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SBC
SELECTS LUCENT'S 7R/E PACKET TELEPHONY FOR NATIONAL EXPANSION
SBC Communications
selected Lucent Technologies as its primary provider of data,
voice and access infrastructure technology for its national
network expansion. The
five-year contract, which is expected to be valued at more than $1
billion, covers SBC's nationwide entry into 30 markets outside its
traditional service areas. SBC
will be deploying a combination of Lucent's 7R/E Packet Solutions,
AnyMedia Access Systems, GX 550 and CBX 500 Multiservice ATM
switches, and operations and network management systems.
SBC plans to enter nine new markets this year and 21 next
year, providing local, long-distance, Internet and high-speed data
services to businesses and consumers.
Expansion efforts are already underway in Baltimore,
Boston, Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, New York, Seattle, and Washington,
DC.
http://www.lucent.com/press/1000/001005.nsb.html
Lucent
Technologies, October 5, 2000
- Earlier
this week, Cable &
Wireless selected Nortel Networks for a global migration from
circuit-switched voice to VoIP.
The $1.4 billion contract covers deployment and
operation of Nortel's Succession Communication Server 2000,
Succession Communication Server 3000 softswitch and Nortel
Networks Passport 15000 Packet Voice Gateway.
- Last
month, Global Crossing announced
plans to converge all of its voice traffic over packet
infrastructure by the end of 2002.
Its network includes Sonus Networks' GSX9000 Open
Services Switch, the PSX6000 SoftSwitch and the SGX2000 SS7
Signaling Gateway.
ONI
SYSTEMS INTRODUCES A LONGER REACH OPTICAL TRANSPORT SYSTEM
ONI Systems
introduced a new regional optical transport platform designed to
transmit signals up to 640 km between source and destination
without electrical regeneration.
The new ONLINE11000
chassis could be deployed in rings ranging from a few hundred
kilometers to more than 1,000 km. The new platform shares the line
cards, client interfaces and management system as ONI System's
existing metro core and metro access solutions.
It features full optical add/drop capabilities, line-based
optical or path-based rerouting of channels in the event of
optical fiber failure, and support for 33 protected and 66
unprotected wavelengths. Client
interfaces include OC3, OC12, OC48, (OC192 expected Q4 2000),
Gigabit Ethernet, Fibre Channel and ESCON.
http://www.oni.com/
ONI Systems, October 5, 2000
NET2PHONE'S
MINUTES OF USE GROWS TO 167 MILLION, UP 38% OVER Q2
Net2Phone's
minutes of use grew to 167 million during Q3, up 38% over the
preceding quarter and 117% over the same period last year.
Since forming its key alliance with Microsoft in late July,
Net2Phone has routed more than 100 million minutes.
The company reported quarterly revenue of $24.9 million and
a net loss of $27.8 million, or ($0.29) per share, prior to
one-time charges for the acquisition of Aplio.
http://www.net2phone.com/cgi-bin/pagemerge.cgi?outer=press_releases00&inner=10_5_2000
Net2Phone, October 5, 2000
- Microsoft integrates Net2Phone's
PC-based client software into its MSN Messenger Service 3.0, a
free Internet messaging client.
The service includes a new "Call" button that
allows users to place PC-to-PC or PC-to-phone calls to any of
their online buddies.
- In
July, Net2Phone acquired
Aplio, a developer of a standalone Internet telephony
telephone that reroutes calls over the Internet without a PC.
The Aplio/Phone uses its own processor and modem, Flash RAM,
hardware-based full-duplex voice compression, embedded Linux
and a proprietary Internet connection process to mediate
between calling parties.
Aplio was based in Paris, France.
BROADWING
INTRODUCES PHONE-TO-PHONE VOIP SERVICE
Broadwing
Communications launched phone-to-phone VoIP service in partnership
with Zeroplus.com, an Internet telephony provider. To place a
call, the service requires users to enter a PIN number after
dialing a toll-free access number.
http://www.broadwing.com
Broadwing,
October 5, 2000
CORNING
INNOVATION VENTURES FORMS $50 MILLION VENTURE
Corning
announced a new venture fund targeted at optical start-ups.
Corning Innovation Ventures initially holds $50 million.
The company recently participated in the funding of
CyOptics, a developer of optoelectronic components for 40Gbps and
ultra-long-haul transmission.
http://www.corning.com/innovationventures
Corning Innovation Ventures,
October 5, 2000
WAVESPLITTER
FILES FOR IPO
WaveSplitter
Technologies, a start-up offering optical components and modules
based on fused fiber and planar lightguide circuit technologies,
filed SEC registration papers for a proposed initial public
offering of its common stock.
WaveSplitter is
based in Fremont, California.
http://www.wavesplitter.com/
Wavesplitter,
October 5, 2000
- In
June, WaveSplitter named Bill
Diamond as its new President and CEO.
Diamond most recently was vice president of marketing
at E-TEK Dynamics and was a major contributor to the company's
successful IPO. Prior
to E-TEK, Diamond directed the worldwide marketing activities
for Lucent Technologies' Optoelectronics business unit.
PEREGRINE
SEMI ATTRACTS $21 MILLION INVESTMENT FOR 10 GBPS CMOS DEVICES
Peregrine
Semiconductor raised $21 million in new venture funding to support
its development of new 10 Gbps physical layer devices, as well as
6 GHz RF integrated circuits, based on its silicon-on-insulator
processing technology. Peregrine's
Ultra-Thin-Silicon (UTSi) CMOS process technology is currently
being used in radio frequency IC products for CDMA digital
cellular, Bluetooth and LMDS/MMDS broadband wireless access.
Investors include Morgenthaler Ventures, Patricof &
Co., Apax Partners, Wasserstein Adelsen Ventures, Roser Ventures,
CSK Ventures of Tokyo, Japan. http://www.peregrine-semi.com
Peregrine Semiconductor, October 5, 2000
- Peregrine
Semiconductor is based in San Diego, California. It recently
acquired a CMOS fab in Sydney, Australia.
SCI-WORX
ACQUIRES SICAN FOR SYSTEM-ON-CHIP SOLUTIONS, INFINEON INVESTS
Sci-worx GmbH
acquired Sican's intellectual property modules and System-On-Chip
(SOC) solutions for secure applications in wired and wireless
communications. Infineon
Technologies acquired a 75% equity share in the merged company,
which will be based in Hannover, Germany.
Financial terms were not disclosed.
http://www.sci-worx.com/
Infineon,
October 5, 2000
SBC
AND BELLSOUTH NAME THEIR JOINT VENTURE "CINGULAR
WIRELESS"
SBC
and BellSouth named their joint venture "Cingular
Wireless." The
company is the second largest wireless carrier in the US with 19
million customers in 38 states and $12 billion in annual revenue.
http://www.cingular.com/
Cingular
Wireless, October 5, 2000
FRANCE
TELECOM'S WANADOO
REPORTS 1.5 MILLION CUSTOMERS, 61K BROADBAND USERS
As
of September, France Telecom's Wanadoo Internet service had 1.5
million subscribers in France.
The company was providing Internet service to 61,000 cable
modem and ADSL customers, up from 43,180 in June 2000.
The company attributed the growth to ADSL.
Wanadoo is currently hosting 35,000 Web sites.
It also has 505,000 active customers outside of France,
chiefly in Belgium, Spain, the Netherlands and Morocco.
Wanadoo is targeting the 10-million customer mark in Europe
by 2003, with 30% of the total on cable modem and ADSL.
http://www.francetelecom.com/vanglais/actualite/frames/res_wana.htm
France Telecom, October 5, 2000
JTEC
APPOINTS FORMER NORTEL NETWORKS EXECUTIVES AS NEW CEO
Jtec
Pty Limited, a subsidiary of Techniche, appointed Brian Davis as
executive chairman and chief executive officer.
Davis formerly served as chief
executive of Nortel Networks for Australia and New Zealand.
He replaces Keith Murray, who has been acting CEO for the
last 5 months and John Riedl who is now chief executive officer of
Jtec's recently established subsidiary Jtec China.
Jtec specializes in the design and implementation of
carrier grade access and intelligent switching solutions for
service providers and carriers worldwide. It developed its own
ATM-based multi-function access platform.
http://www.jtec.com.au/
Jtec,
October 5, 2000
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