Multi-service IP Switch Router 
6. Korea Thrunet and Dacom-Led Consortium to Jointly Bid for Powercomm 
7. Toshiba and iPass to Integrate Wi-Fi Hot Spot Locations in Global Roaming Service 
8. SingTel Expands in the US, Acquires Key Customer Accounts 
9. East Asia Crossing Cable Completed 
10. Level 3 Communications Granted Patent for its Softswitch 
11. Ample Communications Announces 40 Gbps Frame Processor 
12. Tektronix Offers 40 Gbps Optical Reference Receiver 
13. Mitsubishi Launches 40 Gbps DFB Laser Diode 
14. Avaya Implements TimesTen's Real-Time Event Processing 
15. Check Point Software Offers XML/SOAP Security 
16. SMC Offers 24-port Gigabit Switch for Under $160/port 
17. Bankruptcy Court Approves XO’s Reorganization Plan 
18. Nortel Networks Cuts its Q3 Financial Guidance
v9n161 27-Aug-2002 1. SBC Offers Traffic Shaping Bandwidth Management to Enterprise Customers 
2. SBC Pacific Bell Bundles Local Wireline and Mobile Services 
3. Narus Releases its Latest Voice/Data Mobile Mediation OSS Solution 
4. Global Crossing Introduces Videoconferencing over IP Service 
5. CableLabs Issues RFP for OpenCable Application Platforms 
6. nCUBE and Harmonic Announce Gigabit Ethernet VOD Solution for Cable Operators 
7. Cox Deploys BigBand’s Broadband Multimedia-Service Router 
8. Terayon Gains Preferred Vendor Status with Cox for DOCSIS 2.0 Modems 
9. Spirent Announces IPv6 Enhancements for its TeraRouting Tester 
10. Spirent Extends its Line Of Generator/Analyzers for Core and Metro/Edge Networks 
11. AMCC Expands its SONET/SDH Portfolio to Include PDH Channelization 
12. PMC-Sierra Announces Inverse Multiplexing Solution Interoperability 
13. Spirent Adds Inverse Multiplexing Over ATM Test Capabilities 
14. Alcatel to Provide VoIP / Softswitch Solution to Turk Telekom 
15. Wind River Offers 802.1X Security Code for OEMs 
16. Envivio Closes Second Round Funding at $15M, NTT and Intel Invest in MPEG-4 Solutions 
17. Inkra Networks Secures $30 Million for its Virtual Service Switch 
18. Pinpoint Networks Raises $8 Million for Mobile Data Management Software 
v9n160 26-Aug-2002 1. Europe Adds 1 Million Broadband Users in Last Quarter 
2. BellSouth and Time Warner Telecom Offer Unbundled Network Element Proposal 
3. TIA Publishes Standard for Passive Optical Component Testing 
4. NetScreen to Acquire OneSecure for Intrusion Detection System 
5. Motorola Introduces Specialized Mobile Communicators for Firefighters 
6. Taqua Replaces Nortel DMS-10 Switch at Kansas ILEC 
7. Japan's Fusion Communications Deploys XACCT for VoIP 
8. Dune Networks Raises $24 Million for Communications Chips 
9. Wave7 Optics Closes $15.5 Million in New Funding 
10. Intense Photonics Raises $16 Million for its Optical Components 
11. Fiberspace Acquires Tunable Photonics for Wavelength Lockers 
12. Adelphia Gets $1.5 Billion Debtor in Possession Financing 
v9n159 23-Aug-2002 1. Sweden’s B2 Teams with Cisco for Residential SIP Telephony 
2. Telia to Supply IP Transit for Europe’s Research Networks (DANTE) 
3. Ericsson and Huawei Sign Patent License Agreement for Mobile Technology 
4. IBM to Build Public Safety Network for Washington, DC 
5. U.S. House Seeks More Documents From Global Crossing and Citigroup 
6. KPN to Boost Speed of its DSL, Expand Rollout 
7. Agilent Makes Equity Investment in Big Bear Networks 
8. I-Link Awarded Patent for Voice Internet Transmission System 
9. Connexion by Boeing Leases Satellite for North Atlantic Coverage 
10. EchoStar VIII Direct Broadcast Satellite Launched
11. Eutelsat HOT BIRD 6 Broadcast Satellite Enters Orbit 
12. CIENA Reports Sales of $50 Million 
13. ADC Reports Sales of $235 Million, Additional Layoffs Planned 
14. Time Warner Telecom Announces Streamlining 
15. Riverstone Networks Issues Financial Warning, Plans 30% Layoff 
v9n158 22-Aug-2002 1. SBC to Introduce New Tiered DSL Service 
2. Starbucks and T-Mobile Offer Wireless LAN Internet Access at 1,200 Locations 
3. AOL Time Warner, AT&T And Comcast Agree To Restructure Time Warner Entertainment 
4. The ATM Forum Outlines its Broadband Map 
5. Qwest Receives Positive Recommendation From DOJ On Long Distance 
6. China Netcom and Equant Establish International Frame Relay Network for China Mobile 
7. Tiscali Activates Nortel-Powered VoIP Network in the UK 
8. D-Link Adds 802.11”B+” Support to Dual Mode Wireless Access Point, Cuts Price to $249 
9. AT&T to Provide 4,000 Site IP VPN for US Pharmacy Chain 
10. AT&T to Host US Government’s Web Portal 
11. AT&T enters New Jersey Residential Local Phone Market 
12. Novilit Releases RPR Protocol Stack 
13. Fujitsu to Support Equipe’s ATM/MPLS Platform 
14. Intelsat to Buy Back Shares from Teleglobe 
15. CacheFlow Becomes Blue Coat Systems, Refocuses on Security 
16. Cogent Teams with Looking Glass on New Fiber Lateral Construction 
17. Deutsche Telekom revenue Up 15%, Net Loss Reaches EUR 3.9 billion 
18. Peregrine Semiconductor Raises $14 Million 
v9n157 21-Aug-2002 1. Cisco Acquires Andiamo, Launches SAN Switching Products 
2. Qwest Sells Directory Business for $7 Billion 
3. SEC Rules Optical Capacity Swap Accounting Method Invalid 
4. Firstwave Awarded $29 Million Naval Laboratories R&D Contract for DWDM and Optical Switching 
5. Cox Communications Launches Advertising-Supported Video On Demand 
6. Nortel Upgrades Voice Products for Independent Service Providers 
7. Nortel to Deploy CDMA2000 1X for SMARTCOM PCS in Chile 
8. OWC.NET Introduces High-Speed Satellite Internet Service in Chicago 
9. Fortress Technologies Raises $13 Million for Wireless Security 
v9n156 20-Aug-2002 1. Lucent Wins Four Optical Contracts in China 
2. Juniper Edge Routers Chosen by Shanghai Telecom 
3. Dobson Upgrades Wireless Network with Nortel Equipment 
4. Nortel to Supply GSM/GPRS Systems to PTK Centertel 
5. Ixia Announces 40 Gbps Bit Error Rate Testing Capability 
6. Efficient Networks Releases Software-Configurable DSL CPE Modems and Routers
7. Vitesse Introduces Multi-Rate CMOS Transceivers and CDR Devices
8. OFS Unveils Multimode Fiber for 10 Gbps Extended Reach 
9. Uniwill Uses CSR Silicon for Class 1 Bluetooth Module 
10. Check Point Adds DoS and DDoS Protection to Security Products 
11. Sonim Lands $18 Million in Funding for Instant Communications via Wireless IP 
12. Cicada Semiconductor Receives $17.4 Million Investment 
13. Azanda’s Second Round Funding Jumps by $7 Million 
v9n155 19-Aug-2002 1. Metro Ethernet Forum Makes Progress on Technical Specs, Adds Three ILECs to Board 
2. Cisco Systems Provides IP Telephony to Diageo 
3. Merger of Avanex and Oplink Not Approved 
4. Planar Systems Closes Photonics Business 
5. Scientific-Atlanta Cuts Workforce by 400 
6. U.S. District Attorney Subpoenas Charter Communications 
7. U.S. Attorney's Office Joins SEC Accounting Investigation at Qwest 
v9n154 16-Aug-2002 1. Worldwide Residential Internet Population Reaches 553 Million, Broadband Penetration Low 
2. Ericsson Awarded DSL Deployment Contract in Ireland 
3. Nokia Wins MMS Contract from Pannon GSM 
4. Ricochet Re-Introduces Wireless Internet Service, Tests Municipal and Public Safety Applications for Governments 
5. DISH Network Grows to 7.46 Million Subscribers, Revenues up 21% 
6. Intelsat Launches Broadband Satellite Service in Colombia 
7. Raytheon Lands DARPA Contract for Wireless Spectrum Utilization Technology 
8. Service Provider NuVox Secures $78.5 Million in New Financing 
v9n153 15-Aug-2002 1. Agere Systems to Exit Optoelectronics Business and Cut Workforce by 4,000 
2. Hanaro Telecom Broadband Subscribers Increase 12% to 2.7 Million 
3. Redback Chosen by Hanaro Telecom for Subscriber Management Systems 
4. Equant Awarded Frame Relay Contract by IT-Austria 
5. NTT America Provides MPLS Network for Nanometrics Across Five Countries 
6. MathStar Secures $15.3 Million in Funding for Communications Silicon 
7. Avaya and Altura Provide Upgrade Path to IP Telephony 
8. Check Point Adds Security Support for IPv6, Instant Messaging, Peer to Peer 
9. Pronto Networks and Deep Blue Wireless Partner to Create Wi-Fi Hot Spots 
v9n152 14-Aug-2002 1. BellSouth Promotes RealNetworks’ Premium Content for its DSL Subscribers 
2. Xbox Live Network Launch Set for November 15 
3. MetaSolv and CoManage Collaborate to Offer Network Inventory Reconciliation Solution 
4. Level 3 Supplies Two 2.5 Gbps Links to UK Education and Research Net 
5. BT Seeks Community Sponsors for Upgrading Rural Exchanges 
6. Korea Thrunet Sells HFC Network to Powercomm 
7. LightPointe Supplies Free Space Optics for a Metro Network in London 
8. Zhone Introduces FlexBand Multi-service Port Technology 
9. Schlumberger Deploys Cisco 12400 routers for Corporate VPN Services 
10. Genuity Receives 30-Day Extension from Verizon, Banks 
11. SMC Introduces its Latest WLAN Products 
12. Telaxis Explores Strategic Alternatives -- Specialist in Millimeter-wave RF Technology 
13. Toshiba Claims Lead in N. American Cable Modem Market, 858K shipped this Year 
14. Santera Supplies its SanteraOne to Rural Telephone Companies 
15. Cisco Expands its Certification Program to its 12th Specialized Technology 
16. Garuda Raises $4.7 Million for its Integrated Broadband Platform
v9n151 13-Aug-2002 1. OIF to Develop Optical Security Specifications, Notes Progress on Optical Usage Billing 
2. Primus Joins List of SIP Telephony Service Partners for MSN Messenger 
3. Avaya Supplies VoIP to Seattle’s New Sports Stadium 
4. Xilinx Ships Eight-Million-Gate FPGA, a 73% Boost in Size 
5. Broadcom Introduces 500 Mbps Security Processor for AES 
6. Agere and Samsung Develop Network-DRAM for Fast Packet Processing 
7. Oepic Announces 10 Gbps Receiver Priced at $100 
8. Broadwing Cites Further Sales for its Private Line Service 
9. Marconi Supplies SDH to Telefónica Móviles México 
10. Arriso Networks Raises $16.7 Million for its Converged Network Equipment 
11. Deutsche Telekom Revamps its Venture Capital Arm 
12. Lucent/AT&T/Avaya/NCR Settle Leased Telephone Lawsuit for $300 Million 
13. BellSouth Certifies its Financial Results
v9n150 12-Aug-2002 1. E-Commerce Vendors Propose Specifications to Coordinate Web Services 
2. FCC Chairman Outlines Four Elements of Future Spectrum Policy 
3. Hutchinson and Singapore Telemedia to Acquire Global Crossing 
4. UK Regulator Sets Prices for Unbundled Local Loop Backhaul Services 
5. Telecom Italia Sells Telespazio to Finmeccanica 
6. ADTRAN Verifies VPN Performance of its Firewalls with Spirent’s TeraVPN 
7. Mpower Reports First Results following Emergence from Chapter 11 
8. Redline Launches its 5.8 GHZ Point-to-Point Wireless Equipment 
9. Q2 Trends: DSL Subscribers at Major US Carriers 
v9n149 09-Aug-2002 1. WorldCom Confirms $3.3 Billion in Additional Accounting Errors 
2. SBC Seeks Payment for Future Services to MCI WorldCom 
3. SBC Reacts to Moody's Report on Potential Credit Downgrades for RBOCs 
4. SBC Acquires 13,000 Customers Of Adelphia Business Solutions 
5. Qwest Adds Only 24K DSL Subscribers in Q2, Overall Revenues Decline 17% from 2001 
6. Covad Ends Q2 with 357,000 DSL Lines, Down Due to Churn 
7. Sprint PCS Launches its 3G Network 
8. CableLabs to Expand its Certification Testing Programs 
9. Cable & Wireless Sues Akamai and Sockeye Networks on Optimal Routing 
10. IP Infusion Delivers MPLS Layer 2 Virtual Circuit (Martini Draft) Support 
11. Telstra Acquires WLAN Hotspots Across Aus., NZ and Singapore 
12. Global Crossing Provides Fast Ethernet Ports to E-xpedient, a Metro Carrier 
13. Hughes Network Systems Introduces TiVo Box for DirecTV 
14. AT&T Latin America Announces Restructuring 
15. FCC to Require Digital TV Tuners by 2007 
v9n148 08-Aug-2002 1. Lucent’s Bell Labs Develops New Authentication Scheme for Online Services 
2. Ernst & Young Deploys Cisco's Converged IP at Headquarters 
3. LDCOM Takes Control of Ventelo France, Continuing a Series of Acquisitions 
4. Broadwing Provides MultiConnect Private Lines for ABN AMRO 
5. Verizon Expands Availability of its Wireless Data Network 
6. PanAmSat Introduces Commercial VOD and Video Store-n-Forward Services 
7. Oki Electric and AudioCodes Form VoIP Alliance 
8. Hughes Network Systems Ships 9 Millionth DIRECTV Receiver 
v9n147 07-Aug-2002 1. Verizon Launches Service Bundle of Local, Long-Distance, DSL and Wireless 
2. OnFiber Acquires Telseon Assets, Expanding its Metro Footprint and Services 
3. Cisco Reports Improved Profitability, Higher Margins, Positive Quarter 
4. AT&T Enters California Residential Local Phone Market 
5. Hughes Provides Broadband Satellite Network for Africa’s iWay 
6. New Zealand’s TelstraClear Deploys Juniper Routers 
7. Ixia Announces Fibre Channel Fabric Test Platform for Storage Area Networks 
8. Tektronix Offers New Optical Switching Modules for Test Systems 
9. Cygent Supplies Customer Order System for BellSouth Internet Exchange 
10. Trinity Convergence Raises $4.5 Million for VoIP Software 
11. Jonathan Miller named CEO of America Online 
12. Charter Reports Uptake in Cable Modem Subscriptions, Now at 905K 
v9n146 06-Aug-2002 1. deltathree Enables SIP-based Software to Receive In-Bound PSTN Calls 
2. iBasis Retires 85% of Capital Lease Debt 
3. Progress Telecom Offers GigE Metro Services in 5 East Coast Cities 
4. KT to Use Redback SMS for New Web Content-Filtering Service 
5. Verizon Begins Testing BeamReach Networks’ Fixed Wireless Technology 
6. NetTest Adds Spectral Monitoring to its QuestFiber Test System 
7. Marvell Offers dual 10 Gigabit Ethernet XAUI SERDES 
8. Avaya Lands $7.8 Million Contract for Converged Network at GWU 
9. Arbor Networks Raises $22 Million for Network Availability Solutions 
v9n145 05-Aug-2002 1. Broadband Internet Usage Soars in Japan to 5 Million Users 
2. Senator McCain Introduces Broadband Deregulation Bill 
3. SBC Joins Lobby for Credit Protection from Unstable Carriers, WorldCom Exposure at $300M 
4. Verizon Wireless Adds AOL Features for Web-enabled Phones 
5. Corning Chairman Addresses Shareholders about Recent Stock Decline 
6. OFS Files Lawsuit Against FiberCore 
7. Tellabs Announces Changes to its Management Team 
8. Marconi Sells its Defense Communications Business for € 614 million 
9. Corio Acquires Qwest's ASP Business 
v9n144 02-Aug-2002 1. AT&T Broadband Moves to Tiered Cable Modem Service 
2. AT&T Cites Internet Traffic Study and Addresses Backbone Capacity Concerns 
3. Criminal Charges Filed Against Former WorldCom Executives 
4. ADC to Exit Optical Component Business and Drop Current Avidia DSLAM 
5. JDSU Sells its Cronos MEMS Unit to MEMSCAP 
6. ZTE Selects 10-Gigabit Network Processor from EZchip 
7. CenturyTel Sells its Wireless Network to ALLTEL for $1.65 Billion 
8. France Telecom Sells its Casema Cable Network in Holland 
9. China’s Guangdong Telecom Selects Alcatel for DSL Expansion 
10. Andrew Wins $20 Million Contract for iPSTAR Satellite Network 
11. Intersil Introduces new 2.4 GHz Power Amplifier for Greater WLAN Range 
12. Comcast Posts 12% Revenue Growth in Q2, Adds 128K Cable Modems 
v9n143 01-Aug-2002 1. Verizon Reports Gains from Long Distance and DSL, Financial Discipline
2. Microsoft Signs AT&T Wireless for .NET Services 
3. McLeodUSA Implements “Fresh Start” Accounting upon Exiting Chapter 11 
4. McLeodUSA Lists its Current Network Assets 
5. Touch America Reports 25% Sequential Drop in Telecom Revenues due to Billing Errors 
6. Sprint Selects Alcatel’s Optical Cross Connect for International Deployments 
7. Internet Photonics Closes $31M for its Optical Ethernet Platform 
8. Cox Selects Motorola as a Next-Gen Cable Modem Vendor 
9. UTStarcom Supplies Wireless Access Platforms to China Telecom, China Netcom 
10. Alcatel Supplies 30K DSL Lines to Germany's HanseNet 
11. Holland’s Essent Kabelcom Adopts Cisco’s DOCSIS 1.1 CMTS 
12. Nokia provides MMS to Optus in Australia 
13. Net2Phone and ADIR Settle Lawsuit with Cisco Systems 
14. Zarlink Posts Quarterly Revenue of $48 Million
15. Tasman Networks Raises $15 Million for its Branch Office Router 

 

 

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