Motorola Reports Q1 Sales of $6.0 Billion, down 2% vs. the Prior-Year Quarter

Motorola reported Q1 sales of $6.0 billion and net earnings of $169 million, or $.07 per share. This represents a decrease in sales of 2% from $6.2 billion in the year-ago quarter. Motorola reported a GAAP net loss in the year-ago quarter of $449 million, or ($.20) per share. The company said its financial performance continues to improve despite a very difficult economic climate for technology companies. Motorola has reduced its net debt to $1.6 billion, its lowest level since the end of 1999, achieving a net debt to net debt plus equity ratio...

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Telefonica Deutschland Deploys NetCentrex Softswitches

Telefonica Deutschland GmbH, an independent German IP carrier, has selected NetCentrex' CCS Softswitch and MCS Media Control Server to enhance its converged voice services. Telefonica Deutschland is currently deploying business voice services on its voice-over-IP MPLS backbone. The NetCentrex platform handles all calls terminated or originated by Telefonica Deutschland GmbH customers, using a variety of IP-PBX platforms or VoIP gateways. Financial terms were not disclosed. Telefonica Deutschland, a merger of the Telefonica subsidiaries Mediaways...

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MetaSolv Software Joins Juniper Networks OSS Alliance

MetaSolv Software has joined the Juniper Networks Operations Support Systems (OSS) Alliance Program as a Premium Partner. MetaSolv provides service management across Juniper's E-series, M-series and service creation platforms, enabling rapid activation of IP services. http://www.metasolv.com http://www.juniper....

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Mangrove Systems Secures $20M Funding for Transport-aware Switching

Mangrove Systems, a start-up based in Wallingford, Connecticut, secured over $20 million in financing for its development of a GFP-based Transport Aware Switching system. GFP (generic framing procedure) is a method of supporting a wide range of service types and protocols (TDM, Ethernet, ATM and storage transport) over embedded SONET infrastructure. Product plans have not yet been announced. The new funding includes combined investment from Bessemer Venture Partners, Highland Capital Partners, Columbia Capital, and Silicon Valley Bank. http://www.mangrovesystems.comMangrove...

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Covad and New Edge Networks Expand Coverage Areas

Covad Communications and New Edge Networks entered into resale agreements that enable each company to expand their coverage areas and customer reach for DSL and T1 services. Under the deal, Covad expands its reach to 600 New Edge Networks central offices in small and midsize cities, including eight new states that increase Covad's footprint to 43 states. New Edge Networks expands its DSL and T-1 reach into the Covad network that covers more than 1,800 central offices in 96 of the top metropolitan statistical areas. http://www.newedgenetworks....

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Vitesse Introduces Multi-Protocol Chipset for 10Gbps MSA Modules

Vitesse Semiconductor introduced a multi-rate, multi-protocol Transceiver, Transimpedance Amplifier (TIA) and EAM Driver chipset for 10 Gbps MSA modules. Vitesse said its new chipset delivers up to 11.3 Gbps performance and supports all 10 Gbps standard and forward error correction rates. It also reduces the number of external components required to implement MSA-compliant modules. Applications include 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE), modules, and line cards for OC-192/STM-64 and 10 Gigabit Fibre Channel systems. It is also designed to support the...

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NTT America Launches MPLS IP-VPN Service in Thailand

NTT America introduced MPLS-based IP-VPN service in Thailand, with port bandwidth options of 64 kbps to 2 Mbps. Leased line and frame relay services are available for local access. NTT offers the service under the name "CAT-Arcstar IP-VPN Service" in cooperation with the Communications Authority of Thailand (CAT). NTT America is targeting the service at multinational corporations doing business in the region. http://www.nttamerica.com http://www.cat.or.th/index.h...

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Cisco Introduces New Catalyst Stackable Switches

Cisco Systems introduced a new stackable switch platform featuring greater resiliency and Gigabit Ethernet performance. The Cisco Catalyst 3750 Series uses a new "Cisco StackWise" architecture that provides a 32 Gbps stack interconnect for unifying up to nine individual switches. The interconnected switches behave as a single, logical, convergence-optimized unit. The Catalyst 3750 provides stackable resiliency through advanced failover in hardware and software; unified services with distributed forwarding and QoS; automated configuration; performance...

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China Unicom Deploys Ericsson Integrated CDMA2000 and WLAN Access System

China Unicom deployed a multi-access CDMA2000 and WLAN wireless network based on Ericsson's 3G Connectivity Packet Platform (CPP). The network, which is located in China's Sichuan province, enables China Unicom to complement its CDMA2000 network, which is optimized for mobility and wide area coverage, with WLAN, which is optimized for high-speed data in local areas and supports hot spot services. Ericsson says that its solution enables mobile customers to have an "always best connected" experience with seamless mobility and secure connections...

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Motorola to Acquire Winphoria Networks for Softswitching in Mobile Networks

Motorola will acquire Winphoria Networks, a start-up providing packet based mobile switching centers for wireless networks. Financial terms were not disclosed. Motorola said adding Winphoria's soft-switch will address a long-standing need in its network infrastructure portfolio. Motorola's Global Telecom Solutions Sector (GTSS) business unit entered into an OEM agreement with Winphoria in August 2002. The branded Motorola Soft-Switch (MSS) subsequently entered its first commercial trial in Asia. CDMA 1X network customer trials are currently...

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MSNBC.com Reports Audience Growth and Record Video Streaming During Iraq War

MSNBC.com reported a sharp increase in usage of its news web site during the war in Iraq. The site delivered 87 million free video streams during the first three weeks of the war, surpassing its own previous records. An average of 4.1 million video streams per day were served between 19-March and 08-April. A single day peak of 10 million streams were served on Friday, 21-March-2003. MSNBC said that it was the only major news site to offer free streaming video, which included a live feed from downtown Baghdad. During the first week of the war,...

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Sprint Notes Rise in Web Conferencing during March

Sprint reported a significant increase in the use of conferencing/collaboration solutions among its enterprise customers during March. Some highlights:March audio conferencing minutes were 23% higher than February minutes across the entire customer base and 11% above Sprint's forecast for the month. March 2003 audio conferencing minutes were 58% higher than March of 2002.Video conferencing during the second half of March showed an 8% increase in the number of video conferences over the first half of the month. Video conferencing use in March...

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NGN Ventures: New Directions in Metro Networks

Back in the hyperinflated days of 2000, Bijan Khosravi, CEO of Movaz Networks, had a vision of building a platform for a unified optical infrastructure for transport, switching and routing. In those days, he left the overly competitive Silicon Valley and took the start-up spirit to Atlanta to found Movaz Networks. The Movaz mission is to deliver any service over wavelengths at STS-1 cost points. Over the years, Movaz has weathered the telecom storm and evolved a sales strategy that focuses first on the economics of the network, then on the technology....

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NGN Ventures: First-Mile Solutions, Broadband Access

New technology must enable the incumbent service providers to reduce their risks of deployment, said Tuvia Barlev, CEO of Actelis Networks, speaking at this week's NGN Ventures Conference in Burlingame, California. His company offers access platforms that help RBOCs and other incumbent telcos to "profit from copper." Actelis Networks' MetaLIGHT solutions enable broadband service to 100% of customers in locations where fiber deployment is cost-prohibitive. The technology bonds multiple copper pairs into a "fiber-like," higher capacity copper...

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An Overview of Next Generation Networking Ventures

The networking venture business has retreated to its 1995 level, said Dr. John McQuillan, speaking at the opening of the NGN Ventures conference in Burlingame, California. The amount of money being invested in networking start-ups in 2002 ($21 billion) was only 20% of the peak in 2000 (equal to the 1995 level). Only 20% of investments were for seed or first rounds (equal to 1994 levels). The number of companies getting funded fell to 3,000 (equal to the 1996 level). McQuillan observed that even at these levels, a fundamental problem remains for...

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