BT Group Selects MetaSolv for VoIP

BT Group has selected and implemented MetaSolv's service fulfillment solution for its hosted VoIP service offering. MetaSolv's domain manager for VoIP service delivery comprises network and service inventory, provisioning order management, inventory reconciliation and discovery, and service activation. Financial terms were not disclosed. In its first phase of deployment at BT, the MetaSolv domain manager solution automates the provisioning and activation of VoIP services to business customers in the UK and across Europe. MetaSolv offers pre-integrated...

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China Unicom Awards $120M in CDMA Contracts to Lucent

Lucent Technologies was awarded more than $120 million worth of contracts to support China Unicom's CDMA network expansion in Shandong, Hubei, Inner Mongolia and Shaanxi. Specifically, Lucent will supply CDMA2000 1X equipment, including base stations and switches, that will increase voice capacity and enable China Unicom to deliver a variety of value-added mobile high-speed data services. China Unicom's CDMA network currently provides service to more than 23 million subscribers. http://www.lucent....

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Japan's Itochu to Resell Aruba WLAN Switches

Itochu Techno-Science Corporation (CTC), a leading system integration provider in Japan, will market, sell, and support Aruba Wireless Networks' line of wireless LAN switching systems throughout the Japan. Waseda University has already chosen CTC to deploy the Aruba's wireless LAN switching system. http://www.arubanetworks.c...

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AT&T to Re-enter Wireless Market via Sprint Resale Deal

AT&T will re-enter the wireless market through a resale agreement with Sprint. The deal will allow AT&T to sell AT&T-branded wireless service to its over 30 million business and consumer customers. As a result of the five-year agreement, AT&T expects to significantly expand the wireless services it is currently testing in select U.S. markets with hopes of a launch later this year. AT&T plans to bundle wireless with its other services. Additional terms of the agreement include: Non-exclusive five-year dealFreedom for both...

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iVivity Raises $26 Million for its Storage Server Chips

iVivity, a start-up based in Atlanta, closed a $26 million Series C funding round for its "storage server on chip" processor. iVivity said its design allows storage applications to reside on the silicon. It can terminate and initiate all SCSI based protocols (including iSCSI and FC) at up to 10Gbps line rate and can directly control IO across disk interconnects like FC, SATA and SAS. The new financing round was led by new investors Grotech Capital Group and JK&B Capital. Mellon Ventures was also a new investor to the round which included...

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Infonet Builds Global MPLS IP Net for Lloyd's Register

Lloyd's Register, an independent risk management organization, awarded a multi-year contract for Infonet to replace its current global Frame Relay network with a managed MPLS-enabled IP VPN secure wide area network. The network will providing connectivity to more than 50 of the company's sites throughout Europe, Asia, Australia and the Americas. http://www.infonet....

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KT Selects Narus for Core of Infrastructure Protection System

KT (Korea Telecom) has deployed the Narus Carrier-Class IP Platform to provide real-time traffic monitoring and detection of cyber attacks across its core IP network. KT's Traffic Auditing & Provisioning Solution (TAPS) is using the Narus IP Platform to aggregates and correlates all data flowing over the KT network. The Narus IP Platform is integrated with the Datacraft iBOSS (Integrated Business and Operation Systems) management console for intrusion detection and protection. http://www.narus....

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Nortel Networks Supplies Cable VoIP in Chile

Nortel Networks will supply its cable VoIP solution to VTR, one of the main broadband Internet providers in Chile and an affiliate of Liberty Media. As part of this project, VTR will deploy Nortel Networks Succession Communication Server (CS) 2000-Compact superclass softswitch, the Passport Packet Voice Gateway (PVG), the Preside network management systems and professional services. VTR is currently undertaking trials of IP Telephony services in Gran Santiago and plans to commercially launch the network in the Metropolitan Area by the end of...

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RAD Granted U.S. Patent for TDM over IP

RAD Data Communications was granted a U.S. patent for its TDM over Internet Protocol (TDMoIP) technology. The technology provides for a TDMoIP gateway that encapsulates segments of the constant rate TDM in AAL1 cells, which are carried in UDP/IP packets. A second TDMoIP gateway at the destination regenerates the clock, strips the UDP/IP headers and delivers a synchronous bit stream. This solution also provides an adaptive clock for clock transfer across the entire network. Since it first introduced the technology to the market in 1999 with the...

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China's Datang Selects Ubiquity for VoIP Applications

Datang GoHigh Data Networks Technology has purchased Ubiquity's SIP Application Server to create a suite of SIP-based VoIP communications applications aimed at service providers and enterprises. Datang GoHigh is initially creating a SIP-based prepaid calling application for carriers both in China and internationally, followed by conferencing, unified messaging and a host of other new IP-based services. http://www.ubiquity.comhttp://www.gohigh.com...

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Cisco and IBM Enter Alliance for Voice and Video IP Services

IBM and Cisco Systems entered into a broad alliance to help organizations of all sizes integrate and implement converged voice, video and data systems. The partnership combines Cisco's converged networking products with IBM's strength in services and integration. The IBM and Cisco initiative will initially deliver the following integrated solutions to customers: Cisco Unity integrated with Lotus Domino unified communications IBM Information Management database software in Cisco CallManager Tivoli systems management certification with Cisco CallManager...

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Alcatel Boosts 7670 Routing Switch Platform

Alcatel is boosting the features and capabilities of its multiservice 7670 Routing Switch Platform (RSP). Alcatel said the latest release of the platform is optimized to deliver multiple new and existing services on a converged IP/MPLS infrastructure. New software includes high availability IP VPN rfc2547 service enhancements leveraging the company's ACEIS Non-Stop Routing technology, Ethernet virtual leased line service over MPLS, and Ethernet to Frame Relay/ATM service interworking over MPLS. Improved MPLS service resiliency is provided along...

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Belgacom to Rollout Alcatel VDSL

Belgacom, the Belgian incumbent operator, has selected Alcatel for the rollout of VDSL service infrastructure. Belgacom will use VDSL to offer bandwidth intensive services such as interactive broadcast TV as well as video on demand. Financial terms were not disclosed. http://www.alcatel....

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Telekom Malaysia Expands DSL with Alcatel

Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TMB) awarded a EUR 9 million contract to Alcatel for its DSL equipment. The Alcatel 7300 Advanced Services Access Manager (ASAM) will be used to build a broadband network covering the western part of the Selangor, Petaling Jaya and Penang regions.RESSCOM Technologies serves as systems integrator for the project. http://www.alcatel....

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BT's Project Bluephone to Converge Fixed & Wireless Voice

BT is to launch Project Bluephone - the first step to handset convergence - before the end of the year. Project Bluephone will remove the need to own more than one phone, as customers will be able to use a single device that can switch seamlessly between networks, giving more convenience, a better service with more guaranteed coverage and lower overall costs. Whenever customers are within reach of a BT wireless access point in their home or office, they will be able to connect at the best available speed and quality, through the BT network. If...

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BT Teams with Vodafone for Fixed/Mobile Links

BT and Vodafone UK announced a partnership to offer fully-converged fixed-mobile services. The link-up with Vodafone UK reinforces and builds upon BT's presence in the business and consumer mobile markets by extending the benefits currently available to BT's mobility customers. The deal enables Vodafone UK to maximize its network and service assets while generating additional revenue from a new source. BT said its customers would benefit from true fixed-mobile convergence by not having to carry multiple devices, look up mobile address lists...

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City of Loma Linda Selects Vendors for FTTH

The City of Loma Linda, California selected Allied Telesyn, Anixter, Corning, ShoreTel, MUNET and WatchGuard for a city-wide FTTH project. The municipal network has an active Ethernet architecture for delivering its broadband services. Loma Linda will follow an open systems model for providing services. The Loma Linda Connected Community Program will provide FTTH infrastructure for any new home construction. All new housing will be equipped for fiber access. The project will also build a common city-wide optical infrastructure based on Allied...

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DSL Forum Enhances Interoperability Testing

The DSL Forum approved a new report defining the technical criteria for ADSL interoperability and providing the foundation for the DSL Forum's global Interoperability Program in North America, Europe and Asia. Technical Report, (TR)-067, specifies ADSL bit-rate and distance requirements beyond those previously specified for ADSL recommendations, and reflects the recent improvements in ADSL modem performance at a time when an increasing number of DSL customers are getting service at 3 Mbps and faster. Specifically, TR-067 defines testing using...

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telx Acquires Carrier Hotel in Atlanta

telx, New York's first and largest core interconnection facility, has acquired Atlanta's 56 Marietta Street, one of the prime carrier hotels in the southeastern U.S. telx has just closed the deal to own and operate the entire building and Meet Me Room at 56 Marietta Street. Financial terms were not disclosed. The list of tenants at the new facility includes BellSouth, Switch & Data, PAIX and the Internet 2 switch for local universities. The Atlanta Carrier Hotel also hosts many companies that have a presence within telx's facilities at...

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