Broadcom Ships 2nd Generation DOCSIS 2.0 Chip

Broadcom introduced its next generation single-chip cable modem solution -- a DOCSIS 2.0-based cable modem chip that addresses the increased performance and reliability demands of data, voice and gateway modem designs. The device is Broadcom's second generation DOCSIS 2.0 chip. Broadcom said cable modems using its new BCM3349 will operate 25% faster than modems using previous solutions, due to a new integrated processor performing at 250 MIPS, and will support individual modem throughput at the full-channel capacity of the DOCSIS 2.0 specification....

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BT Exact Names Former Qwest Exec as CEO

BT announced the appointment of Al-Noor Ramji as chief information officer of BT Group and chief executive officer of BT Exact. Ramji joins BT from Qwest Communications, where he held the position of executive vice president, chief information officer and chief e-commerce officer. BT Exact is the carrier's research, technology and IT operations business. http://www.btplc....

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WilTel Carries 4 Billion Voice Minutes per Month

WilTel Communications has enhanced its On-Net voice capabilities to enable its carrier customers to and terminate on-net voice traffic to Hawaii and Puerto Rico. WilTel said its network is delivering nearly 4 billion minutes each month -- double the traffic volume delivered by WilTel just one year ago -- for CLECs, IXCs, resellers and UNE-P carriers. WilTel's nationwide domestic voice network using Feature Group-D (FG-D) facilities originates and terminates 100% of all domestic traffic on-net, and is not dependent on third party network providers.In...

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Verizon Wireless Spends $1 Billion in Q1 CAPEX

Verizon Wireless has invested more than $1 billion in the first quarter to install new cell sites, grow the network's capacity and engineer countless other service improvements. Verizon Wireless serves some 39 million customers, operating more than 150 switching facilities and 20,500 cell sites. http://www.verizonwireless.comIn March 2004, Verizon Wireless announced equipment contracts with Nortel Networks and Lucent Technologies for the expansion of its BroadbandAccess 3G service across the U.S. The company also announced agreements with SK Telecom,...

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Agere Reports Sales of $462 Million

Agere Systems reported quarterly sales of $462 million, up 4% over the year-ago quarter, and down 10% sequentially. The sequential decline was due primarily to the forecasted decrease in sales of 3G chipsets for mobile phones related to delays in 3G deployment. Net income (GAAP) was $74 million or $0.04 per share, compared to the year-ago net loss of $125 million or $0.08 per share, and a net loss of $39 million, or $0.02 per share, in the preceding quarter. The quarter marked Agere's third consecutive quarter of positive cash flow from operations...

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Scientific-Atlanta Offers VoIP Launch Service to MSOs

Scientific-Atlanta is launching a new "SciCare Broadband Service" to assist cable operators in areas that are critical to a successful VoIP rollout -- speed to market, quality of voice service and infrastructure assessment. The program includes:Project Planning -- Business process and network consulting, VoIP service implementation process review, site evaluation and survey, and project planning workshopAssessment Services -- Includes assessments of data network, voice network, security, HFC network, facilities and OSS integrationDesign Services...

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Connexion by Boeing and NTT DoCoMo to Link

Connexion by Boeing will make its in-flight, high-speed Internet service available to NTT DoCoMo's mZone wireless LAN service users. Airline passengers who have an Mzone account will enter their user identification and password to access the Connexion by Boeing service, and they will be able to subsequently receive their billing for service access as an add-on to their existing Mzone bill. The companies will also consider jointly developing new in-flight wireless services for international passengers. http://www.connexionbyboeing.comhttp://w...

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UTStarcom Sees Record Revenues of $622.3 Million

UTStarcom reported Q1 sales of $622.3 million, an increase of 88% over net sales of $330.5 million reported in the first quarter of 2003. Net income for the first quarter of 2004 was $54.8 million, or $0.40 per share, compared to net income of $37.3 million, or $0.33 per share, for the first quarter of 2003, an increase in net income of 47% year-over-year. During Q1, UTStarcom announced over $500 million in new contracts in China and signed $100 million in new contracts outside of China. The number of UTStarcom PAS subscribers in China reached...

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Avaya Reports Revenue of $1.006 Billion

Avaya reported quarterly revenues of $1.006 billion, compared to $950 million in the same period last year. Income from continuing operations was $103 million, or 22 cents per diluted share, compared to a loss of $55 million, or a loss of 15 cents per diluted share, in the same period a year ago. "We grew revenues, expanded operating margins and increased cash flow. At the same time, we completed the integration of Expanets a full quarter ahead of schedule, reduced debt and took further steps to globalize our business with the announcement of...

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Atheros' Revenues Up 14% Sequentially

Atheros Communications $43.1 million, compared with $37.7 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2003, an increase of 14%. Gross margin in the first quarter of fiscal 2004 was 44.2%. Net income (GAAP) in Q1 was $2.4 million, or earnings of $0.05 per diluted share on 48.2 million average shares outstanding. This compares with a net loss of $0.2 million, or a loss of $0.02 per diluted share on 13.1 million average shares outstanding in Q4 2003. http://www.atheros.comAtheros completed its initial public offering (IPO) in Februa...

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SBC Yahoo! DSL Returns $26.95 a Month

SBC Communications returned its DSL promotional pricing to $26.95 a month when ordered online or through retail outlets as part of an SBC Total Connections bundle (other monthly charges apply). SBC local service and one year term required. The basic package provides downlink speeds of 384 Kbps - 1.5 Mbps and uplink of 128 Kbps. An SBC Yahoo! DSL Pro package. With pricing starting at $36.99 a month, delivers up to twice the bandwidth with 1.5 - 3.0 Mbps x 384 - 416 Kbps. (other monthly charges apply). http://www.sbc....

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Marvell Ships 16 port- and 24 port- Managed GigE Devices

Marvell announced the availability of its high performance Prestera-DX160 and -DX240 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) packet processors with integrated SerDes interfaces. The new, Layer 2, managed-16 port and -24 port single-chip devices are targeted at the Small-to-Medium Business (SMB) market. Marvell also announced today that NETGEAR has selected the new Prestera - DX240 for their currently shipping GSM7224, a Layer 2 managed, 24-port Gigabit Ethernet Switch. http://www.marvell....

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Force10 Networks Reports Accelerated Sales

Force10 Networks, a privately-held company based in Milpitas, California, reported that sales expanded at the fastest pace in the company's history during the first quarter, ending March 31. Force10 noted a diverse base of new customers, including service providers, educational institutions and companies in data intensive industries. Force10 also announced promoted Mark Cooper to vice president of sales. Most recently, Cooper led Force10's worldwide alliance team as vice president for global alliances. Prior to Force10, he spent four years at...

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Ikanos Closes over $15M Strategic Financing Round

Ikanos Communications, a start-up based in Fremont, California, the receipt of more than $15 million in Series E funding for its broadband silicon solutions. Ikanos recently announced that global shipments of its programmable chipsets surpassed two million ports since volume production began in Q4 2002, with orders more than doubling since October of last year. The company said its Fiber-over-Copper Extension technology now supports equipment in the world's most advanced carrier networks in Korea and Japan, with demand accelerating in Europe and...

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CableLabs Expands Lab To Assist Vendors

CableLabs has expanded its development laboratory facilities in order to accelerate product development for devices that are intended to interoperate under the CableLabs DOCSIS, PacketCable and CableHome specifications. CableLabs said its development lab concept is one that has been successful in support of CE Manufacturers that have worked aggressively to develop and to advance products intended to interoperate under the OpenCable and Plug-and-Play specifications. http://www.cablelabs....

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Lessons from Telecom Act of '96

"Today's uncertain telecommunications policy landscape, wrought largely by rapidly developing technology, an outdated statutory framework unable to keep pace, and federal regulations mired in litigation from their outset, requires us to reexamine the very assumptions under which the Telecommunications Act of 1996 was put into law," said Senator John McCain (R-AZ) at the opening of special hearings by the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. McCain, who chairs the Senate Committee, described the Telecom Act as a "fatally...

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Verizon Adds 1.4 Million Wireless, 345,000 DSL Lines

Citing its highest year-over-year revenue growth in three years, Verizon Communications reported consolidated revenues of $17.1 billion, up 3.9% compared with $16.5 billion in Q1 2003. For the quarter, Verizon's reported earnings were $1.2 billion, or 43 cents per share."While Domestic Telecom revenues were down, we recognize that this is part of the evolution of our business model, and we are on track with where we want to be. It's significant that new growth businesses, such as wireless, data, long-distance and broadband, now account for more...

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