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Verizon's broadband, wireless plans on track
Jun 8, 2005 12:00 AM
Verizon is willing to pay local franchise fees and to get local government approval of its network construction, but draws the line on full local franchise agreements for the video service it plans to offer later this year on its FiOS fiber-to-the-premises network, Chairman and CEO Ivan Seidenberg said yesterday...
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Lucent aligns with Paetec, Capgemini
Jun 8, 2005 12:00 AM
Lucent Technologies and CLEC Paetec Communications announced at Supercomm this week that Paetec will license, resell and install the vendor's entire portfolio of equipment, software and services to large business customers in vertical markets...
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Performance Technologies delivers baseline ATCA
Jun 8, 2005 12:00 AM
Starting with the fundamentals, a general-purpose platform, a Gigabit Ethernet switch and a management module, Rochester, N.Y.-based Performance Technologies introduced its first products based on the PICMG 3.0 AdvancedTCA specification...
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Aktino targets copper "sweet spot"
Jun 8, 2005 1:14 AM
Aktino today announced its AK4000 Ethernet product, which allows carriers to offer 10 Mb/s to 25 Mb/s business-class services over up to 12,000 feet of copper...
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First ASI products appear
Jun 8, 2005 12:00 AM
Members of the Advanced Switching Interconnect Special Interest Group yesterday rolled out their first silicon and board-level products...
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Nortel features streamline metro optical nets
Jun 8, 2005 12:00 AM
New features for Nortel's optical network portfolio will add intelligence and agility that the company believes will lead to continued growth in revenue being garnered by the company's optical products, said Phillipe Morin, Nortel's general manager of optical networks...
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Sylantro expands relationships with Covad, Microsoft
Jun 8, 2005 12:00 AM
Sylantro Systems entered into a 3-year agreement with Covad Communications this week that builds on the companies' existing relationship and will provide subscriber licenses and associated services to Covad for its voice-over-IP vPBX and other services...
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Convergence on many minds
Jun 8, 2005 12:00 AM
Delivering converged services--whether voice, data and video or wireless/wireline--is the primary concern of Supercomm attendees surveyed by Motorola on Tuesday...
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MEF touts carrier Ethernet with SuperDemo
Jun 8, 2005 12:00 AM
The Metro Ethernet Forum is promoting its Carrier Ethernet certification program at Supercomm 2005 with what it claims is the largest interoperability demonstration of its kind...
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Home of the future
Jun 8, 2005 12:00 AM
John Abel loves football. "I'm a Redskins fan, and if I'm traveling, I can't see them unless I go to a bar with DirecTV," said Abel...
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Access technology gets a prettier face
Jun 8, 2005 12:00 AM
For a show that has its roots firmly in the tip-and-ring era of providing plain old telephone service, Supercomm this year resembles something a lot closer to a traditional cable TV show...
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Pipe dream
Jun 8, 2005 12:00 AM
Add one more contender to the list of broadband providers: electric utilities...
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Coming to America
Jun 8, 2005 12:00 AM
Call it the shot heard 'round the world or at least a shot across the bow of the major infrastructure suppliers: On April 28, British Telecom announced the preferred vendors for its 21st Century Network project...
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Enterprise VoIP and E911
Jun 8, 2005 12:00 AM
The FCC's decision on May 19 to require VoIP providers to include basic E911 emergency number service to their subscribers, as a mandatory feature, highlights another critical aspect...
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Juniper launches the E320 to energize the broadband aggregation field
Jun 8, 2005 12:00 AM
On June 6, Juniper Networks announced a series of enhancements for its family of E-series routing platforms. The new E320 Broadband Services Router, which is positioned as the industry's highest capacity broadband router, enables service providers to evolve beyond simple Internet access to high-bandwidth and quality infranet services...
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Aperto unveils 802.16-based solution, packetMAX
Jun 8, 2005 11:00 AM
On June 7, Aperto Networks launched its PacketMAX broadband wireless solution confirming to the 802.16-2004 standard. PacketMAX BTS options include an ATCA-based modular solution, as well as a stackable mini BTS and a single sector micro BTS...
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We're broadband laggards and proud of it
Jun 8, 2005 12:00 AM
Although Supercomm draws an international audience, its primary focus is on the U.S. market, so naturally there have been many conversations this week...
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See the Chicago the sailors all know
Jun 8, 2005 12:00 AM
From the plethora of museums and zoos to the sports teams that provide constant excitement — and disappointment — to the high-rise buildings and subway, there are facets of Chicago that even a lifelong denizen hasn't explored. One of those underrated experiences is the Wendella Boats. On a nice day in Chicago, there is nothing like a boat ride. Sure, you can see the sights from a double-decker bus, a trolley, the “El” or on foot...
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My Chicago
Jun 8, 2005 12:00 AM
Proving that there's more to sin in Chicago than just a history of illicit drinking, mob murders and political corruption, gambling has taken root in many areas of the greater metro area. But don't look for casinos within the city limits...
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