Equinix Opens Fourth Data Center in the Silicon Valley

Equinix opened its fourth Internet Business Exchange (IBX) center in the Silicon Valley. The new 120,000 square foot center is located in Sunnyvale and will add approximately 1,800 cabinets and increase Equinix's Silicon Valley footprint to more than 500,000 square feet. The center was originally built-out in 2001 at an estimated cost of $80 million and was acquired by Equinix through a long-term lease announced 14 months ago. Equinix is investing $15.0 million in upgrades to the facility.http://www.equinix....

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UNH-IOL Advances IPv6 Application Testing with Moonv6

The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) has completed a weeklong round of testing on the "Moonv6" network, the world's largest multi-vendor IPv6 network. The event included a public demonstration of the Network Time Protocol (NTP) running on a native IPv6-only connection.The UNH-IOL test ran mixed applications traffic (voice, video and data) between its network testing lab in Durham, New Hampshire and the U.S. Army's...

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Extreme Leverages MAC-in-MAC to Scale Ethernet to 16 Million Users

Extreme Networks introduced new capabilities based on emerging Ethernet standards that enable its BlackDiamond 12K platform to address the scalability of service provider aggregation networks for business and residential subscribers.Extreme Networks' "Multidimensional Ethernet" capabilities are comprised of three key dimensions:MAC-in-MAC scalability, Ethernet Cross Connect technology, and Hierarchical Quality of Service (QoS). Iometrix, the lab used to certify Carrier Ethernet products and services for the Metro Ethernet Forum, was commissioned...

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Nortel Appoints Darryl Edwards as EMEA President

Nortel has appointed Darryl Edwards as president of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region, replacing Steve Pusey who is leaving the company to join Vodafone Group Plc as its Chief Technology Officer. Edwards has been with Nortel for 14 years. Most recently, Edwards was Nortel president of Northern Europe, Middle East and NETAS, Nortel's joint venture in Turkey. In the past, he has been CEO of Nortel Israel and of Nortel Networks Germany. Prior to joining Nortel, Edwards spent 13 years at GPT. He will continue to be based in Maidenhead,...

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Bell Canada Announces Executive Appointments

Bell Canada announced the following changes to its leadership team.Wade Oosterman is appointed President of Bell Mobility and Bell Distribution Inc. (BDI), as well as Chief Brand Officer of Bell Canada, effective immediately.Stephane Boisvert, former Senior Vice-President, Global Client Solutions Sales of Sun Microsystems Inc., is appointed President of Bell Canada's Enterprise business, replacing Isabelle Courville, which has decided to step down.http://www.bell...

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Vonage Adds 256,000 VoIP Lines in Q2

Vonage reported Q2 revenue of $143 million, up 141% from $59 million in the year-ago quarter. Net loss for the quarter was $74 million, down 14% from $85 million in the prior quarter.Vonage added 1,005,000 net subscriber lines during the twelve months ended June 30, 2006, including approximately 256,000 during the second quarter, the second highest level of net additions in the Company's history. Vonage ended the second quarter with over 1,853,000 total subscriber lines, an increase of 16% from the prior quarter and 119% above the year-ago level.Total...

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Verizon Reaches 6.1 million Broadband Customers, including 375,000 for FiOS Internet

Verizon reported Q2 revenue of $22.7 billion, up 25.6 percent from second quarter 2005. Reported quarterly earnings were $1.6 billion, or 55 cents per diluted share, compared with $2.1 billion, or 75 cents per share, in the second quarter 2005 -- including 9 cents per share in special items for severance and related pension and benefits charges, and for employee relocations and merger integration costs.Some highlights for the quarter:Verizon WirelessAdded 1.8 million net customers in the second quarter 2006, for a total of 54.8 million customers...

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AT&T Expands its Metro Switched Ethernet Service Coverage

AT&T is expanding the reach of its "OPT-E-MAN" managed metropolitan optical transport service to cover 22 additional U.S. cities. This expansion brings the number of metropolitan areas where OPT-E-MAN is available to 41.AT&T OPT-E-MAN is a fully managed, switched Ethernet network service that provides customers with a highly efficient solution for communicating across multiple locations within a metropolitan area. The service can be configured...

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NETGEAR Introduces ADSL2+-VoIP-Wireless Gateway

NETGEAR announced worldwide availability of its Integrated ADSL2+ Modem and Wireless Router with Voice. The new DG834GV combines an ADSL2+ Modem, Router, 10/100 Wired LAN Switch, 802.11g Wireless Access Point, VoIP, and SPI Double Firewall. In addition, VPN pass-through enables safe connections to a user's business network from their home and office, while Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) and Denial of Service (DoS) attack prevention avert possible threats by scanning all incoming traffic.http://www.netgear....

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EarthLink Selected to Build out Pasadena Network

The City of Pasadena, California selected EarthLink to build, own and operate a 23 square mile citywide municipal wireless network.EarthLink will offer a symmetrical, 1 Mbps solution for customers and will work with the City to develop a digital inclusion program to offer certain qualifying residents discounted Internet access.The City of Pasadena will be an anchor tenant on the network.As part of its commitment to open access, EarthLink will enable multiple, competing providers to offer their services to consumers and businesses over its network....

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Centillium Reports Q2 Revenue of $18.3 Million

Centillium Communications, a supplier of DSL silicon, reported Q2 revenue of $18.3 million, compared with $20.3 million during the first quarter of 2006 and $18.6 million for the second quarter of 2005. GAAP results were a net loss of $1.6 million, or ($0.04) per share, for the second quarter of 2006, compared with a net loss of $313,000, or ($0.01) per share, for the first quarter of 2006 and a net loss of $3.7 million, or ($0.10) per share, for the second quarter of 2005."Although during the second quarter our net revenues were as expected, our...

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KT Selects ECI Telecom for Metro Ethernet Edge Routers

KT is deploying ECI Telecom's service edge routers on its metro Ethernet network. The routers are provided by ECI's Data Networking Division, formerly Laurel Networks. ECI plans to install additional ST200 routers in Q3 2006.For the metro Ethernet network (KORNET) bid process, KT developed a competitive benchmark test that included thorough testing of IP routing, forwarding performance, quality of service, security and denial of service prevention. KT chose ECI after the ST200 Service Edge Router won its extensive benchmark test.http://www.eci...

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MetaSwitch Unveils IMS-Solution for Cable Operators

MetaSwitch introduced an IMS-based telephony solution aimed at the cable market called COMPETE! or Cable Operator Multiservice Platform for Enhanced Telephony Evolution. This new platform, which is based on MetaSwitch's existing softswitch platform, enables cable operators to offer voice services to both business and residential customers, including services such as hosted private branch exchange (PBX), unified communications and converged T1 services over IP.The MetaSwitch COMPETE! solution is compatible with IMS and PacketCable Release 2 specifications....

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SanDisk Introduces 2-Gigabyte microSD Mobile Phone Card

SanDisk introduced a 2 GB microSD removable flash memory card aimed at mobile devices. This would allow storage of up to 1,000 mp3 file (assuming average 4 minute songs at 64 kbps). SanDisk's previous highest capacity was 1GB.http://www.sandisk....

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Convergin Adds SCIM Capabilities for Wireline Carriers

Convergin has enhanced its Accolade convergence SCIM (Service Capabilities Interaction Management) platform with new capabilities that allow connectivity of softswitches and IMS Call Session Control Functions (CSCF), with existing legacy services.Convergin's Accolade platform allows SIP and IMS platforms to issue SIP queries towards legacy wireline AIN/INAP services, enabling operators' SS7 services to be delivered not only to the SS7/TDM switches, but also to next generation softswitches and IMS/SIP CSCFs.Convergin said its SCIM platform not only...

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Cable & Wireless Jamaica Selects Veraz and Verso for NGN Switching

Cable & Wireless Jamaica has selected Veraz Networks and Verso Technologies to provide an advanced NGN switching infrastructure and prepaid wireline solution. The deployment includes Veraz's ControlSwitch Softswitch and service delivery platform along with its I-Gate 4000 PRO media gateway and incorporates Verso's IP-based I-Master Application Server and Revenue Assurance Platform designed to deliver innovative prepaid features and services to subscribers. The turnkey solution was deployed and implemented within four weeks from the date of...

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Big Pipe Selects Broadwing for 10 Gbps Upgrade

Big Pipe, a division of Shaw Communications in Canada, has purchased an OC-192-based U.S. network backbone service from Broadwing Communications. The 10 Gbps of dedicated bandwidth provided by the upgrade will increase Big Pipe's capacity on three key routes: Seattle to San Jose, California; San Jose to Chicago; and Ashburn, Virginia, to New York.Big Pipe provides IP-based backbone services to Internet service providers, carriers and large enterprises. Services include Transparent Local Area Network (TLS), Internet, private line and video transport.The...

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BSkyB to Supply NETGEAR Wireless Routers

Sky, which serves 8.1 million households in the UK and Ireland with satellite TV, will supply free NETGEAR wireless routers to all subscribers to its new broadband Internet access service. Sky Broadband offers a 2 Mbps download speed with no monthly subscription (free for Sky TV customers). Sky Broadband also offers a choice of other service tiers with download speeds of up to 16 Mbps (GBP 16 per month for Sky TV customers). Monthly download usage ranges from 2GB to unlimited.http://www.netgear.comhttp://www.sky.comSky launched its free Broadband...

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IPcelerate Offers IP Video Surveillance System

IPcelerate, a Dallas-based VoIP solutions provider, introduced an IP Video Surveillance solution for recording and monitoring video sessions. The system offers a web interface, providing multiple camera views, camera control interface and configurable floor plan maps. The server supports up to 32 cameras and can be configured to record all the time, when a camera detects motion, or when an alert is received.http://www.ipcelerate....

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WiNetworks Raises $11 Million for 802.16 d/e and DVB

WiNetworks, a start-up based in Herzalia, Israel, raised $11 million in venture capital funding for its WiMAX (IEEE 802.16 d/e) and Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) technologies.WiNetworks specializes in Hybrid WiMAX DVB (HWDV) for delivering Triple Play services. The company is currently shipping its WiMAX platform, which is particularly aimed at Digital Broadcast Satellite (DBS) operators and Cable Operators that would like to expand their video content to mobile users. In this round, most of the funding came from WiNetworks existing investors,...

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Verizon Wireless Launches LG Chocolate Handset, Cut

Verizon Wireless launched commercial availability of LG Electronics' "Chocolate" mobile slider phone designed to work with its V CAST Music service. Chocolate features a glowing red touch sensitive keypad the enables users to browse, preview, download and play high-quality digital music from their phones over Verizon Wireless' broadband network or in the Verizon Wireless V CAST Music online store. A 2GB microSD card stores up to 1,000 mp3 files.V...

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XO Surpasses 5,000 Business VoIP Customers

XO Communications has surpassed the 5,000 customer milestone for its business-class VoIP services bundle, XOptions Flex. Launched fifteen months ago, XOptions Flex is an integrated VoIP services solution that serves businesses with as many as 160 employees at each location. The service combines virtually unlimited local and long distance calling, Dedicated Internet Access and web hosting services for a flat monthly price. http://www.xo....

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Ikanos to Acquire Doradus Technologies for Signal Processing

Ikanos Communications agreed to acquire Doradus Technologies, a start-up developing advanced signal processing products for communications and consumer applications. Financial terms were not disclosed.Ikanos said the Doradus team brings significant expertise in developing power- and spectrum-efficient signal processing products for high-performance wireline (DSL), wireless, and digital TV markets. Doradus' "DoraVision" VSB/QAM demodulator, which is designed for digital TV applications, enables Ikanos to expand its offering of highly-integrated,...

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Tellabs Announces New $300 Million Share Repurchase Program

The Tellabs Board of Directors authorized a new share repurchase program of up to $300 million of the company's outstanding common stock (about 7% of shares at Friday's closing price). The new authorization follows Tellabs' completion of a $300 million share buyback program announced on February 2, 2005. The new share repurchase program will involve the purchase of common shares from time to time at the prevailing market price.http://www.tellabs....

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Lucent Joins Boeing-Led Team Competing for Secure Border Contract

Lucent Technologies was selected as a member of the Boeing team that is pursuing the SBInet contract. he Boeing-led team submitted its proposal to the U.S. government and is competing for an estimated $2 billion contract award.The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Secure Border Initiative (SBI) aims to secure U.S. borders and reduce illegal immigration. The SBInet contract is expected to be awarded in September 2006.In addition to Lucent, the Boeing-led SBInet team includes the following major contractors DRS Surveillance and Reconnaissance...

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Ikanos Posts Q2 Revenue of $41.2 million, up 15% Sequentially

Ikanos Communications reported Q2 net revenues of $41.2 million, a sequential increase of 15% from the $35.8 million reported for the first quarter of 2006 and an increase of 115% from the $19.2 million reported for the second quarter of 2005. GAAP net loss for the second quarter of 2006 was $2.2 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, on 27.1 million weighted average shares. This compares with a net loss of $1.4 million, or $0.06 per diluted share, on 24.5 million weighted average shares in the first quarter of fiscal 2006 and with a net loss of...

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AudioCodes Reports Q2 Revenue of $33 Million, up 6% over Q1

AudioCodes reported Q2 revenue of $33.3 million compared to $31.3 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 and $28.5 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2005. Second quarter revenues grew 6.3% sequentially and increased 16.7% compared to the second quarter of 2005.Net income was $3.3 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2006 compared to net income of $2.3 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2006 and net income of $3.1 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2005. h...

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Adelphia's Cable Assets Distributed to Time Warner, Comcast

Adelphia Communications Corporation completed the sale of substantially all of its assets to Time Warner Cable and Comcast Corporation for aggregate consideration of approximately $12.5 billion in cash and approximately 16 percent of the equity of Time Warner's cable subsidiary. Adelphia's approximately 4.8 million customers will be distributed between Time Warner Cable and Comcast.Adelphia's almost 13,000 employees will transfer to Time Warner Cable and Comcast.Adelphia also consummated a plan of reorganization for the former joint ventures with...

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Ruckus Wireless Targets In-Home Connectivity to Outdoor Metro Wi-Fi Services

Ruckus Wireless, a start-up based in Sunnyvale, California, announced the commercial availability of MetroFlex, a high-performance 802.11b/g wireless access gateway specifically designed to give consumers better in-home connectivity to outdoor metro-scale Wi-Fi networks. Ruckus Wireless said its MetroFlex system is the most sensitive and reliable in-home Wi-Fi receiver on the market and has demonstrated the ability in rural environments to sustain...

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T-Com Launches VDSL2 Network in 10 German Cities

Beginning August 2, Deutsche Telekom's T-Com division will begin offering consumer broadband access at up to 50 Mbps over its new VDSL network in ten cities. The service delivers voice communication, Internet usage and IPTV via a single line. In cooperation with TV provider Premiere, DT is featuring the German top league Bundesliga via VDSL for an additional EUR 9.95 a month. Fans signing up now get an additional bonus: The first half of the season is for free. Aficionados can watch individual games or a so-called conference switch, which juggles...

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SingTel Offer "PingPower" Low-Latency Service for Local Gamers

SingTel introduced a "PingPower" broadband service specifically tailored for local gamers with low-latency access to servers. The service promises latency as low as 10 milliseconds (ms).As a start, players of four popular online games - "Battle Field 2", "Counter Strike 1.6", "Counter Strike Source" and "Day of Defeat"- will experience significantly lower latency when they sign up for SingNet's PingPower.http://www.singtel....

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FCC Qualifies 168 Bidders for AWS Spectrum Auction

A total of 168 applicants have been qualified to bid in the upcoming FCC auction for Advanced Wireless Services licenses in the 1710-1755 MHz and 2110-2155 MHz bands (AWS-1). The auction is slated to begin on Wednesday, August 9, 2006. The list of qualified bidders is posted on the FCC website.http://www.fcc.govIn August 2005, the FCC modified the band plan, and licensing and service rules – originally adopted in October 2003 – for the 90 MHz of Advanced Wireless Service (AWS) spectrum at 1710-1755 MHz and 2110-2155 MHz.The original band plan...

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SanDisk To Acquire Msystems for Handset Flash Memory

SanDisk agreed to acquire msystems Ltd. in a stock swap in which each msystems ordinary share will be converted into 0.76368 of a share of SanDisk common stock, representing a 26% premium over the average closing price of msystems' shares for the last thirty trading days. The deal is valued at about $1.3 billion.This combination joins together two flash memory pioneers with complementary products, customers and channels. Israel-based msystems is a leader in flash memory systems addressing mobile, portable and embedded markets.SanDisk, which is...

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Internet2 Offers Members Dedicated Wavelengths

The Internet2 consortium began offering its members dedicated optical wavelengths in addition to dark fiber assets. The new service, called WaveCo, will provide members with access to lightpaths beyond the Internet2 Network footprint using Level 3 Communications' network. Through Internet2's agreement with the carrier, the "off-net" service will have the advantage of aggregated rates which are especially beneficial for regional networks that wish to extend their reach to only a few sites with varying demands for circuit capacity or duration.These...

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QUALCOMM Signs Fabrication and Test Deal with SMIC

QUALCOMM announced a strategic agreement with Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), one of the leading semiconductor foundries. SMIC will provide integrated circuit (IC) manufacturing services to QUALCOMM using a specialized BiCMOS process technology at its Tianjin, China facility. This agreement will combine SMIC's wafer fabrication capabilities and subcontractor infrastructure with QUALCOMM's 3G technology.http://www.qualcomm.comIn June 2003, QUALCOMM announced plans to invest up to US$100 million in early- to mid-stage...

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France Telecom Reaches 8.5 Million DSL Users, 306,000 IPTV Customers

Citing very rapid growth in consumer DSL services, France Telecom Group reported revenue of EUR 25.86 billion to 30-June-2006, representing a growth of 9.3% on an historical basis and 1.4% on a comparable basis. The gross operating margin was 9.47 billion EURs. Some highlights:The total number of customers served by France Telecom companies reached 88.7 million, up by 32.8% year-over-year on a historical basis and 14.8% on a comparable basis.Traditional fixed line services and narrowband services continue to decline. Total revenue from fixed...

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Alcatel Post Q2 Revenue of EUR 3.4 Billion, up 7.6%

Alcatel reported Q2 revenue of EUR 3,384 million, up 7.6% year-over-year. Operating profit was EUR 263 million, a 7.8% operating marginand net income (group share) was EUR 180 million, representing earnings per share or EUR 0.13.Some highlights:During Q2, Alcatel shipped a record 6.7 million DSL linesQ2 gross margin was 33.6%, down from 35.6% a year earlier.The IP data business once again recorded significant growth, with new contract wins in the...

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RadiSys to Acquire Convedia

RadiSys agreed to acquire privately-held Convedia Corporation, a leader in IP media processing technologies and IP Media Server products, for $105 million in cash, subject to certain adjustments, plus an earnout of up to $10 million if Convedia achieves certain profitability goals over the next year.Convedia claims over 200 customers worldwide, including 25 of the top 50 global telecommunication service providers, and many Fortune 500 and enterprise customers. Convedia's family of media servers enable fixed, mobile and cable service providers...

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Time Warner Telecom to Acquire Xspedius for Metro Fiber in 75 Markets

Time Warner Telecom agreed to acquire Xspedius Communications, a privately held company which provides telecommunications services to businesses across the U.S., $531.5 million, consisting of $212.5 million in cash and $319 million in shares of Time Warner Telecom's Class A Common Stock.Xspedius is a metro fiber-based provider of integrated communications services primarily to enterprise businesses as well as carrier customers. Its services include metro Ethernet, local and long distance voice, data and dedicated Internet access services, in 43...

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InterCall to Deploy Convedia Media Servers

InterCall, a subsidiary of West Corporation and a leading provider of outsourced communication solutions, will deploy Convedia's CMS-6000 and CMS-1000 Media Servers. West Corporation is an established leader in customer contact services and offers a suite of integrated communication services to Fortune 1000 companies.Advanced reservationless conferencing and collaboration services developed by West Corporation's application development teams will use Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) and Media Server Markup Language (MSML) protocols to integrate...

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Conexant Posts Revenue of $251.6 million, up 27%

Conexant Systems reported revenues of $251.6 million for its third fiscal quarter of 2006, which ended 30-June-2006. up 3.7 percent from second quarter fiscal 2006 revenues of $242.6 million, in line with prior expectations of a 3 to 5 percent sequential increase and up 27.4 percent from $197.5 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2005. Core gross margins in the third quarter of fiscal 2006 increased to 45.2 percent of revenues, up 170 basis points from 43.5 percent in the immediate-prior quarter and above prior expectations of approximately...

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Tellabs Reports Revenue of $549 million, up 19%

Tellabs reported Q2 revenue of $549 million, up 19% from $463 million in the second quarter of 2005. On a GAAP basis, Tellabs earned $54 million or 12 cents per share in the second quarter of 2006, up 30% from $41 million or 9 cents per share in the second quarter of 2005.Broadband -- Revenue from the broadband segment totaled $298 million, up 20% from $248 million in the second quarter of 2005. Within the broadband segment, access revenue rose 32% to a record $190 million from $143 million in the second quarter of 2005. Managed access revenue...

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Comcast Reports Surging Demand for Digital Services

Comcast reported record quarterly results, driven by surging consumer demand for new digital features including ON DEMAND, digital video recorders (DVR) and HDTV programming.Some highlights:Comcast added 305,000 high-speed Internet subscribers during the quarter. High-Speed Internet revenues increased 22% to $1.2 billion in the second quarter of 2006, reflecting a 1.6 million or 20% increase in subscribers from the prior year and stable average monthly revenue per subscriber. Comcast ended the second quarter of 2006 with 9.3 million high-speed...

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Nokia Launches Public UMA Pilot in Finland

Nokia has launched a public Unlicensed Mobile Access pilot over Wireless LAN in the city of Oulu, Finland. The trial, which is slated to last at least two months, tracks 50 families that have been supplied with Nokia 6136 mobile devices with UMA capabilities. UMA technology makes it possible for users to seamlessly roam and handover between local area networks and wide area networks using the same dual-mode device. Instead of constantly communicating with a base station, UMA allows the phone to also make calls through WLAN internet networks....

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BellSouth to Market TiVo DVRs to DSL Customers

BellSouth will co-market the stand-alone TiVo Series2 box and service in conjunction with BellSouth FastAccess DSL.Through the agreement with TiVo, select BellSouth FastAccess DSL subscribers will receive special pricing on the TiVo box and service. These customers can further enhance their already reliable, high-speed Internet service with TiVo's broadband applications, including online scheduling, TiVoToGo transfers, TiVo Guru Guide recommendations, streaming radio, movie browsing, and TiVo's easy-to-use Home Media features.http://www.bellso...

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BT Reaches 8.7 Million Broadband Users

BT reported quarterly revenue of 4,864 million pounds Sterling, up 3 percent, a profit of 639 million pounds, up 24 percent, and earnings per share 5.8 pence, up 26 percent over last year, before special items. Revenue has now increased for ten consecutive quarters. Some highlights from the quarter:BT had 8.7 million wholesale broadband connections at June 30, 2006, including 580,000 local loop unbundled lines, an increase of 2.9 million connections year on year and 535,000 connections in the quarter. The definition of broadband connections has...

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NETGEAR to Acquire SkipJam for Home Entertainment and Control

NETGEAR agreed to acquire SkipJam Corp., a developer of software for home entertainment and control, for $9 million in cash.SkipJam was founded in 2002 and is based in Port Chester, New York. Upon close of the acquisition, SkipJam's engineering team will be integrated into the NETGEAR engineering organization with Michael Spilo, CEO of SkipJam, becoming NETGEAR's VP of Engineering for Multimedia Products. SkipJam's technology will form the basis of future NETGEAR multimedia products, including media centers, media players, and audio players, builds...

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NEC, Matsushita and TI form Joint Venture for 3G/3.5G

NEC, NEC Electronics Corp., Matsushita, Panasonic Mobile Communications and Texas Instruments will establish a new joint venture company to conduct global development, design, and technology licensing for a hardware and software communications platform to manage the core communications functions for mobile handsets for 3G/3.5G and beyond.The new company, Adcore-Tech, will be based in Yokosuka, Japan and have 180 employees initially. The five companies will jointly invest 12.0 billion yen in the new joint venture, with approximately 44 percent...

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XM Satellite Radio Surpasses 7 Million Subscribers

XM Satellite Radio has passed the 7 million subscriber mark.http://www.xmradio....

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Verizon Selects Alcatel, Motorola and Tellabs for GPON

Verizon has selected Alcatel, Motorola and Tellabs as GPON suppliers for its FTTP network. Later this year, Verizon will begin deploying the Alcatel equipment first, to be followed by Motorola and Tellabs. This is subject to finalizing definitive agreements.Both Motorola and Tellabs are currently supplying BPON equipment for Verizon's rollout in 16 states."G-PON is the next step in the evolution of the all-fiber-access network," said Paul Lacouture,...

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Cingular Awards 3-Year RAN Equipment Contract to Carrier Access

Cingular Wireless awarded a three year supply agreement to Carrier Access Corporation to provide next generation equipment for their radio access network (RAN). Cingular selected the Carrier Access MASTERseries platform with "FLEXengine" technology, which incorporates IP management, voice and data prioritization, dynamic bandwidth re-use, and transport data convergence.Cingular has over 47,000 cell sites, of which over 17,000 are already installed with Carrier Access MASTERseries nodes. This new contract not only gives Carrier Access the opportunity...

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Avaya Signs GE to Broaden its North American Sales Channels

Avaya signed a distribution agreement with GE's Access Distribution division , a value-added distributor of IT solutions. Access Distribution will represent the entire Avaya product portfolio, as well as solutions from Avaya Global Services, including maintenance and installation work.Avaya currently has a network of more than 2,500 resellers in North America. Access Distribution has over 600 additional reseller customers experienced in complex IT products, solutions and services -- from network security and storage to enterprise applications...

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Pure Networks Launches European Home Networking Solution

Pure Networks has formed a partnership with IP Globalnet to offer hardware manufacturers and service providers across Europe local language versions of Pure Networks' home networking software, Network Magic, and router set up wizards. Already two companies, TopCom and Cable 1 have joined the program and are using Network Magic to help their consumers solve home networking challenges.http://www.networkmagic.euIn January 2006, Pure Networks, a start-up based in Seattle, secured $12.5 million in new funding for its Network Magic home networking software...

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Yipes Reportes 51% Revenue Jump in Ethernet Services

Yipes Enterprise Services, a privately-held company, announced sharply increased financial and operating results for the six-month period ended June 30, 2006. For the first half of 2006, Yipes said it grew overall revenues by more than 40 percent, with 51 percent growth in its core global Ethernet offerings compared to the same period in 2005. Yipes said it now has more than 760 customers. Approximately 98 percent of Yipes' revenue is under long-term agreements.Yipes provides services in and between major metropolitan markets including: Boston,...

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D-Link Wireless Home Routers Pass Intel "Viiv" Verification

D-Link's RangeBooster G, Xtreme G and AirPremier Wireless Routers are among the first to earn Intel "Viiv" technology verification. Intel Viiv technology verified routers ensure compatibility with Intel Viiv-based PCs and also enable consumers to use the latest Intel Viiv software update for simplified set-up of verified devices.Intel Viiv technology is Intel's new brand for in-home entertainment PCs designed to transform how consumers manage, share, and enjoy a broad and growing assortment of movies, programs, music, games, and photos.http:/...

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Verizon to Carry Hearst-Argyle's Local TV Stations

Hearst-Argyle Television announced a long-term agreement with Verizon providing retransmission consent for carriage over Verizon FiOS TV of four local television stations: WCVB-TV, Boston; WMUR-TV, Manchester, NH; WBAL-TV, Baltimore; and WMOR-TV, Tampa. The agreement includes video-on-demand (VoD) and high-definition digital (HDTV) rights to the stations' local programs and carriage of digital multicast programming.The stations are available to all FiOS TV customers in their respective markets. http://www.hearstargyle.comhttp://www.verizon....

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Brazil's GlobalCall Deploys Quintum's Tenor VoIP Switches

GlobalCall, a nationwide telecom carrier in Brazil, has deployed a national VoIP network based on the Quintum Tenor VoIP Switches. Tenor VoIP MultiPath Switches are deployed in its headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, as well as in several POPs throughout the country. In addition, Tenor DX, Tenor AX and other Tenor models are deployed on customers' premises.PL Tecnologia was the systems integrator who designed and implemented the VoIP system at GlobeCall. http://www.quintum....

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ZTE Ships 3.6 Mbps HSDPA Data Card

ZTE has begun production of the first bulk consignment of its HSDPA data cards for use by major telecommunications companies in Europe. ZTE said its MF330 data card is capable of download speeds of up to 3.6 Mbps.Following the successful commercial testing of the card in Europe, ZTE has now begun to receive bulk orders for its product from a number of European countries.http://www.zte.com...

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Alcatel and Lucent Name Additional Execs

Alcatel and Lucent Technologies named the following additional members to the senior leadership team for the combined company:Olivier Baujard, will serve as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for the combined company. He currently serves as CTO for Alcatel. Jeong Kim will remain President of Bell Labs. Helle Kristoffersen, currently vice-president of corporate strategy for Alcatel will become the vice president of corporate strategy for the combined company. Baujard, Kim and Kristoffersen will report to Mike Quigley,...

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Angola Telecom Modernizes Network with Siemens

Angola Telecom has commissioned Siemens Communications to expand and modernize the fixed network infrastructure in the capital Luanda. The EUR 60 Million contract covers several thousand telephone lines and ADSL connections. The two-year project will entail a turnkey metro network, multiservice IP-DSLAMs, carrier Ethernet components and optical transmission equipment. http://www.siemens.com/communicati...

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TiVo Launches Audience Research and Measurement (ARM) Division

TiVo will begin offering advertisers second-by-Second customized data and analysis of advertising content and viewer behavior. The new TiVo Audience Research and Measurement division aims to provide a deeper and more comprehensive understanding of the types of advertisements that are most successful with consumers in TiVo households. The data will be presented in such a way that advertisers and advertising agencies can compare and contrast it with broader audience measurements from other sources. Advertisers will also know the viewership and...

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GN Netcom to Supply Verizon-branded Broadband Headsets

GN Netcom, a leading supplier of hands-free audio gear, entered into a licensing agreement to introduce a series of Verizon-branded headsets for use with broadband services and applications, including online gaming and IP telephony.GN Netcom will produce, ship, and provide technical and customer support for the broadband headsets. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.http://www.verizon.comhttp://www.gnnetcom....

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Pulse~LINK Validates UWB Chipset Performance for Whole-Home HD

Pulse~LINK released independent test results validating the performance of its CWave UWB Over Coax solution. The report generated by Quantum Parametrics, the leading provider of 1394 implementation test tools, confirms Pulse~LINK's performance over coax. The Quantum Parametrics report verifies that at sustained 400Mbps application layer throughput, Pulse~LINK's CWave Over Coax performance spans hundreds of feet of in-home coaxial cable, including multiple consumer grade signal splitters. The test scenarios were designed to stress the transmission...

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BT Signs Download-to-Own VOD Deal with NBC Universal

BT announced digital distribution agreements with Universal Pictures UK and NBC Universal International Television Distribution covering content for purchase (via download-to-own) or rental (via video-on-demand) in the UK. Content will be available for purchase and viewing on PC from the BT Vision store, a new film and television download service to be launched this month.From 31-July-2006, BT will offer a PC-based film and television download service, building to offer 150 Universal titles available on the same date as the UK DVD release. Consumers...

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BT's 21CN Test Programme Enters Next Stage

BT's trial 21st Century Network (21CN) is currently handling more than 625,000 live customer calls per day and more than 23 million customer calls have been completed. The trial involves the use of an IP link to carry voice calls between two major network nodes at Cambridge and Woolwich. BT said the success of its trial represents a significant step towards the creation of its next generation network. It builds on the previous trial which ran from October to December 2005 where fourteen million calls were successfully carried on the IP network...

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Mobile 365 Powers SMS Service for Skype

Mobile 365 was selected to provide SMS services to Skype. With this new service, Skype users can send an SMS to a mobile phone directly from their keyboard. The service is quick and simple to use, and features a straightforward pricing plan; users pay using their existing Skype Credit. For example, a Skype user can now contact a friend who is offline, via a mobile message, and arrange a Skype call, thus extending Skype's reach beyond the PC.When a Skype user sends a message, Skype distributes the message via Mobile 365's global inter-operator...

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AT&T U-VERSE Adds Bloomberg TV

AT&T announced a content distribution deal to include BLOOMBERG TELEVISION programming as part of its U-verse TV service. Financial and other terms of the agreement were not disclosed.http://www.att....

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Lucent Cites Delayed Deployments by North American Mobile Operators

Lucent Technologies reported revenue of $2.05 billion for its third quarter of fiscal 2006, which ended June 30, 2006, a decrease of 4 percent sequentially and a decrease of 12 percent from the year-ago quarter. Net income (GAAP) was $79 million, or 2 cents per diluted share, which is consistent with the preliminary results announced on July 10, 2006. These results compare with net income of $181 million, or 4 cents per diluted share, in the second quarter of fiscal 2006, and net income of $372 million, or 7 cents per diluted share, in the year-ago...

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Atheros Chip Powers UTStarcom's Ultra-thin Handset

Atheros Communications' single-chip solution for the PAS (Personal Access System) cellular market in China, the AR1900, is featured in UTStarcom's ultra-thin X30 PAS handset. Since its launch in April 2006, the X30 has become a best-selling PAS handset model in China. The handset is only 10 mm thick and weighs less than 60 grams. It features a 1.5-inch color LCD screen, MP3 ringtones, games, 300 hours of standby and seven hours of talk time. It offers...

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Limelight Raises $130 Million for Content Delivery Services

Limelight Networks announced a $130 million equity financing round for its content delivery network for digital media. "Consumer demand for rich media delivered over the Internet -- video, music, games, and social media content -- has exploded over the past few years. This financing round, our first significant external equity financing, sets the stage for Limelight to continue expanding its infrastructure and capabilities to meet mounting market demand," said Bill Rinehart, President and CEO of Limelight Networks. Limelight claims more than 600...

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Warner Bros. Added to iTunes

Warner Bros.' vast television library is now available for purchase and download on the iTunes Music Store. The new content includes shows such as "Friends," sci-fi epic "Babylon 5" and "MADtv," as well as animated classics including "The Jetsons" and "The Flintstones." Apple's iTunes store now offers over 150 TV shows for $1.99 per episode for viewing on a computer or iPod.http://www.itunes....

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Redback Posts Q2 Revenue of $68.2 million, up 18% over Q1

Redback Networks reported Q2 net revenue of $68.2 million, an increase of 18 percent from the first quarter of 2006. Net revenue was up $33.7 million, or 97 percent, over the second quarter of 2005.Redback Networks generated $112.8 million in cash in the second quarter of 2006, including $83.1 million from a secondary offering in May 2006.Including stock-based compensation expenses, GAAP net loss for the second quarter of 2006 was $1.8 million or $0.03 per share attributable to common stockholders compared to a GAAP net loss of $7.2 million or...

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Motorola Intros HSDPA and EV-DO Handsets

Motorola introduced its MOTORAZR xx, MOTORAZR maxx, and MOTOSLVR L7c handsets for wireless broadband. The MOTORAZR xx and MOTORAZR maxx - are High-Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) handsets that enable download speeds as fast as 3.6 Mbps. The MOTOSLVR L7c leverages EV-DO technology.Adding premium metal finishes and colors, plus HSDPA and EDGE technology, users can watch live streaming video over broadband-like connections and conduct two-way video...

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Agere Posts Revenue of $382 Million, Announces Share Buy-Back

Agere Systems reported GAAP net income of $47 million, or $0.27 per share, for the third quarter of fiscal 2006, above the company's April guidance. In the third quarter of fiscal 2005, Agere reported GAAP net income of $120 million, or $0.65 per share. The latest quarter included a $27 million tax benefit; the year-ago quarter had a tax benefit of $120 million. Revenue for the third quarter of fiscal 2006 totaled $382 million.Richard Clemmer, President and CEO, said, "Agere Systems turned in a solid third quarter, demonstrating the leverage...

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Hutchison 3G Austria Selects Siemens for HSDPA

The Austrian mobile carrier Hutchison 3G (3), which is headquartered in Vienna, selected Siemens to build out its existing W-CDMA network. The carrier currently provides coverage for around 98 percent of Austria's population and offers W-CDMA services to around 50% of the country. By the end of 2007, plans call for some 95 percent of the country to benefit from HSDPA. The multimillion dollar deal is based on a turnkey contract comprising supply of the W-CDMA technology and a Managed Services.http://www.siemens.com/communicati...

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PT and Interphase to Deliver AdvancedTCA and MicroTCAT Products

Performance Technologies will partner with Interphase for select AdvancedMCT I/O modules for PT's application-ready platform solutions. The partnership aims to broaden Performance Technologies' Advanced Managed Platform by leveraging the company's Linux-based NexusWareT software suite for use with Interphase hardware elements. NexusWare will add additional value to these elements while offering a consistent software offering to that of other Performance Technologies products. Additionally, the partnership will allow Performance Technologies...

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