Nakina Develops Multi-Vendor, Multi-Layer Carrier Ethernet Mgt Solution

Nakina Systems introduced version 7 of its Nakina Network OS featuring new capabilities for managing Carrier Ethernet networks and services. The new release offers management functionality to expedite the roll out of Carrier Ethernet services over any type of infrastructure -- optical (Layer 0/1), Ethernet (Layer 2) or IP/MPLS (Layer 3). This includes support for a logical view of Carrier Ethernet services -- providing carriers with visibility and control over their entire, end-to-end Ethernet service and network with a single solution for provisioning,...

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Russia's Eurocabel-1 Purchases 1 Million Km of Fiber from OFS

OFS confirmed that Eurocabel-1, a leading Russian optical cable manufacturer, has purchased over 1 million kilometers of fiber from OFS to date. "Eurocabel-1 has been using the lion's share of this large volume of OFS fiber in connection with the expansion of our manufacturing capacity undertaken to support the sharp growth in consumption of optical cable in Russia during the last 3-4 years," said Eduard Kim, General Director of Eurocabel-1.http://www.ofsoptics.comhttp://www.eurocabel-1...

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U4EA Acquires NextHop for 802.11 software

U4EA Technologies, which offers integrated access solutions for converged communications, has acquired NextHop Technologies, a supplier of 802.11 software. Financial terms were not disclosed.The NextHop product portfolio includes Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n controller and access point software. U4EA said the deal adds a wealth of Wi-Fi software and expertise to its growing portfolio of communications products delivered to the small and medium business markets. Integrating the NextHop Wi-Fi software with U4EA's Multi-service Business Gateway Fusion series...

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Wintegra and WiChorus Establish Mobile WiMAX Interoperability

Wintegra, a fabless semiconductor company providing silicon and software solutions for WiMAX 802.16e and LTE base stations, and WiChorus, which provides Intelligent Wireless Core Platforms for WiMAX and LTE networks, completed interoperability testing (IOT) between WiChorus' Intelligent ASN gateway and Wintegra's Mobile WiMAX base station technology. Specifically, WiChorus and Wintegra demonstrated seamless end-to-end connectivity between Wintegra's base station technology platform and WiChorus' Intelligent ASN Gateway, based on the R6 interface...

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Sonus Networks Appoints Dr. Richard Nottenburg as CEO

Sonus Networks appointed Richard N. Nottenburg as its new President and CEO, replacing Hassan Ahmed. Nottenburg, former executive vice president chief strategy and technology officer of Motorola, will join the company in mid-June. Prior to joining Motorola in 2004, Dr. Nottenburg was vice president and general manager of Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation after its merger in 2003 with Multilink Technology Corporation, a publicly traded provider of advanced mixed-signal and VLSI solutions for optical networks. Nottenburg was the co- founder and...

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JDSU Offers Control software for Raman Optical Amplification

JDSU has integrated control software for Raman amplification within its AON Embedded Operating System, which is used in circuit packs by network equipment manufacturers (NEMs) and service providers to manage optical functions as part of their dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) network infrastructures.JDSU said its new Raman control software helps to extend the transmission distances of optical signals between data centers up to 250 kilometers or more without the need for mid-span optical amplifiers. Extending transmission distances...

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Alcatel Shanghai Bell Responds to Earthquake

Alcatel Shanghai Bell, which has about 500 employees in Chengdu ( about 159km from the epicenter of last week's massive earthquake), said it is actively involved in repair efforts for communications infrastructure. In the Sichuan province -- the hardest-hit region -- the transmission networks for several operators were seriously damaged and one of the first steps employees took was to transfer transmission equipment into tents to better protect them against aftershocks.As soon as the news about the earthquake broke, Alcatel Shanghai Bell said...

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Alcatel-Lucent Teams with Convergys on Billing and Customer Care

Alcatel-Lucent and Convergys have signed a multi-year non-exclusive agreement that integrates Convergys Infinys applications into Alcatel-Lucent's Business Support System (BSS) solution. It includes a convergent billing solution combining Convergys and Alcatel-Lucent's leading product portfolios in the prepaid and postpaid segments, and Alcatel-Lucent's BSS integration services. The deal extends Alcatel-Lucent's portfolio of partners, providing pre-integrated solutions simplifying integration and deployment. It helps Convergys extend the available...

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NSN Supplies Mobile TV Streaming for SingTel

Nokia Siemens Networks supplied the Mobile TV streaming solution for SingTel's newly launched mio TV Mobile service. SingTel's deployment uses Nokia Siemens Networks' Media Delivery Solution (MDS) 3.5 platform. The phone application is based on Adobe's Flash Lite technology. Nokia Siemens Networks' Mobile TV solution can be extended to support various standards including video streaming (unicast), and future technologies. The contract also includes...

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SingTel launches mio TV on Mobile

SingTel launched its mio TV on Mobile service -- the first such offering in Singapore. Compared to WAP TV services offered currently by SingTel and other service providers, mio TV on Mobile adds a number of innovations, such as an electronic programme guide (EPG), live TV channels and easy channel switching. One of its unique features is the easy-to-navigate interactive programming guide which displays information up to seven days in advance. The...

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Verizon Business Expands its Professional Consulting Services

Verizon Business is significantly increasing the number and range of its professional consulting services. The goal is to provide end-to-end support from the network to the application layer and anywhere in betweenThe company announced that it is delivering a standardized set of more than 50 professional-service capabilities in 30 countries around the globe. The services will be delivered through 2,700 specially trained and experienced consultants...

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Verizon Presents FiOS Plan to NYC Franchise Committee

Verizon presented its plan to offer FiOS fiber-based service throughout all five boroughs of the city to the New York City Franchise and Concession Review Committee (FCRC) . A vote is expected on May 27.The principal provisions of the Verizon franchise proposal include:The plan calls for a full build-out of Verizon's state-of-the-art fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) network throughout the entire city by mid-2014. Providing FiOS TV service to requesting...

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Rohati Unveils its Layer 7 Network-Based Entitlement Control

Rohati Systems, a start-up based in Sunnyvale, California, unveiled its high-performance network-based entitlement control (NBEC) solution for simplifying the way that enterprises define and enforce network policies in a highly scalable way. The solution is aimed at providing wider access to data center applications, where security concerns are evolving to required a deeper understanding of "who is using the network? what are applications are they...

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