CISCO EXTENDS 12000 SERIES PLATFORM FOR EDGE SERVICES
Cisco Systems introduced a compact version of its 12000 series platform as well as six new IP Services Engine (ISE) line cards for supporting network edge services.  The new Cisco 12404 Internet router, which is designed for smaller POP installations, supports all Cisco 12000 Series line cards, including 10 Gbps uplinks.  A low cost Very Short Reach (VSR) OC-192/STM-64 option is available.  Pricing for the Cisco 12404 begins at $25,000. The Cisco 12000 Series ISE line cards leverage a distributed systems architecture, network processing, and edge-optimized line card technology to support multiple customer access speeds as well as dynamic provisioning, allowing service providers to change speeds without customer disruption.  Configurations include 1-port OC-48/STM16, 4-port OC-12/STM4, and 16-port OC-3/STM1, all available in POS (Packet Over SONET) or channelized versions.  The ISE line cards are compatible with any Cisco 12000 Series chassis.  Cisco also announced a 10-port Gigabit Ethernet line card for the12400 family. Pricing for the ISE line cards begins at $280,000, and the Cisco 12000 Series 10-Port Gigabit Ethernet Line Card begins at $225,000.  http://www.cisco.com
Cisco Systems, October 2, 2001

• Cisco claims to have shipped over 20,000 Cisco 12000 Series Internet Routers.
  
• Last month, Cisco Systems announced additions to its mid-range routing portfolio with the introduction of the Cisco 7300 Series Internet Router and enhancements to the Cisco 7600 Series Internet Router.  The new Cisco 7300 scales to OC-48 speeds with high availability and built-in Gigabit Ethernet ports.  The Cisco 7603 and Cisco 7606 are small-form-factor routers for deployment in applications where a small number of interfaces are needed, for example, in a Tier 2 or Tier 3 POP or in the metro to provide Ethernet aggregation and uplink.  The Cisco 7600 routers scale WAN connectivity from DS0 to OC-48 and LAN connectivity from 10 Mbps Ethernet through 10 Gigabit Ethernet, and support MPLS, Ethernet over MPLS, MPLS Quality of Service (QoS) and MPLS VPNs

CISCO INTRODUCES NEW DPT METRO ROUTER
Cisco Systems introduced a new metro optical router featuring its own Dynamic Packet Transport (DPT) resilient packet ring technology.  The Cisco 10720 Internet Router integrates full IP routing to serve as an access edge device delivering Internet service, transparent LAN services, IP VPNs, VoIP and content-aware networking through Ethernet subscriber interfaces.  The platform maintains SONET/SDH services through a self-healing mechanism for automatic fiber cut repair.  The unit measures two rack units in height and offers an OC-48 / STM-16 interface and 24-port 10/100 Ethernet subscriber ports.  Pricing starts at $43,300.  http://www.cisco.com
Cisco Systems, October 2, 2001

• Cisco claims over 13,000 Dynamic Packet Transport (DPT) port shipments to over 170 customers worldwide.
  
• DPT is based on the Spatial Reuse Protocol (SRP), a Cisco-developed MAC-layer protocol that utilizes a dual counter-rotating, ring-based network topology, where both rings carry data and control messages, concurrently, to maximize bandwidth. For each data packet the correlating control packet is sent on a counter-rotating ring.  Instead of the timeslots and provisioned connections used in TDM structures, DPT employs statistical multiplexing to maximize the ring's carrying capacity.
  
• Cisco has submitted SRP to the IEEE 802.17 Resilient Packet Ring (RPR) Working Group for consideration as an industry standard.

MOTOROLA INTRODUCES 0.18 SIGE PROCESS FOR WIRELESS AND GIGABIT CHIPS
Motorola introduced a new 0.18 micron silicon germanium:carbon (SiGe:C) process technology for 3G wireless and Gigabit optical communication applications.  The technology leverages the heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) module from Motorola's previous 0.35-micron BiCMOS generation and uses Motorola's advanced copper backend. The technology also builds on the company's 0.18-micron low power CMOS logic platform and is engineered to support up to five layers of copper metallization.  Motorola said a major advantage of its SiGe:C RF BiCMOS technology is the inclusion of RF passives, such as high Q capacitors and copper inductors, which could enable single chip radios with RF+DSP+Micro.  http://www.motorola.com/home/ 
Motorola, October 2, 2001

NETSCREEN ENHANCES VPNS WITH IPSEC NAT TRAVERSAL
NetScreen Technologies, a developer of ASIC-based Internet security systems and appliances, released new software for its devices that enables IPSec Network Address Translation (NAT) traversal.  This allows the creation of IPSec tunnels that are able to pass through devices that perform NAT.  NetScreen's solution encapsulates the encrypted IPSec frames in User Datagram Protocol (UDP) frames in accordance with the draft IETF standards.  The new software also provides enhanced monitoring of NetScreen devices through custom SNMP management information bases (MIBs), and adds support for the Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol (SCEP) and the Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP). These protocols simplify the request and loading of certificates onto NetScreen devices. http://www.netscreen.com/aboutus/articles/news100201.html 
NetScreen Technologies, October 2, 2001

QUALCOMM TESTING ADDITIONAL VOICE CAPACITY DOUBLING FOR CDMA2000
QUALCOMM announced an evolutionary path that it projects would enable CDMA2000 operators to increase their voice network capacity by a factor of two when evolved handsets are widely deployed.  The increase is accomplished above and beyond the nearly twofold voice capacity improvement provided by 3G CDMA2000 1X systems.  The additional capacity is gained by the combination of advances in speech processing, introduction of dual-antenna, dual-receiver handsets coupled with advanced signal processing techniques and diversity reception techniques applied to cellular base station receivers. http://www.qualcomm.com/cda/pr/view/0,1800,658,00.html
QUALCOMM, October 2, 2001

COMSAT OFFERS HIGH-SPEED DATA SERVICE TO AIRPLANES
COMSAT Mobile Communications announced its Aero High Speed Data (HSD) service for use on corporate, government, and commercial passenger aircraft.  The service uses ISDN technology and provides 64 Kbps connectivity speeds.  Users can access the Internet, e-mail, send and receive faxes, transfer files, and connect to corporate LANs/WANs.  The service offers secure communications over a range of secure terminals including STU-III, STU-IIB, KIV7, and STE.  COMSAT Aero HSD is delivered via the Inmarsat satellite constellation, is compatible with Inmarsat Aero H antennas and systems, and works with several operating systems including Microsoft Windows.  The service will be commercially available in the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean regions by the end of the year. Commercial service in the Indian Ocean Region is planned to begin during the first quarter of 2002.  http://www.lockheedmartin.com/ 
COMSAT Mobile Communications, October 2, 2001

• COMSAT Mobile Communications is a business unit of Lockheed Martin Global Telecommunications.

VOICEGENIE ANNOUNCES VOICEXML CALL BLENDING FEATURES
VoiceGenie Technologies, a start-up based in Toronto, announced “call blending” features for its VoiceXML Gateway.  The capabilities allow a user to perform call screening, whisper call waiting, and call transferring within a VoiceXML environment.  For instance, users can place outbound calls, conditionally answer calls, initiate or receive outbound communications such as another call and program hot word recognition and voice-linking to a unified messaging application.  VoiceGenie’s VoiceXML Gateway allows any phone to access Voice Web applications developed using VoiceXML and it supports multiple speech and text-to-speech engines.  http://www.voicegenie.com 
VoiceGenie Technologies, October 1, 2001

SANTERA AWARDED $20 MILLION CONTRACT FOR SWITCHES BY NETCARRIER
Santera Systems announced a $20 million contract from NetCarrier for deployment of its SanteraOne platform.  The integrated voice and data switches are designed for full feature Class 4/5, PRI Offload, packet/cell switching and Voice over Broadband services.  NetCarrier will initially deploy three switches in Philadelphia, Southern New Jersey, and Northern New Jersey.  The service provider will use SanteraOne to handle its immediate PRI offload digital switching needs and to offer voice over broadband Class 5 communications services.  http://www.santera.com/pressreleases011002.shtml
Santera Systems, October 2, 2001

• Santera’s SuperClass Switching platform is designed as an integrated packet/cell Class 5 replacement for delivering Voice Over Broadband (VoB) services.  The SanteraOne consists of a MultiService Controller (MSC), which includes a media gateway controller, signaling gateway and an applications server; a MultiService Fabric (MSF), which is a high-density media gateway; and the SanteraOne Element Management System (EMS) delivering common GUI-based management of the complete system.  The platform uses a dual switching fabric -- supporting both TDM and packet/cell switching.  The architecture allows for either a centralized or distributed network design.  Base features include integrated announcements, echo cancellation, GR303, LNP, E911, CALEA and custom calling/business features such as CLASS and CENTREX.  The product is also designed for Megaco/H.248 and next generation protocols.
  
• In August, Santera Systems secured more than $110 million in its third round of funding for its integrated voice/data switching platforms.  The company has raised approximately $200 million to date. 
  
• Last month, Santera appointed Martin Kaplan to its board of directors.  Kaplan was previously executive vice president of SBC Communications.
  
• Santera Systems is located in Plano, Texas.  The company was founded in 1998 by Wu-Fu Chen and San-qi Li.

SANERA RAISES $38 MILLION FOR TERABIT SAN SWITCH
Sanera Systems, a start-up developing a terabit, protocol transparent storage area network (SAN) switch, announced that it has secured $38.3 million in second round financing.  The company is targeting carrier class storage networking infrastructure products for enterprises and service providers.  The systems will support standards like Fibre Channel, Infiniband and iSCSI at speeds up to 10Gbps.  Product details have not been announced.  Investors include Enterprise Partners Venture Capital, Greylock Ventures, Storm Ventures, CMEA, E*Trade, and Acorn Venture Partners.  http://www.sanera.net/
Sanera Systems, October 2, 2001

• Sanera Systems is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California and also has operations in Beaverton, Oregon.  The company has raised a total of $55.8 million since it was founded in August 2000.
  
• Sanera Systems is headed by Alex Mendez, who previously served as Cisco Systems’ Senior Vice President for Latin America.  The company was co-founded by Raj Cherabuddi, formerly the lead architect for Sun’s UltraSPARC IIIi microprocessor; Sudhakar Muddu, previously a lead designer on SGI’s MIPS R10000, R12000 and R14000 microprocessors; and Joseph I. Chamdani, previously the lead architect for Sun’s UltraSPARC IIIplus and UltraSPARC IV microprocessors.

OIF NAMES NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) elected a new board of directors for 2001 – 2002.  Newly elected officers include President and Chairman Sid Chaudhuri, director of network architecture at Tellium; Vice President Bob Tkach, chief technical officer at Celion Networks; Treasurer Tom Afferton, district manager of transport architecture at AT&T; and Vice President of Marketing Gerry Baranano, vice president of sales at Nortel Networks.  http://www.oiforum.com/ 
OIF, October 2, 2001

NORTEL TO SELL CLARIFY ASSETS TO AMDOCS FOR US$200 MILLION
Nortel Networks agreed to sell the assets of its Clarify Customer Relationship Management (CRM) business to Amdocs Limited for approximately US$200 million in cash.  The Clarify CRM portfolio integrates all customer-facing functions to deliver a single view of the customer, and a solution for sales and service efforts that facilitates interaction among web sites, call centers, and field sales and service teams.  Nortel expects the sale to close by the end of this year.  http://www.nortelnetworks.com/corporate/news/newsreleases/2001d/10_02_01_amdocs.html   http://www.amdocs.com/
Nortel, October 2, 2001

• Nortel Networks acquired Clarify in October 1999 for US$2.1 billion in stock.
  
• Amdocs Limited offers information solutions including CRM, billing and order management systems for communications providers, and business support systems for directory publishing companies.  The company is headquartered in Chesterfield, Missouri, and reported $1.1 billion in revenues in 2000.  Amdocs customers include Bell Canada, BT, Broadwing, Deutsche Telekom, Qwest, SBC, Sprint, Telstra, Verizon and Vodafone.

NORTEL ANNOUNCES REDUCTION IN REVENUES, MORE LAYOFFS, ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES
Citing the need to adjust to the current global telecom market, Nortel Networks reduced its expected revenues from continuing operations in Q3 to be approximately US$3.5 billion.  The company forecasts an after-tax loss of US$3.6 billion for the quarter.  Nortel said that it would take charges of US$3 billion (pre-tax) in the quarter, made up of US$750 million for excess and obsolete inventory, primarily Optical Inter-city products; US$750 million for receivables and customer financing reserves; US$400 million for third party investments; US$815 million for workforce reductions and facilities closures announced in June; and US$240 million due to the 50% reduction in the manufacturing capacity of its Photonic Components business.  The company said that it will continue to make cuts that by Q1 2002 drive its breakeven point to well below US$4 billion per quarter, instead of the US$5 billion quarterly revenue level previously targeted.  As part of this effort, the company will make further layoffs and sell business units so that its employee level is reduced to 45,000 by October 31, 2001.  Nortel will take Q4 charges for this new round of layoffs.  The company also said that it has entered into, announced or completed transactions that are expected to result in cash proceeds of approximately US$700 million.

Going forward, Nortel said that it would invest in three key areas: Optical Long Haul Networks; Wireless Networks; and Metro Networks, which includes metro optical networking; IP networking and intelligent service engines; security; and voice over packet and circuit to packet solutions for service providers and corporations.  Nortel also announced several organizational changes.  Frank A. Dunn, CFO, will succeed John A. Roth as president and CEO effective November 1, 2001.  The company also announced a new senior management team, which includes Terry Hungle, who has been promoted to CFO; Frank Plastina, President, Metro Networks and formerly President, Service Provider and Corporate Networks; Greg Mumford, President, Optical Long Haul Networks and formerly President, Optical Internet; and Pascal Debon, President, Wireless Networks and formerly President, Europe, The Middle East & Africa.

http://www.nortelnetworks.com/corporate/news/newsreleases/2001d/10_02_01_outlook.html
Nortel Networks, October 2, 2001

• As of July, Nortel had announced plans to reduce its workforce by 30,000 people

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