Volo Communications Offers Businesses 1.9 Cents Per Minute LD Rates

Volo Communications, a facilities-based carrier that uses both TDM and packet technology, rolled out a T1 long distance service to enterprise business customers nationwide offering a rate of 1.9 cents per minute. Volo Communications operates an IP backbone network with locations in 18 major metropolitan areas across the US. The company said its network can handle over 200 different protocols, standards and interfaces. All services are designed to work directly with a traditional PBX or IP PBX. http://www.volocommunications....

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Nettel Activates a SIP-based Network

Nettel Holdings activated a new SIP-based IP telephony network and plans to launch a worldwide broadband phone service. Nettel plans to offer an unlimited calling plan to anywhere in the United States for $29.95 per month. Ordinary telephones could be connected to a broadband connection using a Cisco Systems' Analog Telephone Adapter (Cisco ATA) or other SIP-enabled device. Nettel is based in Vancouver, Washington. http://www.nettelholdings....

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Russia's Central Telegraph Selects Veraz for VoIP

Central Telegraph (CNT), a Russian service provider, selected Veraz Networks' ControlSwitch and high-density I-Gate 4000 Media Gateway for deployment in its VoIP network. The equipment will be used in CNT's Multitel project, which will provide multiple services across Russia. The Veraz equipment supports a multivendor platform, enabling CNT to accommodate traffic from multiple local VoIP providers. The Veraz softswitch is a call control platform that offers traditional toll, tandem and local voice services, as well as new, converged voice-data...

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ITXC Signs Venezuela's CANTV

ITXC signed an agreement for bilateral exchange of international voice traffic with Compania Anonima Nacional Telefonos De Venezuela (CANTV), the country's incumbent operator. CANTV has about 2.7 million access lines in service, 2.5 million cellular subscribers and 1.0 million Internet users. ITXC's global VoIP network interconnects with local, national and global carriers in over 175 countries. http://www.itxc.com http://www.cantv.com...

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RAD Data Announces Support for TDM Over MPLS

RAD Data Communications announced that its products will fully support the new TDM Transport over MPLS using the AAL1 Implementation Agreement (IA). RAD has developed a new ASIC designed for transporting TDM over Packet Switched Networks. The new chip is planned to power the next generation of RAD's Ethernet Network Termination Units (NTUs), TDM over IP (TDMoIP) gateways and TDM over MPLS (TDMoMPLS) access devices. Product introductions are expected in October. http://www.rad.comEarlier this month, the MPLS/Frame Relay Alliance approved a new Time...

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Connexion by Boeing Plans its Asia-Pacific Gateway

Connexion by Boeing is working with Tokyo-based Space Communications Corporation (SCC) to build out an Asia-Pacific gateway for its in-flight connectivity service. Specifically, Connexion by Boeing will lease transponder capacity on SCC's SUPERBIRD-C satellite located at 144 degrees east, providing the mobile information services provider with satellite coverage that supports the Asia-to-Europe airline routes. In addition, SCC will establish and operate a satellite gateway (ground station) at the Ibaraki Satellite Control Center north of Tokyo....

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Asia Netcom and China Netcom to Interconnect their IP VPN Services

Asia Netcom and China Netcom have agreed to interconnect their IP VPN infrastructure to enable seamless services across their networks. China Netcom is the largest shareholder in Asia Netcom, whose other major stakeholders include Newbridge Capital and Softbank Asia Infrastructure Fund.The IP VPN interconnection agreement is complemented with a new Internet peering agreement between Asia Netcom and China Netcom. The peering agreement enables one-hop access to Chinese online content by delivering Internet traffic from Asia Netcom's global IP backbone...

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ADC Adds High-Density DOCSIS 2.0 Module to CMTS

ADC introduced a new high-density DOCSIS 2.0 module for its Cuda 12000 cable modem termination system (CMTS). The new module, which is based on Broadcom's DOCSIS 2.0-based chipset, is expected to enable upstream line rates of up to 40 Mbps and downstream rates up to 100 Mbps. The module is expected to ship in Q4. ADC said MSOs (multiple system operators) could use the module to deliver symmetrical broadband applications such as business grade T1 services and peer-to-peer functionality. http://www.adc....

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American Fiber Systems Raises $6 Million

American Fiber Systems (AFS), a provider of metro connectivity and wholesale services with networks in Cleveland, Kansas City, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Nashville and Salt Lake City, raised $6 million in new equity funding to expand into certain commercial buildings. The company's networks currently comprise 245+ route miles and 76,000+ fiber miles.AFS is offering three Ethernet based services: Virtual Private Line Service (EVPL) will provide point-to-point connectivity between diverse locations; Virtual Private LAN Service (EVLAN) will provide point...

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Encore Networks and MetaSwitch Partner on Voice over Packet

Encore Networks, a developer of signaling interworking VPN solutions, and MetaSwitch announced a partnership targeting advanced global Voice over Packet (VoP) solutions. Encore provides advanced security solutions that include encryption, stateful inspection IP VPNs, support of legacy data protocols, and built-in dial backup and fail-over capabilities. MetaSwitch's VP3500 Next Generation Class 5 Switch integrates softswitch, media and signaling gateway components for delivering more than 80 Class 5 services over legacy and broadband IP/ATM networks....

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GlobespanVirata Closes Acquisition of Intersil's Wireless Group

GlobespanVirata completed its acquisition of Intersil's Wireless Networking Products Group. GlobespanVirata paid Intersil $250 million in cash and issued 15,462,185 shares of GlobespanVirata common stock. The deal was originally announced on 15-July-2003. http://www.globespanvirata....

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AMCC to acquire JNI for Fibre Channel Products

Applied Micro Circuits Corporation agreed to acquire JNI Corporation, a supplier of Fibre Channel hardware and software products, for approximately $190 million in cash. JNI's assets include approximately $90 million of cash and investments. JNI offers a line of Fibre Channel-based host bus adapters (HBAs), InfiniBand Host Channel Adapters, storage ASICs and software. The products operate on Solaris, Windows, HP-UX, AIX and Linux systems. AMCC said its expertise in physical layer and multi processor design is highly leveraged in host bus adapters....

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RBOCs Seek Court Injunction Against FCC's UNE-P Rules

The United States Telecom Association (USTA), SBC Communications, BellSouth and Qwest filed a petition in the U.S. Court of Appeals seeking to block the UNE-P rules in the FCC's newly issued Triennial Review Order. The carriers are arguing that the FCC has "thumbed its nose" at existing law and at earlier court orders. They further allege that by asking state commissions to make the critical determination as to whether competition exists is a local market, the FCC has abdicated in its statutory responsibility to set national telecommunications...

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