NewStep Introduces FMC for Small Carriers and Enterprises

NewStep Networks, a spin-out from Bell Canada that was established in 2003, unveiled its CSN30 fixed-mobile convergence platform for enterprises and small carrier environments with up to 30,000 subscribers. The company already offers an FMC platform for larger deployments.Both platforms converge services across diverse networks to enable subscribers to have a single number, single voicemail, simultaneous ringing across multiple phones, and other...

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Alcatel Releases TISPAN-compliant IMS Solution

Alcatel announced commercial availability of an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) solution that complies with the functionality outlined by ETSI TISPAN standards for fixed, mobile and converged networks. The solution enables the delivery of advanced IP multimedia services, such as VoIP, push-to-talk, multimedia conferencing, presence-based communication, and other interactive applications with a guaranteed quality of service. The solution also enables the control of media-rich SIP sessions between terminals and devices over any fixed or mobile access...

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Telefónica Latin America Selects Alcatel

Telefónica has selected Alcatel to provide solutions for its access, Metro Ethernet, IP edge and optical transport networks in Latin America. This award follows the recently announced selection of Alcatel to support Telefónica's broadband network transformation in Spain. Financial terms were not disclosed.For broadband access, Alcatel will provide its 7302 Intelligent Services Access Manager (ISAM).For the Metro Ethernet and IP edge network, Alcatel...

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Telchemy Launches IPTV/IP Videoconferencing Performance Monitoring Software

Telchemy released an upgraded version of its VQmon/SA-VM solution for IPTV and IP Videoconferencing performance monitoring. The software can be integrated into IP Set Top Boxes, Residential Gateways, IPTV probes and analyzers, and a wide range of core network and customer premise equipment.The VQmon/SA-VM system now reports the new "TVQM" - Telchemy Video Quality Metrics, which combines transport quality, video stream quality and perceptual quality...

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AudioCodes Launches Transcoding Resource Blade Products

AudioCodes introduced its Transcoding Resource Blade (TRB) family as part of its IPmedia product line, adding a number of enhanced performance features that enable complex wireline and wireless transcoding processing required in IP Multi-media Subsystem (IMS) architecture and other VoIP implementations.The TRB products support IP to IP conversion of a wide range of standard and low bit-rate (LBR) coders, including: G.711, G.726, G.727, G.723.1, G.729.a, iLBC, GSM-FR, GSM-EFR, AMR and others. In addition to voice coders, the TRB family also supports...

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Y-E Data Develops 4-port UWB Hub with Wisair

Y-E Data, part of the Yaskawa Electric Group, is developing a UWB wireless hub based on Wisair's silicon and reference design. four-port wireless hub is designed to seamlessly replace any wireline USB connection with a wireless connection. USB devices such as printers, scanners, remote hard disks, and digital cameras can plug into the UWB hub, which can be placed anywhere in the room. Data is transmitted wirelessly from the hub to a PC or notebook via a dongle that is plugged into the PC's USB port.http://www.wisair.comhttp://www.yedata....

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Colt Upgrades European Fiber Network with Nortel's DWDM

COLT has boosted the capacity of its pan-European fiber network using optical technology from Nortel. Specifically, COLT is using Nortel's Common Photonic Layer (CPL) technology and its Optical Multiservice Edge 6500 platform with wavelength tunable lasers and electronic compensation for fiber dispersion.http://www.nortel....

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Nortel Shows IPTV, IMS Services over WiMAX

At this week's WiMAX World trade show in Boston, Nortel is showcasing real-time, multimedia IPTV and IMS services over a live high-speed, 4G WiMAX network. The demo shows a 4 Mbps video stream delivered over WiMAX, along with a click-to-call capability that enables viewers to make VoIP calls using IMS.http://www.nortel....

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Tennessee Telco Upgrades with Occam's BLC 6000

Ben Lomand Telephone Co-op, Inc., one of Tennessee's largest independent operating companies (IOCs), has selected Occam Networks' BLC 6000 to upgrade its access network. Ben Lomand built out half of its geographic territory with Next Level Communications equipment, but concerns over the future evolution of that equipment caused them to reconsider their deployment plans. The carrier has purchased approximately 50 of Occam's BLC 6252 blades, and plans to deploy many more as it upgrades seven new networks. Ben Lomand will soon trial Occam's BLC...

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Spirent Supports MultiService Forum's GMI 2006 Event

Spirent Communications will contribute expertise, test solutions and methodologies to every test scenario at five locations across three continents for the MultiService Forum's (MSF) Global MSF Interoperability (GMI) event. The GMI 2006 event will demonstrate multi-vendor interoperability of Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC) services using the IMS framework. The event is intended to be the catalyst to move IMS beyond the hype and into active deployment. Five of the world's top carriers are collaborating with the MSF to host this globally networked...

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BelAir's WiMAX Mesh Roadmap to Expand to 802.16e

BelAir Networks outlined its strategy and product roadmap for its WiMAX mesh portfolio. The company currently utilizes 802.16d WiMAX radio modules operating in the 2.3GHz and 2.5GHz bands. These modules fit in its BelAir100 and BelAir200 mesh nodes and have been deployed by current spectrum holders for mesh backhaul between nodes. In June of this year, BelAir's module became the first and only FCC-certified WiMAX mesh product. BelAir now plans...

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STB Vendors Show Boxes for Microsoft TV IPTV

At Broadband World Forum Europe in Paris, Cisco Systems, Motorola, Philips and Tatung unveiled advanced system-on-a-chip (SoC) set-tops for the Microsoft IPTV Edition software platform.Cisco IP set-top models, which will be deployed by customers including AT&T, support experience-enhancing features such as high-definition TV, DVR, integrated home networking over coax and user-friendly displays. Cisco offers models that include silicon from both...

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Siemens Supplies 40 Gbps Optical Transmission for Retelit

Italy's Retelit S.p.A. awarded a contract to Siemens to supply its Surpass hiT 7300 based on DWDM platforms. As a result, the transmission capacity will be increased up to 40 Gbps per wavelength, offering a maximum capacity of 1.6 Tbps per fiber. Siemens will deliver Retelit's DWDM-based fiber optic transmission network as a turnkey solution. Financial terms were not disclosed.The Retelit network spans 6,034 km, of which 1,431 km are in urban...

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SAMSUNG Launches 10 Megapixel EVDO Phone

Samsung launched the industry's first 10 megapixel camera phone -- a CDMA 2000 1X EVDO (800 MHz) model for the Korean market that will initially be priced at about $900. Samsung's 10 megapixel camera phone (SCH-B600) is 6mm thinner and 10g lighter than the 7 megapixel camera phone (SCH-V770) and sets itself apart from its previous megapixel camera phones by combining mobile TV capability with satellite Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB).The camera...

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Alcatel Debuts New Ethernet/MPLS Routing Platforms

Alcatel introduced two new platforms: a twelve-slot, 400 Gbps version of its 7450 Ethernet Service Switch (ESS), and a four-slot, 9 Gbps version of its 7710 Service Router (SR), which was launched in March 2006. The new twelve-slot Alcatel 7450 ESS is a carrier class, Ethernet/MPLS routing platform for high-bandwidth video aggregation in service provider networks. Key features include Alcatel's non-stop routing and non-stop service delivery capabilities....

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