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iSurfTV announces development deal with NCTC
May 31, 2001 8:00 pm | by Staff | CommentsiSurfTV has signed a letter of intent with the National Cable Television Cooperative (NCTC) to jointly develop and market a turnkey IPG based on iSurfTV's SurfGuide technology. This non-exclusive initiative will make SurfGuide available to NCTC's entire membership of some 1,300 cable operating companies, representing more than 13 million cable subscribers.
FCC Chair considers cable ownership rule rewrite
May 31, 2001 8:00 pm | by Anne Kerven | CommentsNo news really, but FCC Chair Michael Powell indicated a couple of times during the past two days that the agency hasn't forgotten the industry. Powell said the FCC is progressing on rewriting ownership limits for the cable TV market, Reuters reports. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia called the 30-percent limit on market share unconstitutional, as a result of challenges fr...
Lucent workers indicted for conspiracy
May 31, 2001 8:00 pm | by Anne Kerven | CommentsThree men charged with conspiring to steal trade secrets from Lucent Technologies were indicted yesterday. Hai Lin and Kai Xu were scientists working on Lucent's PathStar Access Server, and Yong-Qing Cheng was a Lucent consultant on PathStar, according to the indictment. The trio were accused and indicted for conspiring to steal the PathStar codes allegedly to transfer them to a joint venture b...
Metalink packages broadband over copper
May 31, 2001 8:00 pm | by Anne Kerven | CommentsMetalink Ltd. released its Olympus-SDL technology package that allows telecom carriers to provide multichannel video, voice and high-speed data services over existing copper lines. The company says it created Olympus-SDL as a package with the elements needed for new generation DSLAM/Optical Network Unit and CPE/set-top box design for telecom carriers.
PWC: Lawsuits focus on financial fraud
May 31, 2001 8:00 pm | by Anne Kerven | CommentsThere's a surprise. A PricewaterhouseCoopers study says more than half the 201 shareholder class-action lawsuits file last year alleged financial fraud. And the pace will continue, it says. PWC's 2000 Securities Litigation Study cites increased SEC scrutiny of accounting and financial disclosure issues, more attention on revenue recognition policies in the software and tech sectors, and the num...
W. Virginia issues RFI on proposed network
May 30, 2001 8:00 pm | by Anne Kerven | CommentsWest Virginia issued a Request for Information to the telecom industry for any companies interested in the state's proposed new network. Interested vendors can attend a briefing June 27. The state is actively soliciting input and ideas, State CTO Keith Comstock tells CEDaily. "We intend to have an open meeting in June," followed by a Request for Proposals during the summer.
CEDaily News Briefs
May 30, 2001 8:00 pm | by Anne Kerven | CommentsBroadband Gateway/Zhone mix gateways Broadband Gateways Inc. partnered with Zhone Technologies Inc. to allow interoperability between Broadband's Evolo Intelligent Premises Gateway and Zhone's Sechtor 100A Voice Gateway. The open-standards-based mix will allow providers to deploy advanced voice and data over broadband packet networks immediately, while minimizing deployment and management costs...
Tellabs to up restructuring charges
May 30, 2001 8:00 pm | by Anne Kerven | CommentsTellabs Inc. upped its previous estimate of second- quarter restructuring and other charges to $262 million. In April, the company quoted charges in the $150 million to $225 million range. The charges include $93 million from Tellabs' exit from the Salix switching business, including $34 million in an inventory writeoff.
CityNet opens fiber-through-sewer school
May 30, 2001 8:00 pm | by Anne Kerven | CommentsFor all those who think school stinks, CityNet Telecommunications Inc. opened its first and likely only In-Sewer Broadband Deployment Training Center today. The center trains the company's employees to install its in-sewer fiber optic systems. Intent on teaching the down-and-dirty details of installing fiber optic networks in sewer systems, the company and its partner, CableRunner North America...
ADC to supply Terabeam; products extend ADSL
May 29, 2001 8:00 pm | by Anne Kerven | CommentsTerabeam Networks Inc. will use ADC's Singl.eView real-time convergent billing platform, ADC says. ADC also released two new products extending the reach of ADSL. Terabeam will use Singl.eView to reduce churn, speed its time-to-market, provide flexible rating and deliver accurate and detailed bills, ADC says.
Lucent/Alcatel deal dead for now
May 29, 2001 8:00 pm | by Anne Kerven | CommentsIn a sharp about-face from all previous comments, Lucent Technologies and Alcatel acknowledged they'd been in merger talks and then just as quickly confirmed they've been called off. Observers say the two could not agree on how many board seats each would get. Lucent and Alcatel aren't talking and have refused to comment on the issue for nearly two weeks.
Concurrent/TVGateway mix to enable VOD on Motorola DCT2000
May 29, 2001 8:00 pm | by Anne Kerven | CommentsConcurrent Computer Corp. and TVGateway LLC teamed up to build an integrated system that combines video-on-demand with an interactive program guide. Concurrent combined its VOD product with TVGateway's interactive program guide into a product that can be used with any Motorola DCT2000 set-top box using WorldGate CableWare middleware.
Lucent/Alcatel reportedly near deal
May 28, 2001 8:00 pm | by Anne Kerven | CommentsLucent Technologies and Alcatel are expected to announce a merger today, where Alcatel will purchase Lucent for $23.4 billion in stock, Reuters reports. The transaction has not been confirmed by either company, but details are emerging via unnamed sources. The merger would exclude Lucent's share of Agere Systems Inc.
RiverDelta 64000 Euro-qualified
May 28, 2001 8:00 pm | by Anne Kerven | CommentsRiverDelta Networks Inc. landed EuroDOCSIS qualification for its Broadband Services Router 64000. The company says the CMTS/router is fully redundant and accommodates the fault detection and switchover required for high-availability and critical services over cable networks. Switching in the redundant elements takes milliseconds and is transparent to subscribers, it adds.
Teligent's new chair abruptly resigns
May 28, 2001 8:00 pm | by Anne Kerven | CommentsTeligent Inc.'s new chair resigned over the weekend after less than a month on the job. Teligent spokeswoman Tita Thompson could not comment on why Howard Jonas resigned, nor could she say if there was a replacement. The board will replace Jonas over time, she says. Jonas, who took the Teligent helm April 30, also is chair and CEO of IDT Corp.
