WINSTAR AWARDS LMDS CONTRACT TO SIEMENS AND P-COM 
WinStar Communications selected Siemens Information and Communication Networks to build its national and international Point-to-Multipoint (PMP) broadband wireless LMDS networks.  The contract is valued at up to $400 million.  WinStar also issued a purchase order to Hughes Network Systems for PMP equipment and related services.  Lucent Technologies, which signed $2 billion financing agreement with WinStar in October 1998, agreed to include these purchases under its existing contract.

The Siemens' point-to-multipoint (PMP) access solution is based on local multipoint distribution service (LMDS) technology and uses both frequency division multiple access (FDMA) and time division multiple access (TDMA) services.  The system operates in the 10-to-40 GHz ranges and uses 64 Quadraphase Amplitude Modulation.  An ATM-based customer premises radio base station unit will provide LAN and PBX interfaces.  Siemens is developing the product in cooperation with P-Com Inc. of Campbell, California. In January, Siemens and P-Com announced that they had successfully completed the first phase of the commercial deployment of their point-to-multipoint (PMP) Wireless Access solution with WinStar Communications.   http://www.p-com.com/

WinStar has already deployed a PMP network in Amsterdam.  Rollouts in Washington, D.C., Phoenix, Oakland, San Jose, Seattle and Salt Lake City are scheduled for Q4.  http://www.winstar.com/
WinStar, September 30, 1999

In August, WinStar was granted 18 additional licenses in the 38 GHz spectrum by the FCC in regions adjacent to the top 60 markets in which its is building its local broadband network, including New York, Minneapolis, Kansas City, San Diego, San Jose and Norfolk.

IAXIS SIGNS WAVELENGTH CONTRACT WITH DEUTSCHE TELEKOM
iaxis signed a multi-million dollar contract to provide wavelength capacity to Deutsche Telekom on its new European network.  iaxis is a venture-backed group building a carrier's carrier network throughout Europe using leased dark fiber. Phase One of the Iaxis network -- a 3,000 km ring linking London, Paris, Strasbourg, Frankfurt, Dusseldorf, Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Antwerp and Brussels -- is currently operational.  Phase two of the iaxis network will be lit later this year, extending the reach into Switzerland, central France and Germany. The network uses Ciena's DWDM platform.  The company recently announced plans to build carrier-hosting facilities.  iaxis is led by Ray Dutton, a founder director of MFS Communications (acquired by WorldCom).    http://www.iaxisbv.com/
iaxis, September 30, 1999

E.SPIRE SELECTS FUJITSU DWDM FOR NYC NETWORK
e.spire Communications will deploy Fujitsu Network Communications' DWDM equipment in a high capacity network serving the New York metropolitan area.  The initial installation will include 10 OC-48 transmission rings linking multiple co-location sites, two "carrier hotels," and a number of targeted end-user buildings. The Fujitsu DWDM platform could be upgraded to 32 channels of OC-192 per fiber.  E.spire operates three SONET rings in Manhattan with Fujitsu equipment, one encompassing the Bronx and White Plains, and one through Brooklyn and Queens to Long Island.  The company is also building a regional network extending from NYC to Washington, D.C. http://www.fnc.fujitsu.com/
Fujitsu Network Communications, September 30, 1999

IEEE MAKES EXTENDS 802.11 WIRELESS ETHERNET TO 5 GHZ AND 54 MBPS
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) last week ratified 2 additions to its 802.11 wireless LAN standard.

IEEE 802.11b, also known as "Wi-Fi", provides an 11 Mbps data rate in the 2.4 GHz radio band. The technology is already commercially available. The Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA) is working with Silicon Valley Networking Lab (SVNL) to certify interoperability and to award a Wi-Fi seal of approval to compatible products. The first products to carry this seal are expected to enter the marketplace in Q1 2000.

IEEE 802.11a standard will use the 5 GHz band to support data rates up to 54 Mbps.  The specifications of the physical layer encompass data rates from 6 Mbps up to 54 Mbps. The 802.11a standard will share that same wireless LAN MAC protocol as Wi-Fi.  http://www.wirelessethernet.org/  http://www.svnl.com
WECA, September 30, 1999

SCENIX SEMICONDUCTOR RELEASES EMBEDDED TCP/IP STACK ON A CHIP
Scenix Semiconductor of Santa Clara, California released a microcontroller (MCU) chip with an embedded TCP/IP stack that can provide up to 100 MIPS performance and is priced in the $5.00 range.  The device enables single-chip web servers and email clients in embedded applications, such as remote access and monitoring devices, industrial control systems and Web-enabled appliances. http://www.scenix.com
Scenix Semiconductor, September 30, 1999

ASC SECURES $35 MILLION IN VENTURE FUNDING
Advanced Switching Communications (ASC), a start-up based in Vienna, Virginia received $35 million in a third round of venture funding. Earlier this year, ASC introduced a multiservice aggregator supporting 24 T1/E1 ports on a card at a list price per ATM/DS-1 port starting at $425, or under $18 per DS-0. The RBOX 1240 aggregates ATM, IMA and TDM with Circuit Emulation Service (CES) on a single card.  Any number of individual ports can be configured in software to perform Circuit Emulation inter-working, which allows the RBOX to aggregate TDM trunks on the access side and convert the signal to ATM on the network trunk side.  The product is targeted at multi-tenant building deployments.  ASC's RBOX is being used by Intermedia Communications, the nation's largest independent CLEC, and 2nd Century Communications, a CLEC based in Florida. Investors in this round included New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV), Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Venture Partners (MSDWVP), Baker Communications Fund and ASC president and CEO Asghar Mostafa.  http://www.asc1.com
ASC, September 30, 1999

Also this week, ASC announced a Voice over DSL (VoDSL) partnership with JetStream Communications.  The companies completed interoperability testing of Jetstream's CPE and voice gateway products with ASC's RBOX family, and will co-market solutions to Integrated Communications Providers.

NTT DOCOMO TO ESTABLISH SILICON VALLEY PRESENCE
NTT Mobile Communications Network (NTT DoCoMo) will open offices in Silicon Valley to manage its R&D activities in the US and its venture investments.  NTT DoCoMo is developing Wideband CDMA (W-CDMA) technology for broadband mobile communications.
http://www.nttdocomo.com/pre.htm
NTT DoCoMo, September 30, 1999