AT&T UNVEILS “ULTRAVAILABLE BROADBAND NETWORK” METRO SERVICE
AT&T introduced a managed DWDM metropolitan networking service for enterprises requiring uninterrupted access to their business operations.   The AT&T "Ultravailable Broadband Network" will be custom designed by AT&T engineers to prevent any single point of failure between client data/technology centers and business sites.  AT&T has certified IBM Fiber Saver and Nortel Networks’ OPTera Metro DWDM equipment for use with the service.  Other major hardware suppliers are in the midst of the certification process.  The service is available now in the New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington DC, Atlanta and Houston metropolitan areas.  Merrill Lynch is using the service to connect 11 locations in the New York metro area.
http://www.att.com/press/item/0,1354,3614,00.html
AT&T, January 23, 2001

SPEEDERA NETWORKS INTRODUCES LIVE STREAMING MEDIA SERVICE
Speedera Networks, an Internet infrastructure company specializing in content delivery and global server load balancing, introduced a live streaming service via its network of servers deployed on major backbones and broadband head-ends throughout the Internet.  Speedera Live Streaming uses both satellite and terrestrial distribution to webcast live events in all streaming media formats, including Windows Media, Real Media, QuickTime, MP3, MPEG-1, MPEG-4 and RTSP.  Pricing is based on "per event" charges or monthly charges. Additional pricing factors include bit rate, duration of event, and number of simultaneous streams. Service Level Agreements (SLA) are offered.  Speedera is based in Santa Clara, California.  http://www.speedera.com/newsEvent/livestreaming.html
Speedera Networks, January 23, 2001

DIGITAL ISLAND TO PROVIDE CONTENT DISTRIBUTION IN EQUINIX IBX CENTERS
Digital Island will offer its content delivery network (CDN) services in Equinix IBX centers located in the greater Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C. and Chicago areas.  Digital Island uses proprietary technology to ensure that content is cached on servers located close to the end-user.  By co-locating in the Equinix centers, Digital Island will directly connect its CDN to leading carriers and broadband network providers.  http://www.equinix.com/press/2001/01-23-01.htm
Equinix, January 23, 2001

• Other Equinix participants include Akamai, Cable & Wireless, Charles Schwab, Enron, IBM, Level 3, Loudcloud, Qwest, StorageNetworks, UUNET, Williams Communications and Yahoo!

LARSCOM INTRODUCES FLEXIBLE SONET/SDH ADD/DROP MUX
Larcom introduced a six-slot optical add/drop multiplexer featuring a software-defined processing backplane that allows it to update its configuration of interface modules for T1/E1, T3/E3, OC-3/STM-1 and OC-12/STM-4.  Future support is planned for OC-48/STM-16. The Larscom 4800, which supports both SONET and SDH in a single platform, delivers all services transparently, including IP-oriented services and legacy TDM.  Applications include multiservice aggregation onto metro/regional SONET/SDH networks, DSLAM transport and backhauling, and provisioning of redundant access for multiple tenants onto separate service provider optical networks.  http://www.larscom.com/micro/4800/press_release.html
Larscom, January 22, 2001

AGILITY RECRUITS NORTEL OPTOELECTRONICS EXECUTIVE
Agility Communications, a start-up developing highly-tunable lasers, has hired Jim Haynes as Chief Operating Officer.  Haynes most recently served as Nortel Networks' Director of Technology in Ottawa, where he was responsible for the Canadian Optoelectronics Operation including crystal growth, wafer fabrication, and Optoelectronics module assembly.  http://www.agility.com/news/haynes.cfm 
Agility, January 23, 2001

• In November, Agility introduced a high-power laser capable of tuning to more than 100 ITU (International Telecommunications Union) channels in less than 10 milliseconds.  It provides 4 mw of optical output power, supporting the entire "C" band of 1525 nm to 1565 nm with 50-GHz spacing.  The device is based on an indium phosphide laser chip manufactured at the company’s wafer fab in Santa Barbara, California.  Agility is developing high-volume manufacturing facilities for scaling its production up to one million lasers per year.
• Agility Communications was founded in October 1998 by Dr. Larry Coldren, a professor at the University of California at Santa Barbara and co-founder of OCI (now Gore Photonics), and Greg Fish, a researcher specializing in InP photonic circuit design at UC Santa Barbara.

INLIGHT RAISES $11.5 MILLION FOR ITS WORK ON MEMS COMPONENTS
InLight Communications, a developer of optical MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical systems) technologies and subsystems, received $11.5 million in venture financing.  The company is working on high-capacity, carrier class optical crossconnects and optical add drop multiplexers.  Investors include JVP and Worldview Technology Partners.  The company is based in Fremont, California.  http://www.inlightcommunications.com/
InLight Communications, January 23, 2001

PROXIM TO ACQUIRE NETOPIA, COMBINING WIRELESS LANs AND IADs
Proxim, a supplier of wireless LAN solutions, agreed to acquire Netopia, a supplier of integrated access devices, for approximately $223 million in stock.  Netopia’s product family includes customer premise routers for ADSL, IDSL, SDSL, Dual Analog, ISDN, 56 Kbps DDS, T-1 and Fractional T-1.  Proxim supplies wireless LAN solutions based on the IEEE 802.11b standard as well as the HomeRF standard.  The joint company will target wirelessly enabled xDSL broadband gateways and client access devices with integrated voice, data and streaming media capabilities.  Proxim is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California and Netopia is based in Alameda, California.  http://www.proxim.com/inside/pressroom/2001pr/netopia.shtml  http://www.netopia.com/
Proxim, January 23, 2001

TELLABS REPORTS QUARTERLY SALES OF $1 BILLION, UP 42%
Tellabs reported Q4 sales of $1.018 billion, up 42% from the same period last year.  Net income for Q4 was $232 million, or $0.56 per share.  Sales of optical networking products amounted to $641 million, up 49% over a year ago.  http://www.tellabs.com/news/01news/4q00.shtml
Tellabs, January 23, 2001

BROADCOM REPORTS Q4 REVENUE OF $376 MILLION, UP 132%
Broadcom reported Q4 revenue of $376.1 million, up 132% over the same period last year and up 18% over Q3.  Net income was $86.7 million, or $.32 per share (diluted).  http://www.broadcom.com
Broadcom, January 23, 2001

During Q4, Broadcom acquired four companies:

• Element 14, DSL equipment
• Allayer Communications, 10 Gbps switching designs
• VisionTech, MPEG-2 compression
• SiByte, network processor products