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2000

Testing System for Optic Buildouts Wayne Kawamoto
[December 18, 2000] OPNET Technologies' model should enable service providers to plan and build IP+Optical Ring Network architectures using Cisco's Dynamic Packet Transport (DPT) implementation of the SRP protocol.

VoIP for DSL and Cable Broadband Wayne Kawamoto
[December 15, 2000] Phone-Enable.com claims that its $500 solution allows ISPs and webhosts to phone-enable broadband Web sites with a single line of HTML code, and also allows ISPs to view their call traffic in real time.

Optical Auto-Provisioning Routers   Wayne Kawamoto
[November 4, 2000 ] Dynarc announes products that span from the edge of the network to the metro backbone, to be released during the first quarter of 2001.

High-Speed Laser Technology Wayne Kawamoto
[October 27, 2000] Tellaire Corporation is deploying 622 Mbps laser technology for buildings in major cities in the United States. The company claims it can provide double the bandwidth for the same price.

SlotOptimizer Gains Quad-port Server Adapter Wayne Kawamoto
[October 19, 2000] Interphase Corporation announced a new enterprise-class adapter that promises reliability and high-density ethernet server connectivity for ISPs and enterprise web servers.

Nortel's Shasta Integration System Wayne Kawamoto
[October 19, 2000] Growing your ISP beyond narrowband dial-up services is attainable, but the price of adding broadband services might be high for some. Of course, if your partner was Nortel. . .

DSL Deployment Automation Wayne Kawamoto
[October 17, 2000 ] Cygent and Nightfire announced an alliance that will produce a solution to streamline DSL ordering For ISPs and DSL resellers through a fully brandable Web-based interface.

Provide the DSL They Want Wayne Kawamoto
[September 27, 2000] Emperative's ProveEn DSL automates service provision, therby enabling subscribers to change service levels. Copper Mountain and Redback are enthusiastic.

Possible Way Out Of DSL Hell Wayne Kawamoto
[September 22, 2000] New Edge Networks created a "Key MVP Council"of 15 national, regional, and local resellers' representatives to review its DSL service and make recommendations about how to improve it.

DSL Beyond the CO Wayne Kawamoto
[September 21, 2000] Copper Mountain Networks announced a new DSL concentrator optimized for deployment in remote cabinets and neighborhood broadband gateways.

Server for DSL, Cable, and Wireless Services Wayne Kawamoto
[August 24, 2000] 3NO's plug-and-play ISSANNI 1000 broadband remote access server promises to simplify the delivery of broadband service. Evolving Edge Communications has completed a successful beta test.

High-Density Universal Access Module System Wayne Kawamoto
[August 23, 2000] Mapletree Networks announced its MTN1048, a 48-port network access module for telecommunications convergence applications, a palm-sized 48-port module that supports two full T1 lines.

Channel Management Services Wayne Kawamoto
[August 21, 2000] Promises IP Quality of Service reporting for dynamic optical networks, and to simplify network planning and manage resources regardless of traffic types.

Software for AccessLan's i-SLAMs Wayne Kawamoto
[July 31, 2000] Integrated Layer-2 and 3 QoS and services promise to enable voice, differentiated Internet access, and enhanced IP services. Provides any-port to any-port connectivity between DSL, T1, and Ethernet ports.

8- and 12-port DSLAMs Wayne Kawamoto
[July 27, 2000] AccessLAN's SDSL access modules promise to offer broad and cost-effective coverage for multiple tenant unit (MTU), multiple dwelling unit (MDU) and hospitality markets.

Aggregate and Expand DSL Wayne Kawamoto
[July 13, 2000] Netopia allows service providers to aggregate multiple DSL lines into a single, high-speed, virtual pipe. The bonding technology may also extend the reach of DSL.

Broadband Applications Suite Wayne Kawamoto
[July 5, 2000 ] Broadserve software allows access to TV, video phone, video on demand, shopping, mail, and other media services through a single interface.

Live Edgecasting Via Satellite Wayne Kawamoto
[June 22, 2000 ] Live Edgecasting is a process that will allow service providers to host live, revenue-generating Web video events via satellite. It will also enable service and content providers to track consumer usage for billing.

BreezeCOM Announces MMDS Products Wayne Kawamoto
[June 15, 2000 ] Flexible fixed wireless 2.5 GHz solution promises easy installation. It employs Time Division Duplex (TDD) and Frequency-Hopping-Code Division Multiple Access (FH-CDMA) technologies to better utilize existing spectrum.

Broadband Remote Access Server Wayne Kawamoto
[May 25, 2000 ] 3NO's ISSANNI 1000 offers tier-2 and tier-3 ISPs a scalable solution for providing and delivering broadband connectivity and value added services.

Broadband Management Solution Wayne Kawamoto
[May 17, 2000 ] CrossKeys Dyband software can dynamically manage bandwidth, support more subscribers on existing broadband connections, offer unlimited tiers of service, and report service performance.

Wireless Rocks the Monopoly, Part Two Wayne Kawamoto
[May 9, 2000 ] Lucent's ORiNOCO Outdoor Solution (consisting of the ORiNOCO Central Outdoor Router (COR), the ORiNOCO Remote Outdoor Router (ROR), and the Outdoor Router Client software) frees ISPs from local exchange carriers.

Compact OC-192 Optical Transponder   Wayne Kawamoto
[May 5, 2000 ] This tiny optic fiber transponder will operate at transmission speeds of up to 10GB/s. It will be available in the third quarter of 2000.

An Easier Upgrade from T1 to T3 Wayne Kawamoto
[May 1, 2000 ] New inverse multiplexer from Astrocom combines 4 WAN data links to deliver data rates up to 8Mbps.

Setting Up Wireless Best of the ISP-Lists
[April 11, 2000 ] As wireless equipment becomes more popular with ISPs, the ISP lists are teaching companies across the US how to use the equipment. Here is one example.

Lucent Unveils High Speed Product Line Wayne Kawamoto
[February 28, 2000 ] The WaveStar product line offers "an end-to-end 10G networking solution that cuts across IP, ATM, and all other networking elements."

Scalable, Affordable, Broadband RAS   Wayne Kawamoto 
[February 18, 2000 ]  New equipment (3NO's Aurora 1000) lets smaller service providers provide and manage broadband Internet connectivity.

ADSL Over ISDN Lines   Wayne Kawamoto
[January 19, 2000]   Lucent Technology has announced a module for its Stinger DSL platform that accomodates ADSL service over existing ISDN infrastructure at speeds up to 8Mbps.

2.4-GHz Wireless Bridges from Wave   Wayne Kawamoto
[January 3, 2000]   Wave Wireless Networking has released two new lines of SPEEDLAN hardware. Operating in both point-to-point and point-to-multipoint mode, they promise high data speeds.

1999

High-Speed Wireless Networking   Wayne Kawamoto
[December 28, 1999]   Lucent announces new hardware for high-speed wireless Internet and data networking with network management and bandwidth control. Point-to-point/multipoint system operates in the unlicensed 2.4 GHz band.