One Minute Video presented by Rajneesh Chopra, Juniper Networks -- What is SIP Security?Jargon Bus...
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Packet Design Provides Visibility into Layer 3 MPLS-VPNs
Packet Design introduced a network management product that provider visibility into MPLS-VPN customer traffic not only at the network edge but across the core.VPN Traffic Explorer lets service providers determine the exact path each customer's traffic travels, know which customers are the heaviest bandwidth users, and analyze customer traffic by class of service (CoS) not just on a few links but everywhere in the network. Armed with this new level of VPN-centric management knowledge, providers can resolve customer problems faster, do far more...
Taiwan Mobile Deploys Axerra Pseudo-Wires for Mobile Wireless Backhaul
Taiwan Mobile Co., Ltd. has deployed Axerra Networks' Pseudo-Wire solutions in its radio access network (RAN) for the backhaul of UMTS and GSM voice and data traffic. Axerra's solutions employ Carrier Ethernet as a full-service alternative to TDM backhaul in the mobile wireless RAN. Financial terms were not disclosed.http://www.axerra.comhttp://www.taiwanmobile....
IEEE P802.3ba Task Force Sets Sights on 40GbE, 100GbE
The IEEE New Standards Committee (NesCom) has approved the Higher Speed Study Group's project authorization request (PAR), and the resulting project will now be known as the IEEE P802.3ba task force. In July 2007, the Higher Speed Study Group (HSSG) agreed upon a single project encompassing a 40 Gigabit Ethernet (40GbE) rate for server and storage applications and a 100 Gigabit Ethernet (100GbE) rate for network aggregation. In November 2007, the IEEE 802.3 working group authorized the HSSG to become the IEEE P802.3ba task force to begin work...
Helio Reaches Nearly 200,000 Subscribers, ARPU at $85
Helio, the U.S. joint venture between SK Telecom and EarthLink, announced some key usage statistics for its mobile service.Helio has nearly 200,000 subscriber. Average revenue per user (ARPU) is over $85, well above the industry average.Helio users have an average of over 550 text messages per member per month, many times the industry average Instant Message penetration 3 times the industry average95% of Helio brand members access the Web through...
Motorola Signs WiMAX CPE Order with Wateen Telecom-Pakistan
Motorola announced a contract with Wateen Telecom-Pakistan for the supply of 198,000 end-user WiMAX customer premises equipment (CPE) devices for both indoor and outdoor use. The deal is described as one of the world's largest WiMAX device orders to date. Financial terms were not disclosed.Motorola is also supplying its 802.16e WiMAX and IMS solutions for Wateen Telecom's nationwide WiMAX network under previously announced deals.The Motorola CPE...
Nokia to Acquire Trolltech for Software Development Expertise
Nokia announced a public voluntary tender offer to acquire Trolltech, a company headquartered in Oslo, Norway and publicly listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. Trolltech is a recognized software provider with world-class software development platforms and frameworks. Nokia said the acquisition would accelerate its software strategy.Trolltech provides cross-platform software development frameworks and application platforms. Trolltech's Qt is used in...
Movial Demos its "Social Communicator"
Finland-based Movial unveiled its "Social Communicator," a software application that enables instant social communication by bringing Internet calling, social media content (e.g., YouTube), unified messaging, and Web and video feeds together for content sharing and real-time communication on mobile handsets, PCs, IP set-top boxes, and Internet tablet devices. Movial's Social Communicator determines the best way to share content, regardless of a user's...
Ceragon Posts Q4 Revenue of $46.1 Million, up 40% YoY
Ceragon Networks, which supplies high-capacity wireless backhaul solutions, reported Q4 2007 revenues of $46.1 million, up 40% from $32.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2006 and 3.8% from $44.5 million in the third quarter of 2007. Net income (GAAP) was $4.4 million or $0.13 per basic share and $0.12 per diluted share compared to net loss of $8.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2006, or $0.30 basic and diluted net loss per share. Gross margin on a GAAP basis in the fourth quarter of 2007 was 36.2% of revenues."We are pleased to report record...
Ribbit Unveils its "Amphibian" Consumer Voice Mash-up Service
Ribbit, a start-up based in Mountain View, California, unveiled its "Amphibian" consumer service for transforming any physical phone into a physical/virtual "dual world" phone. The idea is to enable consumers to use their current phone plans in any number of new and evolving Web environments. Ribbit's Amphibian service, which the company calls a "voiceware application, is expected to be available in the second quarter of 2008. The service integrates voice into any number of Web environments including social networking pages, Web-based applications,...
Atheros Posts Q4 Revenue of $114.3 million, up 30% YoY
Atheros Communications posted record Q4 2007 revenue of $114.3 million, up eight percent from the $106.3 million reported in the third quarter of 2007 and up 30 percent from the $87.8 million reported in the fourth quarter of 2006. Net income (GAAP) was $13.4 million or $0.22 per diluted share. This compares with GAAP net income of $9.7 million or $0.16 per diluted share in the third quarter of 2007. Net loss in the fourth quarter of 2006 was $1.2 million or $0.02 per diluted share.http://www.atheros....
Cisco Unveils Massive Nexus 7000 Switch for Virtualized Data Centers
Cisco unveiled its the next generation, flagship data center-class switching platform for combining Ethernet, IP, and storage capabilities across one unified network fabric. The Cisco Nexus 7000 Series, which sets forth the company's Data Center 3.0 vision, represents the culmination of over $1 billion in R&D, according to the company. The platform is designed for next generation data center infrastructure deployments of virtualized servers,...
Verizon Tops 1 Million FiOS TV Customers, Adds 2 Million Wireless Customers
Citing gains in strategic growth areas such as wireless, broadband, data, video and global IP, Verizon Communications reported $23.8 billion in Q4 2007 revenues, up 5.5 percent; up 5.6 percent on an adjusted basis (non-GAAP) and earnings of 37 cents in fully diluted earnings per share (EPS). This compares with fourth-quarter 2006 earnings of 48 cents per share before income from discontinued operations that have since been divested."In the fourth...
