Implementation Agreements for MPLS Proxy Admission Control Completed

The MPLS & Frame Relay Alliance (MFA) completed two implementation agreements (IAs) for improving the service quality of real-time applications such as audio and video streaming, VoIP, and multimedia conferencing. The IAs define highly scalable resource reservation and admission control capabilities for IP-addressed traffic in an MPLS Traffic Engineered (TE) network. The MPLS Proxy Admission Control capability is an extension of MPLS User-to-Network Interface (UNI) 2.0.1. Building on the MPLS UNI, MPLS Proxy Admission Control allows application...

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Sprint to Take Impairment Charge, Trim Staff

Sprint plans to take a pre-tax non-cash impairment charge in its Q3 financial report, reducing the value of its long- distance network assets. The size of the charge will be disclosed this week. Sprint said it decided to take the charge after conducting an analysis of long-distance business trends and projections that took into account current industry and competitive conditions, recent regulatory rulings, evolving technologies and the company's strategy to expand its position as a leader in telecom solutions. Sprint Business Solutions plans...

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EDS and Vodafone Launch Managed Mobility Service

EDS and Vodafone announced a global-scale, fully-managed BlackBerry mobility service for corporate clients. The new service provides access to e-mail, calendars, contacts, task lists, corporate intranet and the Internet. EDS contributes end-to- end solution design, architecture and implementation, third-party connectivity, first-line helpdesk, device configuration, managed services (applications, network and servers), and break-fix support. Vodafone contributes the mobile network and all of its functionalities, second-line support and the mobile...

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