Outsmart Secures $17 Million for Fixed-Mobile Convergence

Outsmart, a start-up based in Tel Aviv, secured $17 million in venture funding for its Fixed-Mobile Convergence (FMC) and Intelligent Networks (IN) based solutions. Outsmart's technology enables mobile and fixed operators to leverage their existing mobile infrastructure and back office systems to include fixed telephony across mobile, DSL, cable and WiFi networks. Services such as pre-paid, SMS, multi-media messaging services (MMS), instant messaging (IM), virtual private network (VPN) and ring-back-tones (RBT) could be extended across wireless...

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Alcatel Supplies IP Service Routing for China Telecom

Guangdong Telecom, a subsidiary of China Telecom, has selected the Alcatel 7750 Service Router (SR) to broaden its IP-based data service portfolio and to support a triple play offering. The contract, which was won through Alcatel Shanghai Bell, covers deployment in in seven major cities (Dongguan, Foshan, Zhongshan, Zhuhai, Huizhou, Jiangmen and Shantou). Upon completion of the project in June 2005, residential customers of Guangdong Telecom will be able to enjoy new user centric services such as triple play and advanced Internet access. Enterprise...

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CLECs File Petition Opposing Verizon + MCI Merger

A group of competitive telecommunications carriers and members of the Alliance for Competition in Telecommunications (ACTel) a petition urging the FCC to deny the proposed merger of Verizon and MCI.The group, which includes Cbeyond Communications, Conversent Communications, Eschelon Telecom, NuVox Comunications, TDS Metrocom and XO Communications, raised the specter of continued telecom industry concentration driving reduced choices, slower innovation and higher costs for businesses and consumers -- and of even stronger monopolies bent on controlling...

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T-Online Selects Macrovision for VOD Content Protection

T-Online has activated Macrovision's content protection for delivery of its "Vision on TV" VOD Service in Germany. Together with its partners Fujitsu Siemens Computers, Samsung and Bose, T-Online is installing VOD capable digital set-top boxes. Macrovision's technology is designed to inhibit unauthorized copying of VOD movies on VCRs, DVD recorders, digital video recorders (DVRs) and PC/Media Centres. Macrovision's technology can also be used to permit secure storage and movement of VOD movies to DVRs, PC/Media Centres and portable media players....

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InfiniRoute Names Tauss as CEO

InfiniRoute Networks, which provides managed VoIP peering network services to carriers, named Gary Tauss as its new CEO. Prior to InfiniRoute, Tauss was CEO for LongBoard, a VoIP services, SIP based application solution provider for fixed-mobile carriers. Previous to LongBoard, Gary was President and CEO of Tollbridge Technologies, a voice over broadband systems for cable and DSL networks. Tauss was also VP and General Manager of Ramp Networks, which was acquired by Nokia.http://www.infiniroute....

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Cox Adds 177K Cable Modem and 111K Telephony Customers in Q1

Cox Communications reported strong gains in digital video, high-speed Internet, and VoIP services for Q1 2005, including:Added 94,499 Cox Digital Cable customers, ending the quarter with over 2.5 million digital cable customers, representing year-over-year customer growth of 13%. Cox Digital Cable is now available to 99% of the homes in Cox's service areas with 40% penetration of our basic video customer base. Added 177,413 high-speed Internet customers, ending the quarter with over 2.7 million high-speed Internet customers, representing year-over-year...

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ST and Octasic Team on Voice-over-Packet Silicon

STMicroelectronics and Octasic are working together to deliver a family of voice-over-packet (VoP) ICs. The solutions will be based on ST's 0.13-µm and 90-nm semiconductor process technology and Octasic's designs for VoP and Voice Quality Enhancement (VQE), which includes technology for line and acoustic echo cancellation, noise reduction capabilities, vocoding and packetization. The first product is slated for availability this quarter and a second...

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WiDeFi Selects Atmel for SiGe 802.11 Repeater Chipsets

WiDeFi, a start-up based in Melbourne, Florida, selected Atmel as its foundry partner for its Xtender family of 802.11 repeater chipsets. WiDeFi's devices will be produced using Atmel's advanced silicon germanium (SiGe) bipolar complementary metal oxide semiconductor (Bi-CMOS) technology. The companies describe WiDeFi's new WLAN Xtender as a new fundamental wireless network element that doubles the range of WLAN networks with twice the throughput and lower cost than the top competing solutions. http://www.widefi.com http://www.atmel....

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Fujitsu Partners with Terawave on Next Gen PON

Fujitsu Telecommunications Europe Ltd and Terawave announced a strategic partnership to develop and bring to market next generation PON access solutions. The agreement will combine Fujitsu's market leadership in broadband access technology with Terawave's PON technology to create a new range of fully integrated and managed next generation GPON access solutions. Commenting for Fujitsu Telecommunications Europe, General Manager Andy Stevenson said: "Fujitsu is taking a strategic market lead, bringing together appropriate technologies in strategic...

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Juniper Launches Eight New Security Platforms

Juniper Networks released two new firewall/VPN systems six new appliances and a software upgrade for its Intrusion Detection and Prevention (IDP) product line. The new Juniper Networks ISG 2000 firewall/VPN with integrated IDP is designed to protect enterprise, carrier and data center environments against worms, Trojans, spyware and other emerging threats. It delivers up to 2Gbps of intrusion prevention throughput via a high-performance architecture that brings dedicated firewall/VPN and application level processing power unmatched by any competitive...

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Wayport Expands Roaming with Acquisition of NetPoint A/S

Wayport acquired NetPoint A/S, one of the largest providers of high-speed Internet access for the hospitality industry in Europe and the Middle East. The NetPoint acquisition brings with it more than 120 premium hotel properties across 24 countries including hotels from chains such as Accor/Sofitel, Mercure, Ibis, First, Hilton, Park Inn, Radisson SAS, Remmen, Scandic and Zleep -- as well as a number of privately held hotel properties. NetPoint is based in Copenhagen, Denmark. Financial terms were not disclosed.Wayport supplies Wi-Fi (802.11...

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Entrisphere Raises $75 Million in Third Round Financing

Entrisphere, a start-up based in Santa Clara, California, raised $75 million in Series C financing for its network access equipment. The new funding was led by VantagePoint Venture Partners and included all of Entrisphere's existing investment group-Accel Partners, Benchmark Capital, CDP Capital, Crosspoint Venture Partners, Duff Ackerman & Goodrich, El Dorado Ventures, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board, and STAR Ventures.Entrisphere also announced that Cynthia Ringo, managing director at VantagePoint Venture Partners, has joined the Entrisphere...

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UnitedGlobalCom to Acquire ntl Ireland

UnitedGlobalCom purchased NTL's broadband operations located in the Republic of Ireland. The acquisition, which was accomplished through MS Irish Cable Holdings B.V., an affiliate of Morgan Stanley and UnitedGlobalCom, was for approximately EUR 325 million excluding an adjustment for cash in the business at closing, plus a EUR 4 million arrangement fee and reimbursement of certain expenses and costs for Morgan Stanley. NTL Ireland is the largest cable operator in the Republic of Ireland, offering cable television and broadband services to residential...

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