BROADWING LIGHTS EASTERN RING OF ALL-OPTICAL NETWORK
Broadwing completed the eastern optical ring of its all-optical US network and expects to activate the central and western rings within the next 45 days.  Broadwing's eastern ring features optical switches in Fort Worth, Cleveland, Atlanta, and Joplin, Missouri and covers 4000 route miles between New York and Fort Worth.  Broadwing recently announced the installation of its first all-optical switch from Corvis and the first field trial of an optical signal traveling over 4000km without electrical regeneration.  On-ramps to Broadwing's optical network are provided via Nortel's Optera LH and CIENA's CoreDirector Optical Switching Systems.  Broadwing said overall completion of its all-optical network will eradicate constraints of bandwidth availability and provisioning problems that have prevented customers from realizing the true potential of multimedia and rich content in their business applications.  http://www.broadwing.com
Broadwing, March 1, 2001

GLOBAL ONE REPORTS 30 CORPORATE CUSTOMERS FOR MPLS-BASED IP VPN SERVICE
Global One has more than 30 corporate customers worldwide for its MPLS-based IP VPN service.  Its latest customer addition is Yageo, a leading supplier of passive components based in Taiwan.  Under a $5 million service agreement, Global One will interconnect 25 Yageo sites in Europe with its corporate headquarters in Taipei.  Yageo recently acquired two companies from the Philips Group, Phycomp and Ferroxcube.  Global One's MPLS-based IP VPN solution is currently available in 35 countries with native MPLS access. http://www.global-one.net/
Global One, March 1, 2001

• In January 2000, France Telecom became the sole owner of Global One by acquiring Sprint's and Deutsche Telekom’s stakes in the company for a total equity value of $3.882 billion.  At the time, Global One operated a worldwide ATM-based network reaching more than 800 cities in over 40 countries. It had 1999 revenues of $1.1 billion.
• In September 2000, France Telecom selected Alcatel to design, build, install and maintain its DWDM network across North America.  Nortel Networks was selected to supply its 10 Gbps SONET transmission platforms.  Level 3 Communications will provide 15,000 route miles of long-haul fiber.  The installation will cover 28 points of presence and 270 intermediary sites across the continent.  Commercial services over the backbone will be offered under the Global One organization.
• In November 2000, France Telecom and Amsterdam-based Equant announced an agreement to merge Equant and Global One. Under the deal Equant will acquire Global One from France Telecom in exchange for newly issued Equant shares.  In addition, France Telecom will acquire the SITA Foundation's interest in Equant using existing France Telecom shares.  SITA was formed by major airlines from around the world to provide communications and data processing services to the air transport industry.  Equant / Global One will gain full control of the SITA / Equant network.

QUAKE TECHNOLOGIES SAMPLES ITS FIRST 10 GBPS OPTICAL COMPONENTS
Quake Technologies, a fabless semiconductor start up, began sampling two physical (PHY) layer chips for optical networking applications.  The first device is a 10 Gbps serializer/deserializer (SerDes) transceiver for delivering Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) compliant, 9.953 to 10.3 Gbps speeds for Ethernet and SONET.  The second chip is an integrated transimpedance-limiting amplifier designed for 10 Gbps SONET/SDH or 10 Gbps Ethernet applications.  http://www.quaketech.com
Quake Technologies, March 1, 2001

• In October, Quake received a $12 million investment from Mohr, Davidow Ventures (MDV).  The company is led by Daniel Trépanier, formerly a Director of Marketing at ANADIGICS Inc.  Its team also includes Sorin Voinigescu (formerly with Nortel Networks), Petre Popescu (Nortel Networks), Justin Chang (Agilent/Hewlett-Packard's Fiber Optics Communications Division), Carolyn Raab (Nortel Networks) and Michael Keenan (Nortel Networks).  Quake has offices in Ottawa, Canada and San Jose, CA.

XACCT RECEIVES $26 MILLION IN NEW FUNDING FROM SUN AND OTHERS
XACCT Technologies, a developer of IP usage metering systems, secured $26 million in new funding from Sun Microsystems, Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV), Ampal-American Israel Corp., Trident and others.  Total financing to date for the company is now $77 million.  The company claims more than 60 customers, including Bell Canada, Broadwing, Cable & Wireless, Digital Island, Global One, Genuity, Mannesman Ipulsys, WorldCom, Siemens, TV Cabo, and Verio.  http://www.xacct.com/news/pressreleases/xacct_release_010228.htm
XACCT, March 1, 2001

• XACCT’s multi-source, multi-layer architecture enables it to extract information from multiple network devices and from all layers of the network - from physical layer to the application layer, in real time.  The data is then synthesized into “eXtensible" Detail Records.

ERICSSON DEVELOPS BLUETOOTH KIOSKS FOR MOBILE INTERNET ACCESS
Ericsson introduced a new mobile communications concept, the Bluetooth Local Infotainment Point (BLIP) -- a stand-alone local platform that enables users to gain access to information through their mobile phone, PDA or other mobile device.  One idea is to place BLIPs in advertising panels, such as at public transport stations. Ericsson plans to begin selling BLIP hardware in 2001.  The company also intends to develop content solutions, both in-house and through third-party developers.  http://www.ericsson.com/press/20010301-0030.html
Ericsson, March 1, 2001

• Last week, Get2Net announced the launch of its Palm PDA-compatible Infrared NetStation, which provides free, out-of-office Internet access for handheld devices.  Get2Net kiosks have been installed at the Newark and JFK Airports, and New York's Jacob C. Javits Convention Center.

ALCATEL SIGNS ADSL CONTRACT IN CHINA'S JIANGSU AND GUANGDONG PROVINCES
Jiangsu Telecom, a subsidiary of China Telecom, selected Alcatel to provide 30,000 Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Lines.  Alcatel also recently was awarded a contract to supply more than 38,000 ADSL lines to Guangdong Telecom, a subsidiary of China Telecom.  Financial terms were not disclosed. http://www.alcatel.com/vpr/?body=/latestnews/01032001uk
Alcatel, March 1, 2001

• In 2000, Alcatel shipped 6 million DSL lines to operators worldwide, representing an estimated 53% of the world market.

SBC COMMUNICATIONS UPDATES 2001 OUTLOOK
SBC Communications said its key growth platforms are performing well and that 2001 revenue growth will be driven by solid core wireline operations, continued strong data growth, contributions from its Cingular mobile venture with BellSouth, and expansion of the company's long-distance business.  However, the company noted increased expenses beginning in the second quarter of 2000 due to its acquisition of Sterling Commerce and DSL, national expansion, long distance, Cingular wireless and Ameritech network upgrades.  SBC now expects first-quarter 2001 earnings per share in the $0.50 to $0.53 range, which is below the average analyst estimate of $0.59.  SBC expects earnings per share in the second, third and fourth quarters of 2001 to be above the $0.60 level.  The company expects to improve its expense rate through improved DSL economics, Ameritech merger synergies and service improvements, network efficiencies, and a more measured national expansion effort.  SBC expects capital expenditures for 2001 to be comparable with 2000 levels.  http://www.sbc.com
SBC Communications, March 1, 2001