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To: tech101 who wrote (46)	2/27/2008 7:11:40 PM
From: FJB	Respond to of 70

Google Builds Undersea Cable FEBRUARY 26, 2008 Google today confirmed reports that it is building an undersea fiber optic cable that will link the U.S. and Japan for $300 million. (See Google's Building Unity Underseas.) ... Now, Google has joined a six-company consortium to construct a transpacific 10,000-kilometer linear cable system, called Unity. Other consortium members include Global Transit, Bharti Airtel Ltd. (Mumbai: BHARTIARTL - message board), KDDI Corp. , Pacific Internet Ltd. , and Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (SingTel) (OTC: SGTJY - message board). lightreading.com

To: tech101 who wrote (46)	2/29/2008 7:59:54 AM
From: FJB	Respond to of 70

AlcaLu Climbs to 16.4 Tbit/s FEBRUARY 29, 2008 lightreading.com SAN DIEGO -- OFC/NFOEC -- It's not quite like winning the Super Bowl, but Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU - message board) appears to have claimed the championship for most 100 Gbit/s signals jammed onto a fiber. In a post-deadline paper presented here yesterday, AlcaLu described how it sent a 16.4-Tbit/s transmission over 2,550 kilometers of fiber in the lab. It was one of four post-deadline papers the company published. (See AlcaLu Claims Optical Records.) An OFC/NFOEC post-deadline paper is a big deal. The technical sessions here are filled with new experimental results, but companies sometimes save their niftiest work for the post-deadline papers, which traditionally get published and presented on the conference's penultimate day. Last year's post-deadline crop included an experiment involving 10 wavelengths of 111 Gbit/s apiece, sent down 2,400 km of fiber. That one was presented by CoreOptics Inc. , the Eindhoven University of Technology, and Siemens AG (NYSE: SI - message board; Frankfurt: SIE). (See CoreOptics Demos 100G.) AlcaLu's 16.4-Tbit/s result is a kind of sequel to that paper. Both experiments used a modulation scheme called (deep breath) polarization division multiplexed quadrature phase-shift keying (PDM-QPSK). But AlcaLu took the idea further by packing many more wavelengths, using up the entire C and L bands. PDM-QPSK is designed to be robust to polarization mode dispersion (PMD), one of the optical effects that causes high-speed signals to degrade as they traverse long distances. Companies often cite PMD as one of the bugaboos that arises with serial 100-Gbit/s transmission. Post-deadline papers don't represent products that are coming out any time soon. But AlcaLu's results -- and CoreOptics's a year ago -- show that it's feasible to send 100 Gbit/s signals down the infrastructure that was built for 10 Gbit/s. That's considered a critical factor in developing 100-Gbit/s Ethernet. One of the biggest questions around serial 100-Gbit/s transmission is the modulation scheme. Most companies prefer some kind of "quad" format, where data gets sent four bits at a time. That would turn the 100 Gbit/s problem into an easier 25 Gbit/s one. Differential quadrature phase shift keying (DQPSK) is the modulation scheme most talked about as a 100 Gbit/s candidate.

To: tech101 who wrote (46)	3/12/2008 9:55:32 AM
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Global Crossing Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2007 Results Wednesday March 12, 7:00 am ET -- Consolidated revenue grew 4 percent sequentially to $616 million in the fourth quarter. -- Company generated $323 million or 52 percent adjusted gross margin in the fourth quarter. -- Consolidated revenue grew to $2.26 billion in 2007. -- Company generated $174 million in adjusted cash EBITDA for 2007. FLORHAM PARK, N.J., March 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Global Crossing (Nasdaq: GLBC - News), a leading global IP solutions provider, today reported its consolidated financial and operational results for the fourth quarter and full year 2007. The following table highlights financial results: ... Business Highlights Global Crossing reported consolidated revenue of $2.26 billion, and adjusted gross margin of $1.12 billion in 2007. The company generated $174 million of adjusted cash EBITDA for the year. In the fourth quarter, all three reporting segments generated positive adjusted cash EBITDA, and the company generated cash. Other highlights in the fourth quarter and 2007 included: -- The company's "invest and grow" category showed strong revenue growth of 6 percent sequentially in the fourth quarter. -- "Invest and grow" adjusted gross margin grew to 61 percent in the fourth quarter, an increase from 56 percent in the fourth quarter of last year. -- Adjusted cash EBITDA of $100 million was generated in the fourth quarter which included a net $30 million non-cash benefit relating to changes in the restructuring reserve. Strong order levels during 2007 are continuing into 2008, matching a record monthly high of $4.8 million in January. ... Cash and Liquidity As of December 31, 2007, Global Crossing had $397 million of unrestricted and $53 million of restricted cash and cash equivalents. Cash flow from operating activities for the fourth quarter was $94 million, including $50 million in interest on indebtedness. Global Crossing received $91 million in proceeds from the sale of indefeasible rights of use (IRUs) and prepaid services in the fourth quarter. Excluding previous financing and M&A activities, the company generated $33 million of cash during the quarter. Cash use for the quarter included $77 million used for capital expenditures and for principal payments on capital leases and long term debt. Cash flow used in operating activities was $15 million in 2007, including $116 million of interest on indebtedness. Global Crossing received $174 million in proceeds from the sale of IRUs and prepaid services in 2007. Excluding financing and M&A activities, the company used $191 million of cash for the year. Cash use for 2007 included $269 million used for capital expenditures and for principal payments on capital leases and long term debt. ... 2008 Guidance "As we enter the next phase of our development, we continue to believe we are well positioned to take advantage of market opportunities. We're planning to grow the business at a healthy rate while expanding adjusted cash EBITDA," said John Legere. "We'll maintain a balanced approach as we focus on growing adjusted cash EBITDA and continue to invest in our future." Metric 2008 Guidance ($ in millions) Revenue $2,570 - $2,675 Adjusted Cash EBITDA $320 - $380 Cash Use ($85) - ($35) biz.yahoo.com