

2001
Next-Generation
OC-3 Optical Multiplexer
[December 11, 2001] ADTRAN announced its Total
Access OPTI-3, the company's new OC-3 SONET multiplexer that delivers three
DS3s in one-tenth the space of typical OC-3 multiplexers, and at less than
one-half the price.
Enhanced
DSL Platform
[December 10, 2001] Lucent's new Stinger Trunk
Aggregation Module is designed to triple the performance capacity of broadband
network designs and may help providers grow their DSL networks to handle
faster and newer applications.
DSL
Prime Dave Burstein
[December 6, 2001] DSL Prime looks at the latest
events at BellSouth, notes new DSL Equipment, and files the DSL Prime News
Briefs.
New
MX500 Copper CrossConnect Platform and ONYX UNE Software
[November 28, 2001] Turnstone announced
its automated solution that facilitates the management of Unbundled Network
Elements (UNEs). This solution automates the copper loop "cut-over"
process, allowing service providers to meet delivery times and avoid regulatory
fines when delivering wholesale services.
DSL
Prime Dave Burstein
[November 26, 2001] DSL Prime finds impressive
news in Europe, discusses the latest from SBC, delves into the issues surrounding
Video on Demand (VoD), and finishes up with the DSL Prime News Briefs.
DSL
Prime Dave Burstein
[October 2, 2001] DSL Prime finds Intel fighting
Tauzin-Dingell, examines SBC good and bad, uncovers more cheap equipment,
and provides the DSL Prime News Briefs which cover DSL news around the world.
DSL
Prime Dave Burstein
[September 4, 2001] DSL Prime decries the regulatory
neglect that facilitated Covad's demise, examines the Bells' attempts to
monopolize video on demand, and more.
DSL
Prime Dave Burstein
[August 7, 2001] DSL Prime recalibrates subscriber
numbers, examines Verizon's accounting, follows DSL People, and provides
the DSL Prime News Briefs.
DSL
Prime Dave Burstein
[August 6, 2001] DSL Prime follows ILEC earnings
announcements, provides the DSL Prime News Briefs, tells of NorthPoint's
lawsuit against Verizon, and much more.
DSL
Prime Dave Burstein
[July 19, 2001] DSL Prime estimates U.S. DSL
subscriber numbers for Q2 2001, provides the DSL Prime News Briefs and other
notable news, and issues a sharp warning about telco-sponsored politicians
in Washington, D.C.
DSL
Prime Dave Burstein
[July 13, 2001] Still cutting through the haze
on Tauzin-Dingell, Japan and Korea are getting wired while U.S. customers
wait, people and McLeod news in the DSL Prime News Briefs, and a note from
Verizon's Eric Rabe.
DSL
Prime Dave Burstein
[June 26, 2001] Delivering the DSL you advertise,
new equipment and new manufacturers, and the DSL Prime News Briefs showcase
some interesting business opportunities.
G.SHDSL:
New and Improved DSL
[June 26, 2001] Hold onto your modem. DSL is
about to be replaced by-DSL? Call it the new and improved version or DSL
on steroids, but whatever you call it, G.SHDSL has arrived and will soon
take over the business broadband market.
DSL
Prime Dave Burstein
[June 5, 2001] New FCC rules to prevent another
NorthPoint, siginificant personnel changes in the DSL Prime News Briefs,
and much more news.
DSL
Prime Dave Burstein
[May 18, 2001] The telcos have won, latest DSL
subscriber numbers, equipment costs continue to fall, Nortel and FCC analysis,
and more news.
DSL
Prime Dave Burstein
[April 13, 2001] DSL Prime finds the inside
story of the NorthPoint endgame, explains Alcatel wins in Asia, explores
new technology at DSLCon, examines the new FCC, and covers the rest of the
news in the DSL Prime News Briefs.
DSL
Prime Dave Burstein
[April 11, 2001] Verizon Video, CT Tel, and
other news worldwide. Rhythms and Northpoint report in trouble as the FCC
stands idly by. The DSL news briefs cover events close to home and around
the world.
DSL
Prime: Analysis-Northpoint Dave
Burstein
[March 27, 2001] The number of stranded subscribers
rises above 100,000. AT&T purchased NorthPoint-will AT&T soon compete
against itself? Read Dave Burstein's in-depth analysis.
Tuning
PCs for Optimum DSL Performance
David M. Piscitello
[March 12, 2001] Want to reduce those customer
support calls that complain about poor DSL performance? Columnist David
Piscitello presents basic tuning advice that can turn a nagging headache
into an opportunity to increase customer confidence and loyalty.
DSL
Prime Dave Burstein
[March 6, 2001] Two million DSL lines in Japan
this year, denser DSLAMs, a plea for telco honesty, ending reciprocal compensation
will cause price hikes. These and more in the latest DSL Prime.
DSL
Prime Dave Burstein
[February 27, 2001] Alcatel's own Voice over
DSL, what's going on at Covad?, and NorthPoint for sale. These and more
in the latest DSL Prime.
ADTRAN
Expands Total Access System
Wayne Kawamoto
[February 6, 2001] ADTRAN introduced three new
IADs in its Total Access System of distributed access solutions. Designed
for Voice over DSL (VoDSL) applications, the new Total Access IADs should
support both TDM and ATM networks with cost effective, fixed port configurations.
NextPath
Launches LaserWireless
Wayne Kawamoto
[February 5, 2001] The LaserBridge 155 electro-optic
communications system promises to transmit video, voice and data (up to
155 million bits per second) through the atmosphere using a beam of light.
congruency
Launches VoIP Platform and IP Phone
Wayne Kawamoto
[February 2, 2001] congruency announced the commercial
availability of its VoIP communications software platform, infrastructure
services and touch-screen i.Picasso 6000 IP Phone.
DSL
Prime Dave Burstein
[January 30, 2001] SBC's 767,000 not even close
to the million target; End 2000 - US 2.3M, rest of world almost 4M; and
Orckit layoffs. These and more in the latest DSL Prime.
DSL
Prime Dave Burstein
[January 25, 2001] NorthPoint to emerge with
new owners, Rhythms cuts 450+, and the $300M U.S. Government DSL contract.
These and more in the latest DSL Prime.
DSL
Prime Dave Burstein
[January 18, 2001] ADSL works fine at 24,000
feet; SBC & the FCC can't ignore the Telecommunications Act; and share
that DSLAM. These and more, in the latest DSL Prime.
ADTRAN
Gains Voice Certification
Wayne Kawamoto
[January 16, 2001] ADTRAN and TollBridge Technologies
announced that ADTRAN's Total Access product line of Integrated Access Devices
(IAD) has completed certification testing requirements with the TollBridge
TB200 voice gateway.