NOVALUX DEVELOPS EXTENDED CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASERS
Novalux, a start-up based in Sunnyvale, California announced plans for an Extended Cavity Surface Emitting Laser which it claims will offer far greater capacity than current optical pump technology.  In comparison to diode laser-based pump technology, Novalux said its Extended Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers produce a much higher power (more than 250mW) in a perfectly circular beam emitted from the surface of the chip.  In the role of a lower power transmitter layer, the device could reduce DWDM network cost by replacing the backup transmitter for each wavelength channel with a single digitally tuned transmitter.  The company said the technology will enable very scalable active laser platforms for long-haul, metro and access optical networks.   http://www.novalux.com
Novalux, May 11, 2000

• Novalux was founded in 1998 by Dr. Aram Mooradian, who previously founded Micracor, an Acton, Mass. based company set up to commercialize laser technology that he developed while leading the Quantum Electronics Group at Massachusetts' Institute of Technology (MIT) Lincoln Laboratory.  The company is headed by Dr. Malcolm J. Thompson, who previously served as CEO of Palo Alto, California based dpiX and as Chief Technologist at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), he developed the world's first ultra-high resolution active-matrix liquid crystal display (AMLCD). 

TOSHIBA RESEARCH EUROPE PIONEERS PHOTON DETECTION FOR OPTICAL CRYPTOGRAPHY
Toshiba Research Europe (Cambridge, UK) unveiled a new type of highly sensitive detector capable of responding to individual photons.  The researchers said their advanced semiconductor nano-technology could be used to provide communications security at the optical layer.  By using single photons, two parties could detect if their communication has been intercepted or altered en route.  Technical background material on Toshiba's Quantum Cryptography is posted online.
http://www.toshiba-europe.com/cgi-bin/eu/news/show_story.pl?s=n20000409_1.dat
Toshiba Europe, May 11, 2000

BLAZE ANNOUNCES a PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORK SYSTEM
Blaze Network Products, a start-up based in Dublin, California, announced an eight-channel passive optical network (PON) system designed for last mile access.  Blaze's "Spitfire" PON transmits eight optical signals at speeds up to 155 Mbps to a centralized distribution point using a single multimode fiber from the service provider's central office, headend, or POP. From the distribution point, each of the eight signals is optically split and directed, alone or in combination, to a customer's premises. The system is comprised of an eight-channel transceiver, a passive splitter and eight one-channel transceivers.   http://www.blazenp.com/pressroom/pr_5_9_00.htm
Blaze Network Products, May 10, 2000

• Blaze is also developing a Gigabit class transceiver and 10 Gbps Ethernet products based on wide-wave division multiplexing (WWDM) technology.  The company received $10 million in venture capital funding last fall from Wasserstein Adelson Ventures, Dynafund, Intel and Vanguard Venture Partners.

KYMATA ACQUIRES HOLLAND'S BBV DESIGN AND SOFTWARE FOR ITS PASSIVE OPTICAL EXPERTISE
Kymata has acquired BBV Design and Software, a developer of passive optical device design and simulation tools, for an undisclosed sum.  BBV Design and Software is based in Enschede, The Netherlands.  Kymata is a start-up based in Scotland that is developing solid-state, planar optical integrated circuits for DWDM, including a 16-channel arrayed waveguide grating and a variable optic attenuator.  Kymata's ICs would radically simplify high channel count DWDM system designs and are expected to be much faster, smaller and more reliable than current opto-mechanical solutions.  http://www.kymata.com   http://www.bbv.nl/
Kymata, May 11, 2000

TELEGLOBE PURCHASES EUROPEAN DARK FIBER NETWORK FROM KPNQWEST
TeleGlobe will purchase 13,000 route km of dark fiber from KPNQwest for US$100 million.  The dark fiber covers five fiber rings providing connectivity to 40 key European cities.  http://www.teleglobe.com
TeleGlobe, May 11, 2000

• In January, TeleGlobe acquired 14,000 route miles (22,400 km) of dark fiber across the US from Williams Communications for $200 million.  Last May, Teleglobe launched a $5 billion plan to upgrade its facilities to next-generation optical, packet and fiber technology.  The company has also acquired a dark fiber pair on the forthcoming FLAG Atlantic-1 cable system, and has interests in 20 other undersea cable systems.  TeleGlobe already offers bandwidth services on the wavelength (2.5 or 10 Gbps) or multiple STM-1 levels on its intercontinental and intracontinental fiber routes.

ART SIGNFICANTLY INCREASES ITS NATIONWIDE SPECTRUM COVERAGE
In the FCC's 39 GHz auction that concluded earlier this week, Advanced Radio Telecom Corp. (ART) won licenses that add coverage of 355 million new channel pops to its nationwide spectrum.  ART now has approximately 930 million channel pops and an average spectrum depth of 400 MHz in top 40 markets.  http://www.ipsp.com/
ART, May 11, 2000

AGILENT ACQUIRES SAFCO FOR WIRELESS VOICE AND DATA TEST SOLUTIONS
Agilent Technologies will acquire SAFCO Technologies, a subsidiary of Salient 3 Communications, for an undisclosed sum.  SAFCO develops wireless planning, measurement, analysis and predictive software systems and data collection products and services.  The deal expands Agilent's current wireless solutions portfolio.  http://www.agilent.com/about/news/2000/11may2000a.html
http://www.safco.com/
Agilent Technologies, May 11, 2000

LUCENT FORMS SYCHIP VENTURES TO DEVELOP INTERNET APPLIANCE SILICON
Lucent Technologies has formed a new company to develop Chip-Scale Modules (CSM's) that integrate memory, logic, analog, digital and passive functions on a single chip of silicon.  The devices would be targeted at next-generation Internet appliances such as personal digital assistants and cell phones.  SyChip Inc., which is headquartered in Warren, N.J., will incorporate proprietary radio-frequency (RF) passive component and chip-on-chip interconnect technologies in modules for wireless Internet appliances.  The company said its fabrication techniques allow 50 to 100 passive components to be integrated into silicon chips on wafers up to 6 inches in diameter.  It will also employ a Chip-on-Chip (COC)/flip-chip technology by which two chips can be stacked vertically, greatly reducing system space requirements, improving signal access time, and reducing power consumption.   http://www.lucent.com/press/0500/000511.coa.html
http://www.sychip.com
Lucent Technologies, May 11, 2000

INTEL EXPANDS ITS INTERNET MEDIA SERVICES GROUP
Intel will invest $200 million in its new Internet Media Services business group, which content distribution for streaming media over the Web.  Intel Internet Media Services will deliver its content Williams' national ATM backbone.  It has also formed alliances with InterNAP, Teleglobe Communications and Cidera (satellite-based content delivery). Intel is also pursuing last mile alliances with Rhythms NetConnections, NorthPoint and New Edge Networks.  Its initial customers include Premiere Radio Networks, nasdaq.com, Investor Broadcast Network, Comedy.com, MeTV.com, Golf Magazine KISSFMi.com, Fox Family Channel, Quokka Sports, Avid Sports and the Continental Basketball Association.  http://www.intel.com/pressroom/archive/releases/in051100.htm
Intel, May 11, 2000

MIAMI-BASED INTERLOOP TO DEPLOY LUCENT'S STINGER VODSL
Interloop, an integrated communications provider (ICP) based in Miami, will begin deploying Lucent's Stinger DSL Access Concentrator, 7R/E NOW solution, and the PacketStar (PSAX) PSAX 2300 and PSAX 600 Access Concentrators to support voice and data DSL services in southern Florida.  The multi-million dollar deal also includes Jetstream's CPX-1000 broadband voice services platform.  Financial terms were not disclosed  http://www.interloop.net/  http://www.lucent.com/press/0500/000511.nsa.html
Lucent Technologies, May 11, 2000

Networld + Interop:  BEST OF SHOW AWARDS

The following companies received Best of Show Awards at this week's Networld+Interop show in Las Vegas.

 Best of Show Grand Prize:  Intel's NetStructure 7210 XML Accelerator appliance, which uses a rules-based engine to carry out secure Business-to-Business XML transactions up to 50 times faster.  http://www.intel.com/netstructure/products/xml_7210.htm

People’s Choice Award: AppStream's Java network applications software, which help Application Service Providers (ASPs) to address download, performance, and management issues for applications delivered online.  http://www.appstream.com/solutions/for_java.html

Enterprise Network Infrastructure: Extreme Networks' Alpine 3808 switch, which introduces an IP-TDM capability to support fixed, guaranteed latency circuits for voice and video traffic based on IETF's DiffServ and other QoS features, as well link redundancy with SONET-like reliability.  The Alpine 3800 series will also provide DWDM and packet over SONET interfaces.  http://www.extremenetworks.com/alpine/alpine.asp

Network Security and Performance: Indus River's PKI Works, an enterprise-class Virtual Private Networking solution.  http://www.indusriver.com/

Performance Test and Measurement: Netcom Systems' POS-6505 TeraMetrics SmartModule, which extends its SmartBits system to the 10 Gbps realm, offering full wire rate data plane testing, an on-board Linux/Pentium based platform providing an open architecture for control plane, and application layer testing.  http://www.netcomsystems.com/

Carrier Network Infrastructure: Alcatel's OneStream ASAM, a DSL concentrator that supports up to five times the line density of the company's existing Alcatel 1000 DSLAM.  The new ASAM also adds support for multiple ATM QoS classes and switched virtual circuits (SVCs).  http://www.alcatel.com/

Network Management: Loran Technologies' Kinnetics 3.0, which provides enterprise networks with automatic physical network documentation, root cause fault determination and network-wide performance and capacity management  http://www.loran.com/products/index.html

Network Servers and Peripherals:  HP NetServer LT 6000r, a high performance server incorporating up to six Intel Pentium III Xeon processors:  http://netserver.hp.com/netserver/products/highlights_lh6000.asp

WAN and Remote Access: Cisco Systems' new  827 ADSL Router, which 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).  http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/146/pressroom/2000/apr00/smb_040300.htm

 WAN Services: MCI WorldCom for Business Class IP Service, which provides network-based IP intranets and extranets for ATM and Frame Relay customers.  The service is built on Cisco Systems’ MGX 8850 and BPX 8650 IP+ATM multiservice switches and its implementation of MPLS.  http://www.wcom.com/about_the_company/press_releases/display.phtml?cr/20000508

IP Telephony and Video: Shoreline IP Voice Communications System 2.0, which offers IP-PBX connectivity for up to 1,200 users, with support for remote teleworkers, unified messaging through MS Outlook.  The ShoreGear voice switch provides connectivity to 24 industry standard analog phones, plus trunking to the PSTN, and a 10/100 Mbps port for IP connectivity. http://www.shorelineteleworks.com/