One Minute Video: What is CWDM?Presented by Rich Moran...
Sunday, July 15, 2007
One Minute Video: Enabling Legacy Applications in IMS
One Minute Video: Enabling Legacy Applications in IMSPresented by Patrick FitzgeraldAppTrig...
Qwest Upgrades National Backbone with Ultra-long-haul (ULH) Tech
Qwest Communications has upgraded its nationwide fiber optic network with software-configurable, ultra-long-haul (ULH) technology, enabling end-to-end speeds scalable from 1 to 40 Gigabits per second. Qwest said its upgraded national network is capable of providing:A dedicated broadband transport network without the capital investment and expense of owning and operating network infrastructure. Full availability of ultra-high-speed services with access...
India's Reliance Acquire Yipes
India's Reliance Communications will acquire Yipes Holdings, a leading provider of managed Ethernet services in the U.S., in an all-cash transaction valued at US$300 million. This constitutes Reliance Communications largest acquisition to date. Yipes will operate as a strategic business unit integrated within FLAG Telecom, the global undersea fiber network owned by Reliance.Yipes, which is based in San Francisco, has a strategic network presence...
Nokia Launches Mobile Application Development Contest for S60
Nokia announced the first 'Open C Challenge', a global contest for mobile application development for S60 on Symbian OS smartphones. It is aimed at encouraging open source and freeware developers to use Nokia's Open C environment, to create innovative mobile applications for the S60. http://www.nokia....
Global Crossing Integrates Siemens for Unified Communication Solutions
Global Crossing is launching a Unified Communications service for UK government departments that is based on the HiPath 8000 softswitch from Siemens Enterprise Communications.Global Crossing Unified Communications provides customers with fully managed hosted IP Telephony, collaboration, and messaging solutions over a single, converged IP network. The service is available via a secure Government Internet Protocol Virtual Private Network (IP VPN). This service is one of the first deliverables of an agreement between the two companies that ultimately...
D-Link Passes 500,000 Shipments for Draft 802.11n Products
D-Link has passed the 500,000 milestone for shipments of its Draft 802.11n products. D-Link also reported the strongest quarter over quarter growth for Draft 802.11n product shipments among leading vendors, according to research firm In-Stat. D-Link Draft 802.11n product sales increased over 61% from Q4/06 to Q1/07. http://www.dlink....
Avaya Offers FMC Solution for Nokia Eseries Devices
Avaya announced a new FMC solution that provides users of Nokia Eseries business devices with one number access and advanced enterprise telephony capabilities as they travel across private Wi-Fi and public cellular networks. The solution -- Avaya one-X Mobile Dual Mode -- combines Avaya's IP-based applications with Nokia Eseries business devices (Nokia E60, Nokia E61 and Nokia E70 models). Security benefits include the ability to authenticate the Nokia Eseries device to a PBX, giving businesses greater control over wireless communications by allowing...
Verizon Business Offers Dedicated Optical Network for Large Enterprises and Govt Agencies
Verizon Business introduced a new service for large enterprises and government agencies that provides a dedicated optical network integrating optical technologies such as DWDM and synchronous optical network (SONET), in addition to Ethernet, onto a single "ring" platform.The Verizon Integrated Optical Service, which is the first such commercial offering from a U.S.-based Tier One provider, employs reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexers (ROADMs).The...
Verizon Names Dick Lynch to Oversee Network Architecture
Verizon Communications appointed Dick Lynch to the newly created position of executive vice president and chief technology officer, where he will be responsible for establishing and managing the overall direction, technology and planning of all of Verizon's networks -- Verizon Wireless, Verizon Telecom and Verizon Business. He will report to Verizon President and Chief Operating Officer Denny Strigl.Lynch was formerly executive vice president and...
Pulvermedia Schedules FMC Conference for Sept 5-7 in Chicago
Pulvermedia is organizing a Fixed Mobile Convergence Conference on September 5-7, 2007 at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place in Chicago. More than 30 presenters are participating, including IBM's Brice Anthony, Avaya's Geoff Baird, Qualcomm's John Hannan, and others. http://www.fixedmobileconvergencecon.c...
Sun Rocket Apparently Shutting Down
SunRocket, a U.S.-based provider of consumer VoIP services, laid off all of its customer service representatives amid a shut-down of commercial operations, according to media sources and blog postings. Calls to the company are not being returned, although the service is still running as of Monday, 16-July-2007.SunRocket serves an estimated 200,000 residential VoIP subscribers and is known for its pre-paid annual plan -- unlimited VoIP calling to...
