Korea's Hanaro Deploys 100Mbps DOCSIS 3.0 with Cisco

Hanaro Telecom, a leading broadband provider in Korea, is deploying Cisco's channel-bonding technology to deliver 100 Mbps residential services over its hybrid fiber-coaxial (HFC) networks. Cisco's platform is designed based on the downstream channel-bonding specifications defined in CableLabs' Data Over Cable Service Interface Specifications (DOCSIS) 3.0 specification. The network capacity is used to deliver HanaTV, Hanaro's video-on-demand IPTV...

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Nokia Siemens Networks Appoints CFO

Nokia Siemens Networks has appointed Eric Simonsen as its permanent Chief Financial Officer. Since June, Simonsen has been on assignment as interim CFO from AlixPartners, a firm focused on helping businesses manage integration and financial restructuring. http://www.nsn....

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Moscow City Telephone Selects Nokia Siemens Networks for 400K ADSL2 Ports

Moscow City Telephone Network (MGTS) selected Nokia Siemens Networks to supply DSLAM equipment supporting 400,000 ports. The DSLAM equipment provides access for subscribers to MGTS' packet transmission network. Nokia Siemens Networks is supplying its IP DSLAM SURPASS hiX 5635 equipped with ADSL2+ modules. The equipment is being delivered this month. Work on the network is expected to be completed by the end of 2007. Financial terms were not disclosed. http://www.nokiasiemensnetworks.com http://www.mgts...

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Siemens to Pay EUR 450 Million Fine, Ending Com Investigation

The Munich District Court has imposed a fine of €201 million on Siemens AG, marking the end of the investigation of Siemens' former Communications (Com) group in its bribery scandal. In addition, a final settlement has been reached with the German tax authorities. Total payments of approximately €450 million at the former Com Group have been determined to be non-deductible, resulting in a tax charge of €179 million. Of this amount, €168 million has already been recorded in the company's consolidated financial statements for fiscal 2006 for questionable...

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Accenture to Acquire Corliant for IP Consulting

Accenture agreed to acquire Corliant, a privately held technology consulting firm that specializes in helping enterprises and communications service providers deploy and support IP services, for an undisclosed sum. Corliant, a certified channel partner with Cisco Systems, has a large number of Cisco-certified employees with expertise in Cisco-based network technologies and solutions. Accenture said Corliant's skills, methods, tools, design guides and training will complement its existing network technology services and enhance Accenture's capabilities...

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Broadcom to Demo Impulse Noise Protection Technology

Broadcom is ready to demonstrate its recently announced "PhyR" (pronounced "Fire") firmware, which targets a ten-fold improvement in noise resilience over ADSL and VDSL networks. From a user perspective, the improvement in performance provides better service coverage, fewer errors and a better viewing experience when watching IPTV systems equipped with PhyR.Video services, provisioned over traditional copper loops, are susceptible to noise sources in the ambient environment that limit the coverage area over which services can be made available,...

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Verizon Business Delivers Financial Data over Ethernet Private Lines

Verizon Business announced an agreement with Fixnetix, a European provider of ultra-low latency market data, to provide financial institutions with market- and time-sensitive data using Verizon Ethernet Private Lines. The companies are promising low latency, enabling customers to make quick decisions on financial market transactions based on the latest available information.Fixnetix has high-speed, direct connections to all the major exchanges in Europe including Eurex, Euronext, IDEM, Liffe, the London Stock Exchange, Madrid, MEFF, Milan, SWX,...

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Brasil Telecom Selects Alcatel-Lucent for WiMAX

Brasil Telecom has selected Alcatel-Lucent to deploy the first commercial WiMAX networks -- using 802.16e-2005 -- in the cities of Sao Paulo, Curitiba and Porto Alegre.Alcatel-Lucent will supply its end-to-end WiMAX solution, including base stations, wireless access controllers, backbone links, Ethernet MXC 9500 links, IP aggregation equipment, software and application platforms. It also will provide design and planning for end-to-end integration...

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World of Warcraft Reports 800,000 Concurrent Players

Blizzard Entertainment's World of Warcraft, a subscription-based Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game, announced a record peak concurrency of 800,000 users, highest concurrency since the game's commercial launch in June 200. The new record was achieved following the launch of a new expansion pack, "The Burning Crusade", in mainland China last month. http://www.corp.the9.c...

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Ikanos Develops Rapid Rate Adaptation to Ensure IPTV Connectivity over Noisy Lines

Ikanos Communications introduced a Rapid Rate Adaptation (RRA) technology designed to minimize noise-induced service interruptions over DSL connections. Noise over a broadband line due to sudden power surges or other sources can potentially cause dropped connections and interruptions of service. For IPTV viewers, even a momentary drop in the connection leads to retraining of the broadband line and a subsequent re-establishment of the IP connection...

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EMC Acquires Berkeley Data Systems

EMC has acquired Utah-based Berkeley Data Systems, a privately-held provider of online information backup and recovery services, for an undisclosed sum. Berkeley Data Systems provides Mozy - an online subscription service for the protection of data that resides on desktops, laptops and remote office servers. http://www.emc....

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Verizon Supplies Ethernet Private Line to London Stock Exchange

Verizon Business has announced a three-year extension to its existing contract to provide the London Stock Exchange. Specifically, Verizon Business is enhancing the exchange's global wide area network (WAN) with an Ethernet Private Line with a speed of 10 Mbps, upgradeable to 100 Mbps. Verizon Business' fully managed Ethernet services also underpin the delivery of various new London Stock Exchange service offerings, including TradElect. http://www.verizonbusiness....

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BT Joins FON -- Global Network of Shared Wi-Fi Hotspots

BT announced an agreement with FON, a Madrid-based start-up building a global community of Wi-Fi access point owners (or "foneros") willing to share their broadband connections. BT's more than 3 million consumer Total Broadband customers will be invited to join the global community of people sharing their broadband.At launch, new members will be part of an existing community of 500,000 members and will have access to more than 190,000 FON hotspots...

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Tellabs Trims Guidance Citing N.A. Wireless Sales

Tellabs trimmed its financial guidance, saying its Q3 revenue is now expected to range from $452 million to $460 million, primarily due to lower-than-expected revenue from wireless service providers in North America.Non-GAAP gross profit margins are expected to range from 31% to 32%, reflecting fewer Tellabs 5500 digital cross-connects sold. As a result, third-quarter GAAP earnings per share, assuming dilution, are expected to range from breakeven to one cent per share. Non-GAAP earnings per share, assuming dilution, are expected to range from...

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Huawei to Deploy GSM Base Station on Mt. Everest -- 6,500m

Huawei Technologies has been selected by China Mobile to install a new generation GSM Base Station on Mount Everest at an elevation of 6,500m (21,325ft). The base station will provide mobile network coverage for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay Team that plans to reach the summit in time for the Olympic Games. The network will cover the basecamp on Everest and the main route to the mountain's summit. http://www.huawei.com http://www.chinamobile....

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