Fixed vendor orders

Alcatel announced it received a $20m order from Telecom (Kosovo) to modernize and expand the fixed-line network infrastructure in the province. It also finalized the deployment of the Sea-Me-We 4 and Med Cable submarine networks. Hubei Telecom, which is a subsidiary of China Telecom, has signed a contract with Alcatel to deploy its IP service router. It will also offer high-speed, advanced voice, Internet and IPTV services. Mobistar, mobile operator in Belgium, will use Alcatel DSL solution and become a full-convergent operator. Alcatel will supply 50,000 DSL lines and 34 DSLAMs to Telecom Egypt (TE Data branch) and 30,000 DSL lines to Nile OnLine.

Kasenna is providing its full PortalTV product suite to Cavalier Telephone (a CLEC in Virginia, USA).

ZTE is supplying its softswitch technology (with IP Centrex and VOIP) to Tajiktelecom in Tajikistan.

ECI Telecom announced that Hutchison Essar (India) has selected its optical networking platform.

Cisco will deliver IP NGN technology for a multi-service IP backbone in Poland to Telefonica DIALOG.

Microsoft, with BSNL (India), will launch bundled broadband connections and a PC to Indian consumers for $11 a month.

HP and EarthLink were selected as finalists in a bidding process for the construction of Philadelphia citywide wireless WiFi broadband network.

Motorola and Scientific Atlanta will supply SBC with set-top boxes for its new Internet-based television service.