Rivals could exploit Huawei's strategic crossroads
By Ed Gubbins
Huawei Technologies may be facing a crossroads with regard to its strategy that could provide a temporary opportunity for rivals to gain advantage over it, according to a research note issued recently from UBS Investment Research....
Alcatel, Lucent gear on 'collision course'
By Ed Gubbins
At the Globalcomm trade show in June, Alcatel and Lucent Technologies both introduced products to help carriers migrate from circuit to packet-based transport, but the two vendors may well find that there is only room for one of those products after the merger they hope to close this year. ...
AT&T favors HomePNA over MoCA
By Ed Gubbins
AT&T has selected HomePNA 3 as the preferred in-home distribution technology for its fiber-to-the-node triple-play offering...
In the Spotlight: Kamran Sistanizadeh, Yipes
By Ed Gubbins
Yipes co-founder and chief technology officer Kamran Sistanizadeh recently spoke with Telephony’s Senior Writer Ed Gubbins about managing carrier Ethernet services and SLAs and where the industry’s habits in that regard are headed...
RAD extends Ethernet for Yipes
By Dan O'Shea
Yipes Enterprise Services and RAD Data Communications are set to announce next week that the service provider and vendor are working together to extend Yipes Ethernet services across leased DS-3 and OC-3 facilities...
IP dominates DSL shipments
By Ed Gubbins
Equipment vendors shipped more IP-based DSLAMs than ATM-based ones in the second quarter, according to Dittberner Associates....
Hatteras gets mid-band Ethernet on RUS list
By Tim McElligott
This week, Hatteras Networks announced that its Mid-Band Ethernet products have made the list thanks to deployments at Farmers Telephone Cooperative, Atlantic Telephone Membership Cooperative and Home Telephone Co....
Ciena adds TDM, Ethernet pseudowires
By Ed Gubbins
Ciena has fine-tuned its DN 7000 multiservice edge platform with more pseudowire and Ethernet interworking capabilities, the equipment vendor announced today...
Pannaway gets on the Polar Express
By Tim McElligott
Two years into its five-year network upgrade across North Dakota, independent local exchange carrier Polar Communications said this week it is happy with its choice of Pannaway Technologies as a provider for access and transport gear...
InFocus: Overcoming competitive threats
By Olivier Jamaigne and Patricia Lopes
In the near future, players like Amazon, eBay, Google, MSN, and Yahoo! are expected to pose a critical threat given their brand strength, disruptive revenue models, powerful use of end-user data and geographic pervasiveness. Read more about how communications service providers can compete, or cooperate, effectively with Internet-based portals. The Internet Protocol (IP) has given birth to a number of applications like search engines...
Redback soars, signs first OEM deal in Asia
By Ed Gubbins
Redback Networks again reported impressive financial results in the second quarter, announcing its first partnership with an original equipment manufacturer in the process. ...
Force10 adds packet-over-Sonet cards
By Ed Gubbins
Force10 Networks today added packet-over-Sonet capabilities to its TeraScale E-series switch/routers in an effort to help service providers transition from Sonet-based core networks to 10-Gb/s Ethernet pipes....
PICMG ratifies MicroTCA
By Dan O'Shea
The PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group (PICMG) announced that its executive membership has ratified the MTCA.0 MicroTCA specification, which is designed to bring the system management and fabric advantages of the Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture to smaller-form factor equipment likely to be used in telecom edge and access applications...
UBS: Verizon GPON deal could be three-way
By Ed Gubbins
With a decision reportedly imminent in Verizon's search for suppliers of GPON equipment, a trio of vendors could initially share the prize, according to UBS Investment Research....
Infinera to take over Corvis, supply Broadwing
By Ed Gubbins
Broadwing has selected Infinera’s optical switching platform for its network and will transfer control of its equipment manufacturing and network maintenance support functions to Infinera, the companies announced today...
Juniper introduces biggest edge router yet
By Ed Gubbins
Juniper Networks unveiled its biggest edge router yet today, the M120 multiservice edge router...
The next ROADM
By Ed Gubbins
As ROADMs have evolved from core to metro to multi-degree functions, they've only become more important to carriers. Where are they headed next?...
BellSouth offers mid-band Ethernet
By Carol Wilson
BellSouth today unveiled new Mid-Band Metro Ethernet Services that will make Ethernet access more available to smaller businesses and branch offices of larger businesses...
China Telecom becomes Cisco’s new best friend
By Tim McElligott
China Telecom named Cisco Systems this week as its primary supplier for both its multi-nation business network and its ChinaNet network...
EarthLink, Time Warner Cable extend access deal
By Carol Wilson
EarthLink and Time Warner Cable have extended the agreement under which EarthLink sells its broadband Internet service over TWC’s cable modem network...
UBS: Bell GPON picks coming in July
By Ed Gubbins
Verizon Communications is likely to select its first supplier of gigabit passive optical networking (GPON) equipment within the next two weeks, according to UBS Investment Research...
In the Spotlight: Carl Russo, Calix
By Ed Gubbins
Calix’s Chief Executive Officer Carl Russo spoke with Telephony’s Ed Gubbins about vendor consolidation, access network economics and the effect of having hit a concrete wall at 145 miles per hour...
Sonus finds a jewel in Opal Telecom
By Tim McElligott
Taking advantage of local loop unbundling in the U.K., Carphone Warehouse’s subsidiary, Opal Telecom, will support the formal launch of its parent’s IP-based voice service...
The router's changing role
By Ed Gubbins
The plethora of new service offerings is forcing changes to the role of the various equipment devices in the network...
In the Spotlight: John Roese, Nortel Networks’ new CTO
By Ed Gubbins
A day after being named Nortel Networks’ new chief technology officer, John Roese spoke with Telephony’s Ed Gubbins about his background and credentials and how he sees the future of communications technology. On big companies: I’m not a startup guy. I’ve not done that type of activity in my career, nor do I find it all that interesting. ...
