Zarlink delivers Total Line Card Timing solution

Telia's fastest broadband now available in all Swedish municipalities

Ken Horner joins Ipsum Networks as vice president of marketing

Vertical Systems reports that the Frame Relay market is proving resilient with migration toward emerging network technologies

Appium and Sun offer carrier-grade telecom and web services platform

University of Pennsylvania deploys Nortel Networks optical platform to support next-generation Internet, business continuity

Ingrian Networks' solution integrates with Zone Labs Integrity

Alcatel selected by Kadena Town, in Okinawa, Japan, to deploy a large e-government data communications network

Rose-Hulman deploys converged voice, data, wireless solutions from Nortel Networks

Altera begins shipping industry's first high-density 90-nm FPGAs to customers; partners with TSMC

Level 3 providing network services to Tiscali International

Total number of broadband lines reached 111.7M in Q1, a record increase of 12.3M since the end of 2003, according to Point Topic

Paetec agrees to purchase and deploy Lucent's 5E-XC switch technology; will pilot Lucent's softswitch in trial of high-speed VOIP

Force10 Networks joins the Internet2 advanced networking research and development consortium

Vonage selects Empirix's Hammer solutions to test and verify its broadband IP network

SEC launches formal inquiry into Sonus Networks; Nasdaq grants extension for filing results of the 2003 fiscal year

Inet Technologies becomes part of Tektronix's Communications and Video business; net purchase price is approximately $325 million

Integrated Research launches Prognosis IP Telephony Assessor to increases QOS and customer satisfaction for VOIP deployments

Ethiopian Telecommunications has deployed Cisco ONS 15454-based optical transport infrastructure and IP/MPLS core network

Metalink will showcase its 100-Mbit/s VDSLPlus chipsets at Networld + Interop 2004

ECI Telecom wins deal to supply its Hi-FOCuS broadband technology through its strategic partner

Energis deploys Marconi's OMS1664 optical multiservice platform in its UK core transmission network for IP-based services

InfoTeam agrees to provide Appia’s IP telephony services to customers in Italy

EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering reports sales growth of 35.4% to reach $20.5M in Q3, up from $15.1M in 3Q03

Newport has released a family of Ytterbium-doped PCF (photonic crystal fiber) products to support high-gain fiber lasers

Belgacom International Carrier Services selects Alcatel's next-gen VOIP infrastructure to expand and enhance its network

MidStream integrates its MVS-2000 video server platform with Myrio's TotalManage back-office subscriber and content-management application

ZTE has been awarded a contract to provide a nationwide videoconferencing system in Saudi Arabia

Kotura, developer of Silicon Opto-Electronic Integrated Circuits (SOEIC), has received $11 million in financing

Measurement Microsystems announces its high-performance, bit rate transparent optical performance monitor (OPM)

Chelsio demonstrates 10-GigE iSCSI and TCP (Transport Control Protocol) offload engine (TOE) in silicon for SAN/LAN convergence

Care New England Health System and North Dakota Telephone deploy optical Ethernet technology from Nortel

Infineon announces that Prof. Dr. Hermann Eul is to head Infineon`s Wireline Communications Group

Ntelos selects Tellabs' equipment to update its fiber-optic network

TranSwitch EtherMap-3 Plus EOS mapper selected for NG SDH Sagem ADR 155C

NPF and SA Forum initiate liaison to expand deployment of service availability features in network elements

Juniper Networks transforms IPV6 deployments: delivers industry's first infranet-ready IPV6 solution

Heavy Reading finds that vendors are using proprietary technology in place of industry standards in the rush to deliver next-gen products

Kingston Communications becomes first mainland UK operator to accept fully configured Marconi softswitch network

BigBand Networks completes ADC IP Cable Business Unit acquisition and raises $25 million of venture capital financing

Nortel Networks provides status update following the alternative information guidelines of the Ontario Securities Commission

Nortel sells certain manufacturing operations and related activities to Flextronics

Lumentis supplies I.NET with its carrier-class CWDM system to reduce capex and opex

Anritsu Company introduces MS2721A fully-functional handheld spectrum analyzer with coverage up to 7 GHz

Nortel enhances its convergence-ready data product portfolio to help SMBs and enterprises simplify transition

Tekmark renames its Technology Risk Management division to TekSecure Labs, reflecting emphasis on network security, technology consulting

Bookham enters industrial laser market with its new family of high-power laser diode bars

Huawei to hold seminar and demonstration of its IP telecom network solution in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Eblana Photonics launches new line of TOSA (Transmitter Optical Sub-Assembly) laser sources for optical communications

Marconi has won a renewal of its cable services frame contract with BT, worth approximately £360 million over four years

VidiTel opens new service provider business unit and hosting service; appoints Richard "Koz" Korzeniewski as general manager

Alcatel Shanghai Bell secures $500 million buyer’s credit loan through China Export Import Bank to facilitate expansion abroad

Huawei forms strategic alliance with Algeria Telecom covering CDMA, GSM, switches, access network, transmission, and data services

Standard & Poor's assigns BBB+ rating to France Telecom's new €10 billion ($12 billion) five-year revolving credit facility

Hymite optical packages offer full compatibility with newly released TOSA/ROSA MSA for miniature devices

Appia Communications expands to serve Mexico

Voice spam blocking technology patents filed by Qovia

NTT/Verio IntelliSecurity services lock in substantial customer growth

Rohde & Schwarz has been commissioned to set up a nationwide TV and sound broadcasting network in Ghana

ETSI holds a technical workshop to discuss activities on IP-based multimedia services

T-Systems launches layer 2 IP VPN in response to carrier and ISP demand for global networks

Peribit announces first integrated architecture and new products for LAN-quality application delivery

Fujitsu and Microsoft to deliver mainframe-class capability on open-standard IT platforms for mission-critical environments

CyberGuard announces new Webwasher product to thwart Day Zero attacks

Juniper Networks first to deliver SSL VPN solution with SAML support to transform secure extranet access

Symantec Brightmail Anti-Spam version 6.0 delivers next generation spam-fighting power and control to enterprises

Marconi introduces MS840 multiservice platform, a customer located device used to support mixed E1 and fast Ethernet interfaces

Crown Castle International has agreed to sell its UK subsidiary to National Grid Transco for $2.035 billion in cash

Banverket Telenat chooses Tellabs' Ethernet Over SDH solution to expand network capacity capabilities from the Tellabs(R) 6300 managed transport system

Ukrtelecom has selected ECI Telecom's XDM MSPP for its national multiservice optical backbone network

Huawei and Huawei-3Com held an IPv6 press conference to exhibit products, solutions, and a serial of application achievement

Quinn-Financial Services deploys IP solutions from Nortel for a converged IP voice and data network

Intelligent Photonics Control announces it has integrated solutions into 50 different customer platforms

ADVA OEM partner Fujitsu Network Communications has deployed the FlashWave 7420 metro DWDM platform for USCarrier Telecom

Incucomm has been awarded a free space optical patent

Maximus Telecom has deployed MERA’s MVTS session controller for enhanced voice services in the Quebec region

Appia Communications expands into the metro New York market; appoints Philip Pitera as regional manager

Huawei wins bid for the first phase of China Mobile's next-generation IP core network project

Nortel's board of directors announces preferred dividend

Furukawa Electric selects Cavium's Nitrox II security macro processor to deliver a high-speed VPN system

The VDSL chip company files its S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission

Utilities Commission, City of New Smyrna Beach chooses Skystream and Myrio for IP television roll out

Photonics Control announces optical control breakthrough, having integrated its solutions into 50 different customer platforms

Westell and Nortel Networks sign joint marketing and sales agreement for broadband products

Arris Cadant C4 CMTS receives DOCSIS 2.0 qualification in CableLabs Certification Wave 29

Teleplanet Communications taps Sentito to provide VOIP and SIP-based services to wholesale, enterprise, and retail customers

Accton and IP Infusion join forces to develop Ethernet and metro switches

MetroPhotonics announces resignation of David Clark, president and CEO

BayPackets joins IBM PartnerWorld Telecommunications Industry Network for ISVs

Enterasys Networks has selected Sandburst’s HiBeam technology

DSL Forum announces a new suite of technical reports (TRs) that further enhance DSL's interface

JGKB Photonics on-track with 40Gb/s modulator development, relocates to expanded new premises

Hitachi and NEC to establish a joint venture company specializing in backbone routers/switches

Convedia adds new video and audio features to its family of IP media servers

LambdaNet Communications signs agreement with Intergenia to provide broadband IP/MPLS-based services

O-Net Communications enhances its 3-Band WDM for PON application

New Edge offers Winstar customers incentives to migrate frame relay, ATM, and private line data services to avoid proposed service cutoff

AT&T revises its 2004 full-year outlook, citing ongoing pricing pressure, recent changes in FCC policies, and new product initiatives

Bookham Technology announces it will reincorporate in the US

Ontario Superior Court of Justice grants Nortel extension for its annual shareholders' meeting

ADC introduces LoopStar 800 Sonet access system that allows service providers to deploy and manage TDM and Ethernet services

Qwest launches OneFlex VOIP service for business customers based on technology from IBM, Sonus Networks, and Sylantro Systems

Touchstone Technologies launches WinEyeQ, a software-based VOIP call monitoring and analysis tool for SIP and H.323

fSONA Communications announces scaleable 2.5-Gbit/s free space optical wireless system

Telkom Indonesia selects Tekelec's softswitch, SanteraOne, in multi-million dollar sale

Sonus Network announced that it is delivering solutions to facilitate VOBB services; Qwest selects Sonus for solutions

Qwest Communications launches industry-leading voice over IP service for business customers

Sandvine adds support for Bittorrent P2P

The International Packet Communications Consortium announces the integration of the International VoIP Council into the IPCC

Netrake announces partnerships with SS8 and Sipura

Telstra awards Marconi sole supply contract for next-generation transport network

Teledata Networks announces multiservice access, dual ATM/IP architecture

AT&T wins $60 million networking contract from Deutsche Bank

Ethernet inventor Bob Metcalfe is appointed advisory director to the Metro Ethernet Forum

Alcatel successfully extended its multi-currency revolving credit facility

Cable & Wireless selects Nortel Networks to enable new IP voice services network

NTS Communications deploys ADC OmniReach fiber-to-the-premises equipment

PacketFront introduces IPD 1200 for delivery of triple-play services over standard copper infrastructure

ECI Telecom introdcues its Hi-FOCuS MiniRAM Outdoor Unit with ADSL2+ capability and GigE interface

EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering releases MultiTest module for network installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting applications

Metro Ethernet Forum releases modeling tool to track the operating costs of delivering new services

Jinwook (Kenneth) Song has been appointed country manager of Metalink in Korea

BT implements Nominum's Foundation Caching Name Server to consolidate, enhance, and secure network performance

e.Biscom renegotiates its credit lines in light of its merger with FastWeb

Song Networks provides terrestrial fiber-based communication service directly from London to Beijing through Russia

France Telecom completes syndication of a €10 billion revolving credit facility

Infonetics report ranks Aventail second in the global SSL VPN market with a 12% market share

AT&T Government Solutions has been awarded a contract to design, implement and manage an advanced network for the IRS

City of Dover, Ohio picks Hitachi to deploy the AMN1200 suite of PON technology to maximize the city's existing fiber optic network

Conexant Systems introduces low-deployment cost customer premise equipment chipset for the ADSL2 and ADSL2+ markets

DSL leads broadband growth; DSL Forum announces new Technical Reports and launches SuperDemo: DSLHome Exhibit at Supercomm

2Wire's CPE WAN Management Protocol has become the basis of a new industry standard introduced by the DSL Forum

Hunt Norment, formerly a VP at Broadjump, has been appointed vice president of business development at 2Wire

Redback announces shipment of over 500 Smartedge Systems

Timbercon announces immediate availability of (LOMMF) laser optimized multimode fiber optic cable assemblies

IMC Networks announces gigabit fiber-to-the-premises solution

Fujitsu Telecommunications Europe appoints Eric Mitchell as general manager of European operations in strategic consolidation

Wipro joins telecom leaders in OSS through Java Initiative

Tellabs' 7100 optical transport system enhanced for converged networks

Finisar appoints former Intel executive Harold Hughes to its borad of directors

ZTE selects Infineon's integrated voice and ADSL2+ data solutions

German Government funds Aixtron R&D training center in China for optical technologies

Spirent Communications introduces TRT Interactive test system for the evaluation of voice, video, and data services in IP routing networks

Spirent unveils SmartSight portfolio of diagnostic software and appliances, network interface devices, and professional services

Avanex chooses Aegis semiconductor as supplier for its PowerWatcher network ready optical channel monitor

Telco Systems introduces integrated access device to support carrier migration strategy

Spirent Communications introduces first all-in-one-system for scalable VOIP-PSTN emulation

Oneida Communications and Diverse Communications select Net to Net Technologies' IP DSLAMs for video over DSL rollout

Champion unveils CCTx, a low-cost alternative to using SFP transceivers in certain network OEM switches

Comlase receives additional venture funding, approximately $1.6 million

Westell announces Powerspan products and EnVoy system compliance and scalability enhancements for Telco service providers

Adesta selected to design and build $15 million southside Virginia network for mid-Atlantic broadband cooperative

Brix Networks unveils prequalification offering for VOIP networks

Redux announces multiservice TDM over packet modules

Extreme Networks advances metro Ethernet services platform

Alcatel wins DSL expansion project with LINKdotNET in Egypt

Meriton Networks launches new regional/long-haul capabilities for high-speed services architecture at Supercomm 2004

Newport Networks and Ubiquity partner to deliver carrier-class SIP solutions

Genesys Conferencing deploys Convedia's IP media servers

Sentito Networks taps Dennis Chateauneuf as new CEO

Sentiro has successfully completed calls between its own network and the free world dialup domain using ENUM

MidStream Technologies announces advanced network interoperability with Ciena

Overture Networks today announced cost-effective metro access platforms

Cisco announces availability of network admission control solutions

Anda Networks EtherTone being deployed in all major carrier networks in China

Lucent showcases services, software, and systems that deliver value to customers and evolve next generation networks

Tellabs extends data portfolio to address telecom needs

Turin Networks announces TraverseEdge 100, a compact, carrier-class, next-generation Sonet/SDH and Ethernet edge system for metro

Internet Gold selects Veraz Networks as main vendor of VOIP international long distance platform

CAL Communications deploys VOIP service using New Global Telecom's turnkey IP product solution

Sanmina-SCI and Teradiant form strategic alliance to accelerate development of application platforms based on the ATCA standard

University of Vienna deploys TDM-over-IP gateways from RAD Data Communications

White Rock Networks adds multiservice optical access platform to its transport product family

KDDI deploys Calient's DiamondWave PXC photonic switch in R&D Testbed Network; Calient adds GMPLS controller and OAO module

Freescale Semiconductor launches system-on-chip solution for broadband passive optical networking

Level 3 chooses Laurel's ST200 service edge router as one of its platforms for data service expansion

Anritsu introduces MP1590A-30, a high-precision jitter analysis option for its MP1590A Network Performance Tester

Mangrove Systems and Cube Optics introduce CWDM multiplexers integrated into a pluggable GBIC module

Nortel has verified interoperability of Avici's core routers in its succession VOIP solutions

Albura and Geneseo Telephone deploy Nortel solutions; Nortel works with Amino, Entone, Kasenna, Minerva, and Westell on video

CS-2000 Open Network Services Platform for developers of high-speed, high-capacity, deep packet processing applications

Has successfully completed several field trials of its new line-powered and waterproof DSLAM, the second release of expandsl

Five-year contract for regional broadband network build-out in Sweden, including Lumentis xWDM equipment, worth 40 MSEK

Carriers, manufacturers endorse ATIS assessment, requirements, timelines for industry-wide VOIP and NGN standards program

Targeting the week of August 9th for filing its financial statements for the fiscal year ended March 1, 2003

Official comments with Canadian Radio-Television and Telecom Committee are part of the public regulatory proceeding on VOIP

Unveils a platform scaleable to serve over one billion minutes of automated, multimedia desktop conferencing services via VOIP

To deliver a high-performance, low-cost VoiceXML platform designed explicitly for service provider deployments

Optical equipment provider Lumentis receives $9 million in third and final round of funding

Ibsen has been awarded patent for production technique of high-volume, sub-micron period gratings

NetTest introduces new features for its CMA 5000 Gigabit Ethernet application

OnFiber acquires C2C fiber assets

Big Bear Networks hired industry veteran Richard Otsuka as vice president of sales

IBM Email Security Management Services helps mitigate email communication risks

Westell Technologies expands leadership role in broadband CPE video applications with product software enhancements

Cable & Wireless announces completion of Monaco Telecom acquisition

Telstra and PCCW have agreed to buy Reach's $1.2 billion term loan facility for $311 million

Thomson has acquired Alcatel's remaining 25% stake in their joint venture company, Nextream

Sunrise Telecom adds fiber analysis module to its STT (Scaleable Test Toolkit) platform

iTerra introduces differential/limiter amplifiers and receiver limiters to serve optical applications up to 12.5 Gbit/s

Net loss of €14.3 million was down 57% from the previous year

Equipe Communications auctions off assets of its Massachusetts facility

Telindus announces reorganization of its corporate structure

Bay Microsystems announces multi-year contracts to develop next-gen solutions for the government’s global secure broadband network

CIR says switching fabric market to approach $1.5 billion in sales by 2008

Time Warner Cable selects Optinel Systems transport solution for Cincinnati division

China Telecommunications Corporation and France Telecom to establish strategic partnership

TeliaSonera Sweden scraps per-minute charging for fixed telephony

CopperCom announces alliance with AFC to deliver triple-play solutions to innovative independent carrier market

Canarie expands their network using Nortel Networks optical networking solution

NetCentrex partners with Datametrix to deliver IP communications solutions in the Nordic region

EXFO introduces PON power meter for FTTP deployments

Phyworks appoints global vice president for sales

Arris awarded Euro-DOCSIS 2.0 and Euro-PacketCable certification

Buys intellectual property, engineering staff, and some assets from Procket networks for $89 million in cash

OTE announces main resolutions from its Annual General Meeting

Yankee Group expects market for session controllers to grow to $1.2 billion by 2008

Hamamatsu introduces the G9284-14 ROSA, delivering high-speed response and high sensitivity

Lucent supplies iMerge Centrex Feature Gateway to KPY Neworks for voice services over IP to DSL, cable, and business customers

Companies agree to devlop software tools to help automate and support BellSouth's next-generation digital services

Agilent announces its SPI-4.2 ASIC Core achieves 1-Gbit/s data transfer, enabling faster routers and switches

Sunrise Telecom integrates Telchemy's VQmon VOIP performance management software into its service verification equipment

PIKA Technologies announces release 6.2 of its MonteCarlo Software Developer Kit, adding VOIP functionality to its plug-in boards

Data Connection launches DC PIM SM and DC IGMP, the first two products in its new Multicast product family for OEMs

Acterna enhances its T-BERD 8000 and MTS-8000 field optical testers with modules for OTDR tests, PMD measurements, full spectrum OSA

France Telecom introduces Business Everywhere VPN integrating the networks of France Telecom, Wanadoo, Orange, and Equant

Alcatel installs 500,000th DSL port for Neuf Telecom; deploys multi-DSL technology based on its 7301 Advanced Services Access Manager

New telecom research study quantifies VOIP equipment penetration into the enterprise marketplace

BroadSoft partners with Atreus to enable flow-through automated provisioning for voice over IP

Wasatch Photonics announces holographic grating patent

TeraSpan Networks completes last mile build for Sprint Canada

Nortel Networks chooses Solectron to produce new multiservice edge products

Teknovus ships first integrated EPON optical line terminal chip solution for FTTH

Wide Open West completes widespread deployment of BigBand Networks solutions for networked digital broadcasting

Tarari's momentum increases with $13.8 million series B funding

UTS selects Nortel Networks optical Ethernet solution to build advanced broadband network in Curacao

TraceSpan launches ADSL2+ analyzer for R&D and lab engineers

BigBand and WilTel Communications collaborate on digital video transport; BigBand and EGT accelerate digital cable benefits

Lucent announces new additions to portfolio of next-gen and legacy Sonet multiplexers

Infineon delivers strategy for delivering efficient data services over existing networks

Alltel selects Lucent Technologies Accelerate solutions to deliver VOIP services

Appian Ventures closes $80 million fund to invest in software and tech companies that enable `Applied Connectivity'

Alcatel adds more features to FTTP solution and signs multimillion dollar FTTU contract with Eatel

ECB announces that it granted Euro-DOCSIS 2.0 certification for two cable modems and one E-MTA in Certification Wave 15

ADC adds new amplifier to RF Worx SignalOn series platform for cable operators

Xtend Networks names industry veteran Jeff Gardner as vice president of sales

Syndesis VOIP solution enables feature-rich services for an on-demand world

China Telecom's Wuhan branch links data networks with Ethernet routers from Riverstone

As VOIP traffic ramps, Global Crossing among first to decommission legacy switch in network core

Cabovisao selects General Bandwidth for cable telephony services

Scientific-Atlanta's new auto broadcast and select VOD architecture reduces on-demand CapEx/OpEx

Verio releases industry's first full suite of IPV6 managed services

Ericsson integrates, hosts and manages number portability services for Hungarian operators

Veraz adds service delivery assurance director to distributed softswitch platform

Ericsson to integrate BroadSoft's application software technology into multimedia platform

Calix unveils CalixCompatible solutions assurance program

White Rock Networks and Cox Communications sign supply agreement

N2 Broadband expands internationally through distribution agreement with Tandberg Television

Siemens to deliver Surpass home entertainment to Belgacom

Aurora Networks debuts virtual hub platform and expands CWDM Ethernet line

AboveNet introduces multiple wavelength service Metro-Express Plus to increase wavelength capacity on demand

Bookham Technology has been selected to supply passive optical components for Sumitomo Electric's FTTP broadband systems

Alloptic provides it EPON solution to Palmetto Bluff, a Master Planned Community in South Carolina

Zhone introduces RPR technology for efficient IP packet-based distribution and transport of voice, data, and video services

Alcatel powers optical and data network convergence with new multiservice cross-connect

FLAG Telecom introduce Xtera Communications' Nu-Wave DWDM into the FLAG Atlantic-1 (FA-1) network

Corona Optical Systems releases pluggable 12-channel optical modules

ITI and Tejas Networks to partner for next-generation SDH equipment to address the optical transmission market

Continuous Computing announces ATCA product strategy

RAD’s TDMOIP technology standardized in the ITU’s new TDM over MPLS recommendation

Metrobility Optical Systems awarded patent on remote management for optical Ethernet

Aurora Networks announces crystal clear, all-digital node monitoring

Red-C reported today the deployment of the first Raman Amplifier with a comprehensive eye-safety solution

NetTest introduces its MasterQuest VOIP Solution, a service assurance system for voice-over-IP networks

Ikanos Communications' shipments exceed 3 million ports worldwide

Nortel Networks reports there have been no material developments since their last status update

Micromuse enhances its Netcool/Dashboards product family with the release of Netcool/Realtime Active Dashboards version 2.0

MCI, Cirna, and Mintera announce they have achieved the fastest Ultra Long-Haul (ULH) connection at 40 Gbit/s

Marconi brings SIP to carrier-class networks with its enhanced softswitch

Adtran includes support for Ethernet and IP migration in its Total Access 3000 and Total Access HDX DSLAM architectures

MetaSwitch enhances its Class 5 softswitch; delivers MetaSwitch VP3510 to Progressive Rural Telephone, its 50th deployment

Tekelec and General Bandwidth will demonstrate joint packet voice solution at Cable-Tec Expo

MetaSwitch enhances its VP3500 series Class 5 softswitch to increase scaleability and flexibility for service providers

Acterna introduces DSAM models, TechComplete Closeout solution, Remote Service Analyzer Meter, and ISS-5116 Input Selector Switch

Juniper launches J-series Services Router family and NetScreen-5GT ADSL security appliance to connect and secure the customer edge

Huawei selects Si3210 ProSLIC from Silicon Labs for VOIP, video telephony, and Internet access equipment

Lucent announces contracts with KT, Tata Teleservices, China Telecom, and Vietnam Power Telecom

Nokia unveils ADSL 2+ solution to provide multi-megabit bandwidth and greater reach for broadband services

Fibernet Group reports new orders of £15 million, and a cash balance of £16.8 million in Q3

Pandatel launches the COP-FE, a TDM multiplexer for the Circuit Emulation Services over Package (CESOP) standard

Core Networks launches advanced home network management system for cable operators

Eastern Research and Redux Communications demonstrate leading multiservice TDM-over-packet solution

BitBand and Myrio introduce integrated video-over-IP solution for delivery of triple play services worldwide

Netilla Networks launches certified engineer program for its worldwide reseller network

PointOne names Staci L. Pies as vice president of governmental and regulatory affairs

Pandatel enhances global coverage through the addition of North American vice president of sales

Nayna Networks delivers high-speed customer premise gateways for Ethernet

BT Group selects Quallaby’s Proviso for worldwide performance management and customer reporting

Tellabs lowers the cost of delivering Ethernet services and adds Ethernet aggregation

StockerYale completes private placement of $5.5 million convertible note

Smitcoms selects Nortel Networks to build voice-over-IP network in St. Maarten

Avalon announces product release of its premium AVAP-850SM single-mode VCSELs

Mindspeed launches Comcerto enterprise VOIP and data convergence processor

Wave7 Optics expands FTTP CPE product line and automates FTTP deployment

Telcordia awarded critical softswitch patent

Parama Networks and Finisar collaborate to bring the 'Pay as You Grow' concept to the network core

Hatteras Networks hires Christopher V. Cook from StrataCom and Xylanas as their chief of worldwide sales and marketing

Fujitsu to distribute and support Hammerhead Systems’ HSX 6000 migration edge solution

Galazar adds multichannel Ethernet mapper to product portfolio

PMC-Sierra introduces single-chip add/drop multiplexer devices for next-generation metro optical access networks

Agilent Technologies announces industry's first IPsecv6 test solution for next-gen VPN concentrators and firewalls

Wind implements new functionalities of Marconi's Access Hub to accelerate voice, video, and data broadband service provision

Net to Net Technologies enters thriving broadband loop carrier market with new POTS solution

Sorrento Networks and Calient Networks partner to deliver dynamic optical solutions

TI's proposal to unify DSL standards paves the way for competitive video services from telecom providers

BroadLight announces the industry's first BPON controller for the central office

World Wide Packets introduces virtual private services over Ethernet and MPLS

Exfo launches next-generation Fibre Channel test solution, designed for turn up and optimization of storage area networks

Clarus Systems announces additional funding led by Trident Capital

Terayon announces resignation of Douglas Sabella, chief operating officer

Canada's Kincardine Cable selects C-COR's Gigabit Ethernet transport for move into multiple advanced services

8x8 signs agreement to use Level 3's (3)VoIP Enhanced Local service to enhance its residential VOIP offerings

Motorola introduces scaleable 10 Gbit/s to 20 Gbit/s Ethernet platform for streaming video-on-demand transport

Accuture predicts residential and small business broadband accounts worldwide will increase to 126M by the end of 2004 and to 351M by 2010

Vermont Telephone selects ECI's converged metro and regional optical solution

Infonetics and Dell'Oro Group have named Siemens market leader for DSL customer premises equipment

Tracespan Communications releases DSL Xpert 2208B ADSL over ISDN multi-layer analyzer

LambdaNet Germany expands its IP network to include IXEurope's Dusseldorf data center

China Telecom subsidiary Jiangsu Telecom selects Alcatel's carrier-class 7750 service router to build an IP backbone network

Infonet Services posts net loss of $66.6 million or $0.14 per share, down from a net loss of $219.9 million or $0.47 per share in 2003

ANDA Networks enhances its EtherTone metro Ethernet solution with edge aggregation capabilities

Aeluros introduces silicon-proven physical-layer intellectual property offerings for PCI Express, 3-Gbit/s SATA II, and XAUI

Xilinx co-founder Bernard 'Bernie' Vonderschmitt passes away

MERA Systems releases NAT traversal for its MVTS session controller

Opnext Inc. enhances optical subsystems family to deliver long reach applications

S&P assigns Kabel Deutschland GmbH 'BB-' credit rating; outlook stable

Nortel sells assets of its directory and operator services (DOS) business to VoltDelta

Vanquish signs deal, to resell and license VegaStream's VOIP gateways directly to its customers throughout Europe

SIPquest announces Release 2.0 of its VOIP software suite; adds functionaly to simplify service providers’ delivery of VOIP services

Optillion extends it line of 10 GigE Xenpak modules with its 10GBASE-DWDM module, the TOP 8080, and its 10GBASE-ZR module, the TOP 5080

Aurora Networks will introduce its 100GHz DWDM optical networking platform at Cable-Tec Expo

Revenues increased 27.5% to $1.7 million in April; gross profit was $173,013 compared with a loss of 17,100 in April 2003

Casa Systems introduces C2000 series DCTS, its next-gen edge product that combines video-over-MPEG and video-over-Docsis

FriendsVoice.com deploys Kagoor's VoiceFlow session border control solution for hosted NAT traversal

Purchase of Onetta, announced in May, is complete

TeliaSonera has decided to delist from the Nasdaq Stock Market

net.com and Bridgewater Systems jointly develop triple play service selection solution for DSL market

Tellion provides Long Reach VDSL benchmark testing system powered by Metalink's Total-VDSL chipset to KT Corp. in Korea

ECI Telecom signs agreement to supply FTTP equipment for BT's 21st Century Network initiative

Smart Telecom signs deal for voice switching technologies based on IBM's eServer xSeries and Cirpack's softswitch and PSTN gateways

Infonetics reports that the VPN/firewall market is up 11% in 1Q04, driven by Cisco's strong quarter

Corning Cable Systems introduces CWDM solutions for CATV networks

Kailight Photonics has set an industry record for NRZ (none-return to zero) all-optical signal regeneration

Riverstone Networks appoints Dale Booth to board of directors

PowerDsine Ltd. prices IPO at $11.50/share

France Telecom launches a range of unlimited usage communication services for fixed line and VOIP

Telia continues the fight against modem hijackers

Alcatel provides Bouygues’ subsidiary Saur with one of the first IP unified communications solutions in Europe

Voiceglo chooses Ciena/Laurel solution to support rapidly growing GloPhone VOIP service

Song Networks selects Transmode for metro and access WDM solutions

Adax has enhanced signalling gateway products to reduce network costs and maximize operator revenues

MetroPhotonics announces availability of high-speed controller for optical power monitoring

Cisco and IBM collaborate to design and build world's most sophisticated 40-Gbit/s custom chip

Calix ships one millionth subscriber termination; growing list of US ILECs have deployed over 2,500 Calix C7 platforms

Covad Communications completes acquisition of GoBeam Inc.

Telefonica Chile selects Metrobility optical systems for last mile mission-critical solutions

Siemens selected by BellSouth to deliver IP applications and services to business customers

N2 Broadband to demonstrate next-gen cable technologies at SCTE 's Cable-Tec Expo

BT selects Marconi's SoftSwitch and Access Hub to support its migration from PSTN to IP

BT announces 1,000 customers to trial high quality voice services on new IP network link; will also trials of niche deployments of FFTP

NetScaler announces Siebel Systems validation and joins alliance program

Sylantro announces first European deployment of VOIP platform supporting both residential and business service offerings

MergeOptics and Cube Optics today announced they have successfully produced a XENPAK MSA 10Gbase-LX4 transceiver

Precision Photonics announces the award of a $2 million grant from NIST to develop high-speed, ultra-precise optical frequency metrology

Marconi confirms $33 million sale of BXR-48000s to support critical U.S. government applications

AT&T has won a multimillion-dollar contract with Helzberg Diamonds to design an integrated networking solution

Optical chip & module manufacturers release common specifications for the 10 Gbit/s solution with a XMD-MSA for XFP TOSA and ROSA

Juniper Networks named SSL VPN market share leader by Infonetics Research

ITU has approved a set of global industry standards for Ethernet that will extend its flexibility and simplicity to carrier networks

Corning Cable Systems provides the essential elements for FTTB networks innovative products and services

Centillium Communications launches full line of optical access solutions for burgeoning FTTP market

Fujitsu Telecommunications Europe provides the backbone technology for BT's SDSL exchange roll-out

Riverstone signs pact to sell enterprise-class technology to HP's ProCurve Networking

Nortel Networks builds on service provider convergence strategy with enhanced edge router

Whitbread Group PLC, the U.K.’s leading leisure retailer, signs five-year network contract with Fujitsu

Hotsip delivers its Presence Server and PC client products as an integral part of the Ericsson Engine Multimedia offering

AT&T announces trials in Asia and Europe for a global VOIP telework service

Agilent Technologies introduces VOIP QOS management solution for hosted and managed telecommunication services

Lynx Photonic Networks introduces advanced photonic switches enabling security intrusion detection and access shut-off systems

Communication Concept deploys ADC's Cuda 12000 CMTS for Germany's first Multiple-Dwelling Unit (MDU) application in Leipzig

TranSwitch launches new VTXP family of bandwidth-efficient network solutions and PHAST-48V solution

Celion Networks introduces extended MAN solution for enterprises

Fujitsu and Atrica announce strategic reseller agreement

Wes Hayden appointed President and CEO of Genesys

Cox Communications selects Nuera for nationwide VOIP deployment

Probe Group reports that the market shakeout is only beginning for US carriers

Qovia and Nortel Networks to deliver VOIP client discovery for E911 services

Force10 Networks today announced it has closed a $74.9 million mezzanine round of funding

Telchemy announced that VQmon/EP 2.1 software supports RFC3611 and QOS reporting requirements for G.799.1, H.323 and Megaco

Metrobility Optical Systems teams with Corning Cable Systems to develop customer premises solution

MCI triples DSL coverage through New Edge Networks

BigBand Networks provides cable operators with solution to meet upcoming FCC deadline for PSIP compliance

Net to Net Technologies helps Internet service providers combat bandwidth hogs

Optical Solutions expands contract with Ohio service provider

Jordan Telecom has chosen to base its fibre to the home, Integrated Multimedia Service Platform (IMSP) on PacketFront’s technology

Picolight announced the industry's first transceiver that supports 622, 155 and 125Mbps-interconnects for short to long reaches

Mindspeed announces industry's first DS3/E3/STS-1 'line card on a chip' family for datacom and telecom applications

Telekom Serbia selects Paradyne for business-class broadband over DSL

Hatteras Networks delivers the industry's first last-mile Ethernet platform compliant with the IEEE 802.3ah EFM standards

Westell's customized broadband solution gives British Telecom Global Services a next-level fault tolerant solution

Nortel Networks enables `Future-Proof' SIP capabilities with preferred software membership

CoSine Communications and Fujitsu announce strategic reseller agreement

Laurel Networks expands ST-series family with new ST50 service edge router

John Lewis uses Redline Networks to accelerate applications and reduce bandwidth costs

Juniper Networks delivers carrier grade VOIP

Cisco and Trend Micro extend security relationship to deliver network worm & virus outbreak-prevention services

Eagle Broadband secures $4.9 million raised to finance new customer orders and accelerate revenue growth

Quake Technologies launches QT2030, a 10-Gbit/s serial-to-XAUI PHY for Ethernet and Fibre Channel local and wide area networks

Alcatel extends MPLS into the metro with its 7450 Ethernet Service Switch (ESS) and 1662 Packet Ring Switch (PRS)

Teledata Networks ships BroadAccess integrated multiservice access platforms as part of a $25 million contract with ICE in Costa Rica

PacketFront raises €15 million in venture financing; provides FTTH solution to Jordan Telecom

BBN Technologies announces quantum cryptography network offering high levels of security for Internet-based communications systems

UTStarcom announces $13 million PAS expansion contract with Fitel in Taiwan & partners with Telefonica del Sur in Chile

StanaPhone Communications launches world's first free phone service

Am-Beo Ltd. announces Mike McTighe as chairman of the board

PMC-Sierra updates Q2 2004 business outlook and expects approximately 8% to 10% sequential revenue growth

Paradyne unveils access concentrator supporting service provider migration to packetized VOIP, video and data over one network

Fiber access market gains momentum, driven by Ethernet technology, according to IDC

Ultimate Renaissance has signed a sole UK distribution agreement with Fiberxon

Keymile selects Mindspeed network processor for next-generation multi-service access node

Extreme Networks appoints industry veteran to board of directors

Sentiro rolls out first worldwide ENUM provisioning, directory, and voice service

Vodafone Information Systems teams with Opus ABS to offer outsourced billing services based on the Billit platform

Golden Telecom acquires 54% stake in SP Buzton, an alternative operator in Uzbekistan, for $2.8 million in cash

Cegetel selects IP telephony solution based on the iMSS (Italtel Multi Service Solutions) platform for its new ADSL networks

Digital Lightwave announces simultaneous and independent testing of multiple tributaries within a Sonet optical carrier

Finisar Corporation today reported its financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year

AMCC appoints Tom Tullie as chief operating officer

Sanmina-SCI and Kailight Photonics partner to offer world’s most advanced, tunable, all-optical signal regenerator

White Rock Networks adds VT grooming to Sonet transport platforms

NetScaler launches in Korea with key customer wins and outlines future plans

OpticalBand LLC. names Mukit Hossain as executive VP and COO

Zarlink enables carrier-class performance with new digital timing chips for networking growth markets

Dante adds two new circuits to the EUMedConnect network, running from Rabat, Morocco and Tunis, Tunisia, to Catania in Italy

Host Europe uses Inkra Virtual Service Switches to consolidate, virtualize, and automate delivery of network and security managed services

ITU Secretary-General confirms recommendation to hold the next ITU Telecom World in 2006 in Hong Kong

Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) and Network Processing Forum (NPF) collaborate on next-gen packet interfaces

Adds unified messaging functions, outbound functions to improve efficiency, and distributed call center functions to CTstage 4i

EBITDA was £1 million, compared with a loss of £1.2 million the previous fiscal year; pre-tax loss fell from £7 million to £3.4 million

Sprint trials 40-Gbit/s network using Cisco CRS-1 routers, StrataLight OC-768c optical transport, and Ciena DWDM technology

Elcoteq Network Corporation will expand its operations to Bangalore, India

Vativ Technologies and TDK Semiconductor announce DS3 LIU strategic sourcing agreement

Golden Telecom announces dividend payment

BellSouth strengthens metro Ethernet portfolio to deliver additional options for businesses

Actelis Networks names industry veteran Rich Yonker as chief financial officer

Swisscom chooses Tandberg Television Windows Media Video 9 encoding for Bluewin commercial rollout

Fujitsu boosts Flashwaver 4500 MSPP Ethernet and core transport capabilities

Dune Networks announced today the availability of two new devices within the SAND chipset

AT&T has won a $3.6 million contract from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association for integrated hosting and storage services

Nationwide builds core optical network with Cisco ONS 15454 MSTPs

Copper Mountain extends VantEdge service delivery capabilities to simplify large carrier deployment of on-demand broadband services

New anti-spam product welcomed by TeliaSonera Denmark broadband customers

Pandatel AG acquires Lightmaze Solutions AG, not disclosing purchasing price

Parrish Systems enhances EmSIP embedded SIP stack

Vonage cuts retail price in over 5,000 top consumer electronics retailers

Fujitsu wins e-MERLIN fibre contract for giant radio telescope

Time Warner Cable deploys Harmonic's commercial services solution to access business and education markets

SBC signs new agreement with AFC for broadband access solutions

Nortel Networks provides update on status of restatements and related matters and business performance

Cable & Wireless announces revenues of £3.38B, down from £3.68B the previous year; operating profit was £226M, up from a loss of £42M

Cable & Wireless acquires 55% stake in Monaco Telecom from Vivendi Universal for €162 million

LambdaNet extends its IP network to Internet Exchange Points in Stockholm and Zurich

New Global Telecom deploys Kagoor's VoiceFlow 1000 Session Border Controller to speed delivery of VOIP services to residential users

Cogent launches combination of IP transit, point-to-point, and colocation services in Europe, and Layer 2 services in the US

Multiservice Switching Forum (MSF) announces that 26 companies will participate in its VOIP interoperability event

Launches MY3127, an integrated LX4 silicon solution for cost-effective long-reach 10-Gbit/s transmissions in the enterprise

Announces its MetroVista 10-Gig LAN interface tops 600km without dispersion compensation equipment

Broadcom and BroadLight team to develop highly integrated solutions for residential fiber-to-the-premises broadband services

Fulcrum Microsystems today announced general availability of the PivotPoint FM1010, the industry's first SPI-4.2 switch chip

Dowslake Microsystems announces the change for its management team

i2Telecom International, Inc. announced today the immediate availability of the InternetTalker MG-3

F5 executes on its promise of delivering enterprise application security through acquisition of MagniFire WebSystems

Tiscali selects UTStarcom for rollout of pan-European broadband network

AT&T announced it can now help mitigate the effects of denial of service (DoS) and distributed DoS (DDoS) attacks

TippingPoint reports results for first quarter 2004 with 42% revenue growth over previous quarter

Newport Corporation is to acquire Spectra-Physics for $200 million in cash

Comporium Communications selects “Last Mile Link” system from Wave7 Optics for new fiber-to-the-premises networks in South Carolina

PowerNet Global Communications (PNG) announced today the industry's first ATM-Grade SLAs for IP services

Marvell announces shareholder approval of an increase in authorized share capital to allow for 2 for 1 stock split

Axiowave Networks addresses IP economics with next-generation convergence router

Kanal D, a leading Turkish TV station deployed convergence solutions from Nortel Networks

Riverstone Networks today introduced the Riverstone 15008 Ethernet Edge Router, the first member of the Riverstone 15000 series

Global Crossing has received the first $40 million installment under its bridge financing agreement of $100 million

Launches new QoStream ultra-broadband FTTP solution to provide QOS, security, and scaleability

Telchemy has been awarded a patent for its VQmon call quality monitoring and analysis software

ADC signs Bell Telecom Systems as a distributor for its connectivity solutions in the Middle East

DMSL, solutions provider for BT Indirect Channels, applauds BT’s rollout of wholesale SDSL services

MCI and Qwest reach commercial agreement on pricing for wholesale services

Alcatel increased its worldwide DSL market share in Q1 to 42.4% according to Dell'Oro Group

Outlines its VOIP regulatory vision to the FCC, calls for 'an end to the constant gamesmanship that currently plagues the industry'

Comcore introduces its Allwavelength product family operating over the entire CWDM wavelength range from 1270nm to 1610nm

Omantel signs dual landing station agreement with FLAG Telecom and purchases capacity on FALCON cable system

Nortel receives new waiver from Export Development Canada related to its delay in filing reports with the SEC

Mauro Righetti has been appointed CEO of Italtel; CFO Rinaldo Tonsi becomes general manager

Little Optics unveils enhanced Differential Phase Shift Key (DPSK) decoder devices

Pioneer Telephone, Fidelity Communications, and Sho-Me deploy Meriton’s managed high-speed metro (HSM) services architecture

Texas Lone Star Network (TLSN) completes a 500-mile test deployment of IP video using AFC's TelcoVideo solution