Lynx Debuts Programmable Splitter for Flexible PONs

Lynx Photonic Networks introduced a unique programmable splitter that could be used for building remotely re-configurable passive optical networks (PONs). The Lynx programmable splitter system allows carriers to dynamically split an optical signal and route it to multiple paths. In today's passive splitter technology, the optical input is split into fixed, pre-determined proportions and cannot be changed. Lynx said its device lets carriers configure these ratios remotely from the central office and change them dynamically to meet varying application...

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Corning Introduces NexCor Fiber for Triple Play Networks

Corning introduced today a new standard single-mode fiber that handles twice the launch power of other ITU-T G.652 fibers, addressing a key technical barrier facing Triple Play networks. Corning said its "MaxPower" technology increases the stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) threshold of the optical fiber by 3 dB. This doubles NexCor fiber's power-handling capability over other standard single-mode fibers.SBS is a non-linear effect caused by high power levels that scatter transmitted light backward ("backscattering") and degrade the signal....

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Intel Launches a 10 Gbps Tunable Transceiver

Intel introduced a 10 Gbps telecommunications-grade optical transceiver capable of being tuned across the entire C band. The new 10-Gbps Intel TXN13600 Tunable Optical Transceiver uses thermal tuning and wavelength-locking technology. Intel said the unique design of its transceiver results...

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Navtel Attracts Investment funding

Navtel Communications, a supplier of network test equipment secured substantial financing from two of Canada's leading venture capital firms. Financial terms were not disclosed. Navtel said it will use the funding to develop cutting edge solutions for VoIP, 3G and GMPLS. As part of the funding arrangement Jim Glover (an Investment Director at BDC Venture Capital), Peter Seeligsohn (a General Partner at VenGrowth Capital Partners Inc.) and Joseph Sutherland (a former President of Navtel) have been elected to Navtel's Board of Directors. http://www.navtelcom.com/Earlier...

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BayPackets Names Former Terayon Exec as VP of Sales

BayPackets named Bill Waters as its new Vice President of Global Sales. Waters previously served as the General Manager and Senior Vice President of Sales for Terayon's Telecom Carrier Solutions Group. Before Terayon, Waters was Senior Vice President of Sales and Business Development for Mainsail Networks, a provider of carrier class platforms, which was acquired by Terayon. http://www.baypackets....

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Santur to Supply Tunable Lasers to Opnext

Santur will supply lasers for full C-Band widely tunable transponders, as well as other subsystems,for Opnext's TRV family of 2.5 Gbps and 10 Gbps SERDES transceivers (transponders) with MUX/DMUX (SERDES) capabilities. Opnext's TRV series can be used in various network applications, such as DWDM systems, metro optical systems, and IP switches and routers. http://www.santurcorp....

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Cisco Unveils Mobile Exchange Portfolio

At the 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, France, Cisco Systems introduced a new range of products designed to deliver seamless mobility and enhanced user experience from the cellular network to the public wireless local area network. The Cisco Mobile Exchange is a standards-based framework that links the radio access network to IP networks. The rollout includes:a Multi-Processor WAN Application Module (MWAM) for the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series switches and Cisco 7600 Series routers. Cisco MWAM enables mobile network operators worldwide to deploy,...

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Motorola Signs OEM Agreement with Sonus Networks

Motorola has entered into an OEM agreement to resell Sonus Networks' GSX9000 media gateway with the Motorola SoftSwitch (MSS), a next-generation switching platform for wireless carriers around the globe. A single GSX9000 chassis can support up to 22,176 simultaneous VoIP calls and up to 28,224 DS0s."The relationship we have forged with Motorola provides an important global sales and support channel for Sonus, and extends our reach into the wireless access market," said Hassan Ahmed, president and CEO, Sonus Networks. http://www.sonusnet....

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360networks Selects Lucent's LambdaUnite Switch

360networks will deploy Lucent Technologies' LambdaUnite MultiService Switch (MSS) to expand its North American optical network. The LambdaUnite MSS will allow 360networks to integrate its long haul mesh network with regional ring networks. The switch will also enable 360networks to expand new services such as Gigabit Ethernet, outside the major metropolitan areas without the need for an overlay network. Financial terms were not disclosed. http://www.lucent.comhttp://www.360....

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OFS Wins Fiber Contract with MCI

OFS announced a contract to supply its TrueWave REACH fiber to MCI. The deal marks the first North American commercial purchase of OFS' medium dispersion TrueWave REACH fiber. MCI chose OFS for both its next generation fiber and cable designs. Financial terms were not disclosed. http://www.ofsoptics....

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Mitsubishi Introduces Low Power 10 GigE Transceiver

Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics introduced a 10Gb Ethernet physical layer (PHY) single chip transceiver integrated circuit (IC) capable of low power operation. The device is targeted at 10 Gbps XENPAK/X2/XPAK transceiver modules and the 10 Gbps XFP platform. http://www.mitsubishichips....

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Tiscali Selects Netcentrex for IP Telephony

Tiscali has selected the NetCentrex platform as part of its project to offer next-generation telephony to its ADSL users across Europe. Financial terms were not disclosed. http://www.netcentrex.nethttp://www.tiscali....

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Lucent to Resell Movaz Metro Optical Solutions

Lucent Technologies will sell next generation metro optical networking solutions under its Metropolis brand based on technology from Movaz Networks. The Lucent-branded solutions will be integrated into Lucent's existing optical networking portfolio, including the Metropolis Enhanced Optical Networking (EON), a 32-channel metro DWDM system. Lucent's Navis Optical Management System will support the new solutions by reducing the complexities of the network, simplifying operations and service provisioning, and enhancing service quality. Lucent Worldwide...

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Shaw and Broadwing Sign Reciprocal Network Agreement

Broadwing Communications and Big Pipe (a division of Shaw Communications) signed a strategic agreement to extend their respective network and service markets. The reciprocal agreement provides for Broadwing to supply network services to Big Pipe in the U.S. and for Big Pipe to supply Broadwing with network services throughout Canada. http://www.broadwing.comhttp://www.bigpipeinc....

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Bill Gates Proposes Caller ID for E-Mail

Microsoft is launching a Coordinated Spam Reduction Initiative (CSRI) that includes technical specifications for the establishment of Caller ID for E-mail, said Bill Gates in a keynote address at the RSA Conference 2004 in San Francisco. Microsoft's "Caller ID for E-Mail" proposal aims to eliminate domain spoofing and increase the effectiveness of spam filters by verifying what domain a message came from -- much like how caller ID for telephones shows the phone number of the person calling. The proposal involves three steps to authenticate a sender:...

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U.S. Senate Considers VoIP and Reform of Telecom Act

"It has been nearly eight years since the passage of the 1996 Telecommunications Act," said Senator John McCain (R-AZ), "and in that time the telecommunications industry, the technology it relies on, and the services it offers have all changed dramatically." Speaking at a U.S. Senate Committee McCain urged a reexamination of the 96 Telecom Act, beginning with a look at VoIP. McCain acknowledged that "the emergence of VOIP has very little to do with the pages and pages of law written by lobbyists, or the thousands of regulations spawned by the Telecommunications...

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