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February 2003

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v10n038 28-Feb-2003 1. Comcast Claims Early Integration Success, Subscriber Loss Slows
2. Telefónica Reaches 1.4 M ADSL Subscribers, Writes Down EURO 16.2 Billion 
3. CERN Selects Alcatel 7770 for IP Core 
4. BT Wins Five Year Contract with Honeywell 
5. Intel Signs Marriott as a Co-Marketing Partner for Wi-Fi 
6. Lucent Offers CDMA2000 Base station to Extend Life of Existing CDMA Equipment 
7. Thompson Advances its TV-over-ADSL Activities 
8. ADVA Adds 8-channel CWDM to FSP 500 Platform 
9. Siemens Mobile Acceleration Plans Early Stage Investment in Wireless Start-ups 
10. Vendors Establish Tunable Laser Multi-Source Agreement 
11. Marvell Reports 11% Sequential Jump in Revenues to $150.8 million 
12. Lucent Reaches Settlement with SEC 
13. Enterasys Networks Reaches SEC Settlement 
v10n037 27-Feb-2003 1. Microsoft Releases Peer-to-Peer SDK and IPv6 Enhancements
2. Avaya Upgrades Networks at Raytheon for Convergence 
3. MFN Launches Database Management Service 
4. Corning Optical Fiber Selected for Nationwide Network Build in India 
5. QUALCOMM and China Unicom Establish Joint Venture for CDMA 
6. Mexico’s TELCEL Deploys ATM Network with Nortel Switches 
7. Wi-Fi Alliance Announces Certification Plans for 802.11g 
8. NETGEAR Chooses Atheros 802.11a/b/g WLAN Chipset 
9. Boingo Wi-Fi Network Grows to 1,200 Hotspots 
10. AT&T Awarded Contract to Implement National Do-Not Call Registry 
11. Japan Expands SuperSINET Research Network with Cisco 
12. Lucent Outsources Mobility Software to India’s HSS 
13. SnowShore Introduces Media Firewall for Securing Multimedia Communications 
14. Mahi Networks Launches Network Modeling Tools and Service 
15. Photuris Raises $40 million for Metro Optical Systems 
16. PolarSat Raises $9 Million to Enter Market for VSAT Equipment 
17. TI Reaches 20 million DSL Port Milestone 
v10n036 26-Feb-2003 1. Broadwing to Sell its Broadband Business to C III for $129 Million 
2. AT&T Says FCC Ruling a “Win for Competition” 
3. AT&T and Cisco Expand Market Alliance 
4. IDT to Match Bid for Global Crossing 
5. Looking Glass Networks Deploys Cisco ONS 15600 MSPP 
6. Looking Glass Launches Network Design and Construction Service 
7. Equant Offer DSL Access for its Global VPNs 
8. Telstra Upgrades Internet Backbone with Cisco’s 10 Gbps Ethernet 
9. Alcatel Introduces Enterprise IP Communications Platform 
10. Cisco Extends its Enterprise Content Delivery Network Category 
11. Nortel Networks Enhances Security Portfolio 
12. SMC Chooses Intersil's Chipset for Its 802.11g Products 
13. Choice One Upgrades its ATM Network with Lucent 
14. Farmers Tel Deploys Occam Networks' BLC System 
15. Etenna and Intel Collaborate on Internal Antenna Designs 
16. Four Former Qwest Executives Indicted for Fraud 
17. AT&T Canada to Emerge from Chapter 11 in April 
v10n035 25-Feb-2003 1. BellSouth Launches Wavelength Services 
2. WilTel Launches Long-haul Ethernet Service 
3. Verizon’s CEO Sees Greater Regulatory Confusion in Wake of FCC Decision 
4. OIF Outlines Four Technical Work Projects for 2003 
5. Xilinx Demonstrates 10 Gbps Serial I/O PLD 
6. Lattice Supplies 10GigE Programmable Line Chips to Atrica 
7. Cisco Offers Licensing of Aironet WLAN Compatibility 
8. Redback Verifies SMS Platform with Spirent's PPPoX Emulation Test Suite 
9. IDT Supplies Processors for France’s Freebox CPE 
10. Multi-Tech Adds VoIP to Panasonic’s PBXs 
11. Vitesse Expands its Line of 10Gbps Ethernet MACs 
12. OnFiber Communications Expects to be Cash Flow Positive in 2003 
13. Velio Delivers 10 Gbps Ethernet XAUI SerDes, Octal Retimer/Repeater 
14. Sun and Alcatel Team on Wireless Java-based Services 
15. Marvell Announces 802.11g Silicon 
16. San Francisco’s eXchange @ 200 Paul Adds Major Carrier Customers 
17. Vivace Signs Service Agreement with Fujitsu Network Communications 
18. Vonage Approaches 15,000 Customers, SIP Call Volume Doubles 
19. Jaguar Communications Replaces Class 5 TDM Switch with Metaswitch 
20. FLAG Telecom Names Former BT Executive as CEO 
v10n034 24-Feb-2003 1. Nortel Networks’ CEO Sees Market Stabilizing 
2. Tauzin Blasts FCC, Calls New Hearing
3. VNCI Acquires WilTel Communications' Webcasting Business
4. FutureSoft Adds Support for Intel’s Latest Network Processors 
5. Nominum Raises $10 Million for its IP Address Management Software 
6. Corona Optical Systems Raises $7.5 Million for Parallel Optics 
7. UPC Gains Court Approval for Chapter 11 Plan to Convert Debt to New Equity 
8. Telecom Italia and HP Announce Outsourcing Agreement
v10n033 21-Feb-2003 1. FCC Adopts New Rules for Unbundling and Broadband Facilities 
2. Reactions to the FCC Decision 
3. MPLS Forum Tackles Layer 2 Service Interworking and MPLS UNI Enhancements 
4. Alliance Urges Royalty-Free H.264 Video Standard 
5. Intel Unveils Network Processors for CPE Applications 
6. Wind River Extends Support to Intel's Latest Network Processors 
7. Santera Provides IXC Tandem Replacement and Wireless Gateway Functionality 
8. Cinergy Communications Deploys SanteraOne 
9. Alcatel to Resell RADVISION's Video Gateway to Mobile Operators 
10. Sunrise Telecom Adds STM-16 Testing Capabilities to SDH Product 
11. ITXC Opens Internet Telephony SuperPoP in Frankfurt 
12. Hollywood.com and Wavexpress Launch Broadband PC Channel 
13. mPhase and Lucent Partner on TV over DSL 
14. Verizon Certifies Independent Labs to Evaluate New Central Office Equipment 
15. Force10 Networks Closes $41 Million for its 10GigE 
16. CIENA Reports Revenue of $70.5 million, up 14% Sequentially 
v10n032 20-Feb-2003 1. Nortel Networks Adds IP VPN Enhancements to Passport Portfolio 
2. China Netcom Deploys Nortel Networks’ Passport for National Backbone 
3. MetaSolv Unveils Metro Optical Provisioning Solution 
4. Alvarion to Acquire InnoWave, ECI's Fixed Wireless Subsidiary 
5. Orange France Launches GPRS/Wi-Fi Services 
6. Ericsson chosen by Orange France for its UMTS Core Network 
7. Cisco Highlights Productivity Gains from IP Communications 
8. NEON Deploys ECI Telecom’s XDM Optical Platform 
9. Ericsson Selects BRECIS Processor for CPE 
10. Asante Begins Shipping Gigabit Ethernet Routing Switch 
11. LSI Logic Releases Linux ADSL Ethernet Gateway Reference Design 
12. Gomez Acquires WebPerform for Website Performance Measurement Tools 
13. PolyFuel Shows Fuel Cell for Portable Devices 
14. Sourcefire Secures $11 Million for its Network Security 
15. McLeodUSA Reports Q4 Revenue of $230 Million 
16. Qwest Reports Q4 Revenue of $3.7 Billion, an 11% Decline from 2001 
17. Patricia Russo Named Chairman of Lucent, Schacht Steps Down 
v10n031 19-Feb-2003 1. Nortel Networks Introduces Succession VoIP VPN Service 
2. Zhone Acquires NEC Eluminant for its Optical Access Technology 
3. BCE Calls on Canadian Regulators to Lift Foreign Ownership Caps 
4. Cisco Systems Kicks Off $150 Million Advertising Campaign 
5. Cisco Advances Its Integrated Security Portfolio 
6. CoManage Launches Flow-through Reconciliation 
7. ADC Selects Metalink Chipset for HDSLx Platforms 
8. Packet Design Spin-Offs Focus on Control Plane, High-Speed I/O 
9. Nortel Networks to Build Embedded Switches for IBM BladeCenter 
10. NTT/VERIO Deploys Juniper’s T-Series Routers 
11. SMC Launches 802.11g Products 
12. Magis Awarded US Patent for 5 GHz Antenna Design, WLAN Security 
13. Tellabs Ships Dense SDH 4/4/1 Cross-Connect 
14. Korea’s LG Selects Equant to Link 84 Offices Worldwide 
15. T-Systems Leases Additional Wavelengths from 360networks 
16. Microsoft’s Enterprise Engineering Center Deploys Extreme Networks 
17. Alloptic Enhances Element Management System to Gigabit PON 
18. Verizon Purchases Spirent’s Broadband Test Solution to Support DSL Rollout 
19. Spirent Tunes its Avalanche Line for Microsoft Media Stream Testing 
20. Network Instruments Ships Wireless Analyzer With Dual 802.11a/b 
21. D-Link Offers $99 WLAN Repeater 
22. Andrew to Acquire Allen Telecom in $500 Million Stock Swap 
23. iBasis Carries Five Billionth Minute of VoIP Traffic 
v10n030 18-Feb-2003 1. Agere Unveils 5 Gbps Network Processor 
2. Internet2 Abilene Network Upgrades to 10 Gbps Backbone 
3. Albert Einstein Institute Chooses Force10 10 Gigabit Ethernet 
4. Ikanos Closes $30 Million, Expects 1 Million VDSL port Shipments by Mid-Year 
5. IEEE 802.11g Gains Working Group Approval 
6. Vivato Introduces Indoor Wi-Fi Switch for 300m reach 
7. Alcatel’s Mobile Beacon Technology Tracks Wireless Service Levels 
8 . Deutsche Telekom Opens National IP Operations Center in Ulm 
9. Nanjing Cable Operator Deploys ADC's Cuda IP Access Switch 
10. NTT DoCoMo Tests RadVision’s Gateway for Real-Time Mobile Video 
11. Comverse Mobile Data Gateway Adds Support for WAP 2.0 
12. Ericsson, Nokia and Siemens Team on Push-to-Talk Solution 
13. Azure Signs Telenor for Telecom Revenue Assurance 
14. Intelsat 907 Satellite Successfully Launched 
15. WildBlue Plans Ka-band Satellite Launch in 2005 
16. Linksys Introduces New Gigabit Switches, 8-Ports for $420 
17. Brix Networks Offers Enterprise VoIP Assessment Tool 
18. US Dept. of Commerce Reorganizes Technology and Telecom Activities 
19. Nortel Announces US$750 Million Facility, Seeks 5-1 Reverse Stock Split 
20. IEEE-USA Seeks H-1B Visa Cap of 65,000 
21. France Telecom’s Orange Names Former US West Exec as CEO 
v10n029 14-Feb-2003 1. ITXC Chooses Cisco AS5000 Gateways and Softswitch VoIP for Upgrade 
2. Sprint Provides L2TPv3 Frame Relay Service to Burlington Resources 
3. Intel Announces its “Wireless-Internet-On-A-Chip” 
4. TATA Selects Marconi for SDH in India 
5. Belgacom Selects SupportSoft Software 
6. Alcatel to Resell Adjungo’s WLAN Security to Mobile Operators 
7. Alcatel Launches New 3G/UMTS backhaul Terminal 
8. New MSA Approved for 10 Gbps Pluggable Optical Transceivers 
9. Gigabit Optics Launches Eight CWDM Components 
10. Corning to Discontinue Wavelength Switching and Blocking Product Lines 
11. Telefonica and Terra Lycos Enter Long-Term Strategic Alliance 
12. Licensing Begins for Blu-ray Lasers for 27 GB Rewritable Discs 
v10n028 13-Feb-2003 1. European Commission Adopts New Regulatory Framework for Telecommunications 
2. Congressmen Re-Introduce Broadband Tax Credit Bill 
3. Alcatel Partners with Native Networks for Metro Ethernet over SDH 
4. Centillium ADSL+ Chipset Delivers 20 Mbps 
5. IntroWeb Selects Navini for Broadband Wireless in Holland 
6. BT to Offer Yahoo! UK Plus to Broadband Subscribers 
7. Cisco 7301 Router Targets Customer Network Edge 
8. Nortel Networks Enhances IP Contact Center Solutions 
9. Broadcom Introduces 500 Mbps IPsec Processor Card 
10. Symantec Unveils Global Early Warning System for Internet Attacks 
11. SIP Forum Forms Service Provider Working Group 
12. Avistar Adds SIP to its Video Server OS 
13. Fujitsu Selects AMCC’s Network Processors 
14. Looking Glass Networks Reports 2002 Progress 
v10n027 12-Feb-2003 1. FCC Postpones Unbundling Decision, Rival Proposals Cited 
2. NTT-ME Selects Juniper Networks’ M-series Routers 
3. Sprint Deploys Alcatel 1696 Metro Span DWDM 
4. Lucent Supplies Optical Backbone for Shanghai Metro 
5. UTStarcom Signs New Contract Valued at $26.5 Million with China Telecom 
6. 360networks Supplies Optical VPN to SaskTel’s Navigata 
7. Bell Labs Develops 24 Mbps Turbo Decoder Chip for 3G 
8. Cisco Systems Enhances its IP Contact Center Solution 
9. Avaya Offers IP Voice Response System on Sun Server 
10. Bandwidth9 Suspends Operations, Citing Weak Market for Tunable Lasers 
11. Time Warner and Teletrips Track Telecommuting for Emission Reduction Credits 
12. BT Tests Cramer’s Inventory Management and Provisioning System 
13. Adjungo and Nomadix Offer WLAN Solution for Mobile Operators 
14. Kagoor Secures $7.5 Million for its VoIP Border Control 
15. CommWorks Logs 15 Billion Minutes of Voice Traffic on its IP Telephony System 
16. Efficient Networks Ships One Million DSL Devices in Q4 
17. Cablevision Reports 770,100 Cable Modem Users, 20.8% Penetration 
18. Esrey, LeMay to Remain at Sprint for Now 
v10n026 11-Feb-2003 1. Tellabs 5500 NGX Integrates Cross-Connect, Transport and Data 
2. Lucent Ships Ethernet-over-SONET Platforms 
3. Calient Networks Chosen for Optiputer Project 
4. Nortel Announces Advanced Business Connectivity Framework 
5. Narus Launches Family of OSS/BSS Products 
6. Cisco and Yahoo! Team on Networking Solutions for Small Businesses 
7. ICG Deploys VoicePipe IP Telephony with VocalData 
8. FlexLight Introduces Standards-based Gigabit PON 
9. Alcatel Partners with IPWireless for TD-CDMA (TDD) Mobile Access 
10. Cisco Offers Open-API for its MDS 9000 SAN Switches 
11. Starent Raises $23 Million for its Mobile IP Gateway 
12. Riverstone Networks Announces City Contracts in China 
13. TELOS, Colubris and Adjungo Collaborate on Coverged Cellular and WLAN 
14. Ubicom Expands Line of 802.11a/b/g Processors 
15. Clarinet Offers Infrared-to-WLAN Switch for PDAs 
16. Internet Photonics and Aurora Partner on MSO Network Upgrades 
17. Agilent Debuts Network Troubleshooting Center Console 
18. Ixia Integrates RadView's WebLOAD for e-Business Stress Testing 
19. BellSouth - Sprint Case Heads to Arbitration 
v10n025 10-Feb-2003 1. FCC Meets this Week to Decide Unbundling Obligations of Incumbent Carriers 
2. NYT: SBC Negotiating to Buy DirecTV 
3. Alcatel to Acquire iMagicTV 
4. France Telecom Sells Wanadoo Belgium to Tiscali 
5. BellSouth and Cingular File Complaint Against Sprint 
6. Elematics Secures $10 Million for Its Multi-Carrier, Multi-Vendor Control Plane 
7. Avvio Networks Launches Multi-rate Optical Transponder 
8. TeliaSonera Supplies Backbone Services to Lycos Europe 
v10n024 07-Feb-2003 1. TI Introduces DOCSIS 2.0 Software and Hardware Solution
2. Marvell Acquires RADLAN for its Communications Software
3. Level 3 Providing Internet Access Service to eBay
4. France Telecom announces WiFi initiatives
5. deltathree Receives Acquisition Bid for its SIP-based Network
6. iBasis Reports 12% Sequential Increase in VoIP Minutes
7. BT Wholesale Provides Virtual ISP Platform for Eurotel
8. THUS plc Selects CIENA CWDM for its City Ethernet
9. Centile Supplies iPBX Software to AG Communication Systems
10. New Edge Networks Reports DSL Operational Highlights
11. Redback Adds VPN Provisioning and Activation Partners
12. Nuera, Syndeo, & InnoMedia: Cable Telephony Voice Encryption
13. Marconi Ships Broadband Internet Kiosks to BT
14. Ericsson Names New CEO
15. Gluon Names New CEO, Readies its Converged Local Exchange
16. Corvis Reports $7M in Q4 Rev., Ends Year With $504M in Cash
v10n023 06-Feb-2003 1. ATM Forum Advances Standards for Interworking with IP, MPLS 
2. BellSouth Offers Wholesale, Inter-LATA GigE Service 
3. Sprint Reports Stabilized LD Pricing, 20% Revenue Gains for FR/ATM, 9% for IP 
4. The MPLS Forum and EANTC Complete MPLS Scalability Test 
5. RAD Data Communications Carries E1 Leased Line over MPLS 
6. Marconi to Supply its Access Hub to Telecom Italia 
7. Etisalat Deploys Juniper Networks M160 Routers 
8. Juniper Networks Release Performance Data from BTexact Testing 
9. Multiservice Switching Forum Plans Testing Round in 2004 
10. Sonus Networks Adds Voice VPN Capabilities 
11. Mitel Networks Introduces Teleworker IP Phone System for Broadband 
12. Quintum Offers Portal for Passing VoIP Traffic Through Firewalls 
13. BRECIS Secures $20 Million for its Multiservice Processor 
14. VoiceRamp Raises $7.8 Million for Broadband Software 
v10n022 05-Feb-2003 1. Verizon's CEO Calls on FCC to Restore "Rational Economics"
2. Cisco Reports Sales of $4.7B, Plans $150M Marketing Campaign
3. MPEG LA Releases MPEG-4 Systems Patent Portfolio License
4. Deutsche Telekom Selects Quick Eagle for 4 Mbps Frame Relay
5. 3Com Issues Price Challenge to Cisco, Dell, HP
6. Alloptic Selected for FTTH Project in Washington
7. Key3Media Files for Chapter 11, Tradeshows to Continue
8. Axonlink Unveils Its Alternative to CWDM and DWDM
9. Network Photonics Ships 1x4 MEMS-based Optical Switch
10. Tropic Networks Closes $20 Million for its Metro DWDM
11. Level3 Reports Flat Revenues, Closes Genuity Purchase
12. Alcatel Reports Sales up 28% Sequentially, But Warns on 2003
13. FCC Seeks Budget of $280 Million for 2004
v10n021 04-Feb-2003 1. Motorola Acquires NetPlane Systems
2. SBC Donates Online Virus Screening Patent to Univ. of Texas
3. Juniper Tunes Edge Routing platform for Public Wireless LANs
4. Proxim Develops WLAN platform for Managing Corporate Deployments
5. TI Develops Programmable Chipset for 3G Base Stations
6. STMicroelectronics Unveils Chips for 2.5/3G Mobile Products
7. Time Warner Telecom Offers Metro Ethernet with Cisco
8. Agere and Accelerant Push System Backplanes to 6.25 Gbps
9. TIA Publishes Standard for Evaluating xDSL Modem Performance
10. OIF Plans Interoperability Demonstrations for OFC
11. Data Connection Adds Support for RFC 2547 BGP/MPLS VPNs
12. Agilent Introduces High-Power Tunable Laser Source
13. Convergys Acquires Cygent for Web-based Customer Management
14. Internet Photonics, Midstream Tests 10 Gbps Ethernet Video
15. Samsung Selects Conexant's Set-Top Box Chipsets
16. Aperto Ships Wireless Access System for 5.8 GHz U-NII and ISM
17. Korea Telecom to Trial Flarion's Wireless Broadband System
18. BT and Venture Firms Form NVP Brightstar Incubator 
19. Microwave Photonics Spins out of BT, Targets Wireless LANs
20. Azure Solutions Spins Out of BT, Targets Telecom Billing
21. Evolved Spins Out of BT, Targets Network Design Software
22. Calix Appoints Carl Russo as CEO, Announces $50M in Funding
23. Seranoa Networks Launches T3 Concentrator for GigE Links
24. FHP Wireless Secures $8.3 Million for Metro Scale Wi-Fi
v10n020 03-Feb-2003 1. ITU Adopts Gigabit-capable PON Standards
2. FCC Grants Terrestrial Flexibility for Mobile Satellite Svcs.
3. FCC Reallocates Spectrum for New Wireless Services
4. Qwest Offers its own UNE-P Proposal
5. Alcatel Acquires VoIP Session Border Controller from Aravox
6. Ericsson Conducts IPv6 Over 3G UMTS/WCDMA Demo
7. Broad Daylight Uses VoiceGenie's VoiceXML Gateway, Speech Rec.
8. Cisco Opens Networking Academy in Afghanistan
9. Russia's Rostelecom Deploys Huawei Long-haul Optical Backbone

 

 

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