NTT DoCoMo reported that total subscribers to its 2G and 3G i-mode mobile-internet service in Japan surpassed 40 million. The i-mode was first launched in February 1999.
http://www.nttdocomo.com
http://www.nttdocomo.com
Thursday, October 30, 2003
MCI Poised to Emerge from Chapter 11
Thursday, October 30, 2003
Service Providers
A U.S. bankruptcy court approved MCI's plan of reorganization, setting the stage for the company's emergence from Chapter 11. Michael D. Capellas, MCI chairman and CEO, said "as we see the industry fundamentals continue to shift, the future will be about the convergence of computing and telecommunications. And where these two worlds meet is where MCI will be."http://www.mci.com
- WorldCom filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on 21-July-2002.
Bell Labs Builds Novel Semiconductor Laser Using Photonic Crystal
Thursday, October 30, 2003
Optical
Researchers at Bell Labs have developed a novel semiconductor laser based on a photonic crystal that was made in collaboration with scientists from the New Jersey Nanotechnology Consortium, California Institute of Technology and Harvard University. Potential applications for the small, surface-emitting laser include advanced optical communications to sensitive chemical detectors. In particular, large arrays of devices might be produced on a single chip, each with its own designed emission properties.
Bell Labs said the development leverages its work in quantum cascade (QC) lasers, which are made by stacking many ultra thin atomic layers of standard semiconductor materials on top of each other. By varying the thickness of the layers, it is possible to select the particular wavelength at which a QC laser will emit light, allowing scientists to custom design a laser.
Unlike a QC laser, the new device uses a photonic crystal that enables it to emit photons perpendicular to the semiconductor layers, resulting in a laser that emits light through its surface. Photonic crystals are materials with repeating patterns spaced very close to one another, with separations between the patterns comparable to the wavelengths of light. When light falls on such a patterned material, the photons of light interact with it, and with proper design of the patterns, it is possible to control and manipulate the propagation of light within the material. Using an electron beam lithography facility at the New Jersey Nanotechnology Consortium, the researchers were able to superimpose a hexagonal photonic crystal pattern on the semiconductor layers that made the QC laser.
The research has been published on the Web by the journal Science.
http://www.lucent.com/press/1003/031031.nsa.htmlhttp://www.njnano.org
Bell Labs said the development leverages its work in quantum cascade (QC) lasers, which are made by stacking many ultra thin atomic layers of standard semiconductor materials on top of each other. By varying the thickness of the layers, it is possible to select the particular wavelength at which a QC laser will emit light, allowing scientists to custom design a laser.
Unlike a QC laser, the new device uses a photonic crystal that enables it to emit photons perpendicular to the semiconductor layers, resulting in a laser that emits light through its surface. Photonic crystals are materials with repeating patterns spaced very close to one another, with separations between the patterns comparable to the wavelengths of light. When light falls on such a patterned material, the photons of light interact with it, and with proper design of the patterns, it is possible to control and manipulate the propagation of light within the material. Using an electron beam lithography facility at the New Jersey Nanotechnology Consortium, the researchers were able to superimpose a hexagonal photonic crystal pattern on the semiconductor layers that made the QC laser.
The research has been published on the Web by the journal Science.
http://www.lucent.com/press/1003/031031.nsa.htmlhttp://www.njnano.org
Edgewater Expands its VoIP Customer Premise Portfolio
Thursday, October 30, 2003
Packet Systems
Edgewater Networks introduced a VoIP customer premise device that combines T1 CSU/DSU or E1 and an 8-port 10/100 Ethernet switch. The company said its new EdgeMarc 38T resolves NAT/Firewall traversal problems by providing a "voice-aware" firewall that supports SIP, MGCP, H.323 or SCCP to protect the enterprise LAN. It also combines sophisticated traffic management mechanisms including classification, prioritization, queuing, rate limiting and call admission control to ensure toll quality voice when using the same WAN link for both voice and data traffic. It includes the same Dynamic Access Control List functionality of the company's existing EdgeMarc Series appliances which automates the provisioning, configuration and management of VoIP endpoints at the CPE. Finally, the EdgeMarc 38T includes bi-directional passive voice call monitoring (MOS scoring) to produce speech quality assessment statistics that help enforce service level agreements and facilitate problem resolution of network induced voice quality problems. Edgewater Networks is based in Santa Clara, California.
Edgewater is using Psytechnics' non-intrusive voice quality measurement solution in its EdgeMarc Series product family.
http://www.edgewaternetworks.com
Edgewater is using Psytechnics' non-intrusive voice quality measurement solution in its EdgeMarc Series product family.
http://www.edgewaternetworks.com
Arianespace Transfers DIRECTV 7S Satellite to Sea Launch
Thursday, October 30, 2003
Satellite
Arianespace secured a Q1 2004 launch slot with Sea Launch for the DIRECTV 7S satellite. Arianespace said it negotiated a seamless transfer of the satellite to Sea Launch because delays in the DIRECTV 7S satellite manufacturing process created a scheduling conflict with a dedicated scientific mission on the Arianespace launch manifest. The DIRECTV 7S satellite is a high priority launch for DIRECTV as the spot-beam spacecraft is slated to serve 60 local television markets across the U.S.
http://www.arianespace.com
http://www.arianespace.com
Level 3 Expands Customer Agreement With United Online
Thursday, October 30, 2003
Service Providers
Level 3 Communications was awarded a multi-year, multi-million-dollar contract that extends and expands its relationship with United Online, a leading provider of value-priced Internet access services with 5.2 million active users, including 2.7 million paying subscribers. United Online operates the NetZero, Juno and BlueLight Internet consumer services . Under the deal, United Online will use Level 3's dial-up services in hundreds of U.S. cities. Financial terms were not disclosed. Level 3's (3)Connect Modem service is available on a per-port basis for a flat monthly fee or on a metered basis based on the total number of hours used. The monthly charge includes local dial-in numbers, complete network coverage for a specific region, modems to collect the incoming traffic, and managed routers. It also supports V.92.
http://www.level3.com
http://www.level3.com
Motorola Supplies 3G CDMA 2000 1X to Brazil's VIVO
Thursday, October 30, 2003
Mobile
Motorola's Global Telecom Solutions Sector (GTSS) has been chosen by VIVO, the largest cellular telephone carrier in South America, as its supplier of base stations and transmission equipment for its 3G CDMA 2000 1X network serving the north and center west regions of Brazil. The Motorola mobile infrastructure will service those regions in the VIVO coverage area, including the metropolitan regions of Brasilia, the capital city of Brazil; and Goiania, the cities of Anapolis and Caldas Novas, and the BR-060 highway that runs from Brasilia to Goiania. The system in Brasilia and Goiania has recently gone commercial, with the other regions following in the near future. Financial terms were not disclosed.
http://www.motorola.com
http://www.motorola.com
Airspan Introduces New 802.16 OFDM Platforms
Thursday, October 30, 2003
Mobile
Airspan Networks introduced two new broadband wireless products that operate at 3.5GHz and 5.8GHz.
The new AS4030 is Airspan's high-end point to multipoint (P-MP) platform designed for operators wishing to offer service bundles to medium and large businesses, and to multi-tenant dwellings that require considerable bandwidth for their end users. It can also be configured for a wide range of backhaul applications, including the ability to backhaul traffic from the ever-increasing number of public Wi-Fi Hot Spots being deployed in markets globally. The AS4030 can deliver dedicated IP connections to end customers at speeds of up to 45 Mbps, or 1-4 E1/T1s or combinations of IP and E1/T1 services. The AS4030 is based on 802.16 OFDM technology and can therefore allow operators to provide service in both line-of-sight (LOS) and full non line-of-sight (NLOS) deployments, covering distances of up to 50 kilometers. The product is also a full implementation of the new WiMAX 802.16 standard and delivers 5 bits/Hz over-the-air, setting new standards of spectral efficiency.
The new AS3030 is the point-to-point (P-P) version of AS4030 and delivers IP bit rates of up to 45 Mbps, or 1-4 E1/T1s or a combination of IP and E1/T1 spans. It also uses OFDM technology, which enables NLOS P-P links of up to 10km as well as LOS links of up to 80km. In a P-P configuration, AS3030 will be able to backhaul traffic from a network that uses AS4020 or WipLL products, or from networks using 802.11 Wi-Fi technologies.
Airspan is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida with its main operations center in Uxbridge, United Kingdom.
http://www.airspan.com
The new AS4030 is Airspan's high-end point to multipoint (P-MP) platform designed for operators wishing to offer service bundles to medium and large businesses, and to multi-tenant dwellings that require considerable bandwidth for their end users. It can also be configured for a wide range of backhaul applications, including the ability to backhaul traffic from the ever-increasing number of public Wi-Fi Hot Spots being deployed in markets globally. The AS4030 can deliver dedicated IP connections to end customers at speeds of up to 45 Mbps, or 1-4 E1/T1s or combinations of IP and E1/T1 services. The AS4030 is based on 802.16 OFDM technology and can therefore allow operators to provide service in both line-of-sight (LOS) and full non line-of-sight (NLOS) deployments, covering distances of up to 50 kilometers. The product is also a full implementation of the new WiMAX 802.16 standard and delivers 5 bits/Hz over-the-air, setting new standards of spectral efficiency.
The new AS3030 is the point-to-point (P-P) version of AS4030 and delivers IP bit rates of up to 45 Mbps, or 1-4 E1/T1s or a combination of IP and E1/T1 spans. It also uses OFDM technology, which enables NLOS P-P links of up to 10km as well as LOS links of up to 80km. In a P-P configuration, AS3030 will be able to backhaul traffic from a network that uses AS4020 or WipLL products, or from networks using 802.11 Wi-Fi technologies.
Airspan is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida with its main operations center in Uxbridge, United Kingdom.
http://www.airspan.com
- In October 2002, Airspan Networks acquired the Marconi Communications (Israel) Limited, which operated the broadband wireless access business of Marconi known in the market as Wireless Internet Protocol Local Loop ("WipLL"). The purchase price of approximately $3 million in cash.
Siemens Invests in Singapore's PurpleACE for Mobile Storage
Thursday, October 30, 2003
Start-ups
Siemens Mobile Acceleration has made an equity investment in Singapore-based PurpleACE, a start-up developing a platform that enables mobile subscribers to deal with content in an entirely new way by extending the limited storage capacity of the devices. Subscribers can backup data from their mobile phones onto a network-based repository and also share their content with other users. Furthermore, MobileBAG enables "super-distribution" of content in a copyright protected environment. Subscribers could choose a piece of content, for example a game, add a personal message, and send it to friends and family. Financial terms were not disclosed.
http://www.siemens.com
http://www.purpleace.com/
http://www.siemens.com
http://www.purpleace.com/
NTT DoCoMo Develops FOMA Compact Flash Card
Thursday, October 30, 2003
Mobile
NTT DoCoMo has developed its first "FOMA" compact flash card, which will enable 3G videophone and other wireless data communication via PCs and PDAs. The card supports packet transmissions of up to 384 kbps for downlinks and 64 kbps for uplinks, as well as 64 kbps for circuit-switched data transmissions.
Marconi and Appium Partner on Intelligent Network Services
Thursday, October 30, 2003
Mobile
Marconi is to integrate Appium software into its intelligent network (IN) platform allowing service providers to use industry-standard web development tools to create and deploy new Parlay-based services supporting the needs of teleworkers, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) and large enterprises. Appium's Parlay X Gateway (Appium-XWay) features industry-standard web development tools. Marconi's IN Service Control Point (SCP) is deployed on the narrowband switch or softswitch layer of some of the largest service provider networks worldwide.
http://www.marconi.com
http://www.appium.com/
http://www.marconi.com
http://www.appium.com/
