Broadcom Execs Take Leaves of Absence Following SEC Charges

Broadcom's Chairman and Chief Technical Officer, Dr. Henry Samueli, and Senior Vice President and General Counsel, David A. Dull, have each taken leaves of absence as executive officers of Broadcom pending resolution of a civil complaint filed against them by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission relating to its previously- disclosed investigation of Broadcom's historical stock option granting practices.Also pending resolution of the civil action, Dr. Samueli has resigned as a member of the Board of Directors and as Chairman of the Board...

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SingTel Adds 244,000 Mobile Subscribers, Market Penetration at 129%

Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) announced a double-digit growth in net profit and double digit growth in revenue for its fourth quarter ended 31 March 2008, driven by its Singapore business, which posted another record number of mobile net additions, and the strengthening of the Australian dollar. Group revenue in the three months ended 31 March 2008 increased 11 per cent to S$3.76 billion from S$3.38 billion a year ago. Underlying net profit...

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Belgacom Resells Alcatel-Lucent's Integrated Communications Solution

Belgacom has selected Alcatel-Lucent's Business Integrated Communications Solution (BiCS) portfolio as its preferred midmarket communications offer. The Alcatel-Lucent Business Integrated Communication Solution is a multi-service, single-server communication solution for enterprises with 500 users, supporting 1000 users later this year. Key features include:Communication server: OmniPCX Enterprise IP telephony & Alcatel-Lucent 4645 voice mailManagement: OmniVista 4760 Network Management SystemContact Center: OmniTouch Contact Center Standard...

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FCC Seeks Comments 700 MHz D Block Spectrum Reauction

The FCC is seeking public comment on how to proceed with the reauction and licensing of the 700 MHz D Block spectrum while maximizing the public safety and commercial benefits of a nationwide, interoperable broadband network. In July 2007, the FCC adopted rules for the 700 MHz Band spectrum that included the creation of a 10-megahertz license in the D Block to be part of a 700 MHz Public/Private Partnership with the adjacent 10 megahertz of spectrum...

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Pulse~LINK Shows UWB-based Whole-Home HD Video Distribution

Pulse~LINK is demonstrating its Ultra Wideband (UWB) Ethernet-Over-Coax solution for whole-home HD video distribution. The company said its "no new wires" solution can extend Gigabit Ethernet connectivity over a home's existing coaxial cabling, providing service providers, A/V manufacturers and professional installers with a cost effective method to deploy whole-home DVR functionality.Significantly, Pulse~LINK said its CWave solution can coexist...

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Orange Business Offers MPLS VPNs with Vietnam Datacommunication

Orange Business Services and Vietnam Datacommunication Company (VDC) have entered into a new commercial and technical partnership to offer advanced MPLS-based IP VPN services in Vietnam. The agreement is an expansion of an existing 7-year partnership by Orange Business Services and Vietnam Datacommunication Company. Orange Business Services said it already has 122 unique multinational customers in Vietnam. Other than Orange Business Services' presence in Vietnam, the France Telecom Group has been operating in the country since 1997 in a partnership...

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Covad Completes WiMAX Trial in SF Bay Area with Axxcelera

Covad Wireless has completed a WiMAX lab test and field trial in the San Francisco Bay area using equipment from Santa Barbara-based Axxcelera.The trial included field testing for the reach and performance of Covad's service with Axxcelera's AB-MAX platform WiMAX equipment. The trial confirmed a total symmetric bandwidth of 8.0+ Mbps at 5+ miles and registered less than one percent packet loss and less than 50ms network latency.Covad will use Axxcelera's...

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Sprint and Samsung Ready with Mobile WiMAX

Sprint and Samsung Electronics announced that a trial WiMAX network has met Sprint's commercial acceptance criteria including overall performance, handoff performance and handoff delay. The companies said they passed this key technical milestone after extensive evaluation both in the XOHM lab environment and with the commercial service network being built in the Baltimore and Washington D.C. area. Sprint plans on launching commercial WiMAX service...

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MTS Allstream Selects Zhone's MALC

Canada's MTS Allstream will deploy Zhone's multi-access line concentrator (MALC) as a full-featured Multi-service access platform optimized for delivering voice and data services over its national network. MTS Allstream will be rolling out the new services and evolving existing offerings with the Zhone MALC platform throughout 2008 and over the next several years. Financial terms were not disclosed.http://www.zhone.comhttp://www.mtsallstream....

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Qwest Launches "Get in the Loop" Consumer Campaign

Qwest Communications launched its new "Get in the Loop" consumer advertising campaign in 16 markets in the company's 14-state residential service area. Qwest said "Get in the Loop" represents an updated look and feel. It builds on the equity of Qwest's six-year Spirit of Service branding. http://www.draftfcb.com/viewing_room/qwe...

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