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SONY
TO USE ATHEROS 802.11A WLAN CHIPS IN PCS, CONSUMER ELECTRONICS
Sony will use
Atheros 802.11a wireless LAN chips in PC and consumer electronic
devices. Initially, Sony will introduce 802.11a PC cards and
access points that will be introduced in Japan next month and in
the US market during Q1 2002. Sony also plans to incorporate
the 5GHz wireless technology in other consumer electronic products
for the global market. http://www.atheros.com/news/sony.html
Atheros, October 16, 2001
- Athero's
previously announced customers include Proxim, Intel, TDK,
NetGear, ActionTec, CardAccess, UltraDevices and MobileLAN.
- The
Atheros two-chip set solution delivers data rates up to 54
Mbps compliant with the IEEE 802.11a 5GHz wireless LAN
standard. It can also provide speeds up to 72 Mbps in
Atheros Turbo Mode. The devices are manufactured in
standard-process 0.25-micron digital CMOS.
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In
May, Atheros secured $66.7 million in third round venture
financing. Investors include Fidelity Management &
Research Company, Bowman Capital, Evercore Ventures, Levensohn
Capital Management, Mitsubishi International Corp., Presidio
Venture Partners, Proxim Inc., Sumitomo, TDK, August Capital,
Foundation Capital, New Enterprise Associates and InveStar
Semiconductor Development.
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In
June, TELEC, the official Japanese certification agency,
approved Atheros' 5-GHz wireless
VIRTELA
DEBUTS IP SERVICE FABRIC OVER MULTIPLE IP BACKBONES
Virtela, a
start-up carrier based in Denver, introduced its line of Managed
IP Network Services promising monthly savings of 50 to 90% over
existing networks. Virtela’s IP Service Fabric network
uses proprietary
performance routing algorithms to optimize transport of enterprise
traffic over multiple, best-in-class IP backbones to provide
greater reliability and performance than any other service
provider. Virtela’s services are created within the IPSF
network core, rather than on the customers’ premises.
Virtela provides SLAs based on jitter, latency, packet loss,
network availability, remote log-on success and outage
notification. Virtela solutions are vendor-neutral at all
levels, including access, carrier and equipment.
Separately, Virtela announced the closure of its second round of
funding for $35 million, bringing its total funding to date to $75
million. The funding was led by Norwest Venture Partners and
included New Enterprise Associates, Palomar Ventures, RSA Ventures
(RSA Security), Symantec, Juniper Networks, Newton Technology
Partners and North Coast Technology Investors. http://www.virtela.com
Virtela,
October 15, 2001
- Virtela
is headed by Vab Goel, who previously served as vice
president of Emerging Technologies at Qwest. The
company’s engineering and strategy team is led by Ted
Studwell, who previously drove
the design and construction of Qwest's Frame Relay and ATM
network.
GLOBAL
CROSSING LAUNCHES IP VPN SERVICES
Global Crossing
introduced its portfolio of worldwide IP VPN services for
converging corporate data, voice and video over a single
connection. The IP VPN services are supported by Service
Level Agreements covering availability, packet loss, latency, and
jitter. Options include:
SmartRoute
-- a policy-based VPN that prioritizes data traffic based on
various criteria, including traffic origination or termination
sites. Specific IPSec customer tunnels are established to
segregate each customer's traffic. Network-based security also
includes a fully integrated firewall service. Available
connection speeds range from sub-T1/E1 up to DS3/E3.
ExpressRoute
– an IP VPN that provides traffic routing and management
intelligence across the core of the Global Crossing network using
MPLS (RFC 2547). The service is targeted at enterprises and
service providers with high bandwidth requirements (up to
OC-12/STM-4 as well as Gigabit Ethernet). Also features a
traffic usage-based billing model.
Premises-Based
IP VPN Service – offers integrated security services and
end-to-end network management targeted at companies with low to
medium transport bandwidth requirements and a limited number of
regionally deployed sites. Access and routing hardware are
purchased by the customer and reside at the customer's premises,
and are managed by Global Crossing.
http://www.globalcrossing.com/pressreleases/pr_101601a.htm
Global
Crossing, October 16, 2001
- Earlier this
month, Nortel Networks announced a contract to supply IP
service management software for Global Crossing’s worldwide
deployment of next generation IP and ATM services.
Financial terms were not disclosed. The OSS platform
will support a range of services, including MPLS, CPE-based
IPSec and Network-based IPSec VPNs, as well as future
dedicated Internet access services. Capabilities will
encompass configuring and provisioning the service, policy and
service level management as well as IP billing mediation.
TYCOM
AND GLOBAL CROSSING SETTLE DISPUTES
TyCom and Global
Crossing reached an amicable resolution of their dispute
concerning construction and operation of Global Crossing's
Atlantic Crossing-1 and South American Crossing fiber-optic cable
systems. Financial terms were not disclosed. http://www.tycomltd.com/
TyCom,
October 16, 2001
AT&T
AND BT UNWIND INTERNATIONAL CONCERT VENTURE
AT&T and BT
reached binding agreements to unwind Concert, their international
joint venture. Each of the partners will reclaim the
customer contracts and assets contributed to the joint venture,
including international transport facilities and gateways.
In addition, AT&T will assume ownership of Asia/Pacific Frame
Relay assets that BT originally contributed to the joint venture.
AT&T and BT have agreed to enter transitional commercial
agreements enabling them to continue to provide existing Concert
services for three years. Under these agreements, AT&T
and BT will pay each other market-based prices. The
companies said the industry had undergone unprecedented change
since the venture was first launched in 1998. http://www.att.com/press/item/0,1354,4026,00.html
AT&T, October 16, 2001
- AT&T plans to take a charge
against third quarter 2001 earnings of approximately $3.5
billion related to the dissolution of Concert, including an
agreement with BT in which AT&T will assume BT’s
interest in AT&T Canada and certain obligations. In
addition, AT&T will take a charge against third quarter
2001 earnings of approximately $1.8 billion under an existing
agreement related to AT&T’s stake in AT&T Canada.
NETSCREEN
AND DYNAMICSOFT TARGET VOIP SECURITY FOR CARRIERS
NetScreen
Technologies and dynamicsoft, a developer of SIP software,
announced a beta firewall/VPN system designed to provide VoIP
security for carriers. NetScreen has enhanced the VoIP
capabilities of ScreenOS, the software that powers its line of
integrated security devices, to include support for the
collaboratively developed Firewall Control Protocol (FCP).
dynamicsoft's session initiation protocol (SIP-based) Firewall
Control Proxy can now request a NetScreen firewall to open
temporary "pinholes" allowing voice traffic to be
processed by the firewall. Pinholes are dynamic filtering rules
that allow IP traffic to cross a network boundary. The
solution is initially available only on the ASIC-driven
NetScreen-500 product. The new capabilities include an
additional management interface that uses an encrypted and
authenticated FCP session to dynamically configure the firewall as
VoIP calls occur. http://www.netscreen.com/aboutus/articles/news101601.html
Net Screen, October 16, 2001
DYNEGY
COMPLETES OPTICALLY SWITCHED NETWORK WITH TELLIUM/FUJITSU
Dynegy Global
Communications announced the completion of its nationwide,
optically switched, mesh network spanning 16,000 route miles and
reaching 44 of the largest US cities. The backbone uses
Tellium's optical switches and Fujitsu's top-of-the-line DWDM
platform. Dynergy is offering 2.5 Gbps and 10 Gbps services.
Dynergy also operates a European network reaching 22 cities in
seven countries. The wholesale carrier is connecting
metropolitan networks to its long-haul backbone via an alliance
with Telseon. http://www.dynegy.com/dynegy_com.nsf/framesets/DGC
Dynegy, October 15, 2001
- Dynegyconnect
is a joint venture of Dynegy Inc. and Telstra Corp. Ltd.
- In June,
Dynegy and Telseon entered into a network service agreement to
develop an 18 city all-optical network capable of providing
high-bandwidth solutions between multiple points-of-presence,
and chose ONI Systems to supply its platform for the metro
networks.
- Dynegy’s
took delivery of Tellium’s second-generation Aurora Optical
Switch in 2000, and the Aurora 128 optical core switch this
summer.
- Late last
year, CIENA announced a three-year agreement to supply its
MultiWave CoreStream systems to Dynegy Europe Communications
for deployment in its pan-European fiber network.
CORIOLIS
SECURES $32 MILLION FOR ITS OPTICAL SPATIAL DIVISION MULTIPLEXING
Coriolis Networks,
a start-up based in Boxborough, Massachusetts, secured $32 million
in third round funding for its Optical Spatial Division
Multiplexing platform. The technology manages bandwidth as a
shared resource across an entire geographically distributed
network and provides automatic real-time dynamic bandwidth
allocation to match bandwidth resources with service requirements.
The new financing brings total funding raised to date to $74
million. The round was co-led by new investors TL Ventures and
EnerTech Capital, and included incumbent investors Bessemer
Venture Partners, New Enterprise Associates and Columbia Capital.
http://www.coriolisnet.com
Coriolis
Networks, October 16, 2001
- Coriolis'
OSDM is designed to aggregate and transport both SONET and
“bursty” data traffic in their native modes while
recovering as much as 75% of stranded SONET bandwidth by
making optimal use of the protection ring path and by partitioning
bandwidth into arbitrary amounts. The company's product
set will include central
trunking platforms for aggregating and grooming traffic, a
flexible set of low-cost access service devices, and the
OptiFlow bandwidth manager software that dynamically controls
the optical bandwidth utilization across an entire network.
Coriolis said its OptiFlow platform would enable carriers to
deliver gigabit Ethernet, TDM and other data services from a
single network with rapid service turn-up and end-to-end
provisioning. System prices start at under $10,000 and
depend on the configuration, switching capacity, number of
wavelengths and I/O modules.
- Coriolis
Networks is led by Robert L. Castle, formerly Chairman, CEO
and President of VideoServer. Founders include Hakim F.
Dhilla (formerly with Fujitsu), Ibrahim (Ibi) F. Dhilla
(Digital Equipment/Cabletron, Cascade/Ascend), Surya Kumar
Kovvali (Digital/Cabletron), Ramji Raghavan
(Digital/Cabletron) and Bruce Thompson (NexLAN and Digital).
CORIOLIS
ANNOUNCES FIRST CUSTOMER -- GEORGIA'S MARIETTA FIBERNET
Marietta
FiberNet, a government-operated telecommunications service
provider serving the Atlanta region, has deployed Coriolis
Networks’ OptiFlow Network solution. Marietta FiberNet is
initially using the OptiFlow Network to deliver optical Ethernet
service to other carriers, enterprises and local government
organizations. Financial terms were not disclosed. http://www.coriolisnet.com
Coriolis
Networks, October 16, 2001
- Established
in 1996, Marietta FiberNet is the state of Georgia's first
municipally owned company to be certified as a competitive
local communications carrier. http://www.mfn.net
CONVEDIA
ANNOUNCES SIP CONTROL INTERFACE FOR ITS MEDIA SERVER
Convedia, a
start-up based in Vancouver, Canada, announced a native SIP
(Session Initiation Protocol) control interface for its CMS-6000
Media Server. Convedia's media servers could be used
alongside softswitches to deliver traditional and emerging
telecommunications services such as those requiring voice and
video conferencing, speech recognition, voice messaging and
network announcements capabilities. The new control
interface option allows software developers and service providers'
internal development teams to use SIP to access rich and scalable
media processing building blocks for conferencing, IVR, network
announcements, speech recognition and messaging applications.
Separately, Convedia announced a partnership to ensure
interoperability between its media server and the COMGATES
CSSW4000 Softswitch. http://www.convedia.com
Convedia,
October 16, 2001
- Earlier this
month, Convedia secured US$20 million in third round funding
for its next-generation media servers.
LUCENT
NAMES BILL O'SHEA TO HEAD BELL LABS
Lucent
Technologies named Bill O'Shea as President of Bell Labs,
replacing Arun Netravali, who has decided to pursue other
interests outside of Lucent. O'Shea previously was president
of Lucent’s Business Communications Systems, which has since
become part of Avaya. O'Shea led Lucent's international
efforts for network telecommunications systems, focusing on global
business development. http://www.lucent.com/press/1001/011015.bla.html
Lucent Technologies, October 16, 2001
DIGITAL
FOUNTAIN RAISES $20 MILLION FOR STREAMING MEDIA ALGORITHMS
Digital Fountain,
a start-up based in Fremont, California, raised $20 million in its
fourth round of financing for further development of its
“Meta-Content" technology. The funding includes new
investments from Macrovision, British Telecom and Spinnaker
Ventures. Digital Fountain strategic partner NRI also
contributed to the Series D round, as did current investors Sony,
Cisco Systems, Matrix Partners, Granite Ventures, Adobe and Texas
Instruments. http://www.digitalfountain.com
Digital
Fountain, October 16, 2001
- Digital
Fountain's Meta-Content technology analyzes and then
represents each content file as a series of unique
mathematical equations. The equations are transmitted
instead of the original content bits, enabling the receiving
computer to reconstruct a perfect copy of the original
content. Digital Fountain said the unique advantage of
its technology is that all users can be treated as a single
group, meaning that server capacity is no longer a strict
function of the number of users. The company claims that
in multicast environments, a single Fountain Server could
provide unscheduled access to a virtually unlimited number of
users. In a unicast network, Streaming Fountain supports
up to 4,000 - 700 kbps quality video streams, 10,000 - 300
kbps quality video streams or up to 60,000 narrow-band
streams.
- Digital
Fountain is led by Cliff Meltzer, who previously served as
Senior Vice President of Cisco Systems' IOS Technologies
Division, where he oversaw development and marketing of IOS.
- The company
was co-founded by Dr. Michael Luby, previously a computer
science professor at both the University of Toronto and
University of California at Berkeley, and Jay Goldin, formerly
a management consultant with the Pacific Rim Consulting Group
in Hong Kong and China.
TELLABS
REPORTS Q3 SALES OF $448 MILLION, SEES INCREASED OPTICAL SALES
Tellabs reported Q3 sales of $448
million, compared to Q2 sales of $516 million and $812 million for
Q3 2000. Tellabs reported Q3 diluted earnings per share of 1
cent and net income of $2 million before one-time items. The
company noted that sales of optical networking increased
sequentially to $233 million from Q2 of 2001. Sales of new
products, including the Tellabs TITAN 6000 series, rose to $47
million, or more than 10% of overall quarterly sales.
Tellabs recently announced agreements with VoiceStream and Qwest
for TITAN 5500 systems to optimize their networks. http://www.tellabs.com/news/01news/3q01.shtml
Tellabs, October 16, 2001
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