Corning Supplies Hardened Connector for Alcatel-Lucent's GPON

Corning Cable Systems will supply Alcatel-Lucent with its OptiTap Connector and Adapter for use in Alcatel-Lucent's GPON system. The MOU outlines the terms of a multi-year agreement to be negotiated and signed by Corning Cable Systems and Alcatel-Lucent, by which Corning Cable Systems will become the exclusive supplier of OptiTap Connectors and Adapters for the Alcatel-Lucent system.The Corning Cable Systems OptiTap Connector and Adapter is a factory-terminated, environmentally sealed and hardened connector for use in drop cable deployments in...

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NextWave Announces WiMAX Chipset Roadmap

NextWave Broadband, a subsidiary of NextWave Wireless, outlined the roadmap for its family of WiMAX baseband and multi-band RFIC chipset platforms. The chipsets included in the roadmap incorporate numerous NextWave innovations to improve performance, reduce power consumption, enable new types of advanced multimedia applications, and allow seamless operation and roaming across worldwide WiMAX frequencies and profiles. NextWave's second generation WiMAX platform, the NW2000, encompasses the NW2100 family of mobile subscriber baseband SOCs, the NW2700...

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Towerstream to Raise $40 Million for WiMAX Services

Towerstream, a leading fixed WiMAX service provider in the U.S., entered into definitive agreements with investors for the sale of 10 million shares of its common stock at a price of $4.00 per share. Lazard Capital Markets LLC served as the lead placement agent for this offering and Canaccord Adams Inc. and Morgan Joseph & Co. Inc. served as co- placement agents. http://www.towerstream....

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CableLabs Issues RFI for PacketCable 2.0 Products

CableLabs has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to solicit responses from vendors regarding their PacketCable 2.0 product roadmaps. The RFI also seeks information regarding any IMS-based applications these suppliers are developing for the cable industry.<>PacketCable 2.0 defines an application-agnostic architecture that can be used to rapidly develop and deploy a wide range of new IP-based services, such as fixed-mobile convergence, business communications, video communications, and cross-platform capabilities that connect cable's existing...

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BT and HP Expand Alliance in Outsourced IT, Net Services

Citing growing customer demands for standardized and flexible collaborative IT and network services around the globe, HP and BT are expanding their alliance as preferred partners in the management of outsourced IT and network service.This builds on a three-year go-to-market model that has attracted more than $1.5 billion in contract revenue since 2004 and more than 25 customers, including FirstGroup, Aker Kvaerner and Anglo-American.BT and HP said...

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Redback Unveils its SmartEdge 1200 Router -- Scaling to Million Subscribers

Redback Networks unveiled its third generation multiservice edge router -- the SmartEdge 1200, designed to support one million Triple Play subscribers in a single rack. The new SmartEdge 1200 platform is distinguished by three major innovations:It will double carrier capacity for new video upgrades, Extend triple-play services to broadband mobile networks andIntegrate up to six network applications into a single router, including deep-packet inspection...

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CommuniGate Unveils Adobe Flash-based Client for Unified Communications

CommuniGate Systems announced the availability of user client that uses Adobe Flash and Adobe Flex 2 technology to integrate Rich Media resources and IP communications. CommuniGate's Pronto! software client unifies calling, e-mail, IM, audio conferencing, video conferencing, photo and video resources, blogging, and groupware calendars -- in a sleek client interface. The browser based application unlocks e-mail and other productivity applications...

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DITTBERNER Estimates Global Broadband Tops 290 Million Lines

DITTBERNER, an international market research and consultancy, estimates that global broadband subscribers increased 5.9% in Q1 2007 to reach 290.1 million, of which 195 million were DSL, 65 million were cable Modem, 22 million were FTTB and 7 million were FTTH.The three largest service providers, China Telecom, China Netcom, and AT&T, accounted for 3.7 Million new subscribers or 23% of the total growth. The top ten service providers accounted...

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India's BSNL Selects NSN for Access Expansion -- ADSL2+/VDSL2

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), India's largest carrier, has selected Nokia Siemens Networks to modernize its access network in 17 Indian states. The project involves 800,000 new high-speed connections based on Carrier Ethernet technology from Nokia Siemens Networks. Specifically, by the end of July 2007, Nokia Siemens Networks will integrate Gigabit Ethernet-capable IP DSLAMs in the carrier's network and also supply the end-user devices required...

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China Mobile (Beijing) Selects Nokia Siemens' PoC

China Mobile Group Beijing Co., Ltd. (CMBJ) has chosen Nokia Siemens Networks to provide its Push-to-Talk over Cellular (PoC) solution. Specifically, Nokia Siemens Networks will provide a PoC server, Presence server, List Management server, IP backbone and management systems. The contract also covers equipment deployment, implementation, care and core planning. Deployment is underway. http://www.nokiasiemensnetworks....

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XO Launches Broadband Wireless in Las Vegas

Nextlink Wireless, an affiliated XO company and the nation's largest holder of Local Multipoint Distribution System (LMDS) spectrum with licenses in 75 metropolitan markets, launched a broadband wireless service in Las Vegas. The company can deliver network services directly to businesses at speeds ranging from 45 Mbps to 155 Mbps (OC-3) to support dedicated Internet access, metro Ethernet, VoIP, and wide area network services in campus or business...

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GSM Association Collaborates with MMA on Mobile Advertising

The GSM Association (GSMA), which is the global trade association representing more than 700 GSM mobile phone operators, is working with the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) to accelerate the development of mobile advertising worldwide. The two organizations will collaborate to deliver standardization and transparency around current mobile advertising activity, and to develop new, innovative advertising techniques. The MMA will lead the development...

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