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BELLSOUTH
SELECTS SYCAMORE'S OPTICAL SWITCHES FOR FLORIDAMIX
BellSouth selected Sycamore's SN 16000 intelligent optical
switches and SN 8000 intelligent optical transport platform for
its forthcoming "Florida Multimedia Internet eXchange"
(FloridaMIX) network. FloridaMIX
will be a next generation Network Access Point (NAP) in South
Florida for connecting fiber routes between the US, Latin America,
the Caribbean, Africa and Western Europe.
BellSouth said it plans to construct a flexible, optical
mesh architecture that can route and re-route data traffic
quickly. Participants
committed to FloridaMIX so far include FPL Fibernet, Intermedia,
NETRAIL, Qwest, International Wire Communications (IWC), Diveo and
UUNET. BellSouth will
also offer multiple
optical connection points throughout Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm
Beach Counties to provide local ISPs will direct
connections into the exchange.
Financial terms were not disclosed.
http://www.sycamorenet.com/about/news/pressreleases.cfm?news_item_id=327
Sycamore, October 12, 2000
- In
June, Metromedia Fiber Network, AT&T, EPIK
Communications, Global Crossing, Level 3 Communications and
NetRail, agreed to participate in Internet Coast Network
Access Point (NAP) of the Americas in downtown Miami.
The NAP of the Americas facility would also be in close
proximity to undersea cable termination stations.
MOTOROLA
INTRODUCES SWITCHED IP
ACCESS FOR HFC TELEPHONY
Motorola Broadband Communications Sector (formerly
General Instrument) introduced its Switched IP Access architecture
for VoIP telephony over HFC networks where the operator has a
Class 5 switch. Motorola's
solution consists of a VoIP CPE device, its CAS 2000 DOCSIS
1.1-based cable modem termination system (CMTS), and its NETsentry
Access Network Management system.
All call-routing, billing, customer care and CLASS features
would be hosted on the existing Class 5 switch.
Motorola will use Nuera's ORCA (Open, Reliable
Communications Architecture) IP digital terminal/GR-303 gateway
interface to hand traffic off from the CMTS to the Class 5 switch.
Motorola has entered into a joint marketing and development
agreement -- which includes a strategic investment -- with Nuera
to further develop VoIP technologies.
Motorola's CPE portfolio includes the CentriQ 1000
communications gateway, which provides four lines of telephony
service plus high-speed data, along with the ability to accept
either network power or UPS power for primary line service
applications; the SURFboard SB3500 DOCSIS-based, telephony-enabled
cable modem, which offers two lines of telephony support along
with high-speed data; the SURFboard SB3600, SOHO telephony-
enabled cable modem, which provides 12 lines of telephony, 3
high-speed data ports, and routing, firewall, NAT and turnkey VPN
capability; and the CentriQ MDU (Multiple Dwelling Unit), which
offers 7 modules, with each module accommodating 12 lines of
telephony and 3 high-speed data ports.
Motorola plans to add support for home networking
technologies to all of its CPE later this year.
http://www.motorola.com
Motorola, October 12, 2000
- Nuera's ORCA RDT-21
Cable Telephony Gateway supports both GR-303 and
PacketCable NCS (Network Call Signaling) standards. The
company said the platform was designed to migrate to a
Softswitch-controlled PacketCable architecture in the future.
A software download would convert the ORCA RDT-21 into
a trunking gateway for off-net calling.
- In
August, AT&T Strategic Ventures invested $10
million in Nuera as part of a $28.5 million financing round.
The privately-held company is based in San Diego,
California. http://www.nuera.com
- In January, Motorola completed
its $17 billion acquisition of General Instrument, a leading
equipment supplier for digital TV networks and hybrid fiber
coax (HFC) networks.
Its product portfolio includes digital set-top boxes,
digital and analog programming systems, HFC transmission
systems, digital satellite TV systems, and DOCSIS cable modem
systems.
FCC
ALLOCATES ADDITIONAL SPECTRUM FOR WIRELESS SERVICES
The Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) re-allocated 50 MHz of spectrum in
the 3650-3700 MHz band for use in fixed and mobile commercial
wireless services. The
FCC proposes licensing and service rules for the assignment of
fixed and mobile services licenses in this band by competitive
bidding. The spectrum
was reallocated from federal government use.
The FCC hopes the new spectrum will facilitate the
provision of advanced broadband services across the country,
particularly in rural areas.
http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Engineering_Technology/News_Releases/2000/nret0011.html
FCC, October 12, 2000
CIENA
INCREASES CHANNEL DENSITIES IN ITS DWDM, TARGETS 16 TBPS PER FIBER
Ciena will introduce 25 Ghz and 12 1/2 Ghz channel spacing
on its MultiWave CoreStream DWDM system, enabling it to
significantly increase the channel count in the long-distance
optical transport system to an industry-leading 16 terabits per
second (Tbps). Commercial
availability is expected next year.
Currently, CIENA internally produces all of the 50 Ghz and
100 Ghz fiber Bragg grating filters used in its DWDM optical
transport systems. Ciena
also announced the formation of an in-house manufacturing
capability to produce thin-film dielectric optical filters. These
proprietary designed optical filters are primarily used in optical
amplifiers.
http://www.ciena.com/news/archive/2000/10/10.12.2000.html
Ciena, October 12,
2000
- Last week, Optisphere Networks,
a subsidiary of Siemens Information and Communication
Networks, claimed a new DWDM capacity record by transmitting
7.04 Tbps over a single fiber.
The laboratory demonstration carried 176 wavelengths at
40 Gbps with 50 GHz spacing over 50km over fiber.
NEC
AND HITACHI AGREE TO JOINTLY DEVELOP NEXT-GENERATION OPTICAL
TRANSPORT SYSTEMS
NEC Corporation and Hitachi Ltd. will pursue the
joint development of next-generation optical transport systems.
The companies will form a strategic joint product planning
team to establish a common product strategy.
Target areas to be jointly developed include DWDM systems,
10Gbps/40Gbps SONET/SDH transmission systems, ultra-long haul
repeater systems, optical cross-connect systems and Network
Management Systems. http://www.nec-global.com/
NEC Corporation, October 12, 2000
- NEC's
DWDM system was recently selected by ntl, one of the leading
digital mobile phone operators in the UK, for its Orange Core
Network Project. NEC
is also a DWDM supplier for AT&T's network (SpectralWave
32/64) and for the China-US, Japan-US, and APCN2 submarine
cable projects. The
company recently announced plans to scale its DWDM platform to
support as many as 80 OC-768 (40 Gbps) channels.
LANTERN
SECURES $59 MILLION FOR ITS 10 GBPS ETHERNET OPTICAL PACKET RINGS
Lantern Communications, a start-up working on 10 Gbps
Ethernet optical packet ring technology, raised $59 million in its
second round of financing. The
company's Resilient Optical Packet Ring is being developed to
provide scalable Ethernet services with assured Service Level
Agreements (SLAs). Product
specifics have not yet been announced.
Lantern currently has over 90 employees with development
facilities in San Jose, CA and Ottawa, Canada.
Investors include The Goldman Sachs Group, Madison Dearborn
Partners, Menlo Ventures, Integral Capital, Tyco International and
Mohr Davidow Ventures. http://www.lanterncom.com/
Lantern Communications, October 12, 2000
- Lantern Communications was
founded in early 1999 by Nasser
Hiekali, a co-founder of CellAccess Technology, an ATM company
acquired by FORE Systems in 1995; and Nader Vijeh, formerly a
Director of Engineering and Principal Architect at FORE
Systems.
- Lantern is a participant in the IEEE
802 Resilient Packet Ring Study Group.
http://www.ieee802.org/rprsg/
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AGILENT
ADDS GIGABIT
ETHERNET
AND OC-192C TO TEST PLATFORM
Agilent Technologies
introduced a high-speed interface module for OC-192c/STM-64c
wire-speed testing on its RouterTester platform.
The solution permits developers of terabit routers to test
both protocol and packet forwarding performance at OC-192c line
rates, as well as full line-rate Packet over SONET
(POS) traffic generation, trigger- and filter-based packet
capture, and off-line analysis and IP
performance statistic reporting.
Agilent also announced the availability of interface
modules for Gigabit
Ethernet
and OC-3c/STM-1. http://www.agilent.com
Agilent Technologies, October 12, 2000
FIBERWORKS
ORDERS 175,000 KM OF CORNING FIBER FOR SOUTHERN US NETWORKS
Fiberworks, a privately-held wholesale carrier based in
Georgia, ordered 175,000 km of Corning's MetroCor fiber for
deployment in metro-area networks in the southeastern US.
Fiberworks plans to deploy a combination of 24 and 144
fiber count cable directly to class A office buildings.
Network constructions will begin in Atlanta, followed by
Charlotte, Raleigh and Durham, North Carolina; Dallas, Ft. Worth,
Austin, San Antonio and Houston, Texas; Miami, Ft. Lauderdale,
Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa, and St. Petersburg, Florida;
Greenville and Spartanburg, South Carolina, Nashville, Tennessee,
Birmingham, Alabama and New Orleans, Louisiana.
Financial terms were not disclosed.
http://www.corning.com/news/news_update1/index.html
Corning, October 12, 2000
BEIJING
TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACTIVATES 10 GBPS OPTICAL NET
Beijing Telecommunications Administration (BTA)
activated commercial service on a 10 Gbps optical network based on
Lucent's WaveStar platform. Under BTA's Year 2000 Expansion
Project, Lucent is also supplying its WaveStar ADM 16/1 optical
multiplexers, WaveStar DACS 4/4/1 optical cross connect equipment
and ITM-SC and SNMS network management systems.
http://www.lucent.com/press/1000/001012.nsa.html
Lucent Technologies, October 12, 2000
JUNIPER
NETWORKS REPORTS REVENUE OF $201 MILLION, UP 78% OVER Q2
Juniper Networks posted quarterly revenue of $201.2
million, up 78% compared with $113.0 million for the second
quarter. Net income
was $60.3 million or $0.17 per share, prior to special charges.
http://www.juniper.net
Juniper
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