WiChorus Targets Wireless Core, Raises $15 Million

WiChorus, a start-up based in San Jose, California, unveiled plans for a new wireless core solution that enables operators to deploy flatter, smarter WiMAX and 4G networks that reduce CapEx and OpEx and enable new revenue-generating services. The forthcoming solution will enable operators to offer service differentiation, monitor and control network traffic, manage subscribers and services, and optimize usage of network resources. WiChorus said it...

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CloudShield Secures $15 Million for Carrier DPI Platform

CloudShield Technologies, a start-up based in Sunnyvale, California, secured $15 million in financing for its carrier-grade deep packet inspection platform.CloudShield's platform provides visibility and control of traffic from Layer 2 through Layer 7 at rates up to 10 Gbps. The platform can be used for applications ranging from P2P traffic control, to subscriber firewall applications, to specific content control.CloudShield's customers include major...

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Nokia Siemens Networks and Airvana Cooperate on 3G Femtocells

Airvana is working with Nokia Siemens Networks to provide an end-to-end femto cell solution for 3G mobile operators. Airvana said its UMTS Home Base Station femto cell leverages software-based functionality and off-the-shelf silicon to accelerate feature development and reduce product cost. The product is being certified to interoperate with Nokia Siemens Networks' Femto Gateway.As the first milestone in this effort, the companies have successfully completed simultaneous end-to-end calls utilizing Airvana's femto cell and Nokia Siemens Networks'...

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Kuwait's Gulfsat Purchases NOC from Hughes

Gulfsat Communications Company (Gulfsat), a leading satellite service and solutions provider in the Middle East and North Africa, has purchased an HN System Network Operations Center (NOC) from Hughes Network Systems. The NOC was installed at the Globecomm Systems, Inc. (GSI) teleport in Hauppauge, New York where it will be used to provide a new broadband residential Internet access service, "Shownet Two-Way Service," that Gulfsat is launching in the Gulf region in the 4th quarter of 2007.The HN platform employs the most efficient implementation...

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Optical Internetworking Forum Completes Interoperability Demonstration

The Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) hosted its third Worldwide Interoperability Demonstration as part of a public showcase at ECOC 2007 in Berlin.AT&T, China Telecom, Deutsche Telekom, France Telecom, KDDI, Telecom Italia and Verizon hosted the event at lab facilities in six countries, on three continents. The Demo was also a complete success from an equipment supplier view. Eight optical equipment suppliers highlighted solutions for support...

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M2Z Reaches Wholesale Deal with Rural Telcos

M2Z Networks, the venture-backed start-up whose' goal is to build a free broadband wireless network across the U.S. using in 2155-2175 MHz spectrum band, announced a wholesale partnership with Broadband Wireless Partners (BWP), a consortium founded by 20 Rural Local Exchange Carriers (RLECs) currently providing service to approximately two million rural consumers in 35 states.M2Z will provide high-speed wireless broadband service on a wholesale basis...

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Ecrio Raises $24 Million for Mobile Commerce Software

Ecrio, a start-up based in Cupertino, California, raised $24 million in venture funding for its work in real-time communications and commerce software for mobile phones.Ecrio's software solutions include 3G communications applications, such as Instant Messaging and Presence Services (IMPS), VideoShare, VoIP, and Push to Talk over Cellular (PoC); and mobile commerce applications, including NFC and MoBeam mobile barcode redemption. Ecrio's customers...

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Digicel Selects Alvarion for WiMAX in Caribbean

Digicel Group, the Caribbean's largest mobile operator, has selected Alvarion as its strategic partner for WiMAX in the Cayman Islands. Alvarion's IEEE.802.16e 4MotionTM Mobile WiMAX solution was selected for the operator's first commercial WiMAX launch. The new network offers both voice and data services to residences and businesses throughout the Cayman Islands in the 2.3 GHZ frequency. Financial terms were not disclosed. http://www.alvarion.com...

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SpiralFrog Launches its Ad-Supported Free Music Service

SpiralFrog launched its free, ad-supported Web site for downloading music. The SpiralFrog site allows anyone to access and download files from a library of more than 800,000 songs. Registered users must renew their free subscription every 30 days to keep downloading music, and every 60 days to keep listening to files. Audio and video files downloaded from SpiralFrog never expire. Songs and videos downloaded on SpiralFrog will play on Windows PCs...

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Force10 Deployed for 3D Post Production Facility

3ality Digital Systems, a leading video production firm, has deployed Force10 Networks' C300 resilient switch and S2410P low latency data center switch in what is described as the world's first all-digital online 3D post production facility. The Force10 S2410P supports 24 line-rate 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports that directly connect 3ality Digital System's high performance work stations in a low latency network as well as provide the bandwidth for on-location video production. With a single concert or sporting event in live-action 3D requiring three...

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Bharti Airtel Selects UTStarcom for IPTV

India's Bharti Airtel has awarded a contract to UTStarcom to supply its RollingStream end-to-end IPTV solution. Financial terms were not disclosed.UTStarcom's RollingStream solution will enable Bharti Airtel to offer live broadcast television, time-shifted TV and video-on-demand (VoD) bundled with the operator's existing broadband and voice services, which can all be consolidated into a single bill. Airtel expects to offer this new service bundle...

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Alcatel-Lucent Acquires TAG for its Consultancy Practice

Alcatel-Lucent has acquired Thompson Advisory Group, which provides telecommunications consulting services to enterprises, for an undisclosed sum. TAG helps enterprise customers cut their telecom expenses by leveraging network outsourcing resources. TAG has 22 employees in 10 cities and services businesses throughout the United States.TAG and Alcatel-Lucent executives stated that the consolidation of the carrier space and the needs of its customers have reshaped the industry, creating a desire for more flexible, turnkey network services. In addition,...

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Sylantro Completes IMS Interoperability Testing in Pre-PacketCable 2.0 Environment

Sylantro Systems completed the first of a series of PacketCable 2.0 interoperability events at CableLabs, where it joined nine other Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) vendors in demonstrating interoperability among their equipment for supporting Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) voice services.Sylantro provided its Synergy multiplay application feature server for the August, pre-PacketCable 2.0 event at the PacketCable Application Lab...

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Qwest Authorized by GSA for Networx Universal

Qwest Communications received notification from the General Services Administration (GSA) that it has successfully passed the Operational Support Systems (OSS) testing. Qwest is authorized to receive service orders for Networx Universal, the new $20 billion federal communications program.According to GSA's guidelines, before Networx awardees may begin the actual sales and order-taking processes, they must successfully complete numerous tests, including analysis of its customer-facing portal, extensive OSS testing, and a thorough security review....

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Yahoo! Acquires Zimbra for AJAX-based Messaging

Yahoo! agreed to acquire Zimbra, a developer of e-mail and collaboration software, for approximately $350 million.Zimbra's offerings include rich, AJAX-based e-mail, calendar, and contact management features that can be used both on and offline. The company has developed a set of "Zimlets" that tie in Web services to e-mail. Examples include providing updated shipping information inside an email, travel data, or being able to add all participants...

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PMC-Sierra Debuts WiMAX MIMO RF IC Solutions

PMC-Sierra introduced its first WiMAX RF IC solutions for Femtocell base stations, Customer Premises Equipment (CPE), and Mobile Station designs. The PM8800 WiZIRD 2Tx/2Rx features a full 2Tx/2Rx Multiple In/Multiple Out (MIMO) capability to support a maximum downlink data rate of 63 Mbps per sector and a peak uplink data rate of 28 Mbps per sector in a 10 MHz channel. The PM8800's Multi-Band capability (2.3-2.7 GHz and 3.3-3.8 GHz) allows a single...

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SingTel Deploys Ruckus for In-Home Wi-Fi Distribution of "mio" IPTV

SingTel has selected Ruckus Wireless to supply its "MediaFlex" Smart Wi-Fi system to enable reliable in-home wireless distribution of its new "mio TV" (IPTV) service. SingTel has standardized on the Ruckus MediaFlex 802.11g Smart Wi-Fi system as their in-home wireless distribution option. It is providing the Ruckus MediaFlex system to installers and offering it to Singapore subscribers as an option to connect televisions throughout the home to its...

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NTT Tests "Super 3G" Chipset Achieving 200 Mbps Downlinks via MIMO

NTT DoCoMo announced a milestone of the way to "Super 3G" wireless, also known as Long Term Evolution (LTE) in the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) -- the company has developed and successfully tested a trial large-scale-integration (LSI) chip incorporating advanced power-saving signal-processing technologies that enable the chip to work at a sufficiently low power consumption and to be made small enough to fit into forthcoming Super 3G...

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NTT DoCoMo Offers Flat-Rate Data Plans for Mobile PC Users

NTT DoCoMo will begin offering new flat-rate data plans that on October 22. The plans, designed for mobile PC users who connect to the DoCoMo network via a FOMA PC card, USB-linked DoCoMo phone or HSDPA-capable PC, are aimed at heavy or regular users. "Flat-Rate Data Plan HIGH-SPEED" for 3.6Mbps (best effort) packet services will cost 4,200 yen/month (incl. tax) for up to 500,000 packets, then rise on a pay-as-you-go basis up to a maximum of 10,500...

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