European Commission Studies Network Resiliency

The European Commission is seeking feedback on how best to secure electronic networks against disruption from attack or natural hazards.A new study has identified a range of important issues for ensuring that future networks are sufficiently protected and resilient. The consequences of the failure of or criminal attack on a single network or sub-system could potentially be propagated more widely and faster than ever before. The study argues that protective measures need to be put in place to ensure that critical services and infrastructure are...

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Tropic Networks Exec Appointed to SCTE

Tropic Networks, the developer of "Wavelength Tracker" powered metro regional ROADM systems, announced that Joe Thomas, Director of Sales Engineering, has become the Vice President of the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers, (SCTE), Rocky Mountain Chapter, in Colorado. The SCTE is a professional organization that is dedicated to advancing the careers of cable telecommunications professionals and servicing the industry through professional development, information and standards. http://www.tropicnetworks.com http://www.scte.o...

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Tehuti Unveils 10GbE 10GBASE-T and Dual 10GBASE-CX4 Adapters

Tehuti Networks announced three new additions to its adapter reference design family: a 10GBASE-T single port NIC, a 10GBASE-T dual port NIC, and a 10GbE dual port CX4, low-profile server adapter. All adapters are based upon the newly released Tehuti Networks TN3016 host hardware offload controller. http://www.tehutinetworks....

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Navini Demos Smart Beamforming on Mobile WiMAX

Navini Networks demonstrated Smart beamforming on its "Ripwave" MX mobile WiMAX platform. Navini is applying the idea of beamforming to MIMO, delivering what it calls "Smart MIMO". The company said its combination of Smart beamforming and Smart MIMO enables "Smart WiMAX"."Beamforming and MIMO are complementary. Beamforming enhances the performance of both MIMO A and B and provides crucial uplink performance that MIMO does not. Furthermore, beamforming makes MIMO practical. Without beamforming, MIMO B performance in many situations is suboptimal...

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Firetide Teams with PRO 911 Systems for Metro Mesh, Surveillance

Firetide has signed an agreement with PRO 911 Systems, a systems integrator for wireless mesh networks and video surveillance systems. Under the deal, PRO 911 Systems will provide Firetide mesh nodes, wireless access points, and mobility controllers for municipal and public safety mesh networking customers. Applications include wireless communications, video surveillance, shoreline observation systems, underwater networks, and utility SCADA telemetry...

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Microsoft to Offer Vista Download Option

Microsoft will make Windows Vista and the 2007 Microsoft Office release available for direct download by consumers starting January 30. Windows Vista editions offered through Windows Marketplace are available in English only, in either 32-bit or 64-bit versions. Microsoft will also offer the ability to upgrade an existing edition of Windows Vista to a higher-grade edition by way of an online transaction. http://www.microsoft....

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Motorola Wins India's First UMTS Contract From MTNL

Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) has selected Motorola for the supply of a Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service (UMTS) cellular network for Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR). Under the agreement, which includes network deployment and maintenance services, MTNL will be expanding its GSM network by 2 million lines. Described as the first UMTS rollout in India, the UMTS network deployment will take place after the relevant regulatory authority of India has authorized spectrum allocation and appropriate licenses are obtained...

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JDSU Exceeds Revenue Guidance

JDSU boosted its earnings estimates for the quarter ended 31-Dec-2006, saying it now expects to exceed its previously issued revenue guidance of $332 to $352 million. Based on preliminary data, JDSU now expects to report 2007 second quarter revenue in the range of $360 to $365 million.The company said its Communications Test and Measurement segment performed particularly well during the quarter, benefiting from seasonal strength associated with customer spending patterns and improved execution relative to the previous quarter. Strong revenue growth...

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Chelsio Announces 10GBASE-T Adapters

Chelsio Communications has expanded its 10GigE portfolio with the introduction of 10Gb Ethernet adapter cards based on the new 10GBASE-T (IEEE 802.3an) standard interface for 10Gb transmission over Category 6 or Category 7 copper cabling. Chelsio is announcing two new 10Gb Ethernet cards, the S310e-BT storage adapter and the N310e-BT server adapter. Both cards offer a single dual-speed auto-negotiating 1GbE/10GbE port, and support the PCI-Express host bus interface. The dual speed feature allows an immediate upgrade of server interconnects to 10G,...

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AT&T Supplies Metro Ethernet for Southwest Business Corp.

AT&T was awarded a new contract by Southwest Business Corporation (SWBC) to connect the financial services company's new contact center with its corporate headquarters, both located in San Antonio. Under the three-year deal, AT&T will provide SWBC with AT&T OPT-E-MAN service, a switched Ethernet service that connects LANs within the same metropolitan area to create a consolidated communications system.http://www.att....

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France Telecom Unifies its Global R&D into Orange Labs Network

France Telecom has unified its global R&D activities under the banner of Orange Labs network.The Orange Labs network includes the 15 R&D laboratories in 7 countries (France, China, Japan, South Korea, United States, United Kingdom and Poland): each R&D site is integrated into its own geographic ecosystem, enabling it to leverage the technological advances and evolving user habits around the world. The network also integrates the Technocentre based in Chatillon and the Explocentre in Paris, which operate as nerve centers for all new...

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Sparkplug Raises $22.5 Million for Wireless BB Networks

Sparkplug, which operates wireless networks across eight states, has received $22.5 million in funding to drive expansion of the company's service areas throughout the Midwest and Southwestern United States. The company was formed last year as the result of the merger of three established companies: Sparkplug in Chicago, Prairie iNet in Des Moines, Iowa; and Telespectra in Phoenix. The company offers connection rates from 2Mbps to 200 Mbps.The funding was led by Ignition Partners, a venture capital firm based in Bellevue, Wash.; The Greenspun...

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Comcast Media Center Exceeds 200 Digital Channels

Denver-based Comcast Media Center (CMC), a business unit of Comcast Cable which provides content for cable system operators, announced new transport agreements for twenty-three additional channels. This brings its total portfolio to more than 200 channels.These twenty-three channels, which will travel aboard SES AMERICOM's 50-state AMC-4 satellite, bring to 54 the total number of east- and west-coast feeds for widely carried cable TV networks that have been added to the CMC's HITS platform of over 150 digital video and audio services. http://...

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Orange Launches Pikeo Photo Site

Orange launched Pikeo -- a free service where users can archive their photos online and share them with others by positioning them on a map of the world. The service is offered in French, English and Spanish. The idea was developed at the San Francisco Orange Labs as part of the NExT.com programme developed at the France Telecom Technocentre. http://www.pikeo....

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Canada's TELUS Selects Spirent for Triple Play Service Assurance

TELUS has selected Spirent Communications' to provide triple play service assurance solution to ensure quality of experience (QoE) for its customers. Specifically, Spirent's SmartSight solution, including SmartSight Central Operational System and IPMax probes, will be deployed throughout TELUS' network. These systems will enable TELUS to emulate the service quality on the customer's line prior to installation, thereby reducing overall installation time. http://www.spirent....

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Nuance Offers SIP-based Speech-enabled Auto Attendant

Nuance Communications introduced a turnkey, IP-based speech-enabled auto attendant solution for employee-to-employee communications. The SIP-based SpeechAttendant Internal Dialer solution is compatible with IP-based infrastructures from leading vendors such as Avaya, Cisco, Genesys and others. It enables employees to reach any person, department or location across the organization by simply dialing one number and saying a name. Organizations maintain a single inbound phone number powered by automated, speech-driven call routing. also allows employees...

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Siemens IT Solutions and Services Takes Form

Siemens Business Services, Inc. has been renamed Siemens IT Solutions and Services. The company will continue to provide a broad scope of IT services, including IT solutions, infrastructure outsourcing and the management and development of application software.The new Group Siemens IT Solutions and Services will be led globally by Dr. Christoph Kollatz who formerly headed up Siemens Business Services, while John McKenna remains head of North America operations. http://www.usa.siemens.com/it-soluti...

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NDS Supports IPTV Trial by KT and the C-CUBE Consortium

NDS supplied its Synamedia solution to protect digital content in an IPTV trial conducted by KT and the C-Cube consortium. The IPTV trial was concluded on December 31, 2006, and final technical evaluation will be submitted to the Ministry of Information and Communications and the Korean Broadcasting Commission for consideration.The IPTV service was successfully delivered to 270 households in Seoul and Yangyeong County, southeast of Seoul, protected by the NDS Synamedia solution. The service provided over 27 channels including high definition (HD)...

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