Corning Announces Bendable "nanoStructures" Optical Fiber

Corning Incorporated announced a "nanoStructures" optical fiber design that allows the cabled fiber to be bent around very tight corners with virtually no signal loss. This is especially useful in FTTH deployments in apartment building because exiting optical fiber installations lose signal strength and effectiveness when bent around corners and routed through a building.Corning described the nano fiber design as a breakthrough technology because...

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IEEE 802.3 Working Group Targets 40 Gbps Ethernet, 100 Gbps Ethernet, Energy-Efficient Ethernet

The Ethernet Alliance reported that the IEEE 802.3 working group has accepted project authorization requests (PARs) for the next generation of Ethernet technologies, including 40 Gigabit Ethernet, 100 Gigabit Ethernet and Energy-Efficient Ethernet. The Higher Speed Study Group (HSSG) was formed in July 2006, and its proposal envisions a single project encompassing a 40 Gigabit Ethernet (40GbE) rate for server and storage applications and a 100 Gigabit Ethernet (100GbE) rate for network aggregation. The Energy-Efficient Ethernet Study Group (EEESG)...

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Plato Networks Secures $20 Million for low-power 10Gbps Ethernet Chips

Plato Networks, a start-up based in Santa Clara, California, raised $20 million in second round funding to accelerate development of its ultra low-power 10Gbps Ethernet products. The funding round was led by Granite Ventures, who was joined by STIC International and founding investor Crosslink Capital. http;//www.platonetworks....

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TI Reports Q2 Revenue of $3.42 Billion

Texas Instruments reported Q2 revenue of $3.42 billion, up 7 percent compared with the prior quarter as demand for the company's semiconductor products began to rebound following an inventory correction in the semiconductor market, but down 7 percent compared to a year earlier. Earnings per share (EPS) were $0.42. This was a $0.07, or 20 percent, increase from the prior quarter and a $0.05 decrease from the year-ago quarter. http://www.ti....

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Ericsson and TI Co-develop 3G Solutions for Handset Manufacturers

Ericsson and Texas Instruments (TI) will work together to develop custom solutions for new Open OS enabled 3G devices. The partnership combines 3G modems from Ericsson Mobile Platforms with high-performance OMAP applications processors from TI. Solutions from the joint engagement will include OMAP, custom basebands and connectivity technologies and will be capable of supporting the major Open OS. The result of this joint effort will enable all device manufacturers to offer advanced Open OS handsets for both the high-end and the rapidly growing...

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Aruba Acquires Network Chemistry's Wireless Security Business

Aruba Networks has acquired Network Chemistry's line of RFprotect and BlueScanner wireless security products. The RFprotect and BlueScanner wireless products detect network vulnerabilities, intrusion attempts, and policy violations. RFprotect Distributed is a patent-pending wireless intrusion detection and prevention system that uses a central security engine and purpose-built sensors to automate threat detection, attack prevention, and 'no wireless' policy enforcement. RFprotect Mobile is a portable analyzer for conducting site surveys, security...

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Atheros Posts Revenues of $101 Million

Atheros Communications reported Q2 revenue of $100.8 million, up 6 percent from the $95.5 million reported in the first quarter of 2007 and up 38 percent from the $73.2 million reported in the second quarter of 2006. Net income (GAAP) was $9.3 million or $0.16 per diluted share. This compares with a GAAP net income of $7.6 million or $0.13 per diluted share in the first quarter of 2007."Revenue from our 802.11n products grew significantly in the second quarter, and our 802.11g business remained strong. We continued to see strength in our PC OEM...

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Netflix Sees Decline in Online DVD Subscribers in Q2

Netflix ended Q2 with approximately 6,742,000 total subscribers to its online DVD rental service, down by about 55,000 from the end of the previous quarter, compared to an increase of 303,000 for the same period of 2006 and an increase of 481,000 for the first quarter of 2007.Gross subscriber additions for the quarter totaled 1,028,000, representing 4 percent year-over-year decline from 1,070,000 gross subscriber additions in the second quarter of 2006 and 32 percent quarter-over-quarter decline from 1,520,000 gross subscriber additions in the...

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Hifn Acquires Siafu Software for Secure Storage

Hifn has acquired Siafu Software, a developer of secure storage solutions for the Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) market, for an undisclosed sum. Siafu's products include Siafu Swarm IP SAN Appliances and Siafu Sypher Encryption Appliances, which securely compress data and encrypt tapes destined for offsite locations. Siafu Software is based in Poway, California (near San Diego). The company's founder, president and CEO, John Matze, is...

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HP to Acquire Opsware and Neoware

HP announced two acquisitions aimed at extending its capabilities in data center automation: Opsware and Neoware.HP will acquire Opsware for approximately $1.6 billion in cash ($14.25 per share). The company's software, the Opsware System, automates the entire data center, from provisioning to patching, configuration to compliance and discovery to deployment, turning data center operations into a competitive advantage for business. HP said that combining Opsware's solutions with its own enterprise IT management software will deliver a comprehensive...

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QUALCOMM Signs FLO Chip Agreement with Korea's Telechips

QUALCOMM signed a royalty-free agreement that enables Telechips, a Korean semiconductor firm, to use QUALCOMM's patented technologies to design, manufacture and sell certain semiconductor chip products that implement FLO technology.FLO is an air interface standard for mobile TV and a key component of the MediaFLO System. http://www.qualcomm.com http://www.floforum.o...

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AT&T's IMS-based "Video Share" App Now Available in 160 Markets

AT&T announced the nationwide launch of AT&T Video Share in nearly 160 markets. The IMS-based Video Share application runs over the 3G network and enables one-way live streaming-video feeds that can be seen by both parties while they are participating in a two-way voice conversation. Once the parties have initiated a Video Share call, either one can be the one generating the video stream for the other to see.AT&T said services such as...

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deltathree Launches Enhanced VoIP Open Network Platform

deltathree, which provides SIP-based VoIP solutions for service providers and consumers, has launched an upgraded network telephony backend infrastructure to its Open Network Platform offering customers greater flexibility and new features. The Open Network Platform was primarily developed to support the launch of joip, deltathree's newly formed consumer group that powers the VoIP service of Panasonic's new GLOBARANGE hybrid landline/VoIP phones. GLOBARANGE phone owners automatically become part of the global joip community, where members can call...

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XM and SIRIUS to Offer A La Carte Programming

SIRIUS Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio promised that if their merger goes through, they will offer consumers the opportunity to choose programming on an a la carte basis. On Tuesday, XM and SIRIUS will file their joint reply comments with the FCC, including detailed programming and pricing plans, including two a la carte options. One option will allow subscribers to choose 50 channels for $6.99 -- a 46 percent decrease from the current standard subscription rate of $12.95. Under this option, customers will also be able to include additional...

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