Comcast Trims Guidance, Cites Challenging Market Conditions

Citing an increasingly challenging economic and competitive environment, Comcast trimmed its financial guidance.Revenue Generating Units (RGUs) are now expected to increase by approximately 6 million to 57 million, versus previous guidance of approximately 6.5 million additions. This represents a significant increase compared to the 5 million RGUs added in 2006. Comcast said this RGU growth is expected to contribute to cable revenue growth for 2007 of approximately 11%, compared to previous guidance of at least 12%, cable operating cash flow growth...

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Cisco Unveils Role-Based Enterprise Security Architecture

Cisco announced a new role-based security architecture that integrates identity and role-based security measures for scaled implementation across enterprise networks. The Cisco TrustSec architecture creates a trusted enterprise network encompassing Cisco switches along with Cisco routers and Cisco Unified Wireless Network controllers as a foundation for authenticating users, assigning roles, enforcing access policies and delivering integrity and confidentiality to network traffic. Key attributes of Cisco TrustSec include:Role-Aware Secure Campus...

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Cisco Names Ex-Motorola Exec as CTO

Cisco announced the appointment of Padmasree Warrior as chief technology officer (CTO). Warrior comes to Cisco from Motorola where she was executive vice president and chief technology officer. She was named Motorola's CTO in 2003 and held numerous positions at the company over her 23 year career, including corporate vice president and general manager of Motorola's energy systems group and corporate vice president and chief technology officer for...

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Broadcom Spins New 65nm Chip for Satellite HD STBs

Broadcom announced a new single-channel, multi-format high definition (HD) satellite receiver chip for low cost satellite set-top boxes (STBs). The new satellite system-on-a-chip (SoC) uses 65 nanometer (nm) process technology and integrates a single tuner/demodulator, as well as the latest AVC (advanced video coding) decoder with support for multiple video formats. Broadcom said it has reduced power consumption by more than 50% over competing solutions while lowering system bill of materials (BOM) cost. The new single-chip Broadcom BCM7325 satellite...

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XO Deploys Sonus' Network Border Switch

XO Communications has deployed Sonus' Network Border Switch (NBS), an IP-based solution that combines session control, PSTN gateway services and security into a single, high performance, highly scalable, carrier-class solution. XO's IP voice network carried more than 15 billion minutes of IP voice traffic in 2006, and is currently carrying approximately 1.6 billion minutes of IP voice traffic every month. http://www.sonusnet.comIn August, Sonus unveiled the latest version of its NBS platform, available on both the GSX9000 and GSX 4000 platforms....

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Fujitsu and Taiwan's III Collaborate on WiMAX

Fujitsu and Taiwan's Institute for Information Industry (III), a non-governmental organization jointly sponsored by the Taiwan government and prominent private enterprises, agreed to establish a new company in Taiwan that will develop application platforms and provide engineering support based on WiMAX technology from Fujitsu and III.The new joint venture, scheduled to be established in March 2008, will leverage Fujitsu's WiMAX SoC solutions and...

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Veraz Appoints VP of Marketing

Veraz Networks has appointed Dawn Hogh as its new Vice President of Marketing. Previously, she served as Vice President of Marketing and Business Development at OpVista. Ms. Hogh has also held senior executive positions at Ciena as Senior Vice President, Product Management and Marketing, Kestrel Solutions as Vice President, Marketing, and Lucent Technologies, as Vice President, Market Management.http://www.veraznetworks.c...

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Japan's University of Tsukuba Deploys Juniper M120

Japan's University of Tsukuba has deployed Juniper Networks M120 multiservice edge router and Integrated Security Gateway (ISG) 2000 security appliance to connect to Japan's nationwide SINET3 research and education (R&E) network. The Juniper network infrastructure upgrades the University's campus connectivity to external networks with support for advanced IP services, more robust network security and 10 Gigabit Ethernet speeds.The SINET3 infrastructure, using Juniper Networks T-series core routers, connects more than 700 universities and R&E...

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Motorola Supplies Mobile WiMAX for Mobilink in Pakistan

Pakistan's Mobilink, an Orascom Telecom company, selected Motorola to deploy a WiMAX 802.16e-2005 access network. Under the agreement, Motorola will design, plan, deploy and optimize a WiMAX network for Mobilink, deliver integration and support services as well as indoor and outdoor customer premises equipment (CPE) units to enable faster adoption of the operator's WiMAX offering. Financial terms were not disclosed but the total amount of the purchase...

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Mexico's Federal Electricity Commission Leases Fiber to AXTEL

Mexico's Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) has agreed to lease its fiber optic network to AXTEL, a fixed-line integrated telecommunications competitor in Mexico. The deal gives AXTEL the ability to provide additional virtual private network (VPN) and data services via CFE's extensive fiber optic network.AXTEL provides local and long distance telephony, broadband Internet, data and built-to-suit communications solutions in 27 cities and long distance...

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Blackwave Raises $16 Million for Internet Video Storage

Blackwave (formerly Acinion), a start-up based in Acton, Mass., raised $16 million in Series B financing for its storage and delivery infrastructure solutions for Internet video. The company claims its infrastructure technology increases video delivery efficiency by a factor of ten while dramatically reducing the cost of content delivery. Blackwave plans to roll out its Internet video storage and delivery systems in the first quarter of 2008. Product details have not been disclosed.The new financing was led by Sigma Partners and joined by both...

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ADC Introduces 1x64 Splitter for FTTx

ADC introduced a 1x64 splitter module that allows carriers to double the number of customers served from a single splitter and reduce the feeder fibers needed for the network. The new splitter is designed for all indoor and outdoor applications in FTTX networks and fits into a centralized splitting passive optical network (PON) architecture. The 1x64 splitter is designed using ADC's patented OmniReach plug-and-play module that reduces installation...

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Verizon FiOS TV Adds HD VOD, 1,000 Title Expected in 08

Verizon has begun offering high-definition video-on-demand in many of its FiOS TV markets. HD VOD is now available over the FiOS TV systems in Richmond and Virginia Beach, Va.; Tampa, Fla.; Fort Wayne, Ind.; and Pittsburgh. Further HD VOD rollouts are expected in in the Washington, D.C., metro area, Massachusetts and Rhode Island; and to Verizon's remaining FiOS TV markets next year.The initial HD VOD library contains around 75 HD titles, including...

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France Telecom Confirms 2007 Financial Targets

France Telecom confirmed that it achieved its financial targets for the year, with 2007 organic cash flow rising by 10% to 7.5 billion euros. The following targets have also been confirmed: stabilization of the Gross Operating Margin rate compared with 2006; and maintaining the rate of investment at about 13% of revenues.For 2008, France Telecom said its objective is to generate organic cash flow of at least 7.5 billion euros. In the context of growth...

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BT to Acquire Singapore's Frontline Technologies for IT Integration

BT plans to acquire Frontline Technologies, one of the leading providers of end-to-end information technology (IT) services within the Asia Pacific region, for approximately S$202 million (US$139 million. Frontline provides IT consulting, infrastructure services, systems integration and IT outsourcing to local, regional and multinational customers. The company, which is listed on the main board of the Singapore Exchange, has operations in China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Taiwan and Thailand.. http://www.btplc.com...

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India's BSNL Deploys Redback for Up to 2.5 Million Broadband Subscribers

India's Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) will use Redback's SmartEdge family of multi-service edge routers to deliver broadband services for up to 2.5 million business and residential users. Under the new deal, BSNL plans to deploy Redback's SmartEdge 800 multi-service edge routers for multiple broadband services to more than 200,000 broadband customers in Bangalore and Chennai, India. By the end of 2007, Redback will help BSNL add more than 2.5...

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