Octasic Offers Music Protection for Echo Cancellation Silicon

Octasic introduced a Music-Protection feature in its echo cancellation silicon. This software feature for the OCT6100 Series of Octasic echo cancellers ensures that both recorded background music heard while on hold, and live music heard in the background of conversations are not clipped or incorrectly handled, as is the case with echo cancellers currently in use. Traditional echo cancellers do not distinguish between music and generic background noise when processing residual echo. Instead, the typical echo cancellation algorithm replaces the...

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Telia to Launch 24 Mbps ADSL2+ Service

Later this month, Telia will begin offering 24 Mbps ADSL2+ services in Sweden. By February, the company plans to offer the service to customers within 2.5 km of its switching centers in 101 municipalities across the country. The monthly fee is SEK 449 kronor (US$64), not including a one-time connection charge of SEK 695 (US$100).. http://www.telia....

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Deutsche Telekom Reaches 5.4 Million DSL Subscribers

Citing growth in its T-Mobile and T-Online divisions, Deutsche Telekom reported Q3 revenue of EUR 14.5 billion, up by EUR 0.4 billion or 3.2% year-on-year. Some highlights:Revenue at T-Com decreased by 4.2% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2004. However, the rate of decrease slowed to 5% compared with the first nine months of 2003 after a decline of 5.4% in a year-on-year comparison of the first six months. T‑Systems kept its revenue stable compared with the respective prior-year periods. International revenue increased by over 8% in a quarter-on-quarter...

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SBC Outlines Aggressive IPTV Plans

SBC Communications outlined operational and financial details on Project Lightspeed, its plan to deploy IPTV and other advanced residential services over an upgraded fiber access infrastructure. In a conference call to investors and the media, SBC executives said Project Lightspeed would not be "a me-too undertaking" but would radically transform the market by delivering an integrated "Digital Lifestyle." The company believes its can achieve a true competitive advantage by tightly integrating IP voice, data, video and its Cingular wireless services....

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T-Mobile USA Adds 901,000 Net Customers in Q3

T-Mobile USA added 901,000 net new customers in Q3, compared with 1,092,000 added in the second quarter of 2004 and 670,000 in the third quarter of 2003. About 90% of the growth in the third quarter of 2004 came from new postpay customers, which currently comprise 89% of the customer base. Some highlights for the quarter:$788 million in Operating Income Before Depreciation and Amortization (OIBDA) in Q3 2004, reaching a record OIBDA margin of 30% Net Income was $254 millionT-Mobile USA service revenues, which consist of postpay, prepaid, and...

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ECI Reports Fifth Consecutive Quarter of Growth

ECI Telecom reported Q3 revenues of $128 million, compared with $95 million in Q3 2003 and $121 million in Q2 2004. This represents the fifth consecutive quarter of increased revenues for the company. Net profit for the quarter reached $6 million, or $0.05 per share on a fully diluted basis, as compared with a net loss of $14.7 million in the third quarter of 2003 and a $3.5 million loss in the second quarter of 2004. Some highlights:the Broadband Access Division recorded revenues of $54 million in the quarter, a 35% increase from a year ago and...

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Occam Hires Sun Microsystems Veteran to Lead Engineering

Occam Networks announced that Dave Mason, former vice president of engineering for Sun Microsystems, Inc., has joined the company as vice president of engineering. He joins the company from a 10-year career at Sun Microsystems, where he most recently managed large, multiple engineering teams responsible for developing and maintaining Sun server and workstation products in the U.S. and the U.K. http://www.occamnetworks....

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Nortel Cites Further Delay in Re-filing of Financials

Nortel Networks announced a further delay in the filing of its past financial statements. The company, which had earlier promised restatements in October and then Novembers, said it is targeting completion within 30 to 60 days. Nortel noted that it must file its 2003 report with the SEC by December 15 or the New York Stock Exchange may commence suspension and delisting procedures. http://www.nortelnetworks....

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BroadLogic Secures $20 Million for Broadband Silicon

BroadLogic Network Technologies, a start-up based in San Jose, California, raised $20 million in Series C funding for its broadband chipsets. BroadLogic supplies chipsets for subscriber-premises devices such as cable modems, advanced digital set-top boxes, DVRs, and new service platforms. The new funding was led by Time Warner Investments and Rho Ventures. Also joining in the round are previous BroadLogic investors Cisco Systems and Intel Capital as well as August Capital, CDIB Venture Management, Levensohn Venture Partners, Presidio Venture Partners,...

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Vonage Partners with MediaWorks, a Cable Provider

MediaWorks, a cable operator service multi-tenant properties in the southeastern U.S., will deliver Vonage's alternative home telephone services to its broadband subscriber base. The product will be branded "VoiceWorks powered by Vonage," and is expected to launch in mid-December. MediaWorks currently serves about 40,000 units in southeast markets such as Atlanta, Birmingham, Memphis, Raleigh and West Palm, Florida. http://www.vonage....

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Alcatel and Datang Enter TD-SCDMA Alliance

Alcatel Shanghai Bell and Datang Mobile announced a partnership to foster the introduction of TD-SCDMA in China. Under the deal, Alcatel will invest EUR 25 million in Datang Mobile, including share holding, product planning, system integration and manufacturing. Alcatel will support the research and development of TD-SCDMA and become the privileged partner of Datang Mobile for industrialization of TD-SCDMA products in China. In addition to the partnership with Datang, Alcatel has recently commenced TD-SCDMA interoperability testing with China's...

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Telefonica Reaches 3.4 million ADSL Subscribers

The Telefonica Group reported revenue of EUR 21,926.5 million for the first nine months of 2004, a rise of 5.2% over the same period of 2003. Stripping out the negative currency impact and changes to the consolidated group, revenues advanced 8.5%, due mainly to the contribution from the cellular telephony business and from Telefonica Latinoamerica. Some highlights:ADSL connections in Spain and Latin American at 30-September-2004 amounted to 3.4 million, year-on-year growth of 62.4%. In Spain there are 2.2 million (1.4 million twelve months ago),...

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Verizon Wireless Names CFO

Verizon Wireless named John Townsend Vice President and CFO, replacing Andrew Halford, who has been named Group Financial Director Designate for Vodafone Group Plc. Townsend joined Vodafone in May 1993. He has held a number of senior positions within the Group, including Chief Financial Officer of EURpolitan Holdings AB in Sweden and Chief Financial Officer of Vodafone Australia, and most recently, Financial Director of Vodafone UK. http://www.verizonwireless....

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BellSouth Leverages Nortel Multimedia Communication Server

BellSouth is using Nortel Networks' Multimedia Communication Server (MCS) 5100 as a customer premises equipment solution for enterprise voice and data convergence. The customer premises equipment operates on a SIP-based platform with customized call management and advanced routing capabilities. Enhanced collaboration is made possible through sharing services such as file exchange, Web pushing and white boarding. http://www.bellsouth.c...

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Wireless Facilities Hires Cingular's CTO

Wireless Facilities, an independent provider of systems engineering, network services and technical outsourcing for wireless carriers, hired William E. Clift as president of its U.S. Professional Services group. Most recently, Clift served for four years as chief technology and strategy officer for Cingular Wireless. During Clift's tenure, Cingular was the second largest wireless carrier in the U.S. until its recent merger with AT&T Wireless...

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