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March 2003

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v10n059 31-Mar-2003 1. WaveSmith Networks Debuts Larger Multiservice Switch, Adds MPLS Support 
2. Internet Photonics Launches Metro Aggregation and Switching Platform 
3. Cablevision Deploys Internet Photonics’ Optical Ethernet / 10 Gbps DWDM 
4. Microsoft’s Windows Media 9 Servers Deliver 300 Terabytes of Streaming Audio/Video 
5. Broadband Physics Awarded Patent for Sub-band Division Multiplexing 
6. Focal Files Amended Chapter 11 Reorganization Plan 
7. Mpower Narrows Focus on Certain Markets 
8. SBC Raises its Regular Dividend by 5% 
9. Enterasys Reports Q4 Revenue of $121 Million 
10. GSM Association Responds to Congressman Issa on Iraq 
11. Japan’s IIJ and PoweredCom Discontinue Merger Talks 
12. Global Crossing Reports Monthly Revenue of $236 million 
v10n058 28-Mar-2003 1. OFC Service Provider Summit: BellSouth Highlights Network Evolution 
2. OFC: Service Provider Architects: AT&T, DT, FT, Cogent, Sprint, Cox 
3. SBC to Deploy WaveSmith's Distributed Node Multiservice Switch 
4. Xerox Develops Reconfigurable Optical ADM on a Chip 
5. Equant Offers Outbound Option for Network Based Internet Gateway 
6. TIA Predicts Return to Growth for both Network Services and Equipment Markets 
7. TeliaSonera Expands its DSL Footprint 
8. MetaSwitch Positions for CLECs Facing the End of UNE-P 
9. OFS Introduces New Specialty Photonics Products 
10. Kagoor Networks Delivers VoiceFlow Network Aggregation 
11. Verizon Expands Coverage with Nortel’s CDMA2000 1X Gear 
12. US Congressman Lobbies for CDMA in Post-war Iraq 
13. Kagoo Announces Hosting Agreement With XO for its Internet Voice Mail 
14. SR Telecom to Acquire Netro for Fixed Wireless 
15. Broadwing Reports Positive Cash Flow in Q4, Initiates Recapitalization 
16. Riverstone Reports Revenues of $15 Million, Net Loss of $41 Million 
17. Lucent Agrees to Settle Shareowner Class Action Lawsuits 
v10n057 27-Mar-2003 1. OFC 2003 – International Perspectives 
2. OFC 2003 Plenary Sessions 
3. WorldCom Says January Operating Results Indicate Profit 
4. America Online Launches Voicemail Service 
5. AT&T Signs National Agreement with Blue Cross Blue Shield 
6. Essient Extends Reach of XFP Capabilities to 40 Km 
7. Level 3 Provides Packet Ethernet for Sony’s EverQuest Multiplayer Game 
8. Unaxis Chooses Equant to Provide Global IP Data Network 
9. Japan’s ACCA Networks Deploys Juniper E-series 
10. NetCentrex Supplies Softswitch for Lyse Tele’s Triple-Play Service 
11. SMC’s High Power Wi-Fi Adapter Offers 4X Transmit Power 
12. MetaSolv Enhances its Service Activation Software 
13. MeshNetworks Targets is P2P Wireless Architecture at Municipal Transport 
14. Packet Design Raises $14.25 Million for IP Routing Control Plane Product 
15. Atheros Names New CEO 
v10n056 26-Mar-2003 1. Mahi Networks Debuts its Mi7 Metro Core Platform 
2. Corning Estimates a 50% Decline in Worldwide Fiber Market for 2002 
3. Mintera Claims Optical Record: 40 Channels at 40 Gbps over 10,000 Km 
4. CWDM Enhancement Positions Tellabs 7100 for CPE Wavelength Services 
5. ADC and Nuera Partner on PacketCable-based VoIP Solutions 
6. Qwest to Upgrade Department of Energy Network 
7. Global Crossing Supplies Bandwidth for South Florida GigaPOP Project 
8. MFN Provides Private Optical Network for Xerox 
9. TI Claims 50% of DSL Central Office Ports in China 
10. UTStarcom Announces New China Telecom Contracts in Guangdong and Jiangsu 
11. Cierra Photonics Develops Thin-film Deposition Process for Optical Filters 
12. Telefónica del Peru Deploys Juniper’s Edge Routers 
13. Broadcom Announces 10-GigE/FC Serial Transceiver with Integrated Equalizer 
14. Toshiba Adds 2.5 Gbps Small Form Factor Pluggable Transceiver 
15. Conexant Licenses ARM Core for its Home Network Processors 
16. XO Selects ADC Singl.eView for Broadband Convergent Billing 
17. Lucent Announces Two Metro Optical Customers 
18. France Telecom R & D Chooses IP Infusion's Routing Suite 
19. Tellabs Names CFO 
20. Wintegra Raises $13 Million for Access Packet Processor 
21. XO Reports Q4 and Year-End 2002 Results 
v10n055 25-Mar-2003 1. BellSouth Agrees to Provide Earthlink with Expand Access to its DSL Network 
2. Centillium’s Pushes ADSL up to 50 Mbps 
3. Broadband Alliance Calls for Common Vision to Drive New Services 
4. BellSouth Launches Network IP VPN Services 
5. Cisco Announces 32-Channel DWDM Capability for ONS 15454 
6. Sprint Chooses Lucent DSLAMs for its Local Networks Division 
7, VocalTec Introduces SIP-Based Softswitch Architecture 
8. Tdsoft Announces Inverse VoIP Gateway 
9. AFC Enhances its Central Office Telliant 5000 Platform 
10. Verio Announces Customer Premise-Based VPN IPSEC Service 
11. iolon Offers Tunable Optical Band-Pass Filters 
12. Picolight Offers 850nm Optical Transceivers for Cheaper 10 Gbps Ethernet 
13. edClover Introduces Optical Transdaptor Family 
14. une Networks Releases its Scalable Switching Fabric 
15. etwork Instruments Offers Multimode 802.11 a/b/g Wireless and Wired Analyzer 
16. Vitesse and Xilinx Demonstrate 10 Gbps OIF Interoperability 
17. Agere Provides MARS Access Chip Solutions to China's Fiberhome 
18. onexant Expects to Complete Mindspeed Spin-off by Summer 
19. Tellabs Makes Strategic Investment in White Rock Networks 
v10n054 24-Mar-2003 1. European Commission Calls for Public WLAN Support 
2. Path1 and Level 3 Complete Transatlantic Video-over-MPLS Transport Trials 
3. NYT: Pentagon Advisor is Also Advising Global Crossing 
4. Phasebridge Shows 10 Gbps Tunable Laser-Modulator Module 
5. AMCC Shows Electronic Compensator for Extending Laser Reach 
6. UTStarcom Announces First IP-DSLAM Contract with China Netcom 
7. Korea’s SK Telecom and China Unicom Sign Wireless Internet Pact 
v10n053 21-Mar-2003 1. Cisco to Acquire Linksys, Enter the Home Networking Business 
2. 3Com and Huawei Form Joint Venture in China for Enterprise Networking 
3. Official Figures Show Rapid Growth of Broadband in France in 2002 
4. FCC’s Kevin Martin Applauds Verizon’s Broadband Announcement 
5. FCC Approves Verizon InterLATA Service for Maryland, West Virginia, DC 
6. New Scientist: Spider Silk Delivers Finest Optical Fiber 
7. Telcordia Releases MPLS LDP and RSVP-TE Protocol Conformance Test Suites 
8. Ixia Introduces Significantly Enhanced 40 Gbps BERT 
9. Bookham Debuts 20 Gbps Optical Transmitter Using DQPSK 
10. Agility Awarded Multimillion Dollar Government Contract for Tunable Lasers 
11. Essex WDM Devices Sold to Telcordia for DoD Optical-CDMA Project 
12. Telecom Egypt Awards US$60 Million Contract to Nortel Networks 
13. Global Crossing Launches Managed Services 
14. Telia Denmark Offers “Youth” Service with Unlimited SMS 
15. 3Com Reports Quarterly Revenue of $245 Million
v10n052 20-Mar-2003 1. Verizon to Accelerate DSL Rollout, Sees Eventual Migration from Copper to Fiber 
2. Cisco to Acquire SignalWorks for IP Telephony Software 
3. Cisco Systems Authorizes Up To $5 Billion in Additional Stock Repurchases 
4. Time Warner Telecom Introduces New Metro Ethernet Services 
5. iTXC Deploys Tellabs 6400 Switch in NYC 
6. AT&T Lands Multi-Million Contract with Air China 
7. Telekomunikacja Polska selects Alcatel’s Traffic Management 
8. Global Crossing Adds New Integrated Web Conferencing 
9. Compaq Evo Notebooks to Offer Gigabit Ethernet as Standard 
10. Corning Introduces Flame Retardant Specialty Fiber 
11. Sprint Names Gary Forsee as its new CEO
v10n051 19-Mar-2003 1. Larscom to Acquire VINA Technologies for its Integrated Access Devices 
2. Zhone Introduces its Next-Gen ATM/IP DSLAM 
3. WorldCom and EarthLink Extend 5-Year Wholesale Agreement 
4. WSJ: Large Telecom Firms, After WorldCom Move, Consider Write-Downs 
5. T-Mobile USA Signs On for Boingo’s User Applications 
6. SkyCross Unveils High Gain, Embedded Wi-Fi Antennas 
7. TeliaSonera to Market Wi-Fi Jack Service Point Content Servers 
8. AT&T Wireless and Cingular Wireless Sign GSM Roaming Alliance 
9. VeriSign Offers Service Bureau for Lawful, Packet Data Wireless Taps 
10. Nortel Networks Evolves its DMS-10 Switch for Rural Telcos 
11. Lantern Adds Ethernet VLAN Support for Resilient Packet Ring Metro Switch 
12. RADCOM Adds H.323 Media Stress Generation to Test Suite 
13. BTexact Licenses Data Connection’s MPLS and OSPF Code 
14. Broadcom Signs Partnership with Ningbo Bird, a Handset Maker in China 
15. Conexant Releases Home Network Processors 
16. NextHop Enhances its Routing Code Suite 
17. International VoIP Council Sets First Meeting for 01-April-2003 
18. Proxim and Intersil Reach Patent Litigation Settlement 
19. Marconi Provides Quarterly Update 
20. 3Com Announces New Management Structure 
v10n050 18-Mar-2003 1. Intel Introduces First 10GbE Server Adapter 
2. Switch and Data Acquires PAIX.net 
3. Optical Internetworking Forum Tests UNI and NNI Interoperability 
4. NTT Communications Announces Global IP Strategy 
5. Yahoo! Launches Premium Audio/Video Service 
6. Telia Selects Riverstone Networks 
7. Sprint PCS Launches Telemetry Service 
8. WorldCom Continues to Deliver on its 100-Day Plan 
9. NYC’s Con Edison to Launch Small Business Services 
10. Vivato’s Outdoor Wi-Fi Switch Extends Hot Spots Up to 4 Km 
11. BRECIS Tunes is Processors for Wireless Access Points 
12. Verizon Wireless to Launch 1xEV-DO Service in Washington, D.C. 
13. Comverse and Microsoft Provide Instant Voicemail Notifications with .NET Alerts 
14. VocalTec and Telica Enter Alliance 
15. Broadcom Introduces Single-Chip Security Processor 
16. Cisco Enhances its PIX Firewall Line 
17. Lumentis Delivers Single-Slot, Single-Card SONET/SDH System 
18. BTexact Confirms Marconi BXR-48000 Performance 
19. NanoOpto and SpectraSwitch Introduce Variable Optical Attenuator 
20. LeftHand Networks Raises $20 million for IP SAN Solutions 
21. PRIMUS Raises $13 Million in New Debt Financing 
22. Ericsson forms new Executive Management Team 
v10n049 17-Mar-2003 1. FCC Issues Biennial Regulatory Review Report 
2. FCC Seeks to Open 2500-2690 MHz Bands for Wireless Broadband 
3. Network Reliability and Interoperability Council Presents Homeland Security Findings 
4. WorldCom Announces $80 Billion Write-Down of Goodwill and Assets 
5. MFN Presents Reorganization Plan to Bankruptcy Court 
6. Chorum Exits Optical Networking Business 
7. Movaz Networks Launches CWDM Platform 
8. NEC Incorporates Genoa’s Linear Optical Amplifier 
9. TIA Publishes New Fiber Standard for Connectors 
10. Viatel Acquires UK-Based Netcom, an ISP 
v10n048 14-Mar-2003 1. Earthlink Launches Unlimited Voice Broadband Telephone Service 
2. WSJ: How Phone Firms Lost to Cable 
3. FCC Seeks Public Comment on Receiver Interference Specs 
4. Viatel Acquires Cybernet, a Swiss ISP 
5. AT&T Applauds California PUC on Decision to Lower Verizon’s Wholesale Rates 
6. Isocore Completes Round of MPLS Code Testing 
7. Cisco Introduces New SDH Multiservice Products 
8. Marconi Previews Data-Optimized SDH Multiplexers 
9. Siemens Introduces 80-Channel, Tunable Laser Card 
10. Riverstone Cites Deployments of its Hitless Protection System 
11. Space Systems/Loral Resumes Construction of WildBlue Ka-Band Satellite 
12. Alcatel to Resell fSONA’s Free Space Optics Solution 
13. Lucent Offers SDK for Wireless Apps 
14. UTStarcom Announces Continued Strong Bookings With China Telecom 
15. DoveBid to Auction DWDM Equipment from Enron’s Broadband Network 
16. Level 3 Announces Executive Appointments 
17. Acterna Names New CEO 
v10n047 13-Mar-2003 1. IBM to Take Over BellSouth’s Hosting Business 
2. CeBIT 2003: Marconi’s Parton Notes Progress in Restructuring 
3. CeBIT 2003: Siemens Cautiously Optimistic 
4. Intel Launches Centrino Mobile Initiative 
5. TeleSym Launches Wi-Fi Telephony Software for Centrino Devices 
6. Nortel Networks Introduces OPTera Long Haul DWDM Terminal 
7. Alcatel Expands Metro Transmission Platform 
8. Cisco Adds SAN Extensions to DWDM Platform 
9. Telica Expands Plexus 9000 Voice Packet Switch for Mobile Wireless Networks 
10. Acterna Launches New Test Solution for SONET/SDH 
11. Nortel Networks Enhances Enterprise Network Management Tools 
12. ECI Telecom Increases Its DSLAM Aggregation Capabilities 
13. 3Com Launches Line of Power Over Ethernet Products 
14. Cingular Wireless Deploys Lucent PacketStar Gateways 
15. Deutsche Telekom Selects Lucent’s LambdaUnite Switch for Global Network 
16. T-Mobile International Selects Nortel Networks for GPRS 
17. Alcatel Announces Major Contract with Telecom Italia, FastWeb and Network Rail 
18. BridgeCom Selects SanteraOne for Class 5 and Integrated Access Services 
19. AT&T Expands Phone Service for Forward-Deployed Troops 
20. Two Former Enron Broadband Executives Charged with Fraud in VOD Scheme 
v10n046 12-Mar-2003 1. CeBIT 2003: Alcatel’s Serge Tchuruk Says DSL Leads Way Back to Growth 
2. Alcatel’s DSL Shipments to Date Reach 23.5 Million Lines 
3. UK Regulator Issues Rules for BT’s Wholesale Residential Services 
4. Deutsche Telekom to Offer Ethernet-over-optical Service with Lucent 
5. BT Deploys Lucent Optical Platforms in the Netherlands 
6. Lucent Announces EUR 200 Million in New Contracts in Europe 
7. Lucent Launches High Density Stinger Micro-Remote Terminal 
8. ITXC Offers Outsourced Call Termination Services for Pre-paid 
9. Bell Canada Deploys Juniper Networks’ E-series Edge Routers 
10. LambdaNet Expands its Network to Washington DC 
11. Russia’s Comstar Telecommunications Selects Riverstone for Ethernet Services 
12. ADC and LightPointe Team Up on Freespace Optics 
13. Sorrento Introduces 10 GigE LAN Module for its DWDM 
14. Agere Introduces SONET/SDH Mapper and T/E Framer for Access Networks 
15. Samsung Electronics Selects IP Infusion's IPv4 and IPv6 Code 
16. U.S. Navy Expeditionary Surgical Unit Deploys Shoreline’s IP PBX 
17. Luminous Networks Wins $12 Million Order from Chinese Partner 
18. Kagoor Networks Enhances Security of Avaya Hosted IP Telephony 
19. Virtela Raises $11 Million for IP VPN Services over Multiple Carrier Nets 
20. Gómez Receives $5 Million for Web Performance Monitoring 
21. Lancope Raises $5 Million for its Intrusion Detection Systems 
22. Nokia Provides Mid-Quarter Financial Update
v10n045 11-Mar-2003 1. Sprint Expands Deployment of Metro Area Networks 
2. Deutsche Telekom Reports Record Loss for 2002, Positive Trends in Q4 
3. Deutsche Telekom Sells Siris Network in France to LDCOM 
4. Lumentis Adds 10 Gbps Transponder to its Metro Optical System 
5. THUS to Upgrade National Network with Nortel Networks’ Optical Ethernet 
6. UTStarcom Announces $50 Million in New China Netcom Contracts 
7. net.com Supplies Promina Switches for BART’s train control Network 
8. University Of Texas Selects Force10 for 10GigE Grid 
9. CoSine Supplies Hanaro with IP Switch to Integrate IPSec, Firewall and VPNs 
10. Top Layer Networks Introduces Multigigabit Intrusion Detection Balancer 
11. TI Introduces its Fastest DSPs 
12. Broadcom Ships 3 Million 802.11g Chipsets in 3 Months 
13. Agere and Infineon Develop 802.11a/b/g Chipset 
14. BayPackets Secures $19.5 Million for its OSS and Service Introduction Platforms 
15. Vivato Receives Intel Investment for its Wi-Fi PacketSteering Switch 
16. Intel Invests in rovingIP.net, Broadreach Networks, Pronto Networks 
17. Bell Labs Receives Its 30,000th Patent 
18. Nokia and Huawei Reach Agreement on 3G Patent Cross-License 
19. Tellabs Reorganizes Its North American Business 
v10n044 10-Mar-2003 1. Japan’s Yahoo! BB Tops 2 Million ADSL Users, VoIP Reaches 1.8 Million 
2. Researchers Set Data Transfer Speed Record Across Internet2 
3. Swisscom Eurospot Builds Network of 400 Hotspots 
4. Lightbit to Debut Pure-Optical Processor Chip Technology 
5. Bookham Develops Uncooled Directly Modulated Laser 
6. EANTC Announces Emulation Test Solution for Voice Over DSL Gateways 
7. Fifty Vendors Complete SIP Interoperability Test Round 
8. 3Com Lowers Financial Guidance Citing Weak Enterprise Sales in North America 
9. Hatteras Networks Names New CEO 
10. Tutorial: Wireless LAN Technology and Network Implementation
v10n043 07-Mar-2003 1. IBN to Deploy Cloud of 5,000 Public Wi-Fi Hotspots 
2. Infineon Acquires MorphICs for its 3G Programmable Signal Chips 
3. iDial Launches Broadband Telephony Service over SIP Network 
4. Wind Selects Marconi's Access Hub for UMTS Trial 
5. Ample Communications Samples 40 Gbps Frame Processor 
6. Axerra and Ericsson Demonstrate Circuit Emulation Service over IP 
7. Swissvoice to Launch New Line of IP Phones 
8. AOL Blocks Over One Billion Spam Emails a Day 
9. Mitsubishi Electric Introduces 10-GbE Modules 
10. MasergySecures $31 Million for MPLS VPN Services 
11. Cedar Point Secures $25 Million for its Packet-Cable Voice 
12. sentitO Raises $14 Million for Local Loop, Converged Switching Platform 
13. D-Link Ships Multimode A/B/G Wireless Router 
14. Global Crossing Releases 2002 Operational Data 
v10n042 06-Mar-2003 1. Metro Ethernet Forum Notes Standards Progress, New Members 
2. STMicroelectronics Debuts DMT-VDSL Chipset Topping 100 Mbps Aggregate Rate 
3. California Commission Criticizes Deteriorating SBC and Verizon Service Records 
4. OMM Discontinues Operations, Low Demand for MEMS Optical Switches 
5. CODEON and Quantum Photonics Merge, Raise $17 Million in New Funding 
6. China Mobile Awards US$36 Million Upgrade Contract to Nortel Networks 
7. Bell Labs Highlights Quantum Cascade Laser and 100 GHZ+ Optoelectronics 
8. LambdaNet Deploys ADVA DWDM in German Metro Networks 
9. ADVA Introduces Slimline FSP 3000 Metro Optical Chassis 
10. Princeton Optronics Joins Tunable Laser MSA 
11. Next Level Show TV-over-DSL Equipment 
12. Linksys Ships Dual-Band 802.11 A+G Networking Products 
13. France Telecom Reports $21 Billion Loss from Asset Writedowns 
14. NewSouth, a CLEC, Raises $62.5 million in New Funding 
15. Marconi Sells Two, Non-Core Business Divisions
v10n041 05-Mar-2003 1. UTStarcom to Acquire CommWorks for $100 Million 
2. Infineon’s QAM-VDSL Chip-Set Exceeds 70 Mbps Downstream 
3. Microsoft’s Xbox Live Tops 350,000-Subscriber Mark After 3 Months 
4. iDial Launches SIP VoIP Network 
5. Korea Thrunet Files for Bankruptcy 
6. SBC Awarded Contract Covering Federal Agencies Nationwide 
7. Sprint Inks Multimillion-Dollar Contract with Oracle 
8. Telerobotics Assisted Surgery Runs over Bell Canada’s MPLS VPN 
9. Equipe Shows Multi-Vendor ATM/MPLS Interworking with Juniper, Cisco, Lucent 
10. PacketLight Networks Introduces Metro Access Platform 
11. Covad Offers New Hosting and Access Services 
12. Wayport Signs Wi-Fi Deal with CNN Airport Network 
13. Furukawa Selects IDT’s Search Engines for Gigabit Edge Routers 
14. Luxury Cruise Center Adopts Avaya IP Office for Call Center 
15. EchoStar Adds 400,000 Net Subscribers in Q4 
16. Softbank Sells Some Shares in Yahoo! Japan to Fund Broadband Business 
17. Mahi Networks Hires Qwest, SBC Executives 
v10n040 04-Mar-2003 1. IIJ to Launch IPv6 Gateway Service 
2. SBC Plans New Service Bundles for Small Business 
3. Sprint Selects the Tellabs 7100 for Wavelength Services 
4. Cisco Debuts “Industrial Strength” Catalyst Switches 
5. STMicroelectronics and Ikanos Achieve Chip-Level DMT-VDSL Interoperability 
6. Marconi and Larscom Offer Multilink Frame Relay 
7. Navy-Marine Corps Internet Deploys Cisco Info Center 
8. Equant Signs Bergesen for Global IP VPN 
9. Agere Enters Wireless Power Amplifier Market with 21 Products 
10. Broadcom Acquires Gadzoox Networks for its SAN Technology 
11. Marvell Further Expands 10 Gigabit Ethernet Portfolio 
12. Sockeye Maps ISP Billing Terms into GlobalRoute Service 
13. Juniper Networks Builds Base with European Research Networks 
14. Eclipse Selects Redback SMS for DSL Launch in the UK 
15. iPass and Cometa to Work Together on Wi-Fi Network Plans 
16. Sunrise Telecom Acquires GIE GmbH for Wireless Testing 
17. NeoPhotonics Acquires Lightwave Microsystems 
18. Agility Announces 10Gbps DWDM Universal Transponder 
19. Zia Laser Raises $5.4 Million for its Quantum Dot Lasers 
20. Intersil Passes 30 Million DSL Port Milestone 
21. Broadcom Ships 10 Millionth Gigabit Ethernet Over Copper PHY Port 
22. Z-Tel Reports Improved Financials, Growing UNE-P Line Counts 
v10n039 03-Mar-2003 1. Hanaro Says VDSL Rollout in Korea Leads to ADSL Churn 
2. Telecom Italia Adds 200,000 ADSL Subscribers in Q4 
3. Australia’s Telstra Reaches 222,000 Broadband Users
4. Cavium Announces Security Processors with 2 to 10 Gbps Performance 
5. Cogent Acquires Fiber Network Solutions 
6. Japan’s Grid Research Center Deploy Force10’s 10 GigE 
7. Navini's 2.3 GHz Broadband Wireless Network Planned for Panama 

 

 

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