Samsung Partners with Sonus

Samsung Electronics will resell and support Sonus Networks' equipment to mobile operators worldwide under a non-exclusive, strategic partnership announced by the firms. The relationship is expected to expand Sonus' reach into the global wireless market and enhance Samsung's VoIP strategy including providing a migration path to an all-IP wireless network. http://www.sonusnet.comEarlier this month, Sonus announced that in December 2004, service providers globally reported that they are now carrying an estimated 10 billion minutes of customer traffic...

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Alcatel's Genesys Teams with Microsoft on "Istanbul"

Under an agreement with Microsoft's Real-Time Collaboration Group, Alcatel's Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories will offer an integrated communications solution supporting Microsoft's next generation communications client, "Istanbul." This will allow the integration of common desktop applications with existing PBXs and IP-PBXs. Products resulting from the agreement will take advantage of presence capabilities to provide users with an instant view of whether contacts are online or on the phone, while delivering point-and-click capabilities...

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BellSouth and Birch Telecom Sign Long-Term Wholesale Agreement

BellSouth and Birch Telecom signed a commercial agreement for the provisioning of wholesale local phone services throughout the nine-state BellSouth region in the Southeast. BellSouth has now reached 28 long-term commercial agreements with its wholesale customers. http://www.bellsouth.com http://www.birch.c...

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Level 3 Announces Work Force Reduction

Level 3 Communications announced a layoff of approximately 500 to 600 employees, resulting in an expected operational savings to the company of approximately $60 million to $70 million per year. The cuts will take place before the end of January 2005.Level 3 noted that contract activity for consumer-oriented Voice-over-IP services has been strong, but that it remained difficult to predict whether its wholesale service provider customers would gain traction in sales to end users."We remain pleased with the volume of sales we've seen in recent quarters...

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SBC and HP Announce Strategic Alliance

SBC Communications and HP announced a strategic alliance to develop, deliver and market a portfolio of highly adaptable packaged services that integrate telecom and IT to provide end-to-end managed solutions for enterprise businesses. For enterprise customers, the alliance aims to provide enterprises with the ability to consolidate ongoing management of the most common IT infrastructure needs: voice and data networks; equipment such as servers, PCs and printers; and desktop software. The integrated solutions are designed to help companies increase...

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Verizon Wireless and Novatel Debut New 3G EV-DO Card

Novatel Wireless began offering a new PC adapter card for use on its 3G Evolution-Data Optimized (EV-DO) network. The new card uses dual band EV-DO and 1xRTT technologies to give business customers access to both BroadbandAccess and NationalAccess, based on 1xRTT technology, for national data coverage. It is the first PC card from Verizon Wireless to include a built-in dual band diversity antenna to enhance performance by maximizing data throughput. The card is supplied by Novatel Wireless. Verizon Wireless's BroadbandAccess service is currently...

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Zhone Announces FiberSLAM

Zhone Technologies unveiled its new "FiberSLAM" Optical Line Terminal, enabling carriers to deliver voice, data, video and entertainment services to their subscribers over fiber access lines. The new PON product, which builds on Zhone's Single Line Multi-Service (SLMS) architecture, is designed for central office (CO), remote terminal (RT), outdoor cabinet or basement deployment. The FiberSLAM delivers both traditional and next generation applications including legacy voice, high speed data and analog or digital video and interactive applications....

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InfiniRoute Launches VoIP Peering Service for Wireless Carriers

InfiniRoute Networks began offering a VoIP peering service for Wireless Carriers. The company, which has been offering a carrier-neutral Managed VoIP Peering (MVP) service since last year, now provides mobile carriers with the ability to terminate and receive international traffic using VoIP. http://www.infiniroute.comInfiniRoute Networks Inc. was established in 2004 as the result of the merger between two private companies, IP Deliver and Proficient Networks. Established in 2001, Proficient Networks provided a platform that measures end-to-end...

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Andrew Corp Acquires Xenicom for Wireless Management

Andrew Corporation has acquired Xenicom Ltd., a privately-held UK-based provider of software solutions that help telecommunications operators plan, launch, and manage wireless networks. Specifically, Xenicom's solutions help to manage 2G, 2.5G, and 3G wireless networks. Andrew paid approximately $11.5 million cash, with additional cash consideration possible if certain financial performance goals are reached over a two-year period. Xenicom generated approximately $11 million in sales during the 12 months ending September 2004. Its customers include...

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Intel and ZTE Collaborate on WiMax

Intel and ZTE announced plans to jointly deliver global broadband wireless solutions using WiMAX technology. The companies agreed to cooperate in developing and promoting standards and specifications for 802.16-based networks. The companies will also work jointly with regulatory agencies in key global markets for securing adequate radio spectrum for broadband services based on WiMAX technology. As part of this agreement, ZTE will develop and deploy infrastructure and customer premises equipment using Intel's silicon for WiMAX solutions based on...

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Puerto Rico Telephone Launches VoIP with Nortel

Puerto Rico Telephone (PRT), the leading telecommunications provider on the island and a Verizon affiliate, is launching a suite of new multimedia and VoIP services to residential and corporate customers using Nortel equipment. PRT's VoIP network features Nortel's Multimedia Communication Server (MCS) 5200. PRT has also deployed Nortel Communication Server 2000 superclass softswitches. In addition, PRT is participating in Nortel's MarketForce program, a comprehensive joint marketing program. Financial terms were not disclosed.PRT is also introducing...

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Cisco Systems to Acquire Airespace for WLAN

Cisco Systems agreed to acquire Airespace, a provider of wireless LAN systems, for approximately $450 million in stock and assumed options. Airespace's product portfolio includes WLAN controllers, Access Points, WLAN Management and Location Software, and Security capabilities, including IDS. Cisco said Airespace's product portfolio will expand Cisco's WLAN solution portfolio would accelerated the delivery of key WLAN features and capabilities for its entire customer base. In the near term, Cisco will continue to offer and support both the existing...

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