BlackBerrys Arrive in Madagascar

Telma, the main telecom operator in Madagascar,

has launched the BlackBerry wireless solution in partnership with Alcatel-Lucent and Research In Motion (RIM). Based on its distribution agreement with RIM, Alcatel-Lucent has provided global integration services to Telma with the end-to-end implementation, launch, and on-going support for delivering the BlackBerry solution to the market. Initially Telma will offer customers the BlackBerry 8800 smartphone.http://www.alcatel-lucent.comhttp://www.telma.mg/

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Romania's TELETRANS selects Alcatel-Lucent for IP/MPLS

TRANSELECTRICA, Romania's power transmission company, has selected Alcatel-Lucent's IP/MPLS and optical transmission solutions as the foundation of its nation-wide network expansion. TELETRANS will implement DWDM nodes in 28 locations and IP/MPLS service routing capabilities in 35 data sites. Alcatel-Lucent will also deliver this solution in a turnkey project management mode including installation, deployment, integration, testing, training and maintenance. Financial terms were not disclosed.


Alcatel-Lucent's optical networking solution is based on its 1626 Light Manager (LM), managed by the existing 1350 management suite, which will provide higher bandwidth and spread interconnectivity capabilities to be offered to TELETRANS' customers. The IP/MPLS solution is based on the Alcatel-Lucent 7750 Service Router, which is optimized for the delivery of high performance data, voice and video services. The Alcatel-Lucent 5620 Service Aware Manager will manage the end-to-end IP/MPLS solution, automating tasks while supporting the introduction and administration of new services.http://www.alcatel-lucent.com

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Alcatel-Lucent Selected for Tahiti-to-Hawaii Cable

The French Polynesian operator Office des Postes & Télécommunications (OPT) selected Alcatel-Lucent to roll out a new, high-speed submarine cable network linking Tahiti in French Polynesia to Hawaii.


The "Honotua" network will deliver an ultimate capacity of 32 x10 Gbps. It will be composed of an international link between Tahiti and Hawaii (4,650 km) and a domestic connection (305 km) linking some of the islands in the French Polynesian archipelago. Completion is scheduled for 2010. The project is valued at EUR 72.2 million.


Honotua is a Tahitian name meaning the link towards the open sea.http://www.alcatel-lucent.comhttp://www.opt.pf

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ZTE Supplies WiMAX to Libya Telecom

ZTE recently signed a framework agreement with Libya Telecom & Technology (LTT) to help build a large scale WiMAX 802.16e commercial network covering eight cities in Libya including its capital, Tripoli.

Under the agreement, ZTE will provide a series of distributed and end-to-end IP WiMAX product solutions including compact and high-capacity base stations, access gateway, network management system, MPLS and IMS . The network is expected to be completed and ready for service by the third quarter of 2008. Financial terms were not disclosed.http://wwwen.zte.com.cn

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Vodafone UK Offers HSUPA USB Stick from Huawei

Vodafone UK has begun offering a Mobile Broadband USB Modem Stick (E172) from Huawei Technologies boasting High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA) connectivity.

The USB stick enables uplink speeds of up to 2Mbps and download rates of 7.2 Mbps within Vodafone's HSPA network. The plug-and-play featured device is compatible with Windows (Vista and XP) and Mac OSX.http://www.vodafone.comhttp://www.huawei.com

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AT&T Supplies MPLS IP VPN to Aviagen

AT&T was awarded a contract to supply an MPLS-based IP VPN to Aviagen, an international poultry-breeding company with facilities in North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Under the terms of the three-year contract, AT&T will serve as the primary network and data services provider for Aviagen and will Aviagen's United States facility to its facility in Brazil.http://www.att.com

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Rivulet Names Kennedy as CEO - Dynamic Synchronization Technology

Rivulet Communications, a start-up based in Herndon, Virginia, named Ed Kennedy as its new President and CEO. Kennedy previously served as the CEO, President and Co-Founder of Ocular Networks, a provider of optical networking technologies that was acquired by Tellabs in 2002 He was then promoted and served as president of Tellabs until 2004. He also previously held various executive positions at Alcatel and Newbridge Networks.


Rivulet Communications offers systems for transporting high bandwidth, mission critical and real-time applications over existing IP networks. The company's Dynamic Synchronization Technology (DST) works by synchronizing packets as they enter the IP network, virtually eliminating network resource contention and the resultant delay, packet loss and jitter, and low utilization typically associated with convergence over IP networks.http://www.rivulet.com

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Trans-Pacific Express Cable on Schedule for August Debut

Verizon Business obtained final FCC approval including a landing license to activate and operate the Trans-Pacific Express submarine cable system in the U.S. The 17,000-kilometer TPE cable -- being built by a consortium comprised of Verizon Business, China Telecom, China Netcom, China Unicom, Korea Telecom and Chunghwa Telecom (Taiwan) -- will initially provide capacity of up to 1.28 Tbps, with a design capacity of up to 5.12 Tbps to support future Internet growth and advanced applications. Customers will have access the cable system at 10 Gbps wavelengths. It also is the first major undersea system to land on the U.S. West Coast in more than seven years. The submarine communications cable will use the latest optical technology and provide greater capacity and higher speeds to meet the dramatic increase in demand for IP, data and voice communications traffic between the U.S. and the Asia-Pacific region and within the region.


Verizon Business completed the landing work for the cable in Nedonna Beach, Oregon on Nov. 14, 2007. Verizon Business also is building out network facilities in Oregon to connect the TPE cable to Verizon Business' U.S. domestic network. In addition to the U.S. West Coast landing, the TPE cable will land on the China mainland at Qingdao and Chongming. Additional landing points include Tanshui, Taiwan and Keoje, South Korea.


Manufacturing and construction to complete the TPE submarine cable is well under way. The first cable was placed into the water near the Korean coast on Sept. 21, 2007, and the first 55 kilometers of TPE cable was placed off the U.S. West Coast in late November. Numerous cable-laying ships are current in the Pacific Ocean. The TPE system is scheduled to be completed and in service by August, in advance of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
http://www.verizonbusiness.com/

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Mexico's Axtel Selects Motorola WiMAX Base Stations and CPE

Axtel, a fixed-line telecom competitor in Mexico,
selected Motorola as the first vendor to provide access points, core network equipment, associated services and customer devices for its initial WiMAX deployment. Specifically, AXTEL will purchase Motorola's 802.16e WiMAX radiobase stations (access points), voice and data customer premise equipment (CPE) and PCMCIA cards. Indoor CPE's with WiFi functionality and USB dongles will also be available. Deployment has begun in Monterrey, Puebla and Guadalajara, with more cities to follow. Full mobile voice and data WiMAX solutions are expected to become available by year-end 2008 or beginning 2009.http://www.motorola.comhttp://www.axtel.com.mx/

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One Minute Video: What is Ethernet OAM?

One Minute Video presented by Ananth Nagarajan, Juniper Networks -- What is Ethernet OAM?


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