VERIZON'S GLOBAL NETWORK TO USE LEVEL 3'S CENTERS
Verizon Communications' new Global Network will house switching and transmission equipment and related network interconnection equipment in Level 3's Gateway centers in Los Angeles and Miami.  Level 3's Los Angeles Gateway will serve as the Verizon global network's communications hub for the western US, connecting Verizon's customers there with western Canada, Asia and Mexico.  Level 3’s private line service will link the hub to Verizon’s international switch in New York.  Level 3's Miami Gateway will serve as the Verizon global network's communications hub for connections to the Caribbean and Latin America.  http://www.level3.com/us/news/newsreleases/1,1345,2001Jul16-5517,00.html
Level 3, July 16, 2001

• In February, Verizon announced plans to build and operate a global voice and data network linking the US with major cities in Europe, Asia and Latin America.  To deploy the network, Verizon will acquire and manage fiber-optic cable, switching and transmission equipment, transmission facilities, and related network management software.  Verizon said that routing international calls over its new network rather than via other carriers could save the company more than $300 million in transport costs over five years.  Verizon notes that 40 percent of all international long-distance traffic in the United States originates in its service territory.

YIPES INTEGRATES EXTREME AND LUXN EQUIPMENT INTO METRO NET
Yipes Communications has integrated Extreme Networks’ gigabit switch routers with LuxN’s DWDM equipment to expand the capacity of one of its core metro networks.  Yipes’ Seattle backbone is currently using four wavelengths. It could scale to 16 wavelengths using the current LuxN platform.  http://www.yipes.com/buzz/PressRelease116.html#TopOfPage
Yipes, July 16, 2001

ALCATEL AWARDED $100 MILLION CONTRACT TO UPGRADE SOUTHERN CROSS CABLE NETWORK
Alcatel was awarded a contract worth more than US$100 million to equip the third fiber pair in the Southern Cross undersea network with 10 Gbps capacity per wavelength.  The Southern Cross network, which entered service last November, connects the US mainland, Hawaii, Fiji, New Zealand and Australia.   Alcatel will supply undersea DWDM terminals and terrestrial SDH equipment.  The deployment will also make use of Alcatel’s latest FEC (Forward Error Correction) technology, which makes it possible to send 10 Gbps wavelengths over submersible cable and repeaters designed to operate at 2.5 Gbps.  The upgrades are expected to add 240 Gbps of fully protected capacity by 2003.  http://www.alcatel.com/vpr/?body=/latestnews/16072001_3uk
Alcatel, July 16, 2001

QUALLABY PROVIDES MPLS PERFORMANCE MONITORING FOR JUNIPER NETWORKS
Quallaby introduced an MPLS performance monitoring solution for carriers using Juniper Networks' Internet backbone routers.  The Quallaby application monitors the performance metrics delivered by Juniper Networks’ chassis Management Information Base (MIB), Destination Class Usage MIB, Firewall MIB, and MPLS MIB.  The software reports on usage by MPLS LSP, destination class, and link speed to enable better utilization of IP networks by analyzing and balancing traffic flows.  Traffic data is collected and aggregated in the system’s Oracle-based data mart, where it can be correlated with customer and service data from the OSS, enabling faster provisioning of tiered levels of service, more intelligent alarms, and enriched billing, including SLA credits if service guarantees cannot be met.  http://www.quallaby.com
Quallaby, July 16, 2001

SPIRENT INTRODUCES INTELLIGENT DSL PREQUALIFICATION AND MAINTENANCE SOLUTION
Spirent Communications released a new test solution for speeding up the prequalification and maintenance of DSL services.  The new TestDSL Prequalification solution uses a combination of portable hardware and operations-center based software to automatically identify and positively locate impairments -- such as load coils, bridge taps, or the presence of a T1 line in the same pair bundle.  The product set is based on Spirent Communications' REACT 2001 OSS and includes a newly enhanced TestDSL Prequalification module that can qualify thousands of lines per day for DSL service.  http://hekimian.spirentcom.com/
Spirent Communications, July 16, 2001

CISCO ENHANCES ITS AS5000 WITH ANY SERVICE, ANY PORT CAPABILITIES
Cisco Systems unveiled a new Any Service, Any Port (ASAP) architecture for its AS5000 Series of Universal Gateways, enabling the platform to support a mix of voice, data, fax and mobile wireless services.  Potential applications for the universal gateway include wholesale dial-up Internet access; VoIP origination and termination; Long-distance VoIP; Voice-over-DSL and Voice-over-Cable PSTN gateways; mobile wireless voice and information portals; unified communications messaging applications; integrated e-collaboration and e-conferencing services; etc.  http://www.cisco.com
Cisco Systems, July 16, 2001

CELOX NETWORKS CLOSES $80 MILLION FOR IP SERVICE DELIVERY PLATFORM
Celox Networks, a start-up based in Hudson, Massachusetts, raised $80 million in third round venture funding for its development of a differentiated, carrier-class, IP Services Delivery Platform.  The new money brings the company's total funding received since its founding in January 1999 to $155 million.  Strategic investors include IBM.  The funding was led by Putnam Investments and Firsthand Capital Management.  Celox anticipates first shipments of its Celox SCx 192 platform later this year.  http://www.celoxnetworks.com
Celox Networks, July 16, 2001

• The Celox SCx 192 switch will employ a combination of six custom ASICs and general-purpose processors to support high-speed interfaces and deep IP functionality for very large numbers of users.  The platform will deliver up to 80 Gbps of actual throughput, enabling it to provide IP service differentiation for six million simultaneous user connections or flows.  Interface options will range from DS-3 through OC-192c.  The platform is being positioned to enable tier-one carriers to support a consistent set of IP-based services over any combination of access connections -- DSL, cable, ATM, frame relay, wireless data, fixed wireless, etc.  Software support will include OSPF, BGP-4, MPLS, ATM, RSVP and DiffServ, enabling the switch to provide classes of service across core networks by functioning as an edge router while ensuring interoperability with terabit routers.
• The Celox platform will also feature a service creation management system with a distributed architecture that enables network operators to give service visibility and control to multiple sets of users, including their retail service provider, enterprise and residential customers.  The capability allows the switch to be divided into 512 separately administrated segments, or "virtual" Celox SCx 192s.
• AT&T Business is testing the Celox SCx 192.
• Celox Networks is led by Kent Mathy, formerly Vice President of Global Services at AT&T.  The company was founded by Dr. Manju V. Hegde, a professor of Electrical Engineering at Washington University in Saint Louis.

GENERAL BANDWIDTH RAISES $66 MILLION FOR ITS VOICE OVER BROADBAND
General Bandwidth, a start-up based in Austin, Texas, raised $66 million in new funding for development of its voice over broadband platform.  The company has now raised nearly $150 million since its founding in 1999.  Investors include Sevin Rosen Funds, Sequoia Capital, Oak Investment Partners, Invesco, Venrock Associates, Trellis Partners, Thomas Weisel Capital Partners, Texas Instruments, CIT Venture Capital, Wheatley Partners, Granite Global Ventures and HLM Management.  http://www.genband.com 
General Bandwidth, July 16, 2001

• General Bandwidth’s G6 platform is designed to aggregate and groom voice and data traffic originating from voice over broadband networks, passive optical networks and next generation digital loop carriers.  The platform is based on a 38.4 Gbps switch fabric and supports VoATM, VoIP, and VoFR standards.  General Bandwidth has also outlined plans to support PRI Offload, Internet call diversion, and Class 4 and 5 replacement next year.

INTERNET MACHINES RAISES $41 MILLION FOR ITS 10 GBPS PACKET PROCESSOR PLANS
Internet Machines, a start-up based in Fremont, California, secured $41million in Series C financing for its development of 10 Gbps packet processing silicon.  Strategic investors included Exar, a provider of high-bandwidth analog and mixed-signal silicon solutions based on CMOS. Exar is working with Silicon Machines to provide an interface from Exar's framer into Internet Machines' network processor.  Banc of America Securities also participated as a minority investor in the round.  Internet Machines has raised over $80 million since its founding in January 2000.  http://www.internetmachines.com
Internet Machines, July 16, 2001

• Internet Machines is led by Chris Hoogenboom, who formerly directed the engineering development of next generation Ethernet and ATM switching products for Xylan Corporation (acquired by Alcatel).  The company was also co-founded by John Wallner, previously development manager for Xylan Corporation's ASIC team, and Frank Knuettel, previously chief financial and operating officer for Viking Systems.

LIGHTPOINTE SECURES $33 MILLION FOR ITS FREE SPACE OPTICAL
LightPointe, a start-up based in San Diego, California, secured $33 million in second-round funding for its development of free space optical systems.  Strategic investors include Cisco Systems and Corning Innovation Ventures.  First-round investors Sevin Rosen Funds, Ampersand Ventures and Telecom Partners also participated in the second round.  LightPointe claims to have more than 600 systems installed in 23 countries.  Field trials have also been completed with a major US carrier.  The company was recently granted a US patent on technology that eliminates the need for electro-optical (E-O) conversion between fiber and free-space optical links.  http://www.lightpointe.com/
LightPointe, July 16, 2001

• At last week’s NFOEC, LightPointe demonstrated a 2.5 Gbps free space optical transmission system.  The product operates over the 1550 nm wavelength and has an optimum range of 1000 meters.  Commercial release is expected this year.  During Q4, the company is scheduled to introduce its first DWDM FSO product with 10 Gbps throughput.
• In December, LightPointe named John Griffin as its president and CEO.  Griffin formerly served as general manager and president of ADC's Broadband Wireless Group.

MINDSPEED INTRODUCES OC-48 TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT CHIPSET
Mindspeed Technologies announced its protocol-agnostic, two-chip OC-48 network processor and firmware solution for packet- and cell-based traffic management.  Key traffic management functionality of the chipset includes scheduling, shaping, policing, queuing, buffer management, congestion control, statistics, and alarms.  Applications could include edge and core routers, optical switch routers, voice gateways, IP service switches and wireless infrastructure equipment.
http://www.mindspeed.com
Mindspeed Technologies, July 16, 2001

WILDBLUE SELECTS HYUNDAI’S KOSPACE FOR SATELLITE MODEM TRANSCEIVERS
WildBlue Communications selected KoSPACE, formerly a division of Hyundai Electronics Industries (HEI), to supply the transceiver electronics for low-cost customer premise satellite modems that will be integral to its forthcoming, two-way satellite Internet access service.  WildBlue will use Ka-band spot beam satellite system.  The customer dish is expected to measure 24 by 26 inches (61x66cm).  WildBlue has previously announced contracts with ViaSat to build its satellite modem and Channel Master to manufacture its antennas and integrate the transceivers.  http://www.kospace.com  http://www.wildblue.com/
WildBlue Communications, July 16, 2001