Looking Glass Networks Reports 2002 Progress

Looking Glass Networks, a privately-held carrier based in Oak Brook, Illinois, said its 2002 revenues exceeded its projections by 24% and that two of its 12 regional networks turned cash flow break even. Looking Glass currently has over 170 carrier and enterprise customers and provides connections to some 300 buildings. http://www.lglass....

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Fujitsu Selects AMCC's Network Processors

Fujitsu Limited has integrated AMCC's switching and networking processors into its GeoStream R900 Series carrier core and edge switches. The Fujitsu products can function as Broadband Remote Access Servers (BRAS), handling ADSL lines and fiber to the home (FTTH) connections. http://www.amcc....

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Avistar Adds SIP to its Video Server OS

Avistar Communications is adding support for SIP to its video server operating system. The AvistarVOS software is designed to integrate video and data applications in a transport-independent, scalable platform. The software also incorporates presence-based calling and "find-me/follow-me" user location information. Avistar's video suite is expected to, over time, utilize SIP to allow a broader and easier integration of voice, video, data and third-party applications. Hhttp://www.avistar....

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SIP Forum Forms Service Provider Working Group

The SIP Forum, which promotes the inter-working of Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), announced the formation of a SIP Service Providers Work Group and a SIP Certification Work Group. The SIP Forum now has 25 member companies. The next SIPit event (SIPit 12) takes place in Stockholm, Sweden on the 24th - 28th February 2003, and is hosted by Hotsip AB. http://www.sipforum....

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Symantec Unveils Global Early Warning System for Internet Attacks

Symantec released version 4.0 of its DeepSight Threat Management System, promising enterprises a birds-eye view of global Internet attacks in a timely manner, quick analyses, and countermeasures to protect against or even avoid malicious threats. The DeepSight Threat Management System works by gathering data from firewalls and intrusion detection systems (IDS) of more than 19,000 partners in over 180 countries. The latest version of the software is capable of providing early warnings to impending threats by recognizing suspicious, unidentifiable...

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Broadcom Introduces 500 Mbps IPsec Processor Card

Broadcom introduced a PCI-based IPsec processor card designed specifically for Check Point Software Technologies. The security board provides up to 500 Mbps of IPsec performance for 3DES and HMAC-SHA-1 applications. It supports bulk cryptographic functions such as DES, 3DES and ARC4 symmetric encryption algorithms, and HMAC-SHA-1 and HMAC-MD5 authentication algorithms. The new security card also features concurrent public key acceleration and symmetric key processing, a true random number generator, a PCI interface and requires no external memory...

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Nortel Networks Enhances IP Contact Center Solutions

Nortel Networks announced enhancements to its IP Contact Center solutions, including availability of VoiceXML, the validation of its Symposium Communications Driver for Siebel 7, and new capabilities for its Symposium Express Call Center 4.2. Nortel Networks IP Contact Center solutions are now compatible with Succession Communications Server for Enterprise (CSE) 1000. Additional enhancements include: peer IP networking for distribution of calls between nodes in Succession CSE1000-based networked contact center solutions; survivable branch office...

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Cisco 7301 Router Targets Customer Network Edge

A new, single-rack-unit Cisco 7301 router has been introduced for IP/MPLS customer-edge applications such as the Internet/campus gateway or service provider managed services. List pricing starts at $18,000. Along with the Cisco 7301, Cisco announced a port adapter carrier card that allows the Cisco 7304 to accept existing Cisco 7000 Series port adapters. http://www.cisco....

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BT to Offer Yahoo! UK Plus to Broadband Subscribers

Yahoo! and BT signed a wide ranging distribution agreement under which BT will offers its broadband subscribers a package of premium content and services. Yahoo! and BT have committed to a multi-million-pound, cross-platform marketing campaign to promote the broadband service. http://www.bt.com http://www.yahoo....

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IntroWeb Selects Navini for Broadband Wireless in Holland

IntroWeb, an ISP in The Netherlands, selected Navini Networks' non-line-of- site (NLOS) wireless broadband equipment. IntroWeb will initially offer high-speed data services to primarily residential customers who live in townships of 2,000-10,000 people and also to small-to-medium sized businesses in Holland. IntroWeb plans to deploy at least 70 of Navini's Ripwave base stations throughout eastern and northern Holland. Navini said the contract initially exceeds US$20 million in value. http://www.navini.comNavini Networks' Ripwave 2.4 GHz (unlicensed)...

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Centillium ADSL+ Chipset Delivers 20 Mbps

Centillium Communications introduced its latest Palladia 210 chipset for ADSL customer premises equipment (CPE) that delivers downstream data rates exceeding 20 Mbps. The chipset, which is based on the ADSL+ standard, is designed for modems supporting next generation services. The chipset is built using 0.13-micron technology and consumes 50% less power than Centillium's previous generation solution. It also features a MIPS processor core and USB and Ethernet interfaces. http://www.centillium....

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Alcatel Partners with Native Networks for Metro Ethernet over SDH

Alcatel is partnering with Native Networks for metro Ethernet over SDH capabilities for its Optical Multi-Service Nodes (OMSN) equipment. Alcatel's Optical Multi-Service Nodes aggregate multiprotocol traffic onto SDH. Although configurable as ADMs (Add-Drop-Multiplexers), OMSNs have cross-connect capability and already support point-to-point Ethernet connections. Under the new partnership, Alcatel is leveraging Native Networks' Metro Ethernet technology to introduce enhanced transport and aggregation of Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, and Gigabit Ethernet...

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Congressmen Re-Introduce Broadband Tax Credit Bill

U.S. Representatives Phil English (R-Pennsylvania.) and Robert Matsui (D-California.) introduced a new broadband tax credit bill that would provide carriers with a 10% tax credit on current-generation broadband expenditures and a 20% credit on spending for next-generation equipment in qualifying locations. The credit would be available to any provider deploying high-speed Internet in 2003, regardless of the platform used. The Broadband Internet Access Act of 2003 is nearly identical to a similar measure introduced in the last Congress, which...

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European Commission Adopts New Regulatory Framework

The European Commission officially adopted a New Regulatory Framework that requires national regulators in EU member states to review and/or adapt policies governing electronic communications by 24 July 2003. The European Commission said the new regulatory environment would ensure the sustainable development of the telecommunications sector, which recently has been characterized by postponement in investment and large-scale layoffs. Principle aims of the framework include: to provide legal certainty needed to create the conditions for long-term...

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