1394
TRADE ASSOCIATION SETS ITS SIGHTS ON LARGE NETWORKS
The 1394 Trade Association, which promotes
the IEEE 1394/FireWire multimedia standard, has formed a Network Working
Group to develop specifications for large networks (IP over 1394), home
networks and legacy applications. The group also will address issues involving interoperation
with Ethernet-based systems.
The group is headed by Michael Johas Teener, who originated the
1394/FireWire Standard in the 1980s while at Apple Computer. Vice Chairs are Scott Fierstein
of Microsoft and Steven Harris of BridgeCo.
http://www.1394ta.org
The 1394 Trade
Association, May 9, 2002
UK PASSES 500,000 BROADBAND CONNECTIONS, MORE THAN 20K ADDITIONS PER
WEEK
The UK now has over half a million
high-speed broadband connections, representing a 54% increase since the
beginning of 2002. Oftel,
the official industry regulator for the UK, said that more than 20,000
broadband connections are being added per week, outstripping the
equivalent demand for mobile phones and dial-up Internet when they were
first introduced.
http://www.oftel.co.uk/press/releases/2002/pr24_02.htm
Oftel, May 2, 2002
- In February, BT cut its wholesale line
rental price for consumer connections from £25 to £14.75 a month. The price cuts resulted in
end-user ADSL costs below £30 (US$43) among resellers of the service.
UK
GOVERNMENT PUBLISHES DRAFT COMMUNICATIONS BILL
The government of the UK published a draft Communications Bill
outlining its proposals for regulating the communications industry. Highlights of the plan include
measures to:
- simplify the regulatory environment by
consolidating the five regulatory branches of OFTEL into a single body
- liberalize the rules on media
ownership
- abolish all rules on foreign ownership
of communications, thereby allowing US, Australian or Canadian
companies the same rights to buy licenses in the UK as currently
permitted to EU companies
- ensure that public service
broadcasting has as secure a future, protecting the BBC's unique
status
- clarify the regulatory regimes for
telecommunications and the use of spectrum.
INTEL ANNOUNCES 802.11A/B WIRELESS CHIPSET, 10 GIGE ADAPTER
Intel announced a number of new wireless LAN, Gigabit Ethernet and
10 Gigabit Ethernet products, including an internally developed dual
band wireless LAN chipset.
Intel's dual band wireless LAN chipset will be available later this year
and is compliant with both the 802.11b and 802.11a standards. Other new products include:
- an Intel PRO/Wireless 5000 LAN Dual Band Access Point
- a 10 Gigabit Ethernet adapter that fits in a standard PCI-X
slot
- a single-chip 10 Gigabit Ethernet controller
In addition, Intel noted that
Dell Computer has decided to integrate Intel’s Gigabit Ethernet
connections in the latest Dell OptiPlex desktop PCs. Previously, Gigabit Ethernet was a standard feature only on
Dell’s servers and higher end workstations.
http://www.intel.com/pressroom/archive/releases/20020507net.htm
Intel, May 7, 2002
REDBACK ADDS VIRTUAL ROUTER AND MPLS TO ITS SMARTEDGE 800 ROUTER
Redback Networks enhanced its SmartEdge 800
Router with the ability to support thousands of virtual routers within a
physical router. Each
virtual router has its own forwarding table, its own set of IP routing
protocols (BGP and IS-IS), and its own access to network services, such
as DNS. In addition,
Redback added MPLS, IP multicast and other QoS enhancements to the
platform. Additional
hardware interfaces supported on the SmartEdge 800 Router now include
OC-12/STM-4 ATM, OC-3/STM-1 ATM, channelized T3 and clear channel DS-3.
http://www.redback.com
Redback Networks,
May 9, 2002
RIVERSOFT ADDS NETWORK MANAGEMENT EXTENSIONS FOR MPLS AND ATM
RiverSoft has enhanced its Network
Management Operating System (NMOS) with new extensions for MPLS and ATM. The network management solution
offered by RiverSoft NMOS and Fault Manager uses advanced modeling
techniques to map the complex network inter-relationships inherent in
VLANs, VPNs and applications.
The MPLS Advanced Management Extension autodiscovers the
existence and connectivity of MPLS VPNs.
It also carries out root-cause analysis of faults in MPLS
networks and correlates physical faults and any brown-out conditions
with MPLS-specific alerts.
The new ATM extension provides visibility into the setup of dynamically
created circuits between network points.
RiverSoft, May 9, 2002
FUJITSU PLANS 6X BOOST
IN HDD CAPACITY
Fujitsu has developed new read head and
media technologies supporting hard disk drive (HDD) recording densities
of up to 300 gigabits per square inch (Gb/in2). The company expects commercial
introduction within two to four years of 2.5" hard disk drives with
capacities up to six times the recording density available today. Within four years, Fujitsu further expects to achieve
capacity increases of up to 360GB -- enough to record 76 high-quality
DVD movies.
http://www.fujitsu.com
Fujitsu, May 9, 2002
JUNGO
DEVELOPS CABLEHOME COMPLIANT SOFTWARE SUITE
Jungo Software Technologies, a start-up based in San Jose,
California with R&D in Israel, announced its plans for a CableHome
compliant software suite aimed at cable modem and router manufacturers. Jungo's OpenRG software platform
will comply with the CableHome 1.0 specifications, which cover
management and provisioning protocols, initialization and configuration
processes, manageable parameters, QoS, security and Network Address
Translation (NAT) for CableHome-compliant devices.
http://www.jungo.com
Jungo Software
Technologies, May 7, 2002
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Last month, CableLabs issued
specifications for CableHome 1.0, which aims to extend advanced
network services from DOCSIS cable modems to PCs and other devices
inside the home.
Specifically, the CableHome QoS specification defines a standard
signaling and management mechanism for applications to establish and
maintain service sessions with different levels of quality across the
home network and cable network.
It is anticipated that certification tesving of
CableHome 1.0 products will begin in the latter half of this year.
http://www.cablelabs.com/
GLOBESPANVIRATA INTRODUCES
24 CHANNEL ADSL CHIP SET
GlobespanVirata introduced a 24 channel ADSL
chip set aimed at next generation DSLAM, Mini DSLAM, and DLC designs. The Titanium G24 chip set offers
data rates up to 10.5 Mbps and supports all legacy standards, as well as
the DSL Forum TR-48 specifications for Annex A, UR-2 specifications for
Germany, and MII specifications for China.
http://www.globespanvirata.com/24channeladsl.html
GlobespanVirata, May 7,
2002
QWEST RECEIVES MULTIPLE BIDS FOR ITS YELLOW PAGES BUSINESS
Qwest Communications reported receiving
multiple offers for its QwestDex Yellow Pages directories business. The company said it is
encouraged by the quality of the bids and is proceeding with the sale
process.
http://www.qwest.com
Qwest Communications, May
9, 2002
LUCENT’S CHIEF SCIENTIST RECEIVES U.S. MEDAL OF TECHNOLOGY
Arun Netravali, former president of Lucent
Technologies' Bell Labs and now chief scientist at Lucent, was awarded
the U.S. National Medal of Technology for his work in compression
technology for cable and network television, HDTV, video telephones, and
videoconferencing systems.
Netravali led the development of HDTV technology at Bell Labs in the
1990s. A video encoder
based on Netravali's work is today used by over 150 TV stations for
their HDTV broadcasts.
http://www.lucent.com/press/0502/
Lucent Technologies,
May 9, 2002
SONY’S PLAYSTATION2 WORLDWIDE SHIPMENTS REACH 30 MILLION UNITS
As of May 5, Sony’s cumulative worldwide
shipments of its PlayStation2 gaming system reached 30 million units
(11.3 million units in North America, 9.9 million in Japan/Asia, and 8.8
million in Europe). The
company has shipped 4 million units in the last 3 months alone. Later this month, Sony is
planning to announce broadband related enhancements for the
PlayStation2.
http://www.scea.com
Sony, May 9,
2002
COSINE ANNOUNCES
LAYOFFS OF 45% OF WORKFORCE
CoSine Communications announced layoffs
affecting approximately 45% of its workforce. The restructuring program also
calls for a realignment of operations to focus on a core group of major
service provider customers, while allowing for a significant reduction
in operating expenses and cash usage.
http://www.cosinecom.com
CoSine Communications, May 9, 2002
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