TelecomWeb News Digest articles from March 2004

TelecomWeb News Digest archives from March 2004

SBC Execs Appear to Backpedal on FTTH Commitment.(fiber to the home )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... LOS ANGELES -- The term "fiber to the home (FTTH)" is up for interpretation if one takes into account SWB Communications' definition of it. In fact, SBC's earlier promise to soon build out such a broadband network also remains open to...

Disney's Eisner Loses Backing of Key Institutional Investor.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... The future is not looking particularly promising for Disney Chairman and CEO Michael Eisner, especially sine the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CAPERS), a key institutional investor in Disney, is now calling for Eisner's...

More Talk of Indecency: H.R. 3717 Being Reviewed; Martin Weighs In.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... The House subcommittee on telecommunications and the Internet on Thursday (Feb. 26) was poised to begin hearing testimony on H.R. 3717, the Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2004, at 9:30 a.m. (EST) in Room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office...

China's New Engine of Growth for CRM - Call Center Outsourcing.
March 1, 2004... With Asia Pacific fast growing in importance as a global call center hub for both local and international companies, China has the potential to capture a large segment of this relatively new outsourcing market, according to international growth...

Cingular-AT&T Wireless Deal Could Irk SBC Shareholders.
March 1, 2004... While it is largely a foregone conclusion federal regulators will allow the proposed merger of Cingular and AT&T Wireless to go forward, the same assumption may not be true for shareholders of Cingular's majority owner, SBC Communications. ...

Corning Exec Predicts FCC Will Go Easy on VoIP.(Federal Communications Commission)
March 1, 2004... LOS ANGELES -- Tim Regan, Corning's senior vice president of regulatory affairs, told attendees here at last week's Optical Fiber Communications Conference (OFC) 2004 the FCC "will go as light as it can" when it comes to any possible regulation...

AT&T Expands Its DSL Offering to Three More States.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Signaling its intent to aggressively pursue new customers in the highly competitive broadband marketplace, AT&T on Wednesday (Feb. 25) announced that it is expanding its bundled DSL offer to three additional states -- Missouri, Kansas and...

Broadband Service Providers Will Boost Games-On-Demand Services.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... The number of U.S. broadband households subscribing to games-on-demand services will grow to more than 2 million by the end of 2007, according to "Entertainment-on-Demand: Online Gaming Services," a new report from market researcher Parks...

New, Aggressive Worm Attacks With Simple, Enticing Messages.
March 1, 2004... Central Command, a Medina, Ohio-based provider of PC anti-virus software and computer security services, has analyzed a new and aggressive Internet worm called Worm/Netsky.C, and determined that worm is spreading globally with heavy...

Qwest Allows Customers to Purchase DSL Without Accompanying Local Phone Service.
March 1, 2004... Qwest Communications International Inc. on Saturday (Feb. 28) began offering a DSL service that allows customers to purchase Qwest DSL regardless of whether they have a voice phone line with the company. Qwest is the first major...

NARUC President Pushes Lawmakers To Rein VoIP Into Regulatory Corral.( National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Addressing Voice-over-Internet-Protocol (VoIP) policy issues, Stan Wise, president of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) and a commissioner on the Georgia Public Service Commission, on Wednesday (Feb. 24) told...

House Telecom Subcommittee to Review Broadcast Decency Bill -- Again.
March 1, 2004... Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on telecommunications and the Internet, made public Wednesday (Feb. 25) the witness list for the second legislative hearing on on H.R. 3717, the "Broadcast...

Media Security and Reliability Council to Review Final Reports, Best Practices Recommendations.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Final reports and best practices recommendations will be presented to leaders from the broadcast, cable and satellite industries at the biannual Media Security and Reliability Council (MSRC) meeting set for Tuesday, March 2, 2004. Department of...

SBC Continues Fighting the UNE-P Wars in Illinois.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... SBC Communications is continuing to forge ahead with efforts to raise its wholesale UNE-P rates in Illinois. The company is asking the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) for permission to hike wholesale rates from $13.26 per line to $23.82 - an...

AT&T, MCI Settle Out of Court.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Long-distance carriers AT&T Corp. and MCI on Monday (Feb. 23) agreed to settle all claims against each other out of court. The terms of the agreement were not revealed, but the deal puts to rest claims AT&T had about MCI's call routing...

Jury Selection Begins in Adelphia Fraud Trial.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Jury selection began Monday (Feb. 23) in the trial of former Adelphia Communications Corp. Chief Executive John Rigas, who along with two of his sons, is charged with unlawfully taking millions of dollars from the cable company he founded....

Wireless Carriers Now Joining the Commercial Telematics Bandwagon, Says ABI.
March 1, 2004... A new crop of sophisticated, location-enabled wireless handsets is helping wireless carriers to integrate themselves deeper into the commercial telematics value chain, finds technology research firm ABI. Because of relatively high costs for...

CIENA to Help Build Unprecedented Next-Generation Network For MCI.
March 1, 2004... MCI has selected Maryland-based Network solutions provider CIENA Corporation as a strategic supplier for its new nationwide, ultra long-haul (ULH) network. As MCI converges its legacy networks to deliver voice and data services over a single...

Symantec to Provide Security Solutions for New Nokia 9500 Communicator Platform.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Symantec Corporation. an Internet security solutions provider, has entered a collaboration with Nokia to develop a secure client for Nokia business devices, beginning with the Nokia 9500 Communicator platform. Symantec plans to offer...

AT&T Names Herbert Henkel to Board of Directors.(AT&T Corp)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... AT&T has elected Herbert L. Henkel to its board of directors. Henkel, 55, is chairman, president and CEO of Ingersoll-Rand. "Herb brings valuable insight and business experience to the AT&T board, and we're pleased that he's joining us at...

D.C. Circuit Overturns Significant Portions of FCC's Triennial Review Order.(data communications circuits)(Brief Article)
March 8, 2004... The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has dealt the FCC yet another blow, issuing an opinion March 2 effectively overturning rules that compel incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs) to share their facilities with...

Competition and the Courts: Who Should Decide What's Good for America?(Brief Article)
March 8, 2004... The latest decision out of the D.C. Circuit vacating important elements of the FCC's Triennial Review Order has created a firestorm of controversy, and there appears to be no end in sight for when it will subside. While incumbent telephone...

Sen. Hollings Sees D.C. Circuit's Decision Headed to Supreme Court.(Ernest Hollings)
March 8, 2004... Sen. Ernest Hollings (D-S.C), ranking Democrat on the Senate Commerce Committee and one of the principal authors of the 1996 Telecom Act, viewed the D.C. Circuit's decision overturning much of the FCC's Triennial Review Order with a notable...

State Regulators Irked By D.C. Court's Ruling.(Brief Article)
March 8, 2004... It goes almost without saying that state regulators are not particularly happy about the D.C. Circuit's decision to vacate much of the FCC's Triennial Review Order. "Of course we are still reviewing the order, but, if for no other reason,...

Policy Think Tank Honcho Blasts Court For 'Ignorance of Economics'.(Brief Article)
March 8, 2004... Respected policy wonk and former FCC senior staffer Lawrence Spiwak, now president of the Washington, D.C.-based Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies, was considerably unflattering in his comments following the...

The ILECs Rejoice, Claim Victory Is Theirs.(Brief Article)
March 8, 2004... The U.S. Telecom Association (USTA), the trade group that represents the ILECs, called the D.C. Circuit's decision largely overturning the FCC's Triennial Review Order "a decisive victory for consumers, for innovation and for free markets." ...

Another FCC Showdown Looms Between Powell and Martin.(data communications circuits)
March 8, 2004... FCC Chairman Michael Powell is once again at odds with Commissioner Kevin Martin over how to proceed in addressing the D.C. Circuit Court's rejection of the regulatory agency's controversial Triennial Review Order and its UNE-P provisions, FCC...

FCC Ramps Up Decency Enforcement While Congress Ponders New Law.(Brief Article)
March 8, 2004... Expect the FCC to start ramping up enforcement of decency even before legislation now moving through Congress becomes law. Sources tell TelecomWeb that the commission will soon announce enforcement proceedings against major radio companies...

Vonage, Circuit City First to Offer Consumer Broadband Telephony in Stores Nationwide.(Brief Article)
March 8, 2004... Vonage, one the the nation's leading broadband telephony service providers, is partnering with consumer electronics retailer Circuit City Stores Inc. to offer Vonage's VoIP services in all of 600 Circuit City Superstores and online at...

Senators Appear Poised for Battle Over Internet Anti-Tax Legislation.(Brief Article)
March 8, 2004... The Senate is gearing up for yet another battle over how to treat Internet access: Should cash-strapped states be allowed to tax it or not? Thus far, senators appear equally divided on the issue. The most recent development in this heated...

Panel to Review Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act.
March 8, 2004... Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on telecommunications and the Internet, has scheduled a hearing for this Wednesday, March 10, at 10 a.m. in Room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building,...

WorldCom Shareholders, Employees Continue Pursuing Claims Against Salomon Smith Barney.(Brief Article)
March 8, 2004... The law firm of Klayman & Toskes, P.A. (K&T) continues to pursue individual securities arbitration claims worth tens of millions of dollars against Salomon Smith Barney, now known as Citigroup Global Markets Inc., on behalf of high-net-worth...

Is Comcast-Disney Acquisition Still in Play? Maybe ... Maybe Not.(Brief Article)
March 8, 2004... Michael Eisner's removal late last Wednesday (March 3) as chairman of Walt Disney Co. appears to have divided Wall Street analysts on the stilllingering issue of an unsolicited $49 billion takeover bid of the entertainment and media giant by...

House Commerce Committee Approves Indecency Bill.(Brief Article)
March 8, 2004... The House Commerce Committee has overwhelmingly approved H.R. 3717, a measure that would increase maximum fines for indecent broadcast content to $500,000. The bill, which was approved last Wednesday (March 3) by a 48-1 vote, was amended by the...

Buyer Appointed To House Telecom Subcommittee.(Brief Article)
March 8, 2004... Rep. Steve Buyer (R-Ind.) has been appointed to the House Commerce's subcommittee on telecommunications and the Internet. Buyer will continue to serve on subcommittee on health and the subcommittee on environment and hazardous materials. ...

Survey: California Telecom Recovery in Sight, Investment Up in 2003.(Brief Article)
March 8, 2004... A new survey of California's competitive telephone companies reveals that the competitive telecom sector of the state's economy is re-emerging as a source of investment and new jobs. Competitive companies surveyed pumped $1.52 billion into the...

Caerus Names Harden EVP for Sales & Marketing.(executive vice president)(Brief Article)
March 8, 2004... Wholesale carrier and technology company Caerus Inc. has named Ron Harden as its executive vice president of Sales and Marketing. "We are very pleased to add another recognized industry leader to our management team," Shawn Lewis, president...

Feds Indict Former WorldCom CEO Ebbers on Criminal Charges.
March 8, 2004... U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft, in a press conference Tuesday (March 2) in New York, announced that criminal charges have been filed against former WorldCom CEO Bernard Ebbers in connection with an $11 billion accounting scandal resulting...

No Evidence DeCSS Was Trade Secret, California Appeal Court Rules.(Content Scrambling System)(Brief Article)
March 8, 2004... The California Court of Appeal has overturned as unconstitutional a 1999 trade secret injunction against Andrew Bunner that prohibited him from distributing the DeCSS DVD decryption computer code. The court found there was no evidence that the...

Report Positions RAD as Pivotal Vendor of Ethernet Access Infrastructure Solutions.
March 8, 2004... A new Yankee Group report that reviews carrier plans for Ethernet access infrastructure positions RAD Data Communications as a central provider of access solutions for Ethernet over SDH/SONET, Ethernet over Fiber and Metro Ethernet networks. As...

Camera Phones Can Pose a Security Risk to Enterprises, Gartner Says.
March 8, 2004... Businesses are concerned that camera phones can compromise their security and employees' privacy, and many businesses are trying to ban camera phones from their facilities. However, an outright ban of camera phones is shortsighted and hard to...

Covad Commits to Acquisition of GoBeam, Accelerates VoIP Launch.
March 8, 2004... Covad Communications Group Inc., a national broadband service provider of high-speed Internet and network access, has signed an agreement to acquire GoBeam Inc., a privately-owned provider of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services. Covad...

Fujitsu to Ship Adobe Acrobat 6.0 with Its Entire Scanner Line.(Brief Article)
March 8, 2004... Fujitsu Computer Products of America Inc. (FCPA), a provider of document imaging scanners and services, will bundle Adobe Acrobat 6.0 software with Fujitsu's entire suite of scanners shipping within the United States. As part of the...

Ericsson Enterprise Establishes New, Expanded North American Distribution Network.(Brief Article)
March 8, 2004... Ericsson Enterprise, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ericsson, has established a new, expanded distribution network to serve the United States and Canada. MarketShare Telecom, a newly-formed international specialty technology distributor, will...

Nokia Wins Contract For MGTS Broadband Network in Moscow.(Brief Article)
March 8, 2004... Nokia has signed a contract with Moscow City Telephone Network, MGTS, one of the largest telecommunications operators in Russia and Europe. The agreement covers the supply of broadband DSL solutions and related services for the MGTS broadband...

XM Launches Advanced Instant Traffic, Weather Service for Major Markets.
March 8, 2004... XM Satellite Radio, the country's first satellite radio service, has introduced radio's first advanced instant traffic and weather service for major markets nationwide. The XM Instant Traffic and Weather service exclusively provides: * 21...

U.S. Imaging and Document Management Outsourcing Market to Grow Nearly 20 Percent.
March 8, 2004... According to a new groundbreaking multi-disciplinary study conducted by IDC, the U.S. imaging and document management outsourcing ecosystem is poised to experience strong growth over the next five years. While certain segments of this market...

Worm Attacks Predicted to Increase in 2004.
March 8, 2004... ForeScout Technologies Inc. is warning organizations worldwide to prepare for impending attacks from self-propagating worms, which experts agree will present continued challenges after last year's record outbreaks. Among the first worms of the...

Copps Wants FCC Consumer Initiatives on Phone Bills, Wireless Service, Cable Rates.(Michael Copps)
March 15, 2004... FCC Commissioner Michael Copps, in a speech last Thursday (March 11) at the Consumer Federation of America's 37th annual Consumer Assembly, called for an "always-on" campaign for consumers. "Our commission does not always put consumers first,"...

FCC Seeks Comments on Imposition of Mandatory Minimum Info Sharing Requirements on Telcos.(telephone companies)
March 15, 2004... The FCC has asked for comments on whether it should impose mandatory minimum information sharing requirements on all local and long-distance telephone companies. The goal is to increase the accuracy of billing information and decrease consumer...

FCC Explores Rulemaking to Eliminate Spam from Mobile Phones.
March 15, 2004... The FCC has adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking relating to protecting consumers from spam and unauthorized telemarketing calls on their mobile phones. The agency is asking for comments on how...

FCC to Host 'Solutions Summit' on 911/E911 Issues for IP-Based Communications.(internet protocols)(Brief Article)
March 15, 2004... The FCC this coming Thursday (March 18) will host a 911/E911 "Solutions Summit" at FCC headquarters, 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, D.C. from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. The event will focus on the particular challenges and opportunities created for...

HI Corp., Sony Ericsson Sign Worldwide License for 3D Rendering Engine.(Mascot Capsule Engine Micro3D Edition)(Brief Article)
March 15, 2004... HI Corporation and Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB have signed a licensing agreement for its 3D rendering engine Mascot Capsule Engine Micro3D Edition. The plan calls for supply of Micro 3D Edition Version 4, and includes support for...

ADTRAN Begins Shipping DSLAMs for Deployment at Qwest.(ADTRAN Inc)(Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer )(Brief Article)
March 15, 2004... Telecom equipment provider ADTRAN Inc. has begun volume shipments of the Total Access 1100 OSP DSLAMs to Qwest. This line of environmentally hardened DSLAMs is self-contained, weather-tight and temperature-hardened for deployment at the edge of...

Maryland Decision in Core Case Finds Verizon Violated Law, Failed to Act in Good Faith.
March 15, 2004... The Maryland Public Service Commission has ruled that Verizon Maryland Inc. violated the Telecommunications Act of 1996, the terms of its interconnection agreement with Core Communications Inc., and obligation of good faith and fair dealing...

Telecom Competition Spurred 150,000 New Jobs Nationwide.
March 15, 2004... Competition in telecommunications has added 150,000 jobs to the U.S. economy since passage of the 1996 Telecom Act, according to an analysis released last Tuesday (March 9) by the CompTel/ASCENT Alliance. A state-by-state break down shows net...

Chairman Powell: A Case of 'That Was Then ... This Is Now'.(Michael Powell)(Brief Article)
March 15, 2004... Sometimes history can be a good barometer for predicting future events. Sometimes. Not all the time. Case in point: Consider the matter of FCC Chairman Michael Powell's recent past. Based on his history, is it possible that Powell could have a...

Dissed by the D.C. Circuit: 'It's Not the First Time ...'.(Digital)(Brief Article)
March 15, 2004... The controversial decision two weeks ago out of the D.C. Circuit vacating key portions of the FCC Triennial Review Order "is not the first time the courts have ignored the people, and it probably won't be the last," says Mary Spencer, president...

Integrated Digital TV Market to Reach 116 Million.(Brief Article)
March 15, 2004... Although the sales of integrated digital televisions (iDTVs) have been slow to ramp-up, shipments are expected to accelerate strongly from 2005, reaching 116 million units in 2015. This forecast is included in a new study from IMS Research...

Powell's NARUC Speech Sparks Telecom Competitors Ire, Raises Partiality Concerns.
March 15, 2004... During a speech last Wednesday (March 10) at the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners' (NARUC) winter conference in Washington, D.C., FCC Chairman Michael Powell urged the Bell companies and competitive telecom carriers to...

Dissecting Bush, Kerry Policies and the State of the Debate.(Triennial Review Order)
March 15, 2004... It is likely that the UNE-P issue, recently addressed by the D.C. Circuit in its controversial reversal of the FCC's Triennial Review Order, will remain unresolved for quite some time, according TelecomWeb's sister publication, Telecom Policy...

CEA Sets 9th Annual HDTV Summit for March 29 in Washington, D.C.(Consumer Electronics Association)(Brief Article)
March 15, 2004... The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has slated its s Ninth-Annual HDTV Summit: Partnership, Policy and Profits, for Monday, March 29, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the Washington Convention Center, 900 9th St., NW, Washington, D.C. ...

IDC Forecasts Double-Digit PC Growth Through 2005.(IDC Worldwide Quarterly)
March 15, 2004... Worldwide PC shipments are projected to grow by just over 11 percent in 2004 and 2005 before slowing to roughly 8 percent through 2008, according to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. Shipment value is expected to grow by more than 5 percent...

Gartner Says Worldwide Mobile Phone Sales Increased 21 Percent In 2004.(Gartner Inc.)
March 15, 2004... Strong replacement demand in mature markets coupled with higher than expected growth in emerging markets combined to deliver a record number of units sold in the mobile phone industry in 2003. Worldwide mobile phone sales totaled 520 million...

GTECH Orders DIRECWAY Hubs, 12,000 Additional Satellite Terminals.(contracts)(Brief Article)
March 15, 2004... Broadband satellite services provider Hughes Network Systems Inc. (HNS) has won three new contracts valued in excess of $34 million from GTECH Corporation, a global provider of transaction processing systems and services to the lottery...

ABI Research Revises Base Station Market Share Data.(Brief Article)
March 15, 2004... Market analyst ABI Research, based in Oyster Bay, N.Y., has revised its base station infrastructure market share data to reflect previously unavailable information from key wireless vendors. Most affected by the revision is market share data...

Adelphia to Deploy Everstream's Operational Intelligence System.
March 15, 2004... Everstream Inc., a provider of enterprise software for the on-demand television industry, has inked a deal with cable giant Adelphia Communications to deploy version 3.0 of Everstream's Operational Intelligence (Oi) data warehouse and analytics...

Broadvox Direct Launches $29.95 Flat-Rate Residential Broadband Phone Service.
March 15, 2004... Broadvox Direct has unveiled what it claims is the market's most powerful residential and small office/home office broadband phone service, with a $29.95 unlimited calling package and exclusive features unavailable from any other provider. The...

Public and Infrastructure Applications Power European UPS Market's Revival.
March 15, 2004... As another indicator of recovery in the telecommunications sector, the European "uninterruptible power supply" (UPS) market appears to be gradually recovering from the burst of the IT and telecom bubble, according to market research firm Frost...

SBC Honcho Whitacre to Deliver Opening Keynote at SUPERCOMM 2004.
March 15, 2004... Ed Whitacre, chairman and CEO of SBC Communications Inc., will deliver the opening keynote address at SUPERCOMM 2004, Tuesday morning, June 22. SUPERCOMM 2004, the world's largest annual all-inclusive exhibition and conference for communication...

Furor Over D.C. Circuit Decision Reaches White House.(Federal Communications Commission)(Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit)(Brief Article)
March 15, 2004... The controversial decision two weeks ago from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit vacating critical portions of the FCC's Triennial Review Order is continuing to stir strong reaction from within competitive elements of the U.S....

iBasis Provides Interconnection for New VoIP Service in Cambodia.
March 15, 2004... AZ Communications, an emerging IP-based communications service provider in Cambodia, has established a direct VoIP interconnection with the iBasis Network for international voice services. Through its interconnection with iBasis, AZ...

Artisoft, Toshiba Extend Strategic Relationship; Deliver Advanced Communications Solutions.
March 15, 2004... Artisoft Inc., a provider of open systems IP PBX and call center products, and Toshiba America Information Systems Inc.'s Digital Solutions Division have extended their strategic relationship through Feb. 27, 2005. The companies are jointly...

Corvis Corporation to Acquire Focal Communications.
March 15, 2004... Corvis Corporation, a provider of intelligent optical networking solutions, has signed an agreement to acquire Chicago-based competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC) Focal Communications Corporation, a nationwide provider of voice and data...

Scripps Networks, Gotuit Media Partner for VOD Trials on Time Warner Cable.
March 15, 2004... Gotuit Media Corp., a provider of navigation technology and indexing services for on-demand content, has reached an agreement to power Scripps VOD products including: Home & Garden Television On Demand, Food Network On-Demand, DIY On-Demand and...

IBM Paves Express On Ramp for Business Partners With New Enablement Offerings, Tools.(Brief Article)
March 15, 2004... IBM has unveiled a number of new resources and initiatives aimed at helping business partners of all types develop, sell and implement industryspecific on-demand solutions for small and medium businesses (SMB). These resources are the first in...

QuEST Forum Announces 2004 Best Practices Conference.(Quality Excellence for Suppliers of Telecommunications)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2004... The Quality Excellence for Suppliers of Telecommunications (QuEST) Forum will hold its Fifth Annual Best Practices Conference, Sept. 21-22, at the Renaissance Dallas-Richardson Hotel in Richardson, Texas, just outside Dallas. The QuEST...

ZTE Launches New Generation CDMA-Based Digital Trunking Technology.(Code Division Multiple Access)
March 22, 2004... ZTE Corporation has launched its GoTa Digital Trunking Communication System, a CDMA-based new generation digital trunking technology for Chinese and international markets. The launch took place in Beijing. GoTa (Global open Trunking...

Panasonic Unveils New Wireless Communications Unit.(Panasonic Mobile Communications Company Ltd.)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2004... Panasonic Mobile Communications (PMC), in cooperation with TomCom, has developed the TET-01 Series wireless communications unit that supports NTT DoCoMo's DoPa, FOMA and PHS communications formats. The device can also support infrared...

TIA, ATIS Publish Electronic Surveillance Standard.(Telecommunications Industry Association)(Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions)
March 22, 2004... The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) and the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) have jointly published the TIA Standard/ATIS Committee T1 Trial Use Standard, "Lawfully Authorized Electronic Surveillance"...

Krone Forecasts Upsurge in LC Fiber Connector.(OM3 grade multi-mode fiber)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2004... As 10 Gigabit/s Ethernet over OM3 multi-mode fiber starts to take a serious grip on the backbone and campus market, UK-based Krone is forecasting an industry-wide move towards the LC small form factor connector. OM3 grade multi-mode fiber...

Recent Surge in Broadband Demand May Be Short Lived.(Brief Article)
March 22, 2004... Research from Parks Associates finds that interest in upgrading to broadband Internet service is diminishing. Less than one-third of U.S. households with dial-up Internet service are interested in upgrading in the next 12 months, indicating a...

France Telecom and Alcatel To Form Strategic Partnership.(Brief Article)
March 22, 2004... France Telecom and Alcatel have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the joint development of a Next Generation Network Architecture towards a converged fixed/internet/mobile network. This strategic partnership aims at designing,...

Cellular Applications Still 'Bread and Butter' for Wireless Power Amplifiers.
March 22, 2004... As essential building blocks to wireless communication networks, power amplifiers ride waves similar to that of the broader telecom markets. These devices are the critical link in the transmission and reception of all high power wireless...