TI Offers Three-core DSP for W-CDMA Base Stations

Texas Instruments introduced a single-chip, three-core DSP, running at 1GHz per core, targeted toward Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA) base stations.The 3GHz-performing TMS320TCI6488 device is based on TI's TMS320C64x+ platform. The processing power of the C64x+ DSP provides dynamic support of both voice and data transmission with extremely low latency. For example, in High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) applications, the TCI6488 can support 48 users per device in a macro base station system.http://www.ti....

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TI Debuts Single-Chip 802.11n, Bluetooth 2.1 and FM

Texas Instruments announced two new devices built on the company's leading DRP single-chip technology designed to drive affordable WLAN, Bluetooth and FM technologies into mass market handsets. The first product is WiLink 6.0, a single chip that integrates a complete offering of mobile WLAN, Bluetooth and FM, with support for IEEE draft 802.11n. The second product is the BlueLink 7.0 solution, the latest version of TI's BlueLink Bluetooth single-chip family that integrates Bluetooth and FM. The FM functionality in both devices delivers FM transmit...

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NewStep Supplies FMC Platform for BT Corporate Fusion Service

BT is using NewStep Networks' CSN30 Fixed-Mobile Convergence (FMC) solution for its premise-based FMC service, which combines Wi-Fi, cellular, corporate directories and PBX functionality. The NewStep platform seamlessly transfers calls between cellular and Wi-Fi networks. BT is currently trialing the platform with a large local government organisation in the U.K., and will shortly announce further trials in the UK and Europe. BT expects to launch the service in the UK initially, followed by a phased roll-out across BT's international footprint.In...

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Akamai to Acquire Netli for Application Acceleration

Akamai Technologies agree to acquire Netli, a global service provider that specializes in accelerating applications and content over the Internet. Under the deal, Akamai will acquire all of the outstanding equity of Netli in exchange for approximately 3.2 million shares of Akamai common stock, subject to certain closing adjustments.Netli, which is based in Mountain View, California, offers a "NetLightning" service that provides high availability, secure, transparent access to Web applications with global sub-second response times. The service...

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snom Updates is Business IP Desk Phone

snom technology AG introduced a new IP business phone that features a larger display area with built in greyscales to provide users with a clearer view and allow for more information on the screen. An expanded memory capacity enables the phone to support more applications, such as presence indication and presence displays of other users. The snom 370 can support several audio devices simultaneously such as the handset, headset and loudspeaker. The...

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D-Link Ships 3G-Connected WiFi Router

D-Link unveiled a family of 3G mobile broadband wireless routers to create a 802.11g/b-compatible wireless hotspot anywhere within range of a cellular network. By plugging a compatible 3G notebook adapter into the D-Link 3G Mobile Router's built-in card bus slot, users can get immediate access to EV-DO, UMTS or HSDPA networks. The D-Link router can then share this signal via 802.11g/b Wi-Fi technology to notebooks, PCs or other Wi-Fi-enabled devices....

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Nominum Optimizes DNS for Wireless Quality of Experience

Nominum announced its entry into the wireless telecommunications sector with enhancements to its DNS foundation engines. These include:DNS cache pre-fetching -- Nominum's new proprietary 'smart algorithm' re-fetches DNS information just prior to it expiring in the cache. By pre-fetching DNS information before it expires, networks are more responsive and thus capable of supporting users as they load Web sites with rich and distributed content -- for example social networking or Web 2.0 sites.DNS upstream optimization -- Nominum's DNS servers have...

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AudioCodes Reports Q4 Revenue of $42 Million

AudioCodes reported Q4 2006 revenue of $42.6 million compared to $40.1 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 and $30.6 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2005. Fourth quarter revenues grew 6.2% sequentially and increased 39.1% compared to the fourth quarter of 2005. Net income was $671 thousand, or $0.02 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2006."While overall revenues in 2006 grew over 27% compared to 2005, our networking business continued to show stronger year-over-year growth of over 40% as rising demand for our media...

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TI Announces Carrier Infrastructure Platform

Texas Instruments introduced a new DSP-based carrier infrastructure platform, including silicon, software and reference designs, aimed at switches and gateways for fixed, cable and mobile service providers. The silicon architecture expands on TI's VoIP infrastructure products, offering greater density and the ability to support a greater breadth of applications, like video processing. Target applications include multimedia/3G services within an...

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Meraki Raises $5 Million in Seed Funding for Consumer Wireless Mesh

Meraki Networks, a start-up based in Mountain View, California, raised $5 million in Series A funding, led by Sequoia Capital. The Meraki team is developing low-cost, easy-to-install and use, wireless mesh technology that enables consumers to cover their homes, apartment complexes and entire communities with wireless Internet access immediately. Meraki offers an 802.11 b/g wireless router that simply plugs into a wall outlet and an Internet connection. There are indoor and weatherproof, outdoor versions of the Meraki Mini. Meraki's products are...

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AudioCodes Adds Video to IMS-compliant Media Server

AudioCodes has added video capabilities into its IPmedia family of IMS-compliant Media Servers (MRFP's in IMS terminology). Audiocodes said the newly introduced video capabilities will enable service providers and network equipment providers (NEPs) the ability to provide integrated video and audio services such as video conferencing, video messaging over multimedia messaging service (MMS) and downloading of video clips and content. It will also allow offering person-to-person and service-to-person video streaming of content among other potential...

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Sophos Launches its NAC 3.0 Product

Sophos introduced its NAC 3.0 platform, a network access control (NAC) solution for protecting against threats posed by unsecured computers. Sophos NAC 3.0 combines assessment and reporting tools with comprehensive policy enforcement capabilities. Organizations can ensure security compliance even before users connect to the enterprise network whether they are logging on by LAN, remote, wired, wireless, managed or unmanaged endpoints. Some key functions include:Predefined assessments covering more than 350 security applications and more than 600...

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AT&T Adds Visual Monitoring Tool to Hosting Service

AT&T has added a new dashboard feature to its Enterprise Hosting Service that gives network and applications managers a holistic view of the current health of their hosted environments through advanced graphical monitoring capabilities. AT&T also introduced an enhanced report generator for producing reports on server use that provides a new level of dynamic business intelligence. Both features can be accessed through AT&T's "BusinessDirect" customer portal.Additionally, AT&T announced an expansion of its supported certified library...

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Firetide Expands its Wireless Mesh Solutions in China

Firetide, a developer multi-service wireless mesh networking technology, reported the rapid uptake of it solutions in China, where it has multiple projects underway, ranging from large scale Wi-Fi networks to mobile video surveillance systems.The Los Gatos, California-based company recently opened sales offices in Beijing and it has signed over nine business partners in the country, including BoCo, Copia, Castel, AVSun, Beijing Hong Ye Xing, Beijing You Bang Ke Lin, NetCare, Essense Digital, and Synergy IT.Working with CapInfo, Hunan Copote, FSP,...

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Meriton and Tpack to Deliver Ethernet Tunnel Switching Capability

Meriton Networks is working with TPACK, a developer of Carrier Ethernet technology based in Denmark, to build advanced packet gateway products that will be integrated into the Meriton Carrier Ethernet Transport (CET) solution. The companies are collaborating to add Carrier Ethernet Tunnel Switching to the Meriton 7200 OSP (Optical Switching Platform). The result will be an Intelligent Ethernet Gateway (IEG) that will be an optional component of the 7200 OSP. The first Ethernet tunnel technology to be supported by Meriton and TPACK will be Provider...

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Meriton Enters Carrier Ethernet Transport Market

Meriton Networks is enhancing its 7200 Optical Switching Platform with new Optical-Ethernet capabilities aimed at the emerging Carrier Ethernet Transport (CET) market -- the goal is to combine the simplicity and cost-effectiveness of native Ethernet with the reliability and power of WDM. The strategy is being driven by an increasing need to switch Gigabit Ethernet traffic, end-to-end, across an entire network, for instance, from a video server farm...

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