Infinera and Level 3 Demo 100 Gigabit Ethernet Long Haul Transmission

A demonstration conducted by Finisar, Infinera, Internet2, Level 3 Communications, and University of California at Santa Cruz successfully transmitted a 100GbE signal from Tampa, Florida to Houston, Texas, and back again, over ten 10 Gbps channels through the Level 3 network. The transmission used an Infinera-proposed specification for 100GbE across multiple links. A single Xilinx FPGA implemented this packet numbering scheme and electrically transmitted all ten signals to ten of Finisar's 10 Gbps XFP optical transceivers, which in turn converted...

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Mobidia Unveils Multimedia Performance Management for Wireless Carriers

Mobidia, a start-up based in Vancouver, Canada, introduced its ".wave" (dot wave) multimedia services product set that lets wireless operators control the quality and delivery of mobile content on both uplink and downlink. The system uses a Dynamic Multimedia Protocol (DMP) that is able to monitor, classify and manage each application and data type on the wireless network, along with its real-time requirements. The process enables TCP mediation and admission control, preventing TCP inefficiencies.Mobidia's .wave policy-, application-, link-, and...

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Conexant Debuts ADSL2plus Central Office Chipset

Conexant Systems introduced its ADSL2plus central office (CO) system-on-chip (SoC) solution featuring 16- and 24-port configurations. The company said its two new devices support all recent amendments to the ADSL2plus standards and are optimized for IPTV, video on demand (VOD), and high-definition television (HDTV) programming. Key features include:Enhanced Impulse Noise Protection (INP): Additional memory has been integrated into the chip to support INP, which facilitates the delivery of better quality video.Dual-latency with dual-interleaving:...

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TELUS Selects Widevine

Widevine Technologies was awarded a six-year agreement by TELUS to apply its video content protection technology across a number of platforms. TELUS offers a range of video products including downloadable multimedia content, cellular-based TELUS mobile TV and TELUS TV, an IPTV broadcast and video-on-demand service. Widevine will secure the delivery and consumption of content via set top boxes and PCs used by TELUS customers accessing these services. TELUS will also assess using the technology in its wireless devices such as cell phones. http:...

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Aktino Supports Amended VDSL2 Standard

At a meeting last week in Geneva, the ITU's standards group 15 (ITU-SG15) agreed to amend the VDSL2 (ITU-G.993.2) standard in order to enable greater deployment flexibility. The additional functionality is achieved through newly-defined flexible band plans that allow the modem to be configured for either asymmetric or symmetric rate services.Atkino hailed the news, saying it has advocated the merits of DMT (Discrete Multi-Tone) technology -- the basis for VDSL2 -- since its founding in 2003. "With this new functionality, VDSL2 is now positioned...

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NET to Show its High-Speed Switching Platform

Network Equipment Technologies will showcase its NX5010 platform, a next generation, high speed multi-service aggregation and switching platform, at this week's SuperComputing'06 in Tampa, Florida.The platform, which is initially targeted at government and financial customers, enables geographically dispersed data centers to connect and enables multiple components currently required to perform SAN to WAN communications to be replaced and collapsed into a single system. The platform was jointly developed by NET and Bay Microsystems.ttp://www.n...

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QUALCOMM Plans Single-Chip UMTS and HSDPA

QUALCOMM announced an expansion to its QUALCOMM Single Chip (QSC) family to include support for UMTS. The company will offer a device for WEDGE (WCDMA and GSM/GPRS/EDGE) and another device for HEDGE (HSDPA/WCDMA and GSM/GPRS/EDGE). Sampling is expected by Q3 2007. QUALCOMM said these two devices are world's first solutions to integrate a monolithic die -- with integrated radio transceiver, baseband modem and multimedia processor -- together with power management functionality into a single chip for WCDMA (UMTS) and HSDPA handsets. The complete...

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QUALCOMM and Motorola Expand Relationship Beyond CDMA2000

Motorola Mobile Devices has approved QUALCOMM's Mobile Station Modem (MSM) chipsets for incorporation into future UMTS handset designs. The agreement expands an existing partnership between the companies focused on CDMA2000.http://www.qualcomm.comhttp://www.motorola....

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Nortel Announces Deployments by ntl and Denmark's Sonofon

Nortel announced key European customer deployments by ntl Telewest and Sonofon A/S/ Financial terms were not disclosed.ntl Telewest, the UK's largest cable operator, is using Nortel's optical solution to deliver its triple-play of voice, video and data services to residential and enterprise customers. The deployment includes Nortel's DWDM platform and Nortel Global Services for managing current network traffic and helping deliver additional network capacity for quad-play services. The new solution comprises the Nortel Common Photonic Layer (CPL)...

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BigBand Networks and TVWorks Demo ETV

BigBand Networks and TVWorks, a joint-venture between Comcast and Cox focused on developing next- generation interactive cable technology and services, demonstrated enhanced television (ETV) capabilities as part of a series of interoperability testing at CableLabs headquarters.BigBand expanded the functionality of its Broadband Multimedia-Service Router (BMR to enable insertion of applications such as interactive advertising, TV-based eCommerce and interactive programming based on CableLabs' ETV specifications. BigBand's network equipment communicates...

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TI Releases Software Defined Radio Development Platform

Texas Instruments introduced a Small Form Factor Software Defined Radio (SDR) Development Platform targeted at the portable military communications market. The platform, developed in collaboration with Xilinx Inc. and other third parties, provides the entire signal chain hardware from antenna to baseband as well as a software board support package that supports a complete suite of software development tools in a single integrated development platform.http://www.ti.com/SD...

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A10 Networks Raises $9 Million for Identity Management System

A10 Networks, a start-up based in San Jose, California, raised $9 million in Series B funding for its enterprise IP-to-ID product.A10 Networks' "Smart" identity management system help businesses address regulatory compliance and security risks while reducing the complexity and costs of managing global networks. A10's IDsentrie product is a network appliance that combines Identity and Access Management (IAM) features.A10 Networks' new investors Enspire Capital, H&Q/Asian Pacific and Miven Ventures join existing investors Triton Ventures and...

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Economist Survey Finds Growing Maturity of Network Convergence

A global survey conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) for AT&T has found that 48 percent of businesses have already implemented IP convergence in all or most of their business, nearly twice the number recorded a year ago. In addition, the vast majority -- 84 percent -- of business leaders now recognize the centrality of convergence to their strategic IT and business goals, compared with only 45 percent in 2005.The Economist Intelligence Unit interviewed 395 global senior executives for the study.Almost three- quarters of respondents...

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European Commission Clears Nokia Siemens Networks

The European Commission approved the planned transaction to merge the Networks Business Group of Nokia and the carrier-related operations of Siemens into a new company -- Nokia Siemens Networks. The Commission concluded that the transaction would not significantly impede effective competition in the European Economic Area (EEA) or any substantial part of it.Specifically, the EC ruled that the main competitive impact of the proposed merger would be in the mobile network equipment sector, since Nokia has few activities in fixed-line telecommunications....

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Deutsche Telekom Names René Obermann as new CEO

One day after the resignation of Kai-Uwe Ricke, Deutsche Telekom named René Obermann as its new Chief Executive Officer. René Obermann, born in March 1963 in Düsseldorf, Germany, became a Member of the Board of Management of Deutsche Telekom AG, responsible for T-Mobile, in November 2002. Since December 11, 2002, he has also served as CEO of T-Mobile International AG.http://www.telekom...

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