Time Warner Selects Scientific-Atlanta / Tropic Networks ROADMs

Scientific-Atlanta and Tropic Networks were selected to provide Time Warner Cable's Portland, Maine division with reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexer (ROADM) transport nodes for its core DWDM network and related support services. ROADMS enable the operator to quickly and remotely modify network topology to optimize bandwidth use. Time Warner Cable expects to rollout its first fully managed and fully reconfigurable network in Portland during Q2. Financial terms were not disclosed.Time Warner Cable Portland will be using Tropic's WT-24000...

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FCC Denies SBC's Petition on IP Services

The FCC denied a petition from SBC Communications requesting that Title II common carrier regulations not be applied to IP services. The petition was denied on procedural grounds rather than as a matter of policy.In February 2004, SBC filed a petition asking the FCC to forbear from applying Title II common carrier regulation to IP Platform Services, which it defined as "those services that enable any customer to send or receive communications in IP format over an IP platform, and the IP platforms on which those services are provided."In this ruling,...

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Tellabs Enhances its 8800 Multiservice Router

Tellabs released a "ServiceAssured" upgrade for its IP/MPLS-based Tellabs 8800 multi-service router (MSR). A key enhancement is the ability to maintain all control and data path connectivity during system maintenance and software upgrades. For example, end-user Virtual Private Networks connections, as well as routing protocols, will operate normally during a system software upgrade with the Tellabs 8800 MSR. This ensures that software-related maintenance upgrades will cause no disruption to service provider networks. http://www.tellabs....

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EC Endorses Public Funding for Municipal Fiber Network in France

The European Commission ruled that public co-funding of an open broadband infrastructure in Limousin, France does not constitute "state aid" and should go forward. The project has a total budget of EUR 85 million and will be co-financed by EU funds as a public/private partnership. Selected through a public procurement procedure, the concession holder will provide various wholesale services to retail operators but not services to end users. Retail operators will be allowed to lease dark fiber on a non-discriminatory basis to offer services.The...

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QUALCOMM's 4GV Codec Increases Capacity Up to 40%

QUALCOMM announced its Fourth-Generation Vocoder (4GV) offering CDMA2000 1X and 1xEV-DO operators the flexibility to make network adjustments that prioritize voice quality and network capacity. QUALCOMM said the new 4GV vocoder was specifically designed to leverage 1xEV-DO Rev. A, increasing the overall quality of end-to-end services for delay-sensitive applications such as VoIP. It supports both circuit-switched and packet-switched voice networks in a combined core. QUALCOMM claims it can increase capacity by up to 40% in narrowband networks...

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Sprint and Intel Team on WiMax

Sprint and Intel agreed to engage in joint efforts to advance the development of 802.16e WiMAX mobile technology. The companies will collaborate on technical specifications, perform equipment trials and conduct interoperability testing to examine possible next-generation wide-area wireless broadband devices and services. "Our relationship with Intel will help validate requirements, drive key ecosystem development needs, formulate network strategies and define the potential for advanced wireless services adoption," explained Oliver Valente, chief...

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UTStarcom Reports Q1, Warns on Sales in China

UTStarcom reported Q1 net sales of $901.8 million, an increase of 44.9% over net sales of $622.3 million reported in Q1 of 2004.The UTStarcom Personal Communications Division, formerly Audiovox Communications, which was acquired in November 2004, contributed $315.6 million of sales in the quarter and the Company recorded $268.6 million of sales related to contracts with Japan Telecom, which were awarded last summer.First quarter gross profit margin was 26.4% of sales as compared to gross profit margin of 28.3 percent of sales in the first quarter...

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Yahoo! Announces Major Content Partners for its Video Search

Yahoo! announced general availability of its Video Search, enabling Internet users to more easily find online video content. Yahoo! Video Search, which uses the company's media crawling and ranking technology, indexes content from across the Web and includes new content from partners such as Buena Vista Pictures, CBS News, CMT, Discovery Communications, MTV, Reuters, Scripps Networks (Home & Garden Television, The Food Network), VH1 and others.Yahoo! is also forming partnerships with other video content sources. A relationship with TVEyes,...

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ECI Reports 35% Revenue Growth in Q1

ECI Telecom reported Q1 revenue of $145 million, a 35% increase from $108 million in Q1 2004 and a 4% increase from $140 million in Q4 2004. This marks the seventh consecutive quarterly increase in revenues for the company. Net income for Q1 reached $10.4 million, or $0.09 per share.Commenting on the results, Doron Inbar, President and CEO said "The Broadband Access Division's continued growth and profitability are due primarily to our European customers' increasing focus on delivering revenue-generating services such as TV over DSL and video...

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Covad Signs Access Agreement with SBC, AT&T

Covad Communications reached an agreement with SBC Communications and AT&T under which it would help the combined entity extend IP-based services to out-of-region consumers and businesses. The deal is effective upon completion of the SBC and AT&T merger.AT&T entered into a long-term commercial agreement with Covad on Jan. 1, 2002, buying high-speed Internet access services for resale. SBC entered into an agreement for similar services with Covad on Nov. 12, 2001. This new commercial agreement, along with the current contracts, would...

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Ambric Names Howard Bubb as CEO

Ambric, a start-up based in Beaverton, Oregon, named Howard Bubb as CEO and chairman of its board. Ambric is developing a new type of programmable IC platform that it says will help electronics companies accelerate time to market for their products while also slashing system development costs. The company is in stealth mode.Howard Bubb is a former vice president of Intel Corporation and general manager of Intel's Communication Infrastructure Group. He joined Intel from Dialogic Corporation where he was president and CEO. http://www.ambric.comIn...

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