Hong Kong Broadband Deploys Axerra's Pseudo-Wire

Hong Kong Broadband Network Limited, which operates one of the largest metro Ethernet networks in the world, has selected Axerra Networks' Pseudo-Wire solution to provide voice and data backhaul services to mobile wireless operators, providing a packet-based full-service alternative to TDM in the mobile radio access network (RAN).Axerra said its Pseudo-Wire platform was chosen for this application because it preserves native signaling and features...

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3Com's European HQ Damaged by Oil Depot Explosion in UK

3Com's Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) headquarters facility in Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom was damaged in Sunday's oil depot explosions, but the company has no report of any employee casualties or injuries. The company said it anticipates minimal impact on its customers as it works to restore full business operations. Approximately 300 employees and contractors work at 3Com's Hemel campus, primarily in its Sales, Marketing and Product Operations groups. The facility is located approximately one quarter mile from the site of the explosions....

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