Alcatel Scales DSL Management Suite

Alcatel's DSL management system successfully passed the mark of managing 4 million DSL lines on a single element platform. The Alcatel 5523 ADSL Work Station (AWS) was tested in treating alarms in both normal conditions as well as in stress conditions with avalanches of alarms caused by simulated network outages. At the same time, configuration of new lines and performance management continued unabated, in a configuration with 200 screen operators working on the network. Alcatel said the test establishes that its AWS can enable DSL operators...

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Brazil's VIVO Tests CDMA2000 1xEV-DO with Lucent

VIVO will launch a CDMA2000 1xEV-DO trial network in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo using equipment from Lucent Technologies. Lucent will upgrade 120 base stations to support CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, allowing VIVO customers to access the network using laptop PCs and PDAs equipped with 1xEV-DO wireless modem cards. http://www.lucent.comhttp://www.vivo.com...

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Terayon Announces Resignation of CEO

Company co-founder Dr. Zaki Rakib will step down as CEO of Terayon Communication Systems to spend more time with his family. A search for a new CEO is underway. Upon effectiveness of his resignation, Dr. Rakib will be appointed Chairman of the Board, replacing Shlomo Rakib in that capacity. Company co-founder Shlomo Rakib, currently Chairman, President and Chief Technology Officer, will remain President and CTO, and will continue to serve as a member of the Board after relinquishing his role as Chairman. http://www.terayon....

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Looking Glass Turns EBITDA Positive

Looking Glass Networks, a privately-held provider of metropolitan telecommunication transport services, announced a financial milestone -- turning adjusted EBITDA positive, after excluding certain non-cash charges in the first quarter. Looking Glass' first quarter 2004 recurring revenue also increased over 60% from the same period in 2003. The company said that by owning physically diverse fiber networks, electronics and facilities, it has been able to sustain revenue growth and profit margins with controlled operating expenses. Its network interconnects...

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California Approves New "Telecom Bill of Rights"

The California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approved a new "Telecom Bill of Rights" aimed at protecting consumer interests. The new rules apply to all forms of telecommunications service: local and long-distance, wireline and wireless, and prepaid phone cards and services. Key provisions of these rules include the following. Carrier Disclosure: Service agreements or contracts may not incorporate other information by reference, except for (1) terms and conditions from PUC-approved tariffs, (2) information contained in referenced material...

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iBasis Adds Telekom Malaysia to its VoIP Service

Telekom Malaysia has established a direct VoIP interconnection with The iBasis Network for exchanging inbound and outbound international voice traffic. Telekom Malaysia's multi-vendor VoIP infrastructure is now directly interconnected with iBasis' Cisco Powered Network. iBasis has certified gateways, gatekeepers, softswitches, and session border controllers from nine vendors for interoperability with its network. Telekom Malaysia joins the more than 230 carriers worldwide who have formed relationships with iBasis to send and receive international...

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Edgewater Names New CTO

Edgewater Networks, a start-up offering a line of VoIP CPE appliances, named Douglas Wadkins as is new CTO. Wadkins joins Edgewater from Cisco Systems, where he held a number of positions including corporate business development and engineering and marketing roles in the voice technology area. He came to Cisco via its acquisition of Vovida Networks, a provider of call control software for IP networks utilizing an open source business model. Edgewater Networks is based in Santa Clara, California. http://www.edgewaternetworks....

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Spain's R Cable Selects Nortel's DWDM

R Cable, a cable telecom operator in Spain's Galicia region, selected Nortel Networks for a DWDM network linking seven cities. R has deployed Nortel Networks Optical Line System 1600, which supports up to 320 Gbps per fiber pair. Financial terms were not disclosed. http://www.nortelnetworks....

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France Telecom Readies Business VoIP Push

France Telecom announced plans for an IP telephony solution for small-to-midsize businesses. The forthcoming e-Telephony service will be a hosted IP solution on the France Telecom/Equant network. It will provide on-net calling as well as interconnection with the PSTN via IP gateways. The e-Telephony service will include new features such as integrated messaging, call rerouting and simple, centralized network management by either the operator or a customer-designated administrator via a secure Web page. France Telecom published the following rates...

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Equant Reports Surge in Demand for VoIP

Equant reported an 85% increase in the number of customer sites using VoIP from 700 to 1,300 over the last 12 months. More than 130 multinational corporations - more than 10% of all Equant IP VPN customers - are now using the company's VoIP VPN capabilities. Equant also announced a series of programs to spur further acceleration in the adoption of IP-based voice and video solutions by multinational corporations. These include: Expanded global coverage: Following recent regulatory approval in 17 additional countries, Equant's Voice for IP VPN...

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Softbank to Acquire Japan Telecom

Softbank Corp. agreed to buy Japan Telecom Co. (JT) from Ripplewood Holdings, a U.S. investment firm, for about 340 billion yen (US$3.0 billion). The deal combines Softbank's rapidly growing broadband business with JT's stronger cash flows from corporate voice and data services. Japan Telecom has 170,000 corporate customers and 1.67 million Internet access subscribers. JT operates a 10,000km nationwide fiber backbone and MPLS data network. As of 10-May-2004, Softbank's Yahoo! BB service had 4 million ADSL users and about 3.8 million VoIP users....

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