Ascent Media Chooses Net Insight For Real-Time Video Transport

Ascent Media Network Services (AMNS), which specializes in network origination, video distribution and post-production services, has deployed Net Insight's SONET/SDH based Nimbra platform for its real-time video and data transfers. AMNS is using Broadwing Communications' Media Services Network to connect its facilities in New York, Minneapolis Los Angeles, and London. The Net Insight equipment installed at these locations as well as on the Broadwing network. http://www.netinsight.nethttp://www.ascentmedia....

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Rogers Wireless Chooses Azaire for Hotspots across Canada

Rogers Wireless selected Azaire Networks as its core system provider for Wi-Fi services at its HOTSPOT locations across Canada. Azaire's platform provides Rogers Wireless customers with secure authentication and authorization of Wi-Fi services. Financial terms were not disclosed. http://www.azairenet.com/In March 2004, Rogers Wireless, Bell Mobility, TELUS Mobility, and Microcell Solutions, signed an inter-carrier agreement that establishes common standards for roaming and interoperability of the public Wi-Fi HOTSPOT locations they each operate....

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Swisscom/Bluewin Readies Launch of Microsoft IPTV over ADSL

Swisscom's Bluewin subsidiary is preparing to launch a trial IPTV over ADSL service next month in collaboration with Microsoft. Bluewin will initially provide 600 homes with 25 TV channels. IP video will be streamed from the Bluewin computing centre via ADSL to the customer's set-top box, where the IP signal is converted for viewing on any TV. The service require between 1.2 and 1.5 Mbps of bandwidth. Bluewin is the first operator in Europe to trial pay-TV services powered by the Microsoft TV IPTV platform. The offering also includes 5 pay-TV...

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Verizon Vice Chairman Calls for Market-Based Broadband Policies

Verizon plans to invest at least $3 billion in transformative technologies, such as FTTP, Evolution-Data Optimized (EV-DO) broadband wireless, and residential VoIP, through 2005, said company president Lawrence Babbio, speaking at the Progress & Freedom Foundation's Aspen Summit. However, Babbio said current regulatory policy "acts a brake on such investment." Babbio called on regulators to "stop making policy by looking in the rear-view mirror." He offered four principles on which an updated policy should be built:"Do not apply unbundling...

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USTA, Verizon and Qwest Seek to Block FCC's Six Month Freeze

The United States Telecom Association (USTA), Verizon Communications and Qwest Communications filed papers with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia seeking to block the six month freeze in local access rules announced by the FCC last week. The two RBOCs contend that the FCC exceeded its legal authority and has no power to extend the requirement for leasing lines beyond the court's recent ruling. "For nearly a decade, we have waited for the FCC to put lawful rules in place for the telecom industry. Unfortunately, after four...

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Ikanos Cites Korean Traction for its 100 Mbps Chipsets

Ikanos Communications cited two South Korean manufacturers that are using its VDSL chipsets in a range of high-speed access platforms. Dasan Networks is employing Ikanos' 100 Mbps programmable Fx and FxS chipsets in its new high-speed Internet access solution. Aimed mainly at the worldwide broadband markets, the Dasan Networks solution will enable carriers to offer their Multi-Tenant and Multi-Dwelling Unit (MxU) customers Internet access at speeds of up to 100 Mbps downstream and 50 Mbps upstream over ordinary copper telephone lines. Millinet...

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DSL Forum Issues Technical Reports for DSLHome Next Gen Architecture

The DSL Forum issued two newly approved Technical Report (TR) specifications (TR-092 and TR-094) aimed at enabling multiservice DSL applications such as home security and entertainment.TR-094 "Multi-Service Delivery Framework for Home Networks" defines the Forum's "DSLHome" home networking architecture and sets requirements that optimize a home network to take advantage of the full capabilities of manifold broadband access services. The architecture permits multiple users within the home to simultaneously run numerous applications and devices with...

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Paradyne Ships Line-Powered Mini-DSLAMS with ADSL2+

Paradyne announced shipments of its Remote Broadband Access Concentrator (BAC) featuring ADSL2+ . The Remote BAC is features a modular design, in a compact, weather-resistant cabinet that can be mounted on a pole or a wall. In addition to ADSL2+, the Remote BAC can be configured with Paradyne's ReachDSL as well as standards-based SHDSL.. Other features include: Three power options: Line-powered, AC or -48VDC 24, 48 or 72 port configurations GigE Fiber, T1 and E1 uplinks Optional GigE switching Environmentally hardened and sealed architectur...

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Kentucky's Paducah Power Combines Alcatel's OmniSwitch and FTTU

Paducah Power System, a municipally owned electric distribution utility service in Kentucky, has selected Alcatel's fiber-to-the-user (FTTU) and OmniSwitch enterprise data infrastructure range to expand its network. This is Alcatel's second FTTU deployment in Kentucky. Financial terms were not disclosed. Paducah will deploy the Alcatel OmniSwitch product family to deliver next generation Gigabit Ethernet services to its power substations. All substations, connected via redundant GigE links, will also be used to transport voice, video, data, and...

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Fujitsu Microelectronics Targets WiMAX Opportunity

Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) is set to introduce a chipset targeting the WiMAX broadband wireless access market. The company said it is working with leading equipment and infrastructure vendors to design a single-chip solution for deployment in base stations and subscriber stations. FMA is targeting an early 2005 for the launch of the single-chip solution, which will integrate both PHY and MAC functionality. WiMAX-compliant silicon is expected by the beginning of 2005. Its adoption in infrastructure and subscriber equipment is...

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WilTel Collaborates with VeriSign on Managed Security Service

VeriSign and WilTel Communications announced a collaborative relationship to deliver a suite of preconfigured Managed Security Services (MSS) designed to address common enterprise security challenges. Specifically, WilTel selected VeriSign as its preferred provider to develop and deploy a prepackaged MSS suite that allows business customers to expedite and simplify the deployment of firewall and Intrusion Detection Services (IDS), as well as ease the management of these security devices. Through bundling VeriSign's MSS solutions, WilTel will strengthen...

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AboveNet Opens Network Mgt Center in Herndon

AboveNet is opening a new Network Management Center (NMC) located in Herndon, Virginia. The new facility is structured as a consolidated services center for the AboveNet network with the capability to monitor and manage traffic, as well as networked applications performance for clients on a worldwide basis. The new NMC is a 15,000 square feet facility that will serve as a hub for the surveillance monitoring of the company's metro fiber networks, IP network and managed network services. In addition, the NMC orchestrates the installation and maintenance...

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Level 3 to Provide Services to Taiwan's Chunghwa Telecom

Level 3 Communications signed a network services contract with Chunghwa Telecom Global, the U.S.-based subsidiary of Chunghwa Telecom, the incumbent carrier in Taiwan. Chunghwa Telecom will be using (3)Link Private Line services to connect its Asian network to key points in the U.S. Multiple private lines will be used to extend the Taiwan-based carrier's Asian network from the Morro Bay transpacific cable station in Los Osos, California to the Peering and Internet Exchange (PAIX) facility in Palo Alto, California and a Level 3 facility in Los...

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TelCove Finalizes Transfer of CLEC Markets in Virginia and New York

TelCove, a provider of business telecommunications services, finalized the transfer of ownership of network assets and customers from Adelphia Communications Corporation ("ACC") in ten markets in Virginia and New York. The deal covers network assets in Charlottesville, Richmond, Lynchburg, Danville, Roanoke, Harrisonburg, Winchester, and Staunton, Virginia, along with Albany and Buffalo, New York. TelCove now operates in 50 markets in the eastern half of the United States. http://www.telcove....

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Vonage and Linksys Collaborate on Consumer VoIP Devices

Vonage will begin offering two different VoIP devices Linksys (a division of Cisco Systems), under a new relationship announced by the firms. Vonage subscribers will be offered a choice of the Linksys (PAP2) Phone Adapter with 2 Phone Ports or the (RT31P2) Broadband Router with 2 Phone Ports. In a few weeks, Linksys will also make available a Wireless-G Router with 2 phone ports. Both the Phone adapter and Voice Routers include the following features:Support for Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)Web based configuration through a build-in web serverSupport...

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Vonage Teams with Netgear for Consumer VoIP/Wi-Fi Products

Vonage is teaming with NETGEAR to develop a line of broadband telephony devices that are expected to enter the retail channel in time for the Holiday season. The first device will be a voice-enabled 802.11g wireless router followed by a wired two-port telephone adapter/router. The products incorporate the latest version of Texas Instruments' VoIP and WLAN chipsets. Vonage said it is currently adding more than 25,000 lines per month. http://www.vonage.comhttp://www.netgear....

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