Verizon Wholesale Offers Automated Optical Circuit Provisioning in NYC

Verizon launched a "Bandwidth on Demand" optical service in the New York City metropolitan region for wholesale customers. Offered through Verizon Partner Solutions, the new Bandwidth on Demand service promises to reduce the time it takes to establish DS-3 circuits as well as SONET and Ethernet circuits from weeks to hours and, in some cases, minutes. Verizon said it has modified its traditional ordering-and-billing processes to accommodate the...

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Thomson Presents New MPEG2 Decoding Chip for STBs

Thomson is introducing a new decoding chip for MPEG2 standard definition (SD) applications at IBC 2007. Equipped with five outputs and advanced security features, the IC is optimized for Personal Video Recording (PVR) and Digital Video Recording (DVR) applications including satellite, IP and cable set-top boxes. The chip offers dual USB 2.0 and Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) interfaces. An Ethernet interface provides access to a home network or shared storage devices. http://www.thomson....

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Covad Wireless Announces New 2.0 Mbps Service

Covad Wireless announced the availability of a "Super-T" 2.0 Mbps service that is competitively priced with traditional landline T-1 services while offering up to 33% more speed. Pricing for the Super-T 2.0 starts at $399 for a three-year contract term and goes up to $429 for a one-year contract.Covad Wireless serves 3,600 small and medium-sized businesses in the San Francisco Bay Area, the greater Los Angeles area, the Chicago suburbs, and Las Vegas. http://www.covadwireless....

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NextWave Releases WiMAX Chipset

NextWave Broadband began shipping samples of its NW1000 Series WiMAX chipset, comprised of the NW1100 baseband system-on-a-chip (SOC), matched NW1200 multi-band RFIC, and associated system software, to consumer electronics and mobile device manufacturers. The chipset is based on the 802.16e standard and supports the major worldwide WiMAX spectrum allocations of 2.3 GHz (including the WCS band in the U.S.), 2.5 GHz (including the EBS/BRS band in the U.S.), and 3.4 -- 3.8 GHz. http://www.nextwave....

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Narus Elects Charles Picasso to Board

Narus elected Charles Picasso to its Board of Directors as non-executive Chairman. Picasso is the retired president and chief operating officer (COO) for Information Handling Services (IHS), a leader in developing and implementing engineering, technical and regulatory information solutions for customers in more than one-hundred countries. Prior to IHS, Picasso was COO of Digital Island Inc., where he introduced hosting services in key markets. Mr. Picasso has also served as the senior vice president for AT&T Global Information Solutions and...

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Riverbed Appoints Mark Floyd to Board

Riverbed Technology has appointed Mark Floyd to its board of directors. The addition of Floyd expands Riverbed's board to eight directors. Floyd, 51, served as the CEO of Entrisphere, a communications equipment company that was acquired by Ericsson in February 2007. Floyd also served as CEO of Efficient Networks, which he led for nearly seven years until its acquisition by Siemens in 2001. Floyd currently serves on the board of directors of Tekelec and Carrier Access. He also serves as a Venture Partner at El Dorado Ventures. http://www.river...

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Zarlink Sells its Equity Interest in Mitel Networks for $12.9 Million

Zarlink Semiconductor has sold its equity interest in Mitel Networks for US$12.9 million, following the approval of the merger of Mitel and Inter-Tel. Zarlink obtained ownership of 10 million common shares of Mitel through the sale of its Systems Business in Fiscal 2001. http://www.zarlink....

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Sprint to Build "XOHM" WiMAX Brand

Sprint will market its upcoming WiMAX services under the "XOHM" (pronounced ZOAM) brand. A soft launch of the WiMAX network is expected by the end of 2007 in the Chicago and Baltimore/Washington markets. XOHM commercial services are expected to be available beginning in the first half of 2008. Sprint expects that its WiMAX services will deliver speeds up to five times faster than current third-generation wireless devices. At a company sponsored...

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Skype Suffers Widespread Outage Attributed to Flaw in Client Software

Skype suffered a widespread outage on Thursday which the company attributed to a deficiency in an algorithm within its peer-to-peer networking software. The algorithm controls the interaction between the user's own Skype client and the rest of the Skype network.Skype said its system had not crashed nor was it the victim of a cyber attack. Initial estimates were 12 to 24 hours to restore service. http://www.skype....

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SingTel Reaches 438,000 Broadband Lines, 54% Local Share

Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel) reported Q2 operating revenue for the quarter amounted to S$3.57 billion, up 11% compared with the corresponding period last year. This was achieved on the back of 10% revenue growth from the Singapore operations and a stronger Australian dollar. Some highlights:For SingTel, data and Internet revenue grew 13% to S$335 million, driven by higher corporate data spending and increased Internet revenues.Internet revenue for the quarter grew 14 percent to S$99 million as broadband subscription continued...

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DIRECTV Partners With CURRENT for Broadband Over Powerline

DIRECTV announced a wholesale distribution agreement that enables it to offer its customers CURRENT's BPL (Broadband Over Powerline) high-speed Internet service and VoIP services. DIRECTV customers will be able to access the Internet by plugging a BPL modem into virtually any outlet in their home. Under the deal, DIRECTV will have access to CURRENT's BPL network, initially in the Dallas/Fort Worth BPL network that will cover approximately 1.8 million...

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