Virtela Introduces Global Remote Monitoring & Management Services

Virtela, which provides global secure networking services, introduced a new Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) suite that provides a single point of contact for monitoring, managing and reporting on customer-owned IT infrastructure on a worldwide basis, including WANs, LANs, WLANs, servers, IP telephony, and security devices. Virtela operates a global, multi-carrier MPLS network with dynamic best path routing and automatic failover capabilities. Network and Security Operations Centers in Denver and Mumbai, India monitor and manage outsourced...

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Salira Names Former Corning Exec as CEO

Salira Systems, a provider of Gigabit Ethernet Passive Optical Network (GEPON) systems, named Dr. Yanming Liu as its new President and CEO. Dr. Liu was inventor and one of the principal developers of Corning's LEAF fiber. Subsequently, he led the international technical marketing of the LEAF fiber, which became a multi-billion dollar product line. Liu has held several management positions, including VP Business Development at Optovia and VP Marketing and Strategic Development at Walsin Management Company. http://www.salira....

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GlowPoint Hires Rothschild to Explore Possible Sale

Glowpoint, an IP-based video communications service provider, has engaged Rothschild as its financial advisor to explore strategic alternatives for the company, including investment opportunities, as well as a possible merger or sale of all or part of its business. GlowPoint, which is based in New Jersey, offers video conferencing, bridging and IP broadcasting services to enterprises, SOHOs, broadcasters and consumers worldwide. The company said its network has carried over 23 million IP video minutes, with an average of more than 20,000 video...

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ECI Supplies Optical Backbone in Costa Rica

ICE (Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad), a government owned utility company in Costa Rica, selected ECI to deploy a complete optical transmission network across the country. The project, which is valued at $59 million, is based on ECI's XDM Multi-Service Provisioning Platform (MSPP). ECI will provide all aspects of the fiber installation and design, supply the fiber optic cables, digging of the fiber canals and ducting the fiber installation works of over 1000 km across the urban and rural areas of Costa Rica. The network will provide ICE...

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ECI's ST200 Edge Router Selected by River City

River City Internet Group, a Missouri corporation that owns eight operating companies that deliver IP based services enabling residential, enterprise and carriers with front office, backend, connectivity and management technologies, has selected ECI's ST200 edge router platform to consolidate its switching, routing and subscriber management. As part of this new deal, River City will deploy ECI's ST200 series including the 8-port OC-3 card, 12-port channelized DS-3 card and the 4-port gigabit Ethernet card, plus enhanced provisioning and customer...

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Ericsson to Introduce GSM 450

Ericsson confirmed that it intends to expand its GSM portfolio into the 450 MHz frequency band. GSM 450 enables cost-efficient GSM mobile coverage in markets that have not already been covered. The GSM 450 solution supports full global GSM roaming. Ericsson said GSM 450 will particularly help to bring mobile services to remote areas previously considered not feasible to cover.Ericsson, together with major handset vendors, is driving the 450 solutions to enable product launch during 2006, depending on market demand. http://www.ericsson....

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Reef Point Hires Dennis Racca as VP of Engineering

Reef Point Systems, a start-up developing carrier-class security solutions for converged wireless and wireline networks, has appointed Dennis Racca as Vice President of Engineering. Raca co-founded Northchurch Communications, which pioneered the market for carrier-edge service routers and was later acquired by Alcatel. Racca has also held senior management positions at UB Networks and Newbridge Networks. Reef Point Systems' Multiservice Security Gateway is massively scalable, securing up to half a million simultaneous connections. The gateway...

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Wintegra and Ikanos Team on VDSL2 Line Card Designs

Ikanos Communications and Wintegra have jointly developed a VDSL2 line card reference platform. Under the partnership agreement, Ikanos has integrated its SmartLeap 94xx family of VDSL2 chipsets with Wintegra's WinArrow Access Processors in a line card reference design.The line card utilizes functionality partitioned between Wintegra network processors and Ikanos VDSL2 chipsets, enabling on-board QoS management, traffic shaping, ADSL termination, and bonding without expensive custom engineering. In addition, the tight integration between access...

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Strix Systems Names Nan Chen as VP of Marketing

Strix Systems, a start-up offering wireless mesh networking solutions, named Nan Chen as its vice president of marketing. Chen is the president of the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) and founding director of the 10 Gigabit Ethernet Alliance (10 GEA). Prior to Strix, Chen was vice president of marketing for Atrica. Before that, Chen was director of product management and product marketing at Force10 Networks. http://www.strixsystems....

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Global Crossing Upgrades its IP VPN Service

Global Crossing announced a series of upgrades to its IP VPN portfolio, providing its enterprise customers worldwide with improved reliability, performance and flexibility. The company also announced that its IP VPN traffic has increased by more than 200% during the first three quarters of 2005. The new enhancements include the following:Global Crossing's IP VPN service has been enhanced to extend an enterprise's routing domains across an MPLS-based IP VPN. This enables enterprises to preserve their existing routing topology and network infrastructure...

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Global Crossing Gains Mexico License to Sell International and LD Voice

The Mexican Ministry of Communications and Transportation has granted Global Crossing an amendment to its public telecommunications network concession, allowing it to provide voice services in Mexico. The company will now be permitted to sell voice services directly to Mexican-based businesses and carriers. The new services will enhance Global Crossing's portfolio of products for new and existing customers in the country. Global Crossing has been providing data services in Mexico since 1999. http://www.globalcrossing.com/In February 2005, Global...

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Nokia to Support GSM at 450 MHz

Nokia voiced its support for GSM on the 450 MHz frequency band, saying it believes that a GSM450 frequency is a viable solution in providing affordable handsets and mobile voice-centered services to new growth areas with a low teledensity. The company believes that for regions licensing a 450 MHz frequency band, GSM technology can provide a cost conscious alternative and thus enable mobile communications for a broad consumer base in very price sensitive markets. http://www.nokia....

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WebEx Launches WebOffice Service

WebEx Communications launched two new business collaboration offerings designed for small businesses and individuals. WebEx WebOffice Workgroup -- Designed to meet the collaboration and web meeting needs of small businesses with five or more users, WebOffice Workgroup provides a complete collaboration suite including a document manager, group calendar, database manager, task manager and several other collaborative business tools. WebOffice Workgroup pricing starts at $59.95 for five users. Users can add web meetings for an additional $49.95 per...

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Verizon DSL to Offer Yahoo! Music Unlimited

Verizon Online will begin offering Yahoo! Music Unlimited subscription service to its DSL customers. Yahoo! Music Unlimited allows customers to play tunes from a catalog of more than one million songs, transfer tracks to compatible portable devices and enjoy the unique ability to browse and listen to friends' collections of subscription music and playlists via Yahoo! Messenger. Verizon will offer this a premium service for an annual fee of $59.88 or monthly subscription of $6.99. http://www.verizon.com http://www.yahoo....

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Narad Names Michael Collette as CEO

Narad Networks, a supplier of broadband access solutions for cable operators, named Michael Collette as CEO, replacing John C. Petrillo, who will remain chairman of the company's board. Prior to joining Narad, Collette was CEO of Ucentric Systems, a leading provider of home media networking software for the connected home. John C. Petrillo, former CEO of Narad, will remain Chairman of the company's board.Narad also announced it has secured additional funding to support the company's ongoing operations as well as the roll out of its new switching...

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Princeton Lightwave Licenses IBM Single-Photon Detection Technology

Princeton Lightwave has licensed IBM's single-photon detection (SPD) technology. An SPD is an essential component of quantum cryptography systems, which enable extremely secure communications even in the presence of eavesdropping. Quantum cryptography systems are being developed for government and financial institutions and are expected to find widespread use. Single-photon detectors are also useful in a variety of optical and semiconductor test and measurement applications and in some areas of scientific research.The IBM SPD technology was developed...

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Dynavar to Resell Riverstone Carrier Ethernet in the Americas

Dynavar Networking, one of North America's leading systems integrators, will resell and provide turn-key support services for Riverstone's broad portfolio of carrier Ethernet routers. The companies are targeting CLECs and Independent Operating Companies (IOCs) providing residential and business services in the U.S. and Canada. The relationship has already yielded wins with a number of customers. http://www.riverstonenet.com/http://www.dynavar.c...

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MSN to Offer RealNetworks' Music Subscription service

Microsoft and RealNetworks announced a settlement in their long-running legal dispute, with Microsoft agreeing to pay Real a $460 million up-front cash payment to resolve all damages claims and a series of technology licenses and commitments under which Real will obtain long-term access to important Windows Media technologies that will enhance Real's media software solutions.The companies also announced a music and games distribution agreement under which Microsoft will pay $301 million in cash to Real and provide services over 18 months in support...

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Nortel to Supply CDMA 2000 1X, EV-DO to Cricket, ANB

Nortel announced contracts collectively valued at US$130 million to supply CDMA2000 1X and 1xEV-DO wireless technology to Cricket Communications (a subsidiary of LEAP Wireless) and Alaska Native Broadband 1 License. The agreements with Leap and ANB call for Nortel to deploy CDMA2000 1X and EV-DO radio base stations, base station controllers, CDMA Packet MSC switching and other related equipment in various Leap markets and in additional markets that Leap and ANB obtained through the FCC's Auction 58 earlier in 2005. These markets include: San Diego,...

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Teledata and Octasic Partner on NGN VoIP

Teledata Networks and Octasic announced a technological partnership for the development of Next Generation Network VoIP capabilities. This cooperation is based on Teledata Networks' BroadAccess and HighPGate Multiservice Access Gateways (MSAGs), containing Octasic Semiconductor's OCT9360 chip, one of the major building blocks in Teledata Networks' integrated Media Gateway card. Teledata Networks has selected Octasic technology to enhance BroadAccess...

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