NETWORK WORLD NEWSLETTER: OPTICAL NETWORKING
09/12/05
Dear networking.world@gmail.com,
In this issue:
* Carrier recovers half of lines knocked out by hurricane; cost
estimates at $600 million
* Links related to Optical Networking
* Featured reader resource
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THE LATEST HOME NETWORK EQUIPMENT PREDICTIONS
How many devices will be connected to home networks by the year
2010? Does 1 billion devices sound right? Is the prediction
based on more home networks coming online or more devices per
home network? And what is the prediction for wireless adoption
in home networks? For the latest, click here:
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Today's focus: BellSouth works to repair damage
By Jim Duffy
BellSouth says the cost of repairing damage to its network from
Hurricane Katrina could reach $600 million.
The carrier, which serves a nine-state region in the Southeast -
including the hurricane-torn states of Louisiana, Mississippi
and Alabama - says it lost 810,000 lines, roughly one-sixth of
the 4.7 million lines BellSouth has in service in the area.
Earlier this week, BellSouth said 1.75 million lines were
affected by the storm.
BellSouth also says 19 of the 131 central offices in the Gulf
Coast area were disabled. Those 19 central offices serve 187,000
access lines, 166,000 of which are in the devastated city of New
Orleans. Restoration plans for these central offices are in
development, according to BellSouth.
Service to most customers will be restored within 30 days, the
carrier says, though some communities might take longer to
rebuild, depending on when residents and businesses are able to
return to these areas and the time it takes to rebuild local
infrastructures.
New Orleans, with floodwaters that might take months to recede,
is "an atypical situation," the carrier says, and because of
this BellSouth will track restoration activity separately.
The carrier is prioritizing service restoration on customers
involved with public safety concerns and relief efforts.
Wireless service restoration also is a priority.
"Our overall restoration activities are ongoing and we are
making good progress daily," said BellSouth CTO Bill Smith in a
statement.
The carrier says it is too early to project the total magnitude
of destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina. But based on the
information currently available and without the opportunity to
survey and physically assess the entire area, BellSouth's
initial estimate is a cost of $400 million to $600 million,
including both capital and expense, for network restoration.
BellSouth has about 13,000 employees in Louisiana, Mississippi
and Alabama, 6,500 of whom are in areas hardest hit by Katrina.
BellSouth has set up "tent cities" in Baton Rouge and Covington,
La.; and Gulfport, Hattiesburg and Jackson, Miss., to provide
food, shelter, clothing, financial support and employee
assistance programs for those employees.
An additional location will be established in Kenner, La. The
cities also will serve as deployment areas for BellSouth
technicians and engineers who will be sent back into impacted
areas to restore service for customers.
BellSouth did not estimate the drag Katrina will have on its
revenue and earnings for the current quarter.
The top 5: Today's most-read stories
1. Google hacking <http://www.networkworld.com/nloptical6824>
2. Supermarket chain freezes Internet access
<http://www.networkworld.com/nloptical6675>
3. Cisco warns of another IOS bug
<http://www.networkworld.com/nloptical6825>
4. Firefox upgrade offers improved usability, security
<http://www.networkworld.com/nloptical6826>
5. 2005 salary survey
<http://www.networkworld.com/nloptical4002>
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To contact: Jim Duffy
Jim Duffy is managing editor of Network World's service provider
equipment coverage
<http://www.networkworld.com/topics/service-providers.html>. He
has 18 years of high-tech reporting experience, including over
12 years at Network World. Previously, he was senior editor at
Computer Systems News and associate editor/reporter at
Electronic News and MIS Week. He can be reached at
<mailto:jduffy@nww.com>.
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This newsletter is sponsored by ProCurve Networking by HP
Network World Executive Guide: The Evolution of Management
Technologies
With applications and infrastructures growing more sophisticated
and demanding, network and systems management technologies are
more critical than ever. Elevating their focus from bits and
bytes, these networked systems are being called on to close the
gap between IT and business services. Read about the future of
management, including BSM and emerging automation tools. Learn
about 'hot spots' and 'best products' in network management.
http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=114138
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