China's telecom vendors stand to gain the most from global competition, new Heavy Reading reports conclude

Factors including the cancellation of one large project have the company looking at a possible sale

Worldwide enterprise router revenue dropped 10% between 1Q04 and 2Q04, according to Infonetics Research

AOI acquires external-cavity laser patent

ANDevices has significant revenue gain and adds VP of technology and new products

Phyworks appoints global vice president for manufacturing operations

Kasenna is awarded three new patents, expanding its VOD portfolio

Path 1 announces new vice president of sales

Navtel Communications Inc. and the Technische Universität Berlin have signed a cooperation agreement

LightConnect's MEMS-based DCE50 has been qualified to strict industry standards

Scott County will deploy Optibase's MGW 5100 carrier grade streaming platform

T-Com reaches over 35 Petabytes of IP traffic per month with Juniper Networks T640 routing platforms

SMC Networks launches new line of ADSL2 products

VOIP Inc. launches service in NY, NJ, and IL

In-Stat/MDR and Synergy Research Group rank Sonus #1 in several carrier packet voice segments for 2Q04

Samsung Networks boosts network infrastructure by selecting Nominum's Foundation Caching Name Server

e.Biscom announces that Stefano Parisi has been appointed CEO of FastWeb

VOIP research report by iLocus shows Convedia leading the global IP media server market

US Army selects Lucent to upgrade and modernize optical network and provide professional services at Fort Drum

The collocation company LCL has entered into a partnership agreement with the Amsterdam Internet Exchange (AMS-IX)

Optivon seeks agents and resellers for US launch of advanced VOIP call management solutions

Adaptif Photonics detects anomalous polarization effects

TriQuint introduces new DWDM components and XFP tranceivers

Marconi opens new research and development facility near Boston that will focus on IP product development

Moscow CableCom signs agreement with Columbus Nova Capital for $51M funding; will appoint Warren Mobley as CEO

Intec Telecom Systems has completed the $74.5M acquisition of the 'Singl.eView' retail billing software division from ADC

Worldwide IP PBX revenue totaled $89M in Q2, up 3% sequentially, and is on track for double digit growth this year according to Infonetics

DenseLight claims new industrial record of 120 mW output superluminescent LED chip at 1550nm

Ixia adds personnel to its Custom Engineering team to support growing customer demand

TeliaSonera signs three-year frame agreement with Skanska to provide fixed and mobile services in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland

ADC becomes member of the Fibre-To-The-Home (FTTH) Council Europe

Covad launches VOIP services based on Cisco equipment

Restatements for fiscal 2003 and part of 2004 are put off a few more days, as Riverstone's accounting firm finishes its review

Optical Solutions secures FTTP contract from All West Communications

Redback enhances LNS and LTS on next-generation SmartEdge platform

Agilent is to demonstrate 10-Gbit/s Xenpak operating over 300 meters of legacy multimode fiber at ECOC 2004

Parama Networks introduces PNI8010 ADM-on-a-chip for low cost OC-48/STM-16 add/drop multiplexer systems

IP/DSL set top boxes are riding telco-video wave, reports In-Stat/MDR

Vitesse HOVCATe mappers provide comprehensive set of features for architects of metro Ethernet equipment

Planters Telephone Cooperative Inc. selects Copper Mountain's VantEdge Access BRAS

The Yankee Group expects the consumer local VOIP industry to grow more than 100 times its 2003 size

Swan Labs debuts with $15 million in funding and an accelerated market entry strategy

Travel technology provider Worldspan has awarded AT&T a three-year, $30 million networking contract

Germany’s HanseNet enhances multiservice delivery with Alcatel optical transport and access solutions

Covaro Networks announces the availability of its CC-301 product that makes intelligent Ethernet over DS3 possible

C-COR announces agreement to purchase Optinel Systems

Juniper Networks delivers Endpoint Defense Initiative to enhance trust and compliance on leading SSL VPN solution

Elcoteq announces expansion of Tallinn, Estonia plant

Internet growth leads to lower prices at LINX

Infonetics reports optical hardware revenue up 3% Q-Q; PON expected to jump 85% between 2003 and 2004

Hifn security processors receive FIPS certification by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Synergy Research reports cable broadband equipment market shows sequential growth

Krone launches new 10-Gbit/s blown fiber

Net loss for the first half of the year was €83M, compared to €269M H1 last year, on revenues of €336.7M, which were up 77%

Mediasurface has become a publicly traded company on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange (ticker MSR)

Slow revenue growth, cost-cutting and labor difficulties, and increased competition plaguing wireline telecom companies, says S&P

ZTE is to showcase integrated wireless, optical, and data solutions at ITU Asia in Busan

Alcatel and Pirelli completed their transaction in submarine telecommunications

Cedar Point selects Latin Broadband for Latin American sales and distribution of Safari C³

Occam Networks adds ADSL2Plus blade and combination ADSL2Plus/POTS blade to BLC 6000 broadband loop carrier system

Teleglobe receives notice of Nasdaq delisting for failure to timely file 10-Q

Net income was NT$26.4B and earnings per share were NT$2.74, or $0.81, on revenues of NT$91.9B

Infonetics names MetaSwitch Q2 market leader in Class 5 packet voice switching, with 58% of total revenue

Ofcom publishes final proposals for wholesale price reductions of local loop unbundling services

Mediacom Communications will offer triple-play services to customers, using Sprint to provide VOIP services

D. Gregory Smith, chairman, president and CEO, and Charles W. McDonough, a director and SVP/CTO resign to found a new company

DSLAM market grows in North America and CALA, slows in Asia and Europe, according to Infonetics

Net sales from continuing operations were $235M, for $0 earnings per share

Huawei launches first long haul DWDM backbone based on ITU-T G.653 fiber for Telemar

Foundry Networks completes reorganization of engineering, sales, and marketing management

Net income fell by 61.8% to €45M in Q2, attributed to continuing drop in fixed-line revenues

Alcatel's Q2 DSL market share was 40.6% of the global amount of DSL lines shipped, close to three times that of its nearest competitor

Rounds out its free-space optical systems with the introduction of copper-based options

Amazon.com will offer AT&T's CallVantage residential VOIP service to consumers via its Website

Vonage closes $105M series D round led by NEA with participation from 3i, Meritech Capital Partners, and existing investors

Photop Technologies previews product portfolio which will be on display at ECOC in September

CyberGuard touts its next generation of information security products, the TSP family of firewall/VPN appliances

FLAG Telecom will supply China Telecom with multiple STM-16s providing 30Gbits/s capacity between China and the US

New York CLEC McGraw Communications announces it will broaden its offerings through the Level 3 (3)EnabledSM Partner Program

NKT Integration announces CTO Søren Isaksen will replace Lars Rønn as CEO from September 1

Telstra Europe acquires the UK operations of PSINet Europe for £50M in cash

Sandburst samples second generation HiBeam chipset optimized to support high-capacity Ethernet and IP switching systems

China Netcom subsidiary Jiangsu Netcom selects Alcatel to deploy a next-gen network with a capacity of 500,000 subscriber lines

Qwest wins contract to provide VHA Southwest with dedicated Internet access and long-distance services for 21 health care organizations

Seranoa Networks joins MPLS/Frame Relay Alliance to help advance deployment of MPLS

T-Mobile awards contract extension to Nortel for GSM, GPRS, EDGE, and packet core wireless data network upgrades

Fabrinet signs three-year agreement to provide module packaging and manufacture of optical subassemblies for Northlight Optronics

Tpack appoints Lar Ronn, previously CEO of NKT Integration, as its chief executive officer

Ascent Media Network Services utilizes Net Insight's Nimbra platform for real-time video and data transport

Sagitta steps up to serve exploding FTTP connector market

Polish MSO TOYA chooses Arris Cadant C4 CMTS for its multimedia services platform

Carrier VOIP equipment market is up 10% from 1Q04, up 21% from a year ago, according to Infonetics Research

BT signs reseller agreement with iomart Group for Netintelligence

IBM certifies CWDM LightPilot from LastMile

Infonetics reports that service provider router and switch market is up 31% from 2Q03; projected to hit $8.5B in 2007

New DSL Forum Technical Reports focus on DSLHome next-generation architecture

Syndesis announces support for emerging multiservice edge market

Telarix and Ascom are to deliver management and pre-billing system for T-Systems International

EZchip introduces two new low-cost members of its NP-2 network processor family

Dasan Networks and Millinet Co. are employing Ikanos' 100-Mbit/s programmable

Chunghwa Telecom signs deal to use Level 3's (3)Link Private Line services to connect its Asian network to key points in the US

Zhone deploys new 640km backbone for NTT Data's Sannet ISP division, connecting Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka

SingTel completes an initial deployment of Quarry’s iQ8000 Security Service Routers to enhance its ConnectPlus IP Network service offerings

Swisscom subsidiary Bluewin will begin trialing TV over ADSL in September

Helix enters market for single channel transimpedance amplifiers and VCSEL drivers

Overture Networks receives three new patents for its pseudo-wire circuit emulation technology

XO applauds FCC decision to freeze interconnection agreements, but is "disappointed that a framework was not developed more quickly"

Via Net.Works completes its acquisition of the continental European operations of PSINet Europe

Worldwide next-gen voice product revenue totaled $389M in 2Q04, up 21% year over year, according to Infonetics Research

Worldwide revenue for service provider routers and switches topped $1.43B in Q2, up 31% from 2Q03

Covad applauds FCC decision to freeze existing interconnection agreements for six months while it develops new unbundling rules

Shareholders file class action lawsuit against Primus

Turnaround in the wireline segment drives operating income up 19% to €243M; net income rose by 61.7% to €106.4M

Sonus completes second stage of testing with BT Exact; receives 'Blue Stamp' of approval for UK ISUP compliance

Telekomunikacja Polska selects Krone copper connectivity solutions for digitalization of its telecom network

Surf Telecoms will invest £2.13M in its Nortel-powered network serving south west England and Wales

Telcordia advances network services efficiency to customers worldwide; announces Teleglobe as a customer

SolarFlare announces new integrated AFE to pair with DSP for 10-Gbit/s Ethernet on UTP cable

Photonics Control signs a sales representative agreement with Multiwave Digital Solutions

Axiowave and Path 1 partner to offer end-to-end video-over IP SLAs for broadcast quality video-over IP networks

TippingPoint launches advanced denial-of-service protection

ASIP secures $2.5 million government contract to expand development of photonic integration technology

Telenor acquires Tiscali's Norwegian branch

Teja Technologies appoints Advanced Data Controls Corporation as distributor for Japan

Cisco signs definitive agreement to acquire P-Cube Inc.

Light Reading unveils stellar speaker lineup for Links 2004 Executive Summit

US carriers hopeful that MPLS-based services will help offset declining voice revenue, Yankee Group reports

Turk Telekom expands next-generation broadband network with Redback Networks in second-phase deployment

Lucent Technologies completes acquisition of Telica, a provider of next-generation VOIP systems for service providers

Vernier Networks closes series D funding round with $12 million; Company appoints new VP of worldwide sales

Corrigent expertise and case study is featured on leading telecommunications Website, LightReading

Faced with increased competition, cable operators are evolving to two-way services, personalization, and telephony, says Probe Group

Intense Photonics closes £5M funding round in development capital for its optoelectronic components and modules

NextGenTel reports EBITDA of NOK31.9M, an increase of 159% from 2Q03, on revenues of NOK111.2M

Vanco has been contracted to design, implement, and manage a new global MPLS-based WAN for real estate services provider Lend Lease

Sonus Networks reports 2004 second quarter financial results; Company applies for relisting on Nasdaq

The BellSouth family continues to work quickly to assist customers who have been affected by Hurricane Charley

Dell'Oro reports router market down slightly in 2Q04 for first time in six quarters

Check Point proactively protects against denial of service vulnerability in Cisco devices

Nortel Networks announces new waiver from Export Development Canada

Tekelec today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Steleus Group

Cisco leads dynamic shift to IP telephony in enterprise market

Bell Canada teams with Ericsson and deploys the largest fixed wireless broadband solutions in Canada

Cisco, Motorola, Arris drive CMTS revenue up 18% in 2Q04; VOIP over cable drives cable IAD growth, according to Infonetics Research

Swisscom and ÖIAG have ended their talks about a possible merger between Swisscom and Telekom Austria

MCI introduces three new managed DSL solutions for Internet and IP VPN customers in Europe

Teleglobe appoints media industry executive Tom Rogers to its board of directors

Navtel Communications partners with the Technical University of Berlin to develop new multimedia test applications

Mosaid Technologies posts net earnings of $92,000 or $0.01 per share, compared to a net loss of $3.7M or $0.36 per share a year ago

Posts net loss of $9.2M on revenues of $14.5M, which were up from $10.9M in 4Q03

Worldwide CMTS revenue grew 18% in 2Q04, due mainly to strong performance by Cisco and Motorola in all regions and Arris in North America

Photop Optics announces qualification of its optical contact air-space Etalon

Marvell Technology reports Q2; net revenues increase 54% from prior year to $297.2 million

Sycamore reports 4Q04 net loss of $9.2 million or $(0.03) per share

Ixia improves efficiency of VOIP testing with its IxVoice 3.0

Fujitsu unveils latest MSAN technology at Broadband World Forum Europe

BT slashes cost of ultra high-speed Internet for small businesses

Intense announces the completion of a further £5 million (~US $9.2 million) funding round

FLAG Telecom appoints Serge Fortin as senior vice president sales and marketing

Bookham Technology is to unveil its most extensive product portfolio ever at ECOC 2004

CyberGuard SG710 appliance bridges gap between SME and enterprise network security solutions

Nortel reports estimated unaudited revenues for the first six months of 2004 of approximately $5.1B; announces layoffs to cut costs

Revenue for the quarter totaled $75.6M, up 10.4% from the same period last year; net loss was $141.5M or $0.25 per share

Nielsen//NetRatings reports broadband connections reached 51% of the American online population at-home during July for the first time

Alcatel has been awarded a contract by China Telecom to deploy 1.3M DSL lines in southern China

AFC launches retrofit kit for the AFC 120 and 240 line remote cabinets

Hisense showcases its GBIC and SFP series transceivers including its new 120km 1.25G SFP transceiver

KDDI merges its K-Solutions, KCOM, OSI Plus, and KDDI Msat subsidiaries to form KDDI Network & Solutions

Nortel declares preferred share dividend payable in October

Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium adds six new members, bringing its total to 58

IMC Networks introduces 10/100/1000 Ethernet fiber extender, the new Gigabit MediaLinX

Cavium Networks acquires Brecis Communications' product line

BT today announced it has passed the three million wholesale broadband customer mark

Hydro One Telecom delivers mission-critical network reliability to Canadian customers with Juniper Networks

BT breaks down barrier to extend reach of broadband

Luna Technologies introduces the Optical Backscatter Reflectometer (OBR)

Shenick announces addition of IPv6/IPv4 interworking test module to diversifEye product line

Eclipse Internet increases availability of high-speed broadband

Big Bear Networks appoints Kevin Scanlon, a former general manager at Nokia, as vice president of operations

BT exact validates high-availability features of Juniper Networks T640 routing platform

UTStarcom announces $8.2M contract for supply of its Total Control 1000 multiservice platform to Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.

Cyberguard reports 45 percent year-over-year revenue growth for fourth quarter 2004

Diamond Computer Service implements layered security with Inkra virtual service switch

BigBand Networks and CableMatrix collaborate on packetcable multimedia solution for video over IP

Chunghwa Telecom selects Redback for advanced broadband services for triple-play over DSL

MCI taps Ericsson to take convergence networking strategy to the next level

Symantec announces line of Internet security solutions with added protection

Swisscom reports stable business performance for H1

Ericsson repurchases €410M of its 6.375% Euro Medium Term Notes maturing May 2006, to reduce gross debt and annual interest expense

Qualcomm selects UTStarcom's IP-based wireless softswitch MovingMedia 2000 for American Airlines in-flight communications test

Cox Communications announces its board has formed a special committee to consider acquisition proposal of Cox Enterprises

Com hem selects the Siemens Surpass hiQ 8000 Softswitch to implement its VOIP strategy

EG FiberOptics signs agreement to market and sell ADC's fiber connectivity products throughout Sweden

Shenick adds IPv6/IPv4 interworking test module to its diversifEye product line

OFS will deploy PK's 1200 Automated Fiber Handler in its Norcross, Georgia fiber production facility

RCN selects General Bandwidth for PacketCableT voice-over IP deployments in Chicago market

Arris announces wireless DOCSIS deployment with Texas cable operator

Mediatrix extends its sales presence to Asia/Pacific

DuPont Photonics integrated VOA array passes Telcordia qualifications

Cisco Systems deploys an optimized version of the QNX Neutrino microkernel in the recently announced Cisco IOS XR Software

MetroCast Cablevision deploys BigBand Networks’ VOD edge

Terremark and Linx partner to improve international Internet

Sentito Networks closes $28.5 million in new funding; strengthens its leadership team with key senior executives

Nortel Networks is to provide update to market on Thursday

Acterna Inc. announces new investments and management changes for da Vinci Systems

World Wide Packets names Chad Whalen SVP of business development

Juniper Networks and Lucent partner to expand service portfolio of leading Australian competitive carrier

Netcordia has added a VOIP analysis module to NetMRI, its appliance-based network diagnostic tool

Kagoor delivers session border control solution for voice-over broadband

ATX Communications enhances data and voice network infrastructure with deployment of Telica Plus softswitch

Kagoor Networks' session border controllers deployed by Kintetsu Cable Network in Japan

Global Crossing builds on VOIP leadership with customer advisory board

Teton Telecom selects Optical Solutions to deliver fiber-fed voice, data, and digital IPTV services

Wipro Technologies has been rated as a top leader among offshore service providers by IDC

Primus signs global supply agreement to use VegaStream's VOIP gateways as part of its new services

Via Net.Works enters agreement to acquire the continental European operations of PSINet Europe

Fibernet Group announces formation of its "Carrier Xchange Club" (cXc) as membership of its Carrier Ring community reaches 106

Net loss for Q2 was $5.1M, compared with net income of $2.5M in Q1 and a loss of $0.8M in the second quarter of 2003

Santec announces a 1310/1490/1550nm triplexer filter for passive optical networks (PONs)

Cavium Networks acquires Brecis Communications’ MIPS-based Secure Communication Processor product portfolio

AdventNet announces new release of its flagship product, the Web NMS 4.7, which includes support for IPv6

Wideband monolithic fused coupler offers low insertion loss, high uniformity, high directivity and low polarization dependent loss (PDL)

Siemens ICN introduces version 2.0 of its HiPath OpenScape application suite

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police will commence a criminal investigation into Nortel's accounting situation

Riverstone expects total revenues for 1Q05 of $12.5M, compared with revenues of approximately $10.5M to $11.5M for Q4

NetLogic Microsystems enhances integrated development environment for Intel IXP2XXX network processors

Ixia provides network performance testing for Juice '04 and JRAE annual national interoperability events for the US Dept. of Defense

uReach Technologies acquires Priority Call Management Inc. from Atos Origin

Teros introduces application security gateway for small and medium enterprises

Wyoming ILEC TCT West to introduce VOIP services based on MetaSwitch's VP3500 Series Class 5 softswitch platform

CIR says Ethernet switching market to surpass $15 billion in 2008, good news for Cisco but beware of Dell

Primus Telecommunications' Lingo is first major Internet phone service to offer customers their own international phone numbers

Sun expands successful HP Away program with Opteron Systems; offers Solaris as dependable alternative to faltering HP-UX roadmap

Adtran expands NetVanta Series to address larger networking applications

Karl Triebes joins F5 Networks as CTO and senior VP of product development

WatchGuard reinforces perimeter security for small- to medium-sized enterprises with Firebox X Edge

UTStarcom files its quarterly report on form 10-Q for the second quarter of 2004 with the Securities and Exchange Commission

ZTE ships Mindspeed network processor in high-density, multiservice switch

Juniper Networks extends industry leading SSL VPN product family with new platform optimized for small and medium enterprises

Yong Shu joins Riverstone as vice president, Asia Pacific region

Russia's Golden Line delivers IP VPNs with Alcatel solution

ADC names three new members to board of directors

Allot Communications enhances its Empowered Partner Network (EPN) program

American IDC and China Unioncom Digital Technology launch strategic joint venture to provide ETV broadband Internet television in China

Global Crossing sells Global Marine Systems subsidiary to Bridgehouse Marine and transfers 49% shareholding in SBSS to Global Marine

Adtran launches NetVanta 4000 Series of access routers, additional WAN interface modules, and the latest version of its OS v7.1

Optical networking market will see double digit growth from 2004 through 2006, according to study by KMI Research

Huawei’s Fixed Network Solution roadshow receives praise in Europe

Alcatel receives $24M contract by Enterprise of Telecommunications Laos (ETL) to upgrade its nationwide telecom network

CT Communications declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of $0.065 per share to all shareholders of record

TeleVoice reports that telecommunications expenditure is sent spiraling out of control by consumer confusion

Alestra selects Lucent Technologies' advanced optical solution to launch services and expand its network in Mexico

Conexant announces workforce reductions, up to 300 employees

Both Verizon and BellSouth are preparing for Hurricane Charley

Revenues were $7.9M, up 23.1% from $6.5M for 2Q03, but net loss increased from $2M to $14.3M

Chromux Technologies unveils planar waveguide splitters

CIR releases report on digital loop carrier market; cites Alcatel as the overall market share leader

FCC grants approval for sale of PanAmSat to private equity firms

Telstra reports record net profit of $4.118 billion and strong free cash flows

Xspedius Communications and Pier 1 have announced Xspedius's delivery of Sonet to Pier 1

Datameg appoints Kanti Purohit as CEO

Gianfranco Calegari has joined CoreOptics Inc. as the vice president of operations

San Francisco-based Unlimited Fiber Optics becomes Cogent’s fourth acquisition this year

S&P reports that Telekomunikacja Polska outlook is revised to positive on solid business performance; ratings affirmed

Brix Networks promotes Kaynam Hedayat to CTO

Fiberxon today announced that they will participate The 6th China International Optoelectronic Expo (CIOE)

Verio appoints Mark Teflian as senior vice president of Global Solutions

Sonus Networks today announced the Nasdaq Stock Market has denied the company's request for additional time to file its Form 10-Q

StarNet Inc. has signed a distribution agreement with Small World Communications to distribute StarNet's VoiceEclipse

AppGate Network Security adds two new powerful hardware platforms to their product line

Alcatel was selected by Korea Telecom to enhance its DWDM metro optical networking solutions in Korea

Ibsen Photonics has been awarded patent for innovative gratings with unique efficiency and reliability properties

Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board deploys ZTE to expand and mdoernize Bangladesh's telecommunications network

MCI provides fully-managed private IP solution for leading global software provider CODA

Net income increased by 64.5% to €1.8B in the first half of the year; Deutsche Telekom expects full-year profit to double

Oki Electric Industry claims the world’s smallest footprint, 10-Gbit/s optical modulator driver IC

BT’s technology and IT operations division has completed testing of Huawei's low- and middle-end Quidway routers

Huawei signs contract with China Telecom to build more than 1.2M ADSL lines

Oil and gas company ConocoPhilips in Norway changes telephone provider to Song Networks with NOK 6M contract

OIF addresses long-reach performance opportunities

BT is selected as European test site for global VOIP interoperability tests

Westell Technologies introduce VirtualEdge connectivity panel products from its Network Service Access (NSA) business

AAA (American Automobile Association) has awarded AT&T a $21 million networking contract

Cisco Systems ships its millionth Internet protocol telephone in Europe to BEC Denmark

UTStarcom requests a five-day extension in filing its second quarter 2004 financial results

BigBand Networks integrates digital video and high-speed IP platforms to demonstrate PacketCable multimedia solution

Photon Kinetics opens office in Tokyo to provide direct sales and customer support in Japan for its measurement and automation products

Huawei collaborates with China Motion Telecom to develop an NGN providing cross-border multimedia services in Hong Kong and China

Alight Technologies closes second round of financing totaling €2.1M

Alcatel wins €4.75M contract with Acer and Ambit to deploy IPTV services for Chunghwa Telecom

Networking and IT services group Datatec International acquires consulting firm Analysys, forming a new company, Analysys Mason

24 fiber fan-out assemblies utilizing Concoursä Optical Circuit technology are now available from US Conec

Smallest OTDR modules for fiber monitoring are introduced by Anritsu Company

Telcordia Force is selected by Telmex to help keep pace with increased service demand

Cisco reports earnings for the fourth quarter; net sales for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2004 were $5.9 billion

Optiwave Corporation today announced OptiFDTD 5.0, a major upgrade to the Finite Difference Time Domain simulation tool

Analogix SerDes tested at 6.25 Gbit/s on Tyco backplane

MCI introduces virtual peering services across Mae facilities nationwide

VocalData announced that wholesale partner Kancharla has signed on three new customers - Geckotech, FeatureTel, and RazorLine

VegaStream and Siemens have signed an agreement to deploy VegaStream's VOIP gateways with Siemens OpenScape product in the UK

Nortel Networks provides a status update pursuant to the alternative information guidelines of the Ontario Securities Commission

IPOC International Growth Fund has led a substantial new investment into Sunflower Technologies

Encore Networks files patent for IP VPN solutions for broadband satellite networks

Fibernet wins national optical network contract from Fujitsu

Ixia releases version 5.1 of its IxChariot emulator for enterprise application traffic

Song Networks reports net income of SEK 94M for the second quarter, up from SEK 58M the previous year

B2 Bredband completes the acquisition of broadband rival Bostream, increasing its market share by 10%

Redbus Interhouse announces partnership with London Internet Exchange

Oplink launches 'environmentally friendly' Green platform to meet the demands of next-generation passive-centric photonic devices

Incognito Software launches Address Commander 3.0

Telrad Connegy appoints Michael Krupnik as new president

Sigma Systems and Camiant partner to pave the way for next generation of multimedia services

The newly minted EU8 nations are ready to develop their telecom infrastructure to catch up with their Western neighbors

ITCDeltaCom selects Nortel Networks multimedia platform to deliver voice-over Internet protocol services

Cisco chooses Radcom to ensure the quality of its customers' IP networks and services

Vitesse leads the market transition to copper-based Gigabit Ethernet with its triple-speed Ethernet media access controllers

Ciena and Telcordia drive cost-effective Ethernet services opportunities for carriers' existing networks

New Global Telecom selects NexTone as the foundation for its new IPartition service

Cablevision appoints Michael Huseby executive VP and CFO; reports Q2 results

Yuanshen Broadcasting Network deploys Juniper E- and M-series routing platforms to deliver broadband services

Netrake Joins Teleglobe VOIPLink Ready program

Optical Solutions and NTS Communications team up on expanding FTTP in Texas

XO Communications raises $200 million through preferred stock offering

NeuStar bridges interoperability gaps with new IP services

Transmode wins contract with Tiscali France through systems integration partner Arche to support rollout of unbundled DSL services

Buys Procket assets. Buys UK route optimization startup.

Seasoned telecommunications executive appointed to Paradyne board of directors

ECTA forms CEO council and Patrick Gallagher, CEO of FLAG Telecom, is appointed founding chairman

Navtel is recognized as leading supplier of GMPLS test solutions by Shanghai's Jiao Tong University

iBasis adds Peter D. Aquino to board of directors

StarNet Inc.'s VoiceEclipse broadband telephone service is expanding to more local residents

Corvis Corporation reports Q2 results with $142.1 million in revenue

Newport Corporation develops novel, low-noise, diode laser controller circuit

New Edge Networks founder Stacey Waddell rejoins company

The Bolivian Power Company deploys RAD solution for data and telephony

Westell Technologies and Mitel announce new voice-over-IP development agreement

Acterna launches new generation of industry-leading handheld testers Fireberd-8000

Guang-Shen Technology becomes exclusive distributor of i2Telecom products in Hai-Nan province

Golden Telecom announces results for the second quarter 2004 and potential acquisition of Digital Telephone Networks

VOIP Inc. launches next-generation IP-based calling service in Florida

Natural Convergence secures $12 million in series B financing; company welcomes Terry Matthews as strategic investor

Sonus Networks meets all requirements for continued Nasdaq listing status; delays yet another quarterly filing

Triformix announces acquisition of JDS Uniphase's molded-optics business unit

Pre-tax profit was £14M for the first half of the year, compared with a loss of £9.3M in the first half of 2003

TDC posts 6.2% revenue increase; net income of DKK 566M was down 14.8%, up 23.3% adjusted for the sale of Belgacom shares

uBid Inc. has deployed NetScaler 9000 Series products to improve response times, server performance, and security of its bidding site

Dell'Oro Group predicts that optical transport equipment market grows to $7.8 billion by 2008

NetLogic Microsystems announces second quarter 2004 financial results; total revenue grows 44% sequentially and 152% year-over-year

Occam Networks announces Q2 results; new customers and RUS listing provide highlights for the company

Zarlink TDM-over-IP packet processors score with four networking equipment manufacturers

Charter Communications' CFO Michael P. Huseby is resigning to become CFO of Cablevision Systems

Quintum announces new Tenor AX for 24 simultaneous VOIP analog calls

Probe reports that Russia represents 3% of the world market for VOIP

EarthLink chooses Arbor Networks' Peakflow SP for capacity planning

RCN launches voice over IP deployment in Chicago market

Bandwidth.com continues to build momentum as with significant revenue and customer growth

Viper Networks reports $1.3 million increase in annualized revenue for Adoria Communications division

Teleglobe achieves a common suite of international voice transport services to both Teleglobe and former ITXC customers

Alcatel and Norwood Systems join forces to globally extend fixed mobile convergence success

PacketLight Networks announces that it had completed a round of financing with $4 million

Open University of Israel selects converged IP telephony solutions from Nortel Networks

NTL reports revenues increased 6% in Q2, led by increase in residential customers; net loss was £249M including debt repayment of £162.3M

NKT subsidiary Crystal Fibre acquires the assets of BlazePhotonics for $3.3M

Convergys Corporation has signed a five-year contract to license its Infinys software to Orbitel SA ESP

Synchronoss Technologies announces VOIP-enhanced version of Flagship ActivationNow platform

TelAtlantic expands deployment of Tekelec 7000 class 5 packet switching solutions

Kidspeace deploys nationwide managed networking services from Virtela Communications

Broadsoft announces first VOIP open client interface for both telecom and non-telecom developers

OnFiber Communications today announced the expansion of its service offerings into the Phoenix market

Netrake today launched its nCite session controller into the cable market

MetaSolv signs multi-million dollar contract for VOIP with leading US carrier

InfiniRoute Networks launches first VOIP peering service with voice quality control

Optical Solutions is awarded fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) contract from Oregon Cooperative

Ciena announces preliminary Q3 results; expects Non-GAAP loss per share within previous guidance range despite expectations

MetaSwitch and Big River deploy VOIP softswitch in record time, just 20 days after purchase decision

Paradyne establishes early market leadership in Egyptian broadband initiative; announces four new CLEC deployments

Internap introduces TCP acceleration product that delivers dynamic wide area network performance improvement

JDS Uniphase extends its high-definition display business with acquisition of Advanced Digital Optics (ADO)

Lancaster University deploys ADVA platforms for regional high-speed grid network

Heavy Reading announces the appointment of ex-Ciena brain Stan Hubbard as Senior Analyst for Ethernet, optical, and wireline issues

Cisco Systems completes acquisition of Actona Technologies

Antitrust clearances are received for Finisar's acquisition of Infineon's fiber optics susiness

Pipex extends SDSL coverage to major UK cities

Siemens will participate with its optical network technology in the forward-looking VIOLA project, with a German research network

Marvell introduces WebSmart technology for the SMB market

S&P says Ericsson outlook is revised to stable on improved performance and prospects; ratings affirmed

Intec Telecom Systems signs multi-million dollar contract with a US carrier for its Dynamic Charging Platform (DCP)

Wharf T&T is using ZTE's NGN system to provide subscribers with integrated services combining voice, data, and video communications

Worldwide VPN services revenue totaled $18B in 2003 and security services reached $3B, according to Infonetics

Buys up the famed embedded-computing operation owned by Solectron Corp.; terms not discolosed

Revenues climb 6 percent to $31.9M, while losses continue at 21.6M, or 15 cents per share

Greenwich Technology Partners launches multiservice network solutions

Net6 releases new version of Hybrid-VPN Gateway

Viper Networks releases new Broadband Phone Adaptor product, competing with Vonage and Packet8 in the broadband market

Microsemi unveils a new coplanar waveguide photo diode for high-bandwidth, single-mode-fiber optical networking applications

Cisco Systems' new Cisco Carrier Routing System utilizes Tensilica technology

Amedia Networks expands licensing agreement with Lucent Technologies

Kent Takeda joins Parama Networks as vice president of business development

Per-Se Technologies has purchased and deployed 54 Peribit Sequence Reducers to improve WAN performance

CommPartners names vendors for a proprietary network that will create 'best-case' economics for VOIP transport

The XFP PRO is a complete laser driver, transimpedance amplifier, and signal conditioner

Polatis moves to new premises with larger manufacturing and development environment

Pirelli announces it will introduce systems, modules, and components for optical networking and broadband access by the end of the year

Agilent offers more accurate receiver-only jitter measurement performance specification for 10Gbit/s SONET and SDH gear Enhanced Solution Reduces Uncertainty by More than 50 Percent

Cox Enterprises proposes $7.9B purchase of 38% public stake in Cox Communications

Zhejiang Telecom selects Alcatel to deploy optical metro transport networks in provincial cities of Wenzhou and Jiaxin, in Eastern China

Warid Telecom will deploy Nortel's VOIP long distance solution as part of a four-year frame contract

TekSecure signs OEM agreement with Xspedius to provide network security services to broadband service customers