NETWORK WORLD NEWSLETTER: OPTICAL NETWORKING 10/27/04 Dear [EMAIL PROTECTED],
In this issue: * Alcatel will be primary supplier for SBC fiber effort * Links related to Optical Networking * Featured reader resource _______________________________________________________________ This newsletter is sponsored by Veritas IDC White Paper, Distributed Applications Performance Management Performance management of distributed applications continues to grow in complexity, keeping pace with this constantly changing environment is a challenge for IT and performance management software vendors alike. Learn how the Veritas i3 Approach can be the foundation for your organization's Application Performance Management strategy. Download this IDC White Paper now http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=85627 _______________________________________________________________ NOW AVAILABLE! 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Additionally, Alcatel will work with SBC on video systems integration. In conjunction with Microsoft, SBC's FTTN project is intended to deliver IPTV to subscribers. Project Lightspeed also is designed to deliver high-speed broadband services, IP voice and wireless bundles of products to 18 million households by year-end 2007. Specifically, Alcatel will provide SBC with its remote 7330 IP DSLAM, 7340 Fiber to the Premise systems, 7750 Service Router and 7450 Ethernet Services Switch. SBC has also selected Alcatel as the network and video services integration partner for the entire project. Alcatel will take responsibility for the end-to-end integration of the network, and for the end-to-end video integration. SBC reportedly had also been considering Lucent for the FTTN integration project. This "pre-selection" of vendors was designed to fast track the project, according to two investment research firms, though both differed on whether this pre-selection replaced a formal RFP process for equipment supply contracts. _______________________________________________________________ To contact: Jim Duffy Jim Duffy is managing editor of Network World's service provider equipment coverage <http://www.nwfusion.com/edge/>. He has 18 years of high-tech reporting experience, including over 12 years at Network World. Previously, he was senior editor at Computer Systems News and associate editor/reporter at Electronic News and MIS Week. 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