Global Crossing Introduces Suite of IP Services for Government

Global Crossing introduced a set of MPLS-based high-bandwidth, secure IP network services to meet the integrated communications needs of government agencies. The offerings include managed IP VPN Services, VoIP service, wavelength products for high-capacity IP connectivity and videoconferencing. Government agencies could use the services to build Intranets for internal locations and Extranets for their trusted partners through Global Crossing's secure and reliable private IP networks. http://www.globalcrossing....

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MathStar Releases its FPOA

MathStar announced the release of its new Field Programmable Object Array (FPOA), a high-performance chip for use in networking and digital signal processing applications. MathStar's first FPOA devices have 400 1 GHz Silicon Objects, resulting in a device with 400 Giga Operations of performance. The devices are implemented in 130nm technology. The company said its FPOAs provide a strategic alternative to the high-cost of developing ASICs or the performance limitations of conventional FPGA architectures. http://www.mathstar....

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Thomson and DIRECTV Sign Long-Term Deal

The DIRECTV Group, the parent company of Hughes Network Systems (HNS), and Thomson announced a definitive agreement for the long-term development and supply of digital satellite set-top boxes (STBs). As part of the transaction, Thomson will also acquire HNS' set-top box manufacturing assets. The five-year supply agreement provides DIRECTV with an experienced partner for its forthcoming product and service development initiatives. Thomson will be involved in the technology development of new set-top box models during the contract period and will...

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Marvell Unveils Distributed Switching Architecture

Marvell unveiled a Distributed Switching Architecture (DSA) that could be used to develop scalable, cascade and stacking switching/routing topologies. The new technology couples Marvell's switching silicon with advanced software and a forceful silicon driver. This allows networks to be reconfigured without rebooting individual switches and interconnected with high-speed links to act as a single, larger switch. The DSA enables different types of Marvell devices to be integrated into the same unit, providing features such as high port density and...

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Telefonica Selects Lucent for ADSL in Brazil

Lucent will install 96,000 new ADSL ports for Telefonica's network in Brazil. With the implementation of the new ADSL ports, Lucent increases its share by 50 percent in Telefonica's broadband access concentrators - the company already has an installed base of 190,000 Lucent ports. As part of the agreement, Lucent will update the operator's network management software. Financial terms were not disclosed.Lucent recently announced a $2.5 million investment to manufacture the Stinger ADSL concentrators in its plant in Campinas, Brazil. http://www...

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National LambdaRail Lights its Network

National LambdaRail, Inc. (NLR), a consortium of leading U.S. research universities and private companies, has lit the optical-network path between Washington, D.C., and Atlanta. The path completes the route between Atlanta, D.C., Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Chicago.NLR installed Cisco Systems' DWDM extended long-haul platforms approximately every 100 kilometers on intercity dark fiber purchased from Level 3 Communications. Cisco deployed eight 10 Gbps Ethernet lambdas for NLR along the 766 fiber miles (1532 strand miles) between Washington, D.C....

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LightPointe Introduces New Enterprise Solutions for Optical Wireless

LightPointe, a developer of optical wireless products based on free-space optics (FSO) technology, introduced a new model with IEEE 802.af standard compliant Power over Ethernet (PoE) technology. The FlightLite 100 provides 100 Mbps of full-duplex, point-to-point, and Fast Ethernet connectivity optimized at a distance of 500 meters. http://www.lightpointe....

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QUALCOMM Increases Financial Guidance

QUALCOMM increased its financial guidance citing greater than expected WCDMA royalties, faster migration to 6000 series Mobile Station Modem chipsets and stronger orders for CSM products.The company now expects its third fiscal quarter revenues to increase approximately 44-46% year-over-year. Total QUALCOMM earnings per share are expected to be approximately $0.49-$0.51, an increase of 113-122% year-over-year, compared to our prior guidance of $0.46-$0.48. http://www.qualcomm.c...

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Motorola Expands HFC Product Portfolio

Motorola introduced four new products for Hybrid Fiber Coaxial (HFC) networks. These include the Motorola OmniStar GX2 Mini-Chassis, the Motorola MPN Modular Pedestal Node, and two bi-directional amplifiers. The first of these products is an optical broadband transmission platform suited to remote locations or low-density applications, such as a long transport link that requires a single mid-span optical amplifier. The two-rack unit mini-chassis utilizes the same application modules as the high-density, four rack-unit Motorola OmniStar GX2 chassis....

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AudioCodes Acquires Ai-Logix for Call Logging / Recording

AudioCodes has acquired privately-held Ai-Logix, a leading provider of advanced voice recording hardware technology for the call logging and voice recording industries. AudioCodes paid $10 million in cash and will pay an additional purchase price in 2005 based on the achievement of revenue milestones.AudioCodes is a leading supplier of VoP communication boards, including products include VoIP and CTI boards, VoIP media gateway processors and modules, and CPE devices. The company said the contact center market and the call logging and recording...

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net.com Announces Updated Functionality for Defense Customers

net.com announced key updates for its SCREAM multi-service switch, the Promina multi-service access platform, the SHOUTIP VoIP platform and the netMS element management system. The new functionality is designed for military and defense customers. SCREAM, the multi-service ATM switch and IP router, is now running the Cisco IOS routing engine in its newly released 3.0 version. The addition of IOS provides the SCREAM platform with a routing engine and with seamless interoperability with installed Cisco networking equipment. SCREAM 3.0 also includes...

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Lessons from Telecom Act of '96 -- Part III

"The objectives envisioned by the framers of the Telecom Act of ‘96 -- competition, consumer choice, and rapid innovation -- have been realized, not because of regulation but because of technology," testified Ivan Seidenberg, Chairman and CEO of Verizon, at the third public hearing on telecommunications policy held by the U.S. Senate's Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. Seidenberg said the old world of telecommunications is history and that in its place a new broadband industry is arising made up of super fast networks that deliver...

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