NTT DoCoMo Sets Up Temporary 3G Base Stations in Athens

NTT DoCoMo is setting up temporary 3G FOMA base stations in Athens, Greece from July 30 to September 30, 2004 . Visitors from Japan will able to access NTT DoCoMo 3G FOMA service with the same handsets they are currently using in Japan. The FOMA base stations set up within the city will be connected to DoCoMo's FOMA network in Japan via a private international line. All FOMA subscribers visiting Athens will be able to use their current FOMA handsets at no extra charge for services such as voice calling, video calling, and I-mode mobile internet...

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Arianespace Launches Largest Satellite to Date for Telesat Canada

Arianespace successfully launched the largest communications satellite to date for Telesat Canada. The Anik F2 satellite weighed over 5,950 kg (13,118 lbs) at launch, a record for a communications satellite. It is equipped with 38 Ka-band transponders, 32 Ku-band transponders and 24 C-band transponders and designed for a 15-year life. Positioned at 111.1 degrees West, Anik F2 will provide two-way high-speed Internet access to businesses and consumers within a footprint covering all of North America. It will also open the door to new government...

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MCI Upgrades its Asia Pacific IP Backbone

MCI announced a significant upgrade to its IP backbone infrastructure in the Asia Pacific region with the completion of its Internet hub expansion in New Zealand. MCI is introducing a new direct STM-1/OC-3 (155Mbps) IP network route from New Zealand to the U.S. for enterprises and Internet service providers. Customers are offered a variety of network access options - including Frame Relay, ATM, and Ethernet. http://www.mci....

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Brazil's Telemar Selects Alcatel's Optical Gear

Brazil's Telemar selected Alcatel to upgrade and extend its optical transport network throughout the country. The deployment will include the Alcatel 1678 Metro Core Connect platform, which integrates data and transport functionality into a single node with mesh restoration capabilities. Alcatel will also supply its next-generation data-aware SDH Optical Multi-Service Node (OMSN) systems and DWDM long-haul solution, including the 1626 Light Manager. The integrated Alcatel 1350 management suite will provide end-to-end network and service management...

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Time Warner Telecom Deploys Juniper's M-series Routers for VPLS

Time Warner Telecom is using Juniper Networks' M-series Multiservice Routing Platform as a foundation for its newly extended metro Ethernet services, including its Multi-point Extended Native LAN -- the largest Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) deployment in the U.S., according to the companies. The service, which is now available in 44 metropolitan areas across the country, uses IP/MPLS to provide a multipoint-to-multipoint Ethernet service between multiple enterprise sites in geographically dispersed locations. Sites in different cities appear...

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Freescale and Motorola Announce Pricing of IPO

Freescale Semiconductor and its parent company, Motorola, announced the initial public offering of 121,621,622 shares of Freescale Semiconductor Class A common stock at a price of $13.00 per share, for a total offering of $1.58 billion. Freescale's Class A common stock will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "FSL." Freescale Semiconductor has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to 18,243,243 additional Class A common shares at the initial public offering price. The global coordinator for the initial public...

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Norvergence Faces Shutdown Following Chapter 7 Filing

Norvergence, a provider of integrated voice and data services based in Newark, New Jersey, was forced into a Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing that is likely to lead to a liquidation of the company's assets. Other service providers, including Global Crossing and BellSouth, immediately set-up hotlines to help Novergence's estimated 7,000 small business customers nationwide who are threatened by an imminent network shutdown. According to various media reports, The company's remaining employees were slated to work only through Thursday. http://www.no...

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