| v8n062 |
30-Mar-01 |
1. Microsoft and NTT Plan ADSL-enabled Xbox Service for Japan
2. VocalTec/Fujitsu Supply VoIP for NTT's ARCSTAR VPN
3. AT&T Latin America Obtains $300 Million in Vendor Credits
4. Net2000 Awards $165 Million Packet/Optical Contract to Nortel
5. Net2000 Raises $190 Million in Additional Capital
6. FLAG Telecom Purchases European Dark Fiber from KPNQwest
7. 3GPP Adopts SyncML for 3G Mobile Synchronization
8. NewSouth Communications Completes SS7 Network
9. Shaw Reports Highest Quarterly Grow Rate for Cable Modem Service
10. WIND Aziende Selects Extreme for Ethernet Metro Networks
11. TeraBurst Raises $32.4 million for Optical Switching |
| v8n061 |
29-Mar-01 |
1. 360networks Lights Transatlantic Fiber Cable
2. IIJ to Expand IPv6-Based Services
3. Microsoft Releases Windows Media Audio and Video 8 Codecs
4. OnePath Networks Proposes Ethernet PON Protocol
5. MAYAN Networks to Acquire Ariel for Remote Access Expertise
6. Hughes Spaceway Selects Boeing/Sea Launch for Ka-band Satellites
7. New Skies Plans its Satellite Overlay Network
8. Tejas Networks Debuts Compact Optical Access Unit
9. Tata Power Selects Sycamore and Tejas for Metro Network
10. Canada's Shaw Orders 250,000 Terayon Cable Modems
11. VIPswitch to Build Optical Terabit Routers with Xilinx's FPGAs
12. NTT Selects Lucent Softswitch for Trial
13. Lucent Completes Agere IPO
14. Equant Reports Record Revenues, Sees Further Growth |
| v8n060 |
28-Mar-01 |
1. TELUS Lights Canadian Fiber Backbone
2. Broadwing and Intertainer Launch Commercial VOD via DSL
3. RealNetworks to Stream Major League Baseball to Subscribers
4. ADC Launches Broadband Services Platform
5. Telia's Speedy Tomato Offers Mobile Services Portal
6. Check Point Software Unveils New Security Performance Architecture
7. BlueArc Unveils its Fast, Scalable Network Storage Solution
8. Pirus Networks Raises $27 Million in New Funding for IP Storage
9. Telenor Acquires COMSAT Mobile for $116.5 Million
10. Ericsson Sells its Remaining Holding in Juniper Networks
11. Lucent Spins-Off Lumeta, Targets Enterprise Security
12. Nortel Networks Again Trims Revenue Forecasts |
| v8n059 |
27-Mar-01 |
1. LSI Logic to Acquire C-Cube Microsystems for Digital Video Silicon
2. Hitachi Telecom Introduces its Lambda Multiplexing Platform
3. Spirent Announces Optical Signaling Protocol Tester
4. Eleven Vendors Complete Latest MPLS Testing Event
5. Agilent Introduces IPv6 Test Solutions
6. Sprint Deploys Hybrid's MMDS Gear in Chicago
7. Looking Glass Signs Interconnection Agreement with ILECs
8. Global Network Telephone Selects net.com's ShoutIP
9. Vernier Networks Targets Large-Scale Wireless Ethernet
10. Microsoft Endorses IEEE 802.1x Security Standard
11. Agere Enhances ORiNOCO Wireless LANs with Gateway
12. PMC-Sierra Cuts Earnings Forecast
13. Vitesse Trims Earnings Forecast
14. Conexant Lowers Earnings Forecast |
| v8n058 |
26-Mar-01 |
1. Singapore Telecom Bids to Acquire Australia’s Optus
2. WaveSmith Introduces Non-Stop OS for its MultiService Switch
3. Alcatel Introduces Softswitch for Class 4 Applications
4. Alcatel Adds VoIP Capabilities to LiteSpan DLC
5. Proxim and Netopia Cancel Merger
6. Lockheed Martin Forms Wireless Components Spin-off
7. KPNQwest Purchases Multiple Wavelengths On FLAG Atlantic-1
8. France Telecom Reports 172,000 Broadband Subscribers
Conference Announcement: FutureNet 2001, Our Lucaya, Grand Bahama Island, June 22-24 |
| v8n057 |
23-Mar-01 |
1. AT&T Acquires NorthPoint’s DSL Network for $135 Million
2. e.spire Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection, a Leading CLEC
3. Qwest Holds Revenue Targets on Track
4. Marconi Unveils Core BXR-48000 Switch Router
5. Alcatel Demonstrates its 7770 Routing Core Platform
6. NEC Tops DWDM Record at 10.9 Tbps per Fiber
7. Optisphere Introduces Remotely Configurable Add/Drop Multiplexer
8. Global One Expands VoIP Services over its MPLS Net
9. Global Crossing Expands Data Services Portfolio in Europe
10. Focal Communications Turns On CopperCom's VoDS
11. Alcatel Announces China Telecom DSL Agreement
12. Marconi Introduces DSL Access Hub with ATM Switching
13. SkyBridge to Launch Satellite Services in 2001 with Leased Capacity
14. Riverstone Beats Estimates with 31% Sequential Revenue Gain |
| v8n056 |
22-Mar-01 |
1. Verizon Wireless Selects Cisco for new Core ATM Network
2. Level 3 Announces First SIP-based Voice Service
3. Equant Introduces First Service Level Agreements for VoIP
4. BellSouth Offers Scalable Frame Relay from 3 Mbps to 44 Mbps
5. BT Ignite to Deploy Lucent Softswitch for Residential VoIP
6. Deutsche Telekom Selects Lucent for Global Optical Backbone
7. Alcatel DWDM Carries Record 10 Tbps per Fiber
8. Transatlantic TAT-14 Cable Ready for Service with 640 Gbps Capacity
9. Texas Instruments Announces 10 Gigabit Ethernet Transceiver
10. OPNET to Acquire the NetMaker Division of Make Systems
11. NEC America to Resell Redback Optical and SMS Equipment
12. Pico Communications Develops Bluetooth LAN Access Point
13. Alcatel Ships 16.3 million ADSL Chipsets in 2000
14. Vendors Pledge Support for XHTML Mobile Services
15. AT&T Wireless to Co-brand TellMe's Voice Portal |
| v8n055 |
21-Mar-01 |
1. Lucent Outlines Softswitch Toll/Tandem Architecture for 3G
2. OIF Adopts Two Very Short Reach (VSR) OC-192 Specs
3. NEC America Introduces its Next Generation SONET/SDH Node
4. Nortel Networks Releases MEMS-Based Tunable Filters
5. Light Management Develops Acousto-Optic Switch
6. Gigabit Optics announces 32-Channel Gigabit Interface Transceiver
7. Telia Raises ADSL Rates
8. Alcatel Supplies 100K ADSL-lines to Deutsche Telekom
9. NetStream Selects Cisco for MPLS Net
10. 3Com Announces New Wireless LAN Solutions
11. Intel Acquires ICP vortex for Network Storage Technology |
| v8n054 |
20-Mar-01 |
1. Nortel Networks Launches its Next Generation Optical Solutions
2. Dominion Telecom Raises $516 Million for Network Rollout
3. Verizon Wireless Awards $5 Billion Contract to Lucent
4. Telica Enhances Multi-Service Switching Platform
5. Avail Networks and Tdsoft Announce Interoperable Voice-Over-Broadband
6. Marconi Creates Optical Components Group
7. Alcatel Unveils its Latest Optical Innovations
8. Tellium Delivers its Software for Intelligent Optical Mesh Networks
9. Cisco Introduces ONS 15200 Metro DWDM Series
10. Cisco's DPT Resilient Packet Ring Shipments Reach 10K Ports
11. Lucent Spins-off Aralight, Targeting 500 Gbps Opto-Electronics 12. Kymata Appoints CEO
13. Onix Secures $70 Million for Optically Transparent Switching |
| v8n053 |
19-Mar-01 |
1. PMC-Sierra Announces OC-192 SONET/SDH Chip Set
2. SpectraSwitch Introduces Optical Switch Driven by LCDs
3. OptiMight Debuts Optical Transport for Long Haul Networks
4. Nova Crystals Demonstrates 1310 nm Surface Emitting Laser
5. Kestrel Publishes Waveform Spec for Optical Frequency Division
6. Vitesse Delivers High-End SONET/SDH Chipset
7. E2O Announces 30 Gbps Parallel Optical Links for VSR Connections
8. Blue Sky Research Unveils Optical Crossconnect Switches |
| v8n052 |
16-Mar-01 |
1. Alcatel Receives Largest DSL Order to Date -- 1.26 Million Lines
2. VDSL Systems Announces its High-Speed DSLAM and CPE
3. Infineon Integrates Voice and ADSL on a Line Card
4. Optisphere Debuts 32-Channel Metro DWDM System
5. China Netcom Orders 500,000 km of Corning Fiber
6. Dorado Secures $24 Million for Network Personalization Systems
7. Spain's FirstMark Deploys Ceragon 311 Mbps Wireless SDH
8. AcceLight Networks Develops Photonic Burst Switching
9. Force10 Networks Lures Executives from Cisco, Juniper |
| v8n051 |
15-Mar-01 |
1. Cinta Previews Wavelength Networking Architecture
2. White Rock Networks Unveils Smallest SONET OC-48 Add-Drop Mux
3. Sun Releases Java Media Framework API for Streaming and Encoding
4. Microsoft's Application Center Provides Software Scaling
5. Akamai Adds IP Address Geo-location Tracking to Content Delivery
6. MFN to Provide Fiber for France Telecom's North American Network
7. WorldCom Expands its Web Hosting Services
8. K2 Optronics Attracts $29 Million for Tunable Laser Components
9. Lumera Develops Components with Electro-optic Polymers
10. Chorum Introduces LCD-based Dynamic Optical Equalizers
11. ArrayComm Achieves Wireless Data Rates in Excess of 1 Mbps |
| v8n050 |
14-Mar-01 |
1. Qwest to Deploy Sonus Networks' Packet Voice in National Network
2. OpenVoB Initiative Publishes Implementation Guide
3. Hong Kong’s New World Telephone Implements Long Reach Ethernet
4. Williams to Install NARUS IP Usage-based Billing Platform
5. Intel Develops Line Card Redundancy Chip for Telecom Applications
6. WorldCom Tests Siemens/Optisphere DWDM at 3.2 Tbps per Fiber
7. PacketVideo Raises nearly $100 million for Wireless MPEG4
8. Picosecond Pulse Labs Raises $25 Million for 40 Gbps + Transceivers
9. VSK Photonics Targets 40 Gbps Indium Phosphide Components
OFC Announcement: A Delegation of 14 Optical Fiber Communications Companies from Taiwan to Host Event in Boston (March 15) and Los Angeles (March 20)
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| v8n049 |
13-Mar-01 |
1. Sony, IBM and Toshiba Invest $400 Million for
SuperChips
2. Conversent, a CLEC, Raises $186 Million in New Funding
3. BT Selects Marconi for UK Core Transmission Network
4. AMCC Delivers 40 Gbps SiGe Chip, Second Generation OC-192 5. Genoa Raises $75 Million, Unveils
Single-Chip Optical Amplifier
6. Agilent Debuts New OC-48 transceivers for Metro Applications
7. Agilent Ships 30 Gbps Parallel Optics Modules
8. Agility and ADC Sign Multisource Agreement for Tunable Lasers
9. Lynx Shows Nano-second Electro-optic Switching
10. Altamar Networks Develops Scalable Optical Switching System
11. Swinburne University Builds 11,000-seat Cisco VoIP Network
12. Copper Mountain Expands DSL Product Portfolio
13. StarBand Signs 25,000 Customers in First 3 Months
14. C Speed, A Developer of MEMs-based Optical Switching, Names CEO |
| v8n048 |
12-Mar-01 |
1. Blockbuster Cancels Enron Entertainment On-Demand Pact
2. Asia Pacific Cable Network to Add 2.56 Tbps Capacity by September
3. NEC Names Partners for Undersea Cable Construction
4. Blue Sky Introduces Tunable Lasers
5. ITXC Ties its Internet Voice Transport with Satellite
6. Agilent Expands its VoIP Test System
7. Proxim Sues Six Firms over Direct Sequence 802.11b Wireless
8. Caspian Networks Appoints Interim CEO
9. Viatel Retains Financial Advisors, Explores Strategic Alternatives
10. Cisco Confirms Job Cuts, Slowdown
OFC Announcement: A Delegation of 14 Optical Fiber Communications Companies from Taiwan to Host Event in Boston (March 15) and Los Angeles (March 19)
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| v8n047 |
09-Mar-01 |
1. iolon Debuts its MEMS-based Widely Tunable Lasers
2. CiDRA Introduces Tunable Bandpass Filter
3. Abilene Internet2 Backbone Significantly Expands its Reach
4. Lightscape Networks Launches Metro and Regional Optical Solutions
5. Bell Labs Creates Plastic SuperConductors
6. Telia Selects Cisco Systems for New Wholesale IP Services
7. QUALCOMM and Motorola Sign cdma2000 1x EV Agreement
8. Hatteras Networks Secures $28 Million for Broadband/Optical Access |
| v8n046 |
08-Mar-01 |
1. Novera Optics Targets Advanced Signal Processors
2. Cable & Wireless Selects Nortel for Converged Packet Network
3. ADC.net Deploys Convergent Networks' Packet Switching
4. MAYAN Signs NTT-ME for its Multiservice SONET/SDH
5. Phaethon Lands $22 Million for its Optical Dispersion Solutions
6. Zolo Acquires Hyperfine for Optical Gratings Production
7. LightLogic Begins Shipment of 10 Gbps Transponders
8. HP and RealNetworks to Collaborate on Digital Entertainment
9. WildBlue Chooses ViaSat's 2-Way Satellite Modems
10. Copper Mountain Announces Layoffs, Management Changes
11. Tellabs Trims Financial Expectations
12. Broadcom Sees Significant Slowdown in Customer Orders, Revises Revenue Forecast |
| v8n045 |
07-Mar-01 |
1. ITU Approves First Standards Under Accelerated Process
2. Convergys to Acquire Geneva Technology
3. ADC Announces Web-based Billing and Management Platform
4. Co-Manage Wins Service Management Software Contract from Cox Communications
5. LSI Logic Releases Low-Cost DSP for Voice Over Network
6. Jetstream Releases its Second Generation, 16-POTS Port IAD
7. Lucent Launches ProfitSuites Program, Targeting In-Building DSL 8. NorthPoint Begins Auction of its National DSL Network
9. Time Warner Cable Selects Portal Software for Usage-based Billing
10. Nokia to Integrate Portal Software into WAP, GPRS, and 3G
11. Nortel Networks to Co-Market PacketVideo’s MPEG4
12. Hawaii I-Net to Deploy LuxN’s Optical Access Platform
13. Riverstone Rolls Out OSS Toolkits for Dynamic Provisioning
14. ADVA Expands Optical Portfolio with SONET/SDH Aggregation Box
15. Tachion Names CTO |
| v8n044 |
06-Mar-01 |
1. CableLabs Releases OpenCable Software Specifications
2. Onetta Introduces Amplifiers for Dynamic Optical Networks
3. Agere Systems Announces L-band Raman Pump Module
4. Gemfire Unveils Photonic ICs, $63 Million in Investments
5. Quantum Bridge Introduces Optical Access Switch
6. BRECIS Debuts Multi-Service Processor Architecture for IADs
7. Ishoni Gains $25 Million for its Gateway Chips
8. NTT DoCoMo's "i-mode" Tops 20 Million
9. Tele1 Europe Selects Dynarc's Optical IP Routers
10. Sprint ION Expands Consumer Broadband Options
11. Analog Devices and Aware Extend ADSL to 11 Mbps
12. FLAG Telecom Accelerates Capacity Upgrades for Cable
13. Verizon On Track for 2001 Financial Goals
14. Princeton Lightwave Targets Optical Components
15. Network Physics Secures $25 Million for Equipment |
| v8n043 |
05-Mar-01 |
1. Pocit Labs Develops Bluetooth Peer-to-Peer Network Environment
2. Zayante Shows Wireless Bridge for IEEE-1394 Home Networks
3. Sony Integrates IEEE 1394 Interfaces into Latest HDTV sets
4. Oresis Raises $65 Million for Multiservice Switching System
5. Sumitomo to Distribute Appian's Optical Services Activation Platform
6. Cisco Systems Invests $25 Million in Integrated Micromachines
7. Telia Selects Nokia and Siemens for 3G UMTS Infrastructure
8. Austria's ONE Selects Ericsson for UMTS Equipment
9. Level 3 Reaffirms 2001 Financial Guidance, Continues to See Strong Demand |
| v8n042 |
02-Mar-01 |
1. Broadwing Lights Eastern Ring of All-Optical Network
2. Global One Reports 30 Corporate Customers for MPLS-based IP VPN
3. Quake Technologies Samples its first 10 Gbps Optical Components
4. XACCT Receives $26 Million in New Funding from Sun and Others
5. Ericsson Develops Bluetooth Kiosks for Mobile Internet Access
6. Alcatel Signs ADSL Contract in China's Jiangsu and Guangdong Provinces
7. SBC Communications Updates 2001 Outlook |
| v8n041 |
01-Mar-01 |
1. Intel Expands its Optical Silicon Portfolio
2. Intel Outlines its Next-Generation Wired and Wireless
3. ZettaCom Announces TDM Service Processor for OC-192 4. Looking Glass Networks Raises $475 Million for Metro Network
5. Sigma Signs Major Customers for Metro Optical Connectivity
6. MeT Initiative Releases Specifications for Secure Mobile Transactions
7. Nortel Networks Tunes DSLAM for In-Building Networks, Small CO's
8. Pangea Network Goes Live in Northern Europe
9. AT&T Broadband and Charter Communications Exchange Cable Subscribers
10. 3Com Issues Profit Warning, Cites Market Conditions and Lower Margins for Broadband Modems |
