ALIDIAN INTRODUCES ITS SONET-FRAMED METRO DWDM SOLUTION
Alidian Networks, a start-up based in Mountain View, California outlined its plans for an optical networking platform capable of carrying multiple data protocols on a single wavelength. The Alidian platform is also capable of dynamically moving traffic between wavelengths, adding and dropping individual services and application flows at multiple nodes in a metro network.  Alidian's Optical Service Node (OSN) platform consists of two add/drop multiplexers.  The entry-level OSN 4200 access node, situated at either the customer premise or the first carrier edge location, taps into ring bandwidth to provide access to and aggregation of local services onto the ring.  The OSN 4200 starts with one OC-48c wavelength) of service-bearing capacity and can be scaled to four wavelengths (10 Gbps equivalent capacity).  The high-end OSN 4800 serves as the POP aggregation point for traffic from the 4200s.  It provides up to 40 Gbps trunk capacity in a single shelf or 80 Gbps in a supported two-shelf configuration.  Alidian uses SONET-framed wavelength to transport packets, frames, cells and circuits in their native mode.  Fibre Channel and ESCON traffic can travel over dedicated wavelengths.  Interface modules include 4- and 8-port OC-3, 2-port OC-12, 1-port OC-48 (all supporting ATM and IP/packet-over-SONET); 4- and 8-port 10/100-Mbps Ethernet and 2-port Gigabit Ethernet.  http://www.alidian.com/
Alidian Networks, April 3, 2000

• Alidian recently appointed Barton Shigemura as its CEO.  Shigemura previously served as vice president of marketing for Lucent Technologies' Data Networking Systems Division.  The company was founded by Dave Newman (formerly president of engineering at Bay Networks, where he led the Rapid City Communications engineering team) and John Jaeger (formerly product management and business development for Bay Networks.  The company is funded by Institutional Venture Partners, Accel Partners, Pequot Capital and Worldview Technology.

REDBACK NETWORKS SCALES ITS SUBSCRIBER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Redback Networks introduced its next generation Subscriber Management System that leverages a new three-element, 42 Gbps Parallel Switch Fabric to scale to 500,000 configured and 100,000 concurrently active subscribers, providing support for up to one million provisioned subscribers in a seven-foot equipment rack.  The new SMS 10000 system uses a Direct Processing Architecture, rather than cluster packet-processing intelligence behind an ATM switch fabric, to provide dedicated processing of all traffic as it enters the system.  The new system uses the same operating system software as Redback's existing SMS platforms, while supporting SONET automatic protection switching (APS) for port redundancy.  http://www.redback.com/SMS10000
Redback Networks, April 3, 2000

CISCO SYSTEMS ANNOUNCES DEDICATED EDGE SERVICES ROUTER
Cisco Systems announced the Cisco 10000 Edge Services Router (ESR), a high-density router that uses a parallel-pipelined network processor to deliver wire speed performance for Cisco IOS advanced IP services at the edge of an ISP network.  Cisco said the new 10000 ESR would deliver the industry's highest T1 leased line aggregation density.   http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/146/pressroom/2000/apr00/sp_040300.htm
Cisco Systems, April 3, 2000

CISCO RELEASES BUSINESS DSL ROUTER
Cisco Systems introduced the Cisco 827 ADSL router, a customer premise box designed to support differentiated DSL service options, including toll-quality voice over DSL and PBX extension services.  The Cisco 827 ADSL Router supports H.323 toll-quality voice over IP functionality for up to four voice ports. Future software enhancements will support Voice over ATM (VoATM).  The device supports extended access lists provide firewall protection.  Later this year, Cisco will add stateful firewall capabilities, as well as a VPN software upgrade with IPSec 3DES encryption.  The Cisco 827 ADSL Router (data model) starts at a US list price of $649 and the Cisco 827-4V ADSL Router (voice enabled model) starts at a US list price of $999.   http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/146/pressroom/2000/apr00/smb_040300.htm
Cisco Systems, April 3, 2000  

CENTILLIUM INTRODUCES MULTI-MODE ADSL CHIPSET SUPPORTING VOICE
Centillium Communications introduced a two-chip ADSL customer premise device silicon solution supporting both Full-Rate and G.lite industry standards, as well as voice-over-Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) for uncompressed toll-quality voice services. http://www.centillium.com/
Centillium, April 3, 2000

PICUS ROLLS OUT VODSL WITH COPPERCOM
Picus Communications, an integrated communications provider based in Virginia, announced its bundled services for Voice over DSL (VoDSL). The initial deployment covers 41 cities in three markets - Hampton Roads and Richmond in Virginia and Washington DC. Phase two, which is expected to be completed in June, will expand service to roughly 104 Central Offices.  The Picus network uses CopperCom’s VoDSL products.  http://www.picus.com  http://www.coppercom.com/comm/picas.html
CopperCom, April 3, 2000

TOLLBRIDGE ANNOUNCES IAD FOR VODSL
TollBridge Technologies introduced a new integrated access device (IAD) to complement its Voice Gateway and Management Suite solution for Voice over DSL.  The TB55 device provides up to eight toll-quality voice ports as well as an Ethernet port for LAN connection to SDSL service.  The product will be available in June 2000 with a list price of $1,595. http://www.tollbridgetech.com/
TollBridge Technologies, April 3, 2000

• TollBridge features an IP-based architecture to deliver voice services from a Class 5 switch over DSL, cable or wireless access networks.

LANTERN SECURES $15 MILLION IN SEED FUNDING FOR METRO 10 GBPS ETHERNET
Lantern Communications, a start-up developing metropolitan systems for 10 Gbps Ethernet, secured $15 million first round of funding led by Mohr, Davidow Ventures (MDV).    The company is based in Sunnyvale, California.  http://www.lanterncom.com/
Lantern Communications, April 3, 2000

• Lantern Communications is led by Nasser Hiekali, who previously was co-founder of CellAccess Technology, an ATM company acquired by FORE Systems in 1995.

IronBridge Secures $52 Million in New Financing for Terabit Router
IronBridge Networks, a start-up developing terabit routers, received $52 million in new financing from new and existing investors.  The company said it recently completed hardware development for its first product release.  Beta trials are not expected this summer.  The company was founded in 1997.  http://www.ironbridgenetworks.com/
IronBridge Networks, April 3, 2000

• IronBridge is headed by Dr. Paul Lazay, who prior to September 1997 was CEO of Advanced Telecommunications Modules Ltd. of Cambridge, UK.

RIVERDELTA RAISES $36 MILLION FOR CABLE ROUTING AND PROVISIONING
RiverDelta Networks, a start-up developing switching and service provisioning products for broadband cable networks, secured $36 million in new funding from Pequot Capital Management, Battery Ventures and Charles River Ventures.  RiverDelta has previously disclosed testing of a broadband services router supporting OSPFv2 and BGP-4.  The company is based in Tewksbury, Mass.  http://www.riverdelta.com/
RiverDelta Networks, April 3, 2000

• RiverDelta was founded by David Callan, formerly CEO of XCOM Technologies (a CLEC and softswitch developer acquired by Level 3).

RADIX SETS SIGHTS ON BROADBAND WIRELESS ACCESS
Radix Wireless, a start-up based in Mountain View, California received $13 million in seed funding from Walden International Investment Group, Bell Atlantic, Sofinnova Ventures, Siemens Mustang Ventures, Mitsui Private Equity and the Goldman Sachs.  The company said its technology would offer unique multi-path mitigation/exploitation and interference cancellation properties for supporting multi-megabit broadband links.  The solution would allow network operators to use narrow bands below 5 GHz.  http://www.radixwireless.com/
Radix Wireless, April 3, 2000

• Radix is led by Bob Kelsch, formerly Vice President of Meridian Communications Systems at Nortel Networks and previously CEO of Raynet, a fiber access company that was acquired by Ericsson.

NEOSILICON DEVELOPS RF CHIPS FOR W-LANS, BLUETOOTH
NeoSilicon, a start-up based in San Jose, California announced plans for Radio Frequency (RF) technology on pure CMOS process, enabling aggressive integration of baseband and Digital Signal Processing (DSP) functions into a single IC.  The company will provide System on Chip (SOC) solutions for wireless LANs, Bluetooth, and other wireless devices.  NeoSilicon has raised $7.2 million through Bessemer Venture Partners and Norwest Venture Partners.  http://www.neo-silicon.com/
NeoSilicon, April 3, 2000

• NeoSilicon was founded in January 2000 by David Tahmassebi (CEO) and Morteza Saidi (CTO), both previously with VLSI Technology