VideoTele.com Introduces Real Time MPEG-4 for Digital TV

VideoTele.com, a subsidiary of Tut Systems, announced real-time digital video transcoding from MPEG-2 to MPEG-4 for its Astria content processor. The platform can be used to deliver MPEG-4 video within an MPEG transport stream over transmission types including digital terrestrial TV, digital cable, DSL and FTTH. http://www.tutsystems....

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i2 Telecom Builds SIP Network with dynamicsoft

i2 Telecom, a start-up service provider that will soon launch international, long-distance VoIP service, is building its network with dynamicsoft's Route Engine Platform. Launching in April, i2 Telecom will target its discounted voice services at business and residential customers. Dynamicsoft's Route Engine Platform provides several routing functions, including telephone gateway routing and traffic load balancing. It also performs registration services, location services and the execution of advanced multimedia services. http://www.dynamic...

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VocalData and SS8 Interoperate for CALEA Requirements

VocalData has enhanced the lawful intercept compliance capabilities of its VOISS voice application server by providing interoperability with SS8 Networks' Xcipio SSDF platform. Under terms of the Communications Assistance to Law Enforcement Act, (CALEA), telecom service providers are required to ensure that their equipment, facilities and services comply with authorized electronic surveillance. Previously, VocalData's service provider customers could comply with CALEA by interfacing with the PSTN via a Class 5 switch. The interoperability with...

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Veraz Networks Releases High Density Media Gateway

Veraz Networks, the new company formed through the merger of ECI Telecom's NGTS division and NexVerse, announced commercial availability of a new carrier-grade media gateway. The I-Gate 4000 PRO media gateway features a non-blocking switching platform that can support up to 64,000 ports on a single shelf. The high-density switching architecture is based on a 100,000 DS0 TDM switching fabric and a 20 Gbps packet switching fabric on each shelf. The gateway can serve both native TDM and hybrid TDM-VoIP switching environments. It can be deployed...

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OFS and Sempra Install Fiber Through Active Natural Gas Pipes

The city of Long Beach, California will install OFS' DuctSaver FX cable through natural gas lines to provide fiber access to several buildings. The technology, created by Sempra Fiber Links, a subsidiary of Sempra Energy, allows for installation and operation of the fiber network inside a pipeline while gas is flowing, eliminating the need for street retrenching. OFS' DuctSaver FX is a 48-count fiber cable. http://www.ofsoptics....

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Deutsche Telekom Selects ADC's Convergent Billing Software

Deutsche Telekom will implement ADC's Singl.eView convergent billing and customer-management solution to replace an existing IP data service billing system. The implementation is the result of a ten-year contract with Deutsche Telekom. ADC said the deal is its largest Singl.eView contract to date. Financial terms were not disclosed. http://www.adc....

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National Public Radio Sees 8-fold Spike in Web Audio Casts

On the first day of the war with Iraq, National Public Radio (NPR) saw a record 8-fold increase in streamed audio from its website. The content delivery is being handled by Speedera Networks, which distributes the audio content across the Internet from streaming servers at multiple points of presence worldwide. NPR is a privately supported, nonprofit radio service with a weekly audience of 29 million Americans. Speedera has signed a number of leading media outlets for its content delivery network, including Forbes.com, Fox Broadcasting, Reuters,...

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Finisar to Acquire Genoa for Integrated Optical Components

Finisar will acquire Genoa, a start-up specializing in integrated optoelectronic components, for approximately seven million shares of Finisar common stock. The closing price of Finisar's Common Stock on 31-Mar-03 was $0.78 per share, giving the transaction an aggregate value of approximately $5.5 million. Genoa developed a line of linear semiconductor optical amplifiers (LSOAs) for amplifying DWDM wavelengths. As a byproduct of that technology, Genoa also developed a unique approach for making long wavelength vertical cavity emitting lasers...

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Siemens Bids to acquire Cycos for Unified Messaging Software

Siemens' Information and Communication Networks Group (ICN) made a cash offer of EUR 5.50 per share to acquire Cycos AG, a software company specializing in Unified Messaging solutions. The value of the offer will total some EUR42 million. Cycos' software makes possible the reception, output and administration of various types of electronic messages (e.g. voice mail, e-mail, fax and SMS) on different devices. Siemens and Cycos have been cooperating on such solutions for several years. For fiscal 2002, Cycos expects to report sales of EUR15 million....

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Network Associates to Acquire IntruVert Networks for $100 Million

Network Associates agreed to acquire IntruVert Networks, a start-up offering intrusion detection systems, for $100 million in cash. IntruVert's real-time network intrusion detection technology integrates signature, anomaly, and Denial of Service (DoS) detection techniques on a hardware-based platform designed for multi-gigabit speeds. Network Associates said the IntruVert system is perfectly aligned with its vision of stopping any attack that gets inside the firewall. IntruVert's equipment has been deployed by enterprise customers such as Prudential...

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Sprint Launches “Government Grade" IP Intranet

Sprint will soon turn up a new "government grade" IP intranet service aimed at meeting the increasing security and performance demands of many federal and state government agencies. The intranet service builds upon the standards and performance levels of Sprint's Tier-1 IP backbone, but has no gateways to the public Internet. Sprint believes it is the first to offer such a solution to meet government agency demands for a closed, native IP intranet. Sprint plans on introducing the new intranet solution before the end of June. http://www.spri...

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Viatel's CEO Resigns

Viatel announced the resignation of its Chairman and CEO, Michael J. Mahoney, after five years at the helm of the company. No reasons were given. Leslie Goodman, one of the Company's outside directors, has been named as non-executive Chairman. A search for a new CEO is underway. http://www.viatel.comLast month, Viatel acquired Netcom Internet Limited, an ISP focused on business customers in the UK, and Cybernet (Schweiz) AG, a Swiss ISP.Viatel operates a multiduct, 7,000 km fiber network linking major European cities. Viatel emerged from bankruptcy...

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XM Reaches 483,000 Subscribers for Paid Satellite Radio

XM Satellite Radio has signed up 483,075 subscribers for its paid radio service. The company said it was encouraged by the subscriber growth in this premium service given the sluggish economy. XM hopes to have one million paid subscribers by the end of the year. http://www.xmradio....

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Brazilian ISP Chooses Portal Software for its 11 Million Subscribers

iG, a Brazilian ISP with 11 million subscribers, has chosen Portal Software as its billing and customer care solution. iG will utilize Infranet, Portal's convergent billing product, to charge customers for DSL access and other premium services. iG recently announced an expansion into 52 new cities, giving it a presence in 280 Brazilian cities overall. Financial terms were not disclosed. http://www.portal.com http://www.ig.com...

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ITXC and AT&T Latin America Interconnect for Voice Services in Brazil

ITXC and AT&T Latin America signed an agreement to send traffic to and from Brazil over ITXC's global voice network. AT&T Latin America was granted a long distance license in December of 2002 to offer public and corporate voice services in Brazil. Interconnecting with ITXC allowed AT&T Latin America to provide international long distance services to their enterprise customers immediately after being granted their license. AT&T Latin America will also complete calls in Brazil that ITXC aggregates from carriers around the world....

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AT&T Canada Emerges from Bankruptcy, CDN$4.7 Billion in Debt Removed

AT&T Canada completed its capital restructuring process and has emerged as an independent public company trading on both the Toronto Stock Exchange and NASDAQ Market System (TSX: TEL.A, TEL.B; NASDAQ: ATTC, ATTCZ). The company has no long-term debt and has approximately CDN$139 million in cash on hand. The bankruptcy process converted approximately CDN $4.7 billion in debt into new equity. AT&T Canada said its strategic plan is to focus on blue chip private and public sector customers. It will continue to partner with AT&T when...

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SBC Cuts Calling Rates in California

SBC announced new, lower priced calling plans for consumers and small businesses in California. Residential customers now can receive SBC Long Distance service for a flat 5 cents per minute, with no monthly fee, when bundled with local service. At the end of the one-year promotional period, the rate will change to 7 cents per minute. On the residential international calling front, the company has reduced prices of popular "buckets of minutes" plans to Mexico, added a new Asia "block of time" plan, and cut its International SaverPlus plan rate...

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BellSouth Unveils Unlimited Local/Long Distance Calling Plan

BellSouth began offering a simple, unlimited local and domestic long distance bundle at a flat monthly fee ranging from $54.99 to $59.99 per month (depending on state). The BellSouth Unlimited Answers plan also provides almost two dozen features. BellSouth is also launching a mass advertising and marketing campaign to promote the flat-rate service. http://www.bellsouth....

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New Edge Networks Pursues Acquisitions of Broadband Carriers

New Edge Networks is pursuing the acquisition of additional broadband carriers and data networking providers as a means of adding to its cash flow growth. The company placed classified ads in various telecommunications trade magazines and posted messages on Internet bulletin boards soliciting interest among communications companies that could add customers, network traffic, product set, or geographic reach. New Edge Networks primarily provides data and broadband services to business customers. http://www.newedgenetworks.comLast year, New Edge...

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Korea's ETRI Selects Ezchip's Network Processor

ETRI, the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute of Korea, is using EZchip Technologies' NP-1 network processor in the design of future communications platforms. Korea's government funded research lab will become a third-party design house for solutions based on EZchip's family of network processors. Ezchip's NP-1 processor incorporates extensive headroom for on-chip classification, requires only four low-power, low-cost DRAM chips instead of CAMs and SRAMs. NP-1c is EZchip's second generation 10-Gigabit network processor manufactured...

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Santera Teams with Spatial Wireless for Mobile Switching

Santera Systems announced a partnership and non-exclusive OEM agreement with Spatial Wireless, a developer of next-generation wireless networking solutions. Spatial Wireless will incorporate Santera's SanteraOne Media Gateway into its Spatial Atrium distributed mobile switching portfolio. The SanteraOne Broadband Office Exchange (BoX) Media Gateway supports both voice and data services. Spatial Atrium is a distributed architecture call server, media gateway and element management system that supports Distributed Mobile Switching Center (DMSC)...

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Ikanos Hires CFO from Centillium Communications

Ikanos Communications announced the appointment of John Luhtala as CFO. He previously served as CFO of Centillium Communications. Both companies provide silicon solutions for the broadband access market. http://www.ikanos....

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ITXC Searches for New CEO

ITXC announced that Tom Evslin, who has held the post of Chairman and CEO since he co-founded the company in 1997, plans to retire this year as CEO. ITXC is searching for a replacement. Evslin said he is proud of the difference that communication infrastructure can make in the developing world and now wants to spend more time working in the public service sector. http://www.itxc....

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Silverback Raises $15 Million for IP-based Storage Technology

Silverback Systems, a start-up based in Campbell, California, raised $15 million in third round funding. The company is developing IP-centric networked storage acceleration technology. Silverback's iSNAP (Storage Network Access Processor) is a turnkey hardware and software platform that can be deployed in any equipment that connects to a storage network including servers, host bus adapters, RAID arrays, NAS appliances, storage gateways, and virtualization boxes. All previous investors, which include Excelsior Venture Partners III LLC, Gemini...

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HP Selects Broadcom for 802.11g WLAN in Laptops

HP will offer Broadcom's 54g wireless LAN mini-PCI solutions in its Compaq Presario 2100 and 2500 series notebook computers. The wireless LAN capabilities, which are compatible with the IEEE 802.11g draft specification, are available as optional upgrades in the notebooks. http://www.hp.com http://www.broadcom.comEarlier this month, Broadcom announced that it had shipped more than three million 54g wireless LAN chips since production started in December 20...

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Morpho Demonstrates 3G Software Defined Radio in Silicon

Morpho Technologies, a start-up based in Irvine, California, demonstrated a software-define 3G baseband processor running on its reconfigurable Digital Signal Processor. Morpho Technologies' MS1 rDSP implements the baseband functions of a WCDMA Transceiver for handsets and infrastructure equipment while simultaneously running applications such as MPEG4, GPS, 802.11, as well as others. The MS1 rDSP executes these applications by running programs residing in flash memory outside the chip. Morpho said its architecture enables 3G handsets to easily...

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Developers Focus on 1394-GigE Links Over Cat5 Wiring for Audio-Video Transport

A new study group from the 1394 Trade Association and the IEEE has been formed to develop standards for IEEE 1394b links over up to 100 meters of Category 5 wiring using existing Gigabit Ethernet (1000base T) physical layer technology. The group is considering using standard hub or switch technology to construct a basic hub that connects all endpoints and automatically senses the physical protocol (either Ethernet or IEEE 1394) used by the endpoint device. The hub also bridges the Ethernet and the IEEE 1394 segments so that Internet protocol...

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Metalink Releases Firmware Upgrade for its Fast-EoVDSL Chipsets

Metalink released a Fast-EoVDSL firmware upgrade for its EoVDSL chip-sets, enabling faster data rates and compliance with the ITU standard 998 band-plan. The new firmware enables bit rates of 60 Mbps downstream and 40 Mbps upstream. The Metalink technology is based on VDSL QAM standards specifications. Metalink said it has already shipped over 150,000 of its EoVDSL chip-sets for deployment, primarily in Asia. http://www.metalinkdsl....

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Agilent Announces 32,000-Stream Packet Generation and Test System

Agilent Technologies introduced its new packet generation and performance analysis system capable of testing some 32,000 streams. The Agilent system allows users to create virtually any type of Layer 2 to Layer 7 test packet or frame, and apply any type of network encapsulation to it, including L2oMPLS, L2TP, GRE, VLAN, Frame Relay and PPP encapsulations. This permits developers to test equipment response and performance at any point in a test network with an appropriate frame or packet structure. Stream groups can be defined to rapidly create...

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Spirent Introduces Portable Web Infrastructure Test Platform

Spirent Communications introduced portable versions of its Avalanche 2200 and Reflector 2200 systems, which are used for stress testing web infrastructure. The new, portable Avalanche 220 simulates a large number of users and supports numerous Layer 4-7 features, such as real-world error injection, multiple link speeds, multiple simultaneous user scenarios, HTML forms fill-in, configurable browser type, cookies and dynamic session identifier support. The unit supports more than 6,000 connections per second, 60,000 open TCP connections from a...

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Spirent Debuts Integrated VoIP and PSTN Test System

Spirent Communications introduced a new Abacus3 system for both VoIP and traditional telephony testing. Specifically, Abacus3 tests analog, TDM, ISDN, VoIP and video devices and networks. It provides accurate measurements with synchronization between the VoIP and PSTN sides of the network, enabling testing of stand-alone gateways and sub-networks. Abacus3 tests the capacity, functionality, performance, quality of service, and interoperability of IP phones and PBXs; proxy and registration servers; Internetworking gateways; DNS and application...

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SS8 Announces Unified Messaging Server

SS8 Networks introduced a Unified Messaging Server designed for traditional TDM and next-generation IP networks. The ServiceController 3100 contains more than 200 distinct features and also supports 300+ call-flow options in more than 14 languages, 20 dialects and 40 different prompt sets. The unified messaging server offers open APIs and ties into VoIP, VoiceXML, Text-to-Speech (TTS) and Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) applications. http://www.SS8....

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Vocaltec and AudioCodes Announce Packet Voice Alliance

VocalTec Communications and AudioCodes announced a joint packet voice solution based on the integration of AudioCodes' Mediant family of media gateways for wireline applications with VocalTec's recently announced Essentra SIP-based softswitch architecture. The joint solution targets international long distance (ILD) and national long distance (NLD) markets. In addition to technical integration, the alliance includes joint marketing activities. AudioCodes' carrier-grade media gateways provide a variety of media processing capabilities, PSTN interfaces,...

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Sylantro Cites Progress in Wholesale Model in IP Centrex

Sylantro Systems, a start-up providing IP Centrex platforms, said 15 service providers around the world have adopted its application feature servers. Sylantro's direct customers, such as TeliaSonera, sell IP Centrex services to business users directly, as opposed to merely providing IP trunking to existing premise-based phone systems. Sylantro's OEM and indirect customers, such as GoBeam, Telverse and others, resell Sylantro-powered services under their private label. http://www.sylantro....

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Vonage Traffic Reaches One Million Broadband Calls Weekly Over SIP Network

Vonage is now handling about one million calls weekly over its nationwide SIP network from its 20,000 broadband telephony subscribers. The dynamicsoft-powered Vonage network has now completed over 15 million calls. The Vonage service provides cable modem or DSL users with unlimited local and long distance calling, including call waiting, call forwarding and voicemail, for a flat fee. http://www.vonage.com http://www.dynamicsoft....

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Neopolitan Networks Selects Switch and Data

Neopolitan Networks, a Gigabit Ethernet service provider headquartered in Palo Alto, California, selected Switch and Data to provide interconnection and colocation services in Miami, Florida. Financial terms were not disclosed. http://www.switchanddata.com http://www.neopolitan.comIn March 2003, Switch and Data announced that it acquired the assets of PAIX.net, a leading Internet peering exchange provider with facilities in Atlanta, Dallas, New York, Palo Alto, Seattle, and Vienna, Virginia. Switch and Data's acquisition is inclusive of all PAIX...

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FLAG Telecom Doubles Capacity of Key Segments of Europe-Asia Cable

FLAG Telecom announced a capacity expansion to key segments of its cable system Western Europe and Japan through the Middle East, India, Southeast Asia and China. This upgrade will double the system's capacity on key segments from the U.K. to the Middle East (from 10 Gbps to 20 Gbps). Fujitsu is providing the DWDM equipment for the project. The companies anticipate that the cable systems original 10 Gbps will ultimately be upgraded to 80 Gbps. http://www.fujitsu.com http://www.flagtelecom....

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America Online Launches AOL For Broadband

America Online has refined its "Bring Your Own Access" (BYOA) broadband service to include a greater variety of video content, including material from ABC News, MLB.com, and Univision. An extensive "AOL for Broadband" marketing campaign is planned. The service is available to consumers nationwide over any DSL, cable modem or other broadband connection. Currently, approximately 2.7 million U.S. AOL members use the AOL for Broadband service despite little marketing to date for broadband and none for the "bring your own access" option. Existing...

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Nortel Networks Launches WLAN Portfolio

Nortel Networks launched a portfolio of WLAN products for both enterprises and carriers. The company said its WLAN solutions target secure access to voice and data services, like email, voicemail and unified messaging. The line-up includes four core products:Nortel Networks WLAN Security Switch 2250, which provides security management services, such as privileged-based access and unauthorized access detection, as well as centralized control to protect and manage mobile communications over WLANs. It also provides additional load balancing capability.Nortel...

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AT&T Certifies Avaya and Cisco Gear for its VoIP Service

AT&T Labs has certified Avaya's IP Telephony servers, gateways and MultiVantage software for interoperability with the AT&T network to make the Avaya IP Telephony solution compatible with AT&T's suite of VoIP services. Separately, AT&T Labs certified interoperability between Cisco IP Telephony solutions enabled by AVVID (Architecture for Voice, Video and Integrated Data) with the AT&T network and AT&T's suite of VoIP services. AT&T's VoIP services include interconnection over managed ATM, frame relay, IP, and global...

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Cisco Launches Next Generation Catalyst 6500 and 10 GigE Modules

Cisco Systems introduced new high-performance interfaces and functionality modules for its Catalyst 6500 Series multiplayer Switch, including a new Cisco Catalyst 6500 Supervisor Engine 720, two-port and four-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet modules, and two 48-port 10/100/1000 Ethernet modules. The Catalyst 6500, also known as Constellation 2, is deployed in many large enterprise networks, as well as a number of metro service providers such as Bredbandsbolaget (B2).The new supervisor engine is based on an integrated 720 Gbps switch fabric, and scales...

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Dynegy Sells North American Communications Operations to 360networks

360networks has agreed to acquire Dynegy's North American communications business, which includes a network spanning more than 16,000 route miles and access points in 44 U.S. cities. 360networks will assume Dynegy's existing customer base of 65 wholesale customers, its remaining fiber leases and its co-location facilities. The companies expect the transaction to close in April 2003, pending regulatory and other approvals. Financial terms were not disclosed. Dynegy said that the sale represents the final step in its exit from communications,...

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Cablevision Deploys Internet Photonics' Optical Ethernet / 10 Gbps DWDM

Cablevision is deploying Internet Photonics' Photonics' LightStack MX and LightHandler optical Ethernet and WDM transport platform as key elements of its video on-demand network rollout. The LightStack MX is a 10 Gbps platform that can multiplex up to eight GbE services onto a single 10 Gbps wavelength. The LightHandler is an all-optical, passive DWDM management platform that can be added to existing SONET networks to add up to 320 Gbps of capacity. The equipment is used to provide a 10 Gbps DWDM optical transport infrastructure between Cablevision's...

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Internet Photonics Launches Metro Aggregation and Switching Platform

Internet Photonics introduced a new LightStack Gigabit Services Line Access Multiplexer (GSLAM) designed to aggregate, switch and multiplex multiple services (including managed services) in major cable headends or service provider POPs. The new GLSAM platform, which complements existing LightStack products for remote hub sites or premises, scales to handle 64 Gigabit Ethernet connections. The platform uses Internet Photonics' "SONET WrapAround" capability in order to preserve existing traffic on a ring without interrupting the service. Optical...

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WaveSmith Networks Debuts Larger Multiservice Switch, Adds MPLS Support

WaveSmith Networks announced three additions to its Distributed Node (DN) multiservice switching platform: MPLS support, a new Multiservice Forwarding Module and a higher capacity switch for larger central office (CO) deployments. WaveSmith's multiservice switches are aimed at enhancing existing Layer 2 networks, especially applications such as DSL aggregation, Frame Relay interworking and ATM switching. The new MPLS functionality, which is a software addition available on the DN's new Multiservice Forwarding Module as well as the company's...

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Global Crossing Reports Monthly Revenue of $236 million

In a monthly report required by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, Global Crossing reported consolidated revenue of approximately $236 million for January. Consolidated access and maintenance costs were reported as $181 million, while other operating expenses were $66 million. There was a consolidated net loss of $93 million for the month. Consolidated EBITDA was posted at a loss of $11 million. Global Crossing said it has begun to increase its sales force again with the expectation this will contribute favorably...

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Japan's IIJ and PoweredCom Discontinue Merger Talks

Internet Initiative Japan (IIJ), Crosswave Communications, and PoweredCom have not reached an agreement on the potential integration of their businesses. In July 2002, the parties announced that they were exploring the possibility of merging. However, talks to this point have not been fruitful. The companies said they would continue to discuss ways of cooperating. IIJ operates one of the largest Internet backbones in Japan. Crosswave, which was formed in 1998 by IIJ, Sony and Toyota, operates a fiber network across Japan dedicated to data...

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GSM Association Responds to Congressman Issa on Iraq

In response to Congressman Darrell Issa's request that the U.S. Armed Forces should adopt CDMA as the mobile standard for rebuilding post-war Iraq, Rob Conway, who heads the GSM Association, said the political pressure is "as ill-timed as it is misinformed." Conway pointed out that GSM is an open, worldwide standard (not a French or European standard) and GSM currently accounts for 72% of the world market. He also noted that GSM is already deployed in every country of the Middle East region (and has over 60 million customers), while CDMA is not...

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Enterasys Reports Q4 Revenue of $121 Million

Enterasys Networks reported Q4 revenue of $121.2 million, compared with net revenue of $122.7 million for Q3 2002. Net loss for the quarter was $30.6 million, or $0.15 per share. The company generated $34.5 million of cash from its Q4 operating activities, and ended fiscal year 2002 with $313.3 million of cash and marketable securities. Gross margin for the quarter was 35%, compared to a gross margin of 48% in Q3 2002. The fourth quarter decline in gross margin was due to a $17.6 million provision related to excess and obsolete inventory, which...

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SBC Raises its Regular Dividend by 5%

The board of directors of SBC Communications approved a 4.6% increase in its quarterly dividend from 27 cents to 28.25 cents a share, or 5 cents per share on an annual basis, from $1.08 to $1.13. The board also declared an additional one-time dividend of 5 cents per share, payable at the same time as the quarterly dividend. Edward E. Whitacre Jr., SBC chairman and CEO, noted that the company has raised its dividend every year in its history. In 2002, SBC paid its shareowners $3.6 billion in dividends. SBC had approximately 3.3 billion shares...

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Mpower Narrows Focus on Certain Markets

Mpower Communications, a facilities-based competitive carrier that emerged from Chapter 11 last year, closed the sale of its networks in Texas to Xpedius. On March 18, Mpower closed the sale of its operations in Ohio and Michigan to LDMI Telecommunications. Mpower also expects to close the sale of its Florida and Georgia markets to Florida Digital Networks by the end of April. The sales are part of the company's plan to eliminate nearly all of its long-term debt and concentrate its ongoing operations in Los Angeles, San Diego, Las Vegas, Northern...

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Focal Files Amended Chapter 11 Reorganization Plan

Focal Communications, a CLEC serving 23 top U.S. markets, filed an amended reorganization plan with the bankruptcy court. As previously announced, Focal already has agreements in place to exchange approximately $110 million of its senior secured convertible notes into preferred equity, and has prepaid $15 million under its senior secured bank credit facility as part of its pre-negotiated Chapter 11 filing. The amended filing reflects an agreement in principal on the basic economic terms between the senior secured convertible noteholders and the...

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Broadband Physics Awarded Patent for Sub-band Division Multiplexing

Broadband Physics, a fables semiconductor start-up based in Cupertino, California, was awarded a U.S. patent entitled "Method and Apparatus for Signal Transmission And Reception" for its novel approach of using wavelet mathematics for Sub-band Division Multiplexing, a new digital signal transmission 'modulation' method. The company said Sub-band Division Multiplexing (SDM) is suited for select physical environments that either need to "mine" more digital capacity from existing last mile networks. Examples include 180+Mbps digital channel speeds...

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Microsoft's Windows Media 9 Servers Deliver 300 Terabytes of Streaming Audio/Video

Microsoft Windows Media 9 streaming servers around the world have collectively delivered 300 terabytes of streaming audio and video. Microsoft said major customers using Windows Media 9 Series and Windows Server 2003 include:CinemaNow, which is offering some 3,000 feature-length films. The site claims more that one million unique users per month.Fox's American Idol site, which got more than 6.5 million page views in the first two days after its debut in January. Its content is hosted by Speedera.FullAudio, a digital music subscription service...

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Lucent Agrees to Settle Shareowner Class Action Lawsuits

Lucent Technologies reached an agreement to settle all pending shareowner and related litigation against the company, its current and former officers and directors, and certain other defendants. Lucent described the agreement as a global settlement of what were 54 separate lawsuits. Under the agreement, Lucent will pay $315 million in common stock, cash or a combination of both, at the company's option. Lucent will also seek partial recovery of this amount from its fiduciary insurance carriers under certain policies that are worth up to $70 million....

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Riverstone Reports Revenues of $15 Million, Net Loss of $41 Million

Riverstone Networks reported revenues of $15.1 million for the quarter ended 01-March-2003, a sequential increase of 9.7% over revenues of $13.8 million in the prior quarter, but down from $51.3 million from the same period in the prior year. GAAP net loss for the fourth quarter was $40.6 million or $0.33 per share, including a $1.3 million stock-based compensation charge, a restructuring charge of $1.2 million, impairment charges of $7.4 million related to investments in privately-held companies, a $5.1 million inventory charge associated with...

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Broadwing Reports Positive Cash Flow in Q4, Initiates Recapitalization

Broadwing reported Q4 revenue of $503 million, an 8 percent decline over the same period in 2001. While the company's Cincinnati Bell businesses grew 4 percent, the revenue decline was due to weakness in its Broadwing Communications operations. In the quarter, the company announced an asset impairment charge due to the exit of its Broadwing Communications business. This non-cash charge produced an operating loss of $2.2 billion for the quarter. On a per share basis, the loss from continuing operations was $10.92, versus a loss of $0.95 per share...

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SR Telecom to Acquire Netro for Fixed Wireless

SR Telecom agreed to acquire Netro Corporation for approximately US$121 million, which represents a premium of 28% to Netro's closing stock price of US$2.43 on 26-March-2003. Both companies are suppliers of carrier-class fixed wireless access solutions. SR Telecom said the merger would increase its addressable market in urban markets with licensed frequencies in the low (1.9-3.5 GHz) and the high (10-39 GHz) bands. The deal includes Netro's next generation 3.5 GHz Angel product, which benefited from hundreds of millions in development dollars,...

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Pagoo Announces Hosting Agreement With XO for its Internet Voice Mail

Pagoo, a provider of Internet voice mail services, is hosting its application server in XO Communications' data centers. Pagoo claims 40,000 customers for its Internet Voice Mail service. Subscribers can customize their Web-based voice mail player, set-up personal greetings, define their notification options, and store and organize voice messages similar to how they manage email. Voice messages can also be forwarded to email or via SMS text messaging. http://www.pagoo....

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US Congressman Lobbies for CDMA in Post-war Iraq

U.S. Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA) issued a public letter to Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and U.S.AID Administrator, Ambassador Wendy Chamberlain, urging the U.S. Armed Forces not to deploy a mobile phone network in post-war Iraq based on GSM. The mobile communications network presumably would be operated by the U.S. Reconstruction and Civil Affairs Office for some time after the end of hostilities and then privatized. Congressman Issa is proposing CDMA technology for political and technical reasons. Issa represents California's 49th...

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Verizon Expands Coverage with Nortel's CDMA2000 1X Gear

Verizon Wireless, the largest wireless service provider in the United States, is currently deploying CDMA2000 1X wireless voice and data network infrastructure equipment from Nortel Networks in Georgia and Alabama, markets recently acquired from Price Communications. The deployment includes Nortel Networks Univity CDMA2000 1X Metro Cell radio base station equipment, mobile switches and related infrastructure for expansion of Verizon Wireless' wireless data network. Verizon's Express wireless data network is now available in 900 cities across the...

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Kagoor Networks Delivers VoiceFlow Network Aggregation

Kagoor Networks released its newest VoIP border control application, VoiceFlow Network Aggregation, to address the growing use of network-based VPNs and VLANs by VoIP service providers to aggregate and subsequently deliver VoIP network services. The new application for the carrier-side VoiceFlow 3000 platform handles a variety of security and NAT issues faced when delivering VoIP traffic at network aggregation points in conjunction with VPN network deployments. http://www.kagoor....

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OFS Introduces New Specialty Photonics Products

OFS introduced a series of specialty fibers designed for use in both telecom and non-telecom applications in a variety of industries, including medicine, defense, telecom, aerospace, geophysical, acoustic and sensor applications. The OFS ClearLite Micro Photonic Fibers offer 80-micron micro-cladding diameters to enable miniature components and tight sensor coils. Specialty coatings such as polyimide, carbon/polyimide, and carbon/acrylate allow fibers to withstand, and maintain optimum functionality in, temperature extremes, high humidity, and...

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MetaSwitch Positions for CLECs Facing the End of UNE-P

In response to recent FCC rule changes affecting the availability of UNE-P services to CLECs, MetaSwitch is positioning its VP3500 Next Generation Class 5 Switch as a next generation telephone solution for CLECs needing to move to facilities-based networks. MetaSwitch said the recent change in the FCC unbundling regulations has led many UNE-P based CLECs to revise their business models. MetaSwitch believes the key news for CLECs includes the finding that switching will no longer be an unbundled element for business customers and that individual...

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TeliaSonera Expands its DSL Footprint

TeliaSonera will expand its DSL network to another 104 switching centers in 73 municipalities in south and central Sweden. Approximately 450,000 customers already have broadband access through agreements with a number of the operators that use TeliaSonera's network. Slightly more than 100,000 households will be covered by the new installations. After the new installation, about 76% of Swedish households will be capable of receiving DSL. http://www.teliasonera....

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TIA Predicts Return to Growth for both Network Services and Equipment Markets

The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) is predicting a 6.1% increase in spending in the United States on network transport services during 2003, achieving a total market size of $345.3 billion. Unlike 2002, TIA predicts growth will be positive across all transport services, though greatest in wireless services and specialized services such as high-speed Internet access. Local service revenues will expand by 5.8%, toll services will return to positive growth with a 1.7% increase, and wireless services will sustain 12% growth in 2003....

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Equant Offers Outbound Option for Network Based Internet Gateway

Equant announced a unique outbound option for customers using its network-based gateway for providing Internet access to their global VPNs. The service provides a means for accessing the public Internet without exposing the VPNs to undue security risk. With the addition, Equant now offers two Network Based Internet Gateway configurations: Premium and Basic Outbound. The Premium tier is a bi-directional Internet service for larger sites where both inbound and outbound Internet access is required. It provides customizable security policy to and...

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Xerox Develops Reconfigurable Optical ADM on a Chip

Xerox has developed a single-chip that integrates a MEMS photonic switch with planar light circuits, providing the functionality of a Reconfigurable Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer (R-OADM). Xerox said it currently has a working prototype 8-channel reconfigurable OADM operating on a single crystal silicon wafer produced using a common semiconductor process. Xerox intends to license the technology to other companies in the optical switching market. The technology builds on a MEMS fabrication platform developed under a grant provided by the National...

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SBC to Deploy WaveSmith's Distributed Node Multiservice Switch

SBC is deploying WaveSmith Networks' DN 7100 multiservice switch to provide DSL aggregation across 200 sites nationwide. The multiyear, multimillion-dollar contract is the largest announced to date by WaveSmith. WaveSmith's DN multiservice platform combines ATM, Frame Relay, Time-Division Multiplexing/Circuit Emulation Services (TDM/CES), and MPLS in a compact form factor. http://www.wavesmithnetworks....

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OFC: Service Provider Architects: AT&T, DT, FT, Cogent, Sprint, Cox

Legacy support and low cost are the two vital factors in planning metro optical upgrades, said Kathy Tse of AT&T's Optical Transport Planning at the OFC Service Provider Summit in Atlanta this week. CWDM is of great interest to AT&T due to its low cost, standards-defined integrated optics for interconnection, and its ability to leverage existing and fiber. AT&T is also seeking ways to reduce capital expenditures through the elimination of unneeded OEO connections and the use of lower cost components. Operating expenses will be reduced...

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OFC Service Provider Summit: BellSouth Highlights Network Evolution

BellSouth does not look at the optical part of its network in a vacuum. It is just one part of an interconnected network, said Bill Smith, Chief Product Development and Technical Officer of Bell South, speaking at OFC's Service Provider Summit in Atlanta this week. While it would be nice to create an all-new network on a fresh sheet of paper, reality requires a mix of solutions that integrate old and new, DSL, fiber and wireless. In addition, Smith said the ongoing operation of all network elements is more difficult than the initial rollout...

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Atheros Names New CEO

Atheros Communications named Dr. Craig Barratt as its new president and CEO, replacing Rich Redelfs, who will take on the new role of vice chairman of the board of directors. Barratt previously was vice president of technology for Atheros, and before that, he served as executive vice president and general manager at ArrayComm. http://www.atheros....

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Packet Design Raises $14.25 Million for IP Routing Control Plane Product

Packet Design Inc., a start-up based in Palo Alto, California, raised $14.25 million in Series B venture funding for its IP routing control plane developments. Packet Design's initial product, Route Explorer, was introduced in May 2002 as the first product to look into the IP "cloud" and leverage the routing protocols to gather, display and analyze routing-path information -- both in real time and historically -- enabling network managers to detect IP anomalies early and resolve them more quickly. Route Explorer has been shipping since mid-2002....

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MeshNetworks Targets is P2P Wireless Architecture at Municipal Transport

MeshNetworks, a start-up based in Maitland, Florida, announced a VAR agreement with Viasys, a leading provider of infrastructure development and maintenance services for the transportation and power utility industries. The companies will position MeshNetworks' ad hoc, peer-to-peer mobile broadband architecture to help municipalities, counties and Departments of Transportation overcome the challenges of rolling out fixed and mobile wireless data networks. MeshNetworks also provides geo-location data without using GPS. Viasys installs and maintains...

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MetaSolv Enhances its Service Activation Software

MetaSolv Software announced a set of enhancements to its service activation capabilities, including:IP services device support for Alcatel 7670 MPLS switches to activate MPLS VPNs and QoS; IP services device support for Cisco Catalyst layer 2 switches, including VLAN discovery and enabling activation of VLANs, QoS, and other CatOS features; IP services device support for Cisco Modular QoS CLI for policy driven activation of rich QoS features to enable delivery of VoIP, video and other multimedia services; Full support for the OSS Through Java...

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SMC's High Power Wi-Fi Adapter Offers 4X Transmit Power

SMC Networks introduced the first product in a new series of "EliteConnect High Power" wireless networking products: an 802.11b High Power Wireless PC Card. with up to 200 milliWatts (mW) of transmit power -- nearly four times the power of standard PC cards and twice the power offered by any other PC card on the market. SMC said its new Wi-Fi adapter has an operating range of up to 2,700 feet -- almost three times greater than standard 802.11b wireless clients. It can also overcome significant indoor multipath distortion to provide improvements...

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NetCentrex Supplies Softswitch for Lyse Tele's Triple-Play Service

Lyse Tele, a telecom company in the Southwest region of Norway, selected NetCentrex's MyCall platform for residential broadband IP telephony services. The NetCentrex softswitch solution provides self-service provisioning through the web and a voice portal, multiple call forward and voicemail. Lyse Tele, which is a subsidiary of the local power utility company, is building a fiber network to provide "triple-play" voice, video and data service. During the initial phase, Lyse Tele is providing flat rate Internet access (10 mbps), 40 channels of...

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Japan's ACCA Networks Deploys Juniper E-series

ACCA Networks, a Japanese DSL provider, is deploying Juniper Networks' E-series edge routers to support its consumer ADSL and premium enterprise DSL services. ACCA provides ADSL to major ISPs and premium DSL to carriers offering wide area Ethernet and IP VPN services. ACCA plans to expand by extending services to smaller ISPs and enterprise customers using the E-series platform's virtual routing capabilities. Financial terms were not disclosed. http://www.juniper....

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Unaxis Chooses Equant to Provide Global IP Data Network

Equant has built a 22-country IP VPN for the Unaxis Group, a Swiss information technology company. Equant said its MPLS backbone allows data traffic to be routed directly between Unaxis branch offices without having to pass through a server in Europe. The performance gain is especially notable between the company's Asian offices. Financial terms were not disclosed. http://www.equant....

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Level 3 Provides Packet Ethernet for Sony's EverQuest Multiplayer Game

Level 3 Communications is providing (3)Packet Ethernet service to Sony Online Entertainment to support the online game "EverQuest" and its future releases. Sony's "EverQuest" is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game that potentially involves thousands of individual players who participate by taking on the roles of characters known as "avatars." The (3)Packet service is carried over Level 3's MPLS network. Financial terms were not disclosed. http://www.Level3.comLevel 3 is the major provider of network services in North America and...

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Essient Extends Reach of XFP Capabilities to 40 Km

Essient Photonics, a start-up based in Scotland, announced that its Electro Absorption Modulator (EAM) technology could enable support of 40 km transmission within the constraints of the XFP specification. Essient has developed indium phosphide (InP)-based technology that enables integrated modulation, detection, and amplification components for 10 Gbps systems. Essient said its first product, an ultra-low power Electro Absorption Modulator at 10 Gbps, enables the overall module power characteristics to be reduced by more than 70% and the size...

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AT&T Signs National Agreement with Blue Cross Blue Shield

AT&T announced a new two-year, multi-million dollar national agreement to provide networking services to Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) and its 42 member organizations. Included for the first time in the national agreement are AT&T Business local services, managed and professional services, and ATM connectivity. In total, the Blue Plans spend more than $200 million a year on telecommunications services. http://www.att....

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America Online Launches Voicemail Service

America Online is launching a new premium service that enables its members to listen to their home voice messages online and their AOL e-mails over the telephone. Customers will hear a "You've Got Voicemail" message whenever a new message arrives or when they log-on. Dial-up users will be able to receive voicemail for the telephone number they are using to connect to AOL. They are also able to retrieve home voicemail messages and e-mail messages by phone. The service also provides a caller log tracking the last 100 messages received. Separate...

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WorldCom Says January Operating Results Indicate Profit

In it monthly financial update to the bankruptcy court, WorldCom reported $2.16 billion in revenue versus $2.20 billion in December 2002 and income from continuing operations of $188 million versus a loss of $47 million in December. Net income for January was $155 million versus a net loss of $580 million in December. January reorganization items were $37 million versus $514 million in December. WorldCom ended January with $2.8 billion in cash on hand, an increase of approximately $300 million for the month. Michael Capellas, WorldCom chairman...

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OFC 2003 Plenary Sessions

Optical Vendors Should Widely Adopt StandardsWhile the long-term demand for telecommunications services is real, current business models of the industry are not sustainable, according to Eric Mentzer, VP and Chief Technology Officer, Intel Communication Group. In the face of changing industry rules, the greater adoption of standards is a way to succeed. Speaking at this week's OFC conference in Atlanta, Mentzer drew parallels between the trucking and optical industries. Trucking in the US was heavily regulated until deregulation in 1979. It...

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OFC 2003 – International Perspectives

Europe's service providers have entered the post-bubble era, according to Stephane Teral of RHK. Speaking at this week's OFC conference in Atlanta, he said that following the "write-down party" of the major European service providers, a telecommunications turn-around can now take place in Europe. Teral feels that BT and KPN lead the pack. While France Telecom and Deutsche Telekom started later, they are making continuing progress.As system and component vendors plan for the future, Teral said they should to be aware several trends in Europe....

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XO Reports Q4 and Year-End 2002 Results

XO Communications reported Q4 revenue of $299.4 million, down from $343.0 million for this same period in 2001. Annual revenue for 2002 was $1,259.9 million, consistent with total revenue in 2001 of $1,258.6 million. Net loss for Q4 was $176.5 million compared to $681.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2001. Of the total revenue reported in Q4 2002, $157.3 million was derived from voice services, which includes revenue from local, long distance and other enhanced voice services, and $108.0 million was attributable to data services, which includes...

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Wintegra Raises $13 Million for Access Packet Processor

Wintegra, a start-up based in Austin, Texas, closed $13 million in third round funding for its access packet processors. The company's WinPath access packet processor family offers aspects of ASICs, network processors, communications processors and communications peripherals. Wintegra claims over 60 design wins and said volume production of its chips has been ramping since Q3. The new funding round was supported by existing investors Texas Instruments, Concord Ventures, Magnum Communications, China Development Industrial Bank, and included new...

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Tellabs Names CFO

Tellabs named Timothy J. Wiggins as executive vice president and CFO, replacing Joan Ryan, who resigned in February to accept the CFO position at Sirva. Prior to joining Tellabs, Wiggins was executive vice president and CFO at Chicago Bridge and Iron Company N.V. http://www.tellabs....

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France Telecom R & D Chooses IP Infusion's Routing Suite

France Telecom R & D will use IP Infusion's ZebOS Advanced Routing Suite to provide routing platforms for its research activities. IP Infusion will provide IS-IS, PIM-SM and RSVP-TE protocols to support both IP routing and MPLS traffic engineering. http://www.ipinfusion....

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Lucent Announces Two Metro Optical Customers

Lucent Technologies announced agreements to supply its Metropolis DMX Access Multiplexer to two new customers in the US: Matanuska Telephone in Alaska and Sierra Pacific Communications in Nevada. Modeled on the architecture of the extensively deployed DDM-2000 product family, DMXtend can be used to add capacity and speed to existing DDM-2000 equipment at OC-3 and OC-12. It supports 1,024 DS1s per bay. Financial terms were not disclosed. http://www.lucent....

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XO Selects ADC Singl.eView for Broadband Convergent Billing

XO Communications is installing ADC's Singl.eView dynamic transaction management platform for convergent billing and customer management for treatment and collections. XO will use Singl.eView for its broadband business communications services, which include local and long distance, IP and integrated voice and data. Financial terms were not disclosed. http://www.adc....

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Conexant Licenses ARM Core for its Home Network Processors

Conexant Systems has licensed the ARM embedded processor core for use in its network processors. Citing figures from In-Stat MDR, the companies said they expect the overall number of silicon devices in home networks will grow from 20.5 million in 2002, to more than 167 million devices in 2006. http://www.arm....

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Toshiba Adds 2.5 Gbps Small Form Factor Pluggable Transceiver

Toshiba America Electronic Components announced a family of 2.5 Gbps small form factor pluggable (SFP) optical transceivers for use in short-, intermediate- and long range optical networks. The transceivers provide include digital diagnostic capabilities to minimize downtime and enable systems to be maintained and upgraded without interfering with network operation. Pricing ranges from $50 to $1,000 depending upon configuration, functionality and quantity.http://chips.toshiba....

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Broadcom Announces 10-GigE/FC Serial Transceiver with Integrated Equalizer

Broadcom introduced a single-chip serial 10-Gigabit Ethernet/Fiber Channel transceiver (transmitter/receiver) with integrated 10-Gigabit equalizer. The device features Broadcom's proprietary EyeOpener equalization technology designed to enable the use of existing backplanes at 10 Gbps. The transceiver could be used for XFP module-based LAN and SAN applications. Broadcom expects the deployment of XFP solutions to decrease the cost of 10 Gbps interfaces by 50% or more. http://www.broadcom....

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Telefónica del Peru Deploys Juniper's Edge Routers

Telefonica del Peru has deployed Juniper Networks' E-series platform with the SDX-300 Service Deployment System (SDX) to provide broadband aggregation and transport for its IP network. The SDX will be used in combination with the E-series to facilitate the nationwide deployment of IP- based services, such as VPNs. The equipment was provided through Siemens Information and Communication Networks. Financial terms were not disclosed. http://www.siemens.com/netwo...

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Cierra Photonics Develops Thin-film Deposition Process for Optical Filters

Cierra Photonics, a start-up based in Santa Rosa, California, introduced its third generation Advanced Energetic Deposition, a thin-film deposition technology that enables rapid, high uniformity optical coatings to be grown on wafers. The technology is especially applicable for making optical filters for CWDM and FTTH applications. Cierra is using the technology for a line of 100, 50 and 25 GHz thin-film filters. http://www.cierraphotonics....

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UTStarcom Announces New China Telecom Contracts in Guangdong and Jiangsu

UTStarcom announced new contracts valued at approximately $40 million with China Telecom for new and expansion deployments of its IP-based PAS in Jiangsu and Guangdong provinces. http://www.utstar....

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TI Claims 50% of DSL Central Office Ports in China

Texas Instruments said over 50% of the central office DSL ports deployed in China last year used its DSL chipset. The DSL market in China added almost two million subscribers and reached almost four million lines deployed by the end of 2002, according to the company. http://www.ti.com/...

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MFN Provides Private Optical Network for Xerox

Metromedia Fiber Network completed installation of a private optical fiber network in Los Angeles for Xerox Corporation. By leasing and lighting the dark fiber, Xerox controls the equipment and platform of the network, ensuring its privacy and security. Financial terms were not disclosed. http://www.mfn....

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Global Crossing Supplies Bandwidth for South Florida GigaPOP Project

Global Crossing announced a three-year contract to provide five DS-3s for International Private Line and GigE Dedicated Internet Access to Florida International University (FIU). The connectivity service will be used for the South Florida Research and Education GigaPOP Project, serving high schools and universities in Florida, as well as universities and research institutions throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. The GigaPOP Project was established in 1999 when FIU was awarded a high-performance connection grant from the National Science...

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Qwest to Upgrade Department of Energy Network

Qwest Communications was awarded a contract extension to upgrade portions of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) to 10 Gbps. ESnet, which will have its entire backbone upgraded to OC-192 in 2005, is funded by DOE to provide advanced networking between more than 35 major research sites. Financial terms were not disclosed. http://www.qwest....

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ADC and Nuera Partner on PacketCable-based VoIP Solutions

ADC will sell and support the Nuera ORCA RDT-8v gateway along with ADC's Cuda 12000 IP Access Switch as a PacketCable-based solution for the international market. The Nuera ORCA RDT-8v carrier-grade gateway serves as an Intelligent Peripheral Access Terminal (IPAT) or V5.2 gateway as defined by the IPCablecom standards, providing voice-processing capabilities needed for primary and secondary line service. ADC's Cuda 12000 is an advanced cable modem termination system (CMTS). ADC and Nuera have also set up a joint lab in Farnborough, UK to test...

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CWDM Enhancement Positions Tellabs 7100 for CPE Wavelength Services

Tellabs announced CWDM enhancements that position its Tellabs 7100 optical transport platform as a lower-cost solution for transporting wavelength services to customer premises. The new CWDM capabilities in the Tellabs 7100 system's access multiplexer and data shelves aggregate high-speed data services, such as SONET, Ethernet and storage area network (SAN) links. The platform also offers DWDM capabilities for inter-office transport. http://www.tellabs.comEarlier this month, Tellabs announced that Sprint will use the Tellabs 7100 optical transport...

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Mintera Claims Optical Record: 40 Channels at 40 Gbps over 10,000 Km

Mintera Corporation, a start-up based in Lowell, Massachusetts, demonstrated error-free transmission of 40 data channels each operating at a bit rate of 40 Gbps over a record distance of 10,000 km of transmission fiber without electrical regeneration. Mintera said the result was achieved with optical amplifier spacing of 100 km and by using all-Raman amplification as well as enhanced error correction encoding. http://www.mintera.comAt last year's OFC, Mintera demonstrated error-free transmission of 40 channels at 40 Gbps over a distance of 3,600...

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Corning Estimates a 50% Decline in Worldwide Fiber Market for 2002

Corning Optical Fiber estimates that the total worldwide fiber market was approximately 55 million fiber kilometers last year, representing an overall decrease of approximately 50% compared to 2001. In its annual overview of the fiber and photonics industry, Corning issued the following fiber market assessments: North America, which accounted for 25% of the total worldwide fiber demand, declined by approximately 65%; Western Europe, representing 10% of the worldwide demand, declined by approximately 75%; Japan, representing 30% of the worldwide...

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