09/17/03 ~ Converge! Network Digest

Wednesday, September 17, 2003

GSA Considers Barring Qwest from Federal Contracts

Wednesday, September 17, 2003 Service Providers

The General Services Administration (GSA) is considering whether to debar Qwest Communications from U.S. federal government contracts. The basis for the action is last February's indictment against four former employees in connection with a transaction with the Arizona School Facilities Board in June 2001 and a civil complaint filed the same day by the Securities and Exchange Commission against the same former employees and others. Qwest said it was cooperating with the process and believes that it will remain a supplier to the government, although...

ADC Receives Euro-DOCSIS Certification

Wednesday, September 17, 2003 Last Mile

ADC received EUR-DOCSIS 1.1 qualification for its Cuda 12000 Next-Generation cable modem termination system (CMTS). ADC noted that over 800 units of the Cuda 12000 CMTS have now been deployed worldwide. In its most recent fiscal quarter, ADC announced that its IP Cable CMTS and related software product sales increased more than 50% compared to the previous quarter, reflecting the recovery of capital spending by cable operators. http://www.adc....

KDDI Reaches 10 Millionth CDMA2000 1X User

Wednesday, September 17, 2003 Mobile

KDDI, Japan's second largest wireless operator, activated its 10 millionth CDMA2000 1X subscriber, 18 months after launching the service. CDMA2000 1X technology nearly doubles the network voice capacity and is capable of 144 kbps downstream speeds. KDDI is using Motorola's equipment. Motorola currently has 16 announced CDMA2000 1X contracts with network operators worldwide. http://www.motorola....

KT Selects Juniper's M-series Routers

Wednesday, September 17, 2003 Packet Systems

KT (formerly Korea Telecom) selected Juniper Networks' M-series routing platform. Juniper's M-series will be deployed as the primary platform to support the Metro Ethernet enterprise service in 14 major cities. The service is expected to be commercially available later this year. Financial terms were not disclosed. http://www.juniper....

Sony and Level 3 Transfer Broadcast Video across Ethernet

Wednesday, September 17, 2003 Service Providers

Sony Electronics successfully transferred digital broadcast video and audio segments across Level 3's wide area Ethernet network using Sony's e-VTR technology. Engineers transferred 50 and 30 Mbps broadcast 4:2:2 digital video segments across a local network. The team also successfully transferred the video segments across a wide area network from a Sony e-VTR between Denver and Washington, D.C. and between Denver and Dallas using Level 3's (3)Flex Ethernet service. Sony Electronics described the technology as "like having a very long Ethernet...

V-SPAN Offers Videoconference Endpoint Connect Services

Wednesday, September 17, 2003 Service Providers

V-SPAN introduced a point-to-point call launching service that supports IP-to-IP and ISDN-to-ISDN videoconferences. With Endpoint Connect, V-SPAN controls customer-owned endpoints through secure private lines or encrypted public network connections and launches point-to-point videoconferences on behalf of the customer while still utilizing that customer's network. The Endpoint Connect service ensures that these videoconferences will be launched so meeting participants can walk into the room and conduct business. Expert technical support is available...

FTTP: Hype or Reality? Perspectives from Verizon, BellSouth, Alcatel

Wednesday, September 17, 2003 Last Mile

The FTTP RFP launched earlier this year has resulted in a short-list of three potential suppliers, said Greg Evans, Vice President of Service & Access Technology for Verizon Communications, speaking at the UBS "Q-Series: FTTP/VoIP Workshop" in New York City. The FTTP architecture is based on the international FSAN standard. The process has now entered a lab testing phase to verify critical requirements and Verizon Communications has entered into private negotiations with all three of suppliers on the short list. Each of the RBOCs will establish...

Kinko's Builds Out T-Mobile Hotspots

Wednesday, September 17, 2003 Wi-Fi

Kinko's activated its first T-Mobile HotSpot Wi-Fi service and plans to open 169 more before the end of October. By April 2004, more than 1,100 Kinko's locations across the U.S. are expected to be hosting the T-Mobile Wi-Fi service. http://www.kinkos.com http://www.t-mobile.com/hots...