Nokia Provides Mid-Quarter Financial Update

In a mid-quarter financial update, Nokia said pro forma EPS (diluted) for the Nokia group is expected to be between EUR 0.15 and 0.17, within earlier stated guidance. The strength of Nokia's new mobile phone product offering and the company's overall operational efficiency is expected to be offset by a weaker-than-expected performance by Nokia Networks. Mobile phone sales are estimated to be at the low end of the guided range of flat to 9% year-on-year growth, with strong profitability at Nokia Mobile Phones continuing. Sales at Nokia Networks for the first quarter are expected to decline by 15% to 20% year on year, as operators in all major regions continue to decrease the level of their investments.
http://www.nokia.com

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Lancope Raises $5 Million for its Intrusion Detection Systems

Lancope, a start-up based in Atlanta, Georgia, raised an additional $5 million in funding for its behavior-based "StealthWatch" Intrusion Detection Systems. Lancope's IDS operates at gigabit speeds, provides advanced network surveillance, recognizes unknown threats and creates a forensic trail of network activity. Lancope will use the infusion of capital to finance new product development and expand its sales and marketing initiatives. New investor Council Ventures, and Lancope's Series A investors, H.I.G. Ventures and GMG Capital Partners, participated in the round. Total funding in Lancope is now $12 million.
http://www.lancope.com

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Virtela Raises $11 Million for IP VPN Services over Multiple Carrier Nets

Virtela Communications, a Denver-based provider of global IP VPN services, received a commitment of $11 million in new venture capital. Virtela's suite of managed IP VPN services is currently connecting customer locations in 30 countries using a carrier- and access-neutral strategy. Virtela's unique network infrastructure leverages proprietary algorithms that optimize transport of customer traffic over multiple best-in-class carrier networks, delivering higher performance and reliability at a lower cost than single carrier approaches. The Series C funding round was led by Norwest Venture Partners, joined by New Enterprise Associates, Palomar Ventures, North Coast Technology Investors and Newton Technology Partners. The new funds bring Virtela's total capital commitment to $86 million to date.
http://www.virtela.net

• Extreme Networks is using Virtela's global managed IP VPN service to connect 50 corporate and partner sites, 500 broadband telecommuters and up to 1,000 remote users around the globe -- from Atlanta to Paris, Melbourne, Singapore and Dubai. Virtela manages the network end-to-end around the clock across five continents, including the management of 25 carriers.

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Kagoor Networks Enhances Security of Avaya Hosted IP Telephony

Avaya will enhance the security features of its IP telephony solutions through interoperability with and joint marketing of Kagoor Networks' VoiceFlow products. The joint solution could be uses as a VoIP firewall that helps service providers and enterprise conserve their public IP addresses. The combined Avaya and Kagoor solution allows IP phone users in an Avaya Hosted IP Telephony environment to utilize the entire range of business calling features, including IP phones, softphones and AUDIX voicemail with the benefits of VoIP firewall, Network Address Translation (NAT) and data firewall traversal functionality. Kagoor's VoiceFlow provides transparent, dynamic and secure VoIP NAT features and functions as a VoIP firewall solution addressing the full range of Avaya's H.323 Hosted IP Telephony calling features.
http://www.avaya.com
http://www.kagoor.com

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Luminous Networks Wins $12 Million Order from Chinese Partner

Luminous Networks, a start-up based in Cupertino, California, has received $12 million in orders for deployment of its metro access systems in China. Luminous' local partner, Keybridge Communications, is supplying the equipment for communications, electric power, oil, mining and freeway municipal projects.
http://www.luminous.com

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U.S. Navy Expeditionary Surgical Unit Deploys Shoreline's IP PBX

Shoreline Communications announced that one of the U.S. Navy's Expeditionary Surgical Units (ESU) is using its IP PBX. The mobile medical facility is based on a converged IP network that provides real-time voice and data communications with the U.S. military's Joint Force Commands. Shoreline said its equipment was chosen because it is light, easily configurable, and compatible with the Navy's legacy voice equipment and secure analog phones. The ESU set-up was designed by government IT solutions aggregator GTSI Corp.
http://www.goshoreline.com

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Samsung Electronics Selects IP Infusion's IPv4 and IPv6 Code

Samsung Electronics has selected IP Infusion's ZebOS Advanced Routing Suite (ARS) to provide IPv4 and IPv6 routing protocols for its line of highly-distributed routers. Samsung is integrating nearly the entire suite IP Infusion's IPv4 and IPv6 code, including RIP, OSPF, BGP, and IS-IS, into their Core Parallel Router platform.
http://www.ipinfusion.com
http://www.samsung.com/Products/TelecommunicationSystems.htm

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Agere Introduces SONET/SDH Mapper and T/E Framer for Access Networks

Agere Systems introduced two new devices to its line-up of SONET/SDH mapper and T/E carrier framer chips. The new Ultramapper FT and Ultraframer chips target wired and wireless access network equipment, including multi-service access systems, 3G wireless network controllers, access concentrators, high-density interfaces for multiplexers, switches, routers and voice gateways. SONET/SDH mappers prepare and label data from T/E carrier lines for transmission through higher-speed digital optical networks. T/E framers are ICs that provide framing, error detection and performance monitoring in accordance with AT&T, ANSI, ITU-T and ETSI standards. Agere's single-chip Ultramapper FT integrates an add-drop multiplexer (ADM), while the Ultraframer offers 84-channels to support the industry's highest number of user connections. Agere is now shipping volume quantities of both chips.
http://www.agere.com

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Sorrento Introduces 10 GigE LAN Module for its DWDM

Sorrento Networks introduced a new module for supporting 10 Gigabit Ethernet LAN traffic on its GigaMux DWDM transport platform. The new module targets metro Ethernet transport, storage area networking (SAN) extension and video-on-demand (VOD) transport applications. Sorrento said its GigaMux is able to multiplex and transport 10 Gigabit Ethernet LAN data (IEEE 802.3ae) over hundreds of kilometers with the new bi-directional 3R transponder module. The module features physical layer fault and performance monitoring degradation measurement, as well as diagnostic loop-back capability. Sorrento continues to support the 10 Gigabit Ethernet WAN interface, which has been available from the company for approximately two years. Sorrento Networks is also introducing a new GigaMux Fibre Channel module for the SAN market.
http://www.sorrentonet.com

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ADC and LightPointe Team Up on Freespace Optics

ADC and LightPointe demonstrated interoperability between ADC's Digivance radio over fiber solution and LightPointe's Flight Free-Space Optics (FSO). ADC's Digivance system digitizes radio frequency (RF) for transport over fiber and enables wireless carriers to add capacity and extend coverage in their networks. Digivance can be used to centralize base-station equipment ("Base-Station Hoteling") while deploying only the antenna into the desired coverage zone. The integration of LightPointe FSO opens up an additional opportunity to enhance network coverage by deploying remote antennas in routes and locations where terrestrial fiber is not available. The companies said they are working with a major US wireless carrier for initial deployment of the joint solution.
http://www.lightpointe.com
http://www.adc.com

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Russia's Comstar Telecommunications Selects Riverstone for Ethernet Services

Russia's Comstar Telecommunications has deployed Riverstone Networks' RS family of routers to deliver Ethernet-based Layer 2 VPN services throughout the greater Moscow area. The installation includes Riverstone's RS 8600, RS 8000 and RS 3000 routers. Comstar is also using Riverstone's RapidOS element management system (EMS), which provides fault detection, configuration, accounting and security features to support the management of all Riverstone RS routers and associated services. Financial terms were not disclosed.
http://www.riverstonenet.com
http://www.comstar.ru

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LambdaNet Expands its Network to Washington DC

LambdaNet Communications extended the reach of its pan-European IP network to Washington D.C. Direct connectivity to New York has been available since August 2002. LambdaNet said its international network expansion is focused on profitable routes.
http://www.lambdanet.net

• LambdaNet's 22,000 km fiber network connects 104 cities in Europe and key data centers in 11 countries. Additionally, LambdaNet operates Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs) in fourteen European cities.
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  In October 2002, LambdaNet Communications GmbH secured a EUR 64 million credit facility to fund its network expansion.

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Bell Canada Deploys Juniper Networks' E-series Edge Routers

Bell Canada has deployed Juniper Networks E-series edge routers throughout Ontario and Quebec to support its Bell Sympatico High Speed Internet Services. The ASIC-driven E-series platforms will be used for broadband services requiring real-time quality of service, such as online games, music services, and VoIP applications across its DSL network. The equipment was supplied by Siemens Canada in partnership with Juniper Networks. Financial terms were not disclosed.
http://www.juniper.nethttp://www.bell.ca

• Juniper Networks' E-series edge routers are ASIC-driven platforms for deploying IP services at the carrier edge. Four E-series models are currently available, with switch fabric options that operate at 5, 10, or 40 Gbps and a range of interfaces.
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  In January 2003, Lucent Technologies was awarded a multi-year contract to supply broadband access equipment in Bell Canada's networks. The deal includes the deployment of Lucent's AnyMedia Access System to enable Bell Canada to expand the availability of its DSL service and wireline voice networks throughout Ontario and Quebec. Financial terms were not disclosed.

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ITXC Offers Outsourced Call Termination Services for Pre-paid

ITXC introduced a new service that enables international prepaid providers to outsource call completion for some or all of their routes to ITXC. ITXC already serves several major prepaid service providers who deliver millions of minutes over ITXC.net. The new service offers greater flexibility, allowing pre-paid providers to outsource call completion for individual prepaid card programs or, in some cases, outsourcing their entire call completion to ITXC. Previously, pre-paid service providers were forced to buy call termination for each route individually. ITXC predicts that minutes and revenues in the prepaid industry will continue to rise.
http://www.connect.itxc.com

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Lucent Launches High Density Stinger Micro-Remote Terminal

Lucent Technologies introduced a high-density Stinger DSL access concentrator for global service providers. The Stinger MRT-48A, which can be deployed in indoor MTU locations, street cabinets or remote terminals, is an environmentally hardened, compact DSL access concentrator supporting up to 48 ADSL ports in a 19-inch unit. It can be expanded by cascading multiple units as the subscriber base increases. The platform is being deployed in Telekominikacja Polska's network. Telekomunikacja Polska is planning to have 500,000 ADSL lines in service in Poland by the end of 2003. More information on TP's DSL service offering can be found at http://www.neostrada.pl and http://www.internetdsl.plhttp://www.lucent.com

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Lucent Announces EUR 200 Million in New Contracts in Europe

At CeBIT 2003, Lucent Technologies announced nine new contracts valued at more than EUR 200 million to provide fixed line and mobile network solutions in Europe to Deutsche Telekom, BT, Czech Telecom, Arcor (Germany), Telekomunikacja Polska and COLT Telecom. Lucent also announced 10 new Business Partners in Europe to provide Lucent's portfolio of products and services to enterprises and smaller service providers. The company said it is focusing on partnerships to extend its sales reach around the world.
http://www.lucent.com

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BT Deploys Lucent Optical Platforms in the Netherlands

BT will deploy Lucent Technologies' optical networking platforms in the Netherlands to upgrade its local optical networks. BT's Dutch Optical Network will be based on Lucent's Metropolis AM SDH optical multiplexer and the WaveStar ADM 16/1 multiplexer, with TransLAN technology for Ethernet transport capability between customers' businesses in multiple locations. The WaveStar TDM 10G with Gigabit Ethernet transport capability, the WaveStar ADM 16/1 multiplexer and the OLS80G and OLS 400G DWDM infrastructure form the core network. BT Netherlands will use the upgrade to deliver Ethernet-over-SDH services. Financial terms were not disclosed.
http://www.lucent.com
http://www.bt.com

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Deutsche Telekom to Offer Ethernet-over-optical Service with Lucent

Deutsche Telekom will launch a new Ethernet-over-optical service for enterprise customers using equipment from Lucent Technologies. The 'Leased Link DDV-M Ethernet100' service will connect the LANs of various locations through Deutsche Telekom's optical backbone to form a logical network - with a scalable transmission rate of up to 100 Mbps Ethernet. Lucent will also be supporting Deutsche Telekom in developing and launching the service and running joint marketing initiatives. The service, which uses Lucent's Metropolis AM optical multiplexer with TransLAN technology, is expected to be commercially available this summer. Lucent is also the main supplier for the core optical transport network of Deutsche Telekom.
http://www.lucent.com
http://www.telekom.de

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UK Regulator Issues Rules for BT's Wholesale Residential Services

Oftel, the official telecom regulator for the UK, published a detailed specification for the new wholesale line and call services that BT must provide to competitive service providers. The ruling allows competitive service providers to offer a complete service to residential and businesses customers over BT's network, without any need for the customer to receive a bill from BT. The measure includes safeguards so that customers are not switched to alternative service providers without their knowledge.
http://www.oftel.gov.uk/publications/whole_line/2003/wlr_1_0303.htm

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Alcatel's DSL Shipments to Date Reach 23.5 Million Lines

Alcatel has shipped approximately 23.5 million lines to date, including more than 2.6 million lines in Q4 2002. Citing data from the Dell'Oro Group, Alcatel claims a 37.6% share of all lines shipped by the end of 2002, and 42.2% share of the global market in Q4. Alcatel said it is gaining market share in all regions: in Europe, the Middle East and Africa it claims 60% share; in North America a 70% share. Alcatel also claims 61% share of DSL ports shipped for digital loop carriers.


Alcatel Shanghai Bell delivered a record one million DSL lines in China in 2002. The company estimates that there are currently 4 million DSL lines in China and that Alcatel holds a 40% market share.
http://www.alcatel.com

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CeBIT 2003: Alcatel's Serge Tchuruk Says DSL Leads Way Back to Growth

In a keynote address at CeBit 2003, Serge Tchuruk, Alcatel's CEO, said DSL subscriber growth has been unaffected by the worldwide telecom market contraction and is increasingly identified as the strategic area of investment for incumbent operators. DSL has become a mass-market phenomenon, said Tchuruk, with new installations now exceeding 2 million lines per month. The total annualized service provider revenue generated by DSL exceeded EUR 14 billion for 2002, which starts to compensate for voice revenue erosion seen in many markets. DSL penetration rates range from a high of 37% in South Korea to single digit figures in many of the industrialized countries (Canada 11%, Japan 7%, Germany 6.7%, Spain 5.3%, US 5%, France 3.1%), leaving considerable room for growth.

Beyond the numbers, Tchuruk pointed to broadband applications as the next big thing. As an example, Tchurek highlighted the new "SesameTV" service by Monaco Telecom, part of a video-on-demand (VoD) streamed television service delivered via DSL. Although VoD has failed before, Alcatel believes that it will succeed this time. Video compression technology and DSL bandwidth finally have matched up (TV quality at under 2 Mbps) and that 60 million broadband subscribers worldwide will create a sufficient critical mass. Tchuruk also said the DSL "triple-play" would be a means of reducing subscriber churn in the increasingly competitive telco fixed business.
http://www.alcatel.com

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