Costa Rican Carrier Chooses Lucent's Optical Gear

Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), the sole telecommunications provider in Costa Rica, will deploy Lucent Technologies' optical solutions to provide mobile and wireline services using a common transport network. The contract includes Lucent's Metropolis ADM MultiService Mux, LambdaUnite MultiService Switch (MSS), and the WaveStar ADM 16/1. COASIN Costa Rica, a Lucent Business Partner, is working with ICE and Lucent to supply and implement the Lucent solution. Financial terms were not disclosed. http://www.lucent....

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Samsung and Staccato Collaborate on UWB Solutions

Samsung Electronics and Staccato Communications, a start-up based in San Diego, agreed to jointly develop Ultra-wideband-based (UWB) technology for the Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) market and to collaborate on application development. The companies envision UWB-based products for very high bit-rate networks, up to 480 Mbps, based on Multiband OFDM technology. Staccato will benefit from Samsung's leadership in developing memory chipsets, CDMA mobile phones, consumer electronics and Radio Frequency (RF) technologies. Samsung will benefit...

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Canoga Perkins Introduces T3 and E3 Fiber Optic Modem

Canoga Perkins introduced a new fiber optic modem with hot swap capability that provides long distance extension of T-3/DS-3 signals operating at 44.736 Mbps or E3 signals operating at 34 Mbps. The device can be used with single mode or multimode fiber optic cable and is designed for extending PBX tie lines, router connects and E3 multiplexer links. The device provides retiming and reshaping of the signal, enabling distance extension of 100 km over a fiber optic single mode cable pair, and distance extension of 40 km over a single strand of single...

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Shanghai Telecom Deploys Micromuse's Netcool

Shanghai Telecom has deployed Micromuse's Netcool suite of products to increase the availability of its voice and data services. Micromuse's Netcool can be used to proactively manage large and complex infrastructure and reduce the mean-time-to-repair of IT-related problems. In addition, Netcool provides a realtime analysis of IT faults so that the impact on business processes and services is visible to operations support staff. http://www.micromuse....

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VoicePulse Launches Broadband Phone Service in Boston

VoicePulse began offering a broadband, VoIP phone service in Boston's 617 area code. The company is offering unlimited local, regional and US long distance calling for $34.99 per month or unlimited local, regional and 600 US long distance minutes for $25.99 per month. The service includes traditional features such as caller ID, call waiting, call forwarding and voicemail as well as distinctive ring, call filters, telemarketer blocking and anonymous call rejection. http://www.voicepulse....

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Sonus Networks Establishes Operations in India

Sonus Networks has established a regional office in Mumbai, India to serve the local telecommunications market. The company named Mahinder Mansukhani as country director to oversee its sales, marketing and support operations in India. Mansukhani joins Sonus from Sify Limited (formerly Satyam Infoway Ltd.), India's largest network and e-commerce services company. Prior to that, Mansukhani served as a business development manager for Cisco Systems India, where he was responsible for sales to service providers. http://www.sonusnet....

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Holland's Multikabel selects ADC's Cuda CMTS

Multikabel, one of the largest cable operators in the Netherlands, will deploy ADC's Cuda 12000 CMTS (cable modem termination system). The contract marks ADC's first such installation in the region. Currently, Multikabel delivers data services to around 60,000 subscribers. The ADC equipment will be used to support a new VoIP service. In Europe, ADC sells its IP cable solutions direct to customers or through partners including Communication Concept Inc, EURConnect, SDT Electronica, Siemens and Spie Trindel. http://www.adc....

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Alcatel Broadens FTTU Portfolio with Enterprise ONT Box

Alcatel introduced a new optical network termination (ONT) device for businesses being served by Broadband Passive Optical Network (BPON). The new Alcatel 7340 FTTU Business Optical Network Termination (B-ONT) unit interconnects various customer-owned devices, including telephones, PCs, and TVs to a network operator's PON. On the customer interface side, the new box offers an Ethernet connection, up to four DS-1s, a video port for an overlay video service, and up to 8 POTS lines. Voice traffic is carried across the BPON using the VoATM BLES standard....

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Telstra Deploys ADVA's FSP 3000 for Metro Rings

Telstra is deploying ADVA Optical Networking's Fiber Service Platform (FSP) 3000 for metro rings in major Australian cities. The deployment is part of a 3-year contract awarded to Siemens IC Networks for the carrier's nationwide 10 Gbps optical backbone network. The contract includes ADVA's FSP 3000 metro system, Siemens' Multiservice Provisioning Platform Surpass hiT 70xx series, and Siemens' Surpass hiT 7500 DWDM long-haul equipment. The FSP 3000 will be installed at critical junctions in metro areas to interconnect Siemens' long-haul systems....

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IPCC Defines CALEA Safe Harbor Requirements for Packet Voice

The International Packet Communications Consortium (IPCC) published an informational report entitled, "Lawfully Authorized Surveillance for Softswitch-based networks." CALEA requires telecommunications carriers to provide specified capabilities to law enforcement agencies (LEAs) when presented with the proper lawful authorization. CALEA also requires manufacturers of equipment used in connection with the covered telecommunications facilities and services to make available the features or modifications necessary to permit carriers to comply with...

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Alaskan Telco Partners with DISH Network for Video Services

Alaska Communications Systems (ACS), which serves some 339,000 access lines, 83,000 cellular customers, 44,000 long distance customers and 45,000 Internet subscribers, announced an agreement with EchoStar to offer the DISH Network TV service to its customers. ACS said it has been actively pursuing the best way to integrate television into its service portfolio. DISH Network offers consumers 50 popular TV channels such as ESPN, Discovery, CNN and the Food Network, for $24.99 per month. ACS will begin offering DISH Network service through its...

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Global Crossing Outlines Business Continuity Solutions

Global Crossing rolled out a portfolio of enterprise continuity services to help customers to survive a major network interruption. Key elements of the Global Crossing business continuity program include:Diversity and Customer Specified Routing (DACSR), a private line service that allows customers to deploy redundant connectivity or specify alternative routing paths on circuit connections globally. Service Management System (SMS) Emergency ReRoute, a feature that allows the customer to choose from nine plans to re-route toll-free voice traffic...

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Global Crossing Partners with IDT on Fixed Wireless VPNs

Global Crossing and IDT Solutions, the marketing arm of Winstar Communications, announced a partnership that combines Global Crossing's IP VPN services with Winstar's wireless network in 22 U.S. cities. The bundle will be offered by Global Crossing. Initial service availability is planned for Chicago, New York, Philadelphia and Dallas. http://www.globalcrossing.comIn February 2003, IDT first unveiled a bid to acquire Global Crossing. In public comments since then, IDT has been critical of the proposed acquisition deal between Global Crossing...

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