Maryland's Sailor Network Replaces Leased Lines with BWA

Maryland Public Libraries' Sailor Project, which connects libraries statewide into a common private network, is deploying Alvarion's point-to-multipoint broadband wireless access systems to extend the network to additional schools, libraries and agencies across the state. A wireless backbone is being installed by Business Information Group (BIG) to delivers 100 Mbps of capacity to each connected county. Un the state. Each participating county then provides the funds to extend the infrastructure from the backbone location to various public agencies....

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Lucent Names Shen to Head Its China Business

Lucent Technologies named Ivan Shen as Chairman of Lucent China and Vice President of Lucent Technologies. Shen joins the company from the Hong Kong-based marketing consulting firm of Global Pioneer Ltd, where he served as president. Prior to that he worked for AT&T for nearly 14 years in a variety of management and technical positions, including as one of the executive leaders for AT&T's entry into the China market, serving for four years as vice president and managing director of AT&T China. http://www.lucent....

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Kasenna Adds Network-Based PVR to IPTV

Kasenna announced the availability of a network-based Personal Video Recorder (NPVR) feature for its MediaBase XMP video server line and other Linux-based servers running MediaBase. Kasenna's TimelessTV NPVR leverages the company's next generation vForge video service development framework. Network-based PVRs enable viewers to pause and resume live TV broadcasts, as well as to record, pause, rewind, and fast-forward through previously recorded shows, all without having to buy and install set-top boxes with hard disk storage, such as TiVo. Kasenna's...

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BCD Forum Introduces New Business Modeling Tool

The BCD Forum is offering a Flash-based modeling tool aimed at helping network service providers and content providers evaluate basic financials in deploying new broadband-based IP services. The tool, developed and contributed by BCD Forum member company Juniper Networks, provides estimates of key financial metrics including the incremental revenue, costs, margin and cash flow. The financial tool allows service providers to perform basic ROI assessments for individual services such as online gaming, video and voice services in an incremental manner...

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Xten Offers Video SIP Softphone

Xten introduced a video SIP softphone that also supports the H.263 video codec. The new eyeBeam features call transfer/forward, caller ID, 10-point conferencing, acoustic echo cancellation, voice activity detection, adaptive jitter buffer and message waiting indicator. Xten is offering a Rapid Branding program for service providers. The eyeBeam is also available...

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Kagoor Raises $9 Million in New Funding for Session Controllers

Kagoor Networks raised $9 million in new funding for its line of Session Border Controllers. The company offers a carrier-grade session border control solution with a unique 3-way architecture allowing it to address a broad range of network topologies. Kagoor is approaching 100 customers worldwide including: SingTel, Covad, Kintetsu Cable Network, Elitel and a host of other leading carriers, service providers and MSOs. Its partners include Fujitsu, NEC, Siemens, Avaya, Broadsoft and Sylantro. The latest funding round was led by Accel Partners...

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WilTel Offers IP-Enabled, Wholesale Voice Services

WilTel Communications announced new IP-Enabled Voice Services for wholesale customers. The new service provides IP interconnections to carriers, resellers and VoIP providers, alleviating the need for protocol conversion. WilTel said the addition of an IP-enabled voice architecture to its existing DMS-250 voice network allows it to provide both TDM and IP-based voice services. Customers can connect to WilTel's IP voice services via dedicated Internet access, MPLS IP VPN or peering. WilTel is using the Lucent Compact (formerly Telica PLEXUS) softswitch....

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Cisco to Acquire dynamicsoft for SIP

Cisco Systems agreed to acquire dynamicsoft, a start-up offering SIP-based carrier solutions, for $55 million in cash, which includes the assumption of outstanding debt in the amount of $3.8 million, as well as working capital. dynamicsoft's product set includes three main components:a "Presence Engine" that creates "subscriber awareness" by collecting, managing and distributing real-time user and device status to applications and users on an as-needed basis. an "AppEngine" for integrating voice, video, web, presence, instant messaging and email...

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World Wide Packets Supplies Active Ethernet FTTH in Finland

World Wide Packets has supplied its active Ethernet, "LightningEdge" platform for a municipal FTTH network in Narpio, Finland. Narpio is deploying an open access network, which providers can use to offer IP-based services such as the triple play of voice, video and data, as well as emerging services such as Video on Demand and telemedicine. The network supports speeds of up to 1 Gbps to the subscribe and is capable of guaranteeing a minimum bandwidth per application for VoIP or Video over IP. Narpio's network footprint covers 25 towns and villages...

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France Telecom to Push Ethernet over Fiber for Businesses

France Telecom launched phase 3 of its Broadband for Everyone" plan, promising an accelerated rollout of fiber lines to some 2,000 business and industrial parks across France, home to 120,000 large enterprises and smaller businesses. The goal is to provide these business with near term capacity of up to 100 Mbps, and even 1 Gbps for companies located in France's 20 largest cities. France Telecom, which currently has over two million kilometers of installed fiber, plans to invest an additional EUR 250 million over three years to build an additional...

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AT&T Wireless Sells Back Its 34% Stake in Rogers Wireless

Rogers Communications agreed to acquire AT&T Wireless' 34% stake in Rogers Wireless for US $1.372 billion (C$1.767 billion, or C$36.37/share) cash. AT&T Wireless said the sale of its ownership interest in Rogers Wireless does not impact the extensive voice and data roaming capabilities already in place between the two companies. http://www.attws....

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UTStarcom Combines IP-DSLAM, Media Gateway and DLC

UTStarcom introduced a high-density acceess platform that incorporates the functionality of its AN-2000 IP DSLAM and its iAN-2000 VoIP Media Gateway platform, as well as the functionality of a traditional Digital Loop Carrier (DLC). The new iAN-8000 Multi-Service Access Node (MSAN) can be configured to deliver a range of narrowband and broadband voice and data applications...

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Boingo Signs Wi-Fi Roaming Agreement with TELMEX

Boingo Wireless has added more than 250 live Wi-Fi hot spots in Mexico City and resort cities throughout Mexico to its network through a roaming agreement with Prodigy Movil, the Wi-Fi and Internet subsidiary of Telmex. The sites include more than 20 airports in Mexico as well as hotels, malls, restaurants and other locations throughout Mexico City, Monterrey and Guadalajara. Resort cities such as Acapulco, Cancun, and Puerto Vallarta are also included. http://www.boingo.com/Boingo's global network now encompasses more than 9,000 hot spots including...

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Force10 Introduces TeraScale Switch/Routers

Force10 Networks introduced a new line of "TeraScale E-Series" switch/routers capable of supporting up to 56 line-rate 10 Gigabit Ethernet and 672 line-rate Gigabit Ethernet ports in a single chassis, more than twice the density of its nearest competitor. The product line can process one billion packets per second -- also a new industry benchmark, according to the ...

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Network Physics Raises $13 Million for Net Application Mgt.

Network Physics, a start-up based in Mountain View, California, closed an oversubscribed $13 million round of funding for its network application management across converging networks. Network Physics offers a network application management appliance that helps enterprises ensure the integrity and security of the applications infrastructure by eliminating response time problems. The appliance operates across all network connections -- LAN, WAN, VPN, MPLS, Internet, and third-party -- to provide a view of end-to-end application performance, end-user...

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