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To: Stephen B. Temple who wrote (1552)	10/16/1998 7:56:00 AM
From: Stephen B. Temple	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3178

More Hoop-la, or what? <g> Numina Communications Corp., a Distributor For Trendmark International, Is Now Offering Flat Rate Monthly Long-Distance Service October 16, 1998 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Oct. 15 /PRNewswire/ via NewsEdge Corporation -- Numina Communications Corp., in the telecommunications field since 1990, has become a distributor for Trendmark International. It is offering an unlimited long-distance service at a flat monthly rate. On Sat. Oct. 17 at 2 P.M. EST, CNBC will feature an interview with Alan Portnoy, principal of Trendmark International, and the inventor of an amazing new technology that will change the face of long-distance calling forever. Trendmark International, whose slogan is "Pay by the month not by the minute," has combined proprietary technologies in Advanced Audio Compression, Phonetic Speech Recognition and Voice Verification/Identification, making it the only Internet Phone long-distance service provider offering: * unlimited use for flat-rate-per-month * telephone-to-telephone calling with no computer needed * "toll-quality" voice clarity * long-distance calls accessed by speech recognition * unauthorized use verified electronically by speaker identification In other words, customers can now have unlimited personal long-distance service 7 days a week from any phone, for as little as $20 per month. Service in California has just become available. For more information please access the website at www.longdistanceflatrate.com or call Irene Randall at 954-525-6780. Numina Communications Corp. is building a national sales force for this revolutionary new service. SOURCE Numina Communications Corp. /CONTACT: Irene Randall, Numina Communications Corp., 954-525-6780/ /Web site: longdistanceflatrate.com

To: Stephen B. Temple who wrote (1552)	10/20/1998 7:13:00 PM
From: Stephen B. Temple	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 3178

OT> STUDY/ EXPECT 25 TERABITS PER SECOND BY 2002 October 20, 1998 FIBER OPTICS NEWS via NewsEdge Corporation -- It's hardly a secret the Internet is exploding demand for bandwidth. But a new study puts a number on where this demand is leading. "Global data traffic demands on telecommunication carrier networks, driven in part by increasing Internet usage, will grow at a 250 percent annual clip through 2002, providing significant opportunity for SDH/SONET and wave division multiplexing (WDM) manufacturers," a report from Parsippany, N.J.-based Insight Research discloses. "Fiber optic SDH/SONET-layered ring networks will continue to be the backbone for high-speed carrier networks, but they will increasingly use WDM technology to create the capacity to carry the expected data bandwidth demand - 25 terabits per second by 2002." A "Photonic Moore Curve" is allowing manufacturers to double transmission bandwidth capability every 18 months while cutting cost per bit per second in half every two years, the report shows. At $80,000 per month for a transcontinental T-3 line, the cost today of transporting a single bit is about two nanodollars, or two billionths of a dollar. The cost easily will drop to 0.2 nanodollars per bit within three years, a result of competition among carriers and technological advances such as DWDM. ...WDM To The Forefront As demand rises, more and more WDM technology will be called on to provide increased bandwidth, according to "High-Speed International Fiber Optic Communications: SDH/SONET or WDM 1998-2003." "WDM will be the most cost-effective option carriers have to provide the necessary bandwidth without installing additional fiber," says Robert Rosenberg, Insight president. "We expect WDM revenue to top $4 billion in 2002. It's what the carriers must buy to keep up with demand." SONET-layered ring networks and SDH will remain the predominant backbone for high-speed networks with OC-48 and/or OC-192 add/drop multiplexers at network nodes. But they will increasingly use WDM technology to allow network capacity to grow to 80 Gbps or more. WDM also may be integrated into OC-12, OC-48 and OC-192 networks as long as vendors provide standard wavelengths in the 1550nm window. "The mix of OC-48 and OC-192 WDM architecture requires fewer rings and saves on cost," the report states. In some cases WDM cannot be placed over the SONET layer, requiring costly transponders. In general, however, WDM will be the most cost-effective option that provides the necessary bandwidth without installing more fiber. ...Expanding The Optical Layer "In the future, it is likely that optical technology and more advanced switching technologies will extend the optical layer capability further," the report states. "It will allow the use of optical switching for recovery from failures as well as expansion of the add/drop multiplexing function. "The first optical cross-connects are expected to be able to route a particular wavelength from one fiber route to another without reducing it to an electronic form," the report continues. "Still later will come the ability to optically move a particular bit stream from one wavelength to another, allowing for more effective packing of fiber links." The 250-page market research study is available for $3,495.

To: Stephen B. Temple who wrote (1552)	10/21/1998 9:25:00 AM
From: Stephen B. Temple	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 3178

nortel launches web audioconferencing, data product October 21, 1998 INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS via NewsEdge Corporation : Nortel has launched a web-based audioconferencing and data collaboration application called Internet Conferencing which expands the company's Internet telephony portfolio to allow the simultaneous sharing, discussion and editing of documents, images and applications over the Internet. The application addresses pre-meeting, real-time and post-meeting requirements by providing permanent conference rooms, flexible scheduling options, e-mail scheduling, document submission, minutes taking and online voting. Nortel is also cooperating with Compaq to address the mission-critical requirements of ISPs. Nortel's Internet Telephony Application will be offered on Compaq's Windows NT Server-based ProLiant 800. [Copyright 1998, M2 Communications