WILLIAMS
TO LAUNCH MPLS-BASED VPN SERVICE
Williams Communications will launch MPLS-enabled
virtual private network service over its IP backbone by Q1
2002. The service will be based on Cisco 12000 Internet
series routers. Additionally, Williams Communications is
implementing an Inter-Autonomous System VPN solution that
will allow service providers, running separate autonomous
systems, to jointly offer VPN services to the same end
customer. Williams’ IP backbone uses a Packet-over-SONET
design.
http://www.williamscommunications.com/newsroom/newsreleases/2001/080801.html
Williams Communications, August 8, 2001
HITACHI-IT TO OFFER WORLD WIDE PACKET’S ETHERNET SUBSCRIBER
PLATFORM IN JAPAN
Hitachi-IT, one of Japan's leading information
technology network integrators, will offer World Wide
Packets’ Ethernet-to-the-Subscriber platform in Japan. The
solution will be aimed specifically at the multi-tenant and
multi-dwelling (MxU) markets. The companies said a planned
subsidy by the National Government to municipalities, the
deregulation of the NTT, along with the funding of new
ventures and technologies by national and municipal
governments would accelerate the deployment of fiber to the
home (FTTH) in Japan.
http://www.wwp.com/news/pressRelease.jsp?id=31
http://www.hitachi-it.co.jp
World Wide Packets, August 8, 2001
CORONA ANNOUNCES OC-768 VSR PARALLEL OPTICAL
TRANSMITTER/RECEIVER
Corona Optical Systems, a start-up based in Lombard,
Illinois, began sampling OC-768 VSR parallel optical
transmitter and receiver pairs. Corona’s modules feature a
throughput of 40 Gbps in a 13mm x 13mm BGA package—roughly
the size of a dime.
http://www.coronasys.com
Corona Optical Systems, August 8, 2001
- In February, Corona
Optical Systems raised $6.9 million in funding for its
development of extremely high-speed optoelectronic
subsystems and components for carrier class equipment.
Investors include Intel Capital and the Geometry Group.
IXIA ANNOUNCES VSR OPTICS FOR ITS OC-192C TESTER
Ixia introduced a Very Short Reach (VSR) interface
for its OC-192c Packet Over SONET and Bit Error Rate Tester
(BERT) analysis modules. VSR technology uses twelve
parallel multi-mode fiber optic lines operating at 1.25 Gbps
per channel, instead of existing 1310nm or 1550nm serial
optics. VSR optics are designed to drive signals over
distances less than 300 meters, which is sufficient for
interconnecting devices within a service provider's
Point-of-Presence (POP).
http://www.ixiacom.com/
Ixia, August 8, 2001
METRO ETHERNET FORUM LAUNCHES TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
The recently launched Metro Ethernet Forum held its
first technical meeting to discuss overall architecture
issues, performance and protocol requirements for
carrier-class services. The organization now has 50 member
companies. The next meeting will be held in late October in
Boston.
http://www.MetroEthernetForum.org
The Metro Ethernet Forum, August 8, 2001
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The
Metro Ethernet Forum was formed in June 2001 with a
charter to accelerate the adoption of optical Ethernet
technology in metro networks around the globe. The
group’s objectives are to maximize the deployment of
Ethernet-based metro networks by promoting standards and
interoperability. The Metro Ethernet Forum plans to
leverage existing standards and technologies as much as
possible and facilitate the development of new standards,
service definitions and operational agreements necessary
to bring multi-vendor optical Ethernet into metro
networks.
Other
industry groups include:
SMC NETWORKS LOWERS GIGE ADAPTOR CARD PRICE TO $65
SMC Networks lowered the price of its 10/100/1000
Mbps Ethernet PCI card to $65. The company is also offering
a four-port 10/100/1000 unmanaged Layer 2 Ethernet switch
for an estimated street price of $975.
http://www.smc.com
SMC, August 8, 2001
NORTEL NETWORKS SEEKS US$1 BILLION THROUGH CONVERTIBLE
SENIOR NOTE OFFERING
Nortel Networks expects to raise US$1 billion
through a private offering of convertible senior notes. The
notes will be convertible into common shares of Nortel
Networks.
http://www.nortelnetworks.com/corporate/news/newsreleases/
Nortel Networks, August 8, 2001
MOCKINGBIRD NAMES NEW CEO, DEVELOPS UNIX-BASED SOFTSWITCH
Mockingbird Networks, a start-up based in Cupertino,
California, named Ken Murray as president and CEO, replacing
company founder Craig Forney, who now serves as CTO.
Mockingbird is developing a UNIX-based voice platform
featuring PSTN and IP interoperability (including SS7,
H.323, and SIP). Murray was most recently Chief Operating
Officer at Appiant Technologies, a unified communications
and information provider. Prior to Appiant, he spent
20-plus years with Hewlett Packard.
http://www.mockingbirdnetworks.com/
Mockingbird Networks, August 8, 2001
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Mockingbird Networks was founded in 1997. The company has
raised $39 million from Alcatel Ventures, Technology
Crossover Ventures, Robertson Stephens' Bayview Investors,
and Wasserstein-Perella Group.
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