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Huawei ranking No.1 in global IP DSLAM market
China-based Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. ("Huawei"), a leader in providing next
generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world,
announced that its broadband access products and solutions serve 50 million DSL
(Digital Subscriber Line) customers worldwide. According to the latest report
published by Infonetics, a data networking and telecom market research
consulting firm, as of the first quarter of 2007, Huawei is still ranked No.1 in
the global IP DSLAM (Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer) market.
Huawei has always been committed to innovation in access networks. In early
2001, Huawei launched the world's first commercial IP DSLAM product,
accelerating the transformation to IP access network. Following that, Huawei
took the lead in rolling out FE (Fast Ethernet) and GE(Gigabit Ethernet)-based
large-capacity IP DSLAM, which enabled operators to construct flattened,
high-bandwidth, future-oriented broadband networks. In 2006, Huawei unveiled the
industry's first terabit GPON access system and FTTx solution, which helped
operators fulfill the requirements of current services such as Multi-play, and
paved the way for future ultra-high bandwidth services. For four consecutive
years from 2003, Huawei grabbed the largest market share in IP DSLAM, making it
a leader in IP access networks.
"Successfully serving 50 million DSL customers around the world demonstrates
that Huawei's broadband access products and services are widely recognized and
adopted by industry operators globally," said Mr. Daniel Tang, vice president of
Huawei's network product line. "By focusing on the needs of its customers,
Huawei can offer innovative IP access solutions and services, enabling operators
to largely reduce network TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) and achieve their
business goals."
"The milestone of 200 million DSL customers was just announced by DSL Forum,"
said Michael Hanrahan, a member of the DSL Forum Board of Directors, a renowned
standardization organization in the industry. "Huawei has been active in
analyzing industry trends and setting industry standards, contributing to the
development of DSL Standards and the worldwide use of broadband applications."
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PMC-Sierra licenses Aware's VDSL2 technology
US-based Aware, Inc., a leading supplier of broadband technology, Friday
announced PMC-Sierra, Inc. as a new licensee of Aware's StratiPHY3(TM) VDSL2
technology. As a leading provider of broadband communications semiconductors,
PMC-Sierra is using Aware's StratiPHY3 technology for its MSP7140 VDSL2
residential gateway system on a chip (SoC) product.
"We are pleased to be working with PMC-Sierra as it executes on its digital home
strategy," commented Edmund Reiter, Aware's president. "PMC-Sierra's latest
product demonstrates a deep understanding of the multi-service gateway market,
and we welcome our expanded partnership as a further endorsement of StratiPHY(TM)
as the most effective way to develop and maintain high-performance and
interoperable DSL-enabled SoCs."
With an integrated VDSL2 modem, PMC-Sierra's MSP7140 is ideally suited for
multi-service VDSL2-based gateways. The MSP7140 device, with Aware's StratiPHY3,
is interoperable with legacy VDSL1 and emerging VDSL2 central office chipset
solutions, and is backwards compatible to ADSL2+. The MSP7100 SDK also supports
PMC-Sierra's MSP7120/30 ADSL2+, which uses Aware's StratiPHY2+ IP.
Aware will be demonstrating its industry-leading StratiPHY3-based multi-vendor
VDSL2 interoperability this month at NXTcomm in Chicago.
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Japan’s NII picks Juniper's core routers for SINET3 backbone
Juniper Networks, Inc. Friday announced that Japan’s National Institute of
Informatics (NII) has upgraded its nationwide SINET3 backbone with Juniper
Networks T-series Core Routers. The expanded SINET3 next generation network (NGN)
consolidates the NII’s existing SINET and SuperSINET infrastructures into the
country’s largest and most advanced research and education network. Juniper
Networks T-series will provide a high-performance network core, enabling SINET3
to reliably and efficiently support the high bandwidth applications of its
constituents, while providing a non-disruptive upgrade path for future
scalability.
The NII is Japan’s primary academic research institution, chartered with
advancing research and development in information-related fields, including
networking, software and content. Its packet-based SINET network was created to
connect R&E institutions throughout the country, and also link Japan’s R&E
community with the rest of the world.
SINET3 now connects over 700 universities and research institutions throughout
Japan, facilitating research in high energy physics and nuclear fusion,
astronomical sciences, genome information analysis, supercomputer and
nanotechnology. The NII uses Juniper Networks routers to deliver NGN IP
services, including layer 2 and 3 VPNs, IPv6, GMPLS, multicasting, and
multihoming services. SINET3 also provides a 10 Gigabit Ethernet user interface
and delivers 40 Gbps speeds in the backbone, a 4x advance on SuperSINET which
provided 2.4 Gigabit Ethernet user interface and delivered 10 Gbps in the
backbone.
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LuminentOIC renews BPON triplexer transceiver supply agreement with Tellabs
LuminentOIC renewed its supply agreement with Tellabs for Broadband Passive
Optical Network (BPON) triplexer transceivers. Tellabs has been using
LuminentOIC's Triplexer transceivers in its Optical Network Terminals (ONTs) for
Fiber to the Premise deployments since 2004. The renewal extends the existing
share of BPON triplexer business commitment from Tellabs through the end of
2008.
"To remain competitive and meet customer demand, we must forge long-term
relationships with key suppliers," said John Brots, Tellabs executive vice
president for global operations. "LuminentOIC has been an innovative supplier
with demonstrated ability to provide us with critical components for
next-generation applications."
Near Margalit, Chief Executive Officer of LuminentOIC, stated, "We are pleased
to continue our long lasting relationship with Tellabs, a recognized industry
leader in triple-play PON deployments, and are committed to providing highly
reliable, complex technologies to mass volume deployments for current and
next-generation PON requirements."
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Aegis Lightwave intros carrier-grade optical layer Monitor
US-based Aegis Lightwave, a company focused exclusively on providing a wide
range of optical channel monitoring solutions to the fiber-optic communications
industry, introduced the Centurion™ OLM 8000, a standalone and NEBS-compliant
optical layer monitor for cable operators and telecom service providers. The OLM
8000 is designed specifically for remote management of passive DWDM systems and
will be on exhibit at NXTComm 2007 in Booth 1945, complete with a live
demonstration.
The OLM 8000 is the most cost-effective solution for turning DWDM passives,
while in service, into actively managed network elements and can be implemented
to avoid complex forklift upgrades to DWDM actives. The OLM 8000 gives operators
the DWDM channel visibility needed to effectively manage and scale their passive
DWDM networks while they continue to deploy the simple, low-cost and highly
reliable DWDM passives of their choice.
The OLM 8000 adds a management layer to DWDM passives and provides effective
demarcation at all-optical wavelength handoff locations. It also provides
critical performance monitoring at the physical layer where necessary, such as
in converged “IP-over-DWDM” or “Ethernet-over-Optical” networks. The OLM 8000
proves-in for cost-sensitive applications such as monitoring “narrowcast” DWDM
wavelengths that carry voice, data and video-on-demand services in cable
operators’ access networks. The OLM 8000 is ideal to retrofit the large embedded
base of DWDM passive multiplexers and demultiplexers as well as standalone
optical amplifiers. It can be implemented in-service by simply connecting an
optical monitoring port on the OLM 8000 to any existing optical test point along
a DWDM span, without disturbing the optical transmission line.
“The integration with carriers’ network management systems has been seamless and
field trials have been a resounding success,” said Mark Lourie, Vice President
of Marketing, Aegis Lightwave. “Our low-cost optical channel monitor engine
enables us to tap into a pent-up demand for affordable remote management of DWDM
passives.”
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Huawei to build Ugandan's national data
transmission backbone
Ugandan has secured a US$106M loan from the Chinese government to construct a
national data transmission backbone to foster the development of information and
communication technology. Huawei Technologies and Data Fundi and Bankshire,
their local counterparts, would undertake the construction of the project.
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PMC-Sierra touts GEPON milestone
California-based PMC-Sierra Thursday announced that its Fiber to the Home (FTTH)
solution is now deployed in more than four million Gigabit EPON Optical Network
Units (ONUs). This significant industry milestone demonstrates that FTTH is now
the preferred technology for Gigabit/s access to the home and business. Gigabit
FTTH deployment is outpacing DSL broadband access in Japan (according to the
Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications), and in Korea, PMC-Sierra
and DASAN Networks recently announced a Korea Telecom contract for expected
deployment of 800,000 EPON ONUs this year in Seoul. In China, benchmark testing
is underway on equipment from three of China's largest equipment vendors based
on PMC-Sierra's Gigabit/s EPON silicon, led by China Telecom. In addition, PMC-Sierra
recently introduced a solution that meets the ITU-T G.984 specification for GPON
Optical Network Terminals (ONTs), targeted for the emerging GPON markets in
North America and Europe.
"As the first to reach high volume deliveries, PMC-Sierra is well positioned to
be a leader in emerging Gigabit EPON markets such as China, while it continues
to grow market share in Japanese and Korean deployments," said Jeff Heynen,
directing analyst, broadband and IPTV, at Infonetics. "Based on the deployments
to date and the benchmarking and field trials that are currently underway, it
seems likely that EPON will be the predominant Gigabit access technology in most
of the key Asia markets."
"This is an important benchmark for the FTTH industry as these high volume
deployments will drive economies of scale that will lower overall FTTH equipment
costs and cost of ownership," said Victor Vaisleib, general manager of the FTTH
Business Unit at PMC-Sierra. "And, PMC-Sierra is able to leverage the extensive
technology and product base we established from our leadership in the EPON
market to successfully enter the emerging GPON markets in Europe and North
America."
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Fluke intros new MicroScanner2 Cable Verifier
Fluke Networks announces the introduction of the new MicroScanner2 Cable
Verifier. This new cable tester shows installers the four most important test
results — cable length, wire map, cable ID and distance to break or short — as
visual representations on a single screen. This makes testing faster and reduces
the chance of human error switching between tests.
“Seeing all test results at once saves time and improves technician accuracy.
That allows us to deliver high quality installations at a lower cost to our
clients, “ said Kevin Kolinac, owner of Communications Facilities & Design, Los
Angeles, CA.
The new MicroScanner2 also recognizes and displays what types of services are
available at the outlet being tested, such 10/100/1000 Ethernet, POTS telephone
service, or Power over Ethernet (PoE). This allows cabling technicians to
quickly differentiate between cabling and service problems during installation
or troubleshooting.
“We're installing more and more wireless access points powered by PoE.
MicroScanner2 will help us verify the both the cabling and the PoE service to
the AP all at once,” continued Kolinac.
No need for awkward, inefficient adapters
Users of the new MicroScanner2 can verify and ID tag RJ11, RJ45, and coax cables
without adapters. MicroScanner2 is also a built-in tone generator, producing
both analog and digital tones compatible with Fluke Networks’ IntelliTone Pro
Probe. This permits precise identification of specific wire pairs and cables on
active networks.
Built to survive rough handling on the job
MicroScanner2 is designed with a new rugged, ergonomic case that makes it the
right tool for any job environment. The rubberized over-mold protects against
rough handling while offering a comfortable, non-slip grip.
Product availability
MicroScanner2 is available for immediate delivery from Fluke Networks sales
partners worldwide. The new MicroScanner2 is available as a stand-alone unit, or
as part of a professional test kit. The kit contains a MicroScanner2, an
IntelliTone Pro 200 Probe, six Cable ID termination devices with both for RJ45
and coax connectors, a breakout cable for with eight clips for testing
unterminated cable, RJ11, RJ45 and coax patch cords, and a deluxe carrying case.
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Agilent to acquire Adaptif Photonics
Agilent Technologies Inc. and Adaptif Photonics GmbH have signed an agreement
for Agilent to acquire Adaptif, a privately held company. Adaptif provides key
technology and products used for advanced polarization analysis and control for
the test of optical components and systems in telecommunications, as well as in
the sensors and laser market. The transaction is subject to standard closing
conditions. Financial details were not disclosed.
Adaptif's technology and intellectual property complements Agilent's product
offerings, and the acquisition will enhance Agilent's instrument portfolio for
fiber-optic test. Adaptif has established itself as a recognized supplier of
test products for polarization analysis in the industry. The acquisition will
help Adaptif's and Agilent's customers obtain comprehensive insight into their
optical components and high-speed optical network designs with a full spectrum
of test solutions. Adaptif has a close association with the renowned optical
center of expertise at the Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg and has
developed extensive intellectual property in optical-measurement product
development.
"This acquisition is one step in a series of actions we have taken to strengthen
our optical test and measurement offerings and allows us to offer a full range
of electrical and optical test equipment for high-speed broadband network
designs," said Photonic and Network Test Division VP and General Manager Alois
Hauk.
"Adaptif's expertise and product offerings in polarization test are leading-edge
in the optical test industry and significantly enhance our ability to address
our customers' needs in this field," said Juergen Beck, business manager for
Agilent's Photonic Test & Measurement Segment.
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Spirent intros new testing architecture
Spirent Communications plc, a global provider of performance analysis and
service management solutions, Wednesday introduced Inspire Architecture, a new
testing architecture, in concert with the launch of its innovative testing
platform – Spirent TestCenter 2.0. The new architecture delivers significant
improvements in testing productivity during every stage of product development
and service creation to accelerate time-to-market and to reduce operating and
capital expenses.
Spirent TestCenter 2.0 is already making its mark as one of the most innovative
testing tools available today. More than 60 customers are beta testing the
controlled release. This follows the success of its predecessor, Spirent
TestCenter 1.0, which is used by more than 220 customers in labs and development
environments throughout the world.
“Spirent TestCenter 2.0 will help us improve productivity by reducing the time
to automate our complex multi-protocol tests,” said Ken Cheng, vice president
and general manager, High Value Systems Business Unit, Foundry Networks. “With
the savings in time, we will be able to ensure even greater product quality.”
“We’re changing the way our customers think about testing,” said Rob Piconi,
chief operating officer, Spirent Communications. “Spirent TestCenter 2.0 helps
our customers get products and services to market faster with step-change
improvements in engineering productivity. In recent tests, Spirent TestCenter
2.0 reduced product testing cycle times by up to 60 percent while reducing the
overall engineering hours for product and system verification by up to 25
percent. We’re helping customers navigate the complexities of convergence more
quickly to ensure QoE for subscribers.”
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Ericsson, Telstra run live 40-Gbit/s DWDM optical transmission trial in
Australia
Ericsson and Telstra have successfully completed the world's first live network
trial for next-generation 40Gbps optical transmission technology in Australia.
The technology trial demonstrated that Telstra's existing 10Gbps Dense Wave
Division Multiplexing (DWDM) transmission technology, which carries voice, data
and video, can be increased to 40Gbps without major changes to the network.
Dan Burns, Telstra Executive Managing Director, Network and Technology, said:
"This trial was commissioned as a part of Telstra's forward planning to meet
expected growth on the inter-capital networks. It demonstrates the capability of
the Telstra Next IP(TM) network and effectively positions Telstra at the
forefront of industry development to implement high capacity long distance
transmission."
"Enabling 40Gbps connections between Telstra's IP core routers, will allow us to
expand our network capacity in line with expected growth in IP traffic," added
Mr. Burns.
The trial was conducted over Telstra's existing 10Gbps 1,121 km coastal and
1,244 km inland optical fiber routes from Sydney to Melbourne.
Bill Zikou, CEO, Ericsson Australia and New Zealand, explained the trial was
conducted over a 10Gbps network with no modification to the existing optic fiber
infrastructure.
"Ericsson's DWDM solution, Marconi MHL 3000, provides a seamless in service
upgrade of capacity with minimal investment. This means that with Ericsson they
would have no need to change the existing optic fiber infrastructure," he added.
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Huawei, Symantec to form JV to deliver
security and storage appliances
China-based Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei) and US-based Symantec Corp.
are forming a joint venture company. The new company will develop and distribute
world-leading security and storage appliances to global telecommunications
carriers and enterprises.
Businesses around the world are building and maintaining IP networks and IT
systems that support a growing number of connections. This requires balancing
increasing performance and availability requirements with system security and
data integrity. The joint venture will help carriers and enterprises effectively
address these challenges by offering security and storage appliances that are
easy to implement and maximize value to customers. According to IDC, the global
security and storage appliance market is $23 billion today, and the market in
China is forecast to exceed $1.1 billion.
"Symantec is a software leader that offers world-class security and storage
technologies that our customers are demanding," said Ren ZhengFei, chief
executive officer, Huawei. "The partnership with Symantec is part of Huawei's
All IP and FMC (Fixed mobile convergence) strategy. Network security will
definitely form the foundation as telecom networks migrate toward an All IP
environment. The partnership will enable us not only to provide leading network
security solutions to carriers, but also to deliver professional security and
storage solutions to enterprises, helping our customers build a safer and more
efficient network."
The new company will be headquartered in Chengdu, China, with Huawei owning 51
percent of the joint venture and Symantec owning 49 percent. Huawei will
contribute its telecommunications storage and security businesses including its
integrated supply chain and integrated product development management practices.
Additionally, the new company will have access to Huawei's intellectual property
(IP) licenses, research and development capabilities, manufacturing expertise
and engineering talent, which includes more than 750 employees. The joint
venture's services and support infrastructure will draw upon Huawei's successful
model for customer service and technical support, including worldwide technical
support and call center operations.
"Huawei and Symantec agree that we need to constantly innovate and develop new
solutions to keep pace with the evolving risks and increased availability
requirements facing service providers and enterprise customers," said John W.
Thompson, chairman and chief executive officer, Symantec. "Huawei's world-class
product development and manufacturing capabilities joined with Symantec's
leading edge security and storage software technologies will offer unique
solutions that will give customers more confidence that their systems are secure
and available."
Symantec will contribute some of its leading enterprise storage and security
software licenses, working capital, and its management expertise into the new
company. Symantec will also contribute $150 million toward the joint venture's
growth and expansion.
The joint venture is expected to close late in the calendar year, pending
required regulatory and governmental approvals.
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Hitachi GPON product receives USDA-RUS acceptance
Hitachi Telecom (USA), Inc. Thursday announced that the company's AMN1220 GPON
product has been accepted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural
Utilities Service (RUS) for deployment under the Rural Development Broadband
Loan and Loan Guarantee Program. The acceptance was effective on May 15,
2007.The Hitachi GPON system will be listed in the "ae - Access Equipment"
category, FTTH Systems. Acceptance for the RUS program requires that the product
is standards-compliant (ITU G.984.1 - 4 for GPON), has been deployed in a
"revenue-generating service environment" with at least six months of operating
experience, and is recommended by current customers.
RUS acceptance means that communities of up to 20,000 inhabitants can now
install Hitachi's AMN1220 GPON Fiber to the Premises solution using funding
obtained under the USDA Rural Development funding programs. GPON offers the
bandwidth to support - over a single fiber optic cable - multiple simultaneous
HDTV channels, high-speed Internet access, and voice services.
According to Rick Schiavinato, Hitachi Telecom vice president of sales and
marketing, "Hitachi's acceptance was based on our track record of successful
commercial deployments dating back to June 2006. Our AMN1220 GPON product was
the first ITU standards-compliant, full-rate GPON solution to be deployed in
commercial service in North America. And as the first GPON product to achieve
RUS acceptance, we are now the only vendor that can offer smaller communities -
under the RUS programs - a proven GPON fiber to the premises solution that can
future-proof the communities' broadband infrastructure. These communities can
now enjoy a bandwidth advantage over even large metro areas today, helping the
communities to attract and retain industries and generate commerce."
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FTTH port shipments in 1Q07 declined 5% after a big jump in 4Q06
According to DITTBERNER’s “Broadband Shipment Analysis”, global FTTH port
shipments in 1Q07 declined 5% QoQ after a big jump in 4Q06. At 1.1 million
ports, it was the second best quarter ever and was up 13% YoY. The decline,
after the jump in 4Q06, was due to the change in the mixture of detached homes
and apartments in the dominant Japanese market. It is expected that this
changing mixture will continue to cause some lumpiness in the FTTH shipments for
the foreseeable future, although the general trend remains upwards.
The FTTH market is still dominated by Japan and that market is increasingly
dominated by NTT. With 4.5 Million FTTH subscribers NTT has about 5 times the
subscribers of Verizon, the next largest FTTH service provider and approximately
ten times its nearest domestic competitor.
The top four suppliers were Mitsubishi, Sumitomo, Hitachi and Tellabs with 33%,
21%, 14% and 11% market share, respectively. Siemens moved into the fifth place
spot with 9% market share due to Siemens’ success in the Korean market. FTTH was
launched in Korea in the first quarter and DITTBERNER estimates a million ports
should be shipped into this market in 2007.
GEPON is still the dominant technology and this trend will not change in the
next two years. However, BPON will decline quickly in the latter half of this
year, especially when Verizon switches to GPON. With GPON being the chosen
technology for North America and Western Europe shipments are predicted to be
approaching 300,000 a quarter in 12 months.
With Japan growing at a rate of 3 Million subscribers a year and Verizon and
Korea likely to add 1 Million and 800,000 subscribers, respectively, in 2007,
DITTBERNER estimates the FTTH market will be 6.8 Million FTTH ports. Feeling
threatened by FTTH, cable operators are expected to quickly introduce DOCSIS
3.0, which will cause telephone companies to start deploying fiber even faster.
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Ixia launches L2-7 Ethernet tester
California-based Ixia, a leading, global provider of IP performance test
systems, Wednesday announced the first L2-7 tester with a 10GBASE-T Ethernet
interface capable of testing 100 meter links. The recently approved IEEE
802.3an-2006 for 10GBASE-T is a standard to provide 10 Gigabit/second
connections over conventional unshielded or shielded twisted pair cables. The
ability to use low cost copper cabling is expected to trigger wide-spread
adoption of 10 Gigabit Ethernet in enterprises and eventually SMBs. Ixia will
showcase its 10GBASE-T Ethernet technology at Interop Las Vegas 2007, May 20-25
at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center Booth # 1024. Ixia also will be
demonstrating its Ethernet capabilities with the Ethernet AllianceR at Booth
#2265, and with Solarflare Communications, Booth #1774.
Ixia's new 10GBASE-T Adapter combined with the 10GE LAN Services Module (LSM)
enables performance, scalability, and conformance testing of Layer 2-3 routing
protocols with IxNetwork and high performance Layer 4-7 testing with IxLoad for
products that are looking to conform to the new standard. The 10GBASE-T adapter
features Solarflare Communications 10XpressR SFX7000 10GBASE-T PHY, a 100-meter
reach, standards-compliant transceiver that supports installed and new copper
cabling infrastructures.
The new module provides network equipment vendors with the ability to ensure
their new 10GBASE-T Ethernet products conform to the new standard as well as
meet the requisite performance and scalability requirements. Equipment vendors
can use real-world traffic generated by the 10GE LSM with the 10GBASE-T adapter
to verify the quality of the 10GBASE-T interface. As products incorporating the
new standard are rolled out, enterprises, government agencies and service
providers will use the 10 GBASE-T Ethernet load module to ensure performance and
interoperability prior to deployment of this new technology.
"As with any new technology, testing plays a key role in bridging the gap
between its promise and its reality," said Victor Alston, senior vice president
of product development at Ixia. "Ixia has been the established leader in the
growth of Ethernet as a cost effective solution to increase productivity and to
deliver new services. With the first testing capability for the new 10GBASE-T
Ethernet transport standard, we look forward to helping foster the growth of
this exciting technology."
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Harmonic intros CWDM forward path transmitters
Harmonic Inc. Wednesday expanded its family of high-performance PWRLink™
transmitters with the introduction of CWDM-based 1310 nm forward path
transmitters that significantly enhance cable operators' ability to deliver more
bandwidth to the home. The new PWRLink transmitters make it possible to easily
increase available bandwidth without adding new fiber by combining multiple
wavelengths to deliver traffic to the node. Cable operators deploying these new
transmitters can increase revenues by expanding capacity for value-added
services, while minimizing capital expenditures with a highly scalable solution
that is fully compatible with the existing access network infrastructure.
Applications such as high definition (HD) television, video-on-demand (VOD),
high-speed Internet and gaming have created a dramatic increase in demand for
bandwidth. Deploying additional fiber closer to the home is one way to increase
capacity but is normally very costly and not always a feasible option.
Harmonic's use of CWDM technology in its new transmitters offers an alternative
by providing two or more wavelengths in the 1310 nm frequency band that can be
combined onto a single fiber for forward transmission and then separated at the
node to be demultiplexed and processed by different receivers. Thus, without any
change in the fiber links or node locations, capacity can be greatly expanded.
"Cable operators have needed to expand bandwidth over the years as channel
counts grew, but today the requirements are escalating as never before due to
the highly bandwidth-intensive services that continue to grow in popularity,"
said Sunil Frida, Director of HFC Solutions for Harmonic Inc. "HD, VOD and
high-speed data in particular are driving the need for more forward capacity.
Harmonic addresses the bandwidth crunch in a number of ways, with solutions
including ultra-efficient compression, switched digital video and network
segmentation. The new PWRLink CWDM transmitters help to optimize bandwidth by
using multiple fiber wavelengths to transport more traffic to the node. With
these systems, cable operators now have a highly cost-effective, scalable and
easy-to-implement solution that saves on fiber usage and also provides more
flexibility by enabling different wavelengths to carry different types of
traffic or content according to the operator's specific requirements."
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UTStarcom wins GEPON deal in India
UTStarcom, a global leader in IP-based, end-to-end networking solutions and
services, Tuesday announced a contract with United Telecom Limited to deploy its
Gigabit Ethernet Passive Optical Network (GEPON) fiber access solution to serve
as the foundation for the new Statewide Area Network (SWAN) in the state of Goa
in India. A pioneer in the development and management of eGovernance and
next-generation network infrastructure solutions, United Telecoms Ltd is the
first company to deploy GEPON technology to deliver e-Governance and triple play
services to the citizens of Goa.
"Bridging the digital divide is a global challenge many countries face as the
availability of broadband services expand beyond metropolitan cities into remote
regions of the world," said David King, senior vice president of international
sales and marketing at UTStarcom, Inc. "This contract represents our first GEPON
contract win in India and is further proof of UTStarcom's dominant position as
the leading provider of innovative broadband technologies to the Indian market."
UTStarcom's FTTx solution will be used to provide high-speed fiber connectivity
across all state government offices in Goa for running e-Governance
applications. The network will be capable of delivering up to one
gigabit-per-second bandwidth to each office and is expected to be extended in
the near future to cover the sub-districts and villages to enable the Goa state
government to provide better services to its citizens.
"The cooperation with UTStarcom ideally complements our portfolio and helps us
provide innovative solutions that fit the unique requirements in India," said
Dr. Rajmohan Rao, managing director at United Telecom Limited. "UTStarcom's
fiber solution will enable us to deliver high-speed access to our subscribers
over which we intend to offer a slew of services including e- Governance
applications, broadcast-quality IPTV and on-demand entertainment services, tele-medicine,
distance learning and e-commerce."
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Foundry touts 10GbE routing switch
Foundry Networks, a performance and total solutions leader for end-to-end
switching and routing, Tuesday announced the world's most powerful and energy
efficient routing switch optimized to address growing capacity and performance
needs within the data center, high-performance computing (HPC), and Internet
Exchange Points (IXP). With 1,536 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) ports or 128 10-Gigabit
Ethernet (10-GbE) ports and approximately 2.2 Billion packets per second (Bpps)
of throughput, the BigIron(r) RX-32 has the industry's greatest performance per
rack unit, making it the most powerful Ethernet switch with the lowest Total
Cost of Ownership (TCO) available today.
Research firm, Dell 'Oro Group, reported more than 200 percent year-over-year
growth in 10GbE port shipments each year for the past three years. They are
forecasting this growth rate to accelerate resulting in over 5.2 Million 10GbE
ports sold in 2009. Since capacity needs are rapidly increasing due to more
complex networking topologies, including virtualized data centers, data mining
and converged HPC centers, large organizations require a switching solution that
will meet the requirements of today and will scale to manage the predicted
capacity and performance demands of tomorrow. In addition to performance needs,
organizations recognize that lack of power efficiency can decrease their Total
Cost of Ownership (TCO) significantly and it can be a critical factor in their
ability to expand or upgrade their networking facilities while freeing up
resources for growing computing power needs.
Total Cost of Ownership Value Proposition
To minimize ongoing Operational Expenditures (OpEx) in data centers, HPCs, and
lXPs, the BigIron RX-32 excels in several key areas: line card compatibility,
system cooling needs and power consumption. Because switches remain on
continuously and traditionally require massive volumes of energy for cooling and
processing, ongoing power draw requirements for large chassis play a critical
role in an organizations bottom line. The other factor to consider is the
facilities' power source accessibility. Since more performance and capacity
often has a direct correlation to electrical power draw, existing networking
centers now face a new challenge: wattage availability. Adding more power to a
location can often be the limiting factor for organizations' ability to grow
since local power companies are only able to supply a pre-designed limit causing
significant time delays and additional costs to network upgrade time to
completion. This can wreak havoc to growing enterprises by delaying development
and expansion thus stifling revenue.
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Telekenex picks Infinera
Telekenex has selected an Infinera Digital Optical Network for its fast-growing
metro network in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Based in San Francisco, Telekenex is a pioneer in business-grade voice over IP
(VoIP) solutions. Telekenex’s network connects central offices and data centers
across California and nationwide, enabling them to offer a wide range of voice
and converged voice, video and data services to small and medium-sized
businesses. After completing a private fundraising last month, Telekenex is
expanding its network and its service offerings to meet growing demand.
“Small and medium-sized businesses have the same communications challenges as
large enterprises. We help SMBs leverage our converged network with fully
managed IP solutions that improve productivity and save money,” said Telekenex
CEO Brandon Chaney. “This is an underserved market and we are seeing tremendous
growth right now.”
Operational Simplicity of Digital Optical Networking
Telekenex selected Infinera because of the operational simplicity of Infinera’s
Digital architecture and the quick and easy scalability of the Infinera
solution. Telekenex Chief Operating Officer Anthony Zabit said that when
attempting to plan for network growth with traditional optical systems, it was
very hard to reliably forecast the costs of adding wavelengths or circuits
because complex optical parameters, such as optical amplification, could require
unforeseen modifications and change-outs.
“The Infinera operating model is simpler, more cost-effective and more
consistent,” Mr. Zabit commented. “Telekenex chose the simpler and more scalable
solution, which positions us to grow our network as demand grows.”
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China Netcom USA picks XO Communications
US-based XO Communications has signed an agreement with China Netcom (USA)
Operations Ltd. ("China Netcom USA") to provide high capacity network services
across the United States. Under the terms of the multi-year agreement, XO
Communications will provide China Netcom USA with multiple inter-city XO(R)
Wavelength Services at 2.5 Gigabits per second speeds across a nationwide
footprint connecting China Netcom's points of presence in the United States.
China Netcom is China's leading broadband and telecommunications company and a
leading international data communications operator for multinational business
customers. In addition, China Netcom's USA Operations provides clients with
direct IP connectivity to CNC domestic China IP network as well as IPL and MPLS
VPN capabilities between the USA and China.
"We selected XO Communications because its nationwide network offers the
reliability and scalability to support our growing bandwidth requirements in the
United States," said Lou Xiaohang, President of China Netcom USA.
"We are very pleased to be selected by China Netcom USA as a major network
infrastructure provider," said Ernie Ortega, president of XO Carrier Services.
"The investments XO has made in its network give customers like China Netcom the
capacity and scalability to grow their business over XO's extremely robust, next
generation network."
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KPN picks Ceragon's native Gigabit Ethernet solution
Israel-based Ceragon Networks Ltd., a leading provider of high-capacity wireless
backhaul solutions, announced that KPN, the leading telecommunications provider
in the Netherlands, is expanding its Ethernet network solutions with Ceragon's
native Gigabit Ethernet solution to offer its customers a wider range of
services and seamless coverage. The recent expansion follows the successful
implementation of Ceragon's FibeAir IP-MAX, a native IP solution that was
delivered to KPN in 2006.
"There is a huge and fast-growing demand for our Ethernet services throughout
The Netherlands and Europe, and we are increasing our capacity to meet this
demand," said John van Vianen senior vice president Network Services at KPN.
"Since its first implementation, Ceragon's native Ethernet solution has exceeded
our expectations and enables us to quickly and easily provide our customers with
next generation business communication services. Due to the unique features of
the solution, including the highest data rates in the market, our customers
benefit from the highest availability and best performance combined with faster
implementation."
"The ongoing expansion of KPN's all-IP network validates our IP leadership
position" said Ira Palti, President and CEO, Ceragon Networks Ltd. "We are
excited about building on our long-term relationship with KPN, helping them
expand their infrastructure capabilities. Given the market transition to IP
networks coupled with our superior IP capabilities, we expect strong demand for
our Ethernet products worldwide."
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Ixia emulates 10 GbE traffic
California-based Ixia, a leading, global provider of IP performance test
systems, announced the XMV12X Load Module, the first test solution on a single
blade that emulates line-rate, real-world (stateful) 1 Gigabit and 10 Gigabit
Ethernet (10 GbE) traffic.
The ability to emulate real-world application traffic such as voice, video and
massive amounts of data prior to deployment addresses the pressing need for
enterprises and equipment manufacturers to prevent costly service degradation
and outages. Ixia's XMV12X Load Module with its IxLoad test application will be
demonstrated at Interop Las Vegas, May 22-24 in booth #1024.
This test solution allows the processing power of multiple onboard, high
performance CPUs to be aggregated through one or more ports, providing the
required performance to test and verify the most resource-intensive mix of
services and applications. It uniquely combines the power of multiprocessing
with the convenience of using 1 GbE and 10 GbE interfaces on a single blade.
10 GbE is the catalyst for rolling out new advanced networking and security
applications that are being incorporated into enterprise networks. It powers the
performance required for bandwidth-intensive Triple Play services such as video
conferencing, telepresence, VoIP and database applications.
Additionally, enterprises are employing security products that use traffic
policing techniques for deep packet inspection (DPI) at 10Gbps speeds.
Delivering converged services at 10G speeds securely, while ensuring quality of
service (QoS) is a must.
"Convergence is a key trend in enterprise networking. Network equipment vendors
are integrating video, voice and data in their networking solutions; as well as
integrating security into their networking devices," said Zeus Kerravala, Yankee
Group senior vice president of Enterprise Research. "This new level of
connectivity means that rolling out a new service can have far reaching and
unintended effects, such a new video application affecting voice call quality or
network security. Failing to conduct pre-deployment testing that accurately
emulates real-world conditions can lead to performance and security failures
resulting in potential loss of revenue, security breaches, the inability to
conduct business, and impact brand perception."
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TDC picks Nortel's DWDM equipment
TDC, Denmark´s leading provider of communications solutions, has selected a
Nortel advanced next-generation optical network solution to help meet the
growing demand in Denmark and the Nordic region for bandwidth-hungry multimedia
services such as IPTV, VoIP and enterprise Virtual Private Networks (VPNs).
As a key supplier for TDC's next-generation network, Nortel will deploy its DWDM
solution - Common Photonic Layer with Optical Multiservice Edge 6500 (OME6500)
service platform - to enhance and expand the existing TDC network. The network
currently covers the major metropolitan areas of the Nordic region. The solution
also allows for expansion into TDC's European affiliates and provides a path to
adaptive all-optical intelligent networking. This enhanced network functionality
will give TDC added service capacity, flexibility and network agility while
reducing operating costs.
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Huawei, Global Marine Systems to establish JV
to deliver submarine network solutions
China-based Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (“Huawei), a leader in providing next
generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world,
and U.K.-based Global Marine Systems Limited (“Global Marine”), the independent
market-leading subsea cable installation and maintenance company, Monday
announced they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the
intent to establish a joint venture (JV) to deliver end-to-end competitive
submarine network solutions to reliably deliver highly advanced global
communication capabilities. The JV commits itself to becoming the leader in
providing submarine solution and services globally.
Industry analysts forecast a huge year in 2007 with at least 20 new supply
contracts expected to be awarded totaling nearly 100,000 route-kilometers -
largely driven by two transpacific cable projects and a number of medium-sized
(2,000-10,000 kilometer) systems. These projections reflect a sustainable,
stable growth market driven by the steady development of the Internet industry.
The JV combines Huawei’s advanced optical expertise and Global Marine’s
market-leading submarine engineering capability. It will give submarine network
developers and operators a strong end-to-end solutions alternative that
encompasses world-class, field-proven terrestrial and subsea technologies.
“This strategic partnership leverages on our complementary strengths. Global
Marine has over 150 years worth of experience in the installation and
maintenance of subsea telecommunications systems, while last year Huawei was the
fastest growing vendor in optical networks and is ranked No.2 with 11.3 percent
global market share in 2006, according to Ovum-RHK.” said Mr. Yin Xuquan,
Huawei’s president of Optical Networks.
“The ultimate goal of all telecoms networking is to provide affordable higher
quality transmission.” said Gabriel Ruhan, Global Marine’s CEO. “The JV will
deliver just that, combining Huawei’s optical network leadership, powerful R&D
resources and exceptional reputation for customer service with Global Marine’s
expertise in the installation and maintenance of subsea systems.”
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Huawei and Batelco enter into strategic
partnership
China-based Huawei Technologies has entered into a strategic partnership with
the Bahrain Telecommunications Company, Batelco.
The aim of the agreement is to extend and improve the existing relationship
between the two groups, while facilitating the best possible commercial terms,
knowledge transfer, and marketing processes.
"The agreement with Batelco will establish a common platform for the recognition
and development of Bahrain's growing telecommunications market," said Tang
Qibing, Vice President Middle East, Huawei Technologies.
Under the terms of the agreement, Batelco will provide Huawei with relevant
information concerning future requirements and strategies. In exchange, Huawei
will provide Batelco with updates on its product development and future roadmap
of services.
The relationship agreement is currently in effect and will continue to be in
force until 31 December 2009.
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FibreSpan to extend Roehampton's SAN
Roehampton University has selected FibreSpan, the premier provider of private
dark fibre networks, to extend its storage area network between dispersed campus
sites.
Based on dark fibre, the new network will provide secure, high-speed, dedicated
telecommunication links across a geographically-distributed IT infrastructure.
The five year contract comprises a multi-core dark fibre network that will link
four campuses, with scope for future expansion and additional resilience as
required.
The network is due to be deployed in July 2007 and offers the University a
highly flexible, reliable and cost-effective way to deliver secure
communications between its sites. It will appear as a single transparent
network, enabling users to communicate and share applications seamlessly
regardless of location.
“Our network provides Roehampton with a solid foundation on which they can run
their mission-critical business applications,” comments Robert Bicket, Chief
Executive of FibreSpan. “This announcement follows a series of new customer wins
and supports our strength in providing unlimited bandwidth campus-wide local
area networks which are ideal for educational establishments. The market
continues to hold enormous potential for us and presents an opportunity to
leverage our successes and our extensive experience”.
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Dune Networks, Bay Microsystems partner on Carrier Ethernet
California-based Dune Networks, a leading provider of switching fabric and
traffic management solutions and Bay Microsystems, Inc., the world’s fastest
growing network processor company, announced a joint design for Carrier Ethernet
applications. The design incorporates Dune Network’s SAND™ Traffic Manager and
Switch Fabric Chipset and Bay Microsystems’s Chesapeake™ Network Processor and
Traffic Manager and provides a comprehensive, interoperable, solution for
Carrier and Metro network equipment suppliers. The companies have produced a
design application note describing the implementation, which is now available to
customers.
The design documentation provides detailed information regarding the integration
of the critical technologies into a variety of Ethernet and multiservice line
card applications. Dune’s switch fabric, and Bay’s network processing
functionality are highly complementary and the traffic management capabilities
offered by the respective solutions together solve critical Quality of Service (QoS)
problems: Dune’s SAND Traffic Manager optimizes for traffic profiles across the
switch fabric, while Chesapeake’s integrated traffic manager optimizes for
customer facing traffic on the line card.
Eyal Dagan, CEO of Dune Networks explained, “We are happy to work with Bay
Microsystems, and jointly present our complementary technologies to companies
and developers wanting to design Metro Ethernet and Carrier products. In our
eyes, this can enhance the ROI for both companies as these markets heat up.”
The seamless interoperability represented by the joint design provides a market
leading solution for network processing, high performance switching and traffic
management functionality. The companies will provide cooperative support and
documentation for those customers targeting these key advanced technologies for
today’s broadband networks.
“The interoperability and collaborative design support offered by Bay and Dune
will have far reaching benefits for network equipment suppliers and their
service provider end-customers,” said Charles Gershman, Bay’s President & CEO.
“Those building, marketing and deploying Carrier Ethernet and multiservice
platforms can now achieve a faster time to market while offering the most
advanced Network Processing, Switch Fabric and Traffic Management solutions up
to 40G and beyond.”
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Agilent tests triple play
Agilent Technologies Inc. announced that its N2X multiservices test solution was
used by Isocore Corp. to validate the performance of the Alcatel-Lucent Triple
Play Service Delivery Architecture (TPSDA). The N2X was the exclusive test
system employed in Isocore's independent evaluation of the forwarding
performance, service prioritization and recovery mechanisms of the
Alcatel-Lucent TPSDA.
The test was the first in the industry to validate an entire end-to-end network
architecture under a highly scaled mix of residential triple play and enterprise
VPN services. The resulting test measurements offer service providers excellent
insight into how the network architecture will perform in real-world deployment
scenarios, and give confidence that services can meet subscribers' quality
expectations.
Emulating the architecture, subscriber profiles, traffic types and protocol
state characteristics of today's multi-service networks within a controlled lab
environment was a significant challenge. The test bed included multiple
Alcatel-Lucent 7750 Service Routers and 7450 Ethernet Service Switches, as well
as 58 GbE/10 GbE ports of the Agilent N2X. Isocore chose N2X for its ability to
simulate, scale and make measurements for the magnitude of subscribers and
service traffic required to emulate mass deployment conditions.
"Before service providers deploy IPTV and other multi-play services, they need
the confidence that their network can deliver those services at scale and with
the quality their customers expect," said Rod Unverrich, business manager of
Agilent's Data Networks Operation. "N2X allows NEMs and service providers to
cost-effectively simulate the scale and complexity of real-world multi-play
deployments and validate that their network architectures can meet strict
performance, reliability and QoS requirements."
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Isocore validates Alcatel-Lucent triple-play service delivery architecture
Alcatel-Lucent announced that Isocore Internetworking Lab, a leader in product
validation and interoperability of emerging and next generation Internet and
Wireless technologies, has released a comprehensive report
(www1.alcatel-lucent.com/tripleplay/isocore.jhtml) validating the Alcatel-Lucent
Triple Play Service Delivery Architecture (TPSDA) for mass deployment of
converged residential triple play services. The independent performance
verification is an industry first and establishes a new benchmark for network
level solution certification that extends beyond traditional node-level
certification that is available today.
The primary objective of the test was to evaluate the readiness of
Alcatel-Lucent’s advanced triple play solution in terms of its ability to meet
the strict requirements for a scaled residential deployment. Alcatel-Lucent’s
willingness to subject TPSDA to rigorous third party testing reflects its
commitment to bring independently validated solutions to the market. As service
providers transition their IPTV and other triple play services to a mainstream
market, they can have complete confidence that TPSDA will provide a target
network architecture that is future proof in meeting multidimensional
scalability and performance requirements.
The Isocore test is also an industry first in terms of emulating the scale and
complexity of real-world deployment scenarios for any triple play network. The
network − based on the Alcatel-Lucent 7750 Service Router (SR) and 7450 Ethernet
Service Switch (ESS) − included 120,000 active subscriber hosts and, to further
validate IP service convergence, more than 43,000 enterprise class Layer 2 and
Layer 3 VPN services representing a dense metropolitan region. The test also
included an in-depth evaluation of Alcatel-Lucent’s enhanced subscriber
management, hierarchical quality of service (H-QoS), security, subscriber host
authentication, high availability, and operations, administration and
maintenance (OAM), as well as a thorough analysis of architecture flexibility to
support deployments in any mode of operation. IPTV service scalability was
tested by concurrently delivering 400 Standard and 100 High Definition channels,
which considerably exceeds what most service providers will be delivering for
the foreseeable future.
“The overall results indicate that the tested solution is one of the most
comprehensive triple play service delivery solutions available in the industry,”
said Dr. Bijan Jabbari, president of Isocore. “Isocore feels comfortable in
stating the scalability and feature richness of the Alcatel-Lucent TPSDA
solution and believes, based on certifiable results, that the set up evaluated
during this testing series is fully deployable in its current form for
delivering comprehensive triple play services in any network environment.”
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China to do $4.3B high-tech shopping in US, including 27 contracts in
California
A delegation of Chinese business leaders committed to buying $4.3 billion in US
technology, hoping to soften a political backlash to the massive trade imbalance
dividing two of the world's economic powers.
The agreements were trumpeted at a ceremony, two weeks before the scheduled
start of government talks in Washington where leaders will try to tackle the US'
$232 billion trade deficit with China and other prickly issues.
California Lt. Gov. John Garamendi hailed 27 contracts as an "important step in
furthering the deep relationship between this state, this country and China."
To underscore China's resolve to explore more US investments, executives from
more than 200 Chinese companies are meeting with their US counterparts in 24
cities scattered across 23 states, said Ma Xiuhong, vice minister of China's
Ministry of Commerce.
In its first stop, just north of Silicon Valley's high-tech heartland, the
Chinese coalition primarily sealed deals with computer software, semiconductor
and telecommunications companies.
The US beneficiaries included high-tech bellwethers Microsoft, Oracle, Cisco, HP
and other companies.
Already boasting the world's largest population, China has become an
increasingly attractive market for makers of high-tech gear as the country's
rapid economic growth feeds the demand for more powerful computers and more
sophisticated mobile phones, advanced photonics components and chips for FTTP
and IPTV, and new software for OSS/BSS and network security.
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Motorola integrates Docsis 3.0 into its broadband services router (BSR)
software release
Motorola, Inc. Wednesday announced that support for DOCSIS 3.0 will be
integrated into the Motorola Broadband Services Router (BSR) 64000 cable modem
termination system (CMTS) 4.4 software release. The new software offers all
existing BSR 64000 customers with 2:8 CMTS Modules the ability to leverage
standards-based, downstream channel bonding with a simple software install. This
new software release will give operators the ability to achieve Ultra-Broadband
rates and deliver more than 145 Mbps to a single DOCSIS cable modem and more
than 200 Mbps to a single EuroDOCSIS cable modem without the need for additional
hardware.
Motorola works with service providers around the globe to drive enhanced
capacity and throughput on every kind of broadband network. For cable operators,
channel bonding is a way to expand throughput by a factor of four to individual
DOCSIS and EuroDOCSIS 3.0 cable modems. This improved bandwidth lends cable
operators an advantage as they face increasing competitive pressures from the
telecom industry and fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) deployments.
"Our goal has always been to give our customers a viable route toward the
delivery of Ultra-Broadband services, and our intensive development work on the
DOCSIS 3.0 standard was conducted specifically with that goal in mind," said
Kevin Keefe, vice president marketing, Motorola Connected Home Solutions. "The
4.4 software release provides the bandwidth benefits of the DOCSIS 3.0 standard
while at the same time helping to protect our customers' investments in Motorola
CMTS hardware."
The BSR 64000 configured with existing 2:8 CMTS Modules is designed to allow
cable operators to bond up to four physical channels into a single logical
channel for delivering targeted bandwidth. Through Dynamic Load Balancing, the
Motorola software solution also helps enable legacy cable modems to share the
same bandwidth as bonded, DOCSIS 3.0 cable modems.
The Motorola implementation of channel bonding will be demonstrated at CableNET
Pavilion -- Booth #221 in the Las Vegas Convention Center, May 7-9, 2007.
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JDSU's Michael Ricci to join Ikanos as CEO
Ikanos Communications, Inc., a leading developer and provider of Fiber Fast(TM)
broadband solutions, announced that Michael A. Ricci will join Ikanos as its
president and chief executive officer on June 4, 2007.
Ricci will succeed Daniel K. Atler, who has served as interim chief executive
officer since October 2006 and was previously Ikanos' chief financial officer.
Atler will continue as an officer of Ikanos and will be responsible for driving
corporate development strategy. Cory Sindelar, who took on chief financial
officer responsibilities in October 2006, will continue as the Company's chief
financial officer.
Ricci brings over 28 years of semiconductor and communications industry
experience. Ricci comes to Ikanos from JDS Uniphase Corporation, where he was a
senior vice president and general manager of the Optical Communications Group.
Previously, Ricci served as a vice president and general manager at Intel
Corporation's Communications Group. During his five year tenure there, he led
the Business Development Group, the Optical Products Group and the Telecom
Products Division. Prior to Intel, Ricci served in executive management roles at
Level One Communications and Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Ricci holds a
bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University.
"After a thorough selection process, I am pleased to announce that Ikanos' Board
of Directors has appointed Michael A. Ricci as the company's next president and
chief executive officer," said G. Venkatesh, chairman of the board of directors
for Ikanos. "Michael's extensive industry experience and track record of growing
revenues and profits are great assets which we believe will help drive Ikanos'
future growth. On behalf of Ikanos' board of directors, I wish to thank Dan for
his leadership and look forward to his continued contributions."
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Comcast boosts upload speed
Comcast, the nation's leading provider of cable, entertainment and
communications products and services, Tuesday announced it is deploying the
second phase of its patent-pending PowerBoost(TM) technology, which will
increase customers' broadband performance on upload speed, throughout Colorado
this month. The upload speed increase will be included free for all Comcast
High-Speed Internet customers with 6 Mbps and 8 Mbps service plans.
Following the successful launch of PowerBoost technology on download speed last
year, Comcast will now extend the benefits of the technology to give Comcast
High-Speed Internet customers additional upstream speed. Customers can now
expect upstream speeds of up to 2 Mbps when uploading content such as photos and
videos, or e-mailing larger files.
Comcast first introduced the PowerBoost technology in June 2006 for downstream
speed in response to customers' increasing appetites for bandwidth-intensive
activities such as downloading videos, photos, games and music. PowerBoost
technology enables customers to download with speeds of up to 12 Mbps or 16
Mbps, depending on their service plan, for no additional charge. PowerBoost
technology for downstream speed is now fully deployed across Comcast's national
footprint.
The PowerBoost technology works by utilizing additional capacity already built
into Comcast's advanced fiber network to provide customers with extra bursts of
download, and now upload, speed. Customers do not need to download anything or
contact Comcast to receive the PowerBoost enhancer since it works with today's
compatible cable modems, home networking gateways, and Comcast voice eMTAs
(combination high-speed Internet modems and phone adapters).
Comcast is launching the PowerBoost technology for upload speed on a
market-by-market basis with completion expected before year's end.
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Yipes offers CoS over its global Ethernet VPLS-based network
San Francisco-based Yipes Enterprises Services, Inc. Tuesday announced the
availability of a new Class of Service (CoS) feature that allows customers to
prioritize their traffic over Yipes' global Ethernet network to ensure excellent
service for converged and other applications that are sensitive to network
performance. Yipes is the first facilities-based carrier to offer CoS over a
global Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS)-based network. CoS and other unique
features such as industry-leading SLAs make Yipes' fully managed Ethernet
service the ideal platform for migrating away from frame relay and ATM.
"Using our CoS feature, available in four classes of service, helps assure our
customers they'll receive the service quality they need for their critical
performance-sensitive enterprise applications such as VoIP, real-time
videoconferencing, and collaboration," said Dr. Kamran Sistanizadeh, chief
technology officer and co-founder of Yipes. "CoS is very attractive to national
and multinational enterprises because of the increase in internal VoIP
deployments and mission-critical intranet applications."
Yipes CoS is suitable for any multi-office organization looking to provide the
highest level of service across the WAN. The new Yipes feature ensures high
performance of network applications, supports any-to-any connectivity, and is
easy to deploy and manage. In addition, Yipes CoS is secure, gives customers
more control over their network performance, and is more cost effective than
Layer 3 CoS. The combination of CoS, Yipes' global Ethernet VPLS, the industry's
strongest SLAs, and the ability to provision service over both copper and fiber,
means customers can enjoy high-quality service throughout the Yipes network --
and with a lower total cost of ownership than other network technologies.
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Xelerated raises $23M in VC funding
California-based Xelerated, the price/performance leader in network processing,
Tuesday announced that it has closed a $23 Million financing round led by the
Sixth Swedish National Pension Fund (the Sixth AP Fund). Xelerated's existing
investors Atlas Venture, Alta Partners, Accel Partners and Amadeus Capital
Partners also participated in the financing round. The company has a global
customer base and the new funding will mainly be used to expand sales and
support as well as for development of new products.
"Adding the Sixth AP Fund to our already strong investor base gives us the
perseverance required to build a global world-class semiconductor company," says
Johan Bvrje, CEO of Xelerated. "We now have the means to realize our vision of
becoming the number one supplier of feature-rich Ethernet solutions for Metro,
Access and High-end Enterprise systems. The new funds allow us to increase our
presence on key markets and to accelerate our revenue growth based on existing
and new products," Johan Bvrje concludes.
"Xelerated's customers, globally leading system vendors in China, Japan, Europe,
Israel and the USA such as Fujitsu, Huawei and ZTE, as well as the product
offering's clear customer benefits, convinced us of the company's tremendous
potential," says Mats Augurell, Sixth AP Fund. "Our ambition is to give
Xelerated the necessary means to establish itself as the number one global
network-processor supplier for high-performance Ethernet solutions."
Eva Lindqvist, business partner of the Sixth AP Fund, former president of
TeliaSonera International Carrier and incoming chairman of the board at
Xelerated adds: "Xelerated is ideally suited to capitalize on current market
trends. The build-out of broadband solutions for Triple Play services has
dramatically added to the demand for low-cost, feature-flexible merchant
components."
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Swisscom speeds up its VDSL to 16 Mbit/s
From 1 July 2007, Swisscom Fixnet Wholesale will offer its first broadband
services for residential and business customers with data transmission speeds of
up to 16,000 kbps (downstream), allowing customers access to the most up-to-date
and fastest broadband technology around: VDSL. Swisscom is investing heavily in
optical and broadband expansion in the interests of the Swiss information
society: By the end of 2007 Swisscom plans to offer some 50 percent of Swiss
households access to ultra-high-speed data connections.
From the middle of this year, Swisscom will offer residential and business
customers an ultra-high-speed broadband service based on bit-stream data speeds
of up to 16,000 kbps on its VDSL (Very High Bit Rate Digital Subscriber Line)
network:
- Customer segment Profile (downstream/upstream)
- Residential Max. 15,000/1,000 kbps
- Business Max. 12,000/2,000 kbps
- Max. 16,000/4,000 kbps
Swisscom is introducing this service as a supplement to its commercial broadband
access services. At present the company provides more than 98% of Swiss
households with broadband Internet access over the nation-wide ADSL network.
Swisscom also offers resellers comprehensive, commercially attractive broadband
services. Since the Telecommunications Act came into force on 1 April 2007,
alternative telecommunication service providers can also lease copper cables
from Swisscom and use them to deliver their own broadband services.
Swisscom is investing heavily in network expansion -
fibre-to-the-neighbourhood
As Switzerland's leading network operator, Swisscom is driving the information
society forward: the company deploys optical fibre to the neighbourhood, where a
distribution cabinet forwards data to households over copper cables. In addition
to optical fibre expansion, Swisscom is also installing some 5,800 distribution
cabinets. Up to the end of 2008 Swisscom is aiming to invest CHF 600 - 700
million in expanding the VDSL network. By the end of 2007 the company plans to
make this high-speed infrastructure accessible to some 50 percent of Swiss
households.
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OpVista secures $15M in additional VC funding
California-based OpVista Monday announced it has secured $15 million in
additional funding to further support the company's global sales and marketing
efforts of the OpVista2000 and the recently released optical networking approach
for Carrier Ethernet Transport (CET) services. This latest internal round of
investment was led by ComVentures; with existing investors also participating;
this brings the total company funding to date to $90 million.
"The communications sector is investing aggressively to meet the significant
bandwidth demands caused by video. OpVista has taken advantage of a very
attractive financing offer to accelerate our growth and strengthen our balance
sheet," said Karl May, President and Chief Executive Officer of OpVista. "Based
on OpVista's strong 2006 performance, the company remains on track to achieve
profitability by the end of this year, and return another year of triple digit
growth in 2007."
"OpVista's proven network solutions, built to deliver all types of video
services, continue to find increasing demand in North America and Europe," May
added. "Service providers in the U.S. and elsewhere are seeking ways to leverage
existing infrastructure to deliver high bandwidth-intense next generation
Ethernet services, such as High Definition video. OpVista's approach offers a
compelling way for carriers to deliver these high-bandwidth services without
making costly and disruptive forklift network upgrades."
"Service providers, from cable operators to telcos, have begun to increase their
infrastructure investments to alleviate bandwidth constraints. As video content
continues to proliferate around the Internet, companies like OpVista with strong
products are well positioned to fulfill the bandwidth demand," said Alan Bezoza,
Senior Vice President at Oppenheimer and Co.
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Motorola announces Cable PON for GPON FTTP
Motorola, Inc. extends its track record of Ultra-Broadband innovation with the
announcement of Cable PON, a technology approach that delivers Passive Optical
Network (PON) solutions customized to accommodate existing cable
infrastructures. Cable PON, a uniquely cable-driven technology, delivers the
business benefits of combined Hybrid-Fiber-Coaxial (HFC) and PON network
architectures.
The advantages cable operators gain by laying new fiber is often hampered by the
inability to leverage existing HFC node presence or offer transparent delivery
of their current service set. Motorola's Cable PON now gives these operators the
ability to extend service via PON while setting the stage for seamless evolution
to Motorola's proven GPON enabled fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) platform while
still utilizing cable resources already in place. By emulating a traditional
coaxial network, Cable PON allows cable providers to deliver deep-fiber services
that simply plug directly into their existing cable infrastructures and
back-office operations. In other words, cable providers can continue to use
set-top and DOCSIS equipment located in homes and heade
