Redline Debuts its 802.16-2004 Compliant Broadband Wireless

Redline Communications announced an 802.16-2004-compliant version of its broadband wireless platform. Redline's AN-100U universal platform functions as a base station and subscriber station. Redline is a principal member of the WiMAX Forum and has played an active role in the technical development of IEEE 802.16 standards. The company is now actively participating in the development of the 802.16e standard for mobile applications. http://www.redlinecommunications.c...

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PointOne Expands Reach of VoIP Network in Canada

PointOne has expanded the reach of its VoIP network to now reach 80% of both the Canadian and United States populations. PointOne noted that it is now processing more than half a billion calls monthly for traditional service providers over its IP network. http://www.pointone.c...

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Performance Technologies and MetaSwitch Partner on Softswitch Development

Performance Technologies and Metaswitch announced a collaborative development partnership for packet-based softswitch technology. By leveraging engineering expertise from both companies, MetaSwitch has already brought its third generation of carrier class softswitch product. The companies have established a joint design team, comprising engineers from both organizations, tasked with delivering the industry's leading platform for next generation voice switching. http://www.metaswitch.com http://www.pt....

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Ciena Unveils Ethernet Services Provisioning Switch

Ciena introduced a carrier-grade, ten-slot Ethernet chassis specifically designed for telco and cable service providers to deliver triple play services to residential and commercial customers over a converged packet network, including high-value Ethernet private line and LAN services. Ciena's CN 4350 combines full mesh 160 Gbps fabric, "VirtualWire" VLAN switching, GbE and WDM transport interfaces. The CN 4350 delivers absolute QoS by assigning each service its own "virtual wire" with guaranteed end-to-end bandwidth and performance. VirtualWire...

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IP Unity Hires Former Qwest Exec

IP Unity has hired Augie Cruciotti as its Chief Operating Officer. Augie Cruciotti formerly served as Executive Vice President of Network Services at Qwest Communications. http://www.ip-unity....

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Sonus Networks Appoints CFO

Sonus Networks named Ellen Richstone as its new CFO. Most recently, she was the president and chief executive officer of Entrepreneurial Resources Group, a global professional services firm that provides operational and financial solutions to companies worldwide. Prior to Entrepreneurial Resources Group, Richstone served as the CFO of Brooks Automation. http://www.sonusnet....

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Global IP Sound Upgrades its Voice Processing Code

Global IP Sound (GIPS) released version 3.0 of its NetEQ, an advanced jitter buffer and packet loss concealment module that improves sound quality and minimizes latency in IP telephony systems. Version 3.0 of NetEQ reduces the complexity of the module by 25 to 50%, depending on the development platform and codecs that are used. In addition, GIPS has re-architected its code so that dividing the NetEQ into a CPU/MCU based architecture is simpler. According to the company, NetEQ reduces jitter buffer delay by 30 to more than 100 ms over the most...

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Italian Research Net Deploys Juniper's M320

A new Italian R&E (Research and Education) network has selected Juniper Networks' M320 routing platform for the core of its 10Gbps infrastructure. The Juniper Networks deployment will enhance the inter-connection of all Italian universities and research institutions, and will also provide more powerful communication with the pan-European GEANT R&E network. Financial terms were not disclosed. http://www.juniper.nethttp://www.garr...

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Ahead Communications Announces MPLS Pseudowires Packet Switch

Ahead Communications Systems introduced a multiservice WAN platform featuring MPLS Pseudowires capability. The Ahead Packet Cell Switch can be used to deliver Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) compliant E-LAN and Ethernet Private Line (E-Line) services with support for Gigabit Ethernet and OCx trunking. It offers 5 Gbps aggregate switching capacity and provides ATM or MPLS transport in support of layer 2 and layer 3 application solutions. It features a dual-control plane supporting PNNI and OSPF-TE. http://www.aheadcomusa.comIn August 2001, Ahead Communications...

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Trellia Networks Raises $3 Million for Wireless Roaming

Trellia Networks, a start-up based in Montreal, raised US$3.3 million in Series A financing for its development of intelligent wireless roaming capabilities in cellular data and Wi-Fi networks. Trellia's Nomad Mobility Platform supports secure universal wireless connectivity, seamless roaming for mobile devices (laptops, PDAs, Smartphones) that use Wi-Fi/WLAN, GPRS/EDGE, CDMA1x/EVDO, UMTS, and next generation IP Multimedia wireless applications. The platform supports both universal wireline/wireless connectivity management and Mobile IP standards...

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Cisco to OEM EMC's Network Attached Storage

Cisco Systems and EMC announced that they will provide customers with an end-to-end storage consolidation solution for remote-office data. The solution combines Cisco wide area file services (WAFS) technology and EMC network attached storage (NAS). The companies have agreed to develop an OEM agreement, which will enable Cisco to sell and support the EMC NS Series/Integrated NAS solutions. Cisco plans to offer these NAS solutions together with the recently introduced Cisco File Engine to provide a solution ideally suited for enterprise storage...

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ALLTEL to Purchase Western Wireless in $6 Billion Deal

ALLTEL agree to purchase Western Wireless Corporation in a stock-and-cash transaction valued at approximately $6 billion. ALLTEL will gain about 1.4 million domestic wireless customers in 19 western and midwestern states that are contiguous to existing properties, giving the company 10 million domestic wireless customers in 33 states. It also adds 1.6 million international customers in six countries. "This transaction strengthens ALLTEL's position as the nation's top regional communications company and makes sense financially and strategically,"...

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eircom teams with Cisco and NetCentrex for VoIP

eircom has chosen Cisco Systems and NetCentrex to deploy voice services in Ireland. The contracts were valued at EUR 10 million over a three-year period. Cisco will supply equipment to integrated voice calls into the existing PSTN, leveraging eircom's MPLS network. NetCentrex will supply the applications software and hardware, which together will provide the core intelligence for eircom's VoIP Platform. http://www.eircom.com http://www.netcentrex....

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Motorola Introduces Canopy Wireless Broadband for Europe

Motorola introduced three new Canopy Advantage wireless broadband radio products for European markets. The new radios operate in the 2.4, 5.4 and 5.7 GigaHertz bands. Motorola also provides an evolution to support future license exempt WiMAX products. The Canopy system offers point-to-point and point-to-multipoint system configurations. http://www.connectwithcanopy.c...

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Microsoft Introduces Hosted Messaging and Collaboration Solution

Microsoft introduced a hosted service that addresses the requirements of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Microsoft Solution for Hosted Messaging and Collaboration 3.0 builds on Microsoft Solution for Hosted Exchange 2003 by adding support for hosted versions of Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005 and Windows SharePoint Services. This enable service providers to deliver hosted enterprise-class e-mail, shared calendaring, contacts, document collaboration and instant messaging capabilities. http://www.microsoft.c...

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Adelphia Deploys Ciena for Optical Ethernet

Adelphia, the fifth largest MSO in the U.S., has deployed Ciena optical Ethernet platforms in multiple cable systems across the country to deliver video on demand (VOD), high-speed data and commercial service. The installations include a variety of equipment from Ciena, including its new CN 4350 Ethernet Services Provisioning Switch; the CN 2100 Passive Optical Multiplexer; and the CN 2200 Managed Optical Ethernet Multiplexer. Financial terms were not disclosed. Adelphia first deployed Ciena equipment in its Los Angeles network in November 2003...

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Comcast Sees VoIP as Engine for Growth

VoIP will be Comcast's "next engine of growth," said Brian Roberts, Comcast's Chairman and CEO, speaking at the Smith Barney Media & Telecommunications Conference in Phoenix, Arizona. With its network rebuild now complete, Comcast's goal is to build on the portfolio of video and data services it provides. Comcast already has experience in residential telephony and services about 1.2 million circuit-switched customers in several markets. It has over 1,000 employees dedicated to telephony operations. Comcast launched its first three VoIP markets...

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TANDBERG TV to Acquire N2 Broadband for VOD Software

TANDBERG Television agreed to acquire N2 Broadband, a provider of scalable, open-platform solutions for on-demand entertainment, in a cash and stock deal valued at between $110 million to $130 million. N2 Broadband's open platform is currently deployed in the North American cable market. The company is based in Atlanta, Georgia. TANDBERG Television said the N2 Broadband's standards-based, open solutions are a natural extension of its own core technology and have already been integrated with TANDBERG Television's video compression systems. ...

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VeriSign to Acquire LightSurf for Multimedia Messaging

VeriSign agreed to acquire LightSurf, a provider of multimedia messaging and interoperability solutions for the wireless market, for $270 million in VeriSign stock. LightSurf, which is based in Santa Cruz, California, supplies open standards MMS, picture and video messaging software that is currently with partners including Bell Canada, Eastman Kodak, Iusacell, LG International Corp., mmO2 plc, Motorola, Rogers Wireless, Samsung Electronics, Sanyo, Sprint, Telecom New Zealand and Toshiba. VeriSign said that by adding LightSurf's capabilities into...

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Hammerhead Systems Selects Data Connection for IP Routing, MPLS, and ATM

Hammerhead Systems is using Data Connection's DC-OSPF, DC-MPLS, and DC-ATM protocol stacks in its HSX 6000 Layer 2.5 Aggregation Switch. Hammerhead's platform is designed for extending IP services over any infrastructure using PseudoWire and Dry Martini technologies. Data Connection's DC-OSPF is a fully portable source code solution that implements full mandatory OSPF protocol support, including RFC 2328. DC-OSPF fits into the same architectural framework as Data Connection's other IP Routing protocol products (including DC-ISIS and DC-BGP) and...

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