Yahoo! Study Sees Convergence of Old/New Media

A new study commissioned by Yahoo! and Mediaedge:cia finds that consumers are increasingly growing closer to multiple media, and are turning to the Web for deeper content, entertainment and communication capabilities without forsaking other media. Some key findings include:Broadband users view twice as many pages per month as their dial-up counterparts. The Internet is intersecting with all aspects of people's lives in dramatically new ways. The...

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Data Connection Partners with QNX on Protocol Stacks

Data Connection Ltd. (DCL) announced a strategic partnership with QNX Software Systems, a supplier of realtime operating systems (RTOS), to deliver complete, pre-integrated software solutions for manufacturers of networking and telecommunications equipment. All of Data Connection's networking protocols now available for the QNX Neutrino RTOS. The suite includes support for IP routing such as DC-OSPF, DC-ISIS, DC-RIP, and DC-BGP, as well as multicast, VoIP, MPLS, VPNs, GMPLS, and ATM. In addition, the companies have created a "Router-in-a-Box"...

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Juniper Reports Revenue of $449.1 million

Juniper Networks reported quarterly net revenues of $449.1 million, compared to $224.1 million for the same period last year, an increase of 100%. GAAP net income for the quarter was $75.4 million or $0.13 per share, compared to a GAAP net income of $33.5 million or $0.08 per share in the first quarter of 2004. "We are once again pleased with the results behind a solid quarter of growth in both our financial metrics as well as our marketplace progress," said Scott Kriens, chairman and CEO of Juniper Networks. http://www.juniper....

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Samsung Develops 4 GB Flash Memory for Mobile Phones

Samsung Electronics has developed a 4Gb "OneNAND" Flash memory device for use in next-gen multimedia phones. The new OneNAND memory device operates on 1.8V, reducing power consumption to nearly half of the existing 3.3V level for other types of mobile memory. It also features a micro-compact size (11x13x1.4mm), considerably smaller than mobile memory of the same capacity. It provides a sustained data read speed of 108 MByte/s, four times faster than conventional NAND Flash memory, and a write speed of 10 MByte/s, more than 60 times faster than...

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Microsoft Extends Live Communications Server to Mobile Devices

Microsoft is extending its Live Communications Server 2005 capabilities to mobile devices, enabling enterprises to deploy trusted instant messaging (IM) and presence-enabled solutions that provide a consistent experience across PCs and smart mobile devices. As an initial step, Microsoft will deliver a new mobile Live Communications Server 2005 client, for Windows Mobile-based devices. Beta availability is expected in the second half of 2005.http://www.microsoft....

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Lucent Reports Revenue of $2.34 Billion

Lucent Technologies reported revenue of $2.34 billion for its second quarter of fiscal 2005, flat sequentially and an increase of 6 percent from the year-ago quarter. Net income was $282 million or 6 cents per diluted share. These results compare with net income of $174 million, or 4 cents per diluted share, in the first quarter of fiscal 2005 and net income of $68 million, or 2 cents per diluted share, in the year- ago quarter. The second quarter's earnings per share included a positive impact of about 2 cents per diluted share for the favorable...

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Lucent Announces Reorganization, Shuffles Management

Lucent Technologies announced a corporate reorganization and the appointment of a new head at Bell Labs. Key changes include:Lucent's mobility and wireline businesses are being combined into a single Network Solutions Group. Cindy Christy, formerly president of Lucent's Mobility Solutions business, will head the combined business group.Lucent Worldwide Services (LWS) will remain as a separate group, with John Meyer as its head.Jeong Kim, the former chief executive and founder of Yurie Systems, which Lucent acquired in 1998, will rejoin Lucent...

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Broadcom Partners with Nintendo on Wireless Gaming Consoles

Broadcom will provide wireless technology for Nintendo's next generation gaming systems. Nintendo's next generation console (codenamed "Revolution") will feature an advanced wireless platform that integrates multiple technologies for a high-performance gaming and connectivity experience. Product details have not been disclosed. http://www.broadcom....

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MCI Launches Digital Media Technologies Group

MCI announced the formation of its new Digital Media Technologies group, dedicated to developing and distributing end-to-end, digital media solutions for content creators, producers and distribution outlets for media, entertainment and gaming organizations.As a first step, MCI will acquire the assets of ICF (Interactive Content Factory), which specializes in IP-based media and entertainment services. Financial terms were not disclosed.ICF offers IP-based remote editing platforms targeted toward consolidating the work processes of media rich industries...

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Sprint Adds Fox News to Mobile Phone TV Service

Sprint began carrying the FOX News Channel Live programming nationwide via its PCS Vision Multimedia Phones. FOX News Channel Live has been added into Sprint TV at no extra charge and marks FNC's first foray into providing wireless content. Sprint TV (channel 1), including FOX News Channel Live, is available on the Sprint Nationwide PCS Network for $9.99 per month. Sprint TV is powered by Idetic. http://www.sprint.c...

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UTStarcom Announes Expansion Contracts with Japan Telecom

Japan Telecom, a wholly owned subsidiary of SOFTBANK, awarded a contract to UTStarcom covering its NetRing 10000 STM-64 multiservice optical transport solution. The equipment will be used in the construction of a new fixed-line network to deliver high-speed broadband, voice and video services to its subscribers. The network ultimately will serve all of Japan, from Hokkaido in the north to Kyushu in the south.UTStarcom's NetRing product family combines Add-Drop Multiplexing (ADM), Digital Cross-Connect System (DCS), Ethernet switching, ATM multiplexing...

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UTStarcom Supplies Optical Gear to Japan Telecom

Japan Telecom, a wholly owned subsidiary of SOFTBANK, awarded a contract to UTStarcom covering its NetRing 10000 STM-64 multiservice optical transport solution. The equipment will be used in the construction of a new fixed-line network to deliver high-speed broadband, voice and video services to its subscribers. The network ultimately will serve all of Japan, from Hokkaido in the north to Kyushu in the south.UTStarcom's NetRing product family combines Add-Drop Multiplexing (ADM), Digital Cross-Connect System (DCS), Ethernet switching, ATM multiplexing...

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Verizon Wireless Offers Unlimited TXT, PIX and FLIX Messages to On-Net Customers

Verizon Wireless will offer free unlimited mobile-to-mobile TXT, PIX and FLIX Messages between its more than 43 million customers. Customers with Verizon Wireless IN Calling plans receive unlimited free mobile-to-mobile voice calls to other customers on the Verizon Wireless national network.http://www.verizonwireless....

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Alcatel Appoints Mike Quigley as President, COO

Mike Quigley was appointed President and COO of Alcatel, replacing Philippe Germond, who had resigned. Reporting to Serge Tchuruk, Mike Quigley will supervise particularly the Group's telecoms activities dedicated to carrier and enterprise markets. Quigley has most recently served as President of Alcatel North America. Previously, he was General Manager for all of Alcatel's activities in Australia and New Zealand. Quigley started his career in...

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Accton, Greenfield and IP Infusion Partner on Metro Ethernet Switch

Accton Technology Corporation, Greenfield Networks, and IP Infusion released an ODM system for metro Ethernet switching applications. The Accton ES4825 supports 24 ports of Gigabit Ethernet and a modular slot for 10-Gigabit uplinks in a compact 1RU form factor. The switch is based on Greenfield's Packetry switching silicon architecture and IP Infusion's ZebOS Advanced Routing Suite and Advanced Integration Suite (ARS & AIS). It delivers full Layer 2 and Layer 3 metro Ethernet services, including IPv6, MPLS, VPLS, stacked VLANs, and VLAN translation,...

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Scientific-Atlanta to Resell Tropic's Next-Gen Optical Add/Drop Mux

Scientific-Atlanta will resell and support Tropic Networks' intelligent wavelength transport platform to cable operators. Under the terms of the OEM agreement, Scientific-Atlanta will have sales, distribution and support rights for the Tropic-developed family of intelligent optical transport products for the MSO market.Tropic Networks, which is based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, developed a Reconfigurable OADM (ROADM) that enables service providers to remotely reconfigure add and drop capacity at each node. Tropic's system features an advanced...

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BelAir and Cityspace Create London's Biggest Outdoor Wi-Fi Net

The London Borough of Islington has activated what is described as the city's biggest wireless broadband hot zone, providing free Internet access. The "Technology Mile" is an unbroken wireless hot zone stretching the length of historic Upper Street, which links The City to the A1 main artery into north London. The one-mile hot zone is covered by seven BelAir200 Wireless Multi-service Switch Routers and one BelAir100 Wireless Multi-service Node. The BelAir200 units deployed in Islington's Technology Mile are four-radio wireless switch routers that...

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XO Cites Antitrust/Anti-Competitive Issues in Telecom Mega-Mergers

SBC's acquisition of AT&T and Verizon's proposed acquisition of MCI will fundamentally reshape the telecommunications industry by combining the two largest local monopolies with their two largest competitors, doing irreparable harm to customers' choices and industry innovation, testified Carl Grivner, CEO of XO Communications, at a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing."If these mergers are approved, SBC and Verizon will control nearly 80 percent of the business wireline market, more than 63 percent of ILEC lines, and more than half of all...

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net.com Adds VP of Sales for North America

net.com has hired Steven W. Holmes as vice president of sales for North American enterprise. Holmes previously served with Corporation, a speech technology company, Altitude Software, a provider of contact center management, and Rockwell Electronic Commerce. http://www.net....

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Avaya Reports Revenues, Sees Softness in Market

Avaya's second fiscal quarter 2005 revenues increased 21% to $1.222 billion compared to revenue of $1.006 billion in the second fiscal quarter of 2004. The revenue increase reflected the impact of recent acquisitions and revenue growth outside of the U.S. The company said U.S. product and services revenues declined year-over-year. Avaya's overall IP product sales rose nearly 30% year-over-year. Outside of the U.S., IP product sales rose more than 50% compared to the year ago period.Avaya reported income from continuing operations of $36 million...

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Sun Focuses on Evolving Media and Entertainment Market

Sun Microsystems has formed a new vertical group that will create technology solutions to meet Hollywood's insatiable appetite for reliable, fast, and open technology. To oversee this reinvigorated industry focus, Sun has appointed Sun Labs head Glenn Edens to the post of senior vice president of broadband, media and entertainment industry. He joins other industry leaders including Sun eight-year veteran Juan Dewar, now appointed new vice president of media and entertainment. Sun also brought in Andy Sheldon, who was recently responsible for...

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