Crossbeam Delivers 40 Gbps of UTM Security Performance

Crossbeam Systems announced the availability of its next-generation X-Series line of security service switches featuring up to 40 Gbps of unified threat management (UTM) security processing throughput in a single chassis. The new X-Series represents an architectural refresh of Crossbeam's core network and security service processing capabilities. It is designed to serve as an open and extensible platform, purpose built for security, upon which best-in-class,...

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Verizon Business Continues Building National Optical ULH Net

Verizon Business will add 6,000 more miles to its ultra long haul (ULH) network this year, surpassing the halfway point in the company's multiyear plan to deploy a 50,000-mile all-optical transport network across the United States. More than 15 new ULH routes connecting dozens of cities will be added. Verizon said its ULH network supports integrated optical transport and enables photonic switching of wavelengths for network restoration and shorter...

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CableLabs Issues CALEA Spec for Broadband Surveillance

CableLabs issued its Cable Broadband Intercept Specification (CBIS) to assist cable operators and law enforcement agencies in meeting legal mandates under the federal Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA). CableLabs is positioning its CBIS as a "safe harbor under CALEA, meaning that cable operators who are compliant with CBIS are, therefore, deemed to be CALEA compliant.Under CALEA, if a voice or broadband provider is not in compliance with the law, the provider could be subject to a daily fine of $10,000 until compliance is...

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Zhone Introduces GPON Home Gateway

Zhone Technologies unveiled its standards-based Optical Line Terminal/Optical Network Terminal (OLT/ONT) Fiber to the Home (FTTH) Gateway featuring Layer 3 intelligence for remote monitoring and traffic prioritization of QoS sensitive media applications. Service changes or upgrades are managed remotely via a TR-069 Automatic Configuration Server, the same management standard already used for millions of DSL installations worldwide. In addition to remote management and diagnostics, zNID supports HomePNAv3 home networking using standard coax cable...

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TeliaSonera Searches for New Leadership

Anders Igel will step down from his role as President and CEO of TeliaSonera AB at the end of July. The announcement follows a Board of Directors meeting. The board concluded that the company is entering a new phase and will benefit from a new leadership. The Executive Vice President and CFO, Kim Ignatius, will take charge as acting President and CEO at that time. The board has initiated a search process for a new President and CEO.http://www.teliasonera.comAnders Igel became the President and CEO of TeliaSonera in 2002 in connection with the...

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Nokia Growth Partners Invests in kyte.tv

kyte.tv. a San Francisco-based start-up focused on user-generated content, social networks, and mobile services, received a financial investment from Nokia Growth Partners.kyte.tv's service enables users to create interactive TV channels online and on the go, which are instantly broadcast to any website, blog, social network, and mobile phone.The investment from Nokia Growth Partners follows kyte.tv's recent announcement that it had received an investment from a leading service provider and a media company, Swisscom and Holtzbrinck Ventures, that...

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BEA WebLogic Network Gatekeeper 3.0 for Enhanced Web Services

BEA announced the release of its WebLogic Network Gatekeeper 3.0, which is a Telecom Web Services and Service Access Gateway solution for next-generation service delivery platforms (SDP). System enhancements are aimed at helping operators maximize their investment in existing networks, as well as generate additional revenue from new SDP and IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) network capabilities. In particular, the new features focused on enhanced Telecom Web Services capabilities, IMS and Java EE integration, enhanced policy enforcement and Service...

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Global IP Solutions (GIPS) Enhances Softphone

Global IP Solutions (GIPS) release a new version of their enterprise softphone, Remote Extension 5.0. The improved softphone incorporates GIPS industry recognized wideband codec iSAC, which is an adaptive VoIP codec that delivers full, robust audio in both high and low-bit rate applications. In addition the new version of Remote Extension supports such advanced features as PC to PC voicemail, call recording and now operates on a wider array of hand held devices.GIPS Remote Extension allows a remote or mobile worker to securely connect to any corporate...

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SonicWALL to Acquire Aventail for SSL VPN Remote Access Solutions

SonicWALL agree to acquire Aventail Corporation, a Seattle-based, privately-held provider of SSL VPN remote access solutions, for approximately $25 million in cash. SonicWALL already offers a complementary SSL VPN solution. Aventail specializes in higher-end SSL VPN enterprise control deployments, while SonicWALL offer a suite of appliances designed for small and mid-sized organizations."This is an exciting move for Aventail, and we look forward...

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Centillium Spins Silicon for VDSL2 Gateway

Centillium Communications released its new "Arion" II Gateway CPE system-on-chip (SoC) for VDSL2 networks. The new chip integrates the capabilities of Centillium's Atlanta 100 VoIP system and its Arion eXtremeVDSL2 digital device. It also adds new, patented technology to boost service quality for demanding triple-play applications.Centillium is offering reference designs, promising low bill-of-materials costs and accelerated time-to-market. Arion II Gateway CPE supports full backward compatibility with ADSL2/2+ and VDSL infrastructure. The chipset...

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Altair Raises $18 Million for Mobile WiMAX

Altair Semiconductor, a fabless chip company developing mobile WiMAX processor for handsets and handheld devices, closed an $18M Series B funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners (BVP). Altair's ALT2150 mobile WiMAX baseband processor is optimized exclusively for handsets and handheld consumer devices. Altair said mobile WiMAX presents severe challenges to manufacturers who are integrating this new and evolving standard into handsets. Traditional DSP's and hard-wired ASICs are handicapped respectively, by excessive battery consumption and...

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Broadcom to Acquire Global Locate for GPS Chips and Software

Broadcom agreed to acquire Global Locate, a privately-held, developer of global positioning system (GPS) and assisted GPS (A-GPS) semiconductors and software, for $146 million in cash. Global Locate's chips are used in mobile phones from leading cellular handset makers and incorporated into products from TomTom NV, the largest personal navigation device (PND) vendor in the world. Global Locate was founded in 1999. The company is currently producing...

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TI Expand VoIP Silicon Portfolio

Texas Instruments has expanded its IP phone platform with a new chip aimed at low-cost IP phones for enterprises, small and medium business (SMB), and residential markets. The TNETV2502 offers manufacturers a turnkey system for developing cost effective IP phones with up to a 50% reduction in the bill of materials (BOM). It incorporates TI's TMS320C55x DSP generation and a software license from Adaptive Digital for the IP phone software package. Separately, TI announced that Grandstream Networks, a manufacturer of next-generation IP voice and video...

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Wibree Forum Merges with Bluetooth SIG

The Wibree Forum, which promotes the ultra low power wireless technology developed by Nokia, will be merged with The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG). The Wibree specification will become part of the Bluetooth specification as an ultra low power Bluetooth technology. Because Wibree addresses devices with very low battery capacity and can be easily integrated with Bluetooth technology, it will round out Bluetooth technology's wireless Personal...

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