Video Interview: Verizon Business' Mike Yancey Discusses the Wholesale VoIP Market

Video Interview: Verizon Business' Mike Yancey Discusses the Wholesale VoIP MarketKey Questions Covered:Wholesale VoIP: Who are the customers for Verizon Business' wholesale voice offerings?Verizon's VoIP infrastructure -- what are the key elements of the Verizon Business VoIP backbone? What upgrades are you planning?SIP, ENUM and the IMS Architecture -- How are these technologies being integrated into your network?Wholesale VoIP Security -- What are the security concerns of wholesale VoIP and how are they being addressed?The FCC Declaratory...

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Iowa CLEC Upgrades Network with Occam's BLC 6000

The Local Internet Service Company (LISCO), a leading competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC) serving in the Fairfield, Iowa area has begun purchasing Occam's BLC 6000 Fiber products as part of a strategy to overbuild Fairfield with fiber to the home (FTTH). LISCO is using Occam's 6312 Optical Line Termination blades and 6314s 10GigE Optical Packet Transport and Optical Line Termination blades. When complete, LISCO will be able to offer Triple Play services to approximately 4,000 residential subscribers. http://www.occamnetworks....

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Dept.of Defense Certifies Juniper Routers for IPv6

Juniper Networks' M- and T-series routing platforms are the first network routers to be certified for the Department of Defense Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Capable Approved Products List (APL). The Office of the Secretary of Defense National Information Infrastructure (OSD-NII) has mandated that all DoD Program Managers purchase products from the IPv6 APL, in keeping with the Department's overall directive that defense organizations transition network backbones from IPv4 to IPv6, the next generation Internet protocol, by 2008. The IPv6 Capable...

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SeaChange Debuts Flash Memory Server for VOD

SeaChange International unveiled its 100% flash memory solution for on-demand television -- decoupling on-demand streaming from disk-based content storage and enabling television operators to push their streaming resources to the network edge and deploy centralized content libraries.Available in Q3 2007, a single SeaChange MediaServer Flash Streamer (two rack units high) will provide 300 hours of storage and 1,000 streams. SeaChange said the most...

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Joost Launches its Web TV Service

Joost announced the commercial launch of its broadcast-quality Internet television service, kicking off publicity campaigns in 32 countries. Joost reportedly has enrolled over 100,000 beta testers and now aims to attract over a million registered viewers in its first few months. The service initially is available under a controlled release to invited parties. The company plans to open registrations to any broadband user later this month.Joost...

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Qwest Reports Improved Profitability

Qwest Communications reported quarterly earnings of $240 million, or $0.12 per diluted share compared with earnings of $88 million, or $0.05 per diluted share in the first quarter 2006. Operating revenue for the first quarter 2007 was $3.4 billion, including data and Internet services revenue of $1.2 billion, now more than 35 percent of operating revenue. Some highlights:High-speed Internet subscribers grew by 167,000 in the first quarter.Qwest added 80,000 net DIRECTV subscribers in the quarter compared to 38,000 new subscribers in the year-ago...

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Comcast Raises Guidance, Strength in Triple Play

Speaking at its 2007 Analyst and Investor Meeting in Philadelphia, Brian Roberts, Chairman and CEO of Comcast Corporation raised the financial guidance for the company, predicting strong long-term prospects, including continued double-digit revenue growth, operating margin expansion, and sustainable and growing free cash flow. The bullish statements reflected the positive market response for the company's Triple Play service bundle."The triple play...

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Verizon Business Offer VoIP Assessment Tools & MOS SLA

Verizon Business introduced a reporting service to help enterprise customers better assess voice quality over their networks and manage them more efficiently. Verizon's new Network Assessment with Voice service is powered by Centrisoft. The service can helps customers ensure that VoIP is deployed correctly by accurately sizing the network at the outset; fine-tune VoIP call quality in an existing network running both data and voice traffic; and appropriately...

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TI Extends Codec Interoperability

Texas Instruments (TI) introduced its "eXpressDSP" Digital Media Software Standard (xDM), a low-level application programming interface (API) for DSP-based software that provides a framework for integrating and exchanging multiple codecs within an application. xDM is an extension of TI's widely deployed eXpressDSP Algorithm Interoperability Standard (xDAIS), and makes it possible to exchange codecs by simplifying codec APIs to encode, decode, and control functions. Simple exchange of algorithms is an essential characteristic for many applications....

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Motorola Integrates Video Server with SeaChange Axiom Software

Motorola has integrated its B-1 Video Server with SeaChange's newly released Axiom 4.0 on-demand management software to enable the streaming for high-definition (HD) VOD content. The Motorola B-1 Server is an open platform, designed to integrate with standards-based solutions such as Axiom software. The Motorola B-1 Video Server features a solid-state architecture based on the intelligent configuration and management of dynamic random-access memory (DRAM). As a result, the platform uses less space and power than traditional video server technology,...

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Internet2 FiberCo Partners with Ciena

Internet2 FiberCo, a fiber holding company formed to support dark fiber initiatives for U.S. research and higher education, and Ciena are partnering to provide a suite of customized professional services and optical networking equipment solutions to assist Internet2 members with planning, installing, and managing their advanced network infrastructures. FiberCo will offer Ciena's basic and professional services to provide Internet2 members end-to-end solutions and support for any and all components of their dynamic research networks, including network...

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Motorola's Board Issues Stock holder Letter Against Carl Icahn

Motorola published a open letter too all stockholders in connection with the company's upcoming Annual Meeting of stockholders. In the letter, Motorola advised against electing Carl Icahn to its Board, saying his responsibilities appear to be to investors in his own business, which may conflict with his ability to represent all stockholders of Motorola. The Board said it unanimously determined that Icahn is "not the right person to serve as a Motorola director."http://www.motorola....

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Vonage Files Motion to Vacate Court Decision

Vonage filed a motion with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington D.C. to vacate and remand the U.S. District Court's decision finding Vonage infringed on certain Verizon technology. Vonage cited a U.S. Supreme Court ruling this week in the KSR v. Teleflex case, which establishes a new test for determining when an invention is too obvious to warrant patent protection. "We are very encouraged by the Supreme Court's decision and the giant step it represents towards achieving much-needed patent reform in this country," said...

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BBC Confirms Plans for Web TV Service

The BBC Trust granted approval to plans for launching on-demand audio/video services, following a trial involving over 10,000 participants. The BBC iPlayer will allow users to download programs that were broadcast in the past seven days and to store them for up to 30 days. Internet simulcasts will also be offered. http://www.bbc.co.ukThe BBC first announced plans to launch an Internet video player application in August 2005.In March 2007, Google announced that the BBC will post some of its video content on YouTube in a non-exclusive de...

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Video Interview: BT -- Peter Russo Discusses 21CN, SIP, IMS, FMC and MPLS

Video Interview: BT -- Peter Russo Discusses 21CN, SIP, IMS, FMC and MPLSKey Questions Covered:Update on BT's 21CN Project -- What is the current status of 21CN as of Spring 2007? Is BT now actively decommissioning its TDM switches?VoIP Traffic Peering -- How does 21CN impact how voice traffic is exchanged with other carriers?The Role of Open Standards in 21CN -- The alphabet soup of standards supported by BTSIP, ENUM and the IMS Architecture -- How will these technologies benefit BT and its customers?FMC for Consumers and Enterprises -- What...

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BT Tests "Motion-sensing" Consumer Devices

BT researchers in the Broadband Applications Research Centre at Adastral Park are testing motion-sensing technology for possible use in consumer devices, such as laptops. The BT Balance adapter uses an accelerometer chip to enable the user to manipulate menus and applications simply by moving or tilting their machine. http://www.btplc....

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BT Names Group Strategy and Operations Team

BT announced the appointment of the senior management team that will support Andy Green in his new role as CEO of Group Strategy and Operations:Al-Noor Ramji is appointed CEO of BT Design, with responsibility for the design and development of software-driven products and services. Al-Noor is currently CEO of BT Exact, the IT division of BT. Al-Noor retains his responsibility as BT Group CIO.Roel Louwhoff becomes CEO of BT Operate, responsible for deploying, testing and operating the new software services on BT's Global 21CN platform. Roel is...

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Telcordia Names New CEO

Telcordia Technologies named Mark Greenquist as its new President and CEO, succeeding Daniel J. Carroll, who will retain his position on the Telcordia Board of Directors. Greenquist who previously served as both Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Telcordia will also remain a member of the Board. Previously, Greenquist served at both Symbol Technologies, Agere Systems, and General Motors in several international leadership...

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Zhone Debuts its FiberSLAM -- a Hybrid C/DWDM Multiplexer

Zhone Technologies unveiled its FiberSLAM -- a 1 RU hybrid access system that integrates Coarse/Dense Wave Division Multiplexing (C/DWDM) Gigabit-Ethernet (GbE) and Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) capabilities. The unit is designed for bringing fiber access to carrier Remote Terminal (RT) and cell tower installations.FiberSLAM is based on Zhone's Single Line Multi-Service (SLMS) architecture and supports a migration from TDM (E1/T1 and DS3) to all-Ethernet (GbE) networks. Separate wavelengths may be used for dedicated channel delivery.Flexible...

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Cisco Enhances Catalyst 6500 with Programmable Intelligent Services Accelerator

Cisco announced a major enhancement to its flagship Catalyst 6500 Switching Platform with introduction of the Supervisor Engine 32 with Programmable Intelligent Services Accelerator (PISA) technology. The modular component provides the ability to analyze stateful and stateless application traffic flows for proactive security protection, compliance with corporate policies and management of network resource utilization.PISA leverages deep packet inspection...

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LignUp Enhances its Communications Application Server

LignUp announced Release 4.0 of its LignUp Communications Application Server, which enables telephony Web services deployed within enterprise service-oriented architectures (SOA) and existing telecom infrastructures. LignUp 4.0 features 125 call control and media control functions exposed through LignUp Communications Web Services. The Web services are implemented by the J2EE-compliant1 LignUp Communications Integration Server, a new component of the LignUp Communications Application Server. The standards-based (SIP, RTP, HTTP, SOAP, WSDL2) LignUp...

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AudioCodes Posts Q1 Revenues of $37 Million

AudioCodes reported Q1 revenues of $36.5 million compared to $42.6 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2006 and $31.3 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2006. First quarter revenues decreased 14.2% compared to the quarter ended December 31, 2006 and increased 16.6% compared to the first quarter of 2006. GAAP net loss was $2.4 million, or $0.06 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2007."The first quarter results were lower than originally anticipated. Our first quarter results were impacted by weakness in our APAC and Israel sales...

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Taiwan's Chunghwa Reaches 285,111 Media-On-Demand Subscribers

Taiwan's Chunghwa Telecom reported Q1 revenue of NT$45.78 billion, up 1.7% year-over-year. Internet and data revenue rose 8.9% year-over-year to NT$12.18 ; mobile revenue increased 0.7% year-over-year to NT$18.07 billion; and net income totaled NT$11.15 billion, a year-over-year increase of 19.6%.Some highlights:Chunghwa added 48,000 new HiNet subscribers over the quarter to bring the total number of Internet subscriptions to 4.35 million at the...

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Atheros Posts Q1 Revenue of $96 Million

Atheros reported Q1 revenue of $95.5 million, up nine percent from the $87.8 million reported in the fourth quarter of 2006 and up 56 percent from the $61.1 million reported in the first quarter of 2006. Net income (GAAP) was $7.6 million or $0.13 per diluted share, compared with a GAAP net loss of $1.2 million or a loss of $0.02 per diluted share in the fourth quarter of 2006, which included $12.3 million in estimated acquisition related expenses."Q1 was another strong quarter for Atheros and one in which we experienced strong demand for both...

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Verizon Adds 141,000 FiOS TV, 177,000 FiOS Internet Customers in Q1

Verizon reports $22.6 billion in revenues, up 6.4 percent from 1Q 2006, and 54 cents in diluted EPS before discontinued operations and special items (non-GAAP), up 17.4 percent from 46 cents per share in 1Q 2006. Some highlights for the quarter:Verizon WirelessVerizon Wireless added 1.6 million retail net customer additions (including acquisitions and adjustments) most of which were post-paid customers. The company now has 58.5 million retail customers. The company added 1.7 million total net customers. Total customers (which include retail...

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QUALCOMM and 4G Systems Announce Licensing Agreement

QUALCOMM and 4G Systems GmbH, which is a QUALCOMM WCDMA and TD-SCDMA modem card and router licensee, have entered into an OFDM/OFDMA license agreement. Under the terms of the royalty-bearing agreement, QUALCOMM has licensed 4G Systems to develop, manufacture and sell OFDM/OFDMA modem card and router products for high-speed broadband wireless access, as well as external modems and products for machine-to-machine communications and telematics. Financial terms were not disclosed. http://www.qualcomm.com http://www.4g-systems....

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Narad Changes Name to PhyFlex Networks

Narad Networks, a supplier of FTTx solutions for HFC cable systems, changed its name to PhyFlex Networks. The FTTxSWITCH product, the first of the PhyFlex FTTx family of products, is now in various stages of adoption with eight operators in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Korea. Additionally, the company today announced that the FTTxSWITCH is the first outdoor switch to be certified by the Metro Ethernet Forum as a Carrier Ethernet access network platform...

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CBS Television Stations Adopt Microsoft Silverlight

CBS Television Stations plan to launch a community-generated content initiative for its network of local Web sites that uses the new Microsoft Silverlight cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for media on the Web.The new local initiative will allow users of the CBS-owned stations' sites to view, upload, share, rate, comment, sort and search video, images, audio and text submissions. A key component of the application is its full integration into...

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Atheros Launches its First Ethernet Switching Chip

Atheros Communications introduced its first Ethernet switch chip and a low-cost, 6-port 10/100 Fast Ethernet switch. The AR8216 supports can be used in wired and wireless networking equipment, including mainstream 802.11n and 802.11g wireless router and gateway platforms. With its new low-cost Fast Ethernet switch solution, Atheros now provides networking customers with all of the major silicon required for complete wire-to-wireless router designs. The device consists of five 10/100 Ethernet PHY ports, one MII port for CPU connectivity and six...

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Microsoft Prevails over AT&T in Patent Case

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Microsoft in patent case versus. AT&T. The court ruled that Microsoft does not royalty payments for software sales overseas where AT&T does not hold patents for the voice-processing technology in question."Today's Supreme Court decision is important for the entire information technology industry, adding clarity and balance to our patent system. This decision promotes a global patent system that works. The ruling ensures that U.S. courts, like courts elsewhere, can respect the patent laws of other...

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Microsoft Outlines Silverlight Initiatives

Ray Ozzie, Microsoft's chief software architect, and Scott Guthrie, general manager of the Developer Division, outlined the vision and road map for Microsoft Silverlight, a core component of Microsoft's overall strategy for the Web.Microsoft's Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering the next generation of .NET-based media experiences and rich interactive applications (RIAs). A beta of Silverlight has now been available...

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Arcadian Networks Raises More Funding for its 700MHz Network

Arcadian Networks, a privately held wireless telecommunications carrier, raised an additional $30 million of financing from lead investor Goldman Sachs for its IP-based, wireless broadband field automation services for the energy sector in rural America. Arcadian's deployment of a r700 MHz network has already begun in Minnesota with Great River Energy, a not-for-profit generation and transmission cooperative providing wholesale electric service to 28 distribution co-ops that serve more than 600,000 members or about 1.7 million people.Arcadian Networks...

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Alcatel-Lucent and NEC Selected for Asia America Gateway

Alcatel-Lucent and NEC were selected to jointly build a terabit-class submarine cable network between Southeast Asia and the U.S. The contract was valued at about US$500 million. The project is scheduled to be completed by late 2008.The Asia America Gateway (AAG) will span over 20,000 km linking Malaysia to the US via Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, Vietnam, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Guam, Hawaii and the West coast of the US.The turnkey contract was signed with a consortium formed by 10 parties including the Government of Brunei, AT&T (USA),...

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AT&T Opens New Office in Shenzhen, China

AT&T opened a new office in Shenzhen, China, seeking to strengthen sales support and customer care services to the increasing number of multinational enterprise customers in the southern region of China. The new office will join AT&T's three other offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou in mainland China.AT&T has been providing communications services to China for more than 20 years. With the network interconnections agreements with China Telecom and China Netcom, AT&T has national coverage in more than 135 cities, serving more...

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Whitacre to Leave AT&T with $158 Million Pension, Stephenson Takes Control

Edward E. Whitacre Jr. will retire as AT&T's CEO and chairman of the board effective June 3. Randall L. Stephenson, AT&T's chief operating officer, will succeed Whitacre as chairman and CEO.Whitacre, 65, has been Chairman and CEO since 1990, when the company was Southwestern Bell, then the smallest of the so-called "Baby Bells." During his tenure, Whitacre led the company through a series of dramatic acquisitions and re-shaping the telecommunications...

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TI Names President of Asia Operations

Larry Tan has been named President of Texas Instruments' operations in Asia. He assumes the top management position in Asia in addition to his current responsibilities for sales and marketing in the region. In this role, Tan will oversee three manufacturing facilities, one R&D center, two wireless support centers, six field applications engineering centers, and 19 sales and marketing officeshttp://www.ti....

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NYT: Vudu Casts Its Spell on Hollywood

The New York Times profiled Vudu, a Silicon Valley start-up preparing to launch a VOD set-box player this summer with the support of major Hollywood studios. According to the article, Vudu will leverage peer-to-peer technology to speed downloads. Anticipating the owner's likely content choices, Vudu will also pre-cache the openings to many movies in order to enable instant play. Vudu's content library is said to exceed 5,000 titles. The company is still in stealth-mode and has yet to announce its product. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/29/b...

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Concurrent Launches MediaHawk Back Office Software for VOD

Concurrent introduced its next-generation Business Management System -- the "MediaHawk" On-Demand Back Office Software Suite (MHBOSS) for VOD. MHBOSS is built on Oracle's 10g database and Real Application Clusters (RAC) and is designed for on-demand applications such as time-shifted TV and nDVR. As more subscribers are added and on-demand utilization rises, the capacity of MHBOSS can be increased by adding additional computing and storage modules. The system supports automatic data replication and load balancing capabilities. Content libraries...

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Spirent Announces Restructuring

Spirent Communications announced a restructuring that will see the company focus on its Performance Analysis business. The company said its restructuring will eliminate duplicated activities and processes, consolidate manufacturing and reduce general overheads. In addition, corporate overheads will be reduced significantly, with a number of activities being integrated into business units.The total annualized cost reductions resulting from the restructuring are £21.5 million (US$43.0 million) representing an approximate 12 percent reduction in...

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Telefónica Leads Investors to Gain Control of Telecom Italia

Telefónica will lead a consortium of investors to acquire Pirelli's stakes in Olimpia, which is the principal shareholder in Telecom Italia.The new consortium, in which Telefónica holds 42.3% of the shares, will account for 23.6% of Telecom Italia's capital, thus becoming the largest shareholder of the Italian operator. The other members of the consortium include Generali (28.1%), Mediobanca (10.7%), Intensa SanPaolo (10.7%), and Benetton (8.2%).Telefónica...

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Nokia Siemens Networks Selected for IPTV in Poland

Dialog telecom, one of the largest independent fixed-line telephony operators in Poland, has chosen Nokia Siemens Networks to deliver and integrate an IPTV-platform into Dialog's network for interactive television and video-on-demand services. Nokia Siemens Networks will also supply the set-top boxes for the consumer homes to allow the new multimedia services to be used. The test installation will be rolled out this June and the commercial roll...

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Ericsson Sees Sales Grow 8% YoY in Q1 2007

Ericsson reported Q1 net sales of SEK 42.2 (39.1) b., up 8% year-over-year, excluding divested operations. Earnings per share rose to SEK 0.37 (0.29), up 28% year-over-year."We have concluded another quarter with solid performance and market share gains in a stable growth environment," said Carl-Henric Svanberg, President and CEO of Ericsson. "Sales growth in the quarter was primarily driven by Western Europe, and large turnkey projects in Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. Our capability in managing such projects...

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Comcast Cites Strong Growth for Triple Play Bundles

Comcast's cable revenue increased 12% to $7.0 billion for the first quarter of 2007 reflecting increasing consumer demand for its Comcast Triple Play package. Revenue generating unit (RGU) additions increased 63% to a record 1.8 million in the first quarter of 2007 compared to 1.1 million additions in the same quarter of 2006. Comcast ended the first quarter of 2007 with 52.6 million RGUs.Some highlights for the quarter:Added 644,000 new digital cable subscribers in the first quarter of 2007 - highest level of quarterly additions in Company history...

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Ellacoya Raises $13 Million for Deep Packet Inspection

Ellacoya Networks secured $13 million in new funding for its carrier-class broadband service optimization solutions based on deep packet inspection (DPI) technology.Ellacoya's e30 platform and new e100 platform (a custom-designed 20 Gbps wire-speed DPI network hardware element) enable service providers to effectively identify and manage network traffic dynamically by subscriber, service type, time-of-day, etc. Ellacoya's platforms provide granular reports on network usage; manage traffic dynamically with precision; ensure VoIP quality; identity...

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Joost Signs Thirty-two Blue-chip Advertisers

Joost has signed 32 leading companies as advertisers for its forthcoming, broadcast-quality, Internet television service. These advertising partners include The Coca-Cola Company, HP, Intel, Nike, Electronic Arts, Esurance, Garnier Fructis, Kraft, Lionsgate, Microsoft Corp., Motorola Inc., Nestlé Purina PetCare, Procter & Gamble, Procter & Gamble (Hugo Boss Fragrances), Sony Electronics, Taco Bell Corp., United Airlines, US Army, Visa, and...

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Level 3 Posts Communications Revenue of $1.037 Billion

Level 3's communications revenue for Q1 2007 increased 25 percent to $1.037 billion, versus $830 million for the previous quarter. Communications revenue increased primarily as a result of the inclusion of the results of the Broadwing acquisition and growth in Core Services revenue, offset by declines in other communications services revenues and SBC Contract Services revenue. The company recognized less than $1 million in termination revenue in its Core Communications Services revenue during the first quarter 2007, compared to $8 million in termination...

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EarthLink Sees Continued Decline in Consumer Subscribers

During the first quarter of 2007, EarthLink's overall subscribers declined by 42,000 net subscribers compared to the fourth quarter of 2006 primarily due to a decline in consumer access subscribers. This decline in consumer access subscribers was related to a decline in premium narrowband subscribers, partially offset by growth in value, broadband and voice subscribers.For the quarter, EarthLink's consolidated revenues increased to $324.4 million, or 4.7 percent, compared to the first quarter of 2006. This increase was driven primarily by growth...

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Ikanos Posts Q1 Revenue of $24.7 Million

Ikanos Communications reported Q1 revenue of $24.7 million compared with revenue of $21.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2006 and revenue of $35.8 million for the first quarter of 2006. GAAP net loss for the first quarter of 2007 was $9.1 million, or $0.32 per diluted share, on 28.0 million weighted average shares. This compares with a net loss of $15.6 million, or $0.56 per diluted share, on 27.6 million weighted average shares in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006 and with a net loss of $1.4 million, or $0.06 per diluted share, on 24.5 million...

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NETGEAR Reports Revenue of $173.6 million, 36% year-over-year Growth

NETGEAR reported net revenue for the first quarter ended April 1, 2007 of $173.6 million, a 36% increase as compared to $127.3 million for the first quarter ended April 2, 2006, and an increase of 6% as compared to $164.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2006. Net income (GAAP) for the first quarter of 2007 was $14.0 million, or $0.40 per diluted share. This net income was an increase of 41% compared to net income of $9.9 million for the first quarter of 2006 and an increase of 4% compared to net income of $13.4 million in the fourth quarter of...

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Broadcom Reports Q1 Revenue of $901.5 million

Broadcom Q1 net revenue of $901.5 million, a decrease of 2.4% from the $923.5 million reported for the fourth quarter of 2006 and an increase of 0.1% from the $900.6 million reported for the first quarter of 2006. Net income (GAAP) was $61.0 million, or $.10 per share (diluted), compared with GAAP net income of $45.1 million, or $.08 per share (diluted), for the fourth quarter of 2006, and GAAP net income of $117.7 million, or $.20 per share (diluted), for the first quarter of 2006."Broadcom's first quarter results came in better than we anticipated...

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Sun Unveils its Massively-Scalable Video Streaming Server

Sun Microsystems unveiled its massively-scalable server for delivering personalized video-over-IP services to mass audiences at a cost of approximately $50 per stream. Sun expects the scalability of its Streaming System to reshape the economics of personalized video services over IP. Key capabilities include:Up to 160,000 simultaneous 2Mbps streams per switchUp to 640Gbps of total streaming capacityUp to 768 TB of 300,000+ hours of storageOpen...

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China Mobile selects Alcatel-Lucent's Metro Optical

Beijing Mobile and Guangdong Mobile, two subsidiaries of China Mobile selected Alcatel-Lucent's optical solution to enhance mobile service delivery in the municipality of Beijing and the province of Guangdong. The deployments are based on the company's 1678 Metro Core Connect (MCC) and data-aware Optical Multi-Service Node (OMSN) systems. The Alcatel-Lucent 1350 management suite will supervise the new equipment. Financial terms were not disclosed. http://www.alcatel-lucent....

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Telkom South Africa Deploys Alvarion's WiMAX

Telkom SA Ltd., the incumbent operator in South Africa, has selected Alvarion's BreezeMAX 3.5 GHZ to roll out WiMAX networks. The first deployments are taking place in the highly urbanized province of Gauteng and along the coastal regions of the country. SAAB Grintek serves as Alvarion's local partner. Financial terms were not disclosed. http://www.alvarion....

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PMC-Sierra Posts Revenue of $104 Million, up 2%

PMC-Sierra reported Q1 revenue of $103.7 million, an increase of 2% compared with $101.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2006 and 18% higher than in the first quarter of 2006. The revenues in the first quarter of 2007 included revenues related to the acquisitions of both the Avago storage semiconductor business and the Passave Fiber To The Home business. There was a net loss of $15.8 million (GAAP diluted loss per share of $0.07) compared with a GAAP net loss in the fourth quarter of 2006 of $42.2 million (GAAP loss per share of $0.20)."In the...

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SanDisk and Qimonda to Jointly Develop Mobile Storage Solutions

SanDisk and Qimonda agreed to jointly develop and manufacture MCPs (multichip products) utilizing SanDisk's NAND flash and controllers and Qimonda's low power mobile DRAM. The collaboration targets high capacity, integrated memory solutions of data-intensive mobile applications. The MCPs will be sold by Qimonda and SanDisk through their existing sales channels to mobile handset manufacturers. Engineering samples are expected to be available for evaluation in the second half of 2007, with mass production planned towards the end of 2007. http://www.sandisk.com...

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BT Offers Enterprise Managed Mobility Service

BT has launched a new service in the U.S. and Canada to help enterprises simplify the management of corporate mobile assets, including mobile phones, BlackBerry devices, PDAs, pagers, aircards and other wireless assets. BT's Managed Mobility aims to help customers reduce the total cost of ownership (TCO) of their corporate mobile assets while simplifying and centralizing the complex task of managing their mobile contracts and end-users across multiple regions and countries.BT said its goal is to save customers 15% or more per user per month in...

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FCC Targets "Third Pipe" for Broadband, Outlines Some New Rules for 700 MHz Band

The FCC outlined new rules for the 698-806 MHz spectrum band, commonly referred to as the "700 MHz Band," which is currently occupied by television broadcasters and will become available for wireless services, including public safety and commercial services, when the DTV transition is completed on February 17, 2009. The FCC also postponed decisions on other key issues related to the spectrum, calling instead for more public comment.Among the actions...

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ZigBee Alliance Targets Telecom Applications

The ZigBee Alliance announced its expansion into the telecom market with a new initiative for extending mobile telephone networks while providing new capabilities for mobile phone users. The new ZigBee Telecom Profile will feature secure mobile payment, information delivery, health care monitoring, peer-to-peer small data sharing and other location based services and features.Key members of the ZigBee Alliance supporting this expansion into the telecom...

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EQO Secured Funding for Mobile Consumer Service

EQO Communications, a start-up based in Vancouver, raised US$9 million in Series B funding for its mobile Internet phone service for users of Skype, AIM, ICQ, MSN Messenger, GoogleTalk and Yahoo! Instant Messenger networks.EQO uses a proprietary mobile soft-switch platform and a presence-enabled VoIP signaling network to deliver presence-enabled voice calling and instant messaging services.The financing round was led by Ventures West and included investments from existing investors GrowthWorks and BDC Capital.http://www.eqo.c...

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QUALCOMM Reports Q1 Revenues $2.22 Billion, up 21%

QUALCOMM reported record revenue of $2.22 billion, up 21 percent year-over-year and 10 percent sequentially, for the second quarter of fiscal 2007 ended April 1, 2007. Net income (GAAP) was $726 million, up 22 percent year-over-year and 12 percent sequentially."We are pleased to report that the 3G CDMA-based market continues to grow at a rapid pace. Our results reflect strong year-over-year growth in CDMA2000 and WCDMA chipsets and handsets driving record revenue and earnings per share," said Dr. Paul E. Jacobs, chief executive officer of QUALCOMM....

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Avaya Posts Quarterly Revenue of $1.24 Billion, up 4.5%

Avaya's second fiscal quarter 2007 revenues increased 4.5 percent to $1.294 billion compared to $1.238 billion in the same period last year. Sales of products grew 8 percent year over year, led by a 15 percent increase in sales of converged voice applications. Net income was $57 million and earnings per share of 13 cents for the second fiscal quarter of 2007 on a U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) basis."In the second quarter we generated strong growth across our strategic initiatives -- IP telephony, applications and professional...

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Motorola Markets In-Building, Powerline Solution in Europe

Motorola announced commercial availability in Europe of its Powerline MU, a broadband solution targeted at multi-unit (MU) buildings. The solution delivers broadband access through a building's existing electrical network.The Powerline MU solution includes a Powerline MU Gateway which converts the Ethernet signal to a HomePlug protocol and the signal is then injected directly into a building's electrical system. Users can then connect their computer or router to a Motorola Powerline modem that is plugged into a standard electrical outlet to gain...

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Motorola Invests in Vocera for Wearable VoIP Badges

Motorola has made an equity investment in Vocera Communications, which develops hands-free, wearable badges and related systems that allow mobile workers to communicate over facility's wireless network. Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed.The Vocera Communications System, which is comprised of the Vocera System Software and a wearable, hands-free, lightweight voice controlled badge, allows mobile workers within Wi-Fi networked buildings to instantly communicate with colleagues and quickly obtain the resources needed to complete...

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Sonus Networks Adds Support for ENUM

Sonus Networks has added support for the Electronic Number Mapping System (ENUM) to the latest release of its IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)-ready network solution. ENUM is a number mapping system designed to streamline the convergence of IP-Based voice networks with the Public Switched Telephony Network (PSTN) and facilitate seamless IP-to-IP peering.ENUM allows telephone numbers to be routed through IP-based architectures such as IMS using a Domain Name System (DNS)-based architecture. ENUM and DNS-based architectures can facilitate interoperability...

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AT&T Expands Its Local Ethernet Footprint

AT&T has expanded the reach of its OPT-E-MAN switched metro Ethernet services to include all 13 states in the former SBC territory.In 2006, AT&T expanded its OPT-E-MAN footprint from 19 metropolitan areas to 41. With this announcement, AT&T extends the reach of the rollout.AT&T OPT-E-MAN service is a fully managed, switched Ethernet service that can be used to link multiple locations either across town or across a state. The OPT-E-MAN...

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ARRIS Announces Preliminary Q1 Results

ARRIS announced preliminary and unaudited financial results for the first quarter 2007, saying its revenues were $235.3 million, up 13.0% as compared to $208.3 million in the first quarter 2006 and up slightly as compared to $234.6 million in the fourth quarter 2006. Operating income in the first quarter 2007 was $26.0 million and compares to $19.6 million in the first quarter 2006 and $28.5 million in the fourth quarter 2006. Net income in the first quarter 2007 was $37.6 million or $0.34 per diluted share and compares to net income of $20.7...

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Internet2 Sets New Land Speed Record -- 9 Gbps

An international team led by the University of Tokyo has set two consecutive new Internet2 Land Speed Records (I2-LSR) in theIPv6 single and multi-stream categories. The team, which also included WIDE Project, NTT Communications, JGN2, SURFnet, CANARIE, Pacific Northwest Gigapop and other institutions, used a network path that spanned 30,000 km across 6 international networks. They trasmitted transferred data in the single and multi-stream categories at a rate of 7.67 Gbps, which is equal to 230,100 terabit-meters per second (Tb-m/s). This record...

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IP Unity Glenayre Names Oscar Rodriguez as CEO

IP Unity Glenayre named Oscar Rodriguez as its new CEO, succeeding Dr. Arun Sobti, who has served as Chairman and CEO at IP Unity Glenayre since 2000, and who will remain as Chairman of the Boardto his new role, Oscar Rodriguez was Chief Marketing Officer for Alcatel-Lucent's Enterprise Business Group. Oscar was also CEO and President of Riverstone Networks, a public communications company delivering carrier MPLS/VPLS/Ethernet Solutions, before its...

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Ikanos Debuts Fastest Integrated VDSL2 Gateway Processor

Ikanos Communications unveiled a single chip, multi-mode VDSL2 gateway processor that provides 2.7 GHz of processing power, VoIP, multi-mode DSL and security capabilities for next generation residential gateways.The new Fusiv Vx180 is designed to deliver wire-speed, Quality of Service (QoS)-enabled Quad-play services. It reduces space and power requirements by combining Ikanos' VDSL2 customer premises equipment (CPE) PHY and its widely deployed...

Reinventing
the IAD


The
boundary between service provider network and residential subscriber is
rapidly blurring. At the heart of this evolution is the vision of the
"digital home", which offers service providers an opportunity to
generate additional revenue through bundled services and associated
service level agreements.