Monday, April 23, 2007

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...

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...

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.


Tellabs Posts Q1 Revenue of $452 Million, Down 12%

Tellabs reported Q1 revenue of $452 million, down 12% from $515 million in the first quarter of 2006. Tellabs earned $25 million or 6 cents per share in the first quarter of 2007 on a GAAP basis, down 51% from $52 million or 11 cents per share in the first quarter of 2006. Broadband - First-quarter revenue from the broadband segment totaled $219 million, down 16% from $260 million in the first quarter of 2006. Within the broadband segment, access revenue fell 26% to $121 million from $164 million in the first quarter of 2006. Managed access revenue...

Polycom Unveils HD Continuous Presence Conferencing With Full Transcoding

Polycom will deliver high definition (HD) continuous presence conferencing with full transcoding on its recently released RMX 2000 real-time media conferencing platform. The feature, delivered with RMX 2000 Version 2.0 software, enables customers to combine video conferencing endpoints with different resolutions (HD, standard definition (SD) and common intermediate format resolution (CIF)) within the same call, showing multiple sites simultaneously (continuous presence) and providing optimal resolution and call quality for each participant based...

TI Licenses Super Wideband Codec from Fraunhofer for HD Voice

Texas Instruments is licensing the Low Delay AAC super wideband codec from the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS to enable high-definition (HD) VoIP.Powered by TI's high-performance digital signal processors (DSPs), the MPEG-4 AAC-LD super-wideband codec offers substantial benefits compared to earlier wideband audio technology, and has the performance capabilities to make ubiquitous HD voice a reality in global IP networks. The super-wideband...

Ambit Supplies pre-DOCSIS 3.0 Channel Bonding Modems to Hanaro

Ambit is supplying pre-DOCSIS 3.0 cable modems to Korea's Hanaro that can bond three downstream channels to enable a maximum 144Mbps downstream and up to 30Mbps upstream throughput. The modem also supports proprietary features such as Gigabit Ethernet and USB 2.0 interfaces, bonding channel recovery and QoS features enabling IPTV service. Also, the pre DOCSIS 3.0 modems promise future interoperability with full DOCSIS 3.0 CMTS and cable modems when they become available.Ambit and Netwave, a Korean network integrator, said they plan to deliver 150,000...

BT Restructuring Aimed at Transformation into Networked IT Services

BT announced a corporate restructuring designed to accelerate its transformation into a networked IT services company, delivering software driven products over broadband.Under the new structure, Andy Green will change his title from being Chief Executive of BT Global Services to become CEO of Group Strategy and Operations. He will lead two new business units that will design and operate services across the world to meet the needs of BT Retail, BT...

Alcatel-Lucent's Preliminary Results Indicate Soft Q1

Alcatel-Lucent issued preliminary results for Q1 2007, saying revenues for the quarter are estimated to be approximately EUR 3.9 billion, a year over year decline of around (8)% at a constant Euro/USD exchange rate or (12)% at current rate. Compared to a strong first quarter 2006, the lower volume is primarily attributable to wireless radio and core networks impacting the Wireless and Convergence businesses globally. The wireless decline is largely driven by lower volumes especially in 2G in some emerging markets.Patricia Russo, CEO of Alcatel-Lucent...

China Telecom selects Alcatel-Lucent's IP/MPLS in Shanghai

Shanghai Telecom, a subsidiary of China Telecom, has selected Alcatel-Lucent's IP/MPLS solution for its metro area network expansion and network optimization. Once deployed in mid-2007, Shanghai Telecom will be able to offer IP-based services with the Quality of Service required to meet service level agreements for Layer 2 Virtual Private LAN Service as well as Layer 3 IP VPN services, and next-generation network services in the future. The contract...

Rebtel Changes its Mobile-VoIP Call Pricing

Rebtel, a start-up based in Stockholm, announced a new pricing program for its mobile-to-VoIP international calling service. By using VoIP to connect pre-assigned local numbers, Rebtel allows its customers to make international calls using their mobiles. There is no fee to sign up to use the service. Available in more than 36 countries, Rebtel members are entitled to ten free international calls every month free of charge. Any additional calls...

Tektronix Enhances Spectra2 for IMS Testing

Tektronix released a new version of its Spectra2 test solution with enhancements for VoIP, IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) and converged networks. Spectra2 v5.2 is designed to provide a Single Box IMS Test and Generation solution. Enhancements include a SIP dynamic parameter management feature and the ability to monitor and generate ISDN and perform Multi-protocol Call Tracing and Failed Call Analysis. Release 5.2 also extends the Spectra2 voice testing features to video. http://www.tektronix....

CastTV Targets Better Video Search

CastTV, a start-up based in San Francisco, secured $3.1 million in Series A financing for its work developing video search technology.The company said its video search technology has been developed over the last few years to address the challenges particular to online video search, which are twofold:Online videos are increasingly hidden in the "media Web" -- behind Flash, JavaScript and media player plug-ins -- and therefore hidden from traditional search engines. CastTV has built unmatched proprietary technology that crawls, indexes and extracts...

Vonage Wins Permanent Stay in Verizon Patent Litigation

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington D.C. issued a permanent stay of a previous court's injunction that would have barred Vonage from signing up new customers. Vonage sought the stay following an April 6th decision by the U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Va. enjoining the company from using certain VoIP technology to add new customers. Vonage said it will continue to serve existing customers by paying into escrow a quarterly royalty of 5.5 percent throughout the appeals process and by posting a $66 million bond as required...

AT&T Adds 691,000 DSL Subscribers in Q1

AT&T reported Q1 net income was $2.8 billion, up from $1.4 billion in the first quarter of 2006, and reported earnings per diluted share were $0.45, versus $0.37 in the year-earlier quarter. Q1 consolidated revenues totaled $29.0 billion, versus a reported $15.8 billion in the year-earlier first quarter. It was the first full quarter of operations following AT&T's acquisition of BellSouth, with 100% ownership and consolidation of Cingular.Selected...