Fujitsu Network Communications Names CEO

Mr. Satoshi Ikeuchi has been appointed president and CEO if Fujitsu Network Communications. He succeeds Mr. Takanobu Yoden, who has retired from Fujitsu. Ikeuchi's career in telecommunications began in 1975 where he was hired as an engineer in coaxial and optical transmission product development at Fujitsu. From 1987 through 1995, Mr. Ikeuchi took management positions with increasing responsibility in the Transmission Group at Fujitsu, and from 1995...

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FTS Enhances OSS/BSS with new Business Control Layer

FTS (previously Formula Telecom Solutions) unveiled its concept of the "Business Control Layer" -- a software layer in a service provider's infrastructure residing between the network/OSS and the BSS that could make it easier to adapt and re-provision service bundles. The technology would dynamically adapt network or service behavior at the customer level. For instance, enabling end-users to dial-up more bandwidth on-demand and better QoS during...

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Packet Design Raises $7.5 Million for IP Route Analytics

Packet Design, a start-up based in Palo Alto, California, raised $7.5 million in third round venture funding for its route analytics solutions for managing large IP networks.Packet Design's "Route Explorer" creates a layer 3 topology map and analyzes routing events to let network engineers quickly pinpoint and resolve routing and other network problems. Its Traffic Explorer integrates traffic-flow information onto that map to provide an end-to-end, "topology-aware" view of network traffic.The investors -- Advanced Technology Ventures, Allegis...

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Equinix Announces Deal with Chicago Mercantile Exchange

Equinix, which operates network-neutral data centers and Internet exchange services, announced a joint service agreement with the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Equinix will offer direct fiber connectivity between Equinix's Chicago Internet Business Exchange (IBX) center and the CME. The service is available immediately to customers of the Equinix Financial eXchange service in the Chicago IBX and CME customers.http://www.equinix.comhttp://www.CME....

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2Wire Names New CEO

2Wire, a supplier of broadband customer premise equipment, announced the appointment of Pasquale "Pat" Romano as its new president and CEO. Pat Romano (41), succeeds Brian Hinman (45), as chief executive, with Mr. Hinman continuing his service on 2Wire's board of directors.Pat Romano and Brian Hinman co-founded 2Wire in 1998.http://www.2wire.com2Wire has large distribution and service agreements with AT&T (SBC Communications), BellSouth, BT, Embarq, SingTel and TELM...

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Alcatel to Build South Caribbean Fiber Network

Alcatel was awarded a turnkey contract by South Caribbean Fiber (SCF), a subsidiary of the LORET Group, to deploy a new submarine cable network spanning the eastern Caribbean islands. The new submarine cable network will span about 1,000 km, connecting Antigua, St. Lucia, St. Kitts, St. Vincent, Barbados, Grenada, and Trinidad. SCF will interconnect with the Global Caribbean Network (GCN) - linking Guadeloupe to Puerto Rico and the Virgin islands, through the St. Martin and St. Barthelemy islands. SCF will also interconnect with the Middle Caribbean...

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Nokia Debuts WidSets for Multicasting RSS Feeds to Mobile Devices

Nokia introduced "WidSets," a new initiative that automatically multicasts preferred RSS feeds and user-generated content. WidSets allows users to build a Content Library, choosing from RSS feeds to blog posts to photo uploading sites that are multicasted to mobile devices. Nokia said WidSets will be a phone manufacturer-independent service. It will also be mobile phone browser-independent, working with any new Java-enabled mobile devices. It will...

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D-Link Debuts Dual-Mode GSM / Wi-Fi Phone, $600

D-Link announced a new line of "V-CLICK" dual-mode phones that allow users to switch between cellular and Wi-Fi networks by clicking a button. The new D-Link V-CLICK line of phones will feature tri-band GSM (900/1800/1900 MHz) and 802.11 Wi-Fi (2.4Ghz) access. By sliding a cellular service provider's SIM Smartcard or chip into the V-CLICK phone, the user automatically gains GSM access.By clicking the V-CLICK button, the phone activates or deactivates...

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BellSouth to Resell Avaya IP Telephony Solutions

BellSouth agreed to resell Avaya IP telephony solutions to its business customers. Under the deal, BellSouth will market and sell Avaya IP telephony including the following product suites and services:Avaya MultiVantage Communications Applications - includes Avaya Communication Manager IP telephony software and contact center, messaging, mobility and business continuity applications.Avaya MultiVantage Express - designed specifically for mid-sized businesses, this single-server solution provides the Avaya Communication Manager with built-in communications,...

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Cingular Completes National GSM Network Integration

Cingular completed its GSM network integration project, which began shortly after the merger of Cingular Wireless and AT&T Wireless in October 2004. The network integration was one of several initiatives the company funded as part of its $13 billion 2005/2006 capital investment to enhance network quality and coverage.The result of the integration currently gives customers access to nearly 47,000 cell sites throughout the country. Throughout...

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AT&T Tweaks DSL Pricing Tiers

AT&T announced several adjustments to its residential broadband pricing. AT&T Yahoo! High Speed Internet now features the following speeds and rates for residential customers:Basic (up to 768 Kbps downstream; up to 384 Kbps upstream) is available for $14.99 a month (NEW).Express (up to 1.5 Mbps downstream; up to 384 Kbps upstream) is available for $19.99 a month.Pro (up to 3.0 Mbps downstream; up to 512 Kbps upstream) is available for $24.99 a month.Elite (up to 6.0 Mbps downstream; up to 768 Kbps upstream) is available for $34.99 a m...

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Navini Announces 3.6 GHz Mobile WiMAX Solution

Navini Networks announced a version of its Ripwave) MX solution for the 3.6 GHz (3600-3700 MHz) band. Navini's Ripwave MX base station, in commercial shipment since April 2006, will now be available in 2.3 GHz, 2.5/2.6 GHz, 3.4/3.5/3.6 GHz bands.http://www.navini....

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Nominum Appoints President and COO

Nominum has promoted Tom Tovar to President and Chief Operating Officer. He previously was Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Business Development for Nominum. Prior to Nominum, Tom was the Vice President in charge of corporate development at Netscreen Technologies, which was acquired by Juniper Networks.http://www.nominum....

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Nokia Unveils "Wibree" Alternative to Bluetooth

Nokia introduced its "Wibree" as an open industry initiative for extending local connectivity to small devices, much like Bluetooth. Target applications include mobile devices or personal computers, and small, button cell battery power devices such as watches, wireless keyboards, toys and sports sensors.The Wibree radio technology, which was developed by Nokia Research Center, consumes only a fraction of the power compared to other such radio technologies,...

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