GLOBESPAN TO ACQUIRE FICON TECHNOLOGY FOR COMMUNICATIONS SOFTWARE
GlobeSpan will acquire Ficon Technology, a developer of communications software, for approximately $90.0 million, including $ 5 million in cash.  GlobeSpan is a developer of DSL chipsets.  Ficon develops source code for a range of communications systems, including IP edge switches and routers, ATM edge and core switches, Voice Gateways, Integrated Access Devices, DSL modems and DSL Access Multiplexers (DSLAMs).  The company has approximately 60 engineers and is based in Woodbridge, New Jersey.   GlobeSpan, which has shipped one million DSL chipsets to date, is based in Red Bank, New Jersey.  http://www.globespan.net    http://www.ficon-tech.com
GlobeSpan, January 12, 2000

PSINET SELECTS JUNIPER NETWORKS M40 ROUTERS
PSINet will deploy Juniper Networks' new M40 Internet backbone routers as a backbone and peering router in its global network.  The Juniper routers will provide OC-48c IP routing for PSINet's frame-relay-based IP network.  Financial terms were not disclosed.
http://www.juniper.net/news/pressreleases/pr-000112.html
Juniper Networks, January 12, 2000

Last October, PSINet outlined a strategy to become an "Internet Super Carrier" by opening 20+ Web hosting centers worldwide, acquiring significant dark fiber capacity in the US and internationally, installing Nortel Network's optical network platform and purchasing satellite capacity.  In addition to the Nortel optical contract, PSINet has previously disclosed deployment of Lucent's Nexabit NX64000 switch/router and WaveStar OLS-400G DWDM optical networking system in its global network.  PSINet also plans to be the first network operator to carry Frame Relay traffic at OC-192.  Other PSINet deployments include Ennovate Networks' Envoy 1600 IP Services Switch as a next-generation edge platform to aggregate hundreds of T1 and sub T1 PSINet customers, and Extreme Networks' Layer 3 switching systems as a component of its Global Hosting Center architecture.

ADELPHIA ACQUIRES 8,000 ROUTE MILES OF LONG-HAUL DARK FIBER
Adelphia Business Solutions has acquired more than 8,000 long haul route miles of dark fiber across the US from Level 3 Communications, Williams Communications, Metromedia Fiber Network and Allegheny Communications Connect.  The various agreements were valued collectively at $100 million.  The new capacity will enable Adelphia to embark on a nationwide expansion of its Frame Relay, ATM and VPNs services.  The company hopes to serve approximately 200 cities throughout the country by the end of 2001.
http://www.adelphia-abs.com/
Adelphia Business Solutions, January 12, 2000

FCC PLANS TO AUCTION NEXTWAVE'S SPECTRUM LICENSES IN JULY
The FCC filed objections to NextWave's modified plan of reorganization in Bankruptcy Court, stating that NextWave's broadband wireless licenses have been cancelled.  The spectrum is to be part of the FCC's C and F Block Broadband PCS auction scheduled for July 26, 2000.  FCC Chairman William Kennard said the "spectrum has laid fallow for too long."
http://www.fcc.gov/Speeches/Kennard/Statements/2000/stwek004.html
FCC, January 12, 2000

Last month, NextWave Telecom announced commitments of  $1.6 billion from Global Crossing, Liberty Media, Pacific Capital and Texas Pacific to fund its re-organization from bankruptcy and plan for the construction of its broadband wireless networks.  http://www.nextwavetel.com/

QWEST SUPPLIES PRIMUS WITH NATIONAL OC-48 BACKBONE
Qwest Communications will supply PRIMUS Telecommunications Group with a national, OC-48 backbone and private Internet peering at select sites in the US and overseas.

The Qwest fiber ring will connect Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Jose, San Diego, Denver, Dallas, Chicago, Boston, New York, Washington, DC and Miami.

PRIMUS is building a global IP+ATM broadband backbone network.  The company has ownership interests in 23 undersea fiber optic cable systems, 19 international gateway and domestic switches, a satellite earth station and a variety of operating relationships.  PRIMUS is based in McLean, Virginia.  http://www.primustel.com/pr011200.html
PRIMUS, January 12, 2000

COLT EXPANDS ITS EUROPEAN WEB HOSTING FACILITIES
COLT Telecom Group plc (COLT) opened new Internet hosting facilities in Amsterdam, Frankfurt, London and Paris.  The company is building additional hosting centers in Zurich, Vienna and Stockholm.  Each of the facilities is tied into the company's pan-European network.  As of September 30, COLT had 1,710-route km of fiber in its city-networks; connecting 3,271 buildings and serving 3,624 directly connected customer accounts.  http://www.coltinternet.com/
COLT, January 12, 2000

NORTHPOINT REACHES 23,500 DSL SUBSCRIBERS, 1,027 CENTRAL OFFICES
As of December 31, NorthPoint Communications was serving 23,500 DSL customers, more than double the 11,800 as of September 30.  NorthPoint had secured collocation space in more than 1,560 central offices, of which 1,027 were fully operational at the end of the quarter.  NorthPoint reported 683 operational COs at the end of Q3.
http://www.northpointdsl.com
NorthPoint, January 12, 2000

DR. PAUL L. KELLEY JOINS SYRTIS NETWORKS
Syrtis Networks, a start-up developing optical networking equipment, announced that Dr. Paul L. Kelley has joined the company.  Dr. Kelley was formerly professor and Director of the Electro-Optics Technology Center at Tufts University and has written and edited over 50 books and papers on Electro-Optics, Lasers and Laser Systems.  http://www.syrtisnetworks.com/
Syrtis Networks, January 12, 2000