Data Connection Collaborates with UNH-IOL on Routing Test

Data Connection Limited (DCL) is collaborating with the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) in the lab's development of its first Intermediate System to Intermediate System (IS-IS) routing test suite. The UNH-IOL, which relied on Data Connection's DC-ISIS routing software, is using the IS-IS test suite to offer interoperability and standards conformance testing to the industry at large via membership within its IP Routing Consortium. DC-ISIS is a fully portable, source code solution that implements full mandatory...

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Boeing Awards Ka-band Antenna Project to Harris

Harris was awarded a two-year contract by Boeing Satellite Systems to provide primary spot-beam communications antennas for the next three DIRECTV satellites being built by Boeing. The Harris antennas utilize multi-beam technology and extensive frequency reuse to greatly enhance each DIRECTV satellite's capacity. The antennas will enable DIRECTV to provide substantial new services, including hundreds of local and national HDTV channels, and downlink the new expanded services to DIRECTV customers across the continental U.S., Hawaii and Alaska....

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QUALCOMM Reports Q4 Revenue of $1.1 billion

QUALCOMM reported Q4 revenues of $1.1 billion, up 28 percent year-over-year and down 17 percent sequentially. Revenues for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2004 grew $247 million compared to Q4 2003, including a $343 million increase in QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies (QCT) segment revenues and a $91 million decrease in QUALCOMM Technology Licensing (QTL) segment revenues, including the effect of the change in method of accruing estimated earned royalties in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2004 partially offset by increases in royalties reported by licensees....

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Sonus Reports Revenue of $47 Million

Sonus Networks reported Q3 revenue of $46.8 million compared with $22.3 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2003 and $42.4 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2004. Net income for the third quarter of fiscal 2004 was $10.3 million or $0.04 per share compared with a net loss of $5.0 million or $0.02 per share for the third quarter of fiscal 2003 and net income of $4.9 million or $0.02 for the second quarter of fiscal 2004. http://www.sonusnet....

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Lucent to Resell Kagoor's Session Border Controllers

Lucent Technologies signed a non-exclusive global reseller agreement covering Kagoor Networks' session border controllers. Kagoor's Voice Flow 3000 will be part of Lucent's converged IMS (IP Multimedia Sub-system) solution that can deliver multimedia voice, video and data services to enterprises and consumers. Services supported by the integrated solution include hosted IP PBX, IP Centrex, Voice over Broadband and Voice VPNs. Lucent already has completed interoperability tests involving Lucent products and the Kagoor VF3000. The companies also...

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SR Telecom Launches WiMAX-Ready Platform

SR Telecom launched an OFDMA-based WiMAX-ready platform that encompasses the key technologies outlined in the latest draft of the 802.16e standard, including OFDMA, diversity, and space-time coding. SR Telecom said its "symmetry" platform would provide price points suitable for residential business cases as well as SME and SOHO applications. symmetry is available in the 3.5 GHz frequency bands. http://www.srtelecom....

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Viseon Chooses Bleck Design for Next Gen Consumer VOIP Device

Viseon has hired the Bleck Design Group for the industrial and mechanical design of its next generation VisiFone broadband videophone. The Viseon VisiFone is being designed to enhance the VOIP experience for consumers. Whereas most VoIP services have been marketed on price, Viseon says it will offer new features that will change the value equation and consumer perception of VOIP. Its goal is to offer consumers "the world's finest home telephone instrument and two-way video telephony". Bleck is credit with numerous hot product designs, including...

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Japan's SRS Sakura Internet Deploys Force10

Japan's SRS Sakura Internet has deployed Force10 Networks' E-Series 10 Gigabit Ethernet infrastructure at the core of its network. The Force10 E600 equipment is used to deliver its data center, dedicated server, hosting and distributed Internet exchange (DIX) services. Financial terms were not disclosed. http://www.force10networks....

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WiMAX Forum Gains Momentum

The WiMAX Forum cited increased industry momentum with the additions of Lucent Technologies, LG Electronics and Huawei Technologies to its membership. In addition, support for WiMAX among service providers continues to strengthen, with the recent additions of America Online, Deutsche Telecom, SBC and Time Warner Telecom. The WiMAX Forum now has more than 170 members. http://www.WiMAXForum....

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Alvarion Sees Broadband Wireless Revenues Rise 7% Sequentially

Alvarion, a supplier of wireless broadband equipment, reported record Q3 revenues of $52.2 million, an increase of 7% compared to $48.8 million in Q2 2004, and up 52% from $34.3 million in Q3 2003. Gross margin increased for the 12th consecutive quarter, reaching 44.3% compared to 43.2% in the second quarter of 2004 and 41.1% in the third quarter of 2003. According to US GAAP, net income increased to $3.7 million or $0.06 per share on a fully diluted basis for the third quarter of 2004. GAAP net income for the second quarter of 2004 was $2.5 million,...

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Telabria Deploys 802.16 Network in UK with Redline

Telabria, a privately-held developer of next-generation wireless networks, selected Redline Communications' AN-50 and AN-100 equipment for an 802.16-based broadband wireless deployment in the south east of England. Redline AN-50 equipment is being used to provide point-to-multipoint (PMP) backhaul services for business and enterprise applications, as well as backhaul for Wi-Fi locations during the test trials scheduled to begin in January 2005. Plans are to transition to AN-100 equipment for the commercial launch in April. Residential wireless...

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Bell Canada Tops 1.7 M DSL and 1.4 M Video Customers

Bell Canada Enterprises (BCE) reported revenue of $4.8 billion, up 3.3% and EBITDA of $1.9 billion, up 2.2% when compared to the same period last year. Some highlights for Q3:Bell Canada's DSL Internet business added 96,000 subscribers this quarter growing the subscriber base by 27% over the third quarter of 2003 to 1,766,000. The company's DSL footprint in Ontario and Quebec reached 81% of residential and business lines passed by the end of the quarter compared to 79% at the end of the third quarter of 2003. This increase was in part due to...

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Lockheed Martin Tests In-Flight High Speed Downlinks

Lockheed Martin's Sniper XR /PANTERA) advanced targeting pod (ATP) data downlink capability was successfully flight tested on a Norwegian mid-life upgrade F-16 aircraft at Bodo Air Force Base in Bodo, Norway. This event marked the first flight for the Sniper XR-based downlink capability. The downlink system transmitted a real-time PANTERA video stream to a downlink ground station from the Royal Norwegian Air Force F-16 aircraft at tactically significant ranges. Lockheed Martin said the Sniper XR/PANTERA downlink supports the armed forces move...

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