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May 2003

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v10n101 30-May-2003 1. BellSouth, SBC and Verizon Agree on Specs for FTTP 
2. Qwest Sees Improvement in Retail Consumer Access Line Losses 
3. Korea Telecom Trials Navini's Beam-forming Wireless to Extend Wi-Fi Coverage 
4. Broadband Subscribers up 136% in Europe 
5. Real Networks Launches its Own Digital Music Service 
6. Cingular Ties Yahoo! Messenger into its Mobile Service 
7. BT Sells Voice Detection Patents to Korea's LG Electronics 
8. BRECIS Wins $15 Million Order for VoIP in Indonesia 
9. Sunrise Adds Gigabit Ethernet to its Test Platform 
10. Agere Packs 8 ARM Cores into a Single Chip 
11. 3Com Issues Revenue Warning 
12. Marconi Posts 2002/03 Preliminary Statement
v10n100 29-May-2003 1. Marconi to Resell Laurel's Service Edge Router 
2. NTT Communications Deploys Vivace MPLS Multiservice Switch 
3. Tellabs Launches 5500 NGX-MX Transport Switch 
4. Alcatel Tunes is Metro Ethernet Switching Portfolio 
5. Juniper Advances Network Security Across its Platforms 
6. White Rock Adds High-Density DS1 and Fast Ethernet 
7. Lucent Introduces SONET Mux Small/Medium Enterprises 
8. AT&T Introduces New Recovery, Availability Services 
9. Canada's Shaw Communications Combines VoD with Internet Ordering/Control 
10. NTT DoCoMo Plans 4G Field Trial 
11. Lithuanian Telecom Deploys Cisco MPLS Core 
12. Octasic Offers Latest Voice Quality Enhancement Chips 
13. Telica Chooses DCL for VoIP Software 
14. Switch and Data Announces Positive Net Income 
15. BellSouth Captures 19% of Consumers and 33% of Businesses in Long Distance 
16. SureWest Deploys Minerva for its Triple-Play Service 
17. Sony Combines DVD, DVR and Gaming 
WHITE PAPER ANNOUNCEMENT: A Deterministic Approach to Echo Cancellation
v10n099 28-May-2003 1. Sprint Begins its Migration from Circuit to Packet-Switched Voice Network 
2. Tellabs Adds Layer 2 Switching to its Next Gen SDH 
3. Vivace Adds Redundancy Features to Multi-Service IP Switch 
4. Centillium's Maximus ADSL2 Chipset Claims 50 Mbps 
5. Terayon Announced DOCSIS 2.0 Deployment in Korea 
6. Alcatel wins 10 Gbps DWDM Contract with China Telecom 
7. Northrop Grumman Petitions for More Spectrum for Emergency Services 
8. India's Data Access Enters North American VoIP Business 
9. ADTRAN Boosts its DSLAM to 3,000 Ports 
10. Irish Broadband Deploys Navini's Wireless Broadband 
11. Telecom Namibia selects Alcatel's LMDS 
12. HP Introduces Mid-Range Enterprise Ethernet Switch 
13. Marconi to Outsource IT Operations to CSC 
14. Lufthansa to Install Connexion by Boeing on Long-haul Fleet 
15. PCTEL Files Modem Lawsuits Against Agere, Broadcom, Lucent, USR 
v10n098 27-May-2003 1. Luminous Networks Launches PacketWave Metro Edge RPR Platform 
2. Atrica Expands its Carrier Optical Ethernet Portfolio, Ramps Shipments 
3. ADC to Support Internet Photonics’ Optical Ethernet and WDM 
4. Nikkei: Japan Considers Lifting NTT's Fiber Lease Obligations 
5. Vonage Reaches 25,000 Broadband VoIP Customers 
6. NYT: Phone Companies See Their Future in Flat-Rate Plans 
7. NEC Wins DSLAM Contract with SingTel 
8. Voxpilot Develops Voice-enabled Polling Application 
9. Hotsip AB Raises EUR 3 Million from Japanese Customer 
10. Equant Names New CFO 
11. Marvell Reports 12% Sequential Rise in Revenue 
v10n097 23-May-2003 1. Time Warner Cable Deploys Cisco's VoIP for Triple Play 
2. CompTel: RBOCs are Making a Profit on UNE-P Lines 
3. Senior Citizens Oppose Government Contracts for WorldCom 
4. Global Crossing Announces MPLS-based IP VPN Service 
5. BT Reports Strong Results, Profitability Rises 61% 
6. Broadband Reaches 2 Million Users in the UK 
7. NEC Licenses DCL's Optical Control Plane Software 
8. Analog Devices Introduces its Seventh Generation ADSL Silicon 
9. Marconi to Offer Fuel Cells as Power Backup for Telecom Gear 
10. Alcatel Shows Optical Interconnection between 3G Base Stations 
11. Lucent and McData Team on SAN Solutions 
12. CIENA Reports Revenue of $73.5 million 
v10n096 22-May-2003 1. Verizon Sees Fastest Growth in Consumer Services 
2. China Netcom Launches Fixed Wireless in Beijing with UTStarcom 
3. UTStarcom Signs $20 Million Contract with China Telecom Guangdong 
4. BT and Toshiba Launch "Hotspot in a Box" 
5. Tropos Networks Unveils Cellular Wi-Fi Architecture 
6. Canada's SaskTel First to Deploy Nortel's Succession VoIP 
7. FLAG Telecom Enhances Its European Network with Verizon 
8. Sweden's Tele 2 Selects Tellabs' Next Gen SDH 
9. U.S. Army Awards $50M Network Upgrade Contract to Lucent 
10. CIRPACK Softswitches Deployed in Belgium 
11. D-Link Offers Outdoor Wireless Access Points and Bridges 
12. VSNL and ITXC Double VoIP Capacity in India 
13. Lucent Updates Network Management Software 
14. Indiana's Hancock Telecom Selects Extreme Networks for Ethernet/FTTH 
15. SBC Handles 100 Million Calls for American Idol Final Voting Night 
v10n095 21-May-2003 1. SBC Cites Growth Opportunities in DSL, Long Distance 
2. BellSouth Plans DSL Price Cuts, Sees Bundling as Key Trend 
3. Multi-Vendor Metro Ethernet Services Demo Planned for SuperComm 
4. Cisco Expands its Network Security Offerings 
5. Tropic Launches its Reconfigurable Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer 
6. Lumentis Supplies Optical Backbone for City Carrier in Australia 
7. Lucent Announces Optical Contract with China's Zhejian Telecom 
8. Veraz Announces Global Carrier-to-Carrier VoIP and TDM Peering Solution 
9. BT to Deploy Nortel Networks OPTera Connect HDX Optical Switches 
10. Sonus Builds Wireless VoIP Testbed for TU Berlin 
11. Spirent and Sheer Networks Collaborate on Network Management Solutions 
12. NTT America Secures Multi-Year Contract from Juniper 
13. Telecom Italia Implements Granite's DSL flow-through provisioning 
14. Ericsson Wins DSL Expansion Contract in China 
15. IDT and ITXC Terminate Merger Discussions 
v10n094 20-May-2003 1. Chiaro Unveils its Core IP Router 
2. Cox Deploys Juniper Networks T-Series Routing Platforms 
3. MPLS/Frame Relay Alliance Completes Interoperability Testing 
4. Metrobility Introduces Ethernet in the First Mile Device 
5. SBC Reports a 63% Increase in California Calls for American Idol 
6. ICG Completes National Rollout of Hosted IP PBX Service 
7. LSI Logic Supplies ASICs for Extreme's Next Gen Switch 
8. Extreme Debuts New Modules Boosting Density of its Alpine Switches 
9. IP Unity Enhances its Media Server and Unified Messaging Suite 
10. Ikanos' VDSL Chipset Selected by Korea' Woojyun Systec 
11. Mindspeed Announces DS3/E3/STS-1 "Line Card on a Chip'' 
12. Texas Instruments Offers IP Phone Processor 
13. Vitesse Offers Card for Migrating to XFP Modules 
14. FutureSoft Offers Spanning Tree Protocol Enhancements for L2/3 Switches 
15. Singapore's 2nd largest mobile carrier Selects Veraz 
16. Alvarion Supplies its 3.5 GHz Wireless DSL to Telmex 
17. NetBotz Secures $7M for IP Physical Security Solutions 
18. Marconi Emerges from Bankruptcy, New Shares Begin Trading 
19. SEC Reaches Proposed Settlement with WorldCom 
v10n093 19-May-2003 1. Alcatel to Acquire TiMetra for IP/MPLS Edge Routers 
2. Alcatel Introduces its Fifth Generation DSLAM 
3. Larscom Unveils SONET Access platform Supporting GFP-based EoS 
4. ClearPath Upgrades its MPLS-based VPN Service 
5. IDT Praises the FCC for Rejecting Global Crossing's Request for an Expedited Review 
v10n092 16-May-2003 1. FCC Overhauls Spectrum Leasing Rules 
2. FCC Proposes Additional Spectrum for Unlicensed Use 
3. CIENA Outlines LightWorks Initiative 
4. Optical Internetworking Forum Approves Security Mechanism 
5. Deutsche Telekom Reports Profit for Q1 
6. SBC Expands Homeland Security Services 
7. WP: MCI Chosen to Build Mobile Network in Baghdad 
8. WSJ: Verizon to MCI – Drop Dead 
9. ITXC Carries 13% of Incoming Voice traffic to the Philippines 
10. 360networks completes acquisition of Dynegy 
11. Covad and Z-Tel Sign Broadband Agreement 
12. Comcast Issues $1.0 Billion of Notes at 5.30% 
13. XO Reports Q1 Revenue of $286.1 million 
14. TI and STMicroelectronics Enter cdma2000 Market 
15. ECI Telecom Names New Chairman, Reports Revenue
v10n091 15-May-2003 1. NTT Sees Revenues Decline, but Returns to Profitability with Broadband Growth 
2. Hanaro Sees Broadband Subscriber Growth Slow, ADSL to VDSL Upgrades 
3. Equinix Adds Customers for IPv6 Exchanges 
4. Equinix Announces New Customers in Asia 
5. iBasis Expands to Russia with Rostelecom Interconnection 
6. Coaxys Develops Ethernet-over-Coax Home Networks 
7. United Telesystems Selects Alcatel Fiber-to-the-User Solution 
8. AOL Demos Broadband Entertainment to Sony Playstation 2 
9. AOL Names VP for its Push into Premium Services 
10. Sprint to Build out Metro Network in Phoenix 
11. IBM and Avaya Expand Alliance for Voice-enabled Services 
12. MFN Launches New "Skilled Response" Support 
13. Lucent Unveils Enhanced Version of its Pre-Paid Services Suite 
14. Scientific-Atlanta and SupportSoft Collaborate on Cable Solutions 
15. Intersil Ships its 2nd Generation 802.11g Chipset 
v10n090 14-May-2003 1. Tellabs to Acquire Vivace for its Multiservice Edge Switches 
2. Avanex to Acquire Alcatel’s and Corning’s Optical Components Divisions 
3. BellSouth Moves to interLATA MPLS backbone 
4. Cablevision Selects Siemens for Cable VoIP Solution 
5. Cablevision Reaches 22% Penetration for Cable Modem Subscriptions 
6. Verizon to Deploy 1,000 Wi-Fi Hotspots in NYC, Free Access for DSL Subscribers 
7. Verizon Online Moves to MSN 8 Broadband Service, Plans Voice Call Portal 
8. MSN Messenger Tops 100 Million Users, Enhancements Planned 
9. Microsoft Positions Xbox for Digital Entertainment Lifestyle 
10. Agilent Begins Shipping First Hot-Pluggable DWDM Transceivers 
11. Gary Forsee Outlines Sprint’s Top 5 Priorities for 2003 
12. Howard Janzen Joins Sprint to head Global Markets Group 
13. Equant Offers GPRS Access for VPN Customers 
14. Spirent Adds Web Services Testing to Avalanche Product Line 
15. Nortel Networks Advances VoIP Interoperability 
16. Nortel Networks Teams with Ubiquity for Open VoIP Environments 
17. Conexant to Complete Mindspeed Spin-Off Ahead of Schedule 
18. Nuera Raises $20 Million for its VoIP Gateways 
19. Sycamore Reports Quarterly Revenue of $10.6 Million 
v10n089 13-May-2003 1. Cisco Unveils its Triple play strategy for Cable Operators 
2. Cisco Unveils GigE Digital Video Network Solution for MSOs 
3. Cisco Enhances its CMTS Routers 
4. Scientific Atlanta's RF-based BroadLAN Delivers 40 Mbps Bi-directionally 
5. Fujitsu Positions FLASHWAVE 7500 for Telecom and Cable Networks 
6. Fujitsu Aims FLASHWAVE 4500 at MSOs 
7. Verizon Comments on Flat Rate Pricing Trend 
8. Occam Introduces Gigabit Ethernet and IP-based Loop Carrier System 
9. Motorola and Cedar Point Work on Joint Packet Voice Solution 
10. Appian Unveils EFM Termination Unit, Partnership with ADC 
11. ARRIS to Resell Com21's CMTS 
12. Laurel Offers Broadband Remote Access Server Software 
13. Comcast, Samsung and Ucentric to Conduct Multi-TV DVR Trial 
14. Cogent Lights its 700th Building 
15. Extreme Networks Integrates VPLS/H-VPLS Capabilities 
16. OpVista Debuts WaveGrabber Optical System for MSOs 
17. CoSine Releases IP Service Aggregator for Wireless, DSL 
18. Mexico's MetroNet Deploys Riverstone MPLS 
19. Conexant Launches its First Wi-Fi Chipsets 
20. ITXC Exceeds 15 Million VoIP Minutes on Mother's Day 
21. Charter Names VP of Technology 
22. Viatel Appoints New CEO 
v10n088 12-May-2003 1. Connections: Digital Entertainment Distribution in the Home 
2. Verizon’s Network: Past, Present and Future 
3. Japan’s Yahoo! BB Adds 184,000 DSL Subscribers in April 
4. Equant Launches Global IP Video Conferencing Service 
5. T-Mobile Bundles Wireless Voice And Data with Wi-Fi 
6. BT Announces Further Wholesale ADSL Price Cuts 
7. Aperto Gets Broadband Wireless Clearance in Russia 
v10n087 9-May-2003 1. Connections Keynote: Any Device, Any Time in The Digital Home 
2. Connections Keynote: Using PC Technologies to Win in the Home 
3. Connections Panel: Standards Build the Foundation for Home Networking 
4. Comcast Reaches 4M Data Subscribers, Reverses Previous Loss of CATV Subscribers 
5. Comcast Names Motorola Broadband as a Primary Supplier 
6. BT Announces MPLS Network Expansion in the Americas 
7. TI Outlines DSP Solutions for Streaming Media for Consumer Appliances 
8. Level 3 to Provide Dark Fiber Services to Internet2 
9. Lucent Offers Professional Services for Cable Operators 
10. mPhase to Bundle Lucent’s Stinger in its TV-over-DSL Solution 
11. EarthLink Launches Extended Reach DSL to Compete with T1 Service 
12. Z-Tel Technologies Reports Revenue and Customer Growth 
13. Laurel Networks Expands into Asia
v10n086 8-May-2003 1. IEEE Focuses on 10 GigE over Copper 
2. Marconi Reports Core Sales of £426 million, Restructuring Almost Complete 
3. Telstra Selects Marconi’s SmartPhotoniX and 10Gbps SDH 
4. Charter Communications Adds Cable Modem Users, Loses Video Subscribers 
5. T-Mobile USA Awards $300 Million Network Upgrade to Nortel Networks 
6. Tyco Global Network Interconnects at telx in NYC 
7. Lockheed Martin and Spectrum Astro Sets Sights on Next Gen GPS 
8. Ixia Enhances Hardware Platform with Seven New Products 
9. Motorola Introduces 900MHz Instant Messaging Appliance 
10. Optinel Launches Optical Transport System for MSOs 
11. Broadcom Develops "TCP/IP Chimney Offload" for Enterprise Servers 
12. PCTEL Offers Software for Turning Wi-Fi Clients into Access Points/Routers 
13. UTStarcom Signs $20 Million with Jiangsu China Telecom 
14. Alcatel Builds Network for Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro 
15. AT&T Offers Unlimited Local/LD Calling in California 
16. Qwest Pays $6.5 Million Fine for Violating Long Distance Ban 
17. Vocera Raises $8 Million for its Wi-Fi Voice Badges 
18. Calypso Wireless Files Application for NASDAQ Listing 
19. Internap Japan Names NTT Veteran as New CEO 
v10n085 7-May-2003 1. Metro Ethernet Forum Reports Progress, Adds New Members 
2. Cisco Reports Slight Revenue Decline to $4.6 billion, Net Income Grows 
3. Bill Gates Shows Off PC with Integrated Telephony 
4. Zhejiang Telecom Adopts Portal’s Convergent Billing Platform 
5. Motorola Broadband Unveils Enhanced Digital Cable HDTV/PVR Set-Top 
6. RealNetworks Reaches One Million Internet Media Subscribers 
7. Global Crossing Opens Partner Support Center 
8. EchoStar Adds 305K DBS Subscribers in Q1 
9. Madrid Autonomous Region Deploys Nortel’s Metro DWDM 
10. Canoga Perkins Releases OADM Modules for its CWDM 
11. Marconi to Provide DSL Test Solution to Puerto Rico Telephone 
12. Nortel Networks Offers News BayStack 24 port 10/100 switch 
13. Hughes Software Systems and AudioCodes Test for VoIP Interoperability 
14. Citizens Communications Generates Q1 Revenue of $652 Million, up 1% Annually 
15. Equator Raises $11 million for Video Streaming Processors 
16. ITXC Expands in Asia-Pac, Appoints Execs 
17. Acterna Files for Chapter 11 
18. ADVA Optical Reports Stable Revenue of EUR 21 Million for Q1 
19. Trebia Networks Appoints Infineon Exec as CEO
v10n084 6-May-2003 1. Lucent and Juniper Form Strategic Partnership 
2. Cox Reports Growth in Advance Cable Services 
3. Broadcom Switches to DMT Coding for its VDSL Chips 
4. Verizon Cuts DSL Prices to $35 per Month 
5. Vendors Outline Enterprise Data Center Blueprint based on Microsoft 
6. Paris to Add Wi-Fi to Metro Stations 
7. Telecom Italia Reaches 584,000 ADSL Subscribers 
8. Infineon Weaves Network into Textiles 
9. Infineon Adds Resilient Packet Ring Chips 
10. HomePlug Powerline Alliance Sets Sights on HDTV over Home Wiring 
11. Global IP Sound Releases Echo Suppression for VoIP PDAs 
12. SkyStream Raises $25 Million for its Video Networking 
13. Crossbeam Systems Secures $18 Million for Security Solutions 
14. Skybox Security Raises $6 Million 
15. Airspan Selected for Wireless DSL Network in Chile 
16. Proxim Appoints Nortel Networks' Exec as its New CEO 
17. 3Com Executives Move to Massachusetts 
v10n083 5-May-2003 1. MPLS/Frame Relay Alliance Advances Technical Specs 
2. Telecommunications Association Predicts Uptick in Enterprise Networking 
3. ITU Approves Two Fiber Standards 
4. IBM Creates Electrically-controlled, Single-molecule Light Emitter 
5. New Fraud Charges Against Enron Broadband Services Execs 
6. Legra Systems Unveils WLAN Switch, Raises $8.5 M 
7. Staccato Raises $7.5 Million for Ultra-wideband 
v10n082 2-May-2003 1. BT Chooses CIENA as a Strategic Partner 
2. Verizon Cites Gains in Enterprise Data Services 
3. Microsoft Targets Web Services, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth for Cars 
4. SureWest Turns a Profit, Cites Triple Play Success 
5. Net to Net Technologies Offers a 2-port Loop Bonding ADSL Modem 
6. Gilat to Provide Large-Scale Satellite Rural Telephony Network in Tibet 
7. Remote Alaska Town Builds Satellite-Connected Wi-Fi Network 
8. Sprint North Supply to Distribute SanteraOne Platform 
9. Cable & Wireless and CODETEL Deploy Nortel Networks' Passport 
10. Canada's Microcell Emerges from Chapter 11, Eliminates C$1.6 Billion in Debt 
11. Deutsche Telekom Tests "Basic" Public Telephones 
12. IDT Terminates Bid to Acquire ITXC, Comments on Global Crossing 
13. SMC to Support Wi-Fi Protected Access by June 
v10n081 1-May-2003 1. Hutchison Withdraws its Proposed Global Crossing Acquisition 
2. EC Approves Some Network Sharing for 3G Licensees 
3. Regulator Publishes Review of Broadband Market in the UK 
4. MCI Adds Windows Messenger to its Converged Communications Service 
5. Accenture and Microsoft Build .NET Services for Carriers 
6. AOL Blocks 2.37 Billion Spam Messages per Day 
7. America Online Offers Premium Virus Protection Service 
8. New Edge Networks to Provide Local FR and ATM for WilTel 
9. Sprint Expands its Metro Network Presence to 20 Cities 
10. TIA Publishes Measurement Standard for Multimode Fiber 
11. NTT DoCoMo Sells More than 10 Million Camera Phones 
12. JDS Uniphase Launches New CWDM Solutions 
13. Zarlink Develops 3.125 Gbps Optical Receiver 
14. Network Processing Forum Completes IPv4 Software Agreement 
15. Alcatel Integrates iMagic for TV over DSL 
16. Allegiance Telecom Negotiates with Creditors on Recapitalization Plan 
17. TiVo Names an NBC Executive as President 
18. Broadcom Supplies Transceiver Chipset for Foundry's Terabit Switch 
19. Tekelec and Santera Combine Their Next Gen Switching Businesses 
20. Nortel Networks, Redback Networks Settle Lawsuit 

 

 

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