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Telstra has launched a VoIP trial in Melbourne. The Telstra Softswitch platform is initially providing multiple telephone line capability and call control features over broadband connections for up to 200 trial participants. Lucent Technologies is the lead provider of the VOIP technology. http://www.telstra.com.au
Verilink has completed VoIP interoperability testing of its 8000 Series VoIP-enabled Integrated Access Device (IAD) with the Sylantro platform and suite of hosted communications applications. The 8000 Series IAD was tested using both MGCP and SIP protocols, including CLASS-5 call features, and Sylantro application feature server support. Broadvox, a next generation competitive service provider based […]
At next week’s OFC/NFOEC 2005 conference in Anaheim, California, Infinera will present four papers including a paper describing technical results of photonic integrated circuits (PICs) capable of carrying 400 Gbps of telecommunications traffic per chip. In May 2004, Infinera introduced the first commercial, large-scale PICs, which integrate over 50 photonic devices on a chip and […]
CoreOptics and Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe announced an agreement to provide a complete set of 40 Gbps Integrated Circuit solutions for applications in the high capacity DWDM optical transport, IP Networking as well as test and measurement industries. “The general availability of these complete and ready-to-use 40 Gb/s building blocks signifies the emergence of the third […]
VocalTec received a notice from the Nasdaq Stock Market of its non compliance with the $10 million minimum stockholders’ equity requirement for continued listing on the Nasdaq National Market. In response, VocalTec has submitted to Nasdaq a plan to achieve and sustain compliance with all Nasdaq National Market listing requirements, including the minimum stockholders’ equity […]
Comcast will begin making monthly on-demand reports available for no charge to participating video on demand content providers. Comcast said it is its using Rentrak’s OnDemand Essentials measurement system to provide anonymous, non-personally identifiable information about how customers are using VOD. The availability of timely reports is important for VOD programmers and advertisers. The new […]
Vonage suffered a widespread network outage on March 4 at 2:45 EST affecting nearly half its 500,000 customers across the U.S. Both inbound and outbound calling via its VoIP service, as well as its website and voicemail system, were down periodically throughout the afternoon. Vonage attributed the outage to a glitch in a software upgrade […]
Optical Communication Products introduced its Gigabit Ethernet extended reach (XR) pluggable transceivers. The 1.3 micron VCSEL-based product line increases the effective transmission distance of a Gigabit Ethernet link over legacy multimode fiber (MMF) to 2,000m. It is available in SFP and GBIC form factors. The XR product family utilizes a 1.3 micron VCSEL as its […]
Nortel Networks announced the following senior management changes: Bill Owens, currently president and CEO, will become the vice chairman and CEO. Gary Daichendt has been appointed to the position of president and chief operating officer (COO) reporting to Owens. Daichendt was previously executive vice president, Worldwide Operations, Cisco Systems. In his new role Daichendt will […]
Nine leading networking component suppliers agreed to jointly create a new Multi-Source Agreement (MSA) for an integrated multi-standard Quad Small Form-factor Pluggable (QSFP) transceiver to support Ethernet, Fibre Channel and SONET/SDH with data rates of up to 4.25 Gbps. The QSFP MSA defines a transceiver module mechanical form-factor with latching mechanism and a host board […]
NuVox Communications, an integrated communications provider serving business customers in the southeastern and midwestern U.S., will deploy Acme Packet’s Net-Net session border controllers for its hosted business VoIP offering beginning in the second quarter of 2005. The Net-Net products are satisfying the security, service level agreement assurance, service reach and regulatory requirements for the delivery […]
Sun Microsystems is installing a 10 Gigabit Ethernet over copper/UTP cabling solution from SYSTIMAXinto a major operational hub in the United Kingdom. SYSTIMAX Solutions believes it is the first vendor to provide a complete UTP solution that complies with the latest IEEE 802.3an task force guidelines for 10GBASE-T. http://www.systimax.com
Verizon Wireless completed its purchase Qwest Wireless’ spectrum licenses and certain network assets for $418 million. The deal was first announced in July 2004. The agreement includes spectrum licenses in 62 markets in 14 western and mid-western states, covering a population of 30.8 million people. These licenses, all in the 1900 MHz PCS frequency range, […]