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SBC to Deploy Cisco's 12000 Series Routers in National OC-192 IP/MPLS Network
 SBC Communications has selected Cisco Systems' 12000 Series router for deployment in its new national 10 Gbps OC-192 backbone network. SBC will use the network to transport existing Internet-based services, such as Dedicated Internet Access and SBC-Yahoo! DSL and dial-up, as well as new IP capabilities to be developed for SBC's business customers. SBC will utilize MPLS-based traffic engineering on the new network.
http://www.cisco.com
04-Dec-02
- Last month, SBC Communications announced its national data transport strategy for delivering Frame Relay, ATM and Private Line services to business customers across the US. SBC's new standardized national data services will be introduced as the company gains regulatory approvals to enter specific markets. The company said that it anticipated completion of the national expansion phase of its data and IP network backbones by mid-2003, including a fully redundant OC-192 IP platform. SBC plans to serve customers in 50 of the nation's largest cities with a full range of data and IP services.
ITU Assists Afghanistan in Rebuilding Telecom Infrastructure from Scratch
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) will provide emergency support to the government of Afghanistan in its efforts to restore its heavily damaged telecommunication and broadcasting infrastructure. Specifically, in anticipation of large-scale deployment of wireless communication services, the ITU will help develop a national frequency plan, install a spectrum management system and put in place coherent licensing and assignment procedures. The project is currently being funded by proceeds from the ITU's telecom exhibitions. The ITU is encouraging others to assist in the effort.
http://www.itu.int/newsroom/press_releases/2002/35.html
04-Dec-02
Laurel Networks Announces Edge Router Service Restoration Features
Laurel Networks announced network availability features that improve Layer 2 and IP service restoration on its ST200 Service Edge Router, which supports ATM, Frame Relay, IP, and IP/MPLS. Upon detection of a link or adjacent node failure, the ST200 will:
- Switch over 50,000 Layer 2 connections per second. This is achieved through fast failover hardware programming, configurable SONET timers, MPLS-based techniques and RSVP hot standby and fast reroute. Laurel contrasts its architecture with ATM switches that must reestablish a large number of individual circuits in the event of a failure.
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Perform IP service restoration in under 50 milliseconds regardless of the number of destination prefixes by using techniques to update IP forwarding table entries.
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Restore traffic destined to over 500 IP VPN sites in under 50 milliseconds.
http://www.laurelnetworks.com
04-Dec-02
- In June, Laurel announced that Level 3 Communications would deploy its ST200 Service Edge Router in the US and Europe to provide MPLS-based Ethernet private line, ATM and Frame Relay service.
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The ST200 Service Edge Router is based on a distributed design, redundant, hot-swappable components and modular, in-house developed software. Each ST200 line card can simultaneously support any protocol, including Frame Relay, ATM, POS, PPP or TDM. The platform supports OC-48/STM-16 SONET/SDH, OC-12/STM-4 SONET/SDH, Gigabit Ethernet and T1/E1 interfaces.
BullDog TeleWorks to Leverage Broadsoft for Voice Services in Vertical Markets
BullDog TeleWorks will use BroadSoft's voice applications platform to deliver specialized voice solutions in vertical industries. BullDog TeleWorks is initially targeting law firms with voice services with advanced call screening as well as billing integration with the phone system.
http://www.BullDogTel.com
http://www.broadsoft.com
04-Dec-02
RealNetworks and Starz Launch Subscription VOD
RealNetworks and Starz Encore Group will launch a broadband-based online subscription video on-demand (SVOD) movie service featuring more than 100 movies per month. The schedule of films on Starz On Demand on RealOne will be similar to those available via Starz On Demand on digital cable. Movies will be encoded in RealVideo 9. The service is expected to launch next spring. Pricing has not yet been disclosed.
http://www.realnetworks.com/company/press/releases/2002/starz.html
04-Dec-02
Motorola Announces Key Customer Wins for its HD Set-tops
Motorola announced several new major customer commitments for its DCT5100 high-definition set-top, including CableOne, Charter Communications, Insight Communications, and Time Warner Cable, along with Armstrong and BendCable. The Motorola set-top enables combined HDTV/interactive digital cable services. It also has an integrated DOCSIS modem. Motorola has previously announced DCT5100 commitments from Comcast and Shaw.
http://www.motorola.com
04-Dec-02
Motorola Unveils End-To-End VOD Solutions
Motorola Broadband Communications Sector unveiled its new end-to-end video-on-demand (VOD) solution and new digital ad insertion capabilities. The VOD solution includes a new Motorola SmartStream Interactive Digital Cable System and a new Motorola Simplex Gigabit Ethernet Transport (GTS-2) solution. Motorola has also formed a new NETsolutions group to help cable operators plan and deploy their VOD rollouts.
http://www.motorola.com
04-Dec-02
Cox Provisions One-Millionth Subscriber with ADC's Broadband Provisioning
Cox Communications has provisioned more than one million Cox High Speed Internet subscribers using ADC's FastFlow Broadband Provisioning Manager. ADC's FastFlow BPM system automates the configuration and activation of cable modems and media terminal adapters (MTAs). FastFlow BPM supports all DOCSIS/EURDOCSIS-compliant CMTS systems, including ADC's Cuda 12000 IP Access Switch.
http://www.adc.com
04-Dec-02
ADC Wins Cuda 12000 Orders from Six Cox Networks
ADC announced new orders for its Cuda 12000 IP Access Switches from Cox Communications. New deployments will occur in Florida and Virginia. In addition, Cox has committed to expansion of existing deployments in four other markets. Including these two new regions, 11 Cox systems nationwide are now deploying over 130 Cuda 12000 platforms. Financial terms were not disclosed.
http://www.adc.com
04-Dec-02
Scientific Atlanta Introduces DOCSIS 1.1 Prisma G1 CMTS
Scientific-Atlanta introduced its Prisma G1 Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS) designed for multiple dwelling units (MDUs), corporate campuses, office parks, malls, hotels or other high-density environments. Additionally, it can also be used to deliver high-speed service to small hub or start-up areas of a cable system. The G1 is DOCSIS 1.1 qualified and features a compact form factor with two downstream and eight upstream channels. Like Scientific Atlanta's larger Prisma G10 CMTS, the G1 was developed by Juniper Networks. Additional features of the CMTS platform include digital receiver and advanced signal processing algorithms to enable 16QAM upstream transmissions, ingress noise cancellation, and dynamic bandwidth allocation capabilities.
http://www.scientificatlanta.com
04-Dec-02
Broadcom Unveils Two-Line VoIP Broadband Telephony Solution
Broadcom announced a two-line VoIP chipset solution designed to deliver "better than PSTN" quality over broadband connections. The solution consists of Broadcom's BroadVoice BCM3341 VoIP DSP chip and its BroadVoice software-based voice compression codecs. Broadcom said its BroadVoice solution can improve the clarity and quality of telephony voice service using 50% less bandwidth than standard 64 Kbps G.711, or standard telephone, solutions. The BroadVoice BCM3341 chip integrates seven devices, including a dual multiply and accumulate 200+ MIPS digital signal processor, a high-performance DSP memory system, a FlexiVoice POTS codec, a PacketSync packet synchronization processor, a telephony phase lock loop (PLL), a battery voltage sensor, an internal voltage regulator, a high-efficiency, high-voltage telephone ring generator controller, and a TDM expansion interface.
http://www.broadcom.com
04-Dec-02
Cedar Point Adds Reverse Gateway Functionality to its PacketCable Media Switching System
Cedar Point Communications introduced "reverse gateway" functionality into its single-chassis SAFARI C³ Media Switching System. Reverse gateway functionality enables the handling of both VoIP and circuit switched calls simultaneously on the same packet switch fabric. Al calls, including circuit-to-circuit, circuit-to-packet, packet-to-circuit and packet-to-packet traffic, are handled in the same Cedar Point box. The capability provides a migration strategy for cable operators currently delivering voice services using circuit switched architectures. Cedar Point estimates that there are more than 5 million cable telephony subscribers worldwide currently served by legacy circuit switches.
http://www.cedarpointcom.com
04-Dec-02
- Last month, Cedar Point announced the addition of IP Security and Dynamic Quality of Service (DQoS) features into its SAFARI media switching system. Cedar Point also added an integrated element for the generation of detailed call records without the need for a separate Record Keeping Server (RKS) into the same SAFARI platform.
Com21 Announced DOCSIS 2.0 Modems
Com21 introduced two new DOCSIS 2.0 modem models based on a Broadcom silicon tuner and a 200 MHz processor. Both models support the requirements for synchronous-code division multiple access (S-CDMA) and advanced time division multiple access (A-TDMA) upstream modes of DOCSIS 2.0. One model is for DOCSIS deployments and the other is for EUR-DOCSIS. Product availability is expected in Q1 2003.
http://wwww.com21.com
04-Dec-02
Cable & Wireless Supplies Network Services to Connexion by Boeing
Cable & Wireless will provide professional services including network and security architecture design support to Connexion by Boeing, which will deliver connectivity to airborne travelers. Airlines planning to test the Connexion by Boeing include Lufthansa, British Airways, Japan Airlines and Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS).
http://www.cw.com
04-Dec-02
Pioneer Offers New Cable Home Networking Gateway Device
Pioneer Electronics introduced a new home networking device that combines a DOCSIS 1.1 cable modem, a router-gateway with a four port Ethernet switch and an 802.11b wireless base station. Pioneer is a major supplier of analog and digital cable set-top boxes in the US.
http://www.pioneerbroadband.com
04-Dec-02
Telecom Italia Mobile Selects Portal's Billing Software
Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM), Europe's second largest mobile operator, selected Portal's convergent billing software for its wireless voice, data, and content operations. TIM plans to replace legacy systems in a phased migration.
http://www.portal.com
04-Dec-02
Optinel Lands $22 Million in Second Round Funding for Cable Systems
Optinel Systems, a start-up developing transport and optical network systems for the cable television industry, has raised $22.4 million in second round venture funding. Optinel's PLEXiS Transport System is a high capacity solution for headend interconnection, video-on-demand, high-speed data and cable telephony applications. Adelphia Communications and another major MSO have accepted the system for trials. Investors include Court Square Ventures, Teknoinvest, Birchmere Ventures, SilverHaze Partners, Four Seasons Ventures, the Dinner Club, Isis Capital, OCG Ventures and Novak Biddle Venture Partners.
http://www.optinel.com
04-Dec-02
- In October, Optinel announced that Adelphia Communications had successfully completed its field trial of Optinel's PLEXiS MFX Transport System. The field trial demonstrated a drop and forward network architecture utilizing Optinel's Fractional Optical Multiplexer, which enables all-optical sharing of traffic among several sites.
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Optinel Systems is based in Elkridge, Maryland.
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