5/20/97
Alcatel to Supply Lyonnaise with Telephony Equipment
GPT to Supply Telewest with Telephony Equipment
FTD to Distribute Harmonic HFC/Data Comm Equipment in Brazil
Telenet to Launch Commercial Net Access & Telephony in Belgium
C-Cor to Provide Intermedia with RF Equipment
Charter Testing Com21 Cable Modems in Alhambra, California
Alcatel to Supply Lyonnaise with Telephony Equipment
Alcatel will supply the French operator Lyonnaise Cable with cable
telephony equipment including Alcatel's E10 central office switch.
Lyonnaise is planning to launch data and telephony to the Annecy region in
the first quarter of 1998. The operator will use Motorola equipment for data.
In last week's issue, the Broadband Bob Report reported that Lyonnaise has
filed a complaint against French Telecom for assessing unreasonably high
network access costs. The ruling will determine if
Lyonnaise will be able to meet their early '98 launch schedule.
Lyonnaise Cable
http://www.lyonnaise-des-eaux.fr
Alcatel
http://www.alcatel.com
GPT to Supply Telewest with Telephony Equipment
GPT will provide Telewest with telephony equipment including their System X
digital central office switches, which will support 100,000 new lines. The
deal, valued at 1.5 million pounds, will enable Telewest to launch
telephony service to St. Helens, Knowsley, and Blackpool areas of
Lancashire. The new equipment provides support for Centrex call handling
and number portability.
Telewest has currently deployed 10 switches.
Telewest
http://www.telewest.co.uk
GPT
http://www.gpt.co.uk
FTD to Distribute Harmonic HFC/Data Comm Equipment in Brazil
Harmonic Lightwaves has created a partnership with FTD to distribute HFC
and data communications equipment in Brazil. Included in the agreement,
Harmonic will provide cable modems for FTD to resell. It is unknown if
Harmonic will enter the cable modem market or if they will pass along
another vendor's equipment.
Harmonic Lightwaves
http://www.harmonic-lightwaves.com/home.html
FTD
http://www.ftd.com.br
Telenet to Launch Commercial Net Access & Telephony in Belgium
Telenet of Flanders, Belgium, plans to launch commercial telephony and data
services over their cable network before 1998. Antwerp is scheduled to be
the first community to be offered the services. It is unknown which
vendors will supply the data and telephony equipment.
C-Cor to Provide Intermedia with RF Equipment
C-Cor will provide Intermedia with RF Equipment including C-Cor's 800
Series 750 MHz trunk and bridger amplifiers and 700 Series 750 and 550 MHz
amplifiers and line extenders for 12,000 miles of plants being upgraded to
bi-directional HFC networks. The deal also calls for C-Cor to provide
training.
Intermedia will use the equipment for systems in Fulton County and
Gainesville, Georgia; Kingsport, Murfreesboro, Franklin, Brentwood, and
Nashville, Tennessee; Spartanburg and Greenville, South Carolina; and
Asheville and Marion, North Carolina. All systems are expected to be
completely upgraded by the end of 1998.
Intermedia has already contracted with OSS to provide systems integration
for the Kingsport, TN system. Systems in Nashville, Spartanburg, and
Greenville will provide @Home service.
Intermedia
http://www.intermedia.com
C-Cor
http://www.c-cor.com
Charter Testing Com21 Cable Modems in Alhambra, California
Leslie Ellis of MultiChannel News reported last week that Charter
Communications was testing Com21 cable modems in Alhambra, California. The
current trial includes 20 participants and is expected to quickly expand to
service 50 users. Earthlink is providing content and connectivity, and
CompUSA is assisting with installations. The system, which passes 300,000
homes in the Los Angeles area has been testing data over cable since March.
Other Charter systems are testing telco return cable modems. Charter has
already entered into agreements with Scientific Atlanta, NextLevel
and New Media Communication.
Ellis reported that Com21 shipped their first "commercial" modem in April,
and that the company is expecting to reach $5 million in revenues by the
third quarter of this year. Com21 equipment is being tested at about 10
different cable systems.
Charter Communications
http://www.chartercomm.com
Com21
http://www.com21.com
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