Psytechnics Raises $20 Million for its Quality of Experience (QoE) Assessment Tools

Psytechnics, a start-up headquartered in Ipswich, UK with US offices in Boston, closed a new round of funding bringing total capital raised to over $20 million. The company specializes in solutions for Quality of Experience (QoE) assessment for mobile, fixed and converged network service providers.Psytechnics' products provid real-time, per-session measurement of end user experience for rapid detection and resolution of service affecting issues....

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PMC-Sierra's PALADIN 20 Targets Remote Radio Head Architecture

PMC-Sierra introduced its third generation Digital Predistortion (DPD) solution targeting next gen wireless equipment designed for Remote Radio Head (RRH) deployments. RRH promises to significantly lower the cost of 3G network rollouts by reducing power requirements for base stations and thereby eliminating the need for expensive air-conditioned housing. PMC-Sierra's new PM7820 PALADIN 20 device, which offers full software compatibility with its...

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Spirent Adds 10GbE X2 Interface for Enterprise Switch Testing

Spirent Communications announced new test solutions to help network equipment manufacturers of 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) switches and routers. Spirent now offers 10GbE copper and fiber interfaces on a single test module. The solution provides twenty-four ports of GigE and two ports of 10-Gigabit Ethernet. The new MSA-1001A Two port 10GbE test Module with X2 interfaces starts at $70,000 US List price.Spirent said equipment vendors are seeing high growth rates in blade switches and stackable Gigabit Ethernet switches that have two or four 10GbE...

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Riverbed Launches New WAN Optimization Appliances

Riverbed Technology introduced three new "Steelhead" WAN optimization appliances that deliver high scalability and acceleration for up to one million simultaneous connections at 4 Gbps throughput. The latest release of the Riverbed Optimization System (RiOS), version 3.0, supports QoS enforcement for all traffic types, including TCP, VoIP, video, and any other forms of UDP.The Steelhead appliances, which sit at both ends of a WAN connection, optimize...

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Verizon Launches Free "PlayLinc" Games Messenger

Verizon began offering a free "PlayLinc" service that provides gamers with an integrated interface for voice, instant messaging and access to free public servers. Essentially, PlayLinc is a free games messenger with VOIP tools. It also allows players to host games on their own PCs and invite friends to private Internet gaming sessions.PlayLinc can be used with any broadband connection, but Verizon said its fiber-based FiOS Internet service will...

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XO Deploys Fixed Broadband Wireless in Nine U.S. Cities

XO Communications announced its first significant market deployments of fixed broadband wireless in nine metropolitan markets -- Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, San Diego, Tampa and Washington, DC.The deployments are the first in a series of markets nationwide in which XO plans to utilize fixed broadband wireless technology through a partnership with its sister company, Nextlink, the nation's largest holder of Local Multipoint Distribution System (LMDS) spectrum with licenses in 75 metropolitan markets.XO is using LMDS fixed...

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QUALCOMM Introduces Single-Chip CDMA Solution for Low-Cost Handsets

QUALCOMM introduced a single-chip solution for low-cost CDMA2000 handsets aimed at emerging markets worldwide. The design integrates baseband modem, RF transceiver, power management and system memory into a single chip. QUALCOMM said the chip reduces the number of discrete components required, reduces bill-of-materials costs and delivers board-area savings of more than 50%. Key features include downloadable polyphonic ringtones and color displays.http://www.qualcomm.comhttp://www.cdmatech.com/singlec...

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Atheros Adds Network Processor and Debuts 802.11n Chipset with 2x2 MIMO

Atheros Communications launched its first family of network processors, the AR7100, targeting triple-play wireless APs and routers. Key features of the Atheros network processors include a high-performance MIPS-based processor core; a 33/66 MHz PCI interface; dual Ethernet ports for LAN and WAN connectivity; a high- speed 32-bit DDR memory controller to support high-bandwidth applications; and on-chip cache memory. The NPUs also offer dual USB 2.0...

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KPN Selects Alcatel/Lucent for All IP Network

KPN, the incumbent operator in the Netherlands, selected Lucent Technologies to manage the deployment and integration of KPN's All IP Next Generation Network (NGN), based on IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) service architecture. Lucent will serve as prime integrator in the migration of KPN's existing services and customers to the new All IP network, which will support multimedia services across the nation. KPN has earlier announced that it will be spending...

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Consolidated Communications Launches IPTV in Texas

Consolidated Communications, the 17th largest local telephone company in the United States, launched its IPTV service in Conroe and Katy, Texas, offering 157 local and premium digital channels and over 1000 hours of movies on-demand. Consolidated serves approximately 239,000 local access lines and 46,000 DSL accounts.http://www.consolidated....

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MoCA Certifies ONTs from Motorola and Tellabs

The Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA-TM) has certified Optical Network Terminal (ONT) triple-play fiber-to-the-home terminals from Motorola, Inc. and Tellabs. These devices, the first ONTs to be certified by MoCA, convert optical signals, delivered over a passive optical network (PON) on fiber, into electrical signals that are sent to a homeowner's entertainment devices. MoCA technology, embedded in the ONT, enables triple-play content, including...

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Google Launches Hosted Communications Services for Businesses

Google began offering a set of business communications services, including email, messaging, calendaring and other web-based applications, aimed at small businesses that "the hassle of installing and maintaining software or hardware.""Google Apps for Your Domain" allows a company to customize the user interface with their own branding and color scheme. Over time, Google will offer versions of Google Apps for Your Domain that are oriented toward the needs of a variety of organizations, from family websites and community groups to non-profits and...

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