Charter Selects Cedar Point for VoIP

Charter Communications has selected Cedar Point Communications' SAFARI C³ Media Switching System for use in the strategic deployment of VoIP in select markets. The initial rollout will be in Charter's Northeast Operating Division. Financial terms were not disclosed. http://www.charter.comhttp://www.nortelnetworks.comIn April 2004, Cedar Point secured $20 million in additional funding for its integrated packet-based voice and multimedia switching platform for cable operators. Cedar Point's SAFARI C(Cubed) is a carrier class switch that incorporates...

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Cisco Adds Wireless Capabilities to Catalyst 6500

Cisco Systems introduced Wireless LAN Services Module (WLSM) for its Catalyst 6500 Series switches. The new module enables enterprises to use their existing Catalyst wireline infrastructure without having to build a completely separate overlay wireless LAN network. A single Catalyst 6500 Series WLSM deployed anywhere in the network supports up to 300 Cisco Aironet Series Access Points (AP) and up to 6,000 users. Cisco said its new Catalyst 6500 Series WLSM also delivers the industry's fastest, highly secure user roam times. Additionally, the...

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Fujitsu Debuts New SONET-based Ethernet Service Platform

Fujitsu Network Communications announced commercial availability of a new version of FLASHWAVE platform that simultaneously delivers Ethernet and DS1 services while extending the reliability of SONET directly to customer premises. The FLASHWAVE 4020 ESP is available in an OC-3 or OC-12 version to fit into existing networks and accommodate a variety of subscriber bandwidth needs. The device can be configured for 1+1 protected, Unidirectional Path Switched Ring (UPSR) or unprotected network applications through a dual optical network interface....

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Terayon and Juniper Announce Cable Alliance

Terayon Communication Systems and Juniper Networks announced an alliance to deliver advanced cable broadband solutions. The alliance matches Terayon's DOCSIS-2.0-qualified BW 3500 CMTS (cable modem termination system) with Juniper Networks' high-performance IP edge routing platforms. The companies said they are developing a joint architecture to ensure seamless interoperability between the edge routing platforms and the CMTS, as well as validating new VPN (Virtual Private Network) services and application-based routing and tunneling capabilities....

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Siemens Unveils Metro Ethernet for Carriers

At this week's Broadband World Forum in Korea, Siemens Information and Communication Networks (ICN) presented its Ethernet and MPLS-based access and metro network strategy for carriers. The first stage of the Siemens strategy is a partnership with Dasan Networks, an Korean manufacturer of Ethernet-based access products. ICN has acquired 40% of the shares in the network specialist Dasan, subject to approval by the relevant authorities and bodies. Dasan offers broadband access products such as DSLAMs and switches based on Ethernet. Siemens will...

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Sprint Deploys CoManage for Improved OSS Data Integrity

Sprint has deployed CoManage Corporation's TrueSource data integrity management system to enhance the accuracy and efficiency of its Operations Support Systems (OSS) and service management processes. Financial terms were not disclosed. CoManage's TrueSource combines an advanced discovery engine with a flexible reconciliation engine for continually updating a carrier's OSS databases with accurate information. The solution helps carriers contain operations expenses caused by provisioning failures and rework; reduce unnecessary truck rolls; recapture...

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FCC Seeks Public Input on Wireless Broadband Access

The FCC has formed a new Wireless Broadband Access Task Force with a mission to review applicable spectrum management policies and regulations. The Task Force is seeking comments from the public regarding wireless broadband policies and deployment. Specifically, input is sought on the following issues:1. To what extent are both licensed and unlicensed wireless broadband networks providing an alternative facilities-based platform to other broadband services, including cable and DSL? To what extent have wireless broadband service providers increased...

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Bell Canada Adds 92,000 Wireless, 115,000 DSL Customers in Q1

Bell Canada increased its Sympatico DSL High-Speed Internet subscriber base by 32% compared to the first quarter, 2003 to reach 1.6 million subscribers. This drove higher Internet revenues of 18%. Net DSL additions of 115,000 in this quarter represent the strongest quarterly increase since 2001. During the quarter, Bell doubled the speed of its high-speed service for 75% of its customers to 3.0 Mbps - at no cost to the subscriber. And the company extended the availability of its high-speed service to 80% of customers in Quebec and Ontario and to...

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Firetide Launches Outdoor Wireless Mesh Router

Firetide, a start-up based in Los Gatos, California, introduced its HotPoint 1000R wireless mesh router designed for outdoor network deployments. Firetide's mesh networking technology uses advanced routing technologies and IEEE 802.11-compliant radios to "unwire" the Ethernet ...

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Sprint Awarded New DISA Bandwidth Contract

Sprint awarded a new five-year, $11.3 million order on an existing contract by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to provide expanded Internet connectivity for an unidentified agency within the Department of Defense (DoD). The additional bandwidth will help the DoD meet the growing data communication needs of their agencies. http://www.sprint.com/...

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UWB Forum Demonstrates Common Signaling Mode

The UWB Forum, a newly formed industry group that promotes ultra wideband technology, has signed up 30 member companies. The group expressed support for the Common Signaling Mode (CSM) initiative, which promises to enable the coexistence of multiple ultra-wideband solutions entering the market over the next several years. The Common Signaling Mode (CSM) technique has been designed to provide an etiquette for different classes of devices (MultiBand-OFDM, Direct Sequence-UWB, and others) to communicate with each other in order to coordinate their...

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NETGEAR Reports Q1 Revenue of $88M, up 2% Sequentially

NETGEAR reported Q1 revenue of $88.4 million, as compared to $67.7 million for Q1 2003, and increased by 2% over the $86.8 million in the preceding quarter. Net revenue in the first quarter of 2004 derived from North America was $48.3 million, the Europe, Middle East and Africa region was $31.7 million and the Asia Pacific region was $8.4 million. Net income (GAAP) was $4.2 million, or $0.14 per basic share, as compared to net income of $1.6 million for the first quarter of 2003. http://www.netgear....

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