Ericsson Appoints Nordberg as Chairman of Redback and Entrisphere

Ericsson appointed Bert Nordberg as Chairman of Redback and Entrisphere, effective as of February 1. He previously served as Head of Sales and Marketing and Executive Vice President. He will remain in the position as Executive Vice President of Ericsson. http://www.ericsson....

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IP-PRIME Launches HD-4 Service for MPEG-2 IPTV Operators

SES AMERICOM announced commercial availability of its IP-PRIME HD-4, the MPEG-4 HDTV service for North American IPTV operators already delivering services using MPEG-2 technology. The company claims a single-rack HD-4 solution delivering 32 HD channels can be operational within 60 days, and can easily be scaled to add more HD programming.Significantly, the IP-PRIME HD-4 solution allows operators to deliver HDTV to their customers without upgrading...

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H3C Forms Strategic Relationship With Raza Microelectronics

H3C, a wholly-owned subsidiary of 3Com and a leading global end-to-end IP networking solution provider, and Raza Microelectronics (RMI) have formed a wide-ranging strategic vendor relationship focusing on the use of RMI's multi-core, multi-threaded XLR Processor and XLS Processor Families across H3C's networking, security and wireless applications.The initial program in the strategic relationship calls for RMI to provide its multi-core XLR Processor...

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Infinera Completes OSMINE Certification

Infinera's DTN optical networking platform has completed the Telcordia Technologies' Operations Systems Modifications for the Integration of Network Elements (OSMINE) Services process for Telcordia TIRKS and Telcordia NMA Operation Systems within service provider infrastructures that employ these operations systems.Larger service providers typically require OSMINE certification to ensure interoperability with their existing networking infrastructure. The Infinera DTN is a Digital ROADM for long-haul and metro core networks, combining high-capacity...

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Nortel and Qualcomm Test IMS-based Voice Call Continuity

Nortel and Qualcomm have completed testing between Nortel's IMS-based Voice Call Continuity (VCC) network solution and the Qualcomm chipset solution that uses their IMS/VCC device client. The testing is a major step towards the availability of out-of-the box VCC-enabled mobile phones. As an IMS-based application, VCC moves beyond traditional cellular solutions by enabling service providers to offer innovative multimedia services on mobile phones like network-based real-time, multi-player gaming, enterprise service integration and interactive blogging.Test...

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Cavium Teams with Broadcom on Switching Reference Designs

Cavium Networks announced a set of reference designs targeted at intelligent switching and broadband applications and based on its OCTEON Multi-core MIPS64 processor family along with Broadcom's enterprise class StrataXGS and home/SMB ROBOSwitch Gigabit Ethernet switches, and FASTPATH networking software. Target applications include intelligent enterprise switches, Layer 4+ switches, and SOHO/SMB routers.To enable the tightly integrated designs, Broadcom has licensed its HiGig protocol to Cavium Networks. The HiGig protocol enhances Ethernet switching...

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TI Delivers Single-Chip, Real-Time HD Video Transcoding

Texas Instruments (TI) introduced a new DaVinci digital media processor for video transcoding in media gateways, multi-point control units, digital media adaptors, video security DVRs and IP set-top boxes.The new DaVinci processor is a DSP-based system-on-chip (SoC) specifically tuned for real-time, multi-format, high-definition (HD) video transcoding. It integrates an ARM926EJ-S core and 600 MHz C64x+ DSP core along with a high-definition video co-processor, conversion engine and targeted video port interfaces. TI said the design delivers a 10x...

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Broadcom Designs Single-Chip, Real-Time, HD Video/Audio Encoder/Transcoder

Broadcom introduced a single-chip, real-time, high definition (HD) encoder/transcoder solution based on 65 nanometer (nm) technology and designed for a wide range of consumer devices with varying video and audio formats.The single-chip Broadcom BCM7043 solves the industry problem of being able to share non-compatible video and audio content by transcoding (or matching) it to the proper format being used by a particular playback device. It handles the encoding and transcoding of content in cable, satellite, IPTV and terrestrial set-top boxes, portable...

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XO Selects Cisco CRS-1 Carrier Routing System for Nationwide IP Upgrade

XO Communications will upgrade its nationwide IP/MPLS network using the Cisco IP Next Generation Network (IP NGN) architecture to meet the growing demand for high-speed Internet access services and support its expansion into the high-capacity IP Transit services market. The expansion will more than double current capacity and sets the stage for a four-fold increase. Specifically, XO will deploy the Cisco CRS-1 Carrier Routing System in the core...

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Russia's VimpelCom and Golden Telecom Ponder Merger

Vimpel-Communications and Golden Telecom, both Russian carriers, confirmed that they currently are in discussions regarding the potential acquisition of all of the outstanding shares of Golden Telecom by a subsidiary of VimpelCom at a price per share of $105 in cash. The VimpelCom Group includes companies operating in Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Georgia and Armenia. The VimpelCom Group's GSM and 3G license portfolio covers...

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Comcast to Skip 700 MHz Wireless Auction

Comcast, the large cable operator in the U.S., has decided not to bid in the FCC's upcoming 700 MHz wireless auction. The company said the 20 MHz of spectrum it acquired in the wireless auction last year, in partnership with the other cable partners in SpectrumCo, provides it with significant long-term flexibility and strategic options. http://www.comcast....

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AT&T to Withdraw from Pay Phone Business by End of 2008

AT&T plans to exit its shrinking pay phone business by the end of 2008. The company will phase out both public pay phones and phones provided under contracts at government correctional facilities through the end of next year. The move affects AT&T pay phones in the company's traditional 13-state service area only. BellSouth, which was acquired by AT&T in late 2006, had previously exited the pay phone business in its nine-state service area. AT&T's wholesale pay phone services are not affected. http://www.att....

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AT&T to Acquire Edge Wireless in Pacific Northwest

AT&T will acquire full ownership in Edge Wireless, a regional wireless company with approximately 172,000 subscribers that operates in several markets in the Pacific Northwest. AT&T, which has held a minority ownership interest since Edge Wireless' inception in 2000, will acquire the remaining 64.3 percent of the company. Financial terms were not disclosed.AT&T said the addition of Edge Wireless' GSM network will complement its existing GSM networks in Northern California, Oregon, Idaho and Wyoming. http://www.att....

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Packeteer Outlines Vision of "Intelligent Service Assurance"

Packeteer outlined its strategic vision of "Intelligent Service Assurance" based on an enterprise's need to increase the quality and performance of key applications for any user, any time, anywhere throughout the organization.The vision, which will guide the company's product roadmap over the course of Q4 2007 -- Q1 2008, aims to enable IT organizations to intelligently identify, discriminate, measure, optimize and control end-to-end application delivery--operating under constantly changing workloads, across disparate applications, systems and...

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PMC-Sierra Introduces Integrated GPON Residential Gateway Chip

PMC-Sierra has expanded its fiber access gateway silicon portfolio with the introduction of a Gigabit-speed multi-service Fiber Access gateway chip with an integrated ITU-T G.984 GPON interface. The device integrates key functionality required for a GPON residential gateway, including a MIPS 600MHz multi-threaded core that enables hitless context switching between simultaneous processing for tasks associated with multiple services (data, video, voice,...

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AppTrigger Extends its "Ignite" Application Session Controller

AppTrigger released a number of enhancements to its "Ignite" Application Session Controller (ASC) with the goal of accelerating telecom web services and, in particular, Web 2.0 applications.Version 8.0 of AppTrigger's Ignite ASC enables service providers to create new applications and capture new revenues from the Web 2.0 ecosystem while at the same time leveraging the platform to ensure feature transparency across converging networks. The aim is...

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KT Freetel and NTT DoCoMo to Jointly Invest in Malaysia's U Mobile

KT Freetel Co. and NTT DoCoMo agreed to jointly invest in U Mobile Sdn Bhd, a new Malaysian 3G mobile operator that is scheduled to launch commercial service in 2008. The two companies will collectively acquire 33% control of the new market entrant. Upon approval of the Malaysian government, KTF and DoCoMo will invest US$100 million respectively through third-party allotment of new shares, giving each company 16.5 percent shares with voting rights.KTF currently serves 13.6 million subscribers in Korea. Initially implementing the WCDMA network...

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