TELLIUM COUPLES OSPF AND MPLS TO ITS OPTICAL SIGNALING LAYER
Tellium, a start-up developing optical cross-connects and switches, announced the coupling of its StarNet optical signaling protocol to Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) based routing  and Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) based signaling.  Tellium said the combination of OSPF, and MPLS StarNet would make the optical layer act like a dynamic Internet with competitive Optical Service Level Agreements (OSLAs) backed by millisecond re-routing, protection and restorationcapabilities.  http://www.tellium.com
Tellium, December 9, 1999

EANTC GROUP TESTING: INTEROPERABILITY TESTING OF HIERARCHICAL PNNI, MPOA AND MPLS
3Com, Alcatel, Cabletron, Data Connection (dcl), FORE Systems, GN Nettest and Nortel Networks successfully completed a series of ATM interoperability tests held at EANTC lab in Berlin, Germany.  The tests examined PNNI routing and signalling in a multi-hierarchical PNNI environment including simulated nodes.  In addition MPOA robustness and performance as well as initial MPLS/IP routing interoperability was tested. More detailed information is available on the EANTCs web server.  http://www.eantc.de
EANTC, December 13, 1999

BROADCOM DEMONSTRATES NEXT-GENERATION DOCSIS CABLE MODEM CHIP
Broadcom Corporation announced its next generation cable modem chip that integrates all of the major silicon components required for a cable modem. Key components in the device  include:

The chip is based on Broadcom's QAMLink existing DOCSIS-complaint transceiver and MAC silicon technology. It supports downstream data rates up to 56 Mbps and upstream data rates up to 20 Mbps.  Broadcom is pricing the single-chip solution at priced at $50 per chip for quantities of 10,000.  http://www.broadcom.com
Broadcom Corporation, December 10, 1999

NORTEL NETWORKS WINS $600 MILLION WIRELESS CONTRACT WITH AT&T
Nortel Networks will supply AT&T with up to US$600 million in wireless equipment over three years.  Under the contract, Nortel will supply its TDMA IS-136 wireless equipment and services in Arizona, California (including Los Angeles), Nevada, Oregon and Washington. It also expects to supply solution in AT&T’s migration to 3G wireless services.  AT&T first announced its intention to pursue a multivendor strategy for its wireless network in August.
Nortel Networks, December 10, 1999

MCI WORLDCOM BUILDS NEW INTERNET DATA CENTERS
MCI WorldCom is completing construction of seven new UUhost Data Centers (UDCs) and significantly expanding two existing facilities.  The company plans to spend $100 million of the next year on new facilities for hosting Intranets, Extranets and Internet web sites worldwide. All UDC facilities will have redundant high-speed connections to the UUNET global network. The new data centers will offer infrastructure-based IP services including enhanced co-location and high-end hosting services.
MCI WorldCom, December 10, 1999

CIENA REPORTS QUARTERLY REVENUE OF $141.4 MILLION, UP 55%
Ciena reported quarterly revenue of $141.4 million, up 55% over the same period last year. Net income was $4.5 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, prior to charges associated with the acquisition of Omnia Communications.  Ciena recorded revenue from 23 optical networking customers during the quarter, including seven customers from which it had not previously recognized revenue.  The company noted its first sales of 10 Gbps equipment for its MultiWave CoreStream optical transport system and increasingly strong sales from its MultiWave Metro systems.  http://www.ciena.com
Ciena Corp, December 10, 1999

A Daily Journal For Broadband Networking
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A Daily Journal For Broadband Networking
Copyright 1999 ATM News Inc.
All Rights Reserved. ISSN 1084-2438
News sources are listed for your reference.