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BROADWING'S
NY WEB-HOSTING CENTER SELLS OUT IN FIRST DAY
Collocation space in Broadwing's new web-hosting data center in
New York City was completely sold out when it opened this week.
An expansion to increase capacity by an additional 50% will
be completed early next year.
The NY facility is Broadwing's 10th web-hosting data center
to come online. http://www.broadwing.com
Broadwing, November 15, 2000
AT&T
OPENS INTERNET DATA CENTER IN CHICAGO AREA TO HEAVY DEMAND
AT&T announced the opening of a new 130,000-square-foot
Internet Data Center in Chicago saying that customer demand is so
intense that nearly all of the facility is fully committed.
An expansion is already under way and is scheduled to open
next spring. http://www.att.com/press/item/0,1354,3477,00.html
AT&T, November
15, 2000
- In April, AT&T announced
plans with BT and Concert to invest $2 billion over three
years to build a network of 44 Internet Data Centers in 16
countries.
EQUINIX
SECURES $150 MILLION IN NEW FINANCING FOR ITS INTERNET BUSINESS
EXCHANGES
Equinix secured $150
million in senior credit facilities to support its rollout of
neutral Internet Business Exchange centers.
The new commitments replace and increase earlier
commitments the company had for $100 million.
Equinix currently has six IBX centers operational totaling
approximately 400,000 square feet and is building an additional
two IBX centers and several expansion projects by the end of 2001.
http://www.equinix.com/press/2000/11-15-00.htm
Equinix, November 15,
2000
GLOBAL
CROSSING TESTS LUCENT'S 40 GBPS TRANSMISSION
Global Crossing began testing Lucent Technologies' 40G optical
transmission across a 71-km fiber link connecting Brussels and
Antwerp, Belgium. The
system is based on time division multiplexing (TDM) technology
(OC-768/STM-256) using a single laser over a single wavelength of
light. Lucent said
its 40G system would be suitable for both long-haul (core) and
metro networks over a variety of fiber types.
http://www.lucent.com/press/1100/001115.nsc.html
Lucent Technologies, November 15, 2000
- Separately,
Lucent announced contracts to supply its WaveStar
ADM 16/1 and its accompanying regenerator equipment to KDDI of
Japan.
AVANEX
RECEIVES DWDM PATENT, TESTS 1,000 WAVELENGTHS IN THE LAB
Avanex was granted a US patent for its proprietary
Phase Differential Method of DWDM.
The process uses a polarization beam splitter and a
nonlinear interferometer to split an optical signal into an
extraordinarily high number of wavelengths.
Avanex said it has achieved 1,000 wavelengths in laboratory
experiments, versus the current commercial maximum of 160 DWDM
channels.
http://www.avanex.com/tools/CompanyNewsRelease.asp?ID=85&ComeFrom=CompanyNews
Avanex,
November 15, 2000
SOUTHERN
CROSS CABLE ACTIVATES SERVICE BETWEEN AUSTRALIA, NZ AND US
The $2.2 billion
submarine Southern Cross Cable network entered commercial service
carrying traffic between Australia, New Zealand and the west coast
of the US. Telecom
New Zealand said the new cable represents a 120-fold increase in
bandwidth capacity. Much
of Telecom NZ’s international data and Internet traffic will
start to be migrated from existing satellite links to the Southern
Cross Cable.
http://www.telecom-media.co.nz/releases/release.asp?id=2569&page=index
Telecom New Zealand, November 15, 2000
LUCENT
SUPPLIES SDH EQUIPMENT AND AERIAL FIBER CABLE FOR RUSSIA'S
TRANSTELECOM'S OPTICAL NETWORK
Lucent
Technologies supplied 2.5 Gbps SDH transmission
systems as well as more than 4,000 km of aerial fiber optic cable
to TransTeleCom, which is building a high capacity optical
transport network alongside 37,000 km of the Russian Federal
railway system. On
some railway-level segments, lower-speed STM-4 (622 Mbps) and
STM-1 (155 Mbps) equipment are being used.
The TransTeleCom network now includes more than 600 SDH
network elements from Lucent.
Lucent will also supply its PacketStar PSAX 1250
Multiservice Media Gateways for ATM access and GX 550 ATM switches
for the core of the network.
http://www.lucent.com/press/1100/001115.nsa.html
http://www.transtk.ru/index1.htm
Lucent Technologies, November 15, 2000
- The
TransTeleCom
network will run from Vladivostok on the Pacific coast to
Moscow and St. Petersburg on the country's western borders,
Murmansk in the north and Novorossijsk in the south of Russia.
TransTeleCom will also operate a fixed
satellite communications network based on VSAT earth stations.
Other suppliers for the network include Alcatel,
Siemens and GPT.
- TransTeleCom,
which is a private Joint Stock Company partially owned by the
Russian state railways, will be the exclusive operator of the
new network, serving as a "carrier's carrier" across
Russia.
3COM
ACQUIRES ALTEON WEBSYSTEMS' GIGABIT ETHERNET NIC BUSINESS FROM
NORTEL
3Com will acquire the Gigabit Ethernet network interface card (NIC)
business of Alteon WebSystems, a subsidiary of Nortel Networks,
for $110 million in cash. Alteon
was among the first to ship Gigabit Ethernet solutions, beginning
in February 1997. To
date, Alteon has shipped more than 120,000 Gigabit Ethernet NICs.
3Com said the Gigabit Ethernet segment is exploding, with
growth rates of more than 300% per year.
http://www.3com.com/news/releases/pr00/nov1500a.html
3Com, November
15, 2000
CINTA
RAISES $36 MILLION FOR WAVELENGTH
SWITCHING AND TRANSMISSION SYSTEM
Cinta,
a start-up based in San Jose, California, raised $36
million in second round financing.
The company is working on an ultra-scalable
wavelength switch that combines optical switching and transport
capabilities in a single system.
Investors include ADC Telecommunications, Corning,
Enron Broadband Services, Comdisco Ventures, Battery Ventures and
Sequoia Capital. Cinta
is based in San Jose, California.
http://www.cinta-corp.com
Cinta, November 15, 2000
- Cinta
was founded by Dr. Chien-Yu Kuo (AT&T Bell Labs) and Dr.
Tai Chen. The
company is led by John E. Vaughan (formerly president of
Tellabs Global Sales and Service) and Wu-Fu Chen serves as
chairman of the board.
MESHNETWORKS
RAISES $26 MILLION FOR PEER-TO-PEER QDMA WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY
MeshNetworks, a start-up developing a mobile Internet
multimedia communications platform, secured $26 million in its
second round of financing. MeshNetworks
is working on a chipset for wireless communications based on ad
hoc Quad-Division Multiple Access (QDMA) technology.
The concept would enable mobile devices, such as cell
phones and PDAs, to network through each other in addition to cell
towers so that the devices become part of the network.
Investors include Redwood Ventures, ITT Industries,
BancBoston Ventures, Patricof & Co. Ventures, and 3Com
Ventures, among others. The
company is based in Orlando, Florida. http://www.meshnetworks.com
MeshNetworks,
November 15, 2000
- MeshNetworks was founded by
Milcom Technologies to commercialize wireless technology
developed for the Department of Defense for a battlefield
handheld terminal supporting voice, data and video
communications
BEIJING
BELL SELECTS TELLABS' SALIX 7000 SWITCHING SYSTEMS
Beijing Bell Telecommunication Equipment Manufacturing Co.
signed an agreement covering purchase, sale and support for
Tellabs' SALIX 7000 next-generation switching systems in China.
http://www.tellabs.com/news/00news/nr111500.shtml
Tellabs, November 15,
2000
RIVERSTONE
AND SONUS FORM MARKETING/SALES ALLIANCE
Riverstone Networks and Sonus Networks formed a sales and
marketing alliance that combines Riverstone's RS series of switch
routers with Sonus' packetized voice infrastructure products,
including its Open
Services Switch, Softswitch and SS7 signaling gateway.
http://www.riverstonenetworks.com/news/press/11152000.shtml
Riverstone, November 15, 2000
AENEAS
SELECTS COPPERCOM'S LOCAL EXCHANGE SOFTSWITCH
Aeneas Communications, an ISP based in Tennessee, selected
CopperCom's Local Exchange Softswitch System (LeXSS) for its
planned launch of local phone service.
Aeneas will use the softswitching architecture to
transition into a full-service, local telephone company.
Financial terms were not disclosed.
http://www.coppercom.com/press/aeneas.htm
http://www.aeneas.com
CopperCom, November 15, 2000
- Coppercom's Local Exchange
Softswitch System (LeXSS) consists of a switching and media
conversion platform, a softswitch platform, and a provisioning
and management platform.
The switching platform provides line side interfaces to
existing telephones, key systems and PBXs over circuit
connections, T1s and DLCs, as well as to IADs over a VoDSL
access network. On the trunk side, the switching platform
connects to the PSTN through SS7 ISUP trunks, and also
connects to packet core networks. It also features an
integrated signaling gateway that supports links to the SS7
network. The
softswitch controls the switch platform using the Megaco/H.248
standard. It provides call handling, line and trunk side
features, as well as a rich feature creation environment. The
management system provides interoperability with existing OSSs
through Corba, SNMP and XML interfaces.
CopperCom’s Local Exchange Softswitch System
initially delivers Class 4 functionality with a solid
foundation for Class 5 feature support.
ONI
SYSTEMS AND AMCC SIGN SUPPLY AGREEMENT
Applied Micro Circuits Corp. (AMCC) and ONI Systems
signed a multi-year strategic development and early access supply
agreement for AMCC's SONET/SDH, ATM, Gigabit Ethernet and Fibre
Channel silicon solutions. AMCC's
application specific standard products (ASSPs) are used within
ONI's ONLINE optical transport platform, including its SONET/SDH
Multiplexer product. http://www.amcc.com/Compinfo/PressReleases/ONI111500pr.htm
AMCC, November
15, 2000
HUGHES
DEPLOYS CACHEFLOW CACHES ON ITS DIRECPC SATELLITE SERVICE
Hughes Network Systems deployed CacheFlow's content acceleration
appliances to increase performance in its DirecPC satellite
Internet delivery service. The
companies said about 54% of DirecPC user requests are served from
CacheFlow appliances at the DirecPC network operations center (NOC)
in Germantown, Maryland. The
content is then relayed to the satellite for transmission to the
client's DirecPC dish. http://www.direcpc.com
http://www.cacheflow.com
CacheFlow, November 15,
2000
RADIANT
PHOTONICS NAMES JOE SAVAGE AS CEO
Radiant Photonics, a developer of optical components, named
Joe Savage as its Chief Executive Officer.
Savage is the former CEO of Geyser Networks.
In September, Radiant Photonics announced $18 million in
first-round of equity funding led by Adam Smith Investment
Partners, KLM Capital, Intel Capital and Ridgewood Capital.
http://www.radiantphotonics.com/
Radiant Photonics, November 15, 2000
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MPLS
Next Generation Networking
An
executive conference on MPLS Next Generation Networking
will be held 15-18 January 2001 at Earl's
Court Conference Centre in London. Presented
in participation with The MPLS Forum, the conference will
bring together architects of next generation carrier
networks with leading developers of infrastructure
equipment. Speakers will include chief technologists
and senior network engineers from Alcatel, WorldCom,
Vivace Networks, Cplane, Level 3, NetPlane, Juniper
Networks, Swisscom, Orchestream, RSL COM, Avici, Tellabs,
Zaffire and others. The
event also features a pre-conference seminar providing an
"Introduction to MPLS" (Monday,
15th January) and a post-conference briefing on
Interworking IP Routing and Optical Switching (Thursday,
18th January). The conference is produced by IIR
Telecoms & Technology - London. Full
registration information is online.
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