Vodafone Iceland Selects Zhone Multi-Service Access Platform

Vodafone Iceland has selected Zhone's MALC multi-service access platform (MSAP) to deliver voice and premium-tiered data services. Vodafone Iceland currently serves more than 150,000 business and residential customers, offering mobile, fixed internet, and multi-megabit data services.Zhone's MALC MSAP supports voice, data and symmetric EFM services over copper or fiber access lines. New services such as IPTV can be offered via the addition of new line cards into the system chassis. http://www.zhone....

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Ikanos and Wintegra Offer Ethernet Bonding for VDSL2

Ikanos Communications and Wintegra announced an Ethernet bonding solution for VDSL2. The solution combines Wintegra's Access Packet Processors and Ethernet in the First Mile (EFM) bonding software with Ikanos' multi-mode VDSL2 central office (CO) chipsets. The companies said a key benefit of Ethernet bonding at the line-card level is that it simplifies provisioning and minimizes operational issues for the carrier, which can now bond two or more copper pairs that are connected to the line card. Wintegra's latest software, which includes Ethernet...

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Orange Awards Huawei UMTS/HSPA Contract in Poland

Huawei Technologies has been awarded a UMTS /HSPA contract by PTK Centertel, Orange Poland. The contract reaffirms Huawei's position as a significant 3G supplier to PTK Centertel, with a 50 percent share of the operator's UTRAN (UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network). Financial terms were not disclosed.Over the next three years, Huawei will deploy its new generation Node B solution across Poland's major cities. Huawei's new generation Node Bs supports full-performance HSDPA (High-Speed Downlink Packet Access), HSUPA (High-Speed Uplink Packet Access),...

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Orange Switzerland Outsources Mobile Network to Alcatel-Lucent

Citing market conditions characterized by sinking prices and strong competition, Orange Switzerland has decided to transfer theextension of its mobile network, as well as the technical operation and maintenance of the entire network, to Alcatel-Lucent. The key strategic aspects of network development and planning, as well as customer support in connection with the network, will continue to be managed byOrange.Orange Switzerland said it is taking...

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Alcatel-Lucent Develops New Integrated Optoelectronics

Alcatel-Lucent disclosed three new innovations in optoelectronics in three post-deadline papers accepted at this week's European Conference and Exhibition on Optical Communication (ECOC) in Berlin. These include:a novel compact optoelectronic receiver for differential quadrature phase-shift keying (DQPSK) reception, which may ultimately contribute to reducing the cost and size of high-data-rate advanced-modulation-format optical transceivers. In contrast to the current generation of receiver technologies where multiple components must be connected...

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Russia's RASCOM Deploys Nortel DWDM

RASCOM, an international traffic carrier for Russian service providers, has deployed a high-speed Helsinki to Stockholm network segment using Nortel 40Gbps-ready DWDM gear. Financial terms were not disclosed.The current RASCOM network connects Moscow, Helsinki and Stockholm with a high-speed backbone route that delivers network capacity up to 720 Gbps and scalable to 40Gbps enabling the delivery of high bandwidth multimedia services. RASCOM is using...

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Verizon Business Deploys Nortel's Metro Ethernet Internationally

Verizon Business is deploying the Nortel Metro Ethernet Networking solution across Europe and Asia-Pacific using the Nortel Optical Multiservice Edge 6500 as a wideband digital cross-connect to deliver transport convergence for Verizon's TDM and packet services, which are available in 17 European countries and four countries across Asia. Financial terms were not disclosed.Nortel's Optical Multiservice Edge 6500 combines cross-connect switching granularity with growth capacity, modularity and Ethernet capability. The platform supports a mix of...

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Intel Sees WiMAX Integration in 2008

In the first half of 2008, Intel plans to deliver its first platform designed from the ground up for Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs) and ultra-mobile PCs (UMPCs) -- codenamed Menlow, which will deliver 10x lower power compared to the first UMPCs in the market. Menlow will be followed by another platform -- codenamed Moorestown -- which will increase battery life an order of magnitude by reducing idle power by 10x compared to Menlow.Menlow is based...

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MetroPCS Launches Service in Los Angeles

MetroPCS Communications launched its flat rate unlimited wireless service in Los Angeles. Pricing plans start at $30 a month. Customers pay by the month, not by the minute, and services do not require a signed contract, minimum balance or deposit. Long distance service to the 48 contiguous states is available with service plans at $35 a month and up. http://www.metropcs....

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QuickPlay Media Raises $15 Million for Mobile TV

QuickPlay Media, a start-up based in Toronto, raised US$15 million in Series C funding for its mobile TV and video solutions. QuickPlay said its OpenVideo platform powers mobile video services for 10 major mobile operators in Canada and the United States, providing both live and on demand content from over 120 different media companies. Key features of the QuickPlay service delivery platform include a superior content management system, open APIs for ease of partner integration and advanced service delivery capabilities.The financing round was...

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Digital Lightwave Announces GFP over OTN Testing Capability

Digital Lightwave announced support for GFP (Generic Framing Procedure) mappings over OTN (Optical Transport Network) utilizing the versatile Next Generation Multi-Rate (NGMR) module. The NGMR supports the mapping of GFP into both OTU-1 (2.66Gbps) and OTU-2 (10.7Gbps) protocols. This module is available on all NIC Platform products. GFP over OTN will be available as a license-based Test Option for existing NGMR modules.Digital Lightwave said GFP over OTN facilities allow for generation of Ethernet-filled GFP frames, mapped directly into OTN. There...

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Motorola Milestone: 100,000th Wireless Enterprise Switch

Motorola, announced a milestone in the enterprise mobility market -- the sale of its 100,000th wireless LAN (WLAN) switch, the most by any vendor in the market. Motorola -- through its acquisition of Symbol Technologies -- claims the leading market share position for WLAN switches. http://www.motorola.com/EnterpriseW...

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D-Link Joins Multimedia over Coax Alliance

D-Link Systems has joined the Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA), an open, industry-driven initiative that promotes distribution of digital video, data and entertainment through existing coaxial cable in the home.http://www.dlink.com http://www.mocalliance....

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AT&T Offers BlackBerry with Wi-Fi

AT&T and Research In Motion (RIM) announced that the first cellular and Wi-Fi BlackBerry handset.The BlackBerry 8820 provides support for 802.11a, b and g with enterprise security features, extending the BlackBerry platform to business customers at public hot spots and on wireless local area networks. Customers can use a BlackBerry 8820 to link to their enterprise through home Wi-Fi networks. They also will be able to access broadband services....

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Apple Confirms T-Mobile as Exclusive iPhone Partner for Germany

Apple announced T-Mobile as the exclusive German carrier of its iPhone. The unit, which will debut in Germany on November 9, will use T-Mobile's EDGE GSM network. It will be sold in Germany through Telekom Shops of Deutsche Telekom and the T-Mobile web shop. iPhone requires a new 2-year T-Mobile tariff and will be available in an 8GB model for EUR 399 including V.A.T. http://www.apple....

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Conterra Raises $41 Million for Transport Services

Conterra Ultra Broadband, a provider of broadband transport services based in Charlotte, North Carolina, announced the closing of a $41 million private financing to support its continued growth. The company serves mostly suburban and rural markets. DukeNet Communications, a wholesale telecommunications subsidiary of Duke Energy Corporation, is among the investors. http://www.conterra.c...

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Alcatel-Lucent Announces Optical Networking Breakthroughs

Alcatel-Lucent demonstrated several new advances in optical transmission, paving the way for the future introduction of 100 Gbps Ethernet optical networks. The advancements include:The transmission of 12.8 Terabit/s of data through a single optical fiber over a record distance of 2,550 km -- a precursor for long-haul transmission at 100 Gbps per wavelength. This experiment, which was conducted by Alcatel-Lucent's researchers in Villarceaux, France, involved the transmission of 160 WDM channels modulated at 80 Gbps each. The company said this represents...

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