Fixed vendor strategies - 02/03/2006

Siemens is seeking partners for different parts of its fixed-line networks business, according to union sources.

Thomson and WiNetworks will jointly develop triple play (video, voice and high-speed internet) and mobile services over WiMAX networks.

Cisco denies it will go out the optical networking market, even if analysts, vendors and operators are thinking Cisco is reporting huge yoy revenue drops (about 40%) in optical, and investing less in TDM-based technologies. It looks, in fact, like Cisco following the market with carriers interested in slowing spending on SDH/Sonet-based platforms, investing more in WDM technology, and move to pure packet-over-optical transport solutions. Is Cisco preparing a packet-based MSPP?

Extreme Networks launched the BlackDiamond 12K, a carrier Ethernet box combined with a B-RAS..

Fujitsu is forging a deal with Yokogawa Electric (Japan) to develop optic network device operations and to speed up the development of broadband systems.