Motorola’s Broadband Communications Sector will supply its BSR 64000 router to Seren Innovations ‘ St. Cloud, Minn., and San Francisco service areas. Seren, a subsidiary of Xcel Energy Inc., says deploying Motorola’s CMTS/router platform will allow it to expand its services. …

Alaskan ISP GCI launched Internet access via cable modem in Kenai and Soldotna. The company upgraded the cable TV plant in the area in the fall by adding fiber optic cable overlays and return activation, it says. …

TiVo‘s Series2 digital video recorders will use the WD Performer 40i hard drives from Western Digital Corp. The company designed the hard drives for DVRs, set-top boxes, home servers, TV receivers, digital A/V juke boxes and other consumer products, it says. The 40-GB-per-platter drives come in 40 GB to 120 GB capacities. WD says it’s already begun shipments to TiVo. …

Under a new partnership, Adaptec Inc. and Cisco Systems Inc. will test and market iSCSI systems using Adaptec’s ASIC-based iSCSI adapters and Cisco storage routers, with a goal of creating an “iSCSI ecosystem” to accelerate iSCSI SAN adoption, the companies say. They also will develop end-user educational programs. Thus far, the two have started work on an iSCSI-based remote mirroring solution, they say. …

Pennsylvania’s Borough of Kutztown will deploy Optical Solutions Inc.‘s FiberPath 400 all-optic network as part of an economic development effort, the company says. The college town will use the network to deliver data service up to 100 Mbps to residences and businesses, with potential to provide voice services via a deal with the phone company. Other possible services include VOD, VoIP, security monitoring and VPN services.