StarGen Raises $15 Million for Switched Interconnects

StarGen, a start-up based in Marlborough, Massachusetts, received $15 million in third round venture funding for its advanced serial switched interconnect technology. To date, StarGen has shipped tens of thousands of StarFabric ports to over 50 companies for use in various applications, such as automated test equipment, servers, storage systems and medical imaging devices. In March, StarGen expanded its StarFabric product line by unveiling a TDM-to-StarFabric Bridge aimed at access communications equipment for voice, data, and video. The company...

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MathStar Develops Field Programmable Object Arrays

MathStar, a start-up based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, revealed architectural details of its new Field-Programmable Object Arrays (FPOAs), which are positioned as an alternative to 130nm ASICs and conventional FPGAs. MathStar said its FPOAs would give design teams flexible field re-programmability with deterministic 1GHz clock performance and attractive unit cost. To simplify the design process, cycle-accurate C-based functional models are directly mapped into the FPOA architecture. MathStar will target applications domains using customized mixes...

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Sierra Wireless to acquire AirPrime for CDMA Modules

Sierra Wireless agreed to acquire AirPrime, a privately-held supplier of high-speed CDMA wireless modules. Sierra Wireless markets a wireless PC card for portable computers, OEM modules for embedded applications, and rugged vehicle-mounted wireless systems. Under the deal, Sierra Wireless will issue approximately 3.7 million shares to the shareholders of AirPrime. The value to be received by AirPrime shareholders will equal 3.7 million shares multiplied by the closing price of Sierra Wireless shares on the day of closing. As a result of the combination,...

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Yahoo! and BT Plan Co-Branded Broadband Service for UK

Yahoo! and BT announced a far-reaching alliance to deliver a co-branded Internet experience to broadband and dial-up consumers in the UK. BT Yahoo! Broadband will offer an array of new features, including streaming news and entertainment. Yahoo! and BT expect to embark on a significant, coordinated joint marketing effort to support the suite of integrated products. The announcement follows a limited commercial arrangement by the companies in February of this year. http://www.bt.com http://www.yahoo....

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Internap to Acquire netVmg for Route Control Technology

Internap Network Services Corporation is in advanced discussions to acquire netVmg, a start-up specializing in Internet route optimization technology. The acquisition would position Internap as the only single-source provider of both network-based and premises-based routing services. Internap said the acquisition would allow it to provide end-to-end, Internet-wide performance guarantees that extend to the customer's location. Internap expects a transaction could be completed within weeks. http://www.internap.comIn October 2001, netVmg, a start-up...

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Broadcom Offers 802.11b/g Boost based on Wireless Multimedia Enhancements

Broadcom released a software driver that delivers significantly better performance in 802.11g, 802.11a/g and 802.11b wireless LANs. Broadcom's Xpress technology is based on the Wireless Multimedia Enhancements (WME) specification, a fundamental element of the current IEEE 802.11e draft specification. Broadcom said customers will see the biggest benefit in mixed 802.11b and 802.11g wireless networks. The 802.11g standard requires the use of protection mechanisms to allow access points to manage the airspace in use by both 802.11g and 802.11b clients....

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UNH InterOperability Lab Deploys Marconi's ASX-4000

the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) has deployed Marconi's ASX-4000 switch-router as a core router in a new production network. The UNH-IOL project, called Moonv6, is designed to demonstrate the security and reliability of IPv6, in cooperation with the worldwide IP community. http://www.marconi.com http://www.iol.unh....

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XACCT Contributes its Network Accounting Protocol to IPDR.org

XACCT Technologies has contributed its CRANE (Common Reliable Accounting for Network Elements) protocol to IPDR.org, for adoption as the IPDR Streaming Protocol (IPDR/SP-TCP). The protocol can be used to export high volumes of accounting information from IP network and service elements to downstream OSS/BSS applications. XACCT said its CRANE protocol has been successfully implemented by over a dozen network equipment vendors and is already in use in carrier networks. The protocol is being used to capture usage data and revenue for SMS inter-connect...

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Nokia and Kodak Team Up for Mobile Photo Printing Service

Nokia and Kodak will jointly offer a service that lets users upload, store, share and order prints of photos taken with Nokia's imaging phones. The rollout of the Kodak Picture Center online service started in Europe today and will be followed by countries in Asia-Pacific in the second half of 2003. Kodak already offers its Ofoto service, with a similar functionality, to users of the Nokia 3650 imaging phone in the Americas. http://www.nokia.com http://www.kodak....

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Nokia Unveils SSL-based Remote Access Solution

Nokia introduced a unique remote access solution that uses Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology running on its IP Security Platforms. Nokia said its Secure Access System allows enterprises to take advantage of the ubiquity of SSL browsers, while maintaining network integrity, even while accessing the corporate network via the public Internet or a Wi-Fi provider. Key features include: Client Integrity Scan, which automatically performs a customizable vulnerability check on the user's device to establish the level of trust, and then combines that...

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Broadcom Unveils Secured Switch Processors

Broadcom announced two new secured switch processors that deliver advanced firewall and hardware-accelerated VPN capabilities for wired and wireless small-office/home- office (SOHO), remote-office/branch-office and small-to-medium enterprise routers and gateways. The new devices integrate an IPsec processor that supports industry-standard security features such as encryption, Internet Key Exchange acceleration and user authentication. As with Broadcom's other Sentry5 security products, an on-chip MIPS processor that runs application software and...

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SBC Laboratories Sets Focus on Applied Research

SBC Communications has renamed its research and development arm and restated its charter to focus on applied research -- the development of next-generation products and services that can immediately benefit customers. SBC Laboratories, formerly known as SBC Technology Resources, has research facilities in Austin, Texas and Pleasanton, California. The main areas of research include VoIP, Wi-Fi, fiber-optic technologies, and network and Internet security. SBC Laboratories also will play a primary role in the evaluation and development of Fiber to...

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Nortel Networks Pushes IVR Technology to Smaller Contact Centers

Nortel Networks introduced a new Media Processing Server (MPS) 500 designed for Integrated Voice Response (IVR) applications at medium-sized contact centers and small service providers. The MPS 500 media processing server enables customer call centers to provide speech-enabled, self-service support. Nortel Networks said it also plans to offer service creation capabilities with the MPS 500 that will provide a dual application development environment supporting the PeriProducer GUI and Voice XML. http://www.nortelnetworks....

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Cox Migrates its Long Distance Voice to National IP Backbone

Cox Communications, the fourth largest cable operator in the U.S., has begun to move its long distance voice traffic onto its national IP backbone. Cox is using Nortel Networks' Succession cable VoIP solution and Nuera Communications' media gateways. The companies confirmed that this is the first packet trunking deployment by a cable operator in North America. Cox currently has some 750,000 voice customers being served over Nortel Networks DMS circuit switches and is handling more than 24 million calls per day. Cox has now deployed Nortel Networks...

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Acterna Upgrades its SONET/SDH Test Solution

Acterna has added a service disruption analysis function to its ONT-50 Optical Network Tester platform. The new capability can be used to assess failure events on the tributary side of SONET and SDH network elements in the field -- thereby testing the "true" quality of a network's service. In addition to the enhanced APS analysis field capabilities, ONT-50 5.0 allows the lab user an in-depth analysis of service disruption events by detailing detected errors and alarms down to the frame. The resolution of detected outages or network activity is...

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Socket to Deliver SD 802.11b card for PocketPCs

Socket Communications will begin shipping SDIO WLAN card for devices with SDIO-capable (Secure Digital Input Output) slots. The SDIO WLAN Card plugs into any SDIO card slot in a Pocket PC or Pocket PC Phone Edition running BSQUARE Corporation's SDIO Now! software and enables wireless Pocket PC connectivity to 802.11b networks. The tiny WLAN card uses the Intersil PRISM 3 chipset. The Socket card has an MSRP of $149. The SDIO WLAN Card is one of three products in Socket's SDIO family, which includes a connectivity card with Bluetooth wireless...

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Enterasys Unveils Security Routers for Regional Offices and Corporate Data Centers

Enterasys Networks introduced two new routers that integrated WAN, VPN and firewall technologies. The new XSR-3000 and XSR-4000 security routers are targeted at large branch and regional offices. Both products offer policy routing features for priority-sensitive applications. Additionally, extranet, site-to-site and remote-access VPN technologies enable secure employee access across the Internet. The routers also include policy-managed stateful-inspection firewalling. Commercial availability is expected in July 2003. http://www.enterasys.co...

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Metalink Supplies QAM VDSL Chips to Korea's HanA Systems

Metalink is supplying its QAM four band VDSL chipset to HanA Systems, a network equipment supplier based in Korea. HanA Systems is supplying IP-VDSL DSLAMs incorporating Metalink's chips for a network deployment in China's Sichuan province. http://www.metalinkDSL....

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Natural Convergence and Nuera Announce VoIP Partnership

Natural Convergence and Nuera Communications announced a joint sales and marketing agreement that combines the Nuera VoIP gateway and softswitch offerings with silhouette, Natural Convergence's IP-based voice service for small business. The joint solution would enable carriers to deliver advanced VoIP services on their current broadband networks. Natural Convergence is a start-up based in Ottawa, Canada. The company was founded in April 2001 and is financed by Venture Investment Management Company, BDC, Primaxis, Jefferson Partners, Desjardins...

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Broadsoft Expands its Customer Base to 30

Broadsoft announced a new international customer deployment with GoTel Communications, a fixed-wireless provider in Jamaica, which will offer BroadWorks-based Hosted PBX and IP Centrex services. Broadsoft now claims 30 customers worldwide for its BroadWorks platform. http://www.broadsoft....

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Infineon Supplies its QAM-VDSL Chipset to Korea's Telson

Telson I&C, a Korean networking equipment supplier, has designed its new XV4000 broadband access system using Infineon's QAM-based VDSL5100 chip set to support 50/30 Mbps data rates and dynamic band allocation as specified in the Benchmark Test requirements of Korea Telecom. Telson is one of the main suppliers of VDSL equipment to Korea Telecom (KT). Telson claims to have over 800,000 ports already installed in KT's network, all of them powered by Infineon's QAM-VDSL chip sets. http://www.infineon.comttp://www.telsonic.co.krEarlier this month,...

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XO Offers Discounts on Directory, Audio Conferencing, Hosted Exchange and IVR Services

XO Communications announced discounts for Advanced Directory, Audio Conferencing, Hosted Microsoft Exchange and IVR services to customers choosing its XOptions bundle, which features local and long distance voice, Internet access and Web hosting. http://www.xo....

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AboveNet Launches "Move to a Better Place" Web Hosting Campaign

In the wake of the recent decisions by Cable and Wireless and Sprint to exit the Web hosting business, AboveNet launched a new "Move to a Better Place" marketing campaign. AboveNet is Metromedia Fiber Network's (MFN's) recently announced brand name and planned company name upon emergence from bankruptcy.On May 20, 2002, Metromedia Fiber Network, Inc. and most of its domestic subsidiaries commenced voluntary Chapter 11 cases in U.S. Bankruptcy Court. The company has requested a hearing on confirmation of its plan of reorganization on August ...

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AIH to Launch AsiaPac "A-Bone" VoIP Service

Asia Internet Holding Co. (AIH) is preparing to launch an "A-Bone" Internet telephony service next week covering the Asia-Pacific region. The wholesale service targets telecommunication service operators such as Internet telephony service providers and carriers by offering a Internet telephony to 239 countries and regions around the world. The company is also planning to launch a VoIP service for enterprises in Japan. AIH is using Sonus Networks' GSX 9000 platform as its VoIP gateway. http://www.abone.net/Principle shareholders in Asia Internet...

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Senator McCain Introduces FCC Reauthorization Act Legislation

Senator John McCain (R, AZ), chairman of the Senate's Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, introduced a "FCC Reauthorization Act of 2003" aimed at reinvigorating the mission of the FCC. McCain said the FCC should be responsible for a wide range of duties, including establishing regulatory policies that promote competition, innovation, and investment in broadband services; ensuring that a comprehensive and sound national competitive framework for communications services exists; encouraging the best use of spectrum domestically and...

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DragonWave Gains FCC Approval for Unlicensed 24 GHz Band

DragonWave, a start-up based in Ottawa, Canada, gained FCC approval for its point-to-point broadband wireless solution for the unlicensed 24 GHz (ISM) band. DragonWave's AirPair 100 point-to-point wireless solution delivers 100 Mbps service over distances of up to 30 km without repeaters using this unlicensed band. DragonWave said the newly available 24 GHz band would remain relatively interference free compared to the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz unlicensed because this public spectrum band has been set aside for point-to-point radio links and will not...

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Intel Invests in Tropos Networks for Cellular Wi-Fi Architecture

Intel has made an investment in Tropos Networks, a start-up based in San Mateo, California that is pursuing a cellular Wi-Fi architecture for metro scale networks. Financial terms were not disclosed. Tropos' architecture enables Wi-Fi cells to self-organize and, using wireless backhaul, forward data to each other along the optimal path to a wired network connection. In addition to the investment Tropos received from the Intel Communications Fund, the company announced in February that it raised $8.3 million in funding from Benchmark Capital,...

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