Alcatel-Lucent Adds 48-port VDSL2 Line Card to ISAM

Alcatel-Lucent introduced a 48-port VDSL2 line card as part of Release 3.3 of its ISAM product family, a density especially important in space-constrained cabinets. This is a universal DSL card, which is backwards compatible with ADSL.Alcatel-Lucent's ISAM Release 3.3 products include the 7302 ISAM for central offices and its smaller form factor 7330 ISAM Fiber to the Node (FTTN) optimized for street cabinets. Through the same 48-port VDSL2 line card, services providers can support IPTV subscribers with VDSL2 plus existing ADSL users.The Alcatel-Lucent...

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Motorola Invests in GoTV Networks

Motorola Ventures has made an equity investment in GoTV Networks, a made-for-mobile television provider. Terms of the investment were not disclosed.GoTV Networks is the first made-for-mobile television network and studio group, which applies an on-demand model to allow consumers to select and watch up-to-the-minute news, sports, entertainment and other compelling content. GoTV programming is accessible on a broad range of wireless devices via monthly subscription through Cingular, the new AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel, Helio and Boost...

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QUALCOMM Plans Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB) -- 40 Mbps Down, 10 Mbps Up

QUALCOMM outlined its roadmap to "Ultra Mobile Broadband" delivered using its next-generation Cell Site Modem (CSM) CSM8900 and Mobile Data Modem chips. QUALCOMM will support the latest 3GPP2 UMB standard, expected to be finalized within the first half of this year. QUALCOMM is positioning the technology as an evolutionary upgrade within the family of CDMA2000 standards that can be deployed in existing or new spectrum allocations using scalable bandwidths up to 20 MHz.QUALCOMM said UMB technology incorporates the benefits of OFDMA, CDMA and other...

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Sonus Acquires Zynetix for GSM Softswitch

Sonus Networks will acquire privately-held Zynetix Ltd, which developed and IP-based voice switch for GSM networks. Under the deal, Sonus will pay approximately $13 million in cash and stock for Zynetix. The acquisition is expected to close by the second week of April 2007. Zynetix's newly developed IP-based GSM solutions are based on 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) architecture. The software- based solutions leverage the ubiquity of GSM handsets to provide enhanced services to end users. Unlike traditional Soft-Mobile Switching Centers...

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Verizon Business Boosts Backbone to 40 Gbps on Key Route

Verizon Business is boosting the capacity of its ultra long haul (ULH) all-optical network from 10 Gbps line rate to 40 Gbps in the high-traffic corridor between New York and Washington, D.C. The fourfold increase in ULH capacity will start in Q2, with similar increases planned for additional key routes throughout the year."Transmission of 40 Gbps at 80 wavelengths provides quick response to customer demands for bandwidth. As a result, customers will see new standards of service delivery, performance and reliability," said Fred Briggs, executive...

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Verizon to Begin GPON Rollout

Verizon will begin deploying GPON access equipment from Alcatel-Lucent in its FTTP network, making it the first major telecommunications company in the US to deploy the technology. Verizon plans to roll out GPON first to a group of customers in Lewisville, Texas, early in the second quarter, and then to a group of customers in Kirklyn, Pa., over the summer. At the successful conclusion of the initial deployments, plans for wider expansion of the...

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Tekelec and HP Partner on IMS-based Multimedia Services

Tekelec announced an agreement with HP to accelerate the deployment of multimedia services based on the IP multimedia subsystem (IMS).The solution includes IMS core network infrastructure, service enablers, operational and business support system linkages and application service offerings that enable the delivery of subscriber-centric services spanning wireless, wireline and broadband networks.IMS core network elements in the solution include the following:Call state control function (CSCF) and home subscriber server (HSS)Service enablers such...

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Teknovus and Cavium Collaborate on EPON Home Gateway

Teknovus, which supplies Gigabit Ethernet Passive Optical Network (G-EPON) chipsets, and Cavium Networks, which offers dedicated processors intelligent networking and security applications, are collaborating on an integrated EPON home gateway.The joint EPON home gateway reference design provides carrier-class media and management features and performance by combining Cavium Networks' OCTEON MIPS64 processor with Teknovus' EPON ONU chip. The OCTEON processor with integrated intelligent hardware acceleration is designed to meet the parameters of...

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TeliaSonera Deploys Motorola UMA-Enabled Voice Gateway

Motorola announced the commercial launch of its Residential Seamless Mobility Gateway -- the Motorola RSGu3502 -- supporting Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) technology. TeliaSonera will deploy the UMA-enabled gateway for fixed-mobile voice convergence services. UMA-based service will enable lower-cost calls with better coverage and higher capacity in the home where WLAN access is present. FMC also promises a seamless mobile experience when moving in and out of the home using a single device, single number, contacts book, voicemail, and bill. The...

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NTT Unveils Dual-Mode Optical Fiber

NTT Photonics Laboratories introduced a Dual-Mode Fiber (DMF) that functions as both multi-mode and single-mode optical fiber. Up until now, businesses have had to choose between single-mode or multi-mode optical fiber for their data transmission and data center needs. NTT said its Dual-Mode Fiber eliminates the need for expensive system upgrades by functioning as both multi-mode fiber and single-mode fiber. At the outset, when businesses transmission demands are low, Dual-Mode Fiber can be installed and used as multi-mode fiber at a lower cost...

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Cisco Adds 3G Wireless to Its Integrated Services Routers

Cisco has added a 3G wireless connectivity option to its integrated services router, enabling service providers to offer 3G wireless connectivity to enterprise branch office customers demanding the highest-availability for their WANs. Four leading mobile network operators -- AT&T, Sprint, Telefónica Móviles España and Verizon Wireless -- have trialed Cisco's new 3G Wireless WAN High-Speed Interface Card (HWIC) solution for their enterprise customers. Separate cards are available for GSM and CDMA. Cisco also announced new capabilities that...

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Corrigent Releases New Packet Transport Switch

Corrigent Systems introduced its CM-4000 Packet Transport Switch (PTS) series designed for scalable end-to-end delivery of packet and TDM services over a single, converged transport infrastructure. The new platform is a universal transport solution for delivering any traffic mix, from 100% circuit-based TDM to 100% Ethernet services with high cost efficiency.Corrigent is offering two versions of switch (the CM-4314 and CM-4206) with full, non-blocking...

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FCC Amends Pricing Obligations in AT&T/BellSouth Merger

The FCC decided to revise one of the conditions imposed on the merger between AT&T and BellSouth. Specifically, the FCC will require AT&T post-merger to comply with the pricing obligations of certain Special Access Conditions regardless of the pricing decisions of other incumbent local exchange carriers (LECs). Second, the FCC will reduce the duration of this Special Access Condition from 48 months to 39 months. http://www.fcc....

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