Korea's DACOM Deploys ECI's XDM Optical Platform

DACOM Corporation, one of the largest telecommunications providers in Korea, has completed deployment of ECI Telecom's XDM multi-service provisioning platform for its new national backbone and metro networks. The networks connect Jungdong, Kyoung, Chung, Kangbuk, Yoeui, and Kangnam. They also connect KIDC, one of the most advanced data centers in Asia.ECI's converged multi-service platform includes combiner cards that can aggregate services to save on channels. The deployment enables DACOM to support transparent wavelengths of up to 10 Gbps and...

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Sonus Networks Supports IMS Architecture

Sonus Networks unveiled its solution for an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) architecture, leveraging its existing products: the GSX family, PSX, SGX, ASX and Insight Management Systems. The company said the IMS architecture substantially mirrors the Sonus-built networks currently deployed. Essential to an IMS deployment is the ability for elements within the network to communicate with each other using SIP -- which Sonus already supports.Sonus said its IMS solutions enable service providers to deliver integrated services over mobile, WiFi and wireline...

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Aktino Delivers 10 Mbps on 4 Copper Pairs at 12,000ft

Aktino, a start-up based in Irvine, California, announced its AK4000 product family capable of delivering 10 to 25 Mbps business-class Ethernet services over the entire Carrier Serving Area (CSA - 12,000 feet over 24-gauge wire).The Aktino AK4000 product family, an Ethernet in the First Mile (EFM) solution, is built with the same core technology -- MIMO on DMT -- as Aktino's recently announced AK3000 product family. By applying MIMO techniques to a DMT-based platform, it enables the AK4000 to mitigate cross-talk interference and transport greater...

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Tellabs Launches ONT Interoperability Initiative

Tellabs is launching an Optical Networking Terminal (ONT) interoperability initiative for FTTP networks. The goal is to foster the interoperability of Tellabs ONTs with many vendors' Optical Line Terminals (OLTs) in multi-vendor FTTP deployments.In related news, Sprint North Supply and Alltel Communications Products have agreed to distribute Tellabs' ONT equipment. The respective companies, two of the largest North American distributors of access equipment, will exclusively sell Tellabs' ONT products for multi-vendor OLT installations through the...

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ADC to Market Calient's Photonic Switch

ADC will market Calient Networks' photonic switching systems and software as part of its solutions to address fiber-intensive networks such as central offices, data centers, and test facilities. Installing, managing, and maintaining thousands of fiber connections in these facilities can become time-consuming and error-prone when managed manually. The agreement leverages expertise from both companies to create new solutions for fiber-intensive networks. A new product, marketed as the Calient Automated Fiber Management (AFM) solution, integrates...

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Voltaire Secures $15 Million for Infiniband Grid Interconnects

Voltaire, a start-up based in Billerica, Massachusetts, raised $15 million for its interconnect solutions for high performance grid computing. Voltaire provides grid interconnect hardware and software solutions based on InfiniBand technology that enable high performance applications to run on distributed server, storage and network resources. Voltaire multi-service switches offer integrated InfiniBand, GbE and Fibre Channel connectivity and are used for building high-performance clusters and grids ranging from tens to thousands of nodes. Voltaire's...

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NEC America Debuts its Next Gen ROADMs

NEC America unveiled its SpectralWave DW4240 Core/Edge reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexer (ROADM) for delivering dynamic bandwidth allocation of networked wavelengths with integrated transport, switching and multi-layer management at both the wavelength and SONET/SDH layers. The NEC 4240 is an intelligent, automated solution aimed at supporting Gigabit Ethernet and Triple Play services. Specifically, the NEC 4240 is a very compact system that offers full ROADM capability for flexible multiplexing and transport of up to 40 C-Band or L-Band...

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Netrake Offers Security Gateway for GSM-to-WiFi Services

Netrake introduces its nCite Security Gateway designed to address the security requirements of wireless carriers, specifically GSM networks, looking to extend capabilities into unlicensed mobile access or 802.xx networks. Netrake said its new nCite Security Gateway supports a pre-IMS market opportunity that has the opportunity to enable 30-50 million VoIP endpoints by 2008. A key enabler of this expansion is the multimode handset, which combines a GSM phone and a VoIP endpoint. The VoIP endpoint requires a security association to the core network...

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Netrake Scales its Session Manager to 7.2M BHCA

Netrake launched a new session manager designed for scaling VoIP networks using a centralized signaling control plane based architecture. The control plane based architecture provides a single entry point into the network and allows service providers to improve overall network management.Netrake said its new nCite SM Session Manager would allow service providers to scale their networks to reach new levels of service in their primary sites necessary for the anticipated growth in traffic for VoIP services. The nCite SM when deployed in conjunction...

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IBM Showcases BladeCenter for IMS, IPTV

At SUPERCOMM, IBM is showcasing open telecommunications solutions built around its BladeServer hardware. IBM is announcing key business partner solutions around IP Multimedia Subsystems (IMS), including with AudioCodes, BayPackets, Brooktrout, DataPower, Leapstone and NexTone. Using NexTone session management software and IBM BladeServer hardware, service providers can build a flexible framework to address immediate VoIP opportunities based on the IMS architecture. This solution, coupled with DSP media processing technology from AudioCodes, enables...

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Performance Technologies Targets ATCA Products

Performance Technologies introduced several new products based on the PICMG 3.0 AdvancedTCA specification. Each new product is an integral part of the company's Advanced Managed Platform offering.The ATC5210 12U General Purpose Platform is an extremely flexible, interoperable and high availability platform that allows designers to focus on quickly delivering telecommunications equipment to market. Equipped with the ATC6610 Embedded Base-Fabric Gb Ethernet Switch and MGT7402 Intelligent Shelf Manager (ISM), it features the same field-hardened software...

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NTT Comware Shows SIP Server on Sun's Netra ATCA Blade Platform

NTT COMWARE demonstrated its next-generation SIP application server technology based on Sun's upcoming Netra ATCA (advanced telecom computing architecture) blade platform. This new platform is scheduled for release at the end of 2005. NTT COMWARE's SIP application server will use an UltraSPARC processor-based ATCA blade running Solaris 10 Operating System."Today we are demonstrating a major step toward enabling service providers to quickly deploy next generation voice, video and data services on our upcoming ATCA platform," said Raju Penumatcha,...

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Motorola and IBM Collaborate on Telco Open Systems Platform

IBM will offer Motorola NetPlane Core Services software as a key middleware component of the IBM eServer Integrated Platform for Telecommunications. NetPlane Core Services is Motorola's platform-independent implementation of the Service Availability Forum (SA Forum) Application Interface Specification (AIS) and Hardware Platform Interface (HPI). This open, high availability middleware was first introduced with Motorola's Avantellis 3000 Series of AdvancedTCA-based communications servers."This collaboration reflects the move to a commercial off-the-shelf-based...

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Agilent Offers Distributed Network Analyzer for Triple Play

Agilent Technologies introduced its Distributed Network Analyzer PRO designed to deliver critical information from a wide array of network interfaces, allowing engineers to accurately measure and qualify service performance, identify root-cause of impairments, and troubleshoot complex problems on multiservice, multitechnology networks from any location. The J6803A Distributed Network Analyzer PRO extends the capabilities of the network analyzer solutions from Agilent by providing local and distributed test capabilities for installation, maintenance...

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Agilent Offers Cable VoIP Testing

Agilent Technologies has extended its NgN Analysis System to address the quality assurance needs of cable VoIP service providers. Through the added support for common open policy service (COPS) protocol and for Cedar Point Softswitches, the system now displays end-to-end call flow records for advanced performance metrics and real-time and historical troubleshooting. Agilent's NgN Analysis System correlates COPS protocol with other protocols such as PacketCable NCS (network call signaling), TGCP (trunking gateway control protocol), SIP (session...

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Spirent Introduces Handheld Broadband Tester

Spirent Communications introduced a new line of intelligent handheld field test units for troubleshooting broadband services. The new Tech-X product includes:xDSL Modem Emulation ADSL 2/2+ Expert Diagnostics and Analysis ATM/IP Service Testing Copper Pair Qualification Features Wireless Technology Storing Results/Remote Control Access to Centralized Test Resources Automated Test Scripts http://www.spirentcom....

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Sun Offers Open Service Delivery Platform

Sun Microsystems launched its Open Service Delivery Platform Solutions Program aimed at helping telecommunications service providers deliver new, differentiated revenue-generating consumer and enterprise services utilizing technologies such as IMS and VoIP. Sun is presenting a framework that makes use of end-to-end Java and can leverage the carrier-grade Solaris operating system.Sun is collaborating with an ecosystem of industry leaders, including Network Equipment Providers (NEPs), Systems Integrators (SIs) and Independent Software Vendors (ISVs)...

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Motorola Rolls Out Centellis/Advantellis AdvancedTCA Solutions

Motorola launched a new series of Open Application-Enabling Platforms, pre-integrated and validated communications servers based on AdvancedTCA-based and supporting the Service Availability Forum (SA Forum) standards. Motorola said its communications servers are based on both open hardware and software standards, setting the course for a new generation of network equipment.The Centellis 3000 series of communications servers is optimized for legacy...

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Motorola's OLT Supports BPON and GPON

Motorola announced an expansion of its multi-service broadband access products with the Motorola AXS2200 Optical Line Terminal (OLT) which supports converged service delivery over Fiber-to-the Premises (FTTP) and Fiber-to-the-Node (FTTN) user networks. Motorola's AXS2200 provides voice, data and video service aggregation via integrated TDM voice gateway, ATM and GigE network interfaces. The AXS2200 also features both FTTP (BPON and GPON) and FTTN service delivery architectures. Further versatility is provided through both in-band IPTV and RF video...

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TI Raises Q2 Outlook

Texas Instruments raised its Q2 business outlook citing increased demand across its semiconductor range.The company's expectations for revenue are:Total revenue between $3120 million and $3240 million, compared with the prior range of $3000 million to $3240 million; Semiconductor revenue between $2650 million and $2750 million, compared with the prior range of $2550 million to $2750 million;Sensors & Controls revenue between $300 million and $310 million, compared with the prior range of $290 million to $310 million; andEducational &...

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Jeff Pulver to Invest in VocalTec

VocalTec Communications announced that Jeff Pulver has committed to purchase an equity stake in VocalTec. In addition to being the publisher of The Pulver Report and VON magazine and creator of the leading industry conference (VON), Pulver's ventures have included the founding of companies such as LibreTel and the co-founding of VoIP provider, Vonage. http://www.vocaltec.comVocalTec Communications launched its first VoIP products in 19...

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Dan Hesse Named CEO of Sprint Local

Daniel R. Hesse has been named chief executive officer of Sprint's Local Telecommunications Division. Hesse spent 23 years at AT&T, where he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of AT&T Wireless Services from 1997-2000. He was most recently Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Terabeam, a Seattle- based telecommunications company specializing in wireless technologies.Following Sprint's expected merger with Nextel this year, Hesse will begin final preparations for the proposed spin-off of Sprint's local operations....

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Spirent Rolls Out Triple Play Test Scenarios

Spirent Communications has enhanced its approach to assuring QoS for Triple Play services, including the launch of 20 new test scenarios. The new test scenarios are divided into the following areas:Infrastructure TestingEthernet Aggregation RouterBRAS / BBNG Capacity / Performance IPTV End-to-EndDSLAM IPTV with Simulated VideoVoice and Video Interactions on Residential ApplicationsCPE & Access Link PerformanceResilient Packet Ring testingCore Router TestingApplications & Security Testing - (RTP or MPEG, WM9)Streaming - Internet ServerStreaming...

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Alcatel and Freescale Align on GPON

Alcatel and Freescale Semiconductor have collaborated to a Gigabit PON (GPON) standards-compliant silicon solution. The chip leverages Freescale's PowerQUICC communications processor architecture based on PowerPC cores and digital signal processors (DSPs) based on StarCore technology, along with Alcatel's implementation of the standard GPON medium access control (MAC). Alcatel's implementation of the GPON MAC offers full compliance to ITU-T G.984 with data rates of 2.5Gbps downstream and 1.25Gbps upstream at a 1:128 split ratio. The MAC also integrates...

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Alcatel Debuts Subscriber Services Controller for Triple Play

Alcatel introduced a new policy management solution that will enable service providers to centrally manage their subscribers for Triple Play services. Key components of the solution were developed in partnership with Bridgewater Systems, a start-up based in Ottawa that offers subscriber-centric policy management software for IP-based services..The new Alcatel 5750 Subscriber Services Controller (SSC) is designed to consolidate the existing multi-vendor BRAS environment into a new Alcatel Triple Play Service Delivery Architecture (TPSDA). The platform...

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Motorola and Microsoft Partner on IPTV

Motorola and Microsoft are extending their long-standing relationship for digital video solutions to include IPTV. The companies agreed to collaborate to deliver an integrated hardware and software solution for IP video services. Specifically, Motorola and Microsoft will work together to integrate the Microsoft TV IPTV Edition software platform with the features and functionality included in Motorola's forthcoming suite of IP set-tops and advanced encoder products. Microsoft has announced IPTV contract wins with Bell Canada, BellSouth, Reliance...

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Atrica Adds VPLS Traffic Engineering, OC3 Grooming Capabilities

Atrica unveiled major enhancements to its Carrier Ethernet Systems including VPLS-TE capability, enriched service provisioning and management capabilities on its ASPEN network management platform, and an new Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet Demarcation Devices.The new Virtual Private LAN Service with Traffic Engineering (VPLS-TE) capability adds carrier-class traffic engineering attributes to basic L2 Ethernet-based VPN capabilities, enabling carriers...

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