| v8n208 |
31-Oct-2001 |
1. Verizon Tops 1 Million DSL Users
2. UPC Reaches 500,000 chello broadband subscribers
3. Cingular Moves to EDGE/GSM
4. Verizon Wireless Deploys Nortel Networks’ Passport Switches
5. Astral Point Develops System for Routing and Delivery of Wavelengths
6. Marconi Introduces Innovative Wideband Tunable Laser
7. Touch America Selects Sonus Packet Voice Platform
8. Copper Mountain Enhances DSL Concentrators with ATM Voice
9. SonicWALL Acquires RedCreek for its VPN Platforms
10. Wind River and Motorola Collaborate on Network Security Processors
11. Foundry Networks to Integrate IP Infusion’s IPv6 Software |
| v8n207 |
30-Oct-2001 |
1. EchoStar to Acquire GM's Hughes Electronics
2. FCC Publishes Online Database of all US Carriers
3. RouteScience Ships its BGP Routing Optimizer
4. Williams and KDDI Offer Switched Video Transmission Services
5. Agere Announces Single-Chip 10-GbE Physical Layer IC
6. Cisco Introduces a Dozen New IP Telephony Products
7. Circadiant Releases its Intelligent Optical Test System
8. Resonext Introduces its 802.11a Wireless Chips
9. Flarion Raises $45 Million for its OFDM Mobile Air Interface Technology
10. Alidian Announces New CEO, Cutbacks
11. Asita Raises $24 Million for its Network Security Appliances
12. Avail Adds PBX/T1/E1 Interfaces to its Concentrator |
| v8n206 |
29-Oct-2001 |
1. FCC Chairman Extends Dialogue on Broadband Regulatory Issues
2. Ericsson Estimates Mobile Market Now at 920 Million Subscribers
3. Ceyba Targets Core Optical Networking Equipment
4. Spirent Unveils New Test Solution for BGP/MPLS VPNs
5. NetTest Adds Frame Relay Capabilities to Handheld Testers
6. Broadwing Provides All-Optical Switched Wavelengths to Allegiance Telecom
7. Convergent Networks Launches Cohesion Alliance
8. WaveSmith Taps Marconi Exec to Lead Operations
Guest Column: VoDSL Meets Local Exchange Softswitch
On a Convergence Collision Course |
| v8n205 |
26-Oct-2001 |
1. WorldCom Reports 22% Revenue Growth in Data and Internet Services
2. Level 3 Completes its Fiber Network, Trims for Future Growth
3. France Telecom Reports 270,000 ADSL Users
4. iBasis Carries 360 Million VoIP Minutes in Q3
5. WebEx Offers Enhanced Conferencing for Windows XP
6. dynamicsoft Targets Microsoft Windows XP PC-To-Phone Service Providers
7. Interactive Intelligence Previews SIP-based Interaction Management
8. Picolight Develops Long-Wave Optical Transceivers
9. ASC Loses Qwest Contract, Retains Morgan Stanley to Review Strategic Options |
| v8n204 |
25-Oct-2001 |
1. Optical Internetworking Forum Completes UNI 1.0 Signaling Specification
2. Storm Launches International MPLS-Ethernet Network with Riverstone Routers
3. ONI Systems Plans OC-192 SONET/SDH ADM Card for its DWDM Platforms
4. Optisphere Boosts Capacity and Reach of its DWDM Transport
5. ADC Introduces Provisioning Software Supporting DOCSIS 1.1, Multiple ISPs
6. Interap Activates Telseon's Gigabit Ethernet Service
7. AT&T Wireless to Terminate its Fixed Wireless Service
8. Nortel Networks and IBM Enter VoIP Contact Center Alliance
9. Chorum Raises $54.7 Million for its All-optical Processors
10. Fujitsu Reports Higher 3G Sales Offset by Lower Optical Transport Revenue
11. 2Wire Raises $61 Million for its Home Gateways
12. Cisco Systems Cuts Plans to Expand into San Jose’s Coyote Valley |
| v8n203 |
24-Oct-2001 |
1. TELUS Selects Nortel to Transition SONET to RPR Optical Ethernet
2. Cable & Wireless Selects CIENA for Core Access Bandwidth Grooming
3. Williams Deploys ONI Switches for On-Net DWDM Services
4. CENIX Raises $52 Million for its 10 Gbps Optical Components
5. EPANA Launches Metro Ethernet Services in NYC
6. Sheer Networks Introduces its Broadband Operating System
7. Oresis Acquires Vsys, a Softswitch Developer
8. ADC Announces Restructuring and Layoffs
9. Avaki Raises $10 Million for Distributed Computing Software
10. Net2Phone Announces New Ownership and Management
11. Lucent Technologies Reports Quarterly Net Loss of $8.8 Billion
NGN Company Profiles |
| v8n202 |
23-Oct-2001 |
1. SBC to Slow its Broadband Network Deployments
2. Telseon Offers Tagged Gigabit Interface and Shared Gigabit Interface Options
3. Airvana Debuts its 3G All-IP Radio Access Network
4. Spirent Announces OC-48 Multi-Layer Generator/Analyzer for Adtech AX/4000
5. Entridia Introduces its OC-192c Stream Processing ASIC
6. Centillium Introduces Transformerless ADSL Chipset
7. Ikanos Unveils Chips for Long Range Ethernet, Closes $5 Million in Funding
8. Convergys Wins Two New Customer Care Contracts with AT&T Broadband
9. Vendors Promote Channelized Voice Over DSL
10. Alcatel Announces Short Haul POTS Chipset for IADs
11. Mazu Ships Active Filtering System for DDoS Attacks
12. Agere Announces Higher Performance Network Processors
13. IntelliSpace Secures $20 Million for its In-Building Ethernet Networks |
| v8n201 |
22-Oct-2001 |
1. KPNQwest to Acquire Ebone/GTS in Pre-negotiated Bankruptcy Agreement
2. Motorola Enhances its C-Port Network Processors and Discloses Roadmap to 10Gbps
3. Nishan Delivers New 16-Port IP Storage Switches
4. fiberspace Debuts its OPLL Wavelocker Technology
5. NetScreen Launches Global Alliance for Network Security
6. Covad Reaches 346,000 DSL Accounts
Guest Column: Optical Signaling and Control --
Opening the Door to New Ways of Building Networks |
| v8n200 |
19-Oct-2001 |
1. Sprint Drops ION, Suspends MMDS Fixed Wireless Deployments
2. Time Warner Cable Readies for Large Scale VOD/SVOD Rollouts
3. 3DSP Unveils its Universal PHY Processor for Broadband
4. NEC Eluminant Secures $26 Million for its PON Access Systems
5. Scion Photonics Names Ex-Zaffire Exec as CEO
6. Acterna and Tollgrade Form DSL Test Alliance
7. BellSouth Reaches 463,000 DSL Customers
8. Nortel Networks Reports Q3 Revenue of $3.69 billion
9. PMC Sierra Reports Q3 Revenue of $61.6 M, Down 35% Compared to Q2
10. Conexant Systems Reports Flat Quarterly Revenue |
| v8n199 |
18-Oct-2001 |
1. Intertainer Launches Broadband Video-on-Demand Service
2. Verizon Launches DSL Promotion, Reaches 1 Million Milestone
3. Verizon Wireless Trials High-Speed CDMA Data Network
4. XO to Provide Hosting for Microsoft’s bCentral and .Net Services
5. Williams Provides OC-192 Wave to Progress Telecom
6. Agilent Adds IP and MPLS VPN Capabilities to its RouterTest Platform
7. Lucent Unveils New VoIP and Remote Access Gateway
8. Trebia Networks Unveils its Storage Network Processor
9. Gigabit Optics Secures $20 Million for its Micro-Optical Subassemblies
10. Proximion Secures $10 Million for Optical Monitoring
11. Bell Labs Advances its Research in Organic Transistors |
| v8n198 |
17-Oct-2001 |
1. Sony to use Atheros 802.11a WLAN Chips in PCs, Consumer Electronics
2. Virtela Debuts IP Service Fabric over Multiple IP Backbones
3. Global Crossing Launches IP VPN Services
4. TyCom and Global Crossing Settle Disputes
5. AT&T and BT Unwind International Concert Venture
6. NetScreen and dynamicsoft Target VoIP Security for Carriers
7. Dynegy Completes Optically Switched Network with Tellium/Fujitsu
8. Coriolis Secures $32 Million for its Optical Spatial Division Multiplexing
9. Coriolis Announces First Customer -- Georgia's Marietta FiberNet
10. Convedia Announces SIP Control Interface for its Media Server
11. Digital Fountain Raises $20 Million for Streaming Media Algorithms
12. Lucent Names Bill O'Shea to Head Bell Labs
13. Tellabs Reports Q3 Sales of $448 Million, Sees Increased Optical Sales |
| v8n197 |
16-Oct-2001 |
1. Deutsche Telekom Names Alcatel as Supplier of Choice, Selects 7670 RSP
2. Alcatel to Scale 7670 Routing Switch Platform to 450 Gbps
3. PhotonEx Lands $90 Million in Funding for 40 Gbps Optical Systems
4. Google to Establish POPs in Equinix Centers
5. Speech Application Language Tags Forum Targets Standard for Speech Telephony
6. “Interconnect With ENUM” Alliance Seeks SIP Signaling
7. Cavium Processor Promises 15X Improvement in SSL, 3x Better for IPsec
8. Sylantro Introduces ComOffice Suite for Hosted PBX Services
9. Microsoft Promotes Broadband Access, Launches MSN Version 7
10. XO Offers New VPN Service Bundles
11. DIRECTV Broadband Expands DSL Agreement with Verizon
12. IP Dynamics Raises $15 Million for Software VPN Overlays based on Domain Names |
| v8n196 |
15-Oct-2001 |
1. empowerTel Networks Introduces its Convergence Processors
2. Deutsche Telekom Deploys RAD's ATM-Aware Customer Equipment
3. NTT Communications to Offer Global IP SLAs, IP Security Gateway
4. FCC Modernizes Accounting and Reporting Requirements for ILECs
5. Datum to Use VeriSign Digital Certificates for Secure Time Stamping Service
Guest Column: GMPLS... A Unified Vision for Carrier Networks |
| v8n195 |
12-Oct-2001 |
1. Qwest Continues Transition from Circuit to Packet Voice Architecture
2. NEC Introduces BlueFire Routers/Switches for IPv4 and IPv6
3. Microsoft Pushes Telephony Features in Messenger/Windows XP
4. deltathree Launches SIP Network With Windows XP and Other VoIP Applications
5. Cisco Offers Termination Solution for Microsoft PC-to-Phone Service Providers
6. MSN Messenger Service Reaches 42 Million, Hotmail at 118 Million Accounts
7. Yahoo! Reports User Metrics
8. CALY Networks Unveils Dynamic Mesh Architecture for Broadband Wireless
9. Wind River Acquires Next Level’s Voice Signaling Expertise
10. iBEAM Files for Chapter 11, Williams to Acquire Assets for $25 Million
11. Ardent Communications Files for Chapter 11
12. Juniper Posts Q3 Revenue of $201.7 Million, Pro forma EPS $0.10 |
| v8n194 |
11-Oct-2001 |
1. Equinix Signs International Exchange Partnerships in Europe, Asia
2. DIRECTV Broadband Selects Juniper M160s for 10 Gbps Upgrade
3. Lucent Introduces Multiservice Gateway for MTU and Wireless Backhauls
4. Nortel Networks Develops CompactPCI/Linux Softswitch
5. Checkpoint Introduces New Internet Security Solution for Service Providers
6. Sigma Networks Offers Optical Services in San Francisco
7. SONICblue Targets Network Attached Personal Video Recorder
8. Microsoft Invests $51 Million in Groove Networks, Pursuing Web Peer Services
9. Mysticom Raises $28 Million for its Communications Cores
10. NTRU Closes $26.1 Million for Mobile Communications Security
11. LGC Wireless Raises $19.3 Million for Wireless Optimization Technology |
| v8n193 |
10-Oct-2001 |
1. Williams Launches On-Net Metro Access Services
2. Bell Labs Develops Software for Global Roaming Across All Wireless Networks
3. NetNumber Selects VeriSign Registry for Global ENUM Services
4. Japan Telecom to Deploy Lucent’s LambdaRouter
5. Avici Ships Rack-Mountable OC-192c Router
6. Nortel Networks Announces Layer 2-7 Passport Switch, Alteon Firewall Product
7. Deutsche Telekom Expands Deployment of Unisphere's ERX Edge Routers
8. Altera Announces HardCopy Chips based on its Programmable Logic
9. NetTest Introduces Optical Test System
10. netVmg Debuts Internet Route Control Platform
11. Agere Introduces Higher-Capacity Time-Slot Interchanger Chips for Multiservice Access
12. IP Infusion Releases Routing Suite With MPLS BGP-VPN Support |
| v8n192 |
09-Oct-2001 |
1. Verizon Selects Telica for its First Packet Voice Switch Deployment
2. Williams Introduces Private Line QoS Based on Optical Mesh
3. Broadwing Expands into Global Private Line Services
4. Velocita Launches its First Service, Offers Network-based Distributed DoS Protection
5. Coalition of California ISPs Breaks off Settlement Talks with SBC
6. Spirent Announces Gigabit Ethernet Network Impairment Emulator
7. Ixia Introduces Real-Time Traffic Recording, Monitoring, and Profiling Solution for 10 Gbps Networks
8. Proxim Ships 802.11a CardBus Cards
9. Taiwan’s Chunghwa Telecom Selects Unisphere’s Edge Router for its DSL Network
10. Tropian Raises $45 Million for its Multiband Wireless Chips
11. Acme Packet Raises $16 Million for IP Transport Developments
Guest Column: Emerging MPLS Applications: Practical Application of The Technology
Conference Announcement: Telecoms Transmission Networking 2001, Barcelona, 12-16 Nov |
| v8n191 |
05-Oct-2001 |
1. Multiservice Switching Forum (MSF) Approves MEGACO/H.248 profiles
2. Global Crossing Cites Sharp Drop in IRU Sales, Proposes Merger with Asia Global Crossing
3. Nortel Networks to Provide OSS for Global Crossing’s Next Gen Services
4. Microsoft’s MSN Expands Hosting with MFN
5. Nextel to Upgrade Existing iDEN Network Using Data Compression
6. France Telecom R&D to Test Corvis Optical Transmission
7. Intersil and Sharp Leverage WLAN Links for Wireless LCD TV Sets
8. LightCross and UMC Produce Photonic Components Using Silicon Process
9. Vocera Names CEO, Targets Enterprise Wireless Platform |
| v8n190 |
04-Oct-2001 |
1. SBC Announces Multi-Service Optical Networking (MON)
2. SBC Seeks FCC Status as Non-Dominant Carrier of Advanced Services
3. Nortel Networks Selected for SBC’s Metro Optical Service
4. Verizon Cites Customer Gains in DSL, Wireless and Long Distance
5. McLeodUSA Abandons Plans for National Network, Scales Back
6. Aleron to Acquire Telia’s US Internet Backbone, Plans Global Network
7. AT&T Builds Voice And Data Network For AFG
8. FLAG Atlantic-1 Enters Full Service
9. Qwest Tightens IP Service Level Agreements, Offers Off-Net Guarantee
10. Microsoft Promises to Address Network Security Concerns
11. Vibrant Solutions Targets Carrier-to-Carrier Management Software
12. Northstar Photonics Raises $11 Million for its Optical Components
13. AFC Expands its Customer Base Among Independent Telcos
14. Corning Sees Further Softening |
| v8n189 |
03-Oct-2001 |
1. Cisco Extends its 12000 Platform for Edge Services
2. Cisco Introduces New DPT Metro Router
3. Motorola Introduces 0.18 SiGe Process for Wireless and Gigabit Chips
4. NetScreen Enhances VPNs with IPSec NAT Traversal
5. QUALCOMM Testing Additional Voice Capacity Doubling for CDMA2000
6. Comsat Offers High-Speed Data Service to Airplanes
7. VoiceGenie Announces VoiceXML Call Blending Features
8. Santera Awarded $20 Million Contract for Switches by NetCarrier
9. Sanera Raises $38 Million for Terabit SAN Switch
10. OIF Names New Board of Directors
11. Nortel Networks to Sell Clarify Assets to Amdocs for US$200 Million
12. Nortel Announces Reduction in Revenues, More Layoffs, Organizational Changes |
| v8n188 |
02-Oct-2001 |
1. GlobeSpan to Acquire Virata, Combining DSL and Communications Software Portfolios
2. Qwest Reorganizes Business Division, Signs Calpoint as Partner for Wavelength Services
3. Layer N Networks’ Chip Pushes 100,000 SSL Transactions per second
4. Riptech Raises $21 Million for Managed Security Services
5. SBC Names Williams as Preferred Provider for US-Originated International Long Distance Traffic
6. NYT: US Supreme Court to Hear Telecom Cases This Month
7. Intel Introduces Multirate Solutions for SONET and 10 Gbps Ethernet
8. Corning Develops New Packaging for Double Density DWDM Components
9. Alcatel Optronics Announces Continuous Wave Laser
10. OMM Introduces 32 X 32 MEMS-Based All-Optical Switch
11. Movaz to Leverage Bandwidth 9’s Tunable Lasers for Dynamic Optical Switching
12. Riverstone Debuts Hitless Protection System
13. SAN Valley Names Ex-Larscom Exec as CEO
14. Genuity Raises More than $1 Billion in Bond Offering |
| v8n187 |
01-Oct-2001 |
1. AT&T Offers to Purchase Excite@Home Broadband Access
2. Comcast and AT&T Continue Discussions on Cable Merger
3. China Netcom Buys four 2.5 Gbps Wavelengths from Asia Global Crossing
4. Korea Thrunet Launches Metro Ethernet Service in Seoul
5. Telica Announces Three New Customers, Interconnects Softswitch With RBOC Networks
6. Convedia Secures US$20 Million for Next Gen Media Server
7. Tollgrade to Acquire Lucent’s POTS Test Software Business for $60m
8. Aastra to Acquire Lucent’s Digital Video Compression Business
9. Chorum Debuts Optical Multiplexers
10. Adelphia Closes $2 Billion in Bank Financing
Guest Column: MPLS to CYA...Converge Your Assets
Conference Announcement: Next Generation Networks (NGN) 2001 - Boston |
