Iptivia Raises Funding for IPTV Service Assurance

Iptivia, a start-up based in NYC, completed a Series A financing round for development of its real-time service assurance platform for IP networks that carry high-bandwidth multimedia applications. Iptivia has core intellectual property that provides the real-time diagnosis, remediation, and monitoring required to deliver mission-critical services over large IP networks. The company was founded in early 2005.The funding was led by Paladin Capital...

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PetroChina Deploys Force10 Networks Switch/Routers

PetroChina has deployed Force10 Networks' TeraScale E-Series family of switch/routers and S50 access switches to build a high performance network for its oil and gas exploration operations. PetroChina has six data centers across China operating a high performance computing cluster that ranges from 64 to 512 nodes. For smaller computing clusters, PetroChina is leveraging the compact Force10 S50, which supports 48 line-rate Gigabit Ethernet ports and two 10 Gigabit Ethernet uplinks. Medium-sized clusters leverage the density of the Force10 TeraScale...

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Colombia's UNE-EPM Selects Sagem/Orca/BitBand for IPTV

Colombia's UNE-EPM Telecomunicaciones selected Sagem Communications Orca Interactive and BitBand to jointly offer an IPTV solution. The joint solution offered by the three companies and implemented, in this case, by Union Electrica S.A., enables the delivery of a full spectrum of dynamic TV services, ranging from Enhanced broadcast TV to On-Demand content. The three vendors have previously collaborated on the IPTV deployments of Darty in France and On Telecoms in Greece. http://www.sagem.com http://www.orcainteractive....

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Broadcom Introduces "Coolest" 10GbE Switch

Broadcom began shipping a new 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) switch that provides 240 Gigabits of multi-layer switching capacity on a single chip based on 65 nanometer (nm) process technology.The Broadcom BCM56820 10GbE multi-layer switch is designed for next gen data centers featuring high-densities and lower power requirements. Broadcom said one key feature of the BCM56820 is its service aware flow control (SAFC) technology, which enables data center Ethernet (DCE). In this converged 10 Gigabit Ethernet-based fabric, SAFC greatly improves performance...

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ITU Study Group 9 Approves Standards for IPTV and VoIP

During meetings held last week at the CableLabs headquarters, the ITU Study Group 9, entitled Integrated Broadband Cable Networks and Television and Sound Transmission, approved for standardization a major recommendation contributing to the advancement of IPTV, Recommendation J.700 "IPTV Service Requirements and Framework for Secondary Distribution."Secondary distribution is an ITU term meaning use of a transmission channel for distribution of video/audio...

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Tellabs' CEO Krish Prabhu to Resign

Krish A. Prabhu, Tellabs president, CEO and member of the Board, announced plans to resign from these positions by March 1, 2008. The company has launched a search for a successor.Separately, the Tellabs Board of Directors authorized an additional $600 million for the company's common stock repurchase program, in addition to a remaining $176.1 million under a repurchase program authorized in July 2006. Together, the authorizations cover about 22%...

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Sonus Networks Posts Q3 Revenue of $77 Million

Sonus Networks Q3 revenues of $76.6 million compared with $75.5 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2007 and $76.0 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2006. The Company reported a net loss on a GAAP basis of $26.8 million, or $0.10 per share, for the third quarter of 2007, compared to a GAAP net loss of $7.0 million, or $0.03 per share, for the second quarter of 2007, and GAAP net income of $14.4 million, or $0.06 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2006.Sonus also announced an agreement to settle litigation against the company...

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Sonus Networks Selected for BT's 21CN

BT has selected Sonus Networks as an official 21CN vendor to supply an Access Gateway Control Function (AGCF) capability to support the 21st Century Network programme (21CN). Specifically, BT will deploy the Sonus' ASX Access Server to control the network's multi-service access nodes (MSANs), devices that are installed in telephone exchanges to connect end-users' telephone lines with the core next-generation network (NGN). The implementation will enable communications providers to interconnect with BT's 21CN and leverage its next-generation capabilities...

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BT Reaches 12 Million Broadband Users (Wholesale + Retail)

BT reported quarterly revenue of £5,095 million, up 3 percent YoY. New wave revenue was £1,914 million, up 10 percent YoY. New wave revenue is mainly generated from networked IT services and broadband and accounted for 38 percent of the group's revenue. Networked IT services revenue grew by 12 percent to £1,120 million and broadband revenue increased by 12 percent to £543 million. Some highlights for the quarter:BT had 11.7 million wholesale broadband...

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Deutsche Telekom Reaches 114 Million Mobile, 12 Million Broadband Lines

Deutsche Telekom Group's Q3 revenue rose 2.8% YoY to EUR 46.7 billion while its international revenues rose 14.4%. Net income was EUR 1.3 billion and EUR 2.2 billion when adjusted for special charges. The company cited an improved competitive position in Germany, positive trends in broadband and net access losses, and strong international growth.Some highlights for Q3:added 480,000 net DSL subs in Germany. A total of 8.5 million customers in Germany...

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Internet2-National LambdaRail Merger Terminated

The Board of Directors of the National LambdaRail initiative failed to approve a merger proposal with Internet2, ending several months of discussions between the firms. The NLR said in a statement that it was unable to approve the merger due to its organizational structure and mission. One issue has been the transfer of NLR's assets to a merged organizations and the role of donating members in decision making. http://www.nlr.nethttp://www.internet2.eduNational...

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