Boeing to Discontinue In-Flight Broadband Business

Boeing has decided to exit the in-flight broadband market and will shut down its "Connexion by Boeing" service in the coming months. The company will take a pre-tax charge of up to $320 million, or $0.26 per share, in the second half of 2006, for write downs of the network assets, payments of early termination fees to airlines, and other costs related to shutting down the service."Over the last six years, we have invested substantial time, resources and technology in Connexion by Boeing," said Boeing Chairman, President and CEO Jim McNerney....

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Indonesia's Telkomsel Selects Ericsson's 3G/HSPA

PT Telekomunikasi Selular Indonesia (Telkomsel) selected Ericsson to provide its 3G/WCDMA network. In a three-year agreement, Ericsson will deliver 3G/WCDMA radio and core network, including HSPA, with deployment beginning immediately. The contract also includes three years of managed services, with Ericsson providing a comprehensive services offering including establishing, operating and managing the operations of Telkomsel's 3G network. The deal expands Ericsson's geographical footprint in Indonesia, which will cover 11 provinces: East Java,...

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Marvell Sees Slowdown Due to PC Market and Rollout of 802.11n

Marvell Technology Group revenue for its second fiscal quarter ended July 29, 2006 of $574.0 million, an increase of 47% over net revenue of $390.5 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2006 and a 10.1% sequential increase from net revenue of $521.2 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2007.All results reported are preliminary because Marvell is in the midst of a previously announced internal review by a special committee of its Board of Directors relating to the Company's historical stock option practices and related accounting matters....

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Marvell Integrates WiFi + Bluetooth on Single Chip

Marvell has begun sampling the first 90-nm CMOS, WLAN plus Bluetooth single chip solution for cellular handsets, battery-powered media players, portable gaming consoles, smartphones, PDAs and ultra-low-power computing platforms. The device, which has a footprint of under 80mm, integrates Bluetooth 2.0 EDR -- which is firmware upgradeable to Bluetooth 2.1 features -- and 802.11a/b/g subsystems on a single die allows fully optimized simultaneous dual radio operation and cooperative co-existence. The integrated multi- protocol security engine includes...

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China Mobile Reaches 274 Million Subscribers

In the first half of 2006, China Mobile added 25.775 million net new subscribers, increasing its total customer base to approximately 274 million. The company continues to add an average of over 4.29 million users per month. China Mobile also reported that its total usage volume reached 569,203 million minutes, average minutes of usage per user per month (MOU) reached 367 minutes, average revenue per user per month (ARPU) held steady at RMB88 (approximately...

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Firetide Supplies Wireless Mesh for Singapore National Stadium

Firetide supplied equipment for a wireless mesh network at the National Stadium in Singapore. The wireless network, provided by Singaporean distributor D-Synergy and installed by Internet Service Provider iCELL Network, served as a wireless infrastructure for the National Day Parade celebration at the stadium allowing video surveillance cameras and Wi-Fi access points to be deployed without cabling.The National Day Parade organizers did not want to invest in a permanent wired network since the National Stadium will soon be replaced with a new facility.The...

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Tropos Adds Smart Routing to Multi-Band MetroMesh Routers

Tropos Networks introduced a new family of MetroMesh routers featuring "smart routing" capabilities -- the ability to dynamically create multi-band paths through a mesh network. The first member of this new product family is the Tropos 5320 outdoor MetroMesh router, a dual-band Wi-Fi mesh router. The Tropos 5320 sports 802.11a and 802.11b/g radios, which can be used simultaneously to form both client and mesh connections. The Tropos 5320 is completely...

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MPEG LA Announces VC-1 License Terms

MPEG LA, which is an organization that provides one-stop technology patent licensing, announced that an initial group of essential patent holders have agreed on final terms of license to be included in the VC-1 Patent Portfolio License, expected to issue during 2006. The VC-1 essential patent holders currently include DAEWOO Electronics Corporation, France Telecom, societe anonyme, Fujitsu Limited, Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., LG Electronics Inc., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (Panasonic), Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Microsoft...

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Harmonic Supplies MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) Encoding for Spain's Jazztel

Jazztel, a leading telecommunications service provider in Spain, has deployed a Harmonic-based digital headend, including the DiviCom Electra 5000 MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) encoder, for its IP-based Jazztelia TV service. The Jazztel video headend was implemented in conjunction with Telindus, a leading European system integrator and Harmonic strategic partner. Initiated in March 2006, Jazztel's country-wide IPTV rollout includes standard definition broadcast television channels delivered via its ADSL2+ network. Jazztel operates a network of DSLAMs, overlaying...

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Sonus-Based Networks Surpass Half Trillion Minute Milestone

Sonus-based networks have carried more than half trillion minutes of IP-based voice traffic. Sonus Networks said this half trillion minute milestone demonstrates the rapid growth in IP traffic and the increasing migration by network operators globally to IP-based voice solutions. The company claims nearly 40% market share for carrier VoIP infrastructure, according to market researcher iLocus."The pace of deployments and migration of traffic onto IP-based voice solutions is continuing to accelerate. It took 5 years to reach the first 100 billion...

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DISH Network Expands to 30 HD Channels

EchoStar Communications' DISH Network satellite TV service has added its 30th HD channel - Food Network HD. EchoStar said its portfolio of HD content is a strategic differentiator for its nationwide service.http://www.dishnetwork....

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California Senate Committee Approves Video Franchise Bill

A bill that would establish a state-wide video franchise process was approved by the California Senate Appropriations Committee. The proposed legislation (Assembly Bill 2987) would make it easier for new entrants into the market. It would also guarantee that local communities continue to receive franchise fees consistent with those paid by incumbent cable companies. The bill has already received unanimous and bipartisan support in the Assembly (77-0) and the Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee (10-0). The bill is expected to...

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CBS to Stream Evening News Live over the Net

CBS will begin streaming its prime-time programs for free on the company's ad-supported broadband channel innertube starting in September. Episodes will be posted the morning following their initial Network broadcast.CBS also plans to simulcast its CBS Evening News online at the same time it is broadcast live. The move required renegotiating carriage agreements with its affiliate stations.In addition to the live simulcast, the CBS Evening News will also be available in two other ways. The complete broadcast may be viewed as an on-demand program...

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