ITU Approves 40 Gbps Standard

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) approved a standard for 40 Gbps optical transmission. The standard -- ITU-T Recommendation G.959.1 -- increases the capacity for optical interfaces from the present maximum of 10 Gbps to 40 Gbps. The new standard targets two un-amplified link distances: the first is for lengths up to 40 km and the second for up to 80 km. Such interfaces would use a C-band wavelength of 1535-1565 nm and single mode optical fiber, as specified in ITU-T G.652, G.653 and G.655. The standard uses Forward Error Correction...

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Intel Acquires Mobilian for Wireless Designs

Intel acquired the assets of Mobilian, a start-up developing silicon for wireless networking, for an undisclosed sum. The company was working on designs that enable seamless roaming between WPAN, WLAN, and WWAN networks. Mobilian's first "True Radio" product was aimed at bridging Bluetooth and Wi-Fi networks. The company had operations in San Diego Hillsboro (Oregon) and Yokneam, Israel. Mobilian was founded in February 1999 and raised some $70 million in funding. http://www.intel.com http://www.mobilian....

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Marvell Purchases Buildings and Land in Silicon Valley

Marvell has acquired six buildings on 33.8 acres of land in Santa Clara, California for $63.9 million. The site is located at 5400 Bayfront Plaza, Santa Clara, California . http://www.marvell....

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Cable & Wireless and Akamai Settle CDN Patent Dispute

Cable & Wireless America and Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKAM) over the patent disputes relating to the two companies' content delivery network (CDN) services. Under the agreement, the two companies have agreed to dismiss the two lawsuits recently filed by Akamai against Cable & Wireless and the pending lawsuits filed by Cable & Wireless against Akamai, release each company from all previous patent infringements, and refrain for five years from further patent litigation under their present patent portfolios and related patents....

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