ADSL News articles from April 2003

ADSL News archives from April 2003

New Edge gets hotel broadband deal. (Applications).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... New Edge Networks has reached an agreement to provide high-speed Internet access to hotel properties served by LodgeNet Entertainment Corp. the world's largest provider of broadband interactive television services to the hospitality industry....

BT cuts DSL wholesale prices. (International).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003

UTStarcom wins first IP-DSLAM contract with China Netcom and secures additional deployments with China Telecom. (International).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... UTStarcom, a provider of wireless and wireline access and IP switching solutions, announced that it has been awarded its first IP-DSLAM contract with China Netcom Corporation (CNC) to deploy over 25,000 lines of its AN-2000 IB solution in the...

Texas Instruments expands presence and leadership in China's exploding DSL market. (International).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Texas Instruments (TI), the number one chipset provider for China's DSL central office (CO) manufacturers, has recently increased its regional presence to support the explosive growth of broadband in China and Asia. TI has hired a marketing...

Digital Broadband Networks to tap Australian and Taiwanese markets. (International).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Digital Broadband Networks announced that the company is expanding its range of digital broadband communication products to the Australian and Taiwanese markets. In addition to the distribution of ADSL equipment, DBBD will also be marketing and...

Siemens to provide ADSL equipment to Telefonica del Peru. (International).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Telefonica will deploy Juniper Networks B-series equipment to provide broadband and VPN service. IC Networks, the Siemens networking division, will provide the infrastructure. Telefonica will use the ADSL technology to offer service to both the...

Chilean operator Manquehue Net holds six percent of the broadband market. (International).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003

Covad and New Edge Networks reach agreements to expand coverage areas. (Business).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Covad Communications and New Edge Networks have entered into resale agreements that enable each company to expand their coverage areas and customer reach for DSL and T1 broadband services. Under the agreements, Covad expands its reach to 600...

Motorola buys rest of Next Level. (Business).
April 1, 2003... Motorola announced that it has successfully completed its cash tender offer of $1.18 per share for all outstanding shares of common stock of Next Level Communications. The offer and withdrawal rights expired at 5 pm EDT on Friday, April 11,...

Verizon reports Q1. (Business).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Verizon Communications announced first-quarter 2003 fully diluted BPS of $1.41, or 63 cents before special and non-recurring items, as the corporation reported continued strong demand for wireless, long-distance and DSL services, as well as for...

EarthLink and BellSouth expand agreement to provide geater consumer choice for high-speed Internet service. (Business).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... EarthLink and BellSouth announced an expanded agreement that will give consumers greater choice in high-speed Internet service throughout BellSouth's markets. Under the financial terms of the deal, which were not disclosed, EarthLink will be...

Alcatel sells DSL gear to BellSouth. (Business).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003

Sprint Local Telecommunications Division chooses DSL equipment from Lucent. (Business).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Lucent has been named a supplier of DSL systems for Sprint's Local Telecommunications Division (LTD), the company announced. The Lucent Stinger Access Concentrators will enable Sprint to significantly expand its Sprint FastConnect DSL service....

Nokia wins Hebei DSL deal. (Business).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Nokia has signed an agreement for the supply of next generation DSL equipment to enable Hebei Communication Corporation to further expand their broadband DSL network. Hebei provincelies in the north of China and is amongst the most rapidly...

Copper Mountain's VantEdge Access BRAS to meet DSL Forum's WT-081 requirements. (Standards).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003

Forward Concepts bullish on broadband. (Market Intelligence).
April 1, 2003

Survey finds broadband's on the mind of residential builders and developers. (Market Intelligence).
April 1, 2003... It is becoming common practice for builders and developers to incorporate various technologies into new homes, according to a recent survey of targeted U.S.-based residential builders and developers by In-Stat/MDR (http://www.instat.com). The...

Enterprise IT spending expected to increase steadily. (Market Intelligence).
April 1, 2003... Even in the context of a lackluster economic environment, In-Stat/MDR estimates that overall enterprise (firms with 1000+ employees, including government organizations) IT spending increased 3 percent between 2001 and 2002. This segment's...

DSLAM vendors compete aggressively in tight market. (Market Intelligence).
April 1, 2003... The DSLAM market, in 2002, held steady in terms of volume of ports shipped, according to InStat/MDR. The high-tech market research firm reports that about 21.9 million DSLAM ports were shipped worldwide in 2002, with the Asia-Pacific region...

Zarlink expands analog portfolio with high-performance operational amplifiers for DSL modems, video equipment. (New Products/New Services).(Zarlink Semiconductor ZL40162/166)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Zarlink Semiconductor expanded its high-performance analog portfolio with two operational amplifier chips that amplify broadband signals with unmatched clarity and precision. The ZL40162/166 chips also deliver the lowest standby (quiescent)...

TraceSpan launches DSL Xpert ADSL multi-layer analyzer. (New Products/New Services).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... TraceSpan Communications, a provider of broadband monitoring solutions, announced the release of the DSL Xpert multi-layer analyzer. Leveraging patent-pending technology, DSL Xpert breaks new ground as the industry's only non-intrusive...

DSL test solution for Digital Loop Carrier remote terminals now available from Tollgrade. (New Products/New Services).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Tollgrade Communications announced the general availability of its DigiTest Wideband Node (DWN). The DWN offers a cost-effective means for telecom service providers to deploy broadband testing for DSL-equipped Digital Loop Carrier remote...

Motorola reference platform speeds time-to-market for residential gateways. (New Products/New Services).(Motorola Smart Gateway 857 IAD)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... In the race to develop new residential gateway products, turnkey reference designs offer a fast, easy path to market. To help OEMs, ODMs (output driver module) and system designers get a head start in the xDSL customer premises equipment (CPE)...

Centillium's eXtremeDSLMAX technology pushes ADSL rates up to 50 Mbps and extends reach to serve more customers. (New Products/New Services).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Centillium Communications unleashes its revolutionary eXtremeDSLMAX technology that will redefine the broadband access market for multimedia services by delivering up to 50 Megabits per second (Mbps) in downstream and 3 Mbps in upstream data...

AFC enhances access gear. (New Products/New Services).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Advanced Fibre Communications announced a series of generally available enhancements to its Telliant 5000 Central Office Multiservice Platform. Building upon its unprecedented DSL and ATM aggregation capabilities, Telliant's new enhancements...

Pulse introduces Excelsus xDSL-over-POTS CPE splitter specifically for China subscribers. (New Products/New Services).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Pulse, a Technitrol company, announced the availability of its Excelsus Z-BLOCKER CP-422TJ, a DSL splitter designed specifically for homes, small offices and multi-tenant units to work with telephone network configurations in China. The...