GLOBAL CROSSING'S CEO SEES 3G WIRELESS AS MAJOR DRIVER FOR TRAFFIC GROWTH
Speaking at the Broadband Year 2000 conference in San Jose, Global Crossing CEO Leo Hinderey predicted that a rapid uptake in 3G wireless services beginning next year would become a major driver of backbone bandwidth demand.  He predicted that broadband wireless could account for as much as 50% of all traffic traversing Global Crossing networks in 5 years.  By forestalling FCC auctions for 3G spectrum and by becoming embroiled in protracted standards debates, Hinderey warned that the US would fall behind Europe and Japan in rolling out the next wave of mobile services.  Global Crossing has no plans to enter the market for last mile services, except for high value, direct to business premise connectivity in the major cities it serves.  The company is already exiting the ILEC business it inherited through its merger with Frontier.  Regarding the recent decision of US and European regulators to block the proposed MCI Worldcom – Sprint merger, Hinderey said he was surprised and disappointed that the governments intervened.  In his opinion, the US Department was Justice was mistaken in looking to the past to judge the market potential of the two companies, rather than looking ahead a few years to see the tremendous bandwidth that will be unleashed by new technologies and new competitors.  He believes that current market share issues and business practices of the companies could have been addressed through certain restrictions.
Converge! Network Digest, June 28, 2000

PMC-SIERRA ACQUIRES DATUM TELEGRAPHIC FOR ITS 3G WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY
PMC-Sierra will acquire Datum Telegraphic, a start-up developing wireless semiconductors, for approximately US$125 million (681,000 PMCS shares).  Datum Telegraphic is developing a new class of Digital Signal Processors (DSPs) allowing traffic for all major digital wireless standards, including W-CDMA, EDGE, or cdmaOne, to be transmitted using a single digitally controlled power amplifier architecture.  Current Base Transceiver Station (BTS) solutions require multiple power amplifiers per system.  Datum's power amplifier linearization technology also improves the performance for second-generation single carrier systems such as GSM, LMDS and Wireless Local Loop applications.  PMC-Sierra said the acquisition would form the nucleus of its expansion into wireless infrastructure.  http://www.pmc-sierra.com/pressRoom/pr/2000062801.html
PMC-Sierra, June 28, 2000

NOKIA TO IMPLEMENT REALPLAYER VIDEO IN FUTURE MOBILE DEVICES
Nokia agreed to implement RealNetworks' RealPlayer technology in its next generation EPOC based communicators and smart phones.  The first Nokia EPOC products supporting the video streaming system are scheduled to be available in 2001.   http://press.nokia.com/PM/784567.html
Nokia, June 28, 2000

CISCO SIGNS NEW FIXED WIRELESS PARTNERS
Cisco Systems signed three integration partners, Bechtel, Fluor and Getronics, to help service providers deploy broadband fixed wireless networks.  In addition, Cisco has reached an agreement with Netro in which its system integration partners will have access to Netro's AirStar broadband wireless access system.  The Netro AirStar system supports the 10GHz, 26GHz, 28GHz and 39GHz LMDS ranges, complementing Cisco's 2.5GHz MMDS and 5.7GHz UNII solutions for the US market.  http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/146/pressroom/2000/jun00/sp_062800.htm
Cisco Systems, June 28, 2000

CENTILLIUM INTRODUCES OCTAL ADSL CHIPSET
Centillium Communications introduced an octal-port, Full-Rate/G.lite ADSL transceiver chipset that effectively doubles the port density of central office equipment compared to its previous solution.  Centillium's octal-port CopperFlite chipset allows each port to be individually configured to support either Full-Rate, Turbo G.lite, or G.lite standards.  It also supports multiple Permanent Virtual Circuits (PVCs) for voice-over- DSL (VoDSL) applications with QoS support and voice-over-Pulse Code Modulation (VoPCM) for transporting uncompressed toll-quality voice in conjunction with ATM.  Sampling begins next month.  http://www.centillium.com/news/press/20000628pr02.htm
Centillium, June 28, 2000

KPNQWEST LIGHTS ITS GERMAN OPTICAL NETWORK
KPNQwest activated its German network ring, connecting 16 additional cities to its European backbone.  KPNQwest will migrate its customers from existing leased lines onto its own network.  Its customers in Germany include Lufthansa, BASF, BMW and Hoechst, as well as the German Internet company Strato.  The company also open 100,000 square foot CyberCenter colocation facility in Munich next month.  http://www.kpnqwest.com
KPNQwest, June 28, 2000

ALLOPTIC TARGETS TDM/TDMA PASSIVE OPTICAL (PON)
Alloptic, a start-up based in Pleasanton, California, secured $8 million in new funding to develop optical products for the local access network. The company will focus on TDM/TDMA Passive Optical Network (PON) technology for Fiber-To-The-Home (FTTH), Fiber-To-The-Building (FTTB), and Fiber-To-The-Curb (FTTC) applications.  The products are designed to deliver OC-3, OC-12 and OC-48 over the same 1:N optical splitters currently used in the cable television network. Investors include an affiliate of The Blackstone Group, Driehaus Capital, CMS Partners, Ohio Valley Venture Fund L.P. (OVVF) and GMS Capital Partners .  http://www.alloptic.com
Alloptic, June 28, 2000

ENNOVATE NETWORKS EXPANDS R&D EFFORTS
Ennovate Networks formed a Advanced Development Group to integrate technologies such as MPLS, IP-VPNs, optical networking and DSL into its multi-service edge switching platforms.  The company also announced the appointment of Dr. Brijesh Kumar (formerly chief architect of Wireless Messaging System Protocols at Glenayre R&D) and Tom Worster (formerly with Nokia's Network Architecture and Technology Group and GDC) to its Advanced Development Group.  http://www.ennovatenetworks.com/news/press/062800.html
Ennovate Networks, June 28, 2000

NETFORMX SECURES $15 MILLION FOR ITS NETWORK DESIGN TOOLS
Netformx, a start-up based in Los Gatos, California and Tel Aviv, Israel, secured $15 million in second round funding to continue its development of solutions for multivendor network design and acquisition.  Cisco Systems recently agreed to distribute Netformx's network design application as the Cisco Network Designer.  The Cisco-branded software simplifies the traditionally complex and labor-intensive network design process by automating and combining the functionality of legacy drawing tools with a library of all orderable Cisco products, network design intelligence and configuration rules.  Netformx also supplies a Multi-vendor Device Library, allowing design engineers to build heterogeneous networks.  Investors include the Mofet Technology Fund, Sadot Research and Development, Poalim Electronic Communication, Ampal Industries, Evergreen Group, Concord Ventures, Ophir Holdings, Toyo Corporation of Japan and a group of private investors.  http://www.Netformx.com
Netformx, June 28, 2000