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Issue Date Headlines
v7n165 25-Aug-00 1. Nortel Outlines IP/Optical Strategy Combining Optera and Shasta 
2. Corning’s 3rd Generation LEAF Fiber Optimized for 40 Gbps Transport 
3. Level 3 to Install Corning’s Latest Fiber in its 2nd Conduit 
4. COMSAT Acquires Undersea Capacity from Global Crossing 
5. Cratos Networks Targets Multiservice Optical Switch 
6. Internet Initiative Japan Selects ONI’s Metro Optical 
Conference Announcement: Optimising And Interworking ATM, IP, SDH & WDM In The Access Network, 21-22 September, London 
v7n164 24-Aug-00 1. SBC to Test Neighborhood DSL Gateways with Competitors 
2. Excite@Home At 2 Million Users, Road Runner Tops One Million 
3. Siemens’ Optisphere Networks Reports Strong Sales
4. Centerpoint Unveils its Subcarrier Multiplexing Optical Transport 
5. NARUS Demonstrates its IP-usage System with Intel’s GigaBlade 
6. Intel Announces Media Switch Silicon for Enterprise Ethernet 
7. Metromedia to Open Six More PAIX Facilities 
8. Operadora Protel Selects Ciena’s LightWorks f
9. Paradyne Introduces Mini-DSLAM for Apartment Buildings 
v7n163 23-Aug-00 1. Telica Launches its Convergence Platform 
2. Quantum Bridge Lands $50 Million Optical Access Contract 
3. FIBERWORKS Selects Nortel Networks for Local Fiber Networks 
4. MFN Supplies Private Optical Network to DLJdirect 
5. ADVA and Brocade Interconnect their WDM and Fibre Channel 
6. Emulex Positions Forthcoming InfiniBand for Fibre Channel 
7. Sonus Partners with Nissho Electronics and NTT Communicationware 
8. NewPath Selects Marconi for New DSL Network 
9. Coriolis Secures $20 million for its Metro Optical Developments 
10. NetOctave Targets New Internet Security Solutions 
11. Asta Networks Raises Seed Funding for ISP Security Solutions 
v7n162 22-Aug-00 1. World Wide Packets Unveils its Residential Gigabit Ethernet Gateway 
2. Avanex Develops Optical Dispersion Management Processor
3. Cypress Enters Market for OC-48 SONET Transceivers 
4. Intel Offers Packet Processing OC-48 GigaBlade 
5. Calient Readies its 1000x1000, All-Photonic Switch 
6. Zenastra Photonics Targets Large Scale, Passive Optical Production 
7. Enterasys Acquires Indus River Networks for its VPN Platform 
8. Vendors Release First USB 2.0 Chips for Connections at 480 Gbps 
v7n161 21-Aug-00 1. Aplion Offers Distributed Content Awareness Switching for Access Routers
v7n160 18-Aug-00 1. OptiMight Introduces Ultra Long Reach, Full-Spectrum WDM 
2. ONI Systems Lands Metro Optical Contract from Qwest 
3. Lucent Supplies its APX 8000 Dial Access Concentrator to Sprint 
4. Corning Invests $80 Million in New Plant for Passive Optical 
5. Cisco to Invest $150 Million in India
6. Cisco Claims 180 Service Provider Customers for its DSLAM 
v7n159 17-Aug-00 1. Applied Innovation Establishes LuxPath Subsidiary
2. Tellium integrates Symmetricom's Clocks into its Optical Switch 
3. Hitachi to Resell Siemens' OC-192 Optical Regenerators 
4. Kestrel Solutions Names New CEO 
5. Finisar Acquires Sensors Unlimited for its WDM Monitoring 
6. RMI.NET Leases Nationwide Fiber From Global Crossing
7. WorldPort Selects Juniper Routers for New European Hosting Center 
8. Corning Announces Three-for-One Stock Split 
9. Ciena Declares Two-for-One Stock Split 
v7n158 16-Aug-00 1. COLT Telecom to Implement Usage-based IP Billing 
2. Nortel Networks to Acquire Sonoma for its ATM-based Access 
3. Allayer Introduces its 10 Gigabit Ethernet Processor 
4. GlobalCenter to Host Oracle Application Services 
5. Tenor Networks Secures $93 Million 
6. Memlink Raises Funding for an Optical Cross-Connect Switch 
7. Optical Solutions Inc. Names ADC Exec as its New CEO 
8. Intersil Invests in Sybergen Networks for Wireless LAN Encryption 
9. AT&T Invests $10 Million in Nuera for its Work in IP Voice 
10. Mexico's Multivision Television Tests Vyyo's MMDS 
Conference Announcement: Optimising And Interworking ATM, IP, SDH & WDM In The Access Network, 21-22 September, London 
v7n157 15-Aug-00 1. Level 3 Introduces Destination Sensitive Billing (DSB) 
2. Broadcom to Acquire NewPort for its Optical Transceivers 
3. Motorola to Supply Majority of AT&T Digital Set-top Terminals 
4. Cisco Enhances its Enterprise ATM Equipment 
5. Germany's tesion Selects Marconi for ADSL-based Active Optical 
6. En-Touch Systems Deploys Marconi's Fiber-to-the-Curb in Houston 
7. WaveSmith Networks Secures $11.5 Million for Optical Developments 
8. Tellabs Introduces Integrated SDH Multiplexer / Crossconnect 
9. Infineon Adds Small Form Factor OC-48 Transceivers  
v7n156 14-Aug-00 1. AT&T Completes its $1.4 Billion Investment in Net2Phone , 39% stake 
2. ACD.net, an Independent ISP, Moves Toward Higher Value Voice/Data 3. Telenor Telecom Builds Full Service Net with Cisco's MPLS 
4. Intersil Announces Chipset for Wireless-to-Broadband LANs 
5. Equinix Completes Initial Public Offering, Rises 9.4% 
6. FCC Releases Extensive Statistics Report on US Common Carriers 

7. Hot Start-up Directory: 12 New Listings This Week
v7n155 11-Aug-00 1. Mitel Unveils New DWDM Process Technology 
2. Sphera Optical Networks Raises $70 Million for Local Fiber
3. 360Networks Signs $100 Million Capacity Deal with Teleglobe 
4. Fibernet Selects Marconi for DWDM Network across Germany 
5. Driveway Selects Cisco for its Free Online Storage Network
6. Intel to Acquire DataKinetics for SS7 Expertise 
7. Covad and NTT Form DSL Access Provider for Japan 
8. Entridia Secures $10 Million for its Optical Edge Routing Silicon 
9. Tut Systems to Acquire for IP Telephony 
10. 3Com Launches $100 Million Branding Campaign 
v7n154 10-Aug-00 1. Software.com/Phone.com Merger Targets Wireless Internet 2. NTT DoCoMo's i-mode service Tops 10 Million 
3. Scientific Atlanta and AllOptic Pursue Gigabit Ethernet Driven PONs 
4. Vendors Accelerate Standard Development for VDSL
5. Lucent Invests in American Fiber Systems, a Provider of Dark Fiber 
6. Lucent and Singapore's Chartered Semi Announce R&D Pact 
7. Network Telephone Goes Live with VoDSL and Lucent's PathStar 
8. Lucent Names John Dickson to Head Microelectronics Spin-off 
9. APA Optics Delivers 56-Channel, Low Insertion Loss DWDM 
10. Ensemble Raises $60 Million for its Point-to-Multipoint Broadband Wireless 
v7n153 09-Aug-00 1. Verizon to Merge its DSL Business with NorthPoint
2. Genuity Selects XACCT for Usage-Based Pricing Model for IP 3. Genuity VoIP network Carries 700 Million Minutes to Date 
4. Silicon Access Debuts Chipset for Deep Packet Processing 
5. Trellis Photonics Appoints Lucent Exec as New CEO – Targets Holograms for Optical Switching 
6. ECI Telecom Releases 32-Channel, Bi-Directional DWDM 
7. Geyser Networks Raises $37.5 Million for Optical Access 
8. StrategiNet Awards $100 Million Contract to AT&T 
9. Nokia Acquires DiscoveryCom for DSL Testing 
10. Vitesse Acquires Certain WAN Products from Philips 
11. Cisco Systems Reports Quarterly Sales of $5.72 billion, up 61% 
v7n152 08-Aug-00 1. World Wide Packets Launches Beta Test of its Gigabit Gateway 
2. Broadcom to Acquire Silicon Spice for its Gateway Processor 
3. Lara Acquires Warpcom, Targeting 1 Gbps and 10 Gbps Ethernet 
4. Intel Introduces Carrier Class Ethernet Transceivers 
5. Global Crossing Enhances its Transatlantic Service with ATM 
6. Tele Danmark Selects Tellabs' next-generation DWDM platform 
7. Alcatel's Installed DSL base at 3.5 Million Lines
8. OpenDSL Initiative Aims for Interoperable Modems 
9. Verizon Acquires OnePoint for In-Building DSL Networks 
10. Top Layer Raises $27.5 Million for its Layer 7 Application Switch 
v7n151 05-Aug-00 1. Nova Crystals Develops 1.3-Micron VCSEL, Extending Gigabit over 40 Km 
2. NEC Develops 1394 Switch Chip for Home Networks 
3. ECI Telecom Proposes to Split into 5 Companies 
4. Kingston Vision is First to Deploy Alcatel's New Core 670 Routing Switch Platform 
5. Giganet Ltd. Rises 32% in IPO – Broadband Wireless Equipment 
6. Broadwing Takes Equity Position in Corvis Prior to IPO at $5.50/share 
7. Agilent Acquires Digital Technology Inc. for its Protocol Test Software 
8. Atreus Raises $4 Million for its DSL Applications Platform 
9. The Number of Certified Cable Modem Vendors Reaches 33 
10. Com21 to Integrate Phillips DVB into its Cable Headends 
Hot Start-up Directory: 18 New Listings This Week 
v7n150 04-Aug-00 1. Opticon Keynote: Wu-fu Chen on Investing in Optical Networking 
2. Lucent Reorganizes its Optical Networking Business 
3. Korea's Hanaro Telecom Adds 110,000 Local Lines in July, Demand Driven by ADSL 
4. PacketVideo Lands Key MPEG-4 Wireless Distribution Contract with Warner Bros. 
5. FCC Issues Report of High-Speed Access 
6. TELOS Announces Wireless Softswitch for IP Telephony 
v7n149 03-Aug-00 1. Opticon Keynote: Sycamore's Dan Smith on The Optical Opportunity 
2. Corning Acquires Willow Systems for MEMs Optical Switch Expertise 
3. 360networks Announces $100 Million Bandwidth Deal with France Telecom, Intelliq 
4. EINSTEINet Acquires Fiber Capacity on Viatel's Pan-European Network 
5. TeraBridge Adds MGCP Protocol Support to its ATM and IP Softswitch 
6. Sonus Benchmarks its Softswitch at 1,600 Calls Per Second 
7. Marconi to Resell CrossKeys' SLA Software 
8. SerCoNet Raises $5 million for Home Networks 
v7n148 02-Aug-00 1. Opticon Keynote: Cisco's Carl Russo on The Optical Intenet 
2. Intel to Acquire Trillium for its SS7/IP/ATM/Wireless Source Code 
3. Cisco Systems Acquires IPmobile for 3G Wireless Software 
4. Terayon Acquires MainSail Networks for its Integrated Access Platform 
5. TranSwitch to Acquire Alacrity for its Cell-based Switching Silicon Designs 
6. Verizon Begins VoDSL Trial with Lucent and CopperCom 
7. ExceLight Spins-off from Sumitomo, Targets Optical Components 
8. Agilent and RedSwitch to Develop Infiniband Chips 
9. Kymata Introduces Variable Optical Attenuation Evaluation System for DWDM
v7n147 01-Aug-00 1. Redback Networks to Acquire Abatis for its IP Service Platform 
2. Giganet Introduces Virtual Interface (VI) over Ethernet for Network Storage 
3. ZettaCom Announces Silicon Plans for Gigabit-to-Terabit Switches 
4. MetroMedia Fiber Plans Large Deployment of Juniper's M160 Core Router 
5. Alcatel Announces its CrossLight Photonic Cross-connect 
6. LuxCore Targets All-Optical Switching/Routing 
7. Time Warner Opens its Cable Network for Juno's Internet Service 
8. Cable & Wireless HKT Deploys Cisco's DSL Platform 
9. Fujitsu to Integrate GDC's ATM Switches with its SONET Systems 
10. Broadcom to Acquire Altima Communications - -Silicon for Low-Cost, Ethernet Switches/Hubs 
11. Cylink Acquires Celotek for ATM Encryption System 
12. Accelerant Networks Raises $15 Million for Communications Silicon Plans 
13. Terry Matthews Repositions Telaxis as March Networks, Pursues IP Video 

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