ENRON ACQUIRES DATASYSTEMS GROUP FOR SOFTWARE ENGINEERING EXPERTISE
Enron Communications will acquire DataSystems Group, privately held professional software engineering services company, for an undisclosed sum.  Enron said the DSG group will apply its software design, implementation and project management expertise primarily towards building the Enron Intelligent Network.  Enron plans to use its national fiber infrastructure to build a Pure IP broadband overlay to the Internet.  The company plans to extend its reach to Europe, Japan, Asia and South America with metropolitan POPs and local ePowered distribution partners.  http://www.enron.net/index2.html   http://www.dsg.com/index.htm
Enron Communications, January 13, 2000

PERKINELMER ACQUIRES STAKE IN BRAGG PHOTONICS
PerkinElmer, a manufacturer of optical components, has taken a 13% equity stake in Photonics of Montreal, Canada.  Bragg Photonics' components are used in DWDM, optical add-drop multiplexing (OADM), laser wavelength stabilization, dispersion compensation, signal equalization in Erbium doped fiber amplifiers (EDFAs) and optical cross connect switches (OXCs).  
http://www.perkinelmer.com/egg/show_press.cgi/press_releases/20000113-01/EGG
http://www.bragg.ca/
PerkinElmer, January 13, 2000

COMCAST ORDERS ONE MILLION MORE SET-TOP BOXES / CABLE MODEMS FROM MOTOROLA (GI)
Comcast, which serves approximately 4.5 million cable TV customers in 21 states, ordered one million additional DCT-2000 and DCT-5000+ interactive digital set-top terminals SURFboard cable modems from Motorola's Broadband Communications Sector (formerly General Instrument).  The DCT-5000+ set-top platform provides a 347 MIPS processor, 32-bit 3D graphics engine, integrated DOCSIS-compliant cable modem and large memory cache.
Motorola, January 13, 2000

DAOU SYSTEMS INTEGRATES CELOTEK'S CRYPTOGRAPHIC DEVICES IN HEALTHCARE APPLICATIONS
DAOU Systems, a leading network integrator for the health care industry, will resell Celotek's CellCase cryptographic devices to secure the transmission of ATM-based information through encryption.  The companies said proposed HIPAA regulations mandate that patient information be encrypted when sent through data links outside of a health care facility's direct control.  Celotek's CellCase systems add transparent ATM encryption technology to DAOU's offerings of security products.  The Celotek systems provide transparent Triple DES or DES encryption of virtual connections, securing WANs at speeds ranging from 1.5 Mbps to 622 Mbps.  http://www.celotek.com/
Celotek, January 13, 2000

NEXTLINK COMPLETES INITIAL BROADBAND WIRELESS FIELD TESTING
NEXTLINK Communications, which earlier this week announced plans to acquire Concentric Network, said its fixed, broadband wireless networks in Los Angeles and Dallas completed their beta testing periods and are now providing commercial services to limited groups of customers.  The company said that the first generation point-to-multipoint technology performed as expected and that a second generation of products is now entering lab testing.
http://www.nextlink.com/
NEXTLINK Communications, January 12,2000  

Last September, NEXTLINK began its first point-to-multipoint wireless field tests using equipment from Ericsson, SpectraPoint Wireless, Wavtrace and Digital Microwave Corp. NEXTLINK's broadband wireless hub sites will have capabilities to carry data and voice at up to 155 Mbps in point-to-point configurations. In point-to-multipoint configuration, each hub would have the capacity for 672 T-1 (1.544 Mbps) connections. The trial network operates in the Los Angeles area and has several beta customers.

COVAD INSTALLS FIRST US CLEC-SHARED LINE IN MINNESOTTA
Covad Communications and Onvoy, a CLEC-based in Minneapolis, installed services to their first customer by utilizing line sharing, a technique where both voice and DSL data share the same line into the home or business.  The installation resulted from a December 2, 1999 agreement among Covad, U S WEST and several other DSL providers.  Covad shares the end users' existing phone line with U S WEST for an interim price of $6.05 per month.  http://www.covad.com/pr/pr_2000/011200_press.cfm
Covad, January 12, 2000

ROAD RUNNER'S CABLE MODEM SUBSCRIBER COUNT REACHES 550K
As of December 31, Road Runner had 550,000 customers for its cable modem service, up from 420,000 on September 30.  The service will be launched this quarter in Raleigh, N.C.; Waco, Texas; Minneapolis, Minn.; Western Ohio; and Wilmington, N.C.
http://www.rr.com/rdrun/
Road Runner, January 13, 2000

INTELSAT Activates 155 Mbps Internet Satellite Link to Brazil
INTELSAT implemented the first 155 Mbps Internet satellite link between the US and Latin America (Brazil).  Embratel is using the facility to support growing Internet demands.  The return link, from Brazil to the US, is a 34 Mbps carrier.  http://www.intelsat.int
INTELSAT, January 13, 2000