Java Drips Deeper into Network

Sun Microsystems' SunSoft subsidiary will release three products this week that will let carriers use Java technology to deploy and manage new services, effectively weaving Java into the fabric of carrier network management.

The products, to be announced at the Internet World show in New York, are intended to help carriers implement self-managed, service-driven networks. Smart, distributed Java agents act as invisible assistants, alerting network managers of potential problems throughout the network or fixing them on their own.>TIOnward and Upward>TXConfident that the steady performa nce of their technology to date has answered questions about its commercial viability, supporters of code division multiple access technology gathered last week to ponder the platform's evolution.

The IS-95 CDMA community celebrated several milestones at the 1997 North American Regional Congress in Orlando, Fla., sponsored by the CDMA Development Group. The number of North American CDMA subscribers has reached 1.5 million after 18 months in commercial operation, with the number of global subscribers approaching 7.8 million. Much of the conference was devoted to studying the future of CDMA technology, particularly architecture options for wideband systems.