Spreadtrum and ZTE Demonstrate TD-MBMS Wireless Packet Service

Spreadtrum Communications and ZTE's R&D Centre (Shanghai) demonstrated TD-MBMS network services using Spreadtrum's TD-SCDMA/GSM/GPRS dual-mode chipset solution.MBMS, Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service, is a packet based broadcast service for mobile communication networks that allows a single broadcasted frequency to carry multiple channels of content. TD-MBMS was created as an easy and fast deployment mobile multimedia solution for MBMS on TD-SCDMA networks, since it requires relatively small changes to the underlying 3GPP standard, which...

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Motorola Invests in Siimpel for Silicon MEMS Mobile Imaging

Motorola Ventures has made an equity investment in Siimpel Corporation, a start-up based in Arcadia, California that is developing silicon MICROELECTROMECHANICAL System (MEMS) based solutions for mobile imaging applications. Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed.The companies said traditional technologies incorporated into stand-alone digital cameras have not been successful in meeting the size, power, performance, reliability and cost requirements of the mobile phone market. Siimpel's MEMS solution will allow devices such as cell...

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Verizon Offers 20 Mbps Synchronous Service

Verizon introduced a residential FiOS Internet service featuring a symmetric upload and download speed of up to 20 Mbps and priced at $64.99 a month. The service is initially available in parts of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Verizon plans to offer similar symmetrical services soon in the 13 other states where the company offers FiOS Internet service, and to introduce a similar small-business offer.The symmetrical FiOS service includes a comprehensive Internet security suite plus 1 GB of network-based backup at no additional charge....

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Limelight Launches HD Service over the Web

Limelight Networks introduced a service for the delivery of high-definition (HD) media and digital content over the Internet to Internet-connected televisions, game consoles and PCs. Technology partners supporting the LimelightHD initiative include Adobe Systems, Microsoft, Move Networks and Veoh Networks. LimelightHD will be available immediately on over 700 broadband access networks worldwide. LimelightHD will deliver video content in all HD formats...

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Deutsche Telekom Outsources Managed Services to Nokia Siemens Networks

Deutsche Telekom awarded a 5-year, managed services contract valued at nearly EUR 300 million to Nokia Siemens Networks. Under the deal, Nokia Siemens Networks will assume control of Vivento Technical Services (VTS) -- a division of Vivento, Deutsche Telekom's personnel service provider.In addition, Deutsche Telekom has also selected Nokia Siemens Networks to deliver a range of capital expenditure projects for several T Mobile affiliates in Europe, including next-generation IN (Intelligent Network), valued at up to EUR 150 million.With the addition...

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France Telecom Offers to Open its Fiber Ducts to Competitors

France Telecom announced a public proposal to open its ducts to its competitors on a wholesale basis. Access to France Telecom's existing civil engineering structures would include all information relevant to operators (maps, chamber locations, etc.), enabling them to install their own FTTH network by applying appropriate engineering rules. These rules will be designed to optimize the use of the ducts by managing the resources efficiently and avoiding saturation.France Telecom's was officially made to ARCEP, the French Authority on Telecoms Regulation....

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Occam Networks Announces GPON Product Line

Occam Networks announced GPON capabilities for its BLC 6000 system based on a new "Occam Packet Engine" chip. Using this chip, a single OLT blade switches packets at a multigigabit per second rate, performs deep packet inspection on millions of packets per second, manages 2,048 data streams, and delivers hardware-based QoS, security, and multicast management. Occam expects new products based on this chip to be available in Q1 2008, with the exception of its ON 2445, which is anticipated in Q2 2008.Occam said its system supports full line-rate...

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Microsoft Unveils Mobile Device Manager Server for Businesses

Microsoft announced plans for its first dedicated mobile device management server aimed at helping companies manage Windows Mobile phones similar to the way they manage Windows-based laptops and PCs. The goal is to deliver applications to phones over the air as well as connect people via Mobile VPN with security-enhanced access to critical data such as expense reports or customer information. Some specific capabilities of Mobile Device Manager will...

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Broadcom Posts Q3 Revenue of $950 Million, up 6% Sequentially

Broadcom reported Q3 revenue of $950.0 million, an increase of 5.8% compared with the $897.9 million reported for the second quarter of 2007 and an increase of 5.2% compared with the $902.6 million reported for the third quarter of 2006. Net income (GAAP) was $27.8 million, or $.05 per share (diluted), compared with GAAP net income of $34.3 million, or $.06 per share (diluted), for the second quarter of 2007, and GAAP net income of $110.2 million, or $.19 per share (diluted), for the third quarter of 2006."New product cycles enabled Broadcom to...

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SureWest Add to HDTV Channel Line-up

SureWest Communications announced plans to make available at least 38 HD channels by the end of November 2007 over its fiber network.SureWest said it is able to build on its HD channel lineup by delivering 100 Mbps of bi-directional bandwidth to each customer's home. SureWest provides 50 Mbps of Internet speed both uploading and downloading.Currently, SureWest's fiber-optic network reaches over 103,000 marketable homes in the Sacramento region, with...

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AT&T Posts Double Digit Wireless Growth, Steady Broadband Gains

Citing double-digit increase in wireless revenues, improved business services sales and steady broadband gains, AT&T posted strong third-quarter results and delivered its tenth consecutive quarter of double-digit growth in adjusted earnings per share. AT&T's pro forma Q3 revenue, which combine revenues from AT&T, BellSouth and Cingular Wireless consistently for all periods, totaled $30.3 billion, up 3.2 percent versus results for the...

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Harmonic Posts Q3 Sales of $82 Million, up 31% YoY

Harmonic reported net sales of $82.3 million, up 31% from $62.9 million in the third quarter of 2006. GAAP net income for the third quarter of 2007 was $9.4 million or $0.12 per diluted share, up from $4.0 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, for the same period of 2006. Harmonic said results for the third quarter of 2007 included significant revenue from a growing number of satellite customers deploying an increasingly broad range of new products and solutions. The company also saw sequential revenue growth in both domestic and international...

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Juniper Reports Q3 Revenue of $735 Million, up 28% YoY

Juniper Networks reported Q3 net revenues of $735.0 million, compared with $573.6 million for the third quarter of 2006, an increase of 28 percent. Net income (GAAP) was $85.1 million or $0.15 per share, compared with a GAAP net income of $58.3 million or $0.10 per share for the third quarter of 2006. "We are pleased with both the results for the quarter and the momentum we are seeing, which reflect confidence in Juniper to address the high-performance networking requirements of our customers," said Scott Kriens, Juniper Networks' Chairman and...

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Cisco to Acquire Navini for WiMAX Infrastructure

Cisco Systems agreed to acquire Navini Networks, a supplier of WiMAX infrastructure products, for approximately $330 million in cash and assumed options. Navini offers a line of WiMAX solutions, including base stations, adaptive antenna arrays, management systems, and subscriber modems, which has been sold to more than 75 customers.Navini has developed its own patented, "Smart Beamforming" and MIMO technologies, which enhances range and throughput...

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