QWEST WINS $100 MILLION CONTRACT FOR HIGH SPEED NETWORKS IN ARIZONA SCHOOLS
Qwest Communications has been awarded a new $100 million agreement to construct and support high-speed local area broadband networks that will provide Internet access to all of Arizona's 1,222 K-12 public schools.  The networks, which will offer speeds up to 100 megabits per second, will be introduced to all schools by June of 2003.  http://www.qwest.com/about/media/pressroom/1,1720,408_current,00.html 
Qwest, February 2, 2001

ENTRIDIA INTRODUCES DUAL OC-48C PACKET FORWARDING ASICS
Entridia, a start-up based in Irvine, California, introduced dual full-duplex OC-48c configurable wire-speed packet-forwarding ASICs designed for optical multi-service backbone aggregator line cards and multi-service aggregation/backbone routers.  The ASICs provide full line-rate IP/MPLS packet processing, L2 through L7 flow classification, packet-filtering, policing, as well as ingress and egress traffic management.  The device is capable of forwarding over 16 million 40-byte packets per second. The dual configurable 2.5 Gbps full-duplex ports support any combination of OC-3c, OC-12c, Gigabit Ethernet, or a single OC-48c interface.  Entridia also announced a lookup table controller companion device that provides an interface between its packet processing engine and external table memory (CAMs).  In addition, Entridia offers an OC-48c evaluation platform that serves as a fully integrated aggregation router.  http://www.entridia.com 
Entridia, February 5, 2001

• Entridia is led by Terry Holdt, who formerly served as President and CEO of S3 Inc.  The company was founded by Emil Chao, Paramesh Gopi and Ram Krishnan.
• Last August, Entridia secured $10 million in new venture funding, bringing total investment in the company to $40 million.  Entridia's strategic partners include AMCC and Conexant.  Investors include Agilent Technologies, S3, Merrill Lynch and Bayview 2000, an employee venture fund of Robertson Stephens.

BLUE SKY RESEARCH ENTERS ELECTRO-OPTICAL COMPONENTS MARKET
Blue Sky Research, a start-up based in San Jose, California, released a series of high-performance electro-optical components including EDFA pump modules, optical switches and programmable lasers.  Blue Sky’s 980nm EDFA pump modules will use a proprietary mLens (microlens) technology for improved channel capacity, reliability and lower cost.  The company’s Optical Cross Connect (OXC) Switches will be based on a unique non-MEMs actuator design that offers a wide range of beam angulations, linear positioning control, high switching speeds and minimum insertion-loss, in both 1xN and NxN configurations.  Blue Sky will also introduce a high-power, programmable 1550nm laser diode with a proprietary compact external-cavity design for generating ITU wavelengths.  The company has also developed automated manufacturing methods, including robotic systems that will enable the production of its component portfolio. http://www.blueskyresearch.com 
Blue Sky Research, February 5, 2001

PMC SIERRA INTRODUCES ATM INVERSE MUX CHIPS FOR ACCESS AND 3G APPLICATIONS
PMC Sierra announced three new Inverse Multiplexer for ATM (IMA) products:

• A chip that supports 84 T1 or 63 E1 links in a single device and is optimized for T1/E1 over fiber applications in Multi-Service ATM switches, Metro-Optical Access switches and Third Generation (3G) Wireless Base Station Controllers.  The chip replaces 10 or more devices using previously available solutions
• A chip that supports up to 32 links and is optimized for high density T1, E1 or ADSL over copper applications in DSLAMs, Multi-Service Access Multiplexers, and 3G Wireless Base Station Controllers
• A chip that supports up to 8 T1, E1 or ADSL links for use in Integrated Access Devices (IAD) and 3G Base Stations

IMA technology enables multiple T1 lines to be combined together into a single link with bandwidth in multiples of 1.5 Mbps.   http://www.pmc-sierra.com
PMC Sierra, February 5, 2001

CHAMELEON SYSTEMS RAISES $47 MILLION FOR RECONFIGURABLE PROCESSORS
Chameleon Systems, a fabless silicon designer delivering a reconfigurable communications processor to wireless infrastructure equipment manufacturers, secured $47 million in third round funding.  Chameleon’s reconfigurable communications processor (RCP) can be quickly customized to vary performance and channel count characteristics and for changes in standards.  New investors include 3i, The Crossroads Group, GTG Ventures, Macnica, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, Merrill Lynch Private Equity and Bayview 2000 (Robertson Stephens).  The company is based in San Jose, California.  http://www.chameleonsystems.com
Chameleon Systems, February 5, 2001

TDSOFT RECEIVES $20 MILLION FOR ITS VOICE OVER NEXT GENERATION ACCESS (VONGA)
Tdsoft, a developer of Voice over Next Generation Access (VoNGA) solutions, closed $20 million in new venture financing from US investors.  Tdsoft specializes in packet voice solutions that use the international V5 protocol for the interface between access equipment and central office voice switches.  The company is based in Herzlia, Israel.  http://www.tdsoft.com 
Tdsoft, February 2001

COPPER MOUNTAIN EXPECTS 80% DROP IN Q1 REVENUES
Copper Mountain reported that it expects Q1 revenues of $8-10 million, an 80% decline from the $47 million of sales for Q4 2000, citing the erosion of its CLEC customer base and an industry wide reduction in capital expenditures.  The company’s customer base is comprised almost entirely of CLECs, which have been canceling and sharply reducing orders since the end of Q4.  McLeodUSA represented 64% of Copper Mountain’s Q4 revenue, and Northpoint was one of the company’s biggest customers in 2000.  Northpoint filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last month.  In Q4, Copper Mountain took charges of $4.9 million related to receivables from Northpoint, and $35 million to reduce future inventory commitments and add to reserves for the possibility of excess inventory.  The company has also implemented hiring restrictions and discretionary expenditure controls.  Copper Mountain’s management said that it is nearly impossible to provide accurate guidance past the current quarter, and it expects the company’s challenges to increase in 2001.  http://www.coppermountain.com/news/02012001pr.html 
Copper Mountain, February 1, 2001