FCC
RULES IN FAVOR OF DSL LINE SHARING BY INCUMBENTS
The Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) issued a ruling requiring Incumbent Local Exchange
Carriers (ILECs) to provide "line sharing" to data Competitive
Local Exchange Carriers (CLECs). Currently
data CLECs must provision a second line to deliver their DSL services,
while many ILECs deliver DSL service over an existing, single line.
The ruling sets parameters for temporary and permanent pricing the
ILECs can charge data CLECs for line sharing; a deadline of six to nine
months for ILECs to make the facilities available to competitors; and
enforcement measures that include fines.
http://www.fcc.gov
FCC, November 18, 1999
COVAD
FORECASTS LOWER DSL COSTS BASED ON FCC RULING
Covad Communications said it is
paying incumbent phone companies an average of $22 per month to lease a
second line for providing its DSL service.
The company expects line sharing should lower the price by at least
50% based on today's ruling. http://www.covad.com/press_111899a.cfm
Covad Communications, November 18, 1999
LUXN
UNVEILS ITS OPTICAL ACCESS SYSTEM FOR GIGABIT ETHERNET, ATM, FIBRE CHANNEL
LuxN, a start-up based in
Sunnyvale, California, announced a carrier-class platform for managed
optical access services, including metropolitan Gigabit Ethernet or Fibre
Channel, over point-to-point, cascaded
multi-drop, access ring and redundant star network configurations.
The forthcoming LuxN WavSystem will include a customer premises
interface device; a multi-tenant, multi-port optical access multiplexer;
and a central office or point-of-presence optical concentrator.
LAN interfaces will include Gigabit Ethernet,
ATM (OC-3/-12/-48c), Fibre Channel, N x T-1and 10/100 Base-T.
LuxN's central office optical concentrator will support single
and multi-wavelength WDM links, end-to-end wavelength management features
and up to 16 interface modules. LuxN
will also provide a Signal Integrity Monitoring capability that will
function as an alternative to "digital wrappers" or SONET
schemes for protection. Pricing is expected to fall in the $10,000 range per
enterprise terminating unit and from $25,000 per CO-based optical
concentrator. The system is
currently in beta testing.
LuxN was
founded in 1998 and received venture funding from New Enterprise
Associates, U S Venture Partners, Menlo Ventures, Mitsui, Mitsubishi and
Siemens. The company is also working closely with Extreme Networks.
http://www.luxn.com
LuxN, November 1999
LORAL
CYBERSTAR TO CO-MARKET AKAMAI WEB CONTENT DELIVERY
Loral CyberStar will co-market
Akamai Web Content Delivery along with its satellite-based WorldCast
Internet access for ISPs. http://www.cyberstar.com
Loral CyberStar, November 18, 1999
NEWBRIDGE
OUTLINES RESTRUCTURING, CONSIDERS STRATEGIC OPTIONS
Newbridge Networks outlined
restructuring plans following a disappointing quarterly financial report
and said it was committed to considering "all strategic options"
for the company. Specific
restructuring actions include outsourcing of volume manufacturing,
outsourcing of global customer service, and reducing headcount by 10%. Newbridge
plans to concentrate on its areas of strength, in particular its ATM+IP
switches and broadband wireless and DSL access product families.
Newbridge is expected to unveil its next generation multi-protocol
platform this quarter, promising interfaces from OC-3 to OC-192 and
aggregate switch capacity scaling from 50 Gbps to 5 Tbps.
http://www.newbridge.com
Newbridge Networks, November 18, 1999
SYCAMORE
ISSUES FIRST QUARTERLY EARNINGS REPORT
Sycamore Networks reported
quarterly revenue of $19.5 million, compared with $11.3 million for the
preceding quarter. Net loss was $5.7 million or $(0.11) per share.
The company's shares commenced trading on Nasdaq on October 22.
http://www.sycamorenet.com
Sycamore Networks, November 18, 1999
