Telecommunications Americas articles from May 2001

Telecommunications Americas archives from May 2001

Yesterday's News.(Industry Trend or Event)(Editorial)
May 1, 2001... In case you missed it while worrying about sliding stock prices and shareholder value these past few months, the torch is being passed in the optical networking arena. Not officially, of course--market numbers still indicate that the old guard...

Non-Line-of-Sight: Separating Fact from Fiction.(Technology Information)
May 1, 2001... SAN JOSE, Calif.--With the ability to gain increased coverage, efficient spectrum reuse and lower CPE cost, a non-line-of-sight network architecture is a key element for any broadband wireless provider. Initial line-of-sight big stick systems...

Light Speed.(Broadwing's all-optical network)(Company Operations)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Broadwing said it has completed the second phase of construction on its all-optical network, following completion of the eastern U.S. portion of the network March 1. The central portion, now up and running, includes all-optical switches in Salt...

Network Spending Grows.(Industry Trend or Event)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Businesses will spend freely on e-business infrastructure over the next few years, according to a new study from Infonetics Research, which predicts expenditures from U.S and Canadian end users to increase from $4.3 billion in 2001 to $11.6...

MMDS a Real Competitor.(Technology Information)
May 1, 2001... Broadband communication was viewed as a high demand service and a significant market opportunity. Nonetheless, more than five years after broadband technologies first hit center stage, worldwide service penetration is surprisingly low. Even in...

A conversation with Joseph Varello of Everest Broadband.(Company Business and Marketing)(Interview)
May 1, 2001... Q Everest often refers to itself as a CIO in a box could you elaborate? A This recognizes that both businesses and consumers want always-on IP service. Today's always-on Internet connection is analogous to how electricity gained widespread...

Is RPR necessary for switching in the MAN.(Technology Information)
May 1, 2001... According to analyst group RHK, network costs for service providers are rising faster than revenues. In response to the current market shake-out, many providers' survival strategy is to streamline their businesses and focus almost exclusively...

Or is like using a hammer to crack a nut?(Technology Information)
May 1, 2001... Today's metro networks have been built using SONET. Originally intended for circuits-witched traffic, SONET is not appropriate for next-gen metro networks that will be dominated by IP and Ethernet. SONET equipment is too expensive, inflexible...

These Picks Sizzle, Sparkle, & Shine.(Technology Information)
May 1, 2001... One of the hardest parts about putting together an annual list of the 10 Hottest Technologies is peering into the crystal ball and looking two years down the road at what the telecom industry will look like. In many ways it's like a service...

Thinking Outside the Box.(a nontraditional single-switch fabric)(Technology Information)
May 1, 2001... A nontraditional single-switch fabric may be the most effective transport integration strategy Local service providers face a tremendous challenge addressing their backlogs for current services (which run primarily over T1s and T3s) and...

The Skinny on Switching.(Technology Information)
May 1, 2001... Here's a primer on the strengths--and weaknesses--of seven types of optical switching designs. Just as electrical switching replaced mechanical relays of the past, optical switching is on the verge of replacing some of today's electrical...

How Secure Is the Wireless Internet?(Internet/Web/Online Service Information)
May 1, 2001... Seven steps for safe wireless access. Wireless connectivity has the potential to change businesses radically--just like the Internet. The availability of solutions for mobilizing Web and e-commerce applications and the growing number of...

Virtual ISPs: Maximizing the Niche.(Industry Trend or Event)
May 1, 2001... Wholesalers, V-ISPs team to offer high performance, new services and asset optimization. In today's fiercely competitive market, progressive wholesale ISPs realize they must deliver more than just access services. To make their mark, set...

Interconnection's Competitive Edge.(Technology Information)
May 1, 2001... Off-net ordering helps CLECs achieve market penetration and customer retention rates far above the competition. One unique feature of the U.S. telecom market is the tactic of building a competitive carrier business by using a rival's...

Optical and Data Networks: Convergence Is Finally Here.(Technology Information)
May 1, 2001... The combination of ATM, IP and MPLS capabilities on a multiservice optical platform will simplify networks and enhance their capabilities. Terabit routing and switching offer service providers network technology at previously unfathomable...

Wireless/Wireline Integration: Simplicity and Value.(Industry Trend or Event)
May 1, 2001... Market and regulatory forces are combining to push wire/me-wireless integration, and customers appear to be ready and waiting. Wireless service is maturing and adding aspects of wire-line and Internet service that are attractive to mobile...

Ocular OSX: A Metro Edge Switch For TDM/Data Services.(Product Information)
May 1, 2001... ocularnetworks.com The vast amounts of bandwidth spawned by optical networks doesn't do much for businesses that might want T1 lines. Conversely, even if a carrier's SONET systems can meet those needs, a TDM network isn't optimized for...

Ixia.(Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... www.ixiacom.corn For developers in need of automated verification tools for system tests, integration and manufacturing, Ixia has introduced a BERT (bit error rate tester) for OC-192c SONET/SDH interfaces available in either a single port...

ADVA Optical Networking.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2001... www.advaoptical.com ADVA Optical Networking has aimed its new TDM optical access feeder system, the FSP 1000, at metropolitan area service providers. Part of the company's Fiber Service Platform line, the system lets users aggregate up to...

Agilent Technologies.(Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... www.agilent.com Agilent Technologies' distributed VoIP VQT (voice quality testing) mechanism gives service providers the ability to perform VoIP testing anytime, anywhere. This VQT distributed test set has additional capabilities for test...

Cinta Networks.(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2001... www.cintanetworks.com For all the hype surrounding the optical networking space, the fact remains that most optical networks are a fragmented collection of switches and transport mechanisms. Cinta Networks' WaveJunction LS3000, a lambda...

Cisco Systems.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2001... www.cisco.com Cisco Systems' new ONS 15200 product series targets the metropolitan optical market, offering a DWDM solution the company says lets service providers make most efficient use of existing fiber. The solution lets service...

Emperative.(Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... www.emperative.com If you wanted to find a cable MSO's major bottleneck, it would be in provisioning. Waltham, Mass.-based Emperative may have the answer with its Cable Modem Express product. Cable Modem Express, which will give MSO...

Pulsecom.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2001... www.pulse.com For outside plant operations where space is tight, Pulsecom has introduced the 03D3 Miniature SONET Multiplexer. The OC-3/SONET-to-DS3 multiplexer works with WDM 1550 nm or standard 1310 nm optics, providing DS3 ports from...

Quantum Bridge Communications.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2001... www.quantumbridge.com Quantum Bridge Communications recently announced a DWDM system designed for access applications delivering high-speed data to businesses. The QB8000 Optical Edge Switch (OES) works with a number of protocols, from...

SS7 Testing.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2001... Spirent Communications www.spirentcom.com To help facilitate the convergence of legacy PSTN and next-generation voice networks, Spirent Communications said its Abacus test system can now test voice on the SS7 interface, letting network...

32-Channel Metro DWDM.(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2001... Optisphere www.optispbere.com Pressure mounts for LEGs to maximize service differentiation, and the metro market has a set of needs that extends beyond pumping bits. Optisphere is-moving to run rings around the metro network with its...

VDSL Systems.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2001... www.vdslsystems.com While the broadband world is heading all IP, not everyone is there yet. VDSL Systems' IP-based VDSL system enables providers to leverage the efficiencies of IP-over-VDSL with a smooth migration path from legacy and...

Wireless Online.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2001... www.wireless-online.com Wireless Online has introduced new smart antenna equipment for GSM/GPRS networks that it says boosts capacity and coverage and reduces interference, thanks to the equipment's Spectral Reuse and Filtering Technology,...

Off-Line.(People)
May 1, 2001... Industry leaders share their opinions, philosophies of life and off-hours interests Hal Smith, newly appointed president and COO of Telcordia Technologies, ranks joining the company last February with becoming a biomedical engineer at...

A Bounceback for MTUs/MDUs?(Industry Trend or Event)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Showing their hospitality. Despite a mired recent past, the global MTU, MDU and hospitality markets will regain strength and generate more than $2.6 billion in equipment revenue by 2006, according to a new study by Allied Business Intelligence....

Head for the Border.(Industry Trend or Event)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... New opportunities are cropping up in South America's telecom market, as economies in the southern hemisphere rebound, deregulation continues and foreign investment rises, according to new information from Probe Research. Global Crossing said it...

Laying the Groundwork.(Company Operations)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Verizon Wireless said it will deploy Cisco ATM switches supporting both current and 3G network services. Included with the Cisco MGX 8850 IP + ATM switch tote delivered to Verizon is support for MPLS and SOFT-CDMA handoffs, which lets users...

Edge Router Market Gets New Player, But Cisco Still Remains Well Ahead.(Company Business and Marketing)
May 1, 2001... SEWICKLEY, Pa.--Much attention is being paid to the core router space, where Juniper Networks--depending on whose numbers you believe--may have about 28 percent of the market. That the Juniper M160 nosed out the Cisco GSR 12416 in a recent...

Cellular Growth.(Industry Trend or Event)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2001... Nearly half the U.S. population will have cellular phones by the end of this year, with the number of subscribers increasing 24 percent to 134 million, according to a new study by Strategy Analytics. Penetration should reach 84 percent by 2006,...

Fixed Wireless.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2001... Vendors are introducing new fixed wireless equipment for carriers seeking an alternative to land-locked means of delivering broadband services. Most prominently, Ceragon Networks announced a high-frequency Gigabit Ethernet system for bridging...

Intel Tackles Optics with New Chip Set.(Company Business and Marketing)
May 1, 2001... SAN JOSE, Calif.--Intel's acquisition of Denmark's GIGA A/S for $1.25 billion in March 2000 is paying off. Intel's Internet Exchange (IX) Architecture product line has gained seven new optical networking chips that extend the geographic reach...

Working Together.(Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Vendors recently announced several new partnerships to help carriers deliver services over IP networks. Sonus Networks will make dynamicsoft's SIP-based software compatible with its softswitches and media gateways, allowing carriers to support...

Vendor Life Support.(Company Financial Information)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Despite general market gloom, a number of start-ups have raised fresh capital. Dorado Software, a provider of software for managing network infrastructure, recently received $24 million. XACCT Technologies, a software developer of solutions for...

Switching, Tunability and the Nimble Network.(Technology Information)
May 1, 2001... The telecom industry's greatest challenge and the optical systems and components vendors' biggest opportunity is enabling providers to make money from advanced data services--soon. The solution lies, in part, in making optical networks more...