Alidian Networks announced availability of its new ASI software, ATM Service Intelligence, which the company says will let its Optical Service Node family of products perform virtual path muxing.
3Com Corp. subsidiary CommWorks Corp. on Dec. 10 announced that it is providing 3G wireless data technology for Canadian wireless operator Telus Mobility.
A Kanata, Ont.-based optical startup is about to emerge from stealth mode with a product said to integrate optical switching and transmission at one-fifth the cost and real estate of alternatives.
While vendors debate the definitions of metropolitan Ethernet specifications within standards groups, they continue to develop and market their proprietary alternatives outside the standards bodies.