TI Delivers 2X-12X Performance Boost in Latest DSP

Texas Instruments unveiled its latest digital signal processor (DSP), offering improved performance, reduced code size plus more on-chip memory and high bandwidth integrated peripherals including the Serial RapidIO bus for inter-processor communications. The new C6455 DSP, which uses 90nm process technology, targets developers of telecommunications, network and video infrastructure equipment and high-end imaging systems. The company said the device will provide significant system performance gain due to 2x -12x boosts in performance and I/O bandwidth.New...

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Texas Instruments Celebrates 75th Anniversary

Texas Instruments (TI) marked its 75th anniversary on May 16. TI noted a history of innovation from its roots in 1930 as a pioneer in developing signal processing technology to search for hidden reservoirs of oil to today's DSPs and analog semiconductors -- the principal technologies for real-time signal processing.TI was the first company to commercialize silicon transistors, a breakthrough that accelerated the industry's shift from vacuum tubes to solid state devices. In 1958, TI's Jack Kilby invented the integrated circuit, which opened the...

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Qwest Lands Multimillion-Dollar Federal Contract

Qwest Communications was awarded a new contract to provide enhanced networking capability to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), allowing the transfer of data between nearly 100 field locations and six regional offices more efficiently than HUD's current system. Under an initial five-month $1.1 million contract, there are nine additional one-year options which could be worth over $19 million. http://www.qwest....

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Veraz Adds IP Centrex Enhanced Subscriber

Veraz Networks introduced a Group Centrex Enhanced Subscriber Services Solution for service providers targeting the enterprise market. The hosted IP solution integrates an extensive set of Centrex services, messaging, conferencing and billing. The list of features includes Extension Dialing, Speed Dial, Call Return, Last Number Redial, Consultation Hold, Call Transfer, Three-Way Calling, Call Waiting, Calling Line ID, Call Forwarding, Do Not Disturb, Web-based Moves-Adds-Changes, Voice Messaging, Voice Portal, Calling Plans, Device Inventory, Series...

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Motorola Selects MontaVista Linux as Preferred Platform

Motorola will adopt MontaVista Linux Carrier Grade Edition (CGE) as the first preferred software development and deployment operating system for its Open Application-Enabling Platforms. The announcement represents a significant expansion of an earlier agreement under which both Motorola and MontaVista products have been deployed to leading telecom equipment manufacturers worldwide.Under the non-exclusive agreement, Motorola's standard Open Application-Enabling Platforms will be certified with MontaVista Linux CGE, upon which enabling software...

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Ciena Unveils CN 4200 with FlexiPort Technology

Ciena unveiled a multiservice transport and service aggregation platform designed to help carriers transition from TDM to service-selectable packet networks. The new CN 4200 FlexSelect Advanced Services Platform features "FlexiPort" technology, which supports voice, data and video services on any port of any line card at any network location using remote service provisioning and management. Each port on the platform's FlexiPort line card can be remotely programmed on-demand to support nearly any transport service including SONET/SDH, ESCON, Fibre...

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ECI Acquires Laurel Networks for IP/MPLS Edge Router

ECI Telecom agreed to acquire Laurel Networks, a supplier of IP/MPLS multi-service edge routers, for $88 million in cash. Laurel's line of multi-service edge routers provide Internet class routing, Layer 2 switching and broadband subscriber management functions. The product line includes its flagship ST200 Service Edge Router, which boasts 160 Gbps throughput, and the ST50 Service Edge Router, which is a modular version offering 5 Gbps throughput. Commercial deployments began in early 2002 and announced customers for Laurel include Level(3),...

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Hammerhead Adds Ethernet Features

Hammerhead Systems added a suite of Ethernet features to its HSX 6000 Layer 2.5 Aggregation Platform, positioning the platform to be used for IPTV and business-class Ethernet service offerings. Key elements of the new Hammerhead Ethernet suite include:A 10-port Gigabit Ethernet module that provides aggregation of key elements of an IPTV network such as Ethernet-based IP-DSLAMs. The HSX 6000 allows service providers to provide Ethernet switching and...

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Tellabs Expands its Line of 8800 Multi-service routers

Tellabs introduced and entry-price multiservice router (MSR) designed for business-class IP, FR, ATM, Ethernet and TDM/Private Line services at the edge of an IP/MPLS network. The new Tellabs 8830 MSR, which is part of the company's larger Tellabs 8800 MSR line, is multi-service platform that can aggregate ATM, Ethernet, Frame Relay, and TDM services and perform interworking services among these same services, either through the IP/MPLS backbone...

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SkyPilot Raises $15 Million, Names New CEO

SkyPilot Networks, a start-up based in Santa Clara, California, announced a $15 million round of funding and named Bob Machlin as its new president and CEO. SkyPilot Networks offers carrier-class, wireless mesh networking systems using 5.8 GHz spectrum that leverage optimized routing protocols and other innovations. New product announcements are expected at SuperComm. Prior to SkyPilot, Machlin was president & CEO of AirFlow Networks, a wireless LAN equipment manufacturer, and president & CEO of Catena Networks, a DSL remote access telecommunications...

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Sprint Business Mobility Framework Locates Mobile Workers

Sprint launched a "Business Mobility Framework" that provides enterprises with location-based services, messaging and geographic notifications of their mobile workers. Businesses could use the service to enable new or enhance existing applications by locating and tracking mobile workers or assets nationwide. In addition, companies can direct workers across geographic lines, provide text or voice messages and share critical wireless data information with workers. Key capabilities include: Presence - provides a status indicating whether a mobile...

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Raza Microelectronics Unveils its High Performance Networking Silicon

Raza Microelectronics (RMI), a start-up based in Cupertino, California, unveiled two high-performance silicon product families for networking gear aimed at the enterprise and access markets. RMI's XLR Thread Processor, which incorporates 333 million transistors on 90nm CMOS technology, is a general purpose processor designed for network appliances, such as advanced firewalls, IDS, VPN boxes, intelligent switches and other edge applications. Significantly, the chip incorporates 8 MIPS64 CPU cores at up to 1.5GHz, each with 4 threads. This enables...

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TZero Names Richard Sekar as VP of Marketing

TZero Technologies, a start-up based in Sunnyvale, California, named Richard Sekar as vice president of marketing. TZero is developing a new line of UWB wireless silicon solutions. Sekar comes to TZero from Ikanos Communications, where as he served as vice president of marketing. Prior to Ikanos, Sekar served as assistant vice president of marketing at Copper Mountain Networks. http://www.tzti....

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Montavista Launches Linux Carrier Grade Edition 4.0

MontaVista launched the 4th generation of its Linux operating system optimized and tuned for carrier and telecom equipment. The latest release is integrated with technologies from Open Source, The Service Availability (SA Forum), OSDL and other key carrier standards groups.Montavista said a key advantage of its carrier-grade Linux is the flexiblility it provides for systems vendors to differentiate their products while pursing an open system model that prevents vendor lock-in. Some of the latest carrier-features include a hardened Linux kernel,...

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