Telecom Italia and Cisco Target DoS/DDoS Attacks

Telecom Italia Sparkle (TI Sparkle) is rolling out a network-based solution designed to provide more effective protection against Denial of Service (DoS) and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks for international wholesale customers of the TI Sparkle IP backbone (SEABONE). S@FE is the result of close cooperation between TI Sparkle and Cisco Systems. Trials are currently underway.http://www.cisco.comhttp://www.telecomitaliasparkle....

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Deutsche Telekom Reaches 8.5 Million DSL, and 86.6 Million Mobile Subscribers

Deutsche Telekom released key growth figures for 2005, citing gains the broadband and mobile sectors. Some highlights:The Mobile segment remained the key growth driver for Deutsche Telekom in the fourth quarter of 2005 and the group now has over 86.6 million users. Organic customer growth over the full year amounted to just under 12 percent or around 9.0 million. Around another 200,000 customers can be added from the newly consolidated Monet/Montenegro.T-Mobile USA added 1.4 million net new customers in the fourth quarter of 2005 and served 21.7...

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3Com Names New CEO

3Com named R. Scott Murray President and Chief Executive Officer, replacing Bruce Claflin who retires. Murray also assumes Claflin's position on the 3Com Board of Directors. Murray will shortly become Chairman of the company's joint venture in China, Huawei-3Com.Prior to accepting the role of CEO for 3Com, Murray was the CEO of Modus Media International, a global provider of supply chain management and hosted services. While at Modus, he expanded the company's operations in Europe and Asia, particularly in China. In addition to his work with Modus...

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ITU Standardizes on PacketCable 1.5 Suite

The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) approved a suite of CableLabs' PacketCable specifications as standards for the international version of services including VoIP.PacketCable-based standards are known internationally as IPCablecom, and this recently approved suite covers such topics as architecture, network call signaling, call management server (CMS) to CMS signaling, quality of service (QoS), support for multimedia and other functions necessary to provide time-critical interactive services over a cable television network using IP.The...

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GlobeCast Renews Contract with Intelsat for IA-5 Capacity

GlobeCast WorldTV renewed a long-term, multi-transponder contract for Intelsat-Americas 5 (IA-5) satellite capacity to support the substantial growth of its international television distribution platform over North America. IA-5, located at 97 degrees W, hosts one of the largest neighborhoods of international video programming in the U.S. and has been home to GlobeCast WorldTV since 1998.GlobeCast WorldTV is an aggregator and distributor of premium international television and radio channels in North America for delivery via direct-to-home (DTH),...

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Amaru Prepares to Launch Global IPTV Service over the Internet

M2B World, a company based in Singapore with a subsidiary named "Amaru" based in Hollywood, California, is launching a Global IPTV service that will offer 40-channels of content streamed over the Internet to an Amaru-provided set-top box. Amaru is partnering Zentek Technology Singapore (Zentek) for the design of the set-top boxes and for technical service support to customers on a worldwide basis. Amaru said its content will range from Hollywood movies, documentaries, music, fashion and lifestyle to travel and leisure, corporate training and...

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Sri Lanka Telecom Deploys Juniper for MPLS

Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) has further expanded its network with Juniper Networks M-series multiservice routing platforms and E-series Broadband Services Routers.The M-series platforms enable SLT to offer advanced MPLS-based Virtual Private Network (VPN) services to business consumers in Sri Lanka. SLT has also upgraded its broadband infrastructure with Juniper's E-series to enable advanced multiservice broadband offerings.SLT previously deployed Juniper Networks M-series to replace its legacy Internet gateway routers. The carrier now plans to introduce...

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AOL Signs New Broadband Deals with BellSouth, Time Warner and Verizon

AOL announced new broadband partnership deals with major network operators, including BellSouth, Time Warner Cable, Verizon and other DSL carriers. The deals enable AOL to offer its premium Internet service over a high-speed connection for as low as $25.90. In BellSouth's territory, AOL High Speed will be offered at $29.90. AOL said its plans to launch aggressive marketing for the new AOL High Speed offering, hoping to encourage its dial-up subscribers to upgrade to broadband. AOL is working with BBDO New York for national television, radio...

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Cisco Cites CRS-1 Core Router Deployments in China

China Education and Research Network (CERNET), the world's largest education network, has deployed the Cisco CRS-1 Carrier Routing System to provide increased bandwidth and improved performance to more than 20 million Internet users in China. The Cisco CRS-1 in its core network nodes in five cities: Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Wuhan and Nanjing. The CERNET network links more than 1,000 major universities and research institutions in China.Shanghai Telecom has replaced numerous routers powering its "super" point of presence "POP," or high-speed...

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Lockheed Martin Awarded $2 Billion USAF Networking Contract

Lockheed Martin was awarded a $2 billion contract to lead the development of an advanced, high-bandwidth, global communications network for the U.S. Air Force. The 10-year contract for the TSAT Missions Operations System (TMOS) program will link the Transformational Satellite Communications Systems (TSAT) program to the Global Information Grid (GIG) and is expected to commence operations in 2014. TSAT will provide mobile forces a high-bandwidth connection to the GIG from virtually anywhere in the world, while protecting its users from enemy detection,...

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