China Mobile selects Alcatel-Lucent's Metro Optical

Beijing Mobile and Guangdong Mobile, two subsidiaries of China Mobile selected Alcatel-Lucent's optical solution to enhance mobile service delivery in the municipality of Beijing and the province of Guangdong. The deployments are based on the company's 1678 Metro Core Connect (MCC) and data-aware Optical Multi-Service Node (OMSN) systems. The Alcatel-Lucent 1350 management suite will supervise the new equipment. Financial terms were not disclosed. http://www.alcatel-lucent....

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Telkom South Africa Deploys Alvarion's WiMAX

Telkom SA Ltd., the incumbent operator in South Africa, has selected Alvarion's BreezeMAX 3.5 GHZ to roll out WiMAX networks. The first deployments are taking place in the highly urbanized province of Gauteng and along the coastal regions of the country. SAAB Grintek serves as Alvarion's local partner. Financial terms were not disclosed. http://www.alvarion....

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PMC-Sierra Posts Revenue of $104 Million, up 2%

PMC-Sierra reported Q1 revenue of $103.7 million, an increase of 2% compared with $101.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2006 and 18% higher than in the first quarter of 2006. The revenues in the first quarter of 2007 included revenues related to the acquisitions of both the Avago storage semiconductor business and the Passave Fiber To The Home business. There was a net loss of $15.8 million (GAAP diluted loss per share of $0.07) compared with a GAAP net loss in the fourth quarter of 2006 of $42.2 million (GAAP loss per share of $0.20)."In the...

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SanDisk and Qimonda to Jointly Develop Mobile Storage Solutions

SanDisk and Qimonda agreed to jointly develop and manufacture MCPs (multichip products) utilizing SanDisk's NAND flash and controllers and Qimonda's low power mobile DRAM. The collaboration targets high capacity, integrated memory solutions of data-intensive mobile applications. The MCPs will be sold by Qimonda and SanDisk through their existing sales channels to mobile handset manufacturers. Engineering samples are expected to be available for evaluation in the second half of 2007, with mass production planned towards the end of 2007. http://www.sandisk.com...

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BT Offers Enterprise Managed Mobility Service

BT has launched a new service in the U.S. and Canada to help enterprises simplify the management of corporate mobile assets, including mobile phones, BlackBerry devices, PDAs, pagers, aircards and other wireless assets. BT's Managed Mobility aims to help customers reduce the total cost of ownership (TCO) of their corporate mobile assets while simplifying and centralizing the complex task of managing their mobile contracts and end-users across multiple regions and countries.BT said its goal is to save customers 15% or more per user per month in...

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FCC Targets "Third Pipe" for Broadband, Outlines Some New Rules for 700 MHz Band

The FCC outlined new rules for the 698-806 MHz spectrum band, commonly referred to as the "700 MHz Band," which is currently occupied by television broadcasters and will become available for wireless services, including public safety and commercial services, when the DTV transition is completed on February 17, 2009. The FCC also postponed decisions on other key issues related to the spectrum, calling instead for more public comment.Among the actions...

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ZigBee Alliance Targets Telecom Applications

The ZigBee Alliance announced its expansion into the telecom market with a new initiative for extending mobile telephone networks while providing new capabilities for mobile phone users. The new ZigBee Telecom Profile will feature secure mobile payment, information delivery, health care monitoring, peer-to-peer small data sharing and other location based services and features.Key members of the ZigBee Alliance supporting this expansion into the telecom...

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EQO Secured Funding for Mobile Consumer Service

EQO Communications, a start-up based in Vancouver, raised US$9 million in Series B funding for its mobile Internet phone service for users of Skype, AIM, ICQ, MSN Messenger, GoogleTalk and Yahoo! Instant Messenger networks.EQO uses a proprietary mobile soft-switch platform and a presence-enabled VoIP signaling network to deliver presence-enabled voice calling and instant messaging services.The financing round was led by Ventures West and included investments from existing investors GrowthWorks and BDC Capital.http://www.eqo.c...

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QUALCOMM Reports Q1 Revenues $2.22 Billion, up 21%

QUALCOMM reported record revenue of $2.22 billion, up 21 percent year-over-year and 10 percent sequentially, for the second quarter of fiscal 2007 ended April 1, 2007. Net income (GAAP) was $726 million, up 22 percent year-over-year and 12 percent sequentially."We are pleased to report that the 3G CDMA-based market continues to grow at a rapid pace. Our results reflect strong year-over-year growth in CDMA2000 and WCDMA chipsets and handsets driving record revenue and earnings per share," said Dr. Paul E. Jacobs, chief executive officer of QUALCOMM....

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Avaya Posts Quarterly Revenue of $1.24 Billion, up 4.5%

Avaya's second fiscal quarter 2007 revenues increased 4.5 percent to $1.294 billion compared to $1.238 billion in the same period last year. Sales of products grew 8 percent year over year, led by a 15 percent increase in sales of converged voice applications. Net income was $57 million and earnings per share of 13 cents for the second fiscal quarter of 2007 on a U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) basis."In the second quarter we generated strong growth across our strategic initiatives -- IP telephony, applications and professional...

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Motorola Markets In-Building, Powerline Solution in Europe

Motorola announced commercial availability in Europe of its Powerline MU, a broadband solution targeted at multi-unit (MU) buildings. The solution delivers broadband access through a building's existing electrical network.The Powerline MU solution includes a Powerline MU Gateway which converts the Ethernet signal to a HomePlug protocol and the signal is then injected directly into a building's electrical system. Users can then connect their computer or router to a Motorola Powerline modem that is plugged into a standard electrical outlet to gain...

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Motorola Invests in Vocera for Wearable VoIP Badges

Motorola has made an equity investment in Vocera Communications, which develops hands-free, wearable badges and related systems that allow mobile workers to communicate over facility's wireless network. Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed.The Vocera Communications System, which is comprised of the Vocera System Software and a wearable, hands-free, lightweight voice controlled badge, allows mobile workers within Wi-Fi networked buildings to instantly communicate with colleagues and quickly obtain the resources needed to complete...

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Sonus Networks Adds Support for ENUM

Sonus Networks has added support for the Electronic Number Mapping System (ENUM) to the latest release of its IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)-ready network solution. ENUM is a number mapping system designed to streamline the convergence of IP-Based voice networks with the Public Switched Telephony Network (PSTN) and facilitate seamless IP-to-IP peering.ENUM allows telephone numbers to be routed through IP-based architectures such as IMS using a Domain Name System (DNS)-based architecture. ENUM and DNS-based architectures can facilitate interoperability...

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AT&T Expands Its Local Ethernet Footprint

AT&T has expanded the reach of its OPT-E-MAN switched metro Ethernet services to include all 13 states in the former SBC territory.In 2006, AT&T expanded its OPT-E-MAN footprint from 19 metropolitan areas to 41. With this announcement, AT&T extends the reach of the rollout.AT&T OPT-E-MAN service is a fully managed, switched Ethernet service that can be used to link multiple locations either across town or across a state. The OPT-E-MAN...

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ARRIS Announces Preliminary Q1 Results

ARRIS announced preliminary and unaudited financial results for the first quarter 2007, saying its revenues were $235.3 million, up 13.0% as compared to $208.3 million in the first quarter 2006 and up slightly as compared to $234.6 million in the fourth quarter 2006. Operating income in the first quarter 2007 was $26.0 million and compares to $19.6 million in the first quarter 2006 and $28.5 million in the fourth quarter 2006. Net income in the first quarter 2007 was $37.6 million or $0.34 per diluted share and compares to net income of $20.7...

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