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AEERIE
NETWORKS PLANS LARGEST US INTERCITY FIBER NETWORK YET
Aerie Networks, a new venture backed by leading oil
companies and electric utilities, announced plans to build and
operate a 20,000 route mile nationwide intercity network across
the US with more than 8.9 million fiber miles (432 fibers per
cable). Aerie has
already assembled rights-of-way for the majority of its network
along natural gas, oil and liquid petroleum pipelines.
Aeerie said its network architecture will have fewer network
elements, fewer network layers, and a next generation Operation
and Support System (OSS). Construction
will start this summer. Investors
include BP Amoco, Buckeye Partners, CMS Energy, Explorer
Pipeline, Kinder Morgan, Marathon Ashland Pipe Line, National Fuel
Gas, Plantation Pipe Line, PG&E, Sempra, Sun Pipe Line and
TEPPCO, among others. Aeerie
is based in Denver. http://www.aerienetworks.com
Aeerie Networks, April 12, 2000
- Aeerie Networks is led by Peter
Geddis (CEO), formerly COO of Qwest.
- The Global Crossing (Frontier)
coast-to-coast network uses 24 strands of fiber.
Qwest’s North American network uses 48+ fibers on
most of its route. Level
3’s intercity, terrestrial network is being built with ten
to twelve conduits. Initially,
only one of the conduits will be filled with fiber, allowing
for an ongoing fiber upgrade plan.
TERABEAM
AND LUCENT FORM SYSTEMS COMPANY FOR FIBERLESS OPTICAL
Lucent
Technologies and TeraBeam Networks, a start-up service provider
using over-the-air optical technology to deliver gigabit access
services, will form a systems company to integrate its fiberless
optical networks. TeraBeam
and Lucent will own 70 and 30 percent, respectively, of TeraBeam
Internet Systems. TeraBeam's Fiberless Optical network is a
point-to-multipoint solution that uses a small transceiver with a
proprietary holographic optical element for sending/receiving
signals. The service
does not require licensed spectrum.
http://www.terabeam.com/
http://www.lucent.com/press/0400/000412.coa.html
Lucent
Technologies, April 12, 2000
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TeraBeam
Networks is currently operating in downtown Seattle with
a seven cell-site network.
Commercial service is expected to be launched in major
US cities during summer of 2000.
Earlier this week, Terabeam announced completion of a
third round of equity financing totaling $105 million.
Dan Hesse recently joined TeraBeam Networks as its
President and CEO. Hesse
previously served as President and CEO of AT&T Wireless
Services.
LUXN
ADDS DISTANCE AND ADD/DROP FEATURES TO ITS OPTICAL ACCESS SYSTEM
LuxN,
a start-up based in Sunnyvale, California announced Release 2.0 of
its WavSystem 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.
LuxN’s WavSystem can now scale to 70 km without
amplification, and support 16-channel WDM, fixed optical add/drop
multiplexing, optical path protection switching (detect
in less than 3 ms, switch in less than 25 ms), enhanced
remote provisioning and graphical interfaces for element
management. The University of Texas at Austin is testing the LuxN
platform for a Gigabit Ethernet WAN supporting its 65,000 user
network. http://www.luxn.com
LuxN, April 12, 2000
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LuxN
is funded by New Enterprise Associates, US Venture Partners,
Menlo Ventures, Mitsui, Mitsubishi and Siemens.
METRO-OPTIX
SECURES $28 MILLION FOR HYBRID OPTICAL BANDWIDTH MANAGER
Metro-Optix,
a start-up based in Santa Clara, California secured $28 million in
first round financing for its development of a hybrid bandwidth
manager aimed at metropolitan optical access.
The first Metro-Optix products are scheduled for trials in
mid-2000. The company
plans to formally unveil its CityStream optical networking
platform in May 2000. Investors include Ericsson, Chase
Capital Partners, InterWest Partners, Sevin Rosen and CenterPoint.
http://www.metro-optix.com
Metro-Optix,
April 12, 2000
GLOBESPAN
SOFTWARE DOUBLES EXISTING SDSL SPEEDS TO 4.6 MBPS
GlobeSpan
announced new software for its XDSL2 chipset that enables DSL
equipment manufacturers to deliver symmetric DSL transmission at
up to 4.6 Mbps over a single copper pair.
The company has reference designs available.
http://www.globespan.net/
GlobeSpan, April 12, 2000
VERIZON
WIRELESS AWARDS $500 MILLION CONTRACT TO NORTEL NETWORKS
Verizon
Wireless, the new name for Bell Atlantic Mobile + AirTouch
Cellular, plans to purchase an estimated US$500 million in
wireless, optical transport and ATM switching equipment from
Nortel Networks. By
the end of 2000, the company will invest more than US$3 billion in
its nationwide network to further expand its digital footprint and
increase capacity for wireless voice and data services.
Verizon is preparing to conduct trials in Dallas of a
packet-based, all-IP wireless network architecture.
A second trial of cdma2000 digital radio technology is
planned for August. http://www.nortelnetworks.com
Nortel Networks, April 12, 2000
CISCO
ACQUIRES HIGH-SPEED SILICON EXPERTISE FROM ISRAEL'S SEAGULL
SEMICONDUCTOR
Cisco
Systems will acquire the core technology development team of
Seagull Semiconductor, an Israeli developer of high-bandwidth
serial I/O products, for approximately $19 million in stock and
cash. Cisco said the
acquisition would bring high-speed silicon expertise to accelerate
the development of terabit performance routers.
Seagull's core development team has about 17 engineers.
http://www.seagull.co.il/
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/146/pressroom/2000/apr00/corp_041200.htm
Cisco Systems, April 12, 2000
SONY
INVESTS IN ARRAYCOMM FOR HIGH SPEED WIRELESS
ArrayComm,
a start-up developing a unique wireless access solution based on
spatial processing techniques secured $15 million in venture
funding, including an $8 million investment from Sony Corporation.
ArrayComm's i-BURST technology uses spatial
processing software to significantly increase radio spectrum
efficiency. ArrayComm
said its platform of adaptive smart antennas could deliver data
rates of up to 40 Mbps per cell, which could be shared between
many simultaneous users at user data rates in excess of 1 Mbps in
a fully loaded system. ArrayComm
is based in San Jose, California. http://www.arraycomm.com/Company/pr_detail.html?id=43
ArrayComm, April 11, 2000
CALY
NETWORKS TARGETS ADVANCED WIRELESS TRANSMISSION
Caly
Networks, a start-up developing advanced wireless transmission
technology, received $31 million in second round financing from
Goldman Sachs, Sprout Venture Capital, Siemens Mustang Ventures,
Pacific Technology Investment, ComVentures, Lucent Venture
Partners, Nokia Ventures, and Worldview Technology Partners.
CALY has offices in Sunnyvale, California, and in Gerrards
Cross, UK.
Caly Networks, April 12, 2000
VIATEL
ACQUIRES 25% STAKE IN LEVEL 3 TRANSATLANTIC CABLE
Viatel
will acquire a 25 percent ownership interest, valued at over $150
million, in a 1.28 Tbps trans-Atlantic fiber-optic cable system
now under construction by Level 3.
The cable is expected to enter service in September 2000.
http://www.level3.com/
Level 3, April 12, 2000
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