Cisco Signs MOUs with China's Ministry of Commerce, National Development Commission

At a press conference in Beijing, Cisco chairman and CEO John Chambers announced the next phase of Cisco's corporate strategy for China, marked by new public-private collaborative programs. Highlights of the announcement include: a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) with a focus on next-generation Internet and green research and development (R&D) programs, leadership training, best practice sharing and business development investmentsa MOU with China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM),...

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NTT Com to Offer Flat Rate Billing for Mobile Data

OCN, the Internet service provider operated by NTT Communications (NTT Com), will introduce a flat-rate billing option for wireless notebooks that connect remotely via a FOMA 3G data card or an NTT DoCoMo handset. Heavy data users will have the option of applying to NTT DoCoMo for either the "Flat-rate Data Plan HIGH-SPEED" or "Flat-rate Data Plan HIGH-SPEED Value" to download music and video content at maximum speeds of 7.2 Mbps or 3.6 Mbps, respectively.http://www.ntt.co...

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Ericsson to supply WCDMA/HSPA to TIM Brasil

TIM Brasil, Brazil's largest GSM operator, has selected Ericsson to provide a WCDMA/HSPA network, enabling the launch of high-speed mobile broadband in eight states across Brazil. Under the agreement, Ericsson will be the sole supplier of a 2G/3G common core network and the main supplier of a radio access network in the Brazilian states of Acre, Distrito Federal, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Rondônia, São Paulo and Tocantins. Financial...

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UK Regulator Seeks Proposals for 100 Mbps Build

Ofcom, the UK telecom regulator, is seeking proposals for rolling out next generation broadband networks capable of 100 Mbps services while promoting competition in the provision of these services. Ofcom said its proposed regulations will provide investors with certainty over how these new networks will be regulated. The proposed regulations also aim to ensure that all communications providers interested in delivering high-speed broadband have equal...

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Lockheed Martin Opens Wireless Cyber Security Lab

Lockheed Martin has opened a new Wireless Cyber Security Center, one of only a handful of technology labs capable of testing wireless communications systems in a classified environment. The lab allows defense and intelligence agencies to test and evaluate wireless systems like 802.11 Wi-Fi or broadband satellite links on a Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) network.Lockheed Martin said its Wireless Cyber Security Center covers a range of technologies, including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 802.16 WiMAX, cell phones, and Ku and C-band...

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Optical Internetworking Forum Unveils Interface Agreements

The Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) unveiled a new Serial Look-Aside Interface (SLA) Implementation Agreement (IA) that gives users the ability to interface Network Processor Element (NPE) to look-aside devices such as co-processors and memories at bandwidth speeds up to 40 Gbps and up.The Serial Look-Aside Interface IA, which was recently published by the OIF's Physical and Link Layer (PLL) Working Group, upgrades the widely adopted LA-1 look-aside...

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TV New Zealand Launches HD/SD Digital Terrestrial Service with Harmonic

Television New Zealand (TVNZ) has deployed Harmonic's DiviCom Electra 7000 high definition (HD) and Electra 5400 standard definition (SD) MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) encoders for a new Freeview digital terrestrial television (DTT) service launched this week. The new service is New Zealand's first HD digital service, and is currently available to approximately 75 percent of homes nationwide. Harmonic's Electra 1000 MPEG-2 SD encoder is also utilized by TVNZ for its digital satellite pay TV service, launched in May 2007.TVNZ also utilizes Harmonic's ProStream...

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Vietnam Readies Launch of VINASAT-1 Satellite

The VINASAT-1 communications satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin for Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT), is scheduled to launch this week aboard an Ariane 5-ECA rocket. VINASAT-1 features 12 operating Ku Band transponders providing coverage over Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and part of Myanmar. The spacecraft also features 8 C-Band primary transponders providing coverage over Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Southeast Asia, India, Japan and Australia. http://www.lockheedmartin.comhttp://www.vnpt.com....

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Verizon Wireless' FLO TV Goes Live in San Diego

Verizon Wireless and MediaFLO USA are launching the "FLO TV" mobile service this week in San Diego. The mobile TV service -- developed by San Diego-based Qualcomm subsidiary MediaFLO USA -- is now on select Verizon Wireless cell phones. Local subscribers can now watch popular, full-length TV shows, breaking news and live sports.http://www.qualcomm....

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Managed Services -- Verizon Business

1. The Complexity of Enterprise VoIP 2. Enterprise Migration to Converged Networks 3. The Role of Managed Service Provider 4. Network Operator vs. Managed Service Provider 5. Benchmarks for Managed Services ...

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