T-Com Expands Deployment of Cisco's IP/MPLS

Cisco Systems announced that T-Com, the fixed-network unit of Deutsche Telekom, is upgrading of its existing Cisco 12000 Series routers to provide customers with access to new carrier services based on IP / MPLS. Specifically, T-Com is working with Cisco to help deliver a significant deployment of the latest generation Cisco IP Service Engines (ISE) interface cards to Cisco 12000 Series routers across its edge layer. This will help enable T Com to reduce its operational expenditure through simplification of its network architecture, and provide...

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ConSentry Raises $17 Million for Pervasive LAN Security

ConSentry Networks (formerly Tidal Networks), a start-up based in Milpitas, California, raised an additional $17 million in an oversubscribed Series C funding round for its technology aimed at providing pervasive LAN security.ConSentry plans to offer a purpose-built system that leverages its own, high-performance silicon to continuously identify all LAN traffic and enforce user access to authorized resources and applications at wire-speed, in real-time. The company said existing network firewalls apply security at a single ingress/egress point,...

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Intrado Selects Sonus for its VoIP E9-1-1

Intrado is using Sonus Networks for its V9-1-1 Mobility Service, a wholesale service that helps VoIP service providers to meet the functional requirements of the recent FCC ruling mandating E9-1-1 capabilities for VoIP. Intrado will use a full suite of Sonus products to manage traffic between VoIP networks, offering carriers both the security and point of demarcation functionality critical to delivering emergency services.Sonus said its distributed, standards-based architecture allows Intrado to scale its network as the demand for consumer VoIP...

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Ixia Acquires CMC for 802.11 Test Systems

Ixia has acquired privately-held Communication Machinery Corporation (CMC). a Santa Barbara, California-based developer of 802.11 capacity and performance testing equipment, for an undisclosed sum. Ixia will now offer a new family of 802.11 test tools. The new IxWLAN offers a set of test solutions that combine CMC's 802.11 station emulation and security expertise with Ixia's traffic generation and functional test applications, such as IxChariot, IxExplorer, IxLoad, IxVoice, and IxVerify. The tools are aimed at WLAN engineering organizations...

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Nevis Raises $12.5 Million for its LAN Security Systems

Nevis Networks, a start-up based in Santa Clara, California, completed a $12.5 million follow-on round of Series B financing for its LAN security systems. The company said network security has traditionally safeguarded the network perimeter from external threats. It believes enterprises must apply that same level of security for users inside the network. Its vision is a "Personal DMZ for Every User onEvery Port." Product plans have not yet been disclosed.Nevis also named Charles Dauber as its president and CEO, replacing former CEO Suresh Nihilani....

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Korea's Hostech Deploys Force10 in Hosting Center

Hostech Global, Korea's largest server hosting provider, has deployed Force10 Networks' TeraScale E-Series switches to connect 10,000 servers and deliver services to more than 2,500 customers in its hosting center. In addition to higher capacity and increased density, the combination Layer 2 and Layer 3 functionality in the Force10 TeraScale E300 enabled Hostech to collapse its distribution and aggregation layers into a single layer, simplifying the network architecture and management. http://www.force10networks....

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Intel's Itanium2 Processors Get 667 MHz Bus Architecture

Intel introduced two Itanium 2 processors with a 667 megahertz (MHz) front side bus (FSB), which connects and transfers data between the microprocessor, chipset and system's main memory. Servers designed to utilize the new bus are expected to deliver more than 65% greater system bandwidth over servers designed with current Itanium 2 processors with a 400 MHz FSB. The improved front side bus bandwidth allows for 10.6 gigabits of data per second to pass from the processor to other system components. In contrast, the current generation 400 MHz FSB...

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QUALCOMM Integrates GPS Navigation into its 3G modems

QUALCOMM announced an enhanced GPS navigation solution integrated in its wireless 3G modems, enabling higher accuracy, turn by turn map positioning for automotive and personal navigation applications in wireless handsets. The software will be available on QUALCOMM's gpsOne solution for use with select Mobile Station Modem (MSM) chipsets for both CDMA2000 and WCDMA (UMTS) networks.QUALCOMM said the integration would significantly lower the cost of automotive and personal navigation on wireless handsets by eliminating the need for costly discrete...

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Apple's iTunes Tops Half-a-Billion Downloads, Eyes Music Videos

Users have purchased and downloaded more than half a billion songs from Apple's iTunes Music Store since its launch two years ago.According to various media sources, Apple is talking to major studies about licensing music videos -- a move that could for portend video-enabled iPods. The company did not comments on these reports. http://www.apple.c...

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Sprint Offers CDMA Back-up for Wirelines Access

Sprint will begin offering a means to use its CDMA network as a back-up for existing wireline data access services at business locations. Companies could also use the Sprint-certified CDMA modem and Sprint PCS Data Link service for remote-access features for their mobile workforce. Sprint expects to make these capabilities available to business customers next month.Sprint Nationwide PCS Network currently supports average data speeds of 50 to 70 kbps. The company's ongoing EV-DO (Evolution Data Optimized) rollout will boost download speeds up to...

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Cox Approves ARRIS CMTS

Cox Business Services has approved the ARRIS Cadant C3 Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS) for use in its network. Cox will use the platform to deliver high-speed data and voice services to its business customers.ARRIS said key features of the C3 include: a small footprint; DOCSIS 2.0 capabilities allowing the use of 16QAM, 64QAM, ATDMA and SCDMA in difficult areas of the return spectrum; stability and near error-free performance for commercial services applications such as TDM over IP; and 802.1Q VLAN tagging feature -- each C3 is capable of...

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Japan's KDDI to Deploy Motorola CDMA2000 1X SoftSwitch

KDDI plans to deploy Motorola's CDMA2000 1X SoftSwitch as the core switch in its CDMA2000 1X network.In April 2002, KDDI began its nationwide deployment of CDMA2000 1X using Motorola equipment. Since then, Motorola has continued to serve as the carrier's the sole vendor of CDMA2000 1X RAN systems. http://www.motorola.com/http://www.kddi....

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UTStarcom Selected for 500,000 More IP DSLAM Lines in China

UTStarcom announced that it recently signed contracts with China Telecom and China Netcom to deploy approximately 500,000 lines of its AN-2000 IP DSLAM in 18 provinces throughout China. UTStarcom also said it is collaborating closely with both China Telecom and China Netcom on IPTV in field trials at over 40 sites throughout China.UTStarcom has deployed more than seven million lines of its AN-2000 IP DSLAM to date with customers in Asia, Europe and Latin America. http://www.utstar....

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Nokia's IMS Used for Video Sharing in Portugal

TMN, a Portuguese mobile operator, is using the Nokia IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) for a new commercial video sharing service that uses the Nokia 6680 3G imaging smartphone. Video sharing is a multimedia service that allows 3G mobile terminal users to share a live camera view while speaking on the mobile. "This is an important milestone and we are very pleased to be providing TMN the means to offer their customers this innovative service that will enrich their everyday communication," said Markku Verkama, General Manager, Networks, Nokia. "IP...

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Adelphia Selects BigBand in Los Angeles

Adelphia Communications has selected BigBand Digital Simulcast for its Los Angeles system. This solution utilizes BigBand platforms to convert all programming to digital formats at sourcing; leverage the advantages of digital ad insertion and Gigabit Ethernet transport; and assure service to all subscribers by providing a completely digital line-up from the network edge, while also maintaining existing analog video offerings. Adelphia is practicing digital simulcasting for a manageable and economical migration towards all-digital cable services,...

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Ellacoya Raises $13.5 Million, Bell Canada Joins Investors

Ellacoya Networks, a start-up based in Merrimack, New Hampshire, raised an additional $13.5 million in venture funding for its broadband bandwidth management platform. The Ellacoya IP Service Control System enables application traffic that has specific bandwidth and latency requirements to be prioritized on a per-subscriber basis, ensuring the application's proper performance regardless of the overall traffic load on the network. It allows the broadband service provider to first understand which applications are being consumed by what percentage...

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Citynet Deploys Infinera DTNs

Citynet, a facilities-based network services provider serving 17 states and Washington, D.C., has deployed Infinera's DTN platform on a significant portion of its network. Citynet is a wholesale IXC carrier with an 8,000 route mile network footprint. Infinera's "Digital Optical Networking" technology provides the advanced DWDM and digital bandwidth management capabilities and will support the increased demand Citynet is seeing for optical wavelength (2.5 -- 10 Gbps), private line (DS3 -- OC192 and Ethernet), and IP-based service offerings. The...

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Nortel to Supply CDMA2000 1X network in Vietnam

Nortel was selected to build a nationwide CDMA2000 1X network in Vietnam on behalf of Hutchison Telecommunications (Vietnam) S.A R.L. (Hutchison Telecom Vietnam), in cooperation with Hanoi Telecommunications Joint Stock Company (Hanoi Telecom). Nortel will be the infrastructure supplier for what is expected to be Vietnam's first nationwide wireless broadband network. This network will use CDMA2000 1X and 1xEV-DO (Evolution-Data Optimized). As part of the agreement, Nortel will provide CDMA2000 1X radio base stations, base station controllers,...

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