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Defunct PathStar object of Lucent case
May 3, 2001 8:00 pm | by Anne Kerven | CommentsThree men charged yesterday with conspiring to steal source code and software from Lucent Technologies allegedly wanted to build their own version of Lucent's PathStar Access Server. According to excerpts from the complaint, filed in a U.S. District Court in Newark, N.J., the PathStar, which Lucent discontinued in February, is a system that lets ISPs provide voice and data over IP packet networks.
New bill to battle Tauzin-Dingell
May 3, 2001 8:00 pm | by Anne Kerven | CommentsU.S. representatives Chris Cannon (R-Utah) and John Conyers (D-Mich.) lobbed a return volley yesterday to Tauzin-Dingell bill proponents, with the introduction of two bills of their own. The Cannon-Conyers Package would block the Bells from entering the long-distance data market and would increase penalties for the Bells' failure to open their networks to competition.
Charter shows Q1 results, eyes cable exchange
May 2, 2001 8:00 pm | by Anne Kerven | CommentsDespite a $280.7 million net loss in first quarter 2001, Charter Communications Inc. saw revenue and cash flow increase, it reported yesterday. The broadband communications company also reiterated its annual and second-quarter 2001 guidance, and noted a cable systems agreement with AT&T. Charter's reported net losses of $1.
Lucent scientists charged with stealing secrets
May 2, 2001 8:00 pm | by Anne Kerven | CommentsTwo scientists from Lucent Technologies were arrested and charged today with conspiring to steal proprietary source code and software from Lucent. Lucent employees Hai Lin and Kai Xu were arrested at their homes by the FBI. Also arrested was Yong-Qing Cheng, a naturalized Chinese-American and vice president of Village Networks, an optical networking vendor in Eatontown, N.
TI tech ups upstream capacity by 50 percent
May 2, 2001 8:00 pm | by Anne Kerven | CommentsTexas Instruments Inc. launched an advanced TDMA technology that enables a 50-percent increase in upstream cable plant capacity, TI reports. Two chips — a dual-channel receiver at the headend and a "newly certified device" at the customer location — combined with the company's increased capacity ingress cancellation technology, allow three times the upstream bandwidth per channel.
NCTA: So you say you want an evolution …
May 2, 2001 8:00 pm | by Anne Kerven | CommentsWhat's in a name? Try $45 billion in industry overhauls in three years. National Cable Television Association completed its name change to the National Cable & Telecommunications Association, as announced in February. The change reflects cable's transformation from a one-way video provider to a medium for two-way services, such as digital video, high-speed Internet, cable telephony and ITV,...
NCTA: So you say you want an evolution …(2)
May 2, 2001 8:00 pm | by Anne Kerven | CommentsWhat's in a name? Try $45 billion in industry overhauls in three years. National Cable Television Association completed its name change to the National Cable & Telecommunications Association, as announced in February. The change reflects cable's transformation from a one-way video provider to a medium for two-way services, such as digital video, high-speed Internet, cable telephony and ITV,...
Williams revises Teleglobe pact; reports losses
May 1, 2001 8:00 pm | by Anne Kerven | CommentsWilliams Communications revised its December 1999 agreement with Teleglobe, the company reports. The move comes after the newly independent Williams announced its first-quarter losses earlier this week. Under the new agreement, Williams will provide Teleglobe broadband transport services, including OC-48 Optical Wave Service, along two routes from New York to Santa Clara, Calif.
Motorola/Astrolink team on two-way satellite
May 1, 2001 8:00 pm | by Anne Kerven | CommentsMotorola Inc.'s Broadband Communications sector and Astrolink International LLC will jointly provide a two-way data communications service over satellite modems. Under the agreement, Motorola will supply business customer-premises terminals for transmitting and receiving broadband data signals from Astrolink's satellite telecom system, the two report.
Group IV issues telecom valuation primer
May 1, 2001 8:00 pm | by Anne Kerven | CommentsMaybe you don't want to know. Group IV Inc. released its latest report, The Telecom Service Provider: How Much Is It Worth? The 150-page report details how to value a telecom company, including differing industry segments and provider types. Topics include how to assess value of a customer base, when to sell, what allows a company to exceed normal buyout values, "Word on the Street" valuation t...
Cisco ready to roll out metro DWDM system
May 1, 2001 8:00 pm | by Anne Kerven | CommentsCisco Systems Inc. is launching its metro DWDM system for enterprise and service-provider networks. The ONS 15540 Extended Services Platform is a modular, scalable and service-dense DWDM system that integrates data and storage networking and information streaming over a high bandwidth optical infrastructure that supports any packet on any wavelength from any platform, the company reports.
Allied Telesyn introduces EncloseNET
April 30, 2001 8:00 pm | by Staff | CommentsAllied Telesyn International has announced its new line of ready-to-work network solutions, EncloseNET. EncloseNET brings pre-configured, easy-to-install network solutions that promise to make setting up new networks and expanding existing networks easier than ever. A virtual networking center in a box, EncloseNET puts all of the active and passive components a network needs–hubs, switche...
Motorola taps Gotuit for PVR functionality
April 30, 2001 8:00 pm | by Staff | CommentsGotuit Media Corp. announced in March that Motorola's Broadband Communications Sector has agreed to support the integration of Gotuit Media's personalized video product–Gotuit TV–into its DCT-5000 advanced interactive digital set-top terminal. This agreement follows a strategic equity investment by Motorola.
Liberate teams with Charter for interactive services
April 30, 2001 8:00 pm | by Staff | CommentsLiberate Technologies announced in March an agreement to supply its Liberate TV Platform software to enable interactive services for Charter Communications' digital subscribers via digeo inc., Charter's interactive services provider. This is a milestone for Liberate and represents one of the largest cable customer commitments in the U.
Gemstar-TV Guide integrates with Wink
April 30, 2001 8:00 pm | by Staff | CommentsWink Communications Inc. and Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc. recently announced an agreement to integrate Wink's interactive television services on the Motorola/General Instrument DCT-2000 digital set-top platforms running the TV Guide Interactive Program Guide (IPG). This agreement will accelerate Wink's ability to offer Wink-enhancements to cable operators using the DCT-2000 and TV Guide ...
