CABLE & WIRELESS LAUNCHES ASP OFFERINGS WITH COMPAQ, MICROSOFT
Cable & Wireless introduced a set of hosted business services, including remotely provisioned Microsoft applications, targeted at small and medium-sized businesses.  The fully managed services encompass Internet access, end user desktop PCs and handheld devices, and 24x7 support.  Cable & Wireless a-Services is a strategic alliance with Compaq Computer and Microsoft.  http://www.cwusa.com
Cable & Wireless, September 25, 2000

ZHONE UNVEILS ITS SINGLE LINE MULTI-SERVICE LOCAL LOOP ARCHITECTURE
Zhone Technologies, a start-up headed by the former management team from Ascend Communications, unveiled its Zhone's Single Line Multi-Service (SLMS) architecture for restructuring local-loop networks for more efficient broadband access services.  Zhone’s blueprint aims to consolidate copper, fiber, and coaxial physical loop plants into a single integrated infrastructure supporting multiple transport options and multiple services with a common management model.  Product plans include a Broadband Access Node (BAN) that would serve as a single provisioning and management system for voice, data, and content services.  The platform will use a combination of voice and data Application Specific Processors (ASPs), TDM trunking, ATM trunking, SDSL/HDSL2, and 10/100 Ethernet cards.  Initial interfaces range from 10/100 Ethernet to DS-3 and OC-3. Zhone will also support both Point-to-Point Protocol over ATM (PPPoA) and PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) service terminations, as well as VoIP) and voice over ATM (VoATM) on a single interface card.  http://www.zhone.com
Zhone Technologies, September 25, 2000

• Zhone also offers "Sechtor 300" Universal Voice Gateway provides Voice-over-ATM, Voice-over-IP, and TDM voice services over various access infrastructures.  The device integrates traditional 3/1/0 DACS functionality and also features an integral ATM backplane for gateway services between ATM networks and Class 5 switches.  It uses GR-303 signaling to act as an extension to existing voice switches, concentrating voice traffic near the customer while supporting comprehensive CLASS and lifeline voice services.  
  
• Zhone Technologies was founded in September 1999 by Mory Ejabat, the former President and CEO of Ascend Communications; Jeanette Symons, the former CTO of Ascend; and Robert Dahl, the former CFO of Ascend.  Zhone subsequently acquired Premisys Communications.  The company is based in Oakland, CA.

SPIRENT INTRODUCES LAYER 1-7 TESTING ON A SINGLE PLATFORM
Spirent Communications added new Layer 1 optical network testing functionality to its flagship Adtech AX/4000 OC-192c Packet over SONET Test Solution, enabling the platform to provide testing from DWDM and SONET up through the routing stack.  Spirent said emerging standards, such as MPLambdaS, would enable optical bandwidth allocation based on IP differentiated traffic flows, thereby necessitating integrated Layer 1 to Layer 7 testing. The solution will be available in Q4 as a new feature of the Adtech AX/4000 OC-192c platform.  http://www.spirentcom.com
Spirent Communications, September 25, 2000

LUCENT INTRODUCES "PI-SWITCH" ARCHITECTURE AND OPTICAL CROSS-CONNECT CHIP
Lucent Technologies introduced a protocol-independent switch fabric architecture designed to support QoS functionality while scaling to terabit speed IP, ATM and multiservice applications.  The new “Pi-Switch" chip set features a nonblocking architecture with switching and buffering capacities scaling from 20 Gbps to 128 Gbps.  The architecture uses a proprietary scheduling structure to allocate guaranteed bandwidth and excess bandwidth to QoS channels independently. Lucent said the design would scale to support OC-768 (40 Gbps) port rates.  Applications include multi-service access switches, add/drop muxes, and other devices requiring multiprotocol interconnects.  http://www.lucent.com/press/0900/000925.meb.html

Lucent also introduced a digital cross-connect integrated circuit (IC) for OC-192 SONET/SDH systems.  The device has a 40 Gbps switching capacity and supports a total of 768 non-blocking time slots. It is targeted at core and metro TDM applications, such as SONET/SDH digital cross-connect equipment, add/drop multiplexers, high-speed core switches and SONET/SDH test equipment.   The chip will be fabricated using Lucent's COM2 complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) technology.  http://www.lucent.com/press/0900/000925.mec.html
Lucent Technologies, September 25, 2000

CHIARO SECURES ADDITIONAL $100 MILLION FOR ITS OPTICAL COMPONENTS
Chiaro Networks, a start-up developing a line of optical components, raised more than $100 million in third round venture funding.  To date, the company has raised a total of $130 million.  Investors include Polaris Venture Capital, Koor Corporate Venture Capital, Charter Growth Capital, Mustang Ventures, Robertson Stephens' Bayview 2000 Fund, and Vitesse Venture Fund. Existing investors who also participated in this round included CenterPoint Ventures, Crown Advisors, Intel Capital, InterWest Partners, Rho Management, Sevin Rosen, and Star Ventures.  The company has offices in Texas and Israel.  http://www.chiaro.com
Chiaro Networks, September 25, 2000

ONEX DEVELOPS OPTICAL ASICS, IBM ACQUIRES EQUITY STAKE
Onex Communications, a start-up based in Bedford, Mass., announced plans for a line of ASICs aimed at the optical network service switching layer.  The company’s silicon architecture is being designed to aggregate, groom, route and switch TDM, Frame, IP and ATM traffic from DS1 through OC-192 across Layers 1-5 of the network.  IBM has agreed to manufacture Onex’ forthcoming customized ASICs and will acquire an equity stake in the company.  IBM will also provide high performance core for the Onex ASICs.  http://www.onexco.com
Onex Communications, September 25, 2000

• Onex was founded by Subhash Roy, previously Principal Engineer at TranSwitch Corporation, and Phil Nyborg, also previously associated with TranSwitch.  Venture funding comes from Star Ventures, St. Paul Ventures, Venrock Associates, Signal Lake Ventures, The Seed Fund and TranSwitch Corporation.

ACORN NETWORKS SHOWS ITS OC-48 NETWORK PROCESSOR
Acorn Networks, a start-up based in Reston, Virginia, introduced its single-chip design for multiprotocol processing and traffic shaping at OC-48c for ATM, IP and Frame Relay.  Acorn’s first product provides packet and cell processing engine that performs classification, per-flow queuing, ATM SAR and other interworking functions, and maintains per-flow statistics for up to 64K connections using low-cost external SDRAMs.  http://www.acorn-networks.com/
Acorn Networks, September 25, 2000

KOREA TELECOM SELECTS CIENA FOR METRO OPTICAL
Ciena announced a major contract to supply its metropolitan optical transport systems to Korea Telecom.  The deployment covers seven metropolitan fiber rings throughout Korea, including the capital city of Seoul, and will be used for existing services, such as SONET, and new Gigabit Ethernet services.  Financial terms were not disclosed.  http://www.ciena.com/news/archive/2000/09/09.25.2000.html
Ciena, September 25, 2000

DUTCH CLEC SELECTS REDBACK’S OPTICAL TRANSPORT PLATFORM
Cistron Telecom, a Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC) based in Holland, selected Redback Networks’ SmartEdge optical transport platform to optimize its SONET/SDH rings for IP services.  The Redback box will be used to internally connect multiple optical rings within a single shelf unit, providing an embedded bandwidth management function.  The system can also handle TDM and IP-based packet traffic in parallel within a single port.  Cistron currently provides full-bandwidth ADSL connections in both the consumer and business markets.  Financial terms were not disclosed.  
http:/www.redback.com
Redback Networks, September 25, 2000

GOTHAM NETWORKS RAISES $25 MILLION FOR ITS NEXT GEN SWITCHING/ROUTING
Gotham Networks, a start-up based in Acton, Mass., secured $25 million in second round financing for its development of a next-generation switching and routing platform.  Product plans have not yet been disclosed.  Investors include Crescendo Ventures, ComDisco Ventures, Charles River Ventures and Bessemer Venture Partners.  http://www.gothamnetworks.com/
Gotham Networks, September 25, 2000

• Gotham Networks was founded by Lou Piazza, previously with BBN Communications and Wellfleet; Vijay Aggarwal, previously Principal Architect of Nexabit Network's Terabit Router (acquired by Lucent); and George Kajos, previously with VideoServer and Coral Networks/SynOptics.

YIPES TO IMPLEMENT IP-USAGE METERING FROM NARUS
Yipes will implement the NARUS Billing Mediation System (BMS) in its optical IP network.  The NARUS Analyzers will be deployed in strategic locations in the nationwide Yipes network to collect application level data. Yipes will use the IP-usage metering to differentiate its services and to capture value for an ever-widening menu of targeted, value-added offerings.  Financial terms were not disclosed.  http://www.narus.com/ 
NARUS, September 25, 2000

CABLETRON SYSTEMS RETURNS TO PROFITABILITY
Cabletron Systems reported better than expected quarterly revenue of $241.1 million and net income of $1.1 million, $0.01 per share, thereby returning to profitability earlier than expected. 

• Aprisma Management Technologies, $17.3 million, up 15% over last year
• Enterasys Networks, $191 million, up 8% over last year
• GlobalNetwork Technology Services, $13 million, up 20% over last year
• Riverstone Networks, $21 million, up 30% over last year .
  http://www.cabletron.com
  Cabletron Systems, September 25, 2000