Updated 10/24/02

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Mysticom—MY3104 -10Gigabit Ethernet PHY Tranceiver
Mountain View, California—The MY3104 is based upon Mysticom’s enhanced encoding scheme, which integrates forward error correction (FEC) on each channel (4 X 3.125 Gbps) and greatly improves the bit error rate (BER) to better than 10-17 in very harsh backplane environments delivering a new class of performance. The MY3104 extends system performance in a variety of Enterprise Network applications.
www.mysticom.com

APA Optics—Passive Optical Network
Blaine, Minnesota, USA—APA Optics announced the expansion of its product offerings for the fiber optics product business through a focus on the passive optical network (PON) market segment of the larger optical networking component market.

"Passive optical networks (PON) address applications such as Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) and Fiber-to-the-Curb," according to Terry VanderWert, APA Optics general manager. "This is a growth market which represents near-term potential for APA Optics. For example, according to the FTTH (Fiber-to-the-Home) Council, the number of homes connected by fiber grew 200 percent over the last year."
www.apaoptics.com/index.html

Rockstar Software—Gearbox Instant Qualifier
San Francisco, CA—Rockstar Software has released Gearbox Instant Qualifier. Instant Qualifier gives broadband service providers the necessary web-enabled tool to remotely verify that potential users have the necessary PC environment to support a broadband connection - automating the pre-qualification cycle. The software minimizes costly truck-rolls and support calls.
For more information, visit www.rockstar.com or call 415.242.1984

Terminal Technologies, Inc.— Atrium Server
West Chester, PA, USA— Atrium Server is an enterprise-quality J2EE-compliant SIP Presence and Proxy Server on which developers can build next-generation communications applications that take advantage of the Session Initiation Protocol. Developed in Java and delivered in a J2EE container, Atrium Server offers platform independence, linear scalability, and heterogeneous database.
— www.terminaltechnologies.com/pr_081402.html —

Hoseotelecom Co.,Ltd—Intelligent Tap Off
Seoul, South Korea—Please visit our web site www.hoseotel.co.kr

Telco Systems—EdgeLink Hub
Foxboro, MA USA—The EdgeLink Hub DS3 multiplexer is ideal for central office, co-location, and backbone transport access points. Based on the EdgeLink100's industry first, single-card architecture, the EdgeLink Hub offers the lowest cost per port solution for T1 service fan out available.
The EdgeLink Hub's scalability allows for up to 9 M13s in a single compact platform, giving it the highest density of any DS1 to DS3 hub available in its class. Its flexibility provides a 70 percent savings in rack space over traditional multiplexer stacking, making it the optimal choice for broadband applications where multiple DS3s are concentrated for DS1 distribution.
www.telco.com

InnoMedia, Inc.—MTA 3308 IP Phone
San Jose, CA, USA— Has the look and feel of a regular phone with the flexible provisioning, configuration management, and enhanced calling features only possible through IP telephony. It's interoperable with GR303/V5.2 gateways, PacketCable Call Agents/Softswitches, or SIP-based Softswitches. It supports PacketCable NCS 1.0, MGCP 1.0 and SIP 2.0. Ideal broadband service provider solution.
www.innomedia.com

Telco Systems—EdgeLink100XT
Foxboro, MA— Telco Systems, a leader in network edge technology and IP switching platforms, will be announcing the EdgeLink100XT hardened DS3 edge multiplexer at SUPERCOMM 2002. The EdgeLink100XT is the only compact (1 rack unit) DS3 multiplexer available that is rugged enough to handle uncontrolled environments with temperatures ranging from -40?C to +65?C. The added flexibility of the optical module enables service providers to optically extend DS3 from a CO or POP up to 24 kilometers.
www.telco.com/products_solutions/Products/edgelink100xt.cfm

Telco Systems—T5G
The T5G multi-Gigabit Ethernet IP platform is the newest member of the T-Series enterprise product line. The T5G is a high density, non-blocking Gigabit Ethernet switch capable of supporting 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports over copper with 10/100/1000BaseT or 1000BaseSX fiber with two GBIC modules.
www.telco.com

Metrodata Ltd—PA1000
Egham United Kingdom—Bring together HSSI-based IP networks with high performance SDH/SONET IP networks. The PA1000 is a SDH/SONET to HSSI converter for

• Easy migration from HSSI-based IP networks to SONET/SDH
• Interconnect PDH IP infrastructure and developing Optical core networks
• Increase the choice of core routers

For More information please contact bill.hutt@metrodata.co.uk
www.metrodata.co.uk

Decibel Products—New Series Provides for Four Arrays Under a Single Radome with Excellent RF Performance
Dallas Texas USA—Decibel Products has developed a new series of its innovative GEN3XPOL(tm) diversity polarized antennas providing for four arrays under a single radome while incorporating Decibel Products GEN3XPOL(tm) air dielectric technology for outstanding RF performance.

The QUAD arrays feature Decibel Products GEN3XPOL(tm) air dielectric technology, providing higher gain in a more attractive package for easier site zoning. Models 932QDG65T2EM and 932QDG90T2EM are only 51 inches tall yet provide for 18dBi and 16.5dBi of gain, respectively. The QUAD antennas are easily installed on existing platforms and are excellent candidates for concealment sites using Decibel Products TripleTree(tm) telescoping antenna system
www.decibelproducts.com

Decibel Products—unique dual band diversity polarization antenna
Dallas Texas USA—Decibel Productshas successfully completed development and field trials of a unique dual band diversity polarization antenna for dense urban coverage.

Models 721DD65ESXM and 721DD85ESXM provide 65? and 85? coverage in independent bands of 1850-1990MHz and 806-896MHz. Both antennas feature slant 45? polarization with an engineered dipole structure that is resonant on both bands without the use of an expensive cross band coupler.
www.decibelproducts.com

TimeMonitor—Symmetricom
San Jose, California, USA— Symmetricom, Inc. (NASDAQ: SYMM) today announced the introduction of TimeMonitor Analyzer and Measurement Software, a solution that brings together synchronization measurement data from a variety of sources and performs a wide range of analysis functions for telecom carriers. TimeMonitor is the first synchronization testing solution to offer multi-vendor support, and provides unmatched connectivity, flexibility and expandability. As an affordable alternative to current methods of synchronization network testing, TimeMonitor costs up to 50 percent less than current solutions on the market.
www.symmetricom.com

Aztek Engineering, Inc.—A-BLES, software for the BLES ELCP interface
Boulder, CO, USA— Protocol software for the ATM Forum BLES specification (Broadband Loop Emulation Service AF-VMOA-0145.000). A-BLES supports ELCP and CCS and is available for both the CO/gateway and CP/IAD sides of the interface.

A-BLES is modeled after Aztek's V5.2 & GR-303 software, which has been deployed globally for over 5 years.
www.aztek-eng.com

ADTech—SI160 VOIP Phone
Belgium—Smartcard-based VoIP Security platform
ADTech, a Belgian company specialized in VoIP and smart card technology announces the availability of a new range of software enabling the deployment of value added services on VoIP architectures in the fields of security, payment or user mobility.
   All services are based on ADTech's IP innovative platform. The SI 160 is an IP phone with the following features : two 10/100 Mb/s ports, remote powering through network cable, a wide range of codecs (G711, G723 and G729) and a wide range of signaling protocols (Cisco SCCP, H323 and SIP). Its main and unique feature is its integrated smart card reader, that makes the SI160 capable of handling smart cards without the help of a PC.
   ADTech's SI 160 and solftware are 100% compatible with Cisco's AVVID architecture, specifically Cisco CallManager and Cisco switches.
www.adtech.be

Winnov— XstreamEngine(tm) Broadcaster
Sunnyvale, CA USA—This new encoding appliance delivers full screen broadcast quality video and audio streams at up to 5Mbps. The appliance and other XStreamEngine products integrate a powerful user interface to remotely control the appliance from a web browser. The user interface removes the complexity inherent to streaming video setup and management.
www.winnov.com

OPHIR RF—High Power Amplifiers 0.8-4.2 GHz
Los Angeles, CA USA— OPHIR RF announces the redesigned family of high power linear microwave amplifiers, now with more output power and/or a lower price in all cases. These are ideally suited for applications such as RF device testing, covering all the major bands, including cellular, GSM, PCS, WLL and IMT-2000.
www.ophirrf.com

Americable—Americable 144-Port F23(tm) Fiber Distribution Panel
Bloomington, MN U.S.A.—The new Americable 144-Port F23(tm) delivers the industry's highest density fiber distribution solution in the 23-inch chassis size. A modular unit, it needs just six inches of rack space for patch-only off-frame splicing applications and eight inches of rack space for patch and splice off-frame splicing applications. Competitive products demand 12 to 14 inches of rack space to accomplish the same level of functionality.
www.americable.com/f23.htm

AlphaShield Inc.—AlphaShield
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada—AlphaShield is an Internet privacy protection device for consumers with broadband Internet connections. It conceals the computer's IP address, allows control of information in and out of the PC and automatically disconnects if there is no activity. The product is easy-to-use and requires no set-up, no configuration and no maintenance. www.alphashield.com

DragonWave—AirPair
KANATA, Ontario, Canada— DragonWave, a high-performance provider of global fixed broadband wireless products, added a new line of products to their roster, AirPair(tm) -- a family of products that delivers wireless Ethernet services from 50 Mbps to 100 Mbps, connecting buildings up to 10 miles apart using licensed and unlicensed bands. With AirPair's unique all-outdoor intelligent broadband radios, service providers, carriers and enterprises bridge the connectivity gap. AirPair links buildings with the highest bandwidth available, with less congestion in the 24 GHz FCC unlicensed band. www.dragonwaveinc.com

Transtector—APLU
HAYDEN, ID, USA— Auxiliary Lightning Protection Unit for Broadband Wireless Services. Field serviceable suppression pane.l Exceeds NEBS Level III requirements.
Adaptable electrical design Custom configurations including T-1, POTs, Ethernet, AC/DC Power— 208-762-6193 for details.

BeamReach Networks—BeamPlex
SUNNYVALE, CA— Broadband wireless access system featuring 4th generation Adaptive MultiBeam OFDM technology and delivering a 10 times improvement in spectral efficiency and a 16 times improvement in cell coverage. Products include BeamPlex BRN 500 base station, BRU 100 (outdoor) and BRU 150 (indoor) remote units and BMS Element Management System. www.beamreachnetworks.com

Decibel Products Introduces The Zonemaster Series
DALLAS, TX— Decibel Products, an Allen Telecom company (NYSE: ALN), has released a new series of the dB DirectorTM family known as the ZoneMasterTM Series. Designed for 650 sector plans, this family features excellent azimuth pattern in a slim, attractive package created for low tower load and ease of zoning approval.

Polarization Maintaining Patchcords
SOMERSWORTH, NH —EigenLight Corporation Premium PM patchcords with FC and FC/APC connectors for 1280nm to 1620 nm wavelength applications. Specifications include typical extinction ratios of 30 dB, typical insertion loss of 0.2 dB and return losses greater than 50 dB (FC) and 70 dB (FC/APC). Includes serialization/bar coded labeling/interferemetric data for connector endface geometry.
www.decibelproducts.com

Modular Optical Components
BLOOMINGTON, MN, USA— Americable's line of modular optical components includes signal coupling, splitting, termination, muxing, demuxing, and attenuation. Available in industry standard split rations, Americable optical components are designed to seamlessly integrate with Americable's F23 and F19 branded fiber distribution products and are fully LGX compatible.
www.americable.com/f23.htm

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NS-208

SUNNYVALE, Calif.— The NetScreen-200 Series includes two products, the NetScreen-204 and the NetScreen-208, differentiated by the number of 10/100 interfaces.Together, they are two of the most versatile security appliances available today, easily integrating into many different environments, including medium and large enterprise offices, e-business sites, data centers, and carrier infrastructures. Complete with either four or eight auto-speed-sensing, auto-polarity correcting 10/100 Base-T Ethernet ports, the NetScreen- 200 Series performs firewall functions at near wire-speed (550 Mbps on the NetScreen-208 and 400 Mbps on the NetScreen-204). Even the most computationally-intense applications, such as 3DES encryption, are performed at speeds greater than 200 Mbps. www.netscreen.com

AUSTIN, Texas - General Bandwidth's new business level application, dubbed PBX Extension, enables teleworkers to cost effectively access the corporate PBX, making it possible for remote workers and offices to act as if they were working from the main office. General Bandwidth’s implementation is the first to rely on existing voice over broadband standards, leverage existing infrastructure and offer an immediate revenue stream for service providers. 

IRVINE. Calif. - The EtherFast Cable/DSL Router from Linksys initiates multiple VPN sessions over a broadband connection, eliminating VPN software to buy, install and maintain. Plus, this VPN Router frees you from having to purchase additional VPN session licenses when you increase the number of VPN sessions you want to conduct simultaneously. A breeze to install with its Web-based configuration tool, the EtherFast Cable/DSL VPN Router provides the ideal solution for the busy telecommuter and business owners working among multiple branch locations.

MONTREAL (QC) Canada - ITF Optical Technologies Inc. has introduced ITF 7-Sea Series. It features high reliability Wideband Couplers and WDMs for undersea applications, offering optical characteristics. The 7-Sea Series combines ITF's proprietary All-Fiber technology with advanced manufacturing process to offer high performance and undersea-qualified family of products 7-Sea Wideband Couplers, 7-Sea 980 nm Pump Band Couplers and 7-Sea 980/1550 nm WDM Couplers.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - ASquare Communications Inc., a broadband edge device company, has announced  the availability of its products for the MTU market segment. The flagship product, BCA-V24 is a 24 port VDSL concentrator with built-in POTS splitters and RJ-21 telco connectors for ease of installation in the MTU market. Further, it offer full-duplex, 11Mbps over 4000ft of Cat1/Cat3 copper, and is capable of handling simultaneous voice, data, video streams. 

SYRACUSE, N.Y - CABLExpress Technologies has announced the Self Install Broadband Modem AdapterModem.  Automatic/Self Installation Broadband Modem adapter Model# Silicom U2ES is a new patented self installation technology that enables "hands off" installation of the broadband modem. This technology is designed to completely self install the broadband modem.

CUPERTINO, Calif. - Broadband wireless access equipment supplier BroadTel Communications has released its first broadband wireless access product at 3.5 GHz. BroadTel's Wireless Modem System 100 platform enables fast and low cost access to high value, integrated data services. The platform is compatible with UHF, MDS, MMDS, and LMDS frequency bands.

IRVING, TX - NEC America, Inc. has unveiled a new addition to its Nlite product line, the Nlite 155. The new point-to-point digital microwave radio relay system features extremely compact SONET radio transmission equipment for the 11, 18, 23 and 38 GHz frequency bands, and was designed to carry an OC3 or STM-1 (155.52 Mbps).

MIAMI, Fla. - Manta Productions has announced the SV Bible is a CD guide and software for streaming Macromedia Flash video. HTTP flash streams are compatible with 97 percent of internet viewers and offer all the interactive capability of Flash. 

COMPTON, Calif. - Belkin Components has introduced the Belkin Wireless Cable/DSL Gateway Router designed to enable users to share files and a broadband Internet connection among various computers without using cables. An integrated, 3-port 10/100Base-Tx Ethernet switch also enables the connection of wired computers to a network.

DALLAS - Decibel Products has announced its next generation Integrated Power Monitor, model DB8822. This Integrated Alarm Monitor is a low-cost sensor and display monitor for SWR and power on a single transmitter or antenna and combines RF sensing, display, monitoring functions and remote access into one compact package.

ROLLING MEADOWS, ll. - Hitron Technologies USA Inc. has released the BWG-3511 Broadband Wireless Cable Modem Gateway. According to the company, the BWG-3511 is the World's FIRST CableLabs certified wireless cable modem gateway featuring IP address filtering, DHCP and NAT. It provides the users with high-speed broadband Internet access without tying them down to a wired local area network while letting them share the network's resources.

CHICAGO - Hostway Corp. introduces Advantage Managed Dedicated Servers, line of fully managed dedicated servers is available for under $200/month--a price that allows businesses to take advantage of the power and flexibility of a dedicated server while reaping the benefits of 100 percent system administration. Available utilizing both Linux and Windows platforms.

EATONTOWN, N.J. - New scalable, subscriber management technology from Issanni Communications has been announced. The Issanni 2000 is powered by the Issanniware technology platform and offers the company's highest capacity SMS. The system offers a modular, 8-slot device that supports up to 64,000 subscribers.

CALABASAS, Calif. - Ixia's IxProfile is designed for use by ISPs, service providers, and carriers to perform non-intrusive, real-time packet analysis without sampling or degrading router performance. IxProfile can also be used for a variety of security applications requiring real-time profiling. IxActivate is a sophisticated hardware/software solution utilizing a field portable performance analysis device, for turn-up, rollout, and validation of new IP services. With its complete library of test suites, IxActivate performs VLAN TagID, VLAN throughput, one-way latency, packet loss, and multi-link failover testing across Packet Over SONET and Ethernet networks. 

RICHMOND, VA - M4 Cable, a division of Mapcom Systems, has released the M4 Headend, a complete software solution for headend mapping and management that enables cable operators to design and track changes within the entire headend complex. Windows-based, web enabled and easy to use, M4 Headend enhances the mapping and documentation of all video, voice and data headend components. It enables users to drill down from a floor plan view to see specific color-coded racks and equipment, while tracking wiring paths, combining and segmentation protocols, port utilization and key inventory and change management information. 

WALTHAM, MA -- MetraTech offers MetraNet, an XML-based billing solution that enables established and emerging service providers to reduce billing costs, bill for new services quickly, offer creative pricing, manage business complexity and revenue sharing, and accelerate profitability.

WORCESTER, Mass. - Micro Networks has developed the M620 voltage controlled SAW oscillators designed for high performance telecommunication applications and fiber-linked data systems. The series is designed for phase lock loop operation in regenerative reapeter timing circuits for fiber-linked data systems and telecommunications networks and is available in 9.9 Gbit and 12.25 Gbit version to support SONET OC-192.

IRVING, Texas - NEC America Microwave Radio introduces the 3000 Series Radio designed to reduced the cost of laying fiber in underserviced areas. The company is working with Equal Access Networks.

IRVINE, Calif. - Omnitron Systems Technology Inc. has released the iConverter managed media converter product line. The iConverter line includes a 19-unit, a 2-unit and a 1-unit chassis, fiber to copper and multimode to single-mode fiber converters for Gigabit Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, 10/100 Ethernet, Standard Ethernet and ATM OC-3 and OC-12.

TEMPE. AZ - The Primarion PX5110 SerDes Chip from Primarion increases bandwidth between servers and routers with true signal integrity. Designed to simplify the integration of high-performance data transmission between buses, backplanes, hubs, switch networks, storage area networks and other subsystems, the PX5110 is one of the first SerDes which fully supports the emerging InfiniBand Architectural Specification. 
The PX5110 is priced at $18 in quantities of 1,000 units, and samples will be available in the fourth quarter of 2001. Production volumes for both ICs are scheduled for the second quarter of 2002.

TEMPE. AZ - Primarion has released the Primarion PX5120 Skip-Free Retiming Repeater Chip, which uses a proprietary skip-free architecture, which allows the device to retransmit data at the same rate as the incoming signal while resetting the jitter budget, enabling an “infinite” length of InfiniBand links in a subsystem or network. The component has better jitter performance, uses less power, consumes less board space, and is more cost-efficient than competing repeater schemes.

SAN JOSE - StarVox Inc. has released the StarVox IP Cenrex, a VoIP application that enables broadband service providers to deliver VoIP-based virtual PBX services to small and medium-sized businesses. The system can be used to connect multi-site offices, telecommuters and mobile workers with broadband access to the service provider's IP network. It can provide an outsourcing option for companies with existing PBX systems but no longer want to carry the expense of maintaining the equipment in-house.

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. - Sumitomo Electric Lightwave has announced the availability of its Fiber Routing Control system. The FRC system features waterfall slots in its rack-mounted, high-density TSX shelves. The shelves come in 144 and 72 fiber count shelves. The shelves, which are within a bay assembly, enable user flexibility for meeting customized fiber count and management requirements for CO and other applications.

WALTHAM, MA - Emporium Enterprise is TeleGea's next-generation software platform designed to improve the way businesses purchase and manage communications products and services. Emporium Enterprise's patent-pending technology leverages communications service providers' (CSPs) existing back-office systems to create Web-based, self-service environments for their subscribers and partners.