SingTel Offers MEF-certified Carrier Ethernet services

Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) announced Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) certification of its suite of business Ethernet services.

Services that have been certified include SingTel's local connectivity service MetroEthernet and international connectivity services ConnectPlus E-VPN and E-line. To comply with MEF specifications, SingTel had to undergo three stages of certification. This included a detailed analysis of SingTel's Ethernet offerings, as well as more than 300 stringent lab and field tests. These tests verify compliance with key Carrier Ethernet criteria: scalability, reliability, ability to support multiple applications, robust service level agreements and global interoperability.


SingTel's business Ethernet services include:

• MetroEthernet -- a dedicated Layer-2 Ethernet service that offers granular and scalable private data connections within Singapore. With island-wide coverage, SingTel MetroEthernet Service provides customers with a cost-effective way to connect sites via secure, private and dedicated network infrastructure, with the flexibility to upgrade its bandwidth without disruption.



• ConnectPlus E-Line -- a highly secure and reliable international point-to-point Ethernet service deployed over SingTel's global next generation SDH network. Delivered with an Ethernet interface, the ConnectPlus E-Line service simplifies global network management and facilitates seamless network upgrades, making it a highly scalable solution for all businesses.



• ConnectPlus E-VPN -- a Layer-2 VPN based on Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) technology using Ethernet Interface as a standard access interface. Deployed over SingTel's MPLS network, it provides a scalable, reliable and secured network-based Ethernet VPN solution.

SingTel's MEF Certification is the first of its kind in ASEAN, and is poised to set new standards for the delivery of carrier grade Ethernet services in the region.http://www.singtel.com

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Microsoft Hires Former Juniper COO

Jeff Raikes, president of the Microsoft Business Division (MBD), will retire from the company in September following a nine-month transition to ensure a smooth transfer of his daily responsibilities and management of the division. Microsoft named Stephen Elop, formerly chief operating officer (COO) at Juniper Networks, as the new president of the Microsoft Business Division. Under Raikes, the Microsoft Business Division has grown to include a broad range of business productivity offerings including the Microsoft Office system, Microsoft Dynamics and Microsoft Exchange Server. During this same period, the MBD business has nearly doubled, to more than $16 billion (U.S.) in annual revenue.http://www.microsoft.com

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Huawei Supplies WiMAX in Bulgaria

TransTelecom, a telecom operator in Bulgaria,

has selected Huawei Technologies to deploy a commercial WiMAX network covering central business districts and hot spots in the country's major cities, including its capital, Sofia, and Varna, Bulgaria's largest harbor city. Under the contract, Huawei will supply an end-to-end WiMAX solution working on 3.5GHz frequency band, including terminals, as well as a major upgrade of the TransTelecom central exchange equipment for the operation of a fully mobile WiMAX network in 2008.


In 2006, TransTelecom deployed a 16d-based WiMAX network to meet the country's increasing broadband needs, and the operator has chosen Huawei to deliver an upgraded 16e-based network.http://www.huawei.comhttp://www.transtelecom.bg/

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Sandvine Launches 10-GigE DPI Platform for Wireless

Sandvine introduced a 10-Gigabit Ethernet deep packet inspection (DPI) platform for mobile data and wireless providers. Sandvine's PTS 14000 is meant to give mobile data and wireless providers visibility into their network traffic, enabling them to fairly allocate network resources and enhance quality of service for multimedia IP-based applications. Sandvine offers a suite of applications including traffic management, network integrity and service creation.


Sandvine also announced two carrier wins: one with a national property of a pan-European mobile and DSL operator and another with a North American WiMAX carrier. The European win is a national property of a pan-European provider that has over a half-million DSL subscribers and approximately 5 million mobile subscribers. The North American WiMAX customer has over 200,000 subscribers. These customers commenced deployment of the 10-Gbps PTS 14000 platform in Q4 2007.

http://www.sandvine.com

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Redline to Supply WiMAX network in Tunisia

Redline Communications will supply its standards-based WiMAX infrastructure products to Divona Telecom for a five-city WiMAX network in Tunisia. The deployment includes Redline's RedMAX AN100U base stations and indoor and outdoor subscriber units. Redline said the US$1 million network buildout will take place in several phases over the next two years, and will connect five major cities in Tunisia, including Tunis, Nabeul, Souse, Monastir and Sfax. Divona Telecom is already serving several hundred corporations on its WiMAX network.
http://www.redlinecommunications.com

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AT&T Deliver Metro Ethernet to Wisconsin School District

AT&T announced a new five-year optical networking services contract with the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD), which serves approximately 25,000 students across southern Wisconsin, to provide OPT-E-MAN service to more than 40 schools throughout the district.


AT&T OPT-E-MAN solution provides a flexible fiber-optic, point-to-multipoint Ethernet service that connects multiple local area networks (LANs) within a regional area. For MMSD, all district schools can now access this high speed network.
http://www.att.com

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Amdocs Signs Contract Extension with AT&T

Amdocs signed an agreement with AT&T Services Inc. to provide application management services in support of AT&T's legacy customer care and billing platforms beginning later this year. The company described the deal as a significant expansion of an existing seven-year agreement signed in April 2007 under which Amdocs manages the provider's legacy ordering and wholesale platforms. This AT&T agreement is one of the significant deals anticipated by the Company for fiscal 2008. Financial terms were not disclosed.
http://www.amdocs.com

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BT to Launch 100 Mbps FTTH Greenfield in Kent

BT's local access network business announced a greenfield FTTH deployment scheduled for this August in Ebbsfleet Valley in Kent. The deployment will encompass Land Securities' 1,000 acre new build project with approximately 10,000 new homes planned. BT plans to offer data speeds of up to 100 Mbps, enabling multiple HDTV channels to be watched simultaneously, HDTV gaming, and near instant music downloads. Openreach will offer all its products on a wholesale basis to all UK communication providers allowing for competition at a retail level. BT already provides some 120,000 businesses across the country with fiber connections.


BT said it is also committed to increasing broadband speeds over copper, introducing services of up to 24 Mbps from Spring 2008.http://www.btplc.com

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