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To: The Phoenix who wrote (2497)	9/30/2000 12:36:57 AM
From: zbyslaw owczarczyk	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3891

re: VDSL. Read full Del Oro report my friend and do not be stubborn. Must be spin....CSCO is the greatest spin machine. Talking about VDSL. If you did not notice, on SuperCom 1999 and leter Telecom Geneva 1999, Newbridge presented so call 3DSL(VDSL) . Entire Rugby Cup was presented by NN, and CSCO guys were walking around with read ears. The same months they got 150 million pounds contracts with Kingston Comm and later few others, for delivering vide,voice and TV channels, which are offer to Kngson customers as we speak. This involve 350 access switch( the same for VDSL and LMDS), IP/ATM core-edge and technology from i-Magic own in 40% by former Newbridge and PixStrem, yes the same which CSCO bought several months ago from former CEO of NN and ALA, which huge stake. PixStream tecnology , however is fully available to ALA!(condition of sales). ALA has full platform to offer ADSL or VDSL depending of customer needs. Show me one contract CSCO have for VDSL. As you see my friend CSCO did not have clue about VDSL when other were in trials more then 1 ago. ---------------------------------- I wrote this with links sometime ago: ALA contract you cited is just extension or continuation of more significant commitment by Kingston Comm. (150 million pounds ) to 3dSL developed by Newbride, now carrier Internetworking Div. of Alcatel: Message 11479724 3dSL was lunch first during SuperCom 1999, and the real show was done during Telecom 99 in Geneva last fall, where entire Rugby Cup was transmitted and presented in Newbridge boot. VDSL, core LMDS and ATM was the major resons for ALA move. Below you will find ref. to several other customers who has been applying or testing this technology for over year. Look at PixStream( end of post), which is owned in 30-40% by NN/ALA. They are developing multimedia over copper with big boys: Bell South, Bell Canada and other: Newbridge worked with its Affiliates iMagicTV Inc. and PixStream Inc. to complete the TV content redistribution application for Kingston. newbridge.com Québec Set to Enter the Broadband Multimedia Universe newbridge.com Creating a Brave New Wired World in New Brunswick newbridge.com In February 2000, European media reported that Eircom plc, major provider in Irland, made the deal with Newbride, worth 200 million(5 million in phase one) to use 3dSL for multimedia, including music. That new was confirm by both party(Bloomberg if I remember correctly). As we speak very serious development in this area is underway. Europe will lead in 3dSL application, and N.America will join the party too. Look also at: Newbridge 350 Integrated Versatile Services Node Technical Summary. go to :http://www.newbridge.com/search/index_main.jhtml and click at 3dsl under 10 top search. 350 access switch is used in both LMDS and 3dSL. Sun Microsystem has been working closely with NN/ALA and two affiliates for some time.NN?ALA has huge stake in both of affiliates: pixstream.com KINGSTON VISION ENDS TRIAL, ROLLS OUT PIXSTREAM-ENABLED TV SERVICES TO OVER 800 CUSTOMERS USING EXISTING TELEPHONE NETWORK pixstream.com. Next Level Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:NXTV) announced today that it is partnering with PixStream Incorporated, a leading developer of video head-end solutions for telephone companies, to provide telephone companies with equipment to offer TV services to their customers over existing copper wire networks using VDSL technology. Recently, the two companies have been working with Bell Canada, Canada's largest communications company, to trial broadband services to over 100 customers in a 45 story, 430-unit condominium apartment building. pixstream.com. BellSouth-mediated session to highlight PixStream's interactive TV over DSL solution with simultaneous distribution to TV and PC pixstream.com. PIXSTREAM DEMONSTRATES TV STREAMING SOLUTIONS WITH SUN MICROSYSTEMS AT TELECOM 99 pixstream.com. pixstream.com. I will post about it some time in the near future.

To: The Phoenix who wrote (2497)	9/30/2000 12:38:12 AM
From: zbyslaw owczarczyk	Respond to of 3891

BTW, ask CSCO executives about fix wireless access like LMDS. Well they will always say on CC "we'll talk about that on the next CC" .......... Look at newbridge.com and then Alcatel Broadband Wireless Access to find out numbers of large and smaller contracts for LMDS. Then go to CSCO and find me at least two....good luck Zbyslaw

To: The Phoenix who wrote (2497)	10/1/2000 6:29:11 AM
From: elmatador	Respond to of 3891

Local loop unbundling in more trouble as major US players walk away Major US telecommunications companies Global Crossing and WorldCom have ditched plans to introduce high-speed Internet services in Britain, it emerged Wednesday, as criticism mounted over Oftel's handling of the local loop unbundling process. The two telcos were expected to take a lead in supplying the UK with broadband Internet services in direct competition with British Telecom (quote: BT). WorldCom even chaired the industry working group negotiations on how competitors should gain access to BT's local phone network infrastructure. This month UK telecommunications regulator Oftel stepped in to mediate after these negotiations proved ineffective. It came as a surprise, then, that the companies do not appear on the list of 35 companies asking for access to the local telephone system, called the local loop. The list was published Wednesday. Telcos have blasted Oftel's handling of the unbundling process. On Monday telecoms firm RSL Communications pulled out of bidding to connect UK local phone lines accusing the regulator of failing ensure fair play for rivals to BT. RSL said BT had a free ride to market new high-speed broadband Internet technology in the prime residential and business markets, because other service providers could only apply for space at the least populated exchanges. "Oftel had the chance to create real competition to BT in the local exchanges, but it wasted the opportunity," said a statement from RSL, which provides voice and data services to small and medium-sized businesses. It said the bidding process meant only 360 of the least popular exchanges would be available to newcomers and BT, the former state telecoms monopoly, would not have to bid to receive capacity for its own retail offerings. "It gives BT time to tighten its grip in the prime markets while the competitors are left to struggle for market share in the least popular exchanges," said Nasdaq-listed RSL, which announced last month it was moving its headquarters to London from New York to focus on expansion in Europe. BT currently controls the "local loop", the last mile or so of copper wires connecting homes to the telecoms network. Oftel has targeted this for full competition by July next year, allowing other operators to install digital subscriber line (DSL) equipment at local exchanges. But Oftel said while it had drawn up the timetable, it was up to the operators themselves to decide how to do this. "The process whereby the allocations take place as they do, is a process that has been agreed by the telcos themselves. We have been sitting in on the meetings, but it is something the telephone companies have agreed on," an Oftel spokeswoman said. She said exchanges with the fewest bidders were being opened up first and others would be added gradually. "We want to make sure that local loop unbundling takes place within the timeframe of July 2001 at the latest, and we would like to see some availability from the new year and that is still on track," the spokeswoman said. DSL technologies will turn residential lines into high-speed pipes for Internet and digital television services. Oftel has previously been criticised for not moving faster on unbundling, which will end BT's last real monopoly and Wednesday head of Oftel David Edwards accepted that things night have moved faster. The European Commission has previously cautioned telecoms companies like BT that a failure to open the local loop to competitors could leave them open to attack under European Union competition rules. But while RSL said it was withdrawing from the first round of bidding, pan-European data communications company KPNQwest announced it had signed a deal with BT to roll out its high-speed Internet services at the local level. The company said it planned to introduce its DSL service in more than 20 of the largest British cities, depending on the outcome of the unbundling process. Global Crossing and WorldCom were not available for comment at time of posting. Reuters contributed to this report To have your say online click on the TalkBack button and go to the ZDNet News forum. What do you think? Tell the Mailroom. Search for similar stories Mail this story to a friend Print this story Related news stories: · Oftel takes blame for local loop unbundling delay · British Gas takes on BT in telecoms market · Ezesurf hit by Trading Standards investigation · Cheaper leased lines will damage competition, says BT · Oftel plans to control leased line prices