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November 2002

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v9n225 27-Nov-2002 1. WorldCom Reaches Settlement with SEC 
2. CLECS File Complaint Against Southwestern Bell 
3. Agility, Alcatel Optronics and Bookham Announce MSA for Tunable Lasers 
4. Cegetel/SFR Selects Alcatel’s 7670 Routing Switch Platform 
5. Former CEO of Sonera is Arrested on Privacy Law Charge 
6. Astra 1K, the Largest Civilian Satellite to date, Fails to Reach Orbit 
7. UTStarcom Announces Another Contract with China Telecom 
8. Telecom Italia Deploys Syndesis NetProvision OSS 
9. Mpower Eliminates its Remaining Debt 
10. Mitel Networks and Esna Collaborate on Unified Messaging 
v9n224 26-Nov-2002 1. NTT Outlines its Vision for the New Optical Generation 
2. SBC Announces National Data Transport Strategy 
3. Industry Group Express Concern over Plunging R&D in Telecom 
4. BT and Microsoft Co-Market Broadband Services in the UK 
5. Taiwan’s Chunghwa Telecom Selects Equinix GigE Exchange 
6. Net2Phone Launches New Hong Kong Hub 
7. Lucent and Sun Microsystems Expand Alliance 
8. Time Warner Selects CSG for Web-based Billing 
10. ARRIS Announces S-CDMA DOCSIS 2.0 Cable Modems 
11. Core Networks Introduces CableHome Device Manager 
12. Conexant and Jungo Develop CableHome-Based HomePlug System 
13. HNS Launches TiVo-Equipped DIRECTV Digital Satellite Recorder 
14. Broadcom Confirms 500 Job Cuts, Product Lines Not Eliminated 
v9n223 25-Nov-2002 1. Senators to Introduce Wireless Broadband Bill 
2. Microsoft Sells 150,000 XBox Live Subscriptions in First Week 
3. Deutsche Telekom Launches SDSL Service 
4. Comcast Sues CSG Systems Regarding Billing Solutions 
5. Telecom Asset Management Group Offers Network Disposition Service 
6. Speedera Raises $6.5 Million for its Content Delivery Services, Pays Off Debt 
7. France Telecom Agrees to MobilCom Rescue Plan 
8. Brocade Announces Restructuring 
v9n222 22-Nov-2002 1. OIF Approves Four New Implementation Agreements 
2. Marconi and RWE Extend Network Agreement 
3. Matáv Selects Alcatel’s SDH Multiservice Systems 
4. Zarlink Introduces 12-Channel Parallel Fiber Link Modules 
5. UTStarcom Signs Additional $61 Million Contracts with China Netcom 
6. Alcatel Integrates STMicroelectronics’ 12-line Chipset into 7300 DSLAM 
7. Verizon Launches Corporate WLAN Integration Service 
8. SAS to Offer Connexion by Boeing Service 
9. Anixter Signs Sales Agreement with Axis for IP Video Surveillance 
10. Marvell Reports Strong Q3 Revenue of $136 Million, up 14% Sequentially 
11. Colibrys Raises $10 Million for MEMS 
v9n221 21-Nov-2002 1. SBC Proposes Framework to Restructure UNE-P Competition 
2. Cisco and SURFnet Showcase HDTV/IPv6 Transatlantic Connection 
3. Roche Migrates to Corporate-wide IP Telephony with Cisco 
4. Sprint Builds Metro Fiber Networks in Atlanta 
5. EPIK Communications to Auction its Network Assets on DoveBid.com 
6. Conxion Upgrades its North American IP Backbone 
7. Nortel Announces Optical Ethernet Deployments in Beijing, Qingdao 
8. China’s Shanxi Cable Deploys Riverstone Metro Routers 
9. Open Mobile Alliance Releases Specifications for Mobile Services 
10. T-Mobile Launches WLAN HotSpots in Germany 
11. Qwest Initiates $12.9 Billion Debt Exchange Offer 
12. GT Group Telecom receives Court approval for Sale to 360networks 
13. Boeing Launches Eutelsat’s W5 Satellite Aboard First Delta IV Rocket 
14. TranSwitch Samples OC-3 Ethernet over SONET/SDH -EoS-Mapper 
v9n220 20-Nov-2002 1. Broadband Group Urges FCC to Protect Consumer Freedom 
2. NTT Reports Better Performance Amid Heightened Competition 
3. Charter to Restate Financial Results Back to 2000 
4. Cisco Broadens Security Portfolio 
5. A Streamlined AT&T Highlights Some Key Operating Stats 
6. IBM to Build World's Fastest Supercomputers for U.S. Department of Energy 
7. Ixia Announces Verification Platform for RPR Networks 
8. Intel Introduces Components for 10 Gbps Ethernet in the Enterprise 
9. Quake Samples New 10 Gbps Transceiver for Ethernet and Fibre Channel 
10. Agilent Introduces Surface Mounted Optical Driver Amplifier 
11. Tektronix Offers 10 Gbps System Design Tools 
12. Metro Ethernet Forum Targets mid-2003 for Delivery of Service Specs 
13. Fujitsu Supplies Optical Platforms for Range Telephone Cooperative 
14. Sharp Offers Wi-Fi Enabled Business Projector 
15. traq-wireless Raises $14.8 Million for Enterprise Mobile Solutions 
v9n219 19-Nov-2002 1. 360networks to Acquire Group Telecom, Combining Metro and Long-haul Canadian Networks 
2. Canada’s TELUS Deploys National VoIP with Nortel Networks 
3. NTT Communications Deploys Packet Voice from Sonus Networks 
4. Marconi Introduces Virtual Presence (ViPr) Network Appliance 
5. Bay Microsystems and DoD Demo 10 Gbps ATM SAR 
6. Sun Unveils Fire Link Interconnects for Workstation SuperClusters 
7. Cal-(IT)2 Partners with Chiaro to Develop OptiPuter – an Optical Routing Grid 
8. Cogent Selects NCR to Maintain its Network 
9. XO Secures New Contract With JetBlue Airways 
10. SBC Evolves its Consumer Strategy to Focus on Service Bundles 
11. Conoco/Phillips to Deploy WLAN "ZapLane" Hotspots 
12. Agere Demonstrates 162 Mbps Wireless Networking Chip for the 5GHz Band 
13. Linksys to Ship First 802.11g Products Next Month 
14. NETGEAR Launches Wireless Cable Modem Gateway 
15. Wi-Fi Alliance Reports Growing Momentum in Membership, Products Certified 
16. Lucent and Option Develop Wireless Modem Cards for 3G UMTS 
17. PRIMUS Signs VoIP Deal with Peruvian Mobile Carrier 
18. AT&T Broadband Completes Merger With Comcast 
19. Scientific-Atlanta Acquires ChanneLogics Technology 
20. Mitsubishi Electric Samples 40-Gbps EA Modulator
v9n218 18-Nov-2002 1. Alcatel Announces 7770 Optical Broadband Exchange 
2. Asia Netcom to Acquire Asia Global Crossing 
3. Court Approves XO’s Stand-Alone Reorganization Plan 
4. Ixia Introduces Field-Portable Performance Analysis Platform 
5. Spirent Performs MPLS and Voice Testing at Multiservice Interoperability Event 
6. Spirent Opens Second Centaur Lab at the University Of Georgia 
7. Spirent Provides Traffic Monitoring and Performance Analysis at SC 2002 
8. Key3Media Considers Corporate Restructuring or Chapter 11 Filing 
9. Merger of AT&T Broadband and Comcast to be called Comcast 
10. WorldCom Names Capellas as CEO 
11. Court Dismisses Verizon Lawsuit Against Covad 
v9n217 15-Nov-2002 1. Korea’s Hanaro Reaches 2.88 Million Broadband Subscribers 
2. Deutsche Telekom Highlights Write-downs and Debt Reduction 
3. NTT Streams Super High Definition Movies over Internet2 
4. IEC to Adopt IEEE Telecom and Electronic Standards for International Use 
5. Motorola to Resell HP OpenView Telecom Platform for Mobile Networks 
6. Marconi Develops Network-centric Virtual Presence Platform 
7. Legerity Restructures To Focus On Three Core Businesses 
8. Boingo Launches PocketPC Wi-Fi Software 
9. Intersil and Ubicom Demonstrate 802.11g Access Point 
10. Intersil and ViXS Demonstrate Home Video over 802.11a 
11. EchoStar's DISH Network Adds 320K Subscribers in Q3 
12. Agilent Invests in Infinera for Optical Component Technology 
13. Sprint PCS to Cut Workforce by 6% 
14. Deutsche Telekom Names New CEO 
15. China Telecom Begins Trading on NYSE 
v9n216 14-Nov-2002 1. Industry Association Argues CAPEX Cuts Lead to Service Degradation 
2. FCC Approves AT&T + Comcast Merger 
3. CIENA Discusses the Economics of Data Services 
4. Cable & Wireless Withdraws from US & Continental Europe Business Markets 
5. Hanaro Selects Riverstone for FTTH in Korea 
6. Looking Glass Networks to Acquire Lightwave Communications 
7. 360networks Emerges from Bankruptcy 
8. PCI-SIG to Develop a New Spec for Delivering 8.5 GB/sec of I/O Bandwidth 
9. BTexact to Target £600 million European Test and Evaluation Market 
10. New Skies Satellites Readies its Sixth Satellite 
11. TI Announces 802.11a/b/g Chipset 
12. RAD Unveils Resilient Fast Ethernet Ring Technology 
13. Scientific-Atlanta Acquires Certain Assets From ARRIS 
14. Narad Networks Raises $16 Million for HFC Virtual Fiber Architecture 
15. Bluefire Raises $6 Million for Mobile and Wireless Security 
16. Xilinx Expands in Shenzhen, China 
v9n215 13-Nov-2002 1. Cisco Stakes Claim to Increased Productivity 
2. U.S. Congress Significantly Boosts CyberSecurity R&D Spending 
3. Cisco Announces More Enterprise Convergence Products 
4. Force10 Networks Announces 3rd TeraGrid Customer: CalTech 
5. Procket Networks Establishes Japanese Joint Venture 
6. Juniper Supplies Routers for Japan Gigabit Network’s IPv6 Deployment 
7. China Netcom Awards $36 Million Switching Contract to Alcatel 
8. OMM to Supply Optical Switching Modules to ZTE 
9. Cox Awards $65 Million Contract to Nortel Networks for Metro Optical 
10. Riverstone Rolls Out ATM Circuit Extension Technology 
11. Fujitsu Introduces 2 New VoIP Phones 
12. Agere Systems Launches 802.11 WaveLAN Chipset 
13. FutureSoft Partners with emRep on Embedded Solutions 
14. BT Appoints Chief Broadband Officer 
15. 3Com and Xircom Settle Patent Lawsuits 
16. Sycamore Reports Quarterly Revenue of $5.9 Million 
v9n214 12-Nov-2002 1. AT&T Sees Success in Local Competition, Claims Leadership in IP 
2. Verizon Sees Growth in Integrated Services, Enterprise Expansion 
3. Level 3 Focuses on Network Efficiency for Key Advantage 
4. Sprint Rolls Out Streaming Media Capabilities 
5. Movielink Launches its Online Rental Service 
6. Korea Telecom Selects Riverstone for Second Phase of Ntopia Rollout 
7. Juniper Announces Router Deployments in Internet2 GigaPOPs 
8. Broadwing Signs Multiyear Network Services Contract with Avon 
9. Mellanox Introduces 16-Port 10Gbps Non-Blocking InfiniBand Switch 
v9n213 11-Nov-2002 1. AT&T Acquires Velocita’s New National Fiber Backbone for $37 Million in Bankruptcy Case 
2. NTT Communications Launches Global Broadband VPN 
3. Verizon Sells its 5% Stake in Cable & Wireless 
4. Wave Exchange and eXchange Consolidate Telco Hosting/Colocation in San Francisco 
5. Occam Networks Positions IP-based Broadband Loop Architecture for “Triple Play” 
6. Cisco Supplies Mobile Access Router for Military/Government Use 
7. Riverstone Networks Supplies Switching/Routing to MA School Districts 
8. Sage Telecom (a CLEC) Raises $30 Million for Expansion 
9. WorldCom Subsidiaries File for Chapter 11 
10. Qwest Completes First Sale of its Directory Business for $2.75 Billion 
v9n212 8-Nov-2002 1. FCC Allocates Spectrum for Advanced Wireless Services 
2. FCC Spectrum Policy Task Force Recommends New Regulatory Approach 
3. Cox Renews $500 Million TDM Telephony Contract with ARRIS 
4. Motive and BroadJump Agree to Merge 
5. Aeroflex Acquires FastBit Technologies for Test Systems 
6. Cogent Launches 100 Mbps Business Access in Toronto 
7. Cisco Outlines Criteria for Successful Metro Ethernet Deployments 
8. Nokia Signs Up One Million Players for Interactive Game via SMS, IM and Web 
9. Fujitsu Enhances Long FLASHWAVE 7300 Optical Transponder System 
10. TAZZ Networks Raises $7.7 Million for Service Enablement Platform 
11. Jennic Launches SPI-4.2 Interface for 10 Gbps Line Cards 
12. Nortel Networks Revises Historical Revenue Split for Enterprise and Wireless Units 
13. STMicroelectronics Files Suit Against Broadcom 
v9n211 7-Nov-2002 1. South Korea Launches New Broadband Initiative 
2. BT Teams with Microsoft on Broadband Strategy 
3. Tele2 Sweden Selects Redback’s SmartEdge 800 Router 
4. Nortel Networks Adds 10 Gigabit Ethernet to Passport 8600, New Alteon L7 Switch 
5. Global Crossing Hosts 217-Site IP and ISDN Video Conference 
6. NEC America Announces IP Server Distributed Model for Enterprise Telephony 
7. Alcatel Announces Switching and Transmission Contracts with China Telecom 
8. Alcatel Partners With CommWorks 
9. US Signal Carries Live Traffic Over Metro-OptiX CityStream 5000 
10. Vendors Reach Agreement on Royalty Rates for W-CDMA 
11. Korea’s SK Telecom to Make Strategic Investment in Flarion 
12. ICG Deploys NexVerse ControlSwitch 
13. General Dynamics Awarded $10 Million Gigabit Ethernet Encryptor Contract 
14. DIRECTV Achieves 11 Millionth Customer Milestone 
15. Department of Veterans Affairs Awards Contract to WorldCom 
16. SEC Broadens Scope of Charges Against WorldCom 
17. Covad’s DSL Line Count Reaches 359,000, ARPU at $61 per Month 
18. Cisco Systems Reports Quarterly Revenue of $4.8 Billion 
v9n210 6-Nov-2002 1. Brocade to Acquire Rhapsody Networks for SAN Switching Fabric Architecture 
2. FLAG Telecom Rolls Out IP Services in Four New Cities 
3. China Telecom Cuts IPO By More Than Half 
4. WorldCom Plans Additional Restatement, Hopes to Emerge from Chapter 11 in mid-2003 
5. NTT America Provides MPLS IP-VPN for the Allied Telesyn Group 
6. Nortel Networks Awarded $100 Million Contract from Cable & Wireless West Indies 
7. AT&T Wireless' New Voice-Activated Dialing Powered by Comverse 
8. Etisalat Selects Zhone's Single Line Multi-service Architecture 
9. BT Signs its Biggest Contract Ever with Unilever 
10. Israel's Largest Mobile Operator Selects Juniper M10 Routers 
11. Foundry Networks Extends Gigabit-Over-Copper Strategy 
12. Foundry Debuts Mid-Range Internet Traffic and Content Management Switches 
13. General Dynamics Delivers 10,000th TACLANE Encryptor 
14. Lufthansa And Boeing Test Air-Borne Broadband Internet Connection 
15. Luminous Delivers RPR Metro Network Supporting Video 
16. QUALCOMM Ships Dual-Mode Chipset, Supporting Both WCDMA (UMTS) and GSM/GPRS 
17. Pactolus Enhances its SIPware Audio Conferencing Solution 
18. IP Infusion Extends Advanced IPv6 Routing And PIM-SM Multicast Support
v9n209 5-Nov-2002 1. Verizon Targets Nationwide Data Services 
2. Packet Design Introduces BGP Scalable Transport Protocol 
3. SBC Establishes Internet Security Test Bed 
4. IBM Announces 350 GHz Silicon Germanium Transistor 
5. ITU Approves Five VDSL Specifications 
6. VideoTele.com Signs 50th Telco Customer for TV over Broadband 
7. Cisco Announces Long Reach Ethernet for Phone Lines 
8. Internet Photonics Introduces LightStack Gateways for Cable Operators 
9. Vivato Unveils Wi-Fi Switch to Increase Reach and Capacity of WLANs 
10. Legerity Unveils VoiceChip Family for Connecting Phones to Broadband 
11. Kyushu Telecom Signs Riverstone for its QTNet FTTH Deployment 
12. UTStarcom Awarded $35 Million China Netcom Contract 
13. Mobile Wireless Internet Forum Consolidates into Open Mobile Alliance 
14. Sidgmore Pledges to Create a “New WorldCom” 
15. Cypress Samples 2.4 GHz WirelessUSB Connections for Peripherals 
16. WaveSmith Networks Names Thomas Burkardt as Chairman and CEO 
v9n208 4-Nov-2002 1. Elematics Introduces Multivendor GMPLS Control Plane Software 
2. Cybera Leverages Cosine Switches for Service Provider Business Based On Virtual Routing 
3. RADVISION Announces IP/ISDN Videoconferencing Appliance 
4. Cavium Ships its NITROX Lite Security Macro Processors 
5. OCP Releases Long Reach OC-48 Transceive 
6. Verrillon Acquires ADC’s Photonic Components Group in Australia 
7. WSJ: Lucent Probe Broader than Disclosed 
8. Legerity Opens Branch in Shanghai 
9. VocalTec to Sell Back its ITXC Shares 
10. WilTel Names Jeff Storey to Succeed Howard Janzen as CEO 
v9n207 1-Nov-2002 1. Wi-Fi Alliance Unveils New Security Standard for WLANs 
2. DOJ Acts to Block EchoStar / DirecTV Merger 
3. ECI Telecom to Merge NGTS with NexVerse to Create Chorale Networks 
4. Digital Lightwave Acquires Optical Test Line from Tektronix 
5. Agilent Networks Analyzer Provides Mean Opinion Scores on VoIP 
6. Telecom Italia Deploys ADVA’s DWDM 
7. Taqua Supplies its Next Gen Class 5 Switch to Florida’s Litestream 
8. Scinet Participants Leverage Force10’s 10GigE Platform 
9. Ericsson Reaches Milestone of 10,000 3G Base Stations Shipped 
10. TDK Systems Introduces Ethernet PCMCIA Card with Fiber Connector 
11. Fractal Antenna Awarded Fifth Patent 
12. FiberNet Completes Recapitalization, Converting $66 M Debt into New Equity 

 

 

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