One Minute Video: What is a Multi-Service Edge Router?
Presented by Steve Murray
Redback Networks
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
One Minute Video: What is a Multi-Service Edge Router?
One Minute Video: What is a Multi-Service Edge Router?
Presented by Steve Murray
Redback Networks
Deutsche Telekom Chases International Growth
Deutsche Telekom reported significant revenue growth in its international markets during the first half of 2007 and said that cost cutting measures within Germany are taking effect. Deutsche Telekom now generates over half of its revenue outside Germany. Some highlights:
"The key message that we want to communicate for the first half of 2007 is that we are right on track to achieve our 2007 financial targets," stated CEO René Obermann.
http://www.telekom.de
- Overall, net revenue increased by 3.5 percent year-on-year to EUR 31 billion in the first six months of the year. At EUR 2.3 billion, free cash flow in the first half of the year was around 5 percent higher than in the prior-year period.
- For the full financial year, Deutsche Telekom expects moderate growth in net revenue, adjusted EBITDA of approximately EUR 19 billion and free cash flow, including real estate sales, of around six billion euros.
- In the Broadband/Fixed-Network segment -- largely influenced by domestic business -- adjusted EBITDA increased slightly over the first quarter to EUR 1.9 billion, despite a decline in revenue. In addition, the share of new customers in the retail broadband market was 42 percent in the second quarter -- and thus within the target corridor of 40 to 45 percent.
- The company added 945,000 net broadband retail customers in the first half of the year.
- Deutsche Telekom now serves 13.0 million DSL lines in all its markets, up from 9.8 million a year ago. Of these, 11.5 million DSL lines were in Germany, up from 10.28 million at the end of December 2006.
- The number of domestic narrowband lines dropped 5.9 percent to 37.7 million, compared to 40.0 million a year earlier.
- T-Mobile consolidated its position as the German mobile communications market leader with 34.3 million customers.
- T-Mobile now has 111.8 million customers, up from 101.1 million a year earlier.
- International revenue rose by 14.6 percent in the first half of the year to EUR 15.6 billion. The buoyant growth can mainly be attributed to a sharp increase in customer numbers just under 2.4 million in the international mobile business, where revenue increased by 15.2 percent year-on-year in the first half of the year.
- Working hours for 50,000 employees in Germany have been increased from 34 to 38 hours per week without further compensation.
"The key message that we want to communicate for the first half of 2007 is that we are right on track to achieve our 2007 financial targets," stated CEO René Obermann.
http://www.telekom.de
T-Systems Invests in LiteScape for Unified Communications
T-Systems Venture Fund has invested in LiteScape Technologies, a developer of Unified Communications applications.
LiteScape's flagship product, OnCast, provides voice, conferencing, broadcasting, collaboration capabilities between IP phones, PCs and mobile devices. It integrates IP telephony systems with business applications from leading vendors including Cisco, WebEx, Asterisk, Avaya, IBM/Lotus, Microsoft, Polycom and Salesforce.com.
The funding round was led by Vedanta Capital. LiteScape's existing investors - Softbank Capital, TeleSoft Partners, and Blumberg Capital - also participated in the round.
LiteScape secured approximately $14 million in Series B funding. In addition, former AT&T executive and co-founder of Vedanta Capital, Alessandro Piol, has joined LiteScape's Board of Directors.
http://www.litescape.com
http://www.t-venture.de/
LiteScape's flagship product, OnCast, provides voice, conferencing, broadcasting, collaboration capabilities between IP phones, PCs and mobile devices. It integrates IP telephony systems with business applications from leading vendors including Cisco, WebEx, Asterisk, Avaya, IBM/Lotus, Microsoft, Polycom and Salesforce.com.
The funding round was led by Vedanta Capital. LiteScape's existing investors - Softbank Capital, TeleSoft Partners, and Blumberg Capital - also participated in the round.
LiteScape secured approximately $14 million in Series B funding. In addition, former AT&T executive and co-founder of Vedanta Capital, Alessandro Piol, has joined LiteScape's Board of Directors.
http://www.litescape.com
http://www.t-venture.de/
- LiteScape Technologies is based in Redwood Shores, California.
DirecTV US Reaches 16.3 Million, ARPU at $76.43
The DIRECTV Group reported Q2 revenue of $4.14 billion, up 17% year over year, operating profit of $740 million, and net income of $448 million. Earnings per share were $0.37 compared with $0.36 in the same period last year. Some highlights:
"In light of the rapidly growing demand for advanced services in the United States, it is particularly exciting to look ahead a couple of months when we leapfrog the competition by offering up to 100 national HD channels," said Chase Carey, president and CEO of The DIRECTV Group. http://www.directv.com
- There was nearly 7% increase in ARPU to $76.43 due in large part to approximately 50% more high definition (HD) and digital video recorder (DVR) customers in the quarter.
- Gross subscriber additions were 900,000 and net subscriber additions were 128,000 for DIRECTV U.S.
- The monthly churn rate for DIRECTV U.S. was 1.58%
- The total number of DIRECTV U.S. subscribers as of June 30, 2007 to 16.32 million, an increase of 5% over the 15.51 million subscribers reported on June 30, 2006.
- DIRECTV Latin America achieved net subscriber additions of 141,000 propelled by higher gross additions of 260,000 and a lower monthly churn of 1.38%.
- The total number of DIRECTV subscribers in Latin America as of June 30, 2007 increased to 2.94 million compared to 1.73 million as of June 30, 2006 due to the 869,000 subscribers added as a result of the merger with Sky Brazil in the third quarter of 2006 as well as the new subscribers added throughout the region over the past year.
"In light of the rapidly growing demand for advanced services in the United States, it is particularly exciting to look ahead a couple of months when we leapfrog the competition by offering up to 100 national HD channels," said Chase Carey, president and CEO of The DIRECTV Group. http://www.directv.com
Limelight Posts Q2, Stock Tumbles
Limelight Networks, a leading content delivery network, reported GAAP revenue of $21.2 million and non-GAAP revenue of $24.7 million, representing growth of 43% and 67%, respectively, over the $14.8 million of revenue the company reported in second quarter of 2006.
The company reported a second quarter GAAP loss per diluted share of $(0.23) and non-GAAP earnings per diluted share of $0.00.
Limelight note that it has increased total network egress to a capacity of approximately 1.4 terabits per second.
On Thursday, shares in Limelight fell $5.81 (39.26%) to close at $8.99.
http://www.llnw.com
The company reported a second quarter GAAP loss per diluted share of $(0.23) and non-GAAP earnings per diluted share of $0.00.
Limelight note that it has increased total network egress to a capacity of approximately 1.4 terabits per second.
On Thursday, shares in Limelight fell $5.81 (39.26%) to close at $8.99.
http://www.llnw.com
- In June, Limelight raised over $200 million in growth capital in an IPO.
Vodafone Joins the WiMAX Forum
Vodafone has become a principal member of the WiMAX Forum.
"Our membership of the WiMAX Forum will complement our existing memberships of other key industry bodies such as the GSMA, 3GPP and the Next Generation Mobile Network initiative," said Steve Pusey, Global Chief Technology Officer, Vodafone.
http://www.wimaxforum.org
"Our membership of the WiMAX Forum will complement our existing memberships of other key industry bodies such as the GSMA, 3GPP and the Next Generation Mobile Network initiative," said Steve Pusey, Global Chief Technology Officer, Vodafone.
http://www.wimaxforum.org
RCN to Use deltathree's Hosted Consumer VoIP
deltathree announced a contract to provide RCN with a private-label consumer VoIP solution, enabling RCN to significantly expand its phone service beyond RCN's current serviceable areas within New York, Boston, Chicago, Eastern Pennsylvania and metro Washington, D.C.
Specifically, RCN will offer a VoIP phone service implemented via deltathree's Hosted Consumer VoIP solution to supplement its current high-quality, switched-based domestic and international phone services. In addition to providing RCN customers with a comprehensive array of service features, deltathree's Hosted Consumer VoIP solution will provide RCN with platform components such as web development, billing, reporting, eCommerce, fraud management, soft-switch applications, Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) configuration and network management.
http://www.deltathree.com
http://www.rcn.com
Specifically, RCN will offer a VoIP phone service implemented via deltathree's Hosted Consumer VoIP solution to supplement its current high-quality, switched-based domestic and international phone services. In addition to providing RCN customers with a comprehensive array of service features, deltathree's Hosted Consumer VoIP solution will provide RCN with platform components such as web development, billing, reporting, eCommerce, fraud management, soft-switch applications, Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) configuration and network management.
http://www.deltathree.com
http://www.rcn.com
Global Crossing Records Q2 Revenue of $547 million, up 19% YoY
Global Crossing reported $547 million of consolidated revenue, $266 million of adjusted gross margin and $8 million of adjusted cash EBITDA for the second quarter.
"Through continued sales success and management's actions in the second quarter, our business is gaining momentum, as reflected in our improved financial performance worldwide," said John Legere, Global Crossing's chief executive officer. "The acquisitions of Impsat and Fibernet contributed as we anticipated during the quarter, giving us a glimpse into the full-blown synergies we'll reap from these key parts of our business as we approach full integration."http://www.globalcrossing.com
"Through continued sales success and management's actions in the second quarter, our business is gaining momentum, as reflected in our improved financial performance worldwide," said John Legere, Global Crossing's chief executive officer. "The acquisitions of Impsat and Fibernet contributed as we anticipated during the quarter, giving us a glimpse into the full-blown synergies we'll reap from these key parts of our business as we approach full integration."http://www.globalcrossing.com
Intune Raises US$17.75 Million
Intune Networks, a start-up based in Dublin, Ireland, raised US$17.75 million. The company designs, develops and manufactures networking equipment for the global telecommunications industry. Intune has been shipping products based on its core tunable laser technology since 1999 into a variety of industries.
The new funding from a consortium of international investors consisting of Amadeus Capital Partners, Balderton Capital (formerly known as Benchmark Capital Europe) and Spark Capital. http://www.intunenetworks.com/
The new funding from a consortium of international investors consisting of Amadeus Capital Partners, Balderton Capital (formerly known as Benchmark Capital Europe) and Spark Capital. http://www.intunenetworks.com/
Motorola Supplies 26-Channel MPEG-4 AVC Encoding for HBO
Motorola will implement a 26-channel, high-definition (HD) MPEG-4 AVC encoding system for Home Box Office (HBO). The system compresses, encrypts, modulates, and receives the HD signals within a single integrated transmission system to allow HBO to expand its HD offerings to subscribers. Motorola said its new multi-format Integrated Receiver/Decoder (IRD) will deliver HD channels in both MPEG-4/AVC and MPEG-2 formats. Financial terms were not disclosed.
"HBO has a long history of delivering great programming in the highest quality and just as we were the first to launch a high-definition feed, we are now the first to commit to the full breadth of our channels in HD," said Bob Zitter, executive vice president, technology and chief technology officer, HBO. http://www.motorola.com
"HBO has a long history of delivering great programming in the highest quality and just as we were the first to launch a high-definition feed, we are now the first to commit to the full breadth of our channels in HD," said Bob Zitter, executive vice president, technology and chief technology officer, HBO. http://www.motorola.com
Amdocs Announces $400 Million Share Repurchase Plan
Amdocs' board of directors has authorized a share repurchase plan allowing the repurchase of up to $400 million of its outstanding ordinary shares in open market or privately negotiated transactions at times and prices considered appropriate by the company.
http://www.amdocs.com
http://www.amdocs.com
XO Posts Q2 Revenue $352.9 Million, up 1%
XO Holdings reported Q2 revenue of $352.9 million, $21.8 million of adjusted EBITDA and a net loss of $36.8 million. XOH operates two business segments, XO Communications, its nationwide wireline telecommunications business, and Nextlink Wireless, its wireless business. 
Some highlights:
"Overall sales performance in the second quarter was our best in two years, and our strategic network, customer and service initiatives are delivering improved margins and revenue growth in IP-based services for enterprises and wholesale services for carriers and service providers," said Carl Grivner, XO Holdings' chief executive officer.
http://www.xo.com
Some highlights:- At XO Communications, data and IP Services revenue grew 18% compared to same period last year and 6% compared to previous quarter.
- Revenue from XOptions Flex, XO Communications' flagship business VoIP service, grew 131% to $18 million compared with $7.8 million in the same period last year.
"Overall sales performance in the second quarter was our best in two years, and our strategic network, customer and service initiatives are delivering improved margins and revenue growth in IP-based services for enterprises and wholesale services for carriers and service providers," said Carl Grivner, XO Holdings' chief executive officer.
http://www.xo.com
Sonus Announces Changes to VP of Sales
Sonus Networks announced the appointment of Mohammed Shanableh as interim vice president, worldwide sales, replacing Jim Collier. Shanableh was previously the company's vice president, worldwide sales engineering.
http://www.sonusnet.com/
http://www.sonusnet.com/
Blockbuster Acquires Movielink, Content Agreements With Major Studios
Blockbuster has acquired Movielink, a leading movie download service backed by major Hollywood studios, for an undisclosed sum. 
Movielink was founded in 2002 as a joint venture of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Universal Pictures and Warner Bros. Studios. The acquisition of Movielink, which has VOD and EST license agreements with the five founding studios, as well as more than 30 other studios, television-content distributors, and foreign and independent content providers, enables Blockbuster to offer consumers downloadable entertainment content via their PCs, portable devices, television-connected home networks and approved set-top boxes.
"Our acquisition of Movielink, with its associated digital content, is the next logical step in our planned transformation of Blockbuster," said Jim Keyes, Blockbuster Chairman and CEO.
http://www.movielink.com
http://www.blockbuster.com
Movielink was founded in 2002 as a joint venture of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Universal Pictures and Warner Bros. Studios. The acquisition of Movielink, which has VOD and EST license agreements with the five founding studios, as well as more than 30 other studios, television-content distributors, and foreign and independent content providers, enables Blockbuster to offer consumers downloadable entertainment content via their PCs, portable devices, television-connected home networks and approved set-top boxes.
"Our acquisition of Movielink, with its associated digital content, is the next logical step in our planned transformation of Blockbuster," said Jim Keyes, Blockbuster Chairman and CEO.
http://www.movielink.com
http://www.blockbuster.com
