Fixed vendor strategies

Juniper has bought Peribit Networks, a leader in Wide Area Network (WAN) optimization technology, and Redline Networks, a pioneer in the development of Application Front End (AFE) technology. Juniper has invested some $ 470m in the deals.

Alcatel improves its edge router systems by adding multicast and high availability. It manifestly targets the video market (Video over IP and IPTV). Alcatel Shanghai Bell has opened an IPTV solution center for the Asia Pacific region in Shanghai.

Hitachi Comm. finalized the acquisition of Salira Optical network systems (US).

UTStarcom is seeing the IPTV market as promising. With already 5m IPTV subscribers in Japan (through Yahoo!!BB), 100k in the USA (Alabama and Florida DDSI LLC), and a deal with China Netcom, IPTV is expected to contribute 15%-20% to its 2005 revenues.

Airspan demonstrated its indoor WiMAX CPE, using Intel SoC chip.

Aperto has chosen Fujitsu’s system-on-chip (SoC) for Its WiMAX systems.

IBM and Cisco are teaming to deliver speech-enabled self-service solutions that combine IBM's WebSphere Voice Server product and Cisco's Customer Voice Portal.

EU Commission clears two Finmeccanica and Alcatel satellite JVs.