MERA Enhances SIP Features in Its Session Controller

MERA Systems announced the availability of SIP registrar functionality in its MVTS Session Controller. The SIP registrar allows dynamic registration of SIP endpointshttp://www.mera-voip....

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Nortel Announces Optical Projects in China, Philippines

Six power companies spread across China are building a secure optical network using equipment from Nortel to deliver advanced communication services like real-time power control data management, high-speed Internet access and multimedia applications. The deployment will use Nortel's Optical Metro 3500 Multiservice Platforms with Resilient Packet Ring (RPR) and Optical Metro 4150 STM-4 SDH solutions to converge TDM private line and IP broadband data services onto a single infrastructure. The Philippines Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) and...

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NTT Field Tests 100 Mbps MIMO-OFDM Technology

NTT is launching a field test of 100 Mbps wireless technology in the Yokosuka city area, Kanagawa, Japan. NTT Network Innovation Laboratories has developed a system that combines MIMO (multiple input multiple output) and OFDM (orthogonal frequency division multiplexing) technologies). MIMO uses multiple sets of antennas, both in the transmitter and the receiver. The design uses a space division multiplexing (SDM) technology in order to achieve transmission rates of more than 100 Mbps. http://www.ntt.co...

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VSNL and NTT Com Extend VPN Partnership

In partnership with Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (VSNL), NTT Communications will extend its MPLS-based Arcstar Global IP-VPN service in India with the opening of its second POP (in Bangalore) by the end of January 2005. The first node was established in Mumbai in May 2004. http://www.ntt.c...

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Nielsen Counts 54.5 Million Broadband Users in Europe

The number of people in Europe surfing the Internet over a broadband connection reached 54.5 million in October 2004 -- an increased of 60% from 34.1 million a year earlier -- according to the latest report from Nielsen/NetRatings. The total number of Internet users in Europe (including dial-up) reached 100 million. In terms of broadband usage, Italy enjoyed the highest growth rate, followed by the UK, France and Switzerland. http://www.netratings.c...

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City Network Announces DSL Modem Deal with China Telecom, China Netcom

Beijing Putian Hexin, a subsidiary of Taiwan-based City Network, obtained ADSL modem supplier agreements with two of China's largest telecommunications companies: China Telecom and China Netcom. City Network, through Beijing Putian Hexin, has already successfully supplied more than 300,000 units of ADSL modems to China Telecom Co. and to China Network Communication Corp. since July 2003, which has generated over US$7 million in total revenues. Beijing Putian Hexin has also shipped over 60,000 ADSL modems to the Hainan Island Provincial Telecom...

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MSN Expands its Communications Applications

Microsoft's MSN released a new version of MSN Messenger, updates to MSN Hotmail featuring deeper integration between the services and the introduction of a blogging tool called MSN Spaces -- a dynamic online scrapbook where consumers can share photo albums, personal music lists, etc. The MSN Messenger and MSN Hotmail services will automatically notify online contacts when a person's Space has been updated with new content. http://www.msn.comMSN Messenger currently reports more than 145 million active users worldwide each mon...

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Alcatel Selected for 3G Trial Network in Beijing

China Netcom selected Alcatel Shanghai Bell to deploy a 3G field trial network in Beijing. The deployment includes Alcatel's end-to-end Evolium UMTS solution based on products from Evolium SAS, Alcatel's joint venture with Fujitsu. This solution includes UMTS Multi-standard Base Stations (Node B), a Radio Network Controller (RNC) and the core network elements. http://www.alcatel.comAlcatel deployed a similar 3G trial network with China Telecom earlier in the ye...

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BT Selects Nortel for IP Telephony-Based Virtual Contact Centres

BT has selected Nortel to upgrade its contact centre infrastructure that serves more than 500 business units across 124 sites in the UK. The consolidated, converged infrastructure based on Nortel's VoIP call server portfolio will replace BT's existing distributed infrastructure based on a Nortel Meridian 1 PBX telephony system and Meridian MAX call routing technology. BT will also deploy Nortel Communication Server 1000 to five core sites across the UK, providing integrated IP telephony services for its internal contact centre operations. The...

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ECI Telecom Invests in Chiaro Networks

ECI Telecom is providing $6 million in financing to Chiaro Networks, a developer of carrier infrastructure-class IP/MPLS routing platforms. ECI will also become the exclusive distributor of Chiaro's Enstara IP/MPLS platform worldwide. ECI also gains an option to acquire the company at a later time. Chiaro's Enstara IP/MPLS platform is designed to help carriers consolidate multiple existing networks into a single, simpler network. http://www.chiaro.comhttp://www.ecitele.comIn March 2004, Chiaro announced that the European Organization for Nuclear...

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Voiceglo Reports 2.7 million VoIP Users

Voiceglo has reached more than 2.7 million users of its proprietary, peer-to-peer Internet phone application -- GloPhone. The GloPhone was first offered to consumers in February 2004 and in October 2004 they company reported 1.8 million users. Voiceglo said nearly sixty percent of its users coming from international markets. http://www.glophone....

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America Online Launches Consumer Voice Conferencing

America Online launched a consumer version of its AIM Voice Conferencing service (AVC) -- a presence-enabled group calling service that AOL likens to a "party line." Up to 15 people can participate in the multi-party phone call using the AIM Buddy List. AVC calls are conducted over regular telephone lines, and there are no dial-ins or PIN numbers to remember. The service uses Lightbridge's GroupTalk dial-out conferencing technology, which places toll-free calls directly to participants on either landlines or mobile phones. The service launches...

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Freescale Completes Spin-off from Motorola

Freescale Semiconductor completed its spin-off from Motorola and is now the third-largest U.S. semiconductor company. Motorola shareholders received .110415 of a share of Freescale Class B common stock for each outstanding share of Motorola common stock they owned as of Nov. 26, 2004. http://www.freescale....

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Intel Increases Q4 Guidance

Intel raised its Q4 financial expectations to be between $9.3 billion and $9.5 billion, higher than the previous range of $8.6 billion to $9.2 billion, driven by strong worldwide demand for the company's Intel Architecture products. The fourth-quarter gross margin percentage is expected to be between 55 percent and 57 percent, as compared to the previous expectation of 56 percent, plus or minus a couple of points, and is expected to be in the upper half of the revised range. Intel continues to make progress on inventory reduction and expectsh...

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