Broadband Technology News articles from July 2000

Broadband Technology News archives from July 2000

DSL: Integrated Access for Voice-Over DSL.(Brief Article)
July 12, 2000... Efficient Networks (Website: www.efficient.com) has announced a next-generation integrated access device (IAD), called the SpeedStream 7851, designed specifically for small and medium business applications. The SpeedStream combines the...

Line-Powered Voice and DSL to Any Location.(Brief Article)
July 12, 2000... GoDigital Networks Corp. (Website: www.godigital.com) has unveiled a new line-powered access platform (LPAP), called the GDSL RapidResponse system. It is designed to allow local exchange carriers (LECS) to quickly and cost-effectively provide...

FIBER OPTICS: Echo Canceller Interfaces to Optical Networks.(Brief Article)
July 12, 2000... DiTech Communications Corp. (Website: www.ditechcom.com) has announced the industrys first echo canceller with a fully integrated STS-1 or 51.8 megabit per second (Mb/s) interface. The product, called the STS-1, is the first data line speed...

Filter Technology for Network, Display Applications.(Brief Article)
July 12, 2000... Ocean Optics, Inc. (Tel: 727/733-2447, Fax, 727/733-3962, Website: www.OceanOptics.com), has begun commercial shipments of various optical network and digital imaging products based on its proprietary technology, the dichroic filter array...

Transimpedance Amplifier for DWDM Networks.
July 12, 2000... ANADIGICS (Website: www.anadigics.com) has introduced a 10 Gigabit per second (Gb/s) differential output transimpedance amplifier (TIA) for use in high-capacity fiber-optic receivers. The TIA, called the ATA 7600D1, meets the performance and...

MICROPROCESSORS: Op Amp Provides 350 MHz Gain Bandwidth,.
July 12, 2000... Micrel Semiconductor (Website: www.micrel.com) has announced the availability of a high-speed operational amplifier providing 350 MHz gain-bandwidth while consuming only 4.2 mA supply current. The product, to be called the MIC913 is described...

Fast Defect Detection for 100 nm Designs.(Brief Article)
July 12, 2000... Applied Materials, Inc. (Tel: 408/563-0647, Website: www.appliedmaterials.com) has introduced the industrys first patterned wafer inspection system to detect critical defects in devices with design rules as small as 100 nanometers and below at...

Serializer ChipSet for Internet, Wireless.
July 12, 2000... National Semiconductor (Tel: 408/721-8665, Website: www.national.com) has announced a flexible 10:1 serializer/deserializer for telecom and datacom systems. The chipset is designed to lower overall system costs by simplifying the movement of...

Modem Chip Provides Faster Net Connections.
July 12, 2000... Lucent Technologies microelectronics group (Tel: 800/372-2447, Website: www.lucent.com) has announced feature enhancements to its family of analog modem chip set products that will provide higher Internet transmission speeds and faster Internet...

System on Chip for High-Speed Device Testing.(Brief Article)
July 12, 2000... Teradyne, Inc. (Tel: 617/422-2567, Website: www.teradyne.com) has broadened its catalyst system on a chip tester family, introducing the Catalyst Tiger, the first SOC test system to break the one gigabit per second (Gbps) barrier. Aimed...

NEXT GENERATION NETWORK MANAGEMENT EEye Digital Security Sniffs the Network.
July 12, 2000... EEye Digital Security (Tel: 888/299-4678, Website: www.eEye.com) has introduced a network "sniffer that shows what is passing through a networks pipes with a simple push of a button. The product, known as Iris, is the first network traffic...

Single Point Java Data Base Connectivity.
July 12, 2000... SolutionsIQ (Website: www.solutionsiq.com) has announced the release of the latest edition of CONXX data access middleware, to be called CONXX 8.3, which will add support for the Java data base connectivity (JDBC) standard, providing data...

Online System Manages High-Speed Circuits.(Brief Article)
July 12, 2000... Multiple Zones International (Tel: 800/258-2088, Website: www.zones.com) has announced a strategic alliance with its business to business division zones business solutions to deploy CircuitSite, the worlds first online system for pricing,...

Intelligent Broadband Switching System.
July 12, 2000... Telica, Inc. (Tel: 508/480-0909, Website: www.telica.com) is conducting field trials on the first of a line of broadband switching systems designed to deliver voice and data infrastructure products. The system is designed to advance...

WIRELESS: Web to Wireless Renders XML Conversion Obsolete.
July 12, 2000... ThinkersGroup.com (Website: www.thinkersgroup.com) reports it has completed beta testing a web to wireless application that renders every existing extensible markup language (XML) conversion product and service obsolete. The prototype product,...

Access Solution Delivers Multimedia to Desktop.(Brief Article)
July 12, 2000... Siemens Carrier Networks (Tel: 408/866-3666, Website: www.icn.siemens.com) has introduced an end to end broadband access network solution for wireless carriers. The product, called the Quickstream is designed to permit wireless carriers to...

INDUSTRY NEWS: JDS Uniphase, SDL in $41 Billion Merger.(Brief Article)
July 12, 2000... JDS Uniphase Corp. (Website: www.jdsunph.com) and SDL, Inc. (Tel: 800/475-6701,Website: www.sdli.com) have signed a definitive agreement to merge in a transaction valued at approximately $41 billion. The merger provides for the exchange of 3.8...

Belden Designs Cable for Charter Comms.(Charter Communications)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2000... Charter Communications (Website: www.chartercom.com) will purchase more than five million feet of coaxial cable from Belden, Inc.s electronics division for several new master headend and primary hub structures being built this year. Belden will...

Nortel Acquires Architel Systems.(Brief Article)
July 12, 2000... Nortel Networks (Website: www.nortel.com) has completed its acquisition of Architel Systems, a vendor of software systems that allow service providers to rapidly provision Internet and other next-generation Internet protocol services. This...

Virata to Acquire Excess Bandwidth Corp.(Brief Article)
July 12, 2000... Virata Corp. (Website: www.virata.com) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Excess Bandwidth Corp. in exchange for approximately 6.3 million shares of Virata common stock, valued at approximately $315 million. The...

Lucent, Mirror Image Form Alliance.(Brief Article)
July 12, 2000... Lucent Technologies (Website: www.lucent.com) has forged an alliance with Mirror Image Internet to dramatically improve the way content is delivered over the Internet. The alliance will consist primarily of a collaboration between Mirror Image...