BROADCOM LAUNCHES ITS SIXTH-GENERATION CABLE MODEM CHIP
Broadcom introduced its sixth generation chip for PCI and external Ethernet/USB cable modems.  The new low-cost, single-chip cable modem offers twice the bandwidth and throughput of current DOCSIS modems. The DOCSIS/ EuroDOCSIS 1.0 and 1.1-capable chip incorporates support for Broadcom's unique packet-accelerating software, which enables cable modem termination systems (CMTS) to serve twice as many users on a given upstream channel.  The software is driven by a 140 MHz MIPS-32 CPU that delivers a 66% improvement in packet throughput over prior generations.  The device also includes an integrated 10/100 Ethernet MAC/PHY and a USB 1.1 interface that enables simple plug-and-play installations.  http://www.broadcom.com
Broadcom, June 11, 2001

• Separately, Broadcom announced a reference design that enables digital video recording (DVR) and home networking capabilities in set-top boxes running on the Microsoft TV platform.

MOTOROLA SHIPS 15 MILLIONTH DIGITAL SET-TOP, 5 MILLIONTH CABLE MODEM
Motorola Broadband Communications Sector reached two significant industry milestones with its 15 millionth interactive digital cable set-top terminal shipment and its five-millionth cable modem shipment (3.8 million DOCSIS modems).  Last year, Motorola reached its 10 millionth interactive digital set-top shipment and its one millionth DOCSIS cable-modem shipment.  http://www.motorola.com/
Motorola, June 11, 2001

MOTOROLA OUTLINES THE STRATEGIC DIRECTION FOR ITS SET-TOP BOXES
The next generation of Motorola's flagship DCT5000 set-top boxes will include support for HDTV decoding as a standard feature, PVR (Personal Video Recorder) capabilities, an HPNA home-networking option, and an updated front-panel I/O for USB, Ethernet, wireless interfaces and A/V inputs.  The PVR capability is enabled with the addition of a 20 - 60 GB internal hard disk drive. Motorola's DCT5000 development plans include a Web pad, which is a wireless, hand-held, touch-screen device that gives viewers Web access via the set-top without interrupting the TV viewing experience.  Motorola is also working to deliver additional streaming and home-networking capabilities, dual-PVR, and the next generation of USB (2.0).   http://www.motorola.com/
Motorola, June 11, 2001

ADC’S OPEN ACCESS CABLE PLATFORM LEVERAGES MPLS FOR ENSURING SLAS
ADC announced its integrated open access solutions allowing cable operators to support multiple ISPs for their subscribers.  ADC’s next-generation, Cuda 12000 cable modem termination system/Edge Router provides quality of service support, policy-based routing, subscriber management and provisioning, and network diagnostic tools.  By distributing policy-based routing to the edge of the networks, ADC said cable operators would be capable of implementing QoS on a per ISP and application basis, both on the DOCSIS access network and metropolitan area network.  The system offers DOCSIS 1.1 and DiffServ capabilities.  It also leverages MPLS to enable wire-speed per-flow traffic control and allows cable operators to control and properly monitor individual flows for multiple services from multiple ISPs.  ADC’s CMTS also adds support for the internal BGPv4 routing protocol, which complements existing support of the RIP v1/2 and OSPF v2 protocols, and in many cases eliminates the need for separate edge and WAN/MAN platforms.  http://www.adc.com/
ADC, June 11, 2001

• ADC’s Cuda 12000 IP Access Switch is a 14-slot access & routing platform that aggregates high volumes of cable modem and other IP traffic for transport over backbone data networks and the Internet.  The system is based on several custom ASICs and programmable network processors.  The DOCSIS and EuroDOCSIS-qualified Cuda 12000 platform has been deployed by more than 30 cable operators worldwide.

NARAD DEVELOPS “VIRTUAL FIBER” FOR FAST ETHERNET SERVICES OVER HFC NETWORKS
Narad Networks, a start-up based in Westford, Massachusetts, unveiled a “virtual fiber” architecture for delivering symmetrical, 100 Mbps to 1 Gbps Ethernet services over HFC networks.  The architecture places Gigabit Ethernet switches at strategic points in the network.  An Optical Network Distribution Switch (ONDS) located immediately next to a conventional optical node combines the signals below 860 MHz from the headend with Gigabit Ethernet signals from a headend router.  The ONDS performs an optical-to-electrical conversion of Ethernet traffic selectively at 100 Mbps or 1 Gbps.  A Network Distribution Switch (NDS) provide the functions of a distribution amplifier for signals below 860 MHz as well as trunk-to-trunk switching functions between the 1 Gbps Ethernet channels.  Narad will also provide a subscriber access switch and a customer premise unit with Ethernet ports and a single coaxial interface for existing TV and cable modem services operating below 860 MHz.  http://www.naradnetworks.com
Narad Networks, June 11, 2001

• In February, Narad Networks raised $41.6 million in its first round of private financing, led by Polaris Venture Partners and including network industry luminaries.  Some prominent names investing in Narad Networks include: Pradeep Sindhu, vice chairman and CTO, Juniper Networks; Rubin Gruber and Hassan Ahmed, chairman and president, respectively, of Sonus Networks; John Fan, president, CEO and founder of Kopin; Bob Metcalfe, founder of 3Com; and YAS Broadband Ventures, L.L.C. formed by Rouzbeh Yassini, the "father" of the cable modem.
• Dev Gupta is the founder, President and CEO of Narad Networks.  Prior to starting Narad, he was the founder of MaxComm Technologies and Dagaz Technologies, which were both purchased by Cisco Systems.  Previously, he held positions at Cisco and Bell Labs.  Several overall members of the Narad management team left MaxComm/Cisco to start the company.

RIVERDELTA AND CLARENT DEMO PACKETCABLE IP TELEPHONY
RiverDelta Networks demonstrated a PacketCable-based end-to-end IP Telephony solution running over its CMTS/edge router and connected to Clarent’s VoIP over Hybrid Fiber Coax (HFC) access solution.   Clarent’s OpenAccess solution consists of a softswitch for Class 5 equivalent services, a voice/data customer premise gateway and a trunking gateway for connecting telephone voice, fax and modem data calls over the Internet.  http://www.riverdelta.com/pr061101.html
RiverDelta Networks, June 11, 2001

ATREUS SYSTEMS LAUNCHES ITS BROADBAND SERVICE CREATION AND MANAGEMENT PLATFORM
Atreus Systems, a start-up based in Santa Clara, California and Ottawa, Canada, introduced a service creation and management platform that enables service providers to create, activate, deliver and manage value-added IP-based network and application services.  Atreus Systems' xLINK Service Creation product suite leverages an LDAP directory-based policy management system designed to support network application or content services.  Supported services include internetworking and firewall; VPN Access (IPSEC, PPTP), bandwidth management, intrusion detection; e-mail-message collaboration; financial accounting software; guest Internet; meeting room scheduler; and credit card billing.  The platform runs on Linux and Solaris servers.  http://www.atreus-systems.com/
Atreus Systems, June 11, 2001

DISH NETWORK PASSES SIX MILLION CUSTOMER MILESTONE
EchoStar Communications' DISH Network added 460,000 net customers across the US in Q1, pushing the MPEG2/DVB direct broadcast satellite service past the 6 million subscriber milestone. The company now claims approximately 37% of all US DBS subscribers.  DISH now incorporates an integrated Personal Video Recorder.  http://www.dishnetwork.com 
EchoStar Communications, June 11, 2001

• In March, EchoStar and StarBand signed a three-year distribution agreement under which DISH dealers are selling the two-way StarBand satellite Internet service both as a bundled offering with DISH Network programming and as a stand-alone, high-speed Internet service.

ZARLINK (MITEL SEMICONDUCTOR) TARGETS GIGABIT ETHERNET SWITCHING CHIPS
Zarlink Semiconductor (formerly Mitel Semiconductor) introduced a line of Gigabit Ethernet switching chips designed for metro optical systems supporting data, voice and video services.  The chips incorporate a number of QoS features, such as eight output scheduling queues and Delay Bound Scheduling and rate control capabilities.  Zarlink’s product line consists of four- and eight-port versions of Gigabit Ethernet switches.  The eight-port managed switch supports 12 million packets per second non-blocking throughput for full wire-speed forwarding.  The chips are also programmable to support 10/100 Ethernet while providing Layer 2 forwarding and Layer 3 and 4 classification.  http://www.zarlink.com/index.htm 
Zarlink, June 11, 2001

CLEARSPEED TECHNOLOGY TARGETS NETWORK PROCESSING AT 40 GBPS
ClearSpeed Technology (formerly Pixelfusion), a start-up based in Bristol, UK, announced a parallel processing architecture designed to scale the performance of network processors from 2.5 Gbps to 40 Gbps, leapfrogging the next industry horizon of 10 Gbps.  The embedded parallel processing chip, which is aimed at core network applications, will use an array of highly scalable and efficient Processing Elements, each with its own memory.  ClearSpeed said faster network processors are needed to manage the growing number of multiple and evolving protocols (e.g. MPLS, IPv4, IPv6, ATM).  http://www.clearspeed.com/
ClearSpeed Technology, June 11, 2001

• ClearSpeed’s architecture consists of an array of highly scalable and efficient Processing Elements, each with their own memory, on a single chip.

COGENT TO LAUNCH SERVICES FROM EXCHANGE COLOCATION FACILITIES
Cogent Communications, which is positioning itself as a next generation ISP offering flat rate optical Ethernet, will begin hosting its services from eXchange's neutral colocation facilities.  The deal is roughly valued at $5 million in 2001 and $100 million in 2002.  eXchange’s first facility is described as the largest Internet Data Center of its kind in the City of San Francisco.  http://www.exchangecolo.com/
eXchange, June 11, 2001

SPIRENT AND QUICKTURN TEAM ON PACKET OVER SONET VERIFICATION
Spirent Communications' SmartBits division is working with Quickturn, a Cadence company, to deliver a new verification solution for the Packet over SONET (POS) market.  The POS solution is programmable and can be customized to support different protocol standards such as UTOPIA 3/4, POS-PHY 3/4, and SPI 3/4.  The product, which is aimed at system and integrated circuit (IC) developers of metro equipment, will support testing of Layers 2 to 7 and protocols such as MPLS, BGP-4 and OSPF.  http://www.spirentcom.com/
Spirent Communications, June 11, 2001

FLAG TELECOM AND LEVEL 3 SIGN CABLE LANDING AGREEMENT IN KOREA
Korea Telecom will build and operate a cable landing station in Pusan, Korea for FLAG Telecom and Level 3 Communications.  The facility will tie into a joint North Asian submarine cable system, the FLAG Pacific-1 cable system and the FLAG Europe-Asia cable.  http://www.flagtelecom.com/
FLAG Telecom, June 11, 2001

TELLAMON CHANGES TO PELETON PHOTONIC SYSTEMS
Tellamon, a start-up based in Ottawa, Canada, changed its name to Peleton Photonic Systems.  The company is developing photonics modules and sub-systems for the access, metro, long haul and ultra long haul market segments.  http://www.peleton.com
Peleton Photonic Systems, June 11, 2001

• The name peleton is derived from the term given to a pack of elite riders in a world-class cycle race.  In August 2000, the company raised $31 million in financing.
• Pelaton is led by Dr. Hamid Hatami-Hanza, who also co-founded Zenastra Photonics Inc. (originally Nu-Wave Photonics Inc.) where he held the positions of Chairman and CEO until July 1999.  He continued to serve as the Chairman of the Zenastra Board of Directors until July 2000.

NET2PHONE’S ADIR RAISES $25 MILLION FOR VOIP SOFTWARE
ADIR VoIP Technologies, a subsidiary of Net2Phone, raised $25 million in second round venture funding for its development of VoIP software.  Investors include Cisco Systems and the SOFTBANK Asian Infrastructure Fund.  Net2Phone founded ADIR last year to capitalize on the potential for VoIP software without diluting its own inherent value as a services-based company.  http://www.adirtech.com
ADIR VoIP Technologies, June 11, 2001

• ADIR’s existing network management software provides a broad view of the health, capacity and utilization of a packet-based network, including specific functionality such as real-time advanced call management, rating, routing, and authentication.  The technology was originally created to manage voice quality in Net2Phone’s own network.