Ixia Enables IMS Control Plane and Load Testing

Ixia announced new VoIP and IMS testing capabilities that enable equipment manufacturers and operators to qualify IMS infrastructure as well as conduct more extensive VoIP interoperability testing.The new IxVoice 4.10 release adds the capability to emulate the HSS (Home Subscriber Server) as well as support for SIP Sigcomp for testing Call Service Control Functions (CSCF). CSCFs are the core of the IMS control structure and ensuring their functionality...

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World Wide Packets Announces LightningEdge

World Wide Packets introduced its LightningEdge 135B (LE-135B), an Ethernet access platform with integrated VoIP technology from Mediatrix. The LE-135B leverages World Wide Packets' LightningEdge Operating System (LE-OS) as well as the Mediatrix 0124 for enhanced VoIP services. It supports advanced carrier class features such as guaranteed and explicit Quality of Service ("hard" QoS) and rapid restoration of services in case of network or equipment problems. It also has advanced security to protect the edge of the network and the ability to interoperate...

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CyOptics to Acquire Apogee Photonics for 10/40 Gbps Lasers

CyOptics agreed to acquire Apogee Photonics, a leading supplier of laser sources for the 10 Gbps and emerging 40 Gbps markets. Terms of the transaction are not disclosed.The acquisition extends CyOptics' high-speed source laser capabilities and positions CyOptics an extensive portfolio of InP-based transmit and receive optical chips and components for telecommunications and data communications applications. Apogee Photonics manufacturers high-speed lasers and offers a broad portfolio of short and long reach products. Apogee Photonics' 10 Gbps...

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NexTone, Cantata, Pactolus Offer SIP-Based Prepaid Solution

NexTone, Cantata and Pactolus are offering a Calling Card and Voice over Broadband (VoBB) service solution that combines Pactolus' SIPWare Calling Card and VoBB service offerings, NexTone's Multiprotocol Session Exchange (MSX) product with integrated SBC functionality, and Cantata's IMG 1010 Media Gateway. NexTone's Lab confirms that the solution has established end-to-end interoperability for Pactolus' prepaid SIPware application and its BBTel application with NexTone products. The companies said they are working jointly with several IP carrier...

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Verso and Navini Team on Voice-over-WiMAX

Verso Technologies and Navini Networks have formed a partnership to globally market VoIP solutions to the Mobile WiMAX sector by introducing Class 5 telephony features to WiMAX networks. The alliance will provide both companies with mutual visibility and access to emerging VoIP over WiMAX opportunities in their respective niches.The Navini and Verso alliance will bring the Verso MetroNet VoIP Overlay solution (an open standards, cost-effective next generation softswitch platform) to WiMAX access infrastructure enabled by Navini.The combined solution...

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MetaSwitch Supplies Distributed Softswitch in Dominican Republic

Tricom, which serves over 600,000 lines and operates the largest cable system in the Dominican Republic, selected MetaSwitch's distributed softswitch solution -- including the CA9020 call agent, UC9000 application server, and several MG3510 media gateways -- to update its infrastructure across the Caribbean and the United States. http://www.metaswitch....

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Mediterranean Nautilus Selects Alcatel-Lucent

Mediterranean Nautilus, a broadband network service provider owned by Telecom Italia Sparkle, selected Alcatel-Lucent for a DWDM submarine project in the Mediterranean Sea. Under the terms of a turnkey, multi-million EURcontract, Alcatel-Lucent will upgrade and extend the existing submarine network which began service in 2001. The network links Italy, Greece, Turkey and Israel. http://www.alcatel-lucent....

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AT&T U-verse Extends MobiTV Programming to Customer PCs

AT&T announced the availability of AT&T U-verse OnTheGo, a new premium service that will allow its U-verse customers to view live television on a PC using any broadband Internet connection. AT&T U-verse OnTheGo is delivered under an existing agreement between AT&T and MobiTV. AT&T U-verse OnTheGo subscribers can access nearly 30 channels, several of which feature live programming -- including The Weather Channel and Bloomberg Television, among others. In the future, AT&T U-verse OnTheGo will also feature U-verse content...

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Ikanos Supplies its Fusiv Processors for Innomedia's Residential Gateways

InnoMedia, a leading supplier broadband access and telephony gear, will use Ikanos Communications' Fusiv Vx150 network processors in its next generation VoIP-enabled residential gateways. The Fusiv Vx150 is designed to integrate full chain voice processing, signaling and network protocol processing on a single chip to support development of VoIP-enabled residential gateways. http://www.ikanos.com http://www.innomedia....

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JDSU Offers Optical Component Environmental Test System for FTTx

JDSU introduced its Optical Component Environmental Test System (OCETS) Plus for optical component qualification testing, including the a large-scale automated test system capable of repeatable return loss measurements up to 70dB. The solution can be used for system production and qualification of FTTx components.With over 420 test ports now supported (more than double earlier versions), OCETS Plus runs on JDSU EasyOCETS software that enables streamlined test set-up, monitoring, graphing, and database interfacing of up to twelve 32-port PON splitters....

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Microsoft, Fox, NBC/Universal Team on Video Portal

News Corp. and NBC Universal are working with Microsoft and AOL to launch a consumer video portal to challenge Google's YouTube. The venture expects to be up by summer. http://www.microsoft.com http://www.aol....

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Global IP Solutions Releases Video Codec with Two-Way Capabilities

Global IP Solutions (GIPS) released its new LSVX video codec, which delivers real-time two-way, high-quality video. GIPS LSVX is incorporated into VoiceEngine Multimedia. The GIPS multimedia package improves the way audio and video soft phones are implemented, by providing a framework for both video and voice soft phones and advanced techniques to handle jitter, packet loss, CPU and bandwidth constraints on multiple platforms. http://www.gipscorp.com/l...

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Former FCC Chairman Joins Cisco's Board

Cisco announced the appointment of Michael K. Powell to its board of directors.Michael K. Powell, 43, spent over seven years as an FCC Commissioner, and was Chairman of the FCC from January 2001 to March 2005. Before being named an FCC Commissioner in 1997, Mr. Powell was Chief of Staff of the Antitrust Division in the Department of Justice. http://www.cisco.comIn August 2005, Providence Equity Partners, a private venture capital firm, has hired Michael K. Powell, former Chairman of the FCC, as a senior advis...

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FCC Examines Access Rules for Video Services in Apartments

The FCC is examining the need for new rules relating to the use of exclusive contracts for the provision of video services to multiple dwelling units (MDUs) or other real estate developments. The FCC said it is seeking to foster greater competition in the market for the delivery of multichannel video programming. Specifically, the FCC is seeking comment on:the current environment for service providers attempting to obtain access to MDUs or other real estate developments, including the use of exclusive contracts. the impact of exclusive contracts...

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FCC Classifies Wireless Broadband as an Information Service

The FCC declared that wireless broadband Internet access service is an information service under the Communications Act -- putting it on the same regulatory footing as other broadband services, such as cable modem service, wireline broadband (DSL) Internet access service, and Broadband over Power Line (BPL). Wireless broadband Internet access service is defined as a service that uses spectrum, wireless facilities, and wireless technologies to provide...

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FCC to Open Net Neutrality Inquiry, Seeking Public Comment

The FCC voted to open an inquiry into Net Neutrality issues, postponing any decision on whether the market for broadband services should be further regulated.In its 2005 Internet Policy Statement, the FCC announced four principles to encourage broadband deployment and to preserve and promote the open and interconnected nature of the public Internet. The new inquiry seeks information on the behavior of broadband market participants, including: How...

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