Emerson Unveils New MicroTCA Products

Emerson Network Power has enhanced its MicroTCA portfolio through increased software support, new and enhanced products and a wider range of operating system choices. New products include the AMC-9210, which is based on the Cavium OCTEON Plus high-performance, multi-core processor architecture. In addition, Emerson Network Power will be adding three new storage AMCs to its family to support greater storage density and rugged applications, including:AMC-S302...

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Major U.S. Cable Operators Agree on 2-Way Platforms

Sony Electronics and the six largest U.S. cable operators, including Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Cox, Charter, Cablevision and Bright House Networks, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) establishing the fundamentals for a competitive retail market for "two-way" digital cable-ready devices. The agreement addresses how such products will be brought to market with interactive services like video-on-demand, digital video recording and interactive...

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Mushroom Launches Broadband Bonding Device for SMBs

Mushroom Networks, a start-up based in San Diego, introduced its "Porcini" broadband bonding network appliance for combining the bandwidth of up to four broadband Internet connections of any type including DSL, cable, T1 into a single virtual high-speed link. The Ethernet-based Porcini device, which targets small and medium-sized businesses, also features an additional USB port that enables a fifth cellular data modem connection to be added to the...

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Sprint, NetLogic Microsystems Join Road to 100G Alliance

Sprint Nextel and NetLogic Microsystems, a provider of knowledge-based processors, have joined The Road to 100G Alliance as contributing members. The Road to 100G Alliance is a global community of leading hardware, software and equipment vendors, along with service providers, dedicated to accelerating the adoption and ongoing development of a new era of next generation networking platforms.http://www.roadto100g....

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Swisscom and Verizon Business Enter Strategic Alliance

Verizon Business and Swisscom announced an alliance to provide enhanced global service and support capabilities to Swiss multinational companies and companies with operations in the Swiss market. The companies have established a preferred partnership which will deliver network and information and communications technology services and solutions to their customers. Swisscom customers with multinational operations will gain seamless access to Verizon...

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DSL Forum Approves New Testing Specification

The DSL Forum has approved a new specification aimed at making it easier for carriers to see deeper into the consumer's home network and quickly identify problems.Specifically, The DSL Forum's Technical Report 143 (TR-143), "Network Service Provider initiated throughput performance testing", defines Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) throughput performance test mechanisms using the framework established in the Forum's existing CPE WAN Management...

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Germany's Kabel BW Upgrades Cable Network with Nortel VoIP

Kabel BW, one of the largest cable operators in Germany, is delivering triple-play services and preparing to offer unified communications to businesses and residents using Nortel's VoIP solution. The upgrade features Nortel's Communication Server 2000, an IP multimedia softswitch that delivers network infrastructure services and supports a wide range of voice and multimedia features based on the open, industry-standard SIP protocol, which allows...

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OKI to Spin-Off Semiconductor Business, Sell to ROHM

Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. announced plans to spin-off its semiconductor business as a new company effective 01-October-2008.Oki also confirmed plans to sell up to 95% of the shares in the new company to ROHM, Japan's eighth largest semiconductor firm.The independent Oki Semiconductor Company will have approximately 6,000 employees and be based in Tokyo.http://www.oki.comhttp://www.rohm....

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Verizon Business Offers Managed Unified Threat Management from Fortinet

Verizon Business has begun offering security monitoring and management services for Fortinet's FortiGate unified threat management (UTM ) platform. The Fortinet platform, which is immediately available in the United States, as well as many countries in Europe and Asia-Pacific, provides an additional choice for customers seeking an integrated firewall, antivirus, anti-spam, virtual private network (VPN), Web content filtering and intrusion prevention...

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Ono Launches 100 Mbps DOCSIS 3.0 Trial in Spain

ONO, a Spanish cable operator serving 6.9 million homes, is undertaking a DOCSIS 3.0 trial with the aim of launching services in major cities of Spain later this year. The trial is occurring in Valladolid. ONO said its DOCSIS 3.0 deployment should initially deliver Internet downlink speeds of 100 Mbps, later scaling to 200 Mbps and 400 Mbps. Other benefits are expected to include a graceful upgrade migration for the network, greater security via...

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Cable & Wireless and Thus Confirm Merger Talks

Cable & Wireless noted the recent movement in the share price of Thus Group plc ("Thus") and confirmed that it has made a preliminary approach to the Board of Thus in relation to a possible offer for the company.In a statement, THUS said it is confident in its future as an independent group, and that its Board remains focused on delivering maximum value for shareholders and will evaluate any proposal from any third party against the value that...

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ECI Telecom Supplies its XDM Platform in Dominican Republic

Consorcio Energético Punta Cana--Macao (CEPM), a privately-owned energy consortium, has selected ECI Telecom's optical solution as it enters the telecommunications market in the Dominican Republic. CEPM is building a new fiber network and has chosen ECI to deliver the optical infrastructure. Specifically, CEPM is deploying ECI's XDM Multi-Service Provisioning and Transport Platform (MSPP/MSTP) solution. CEPM will provide transport capacity from...

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Russia's Golden Telecom Selects ECI for Metro DWDM/ROADM

Russia's Golden Telecom, part of the VimpelCom Group, has selected ECI Telecom's XDM "All-Range" ROADM (Reconfigurable Optical Add Drop Multiplexer) and Multi-Service Transport Platform (MSTP) to expand its network capacity in and around the city of Moscow. Specifically, Golden Telecom will deploy ECI's DWDM solution with 10-degree WSS ROADM in major sites across the Moscow Transport Network, allowing for forecast-tolerant and easy and quick provisioning...

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New Zealand's Orcon Selects Juniper for Carrier Ethernet

New Zealand's Orcon has deployed Juniper Networks MX960 Ethernet Services Routers and E120 Broadband Services Routers to increase the capacity and performance of its network infrastructure. Orcon will also deploy the SRC and C-series Controllers, part of Juniper's Session and Resource Control portfolio, to enable policy based control over network resources. Orcon is offering or planning to offer--including high-speed transport and VPN services, next-generation...

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Indonesia's PT Telkom Selects Alcatel-Lucent for Carrier Ethernet

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (PT Telkom), the incumbent fixed telephone service provider in Indonesia, has chosen Alcatel-Lucent's carrier Ethernet solution to offer advanced services to businesses across a unified IP/MPLS infrastructure. The deployment encompasses nearly 300 exchanges being deployed by Alcatel-Lucent in greater Jakarta, West Java, Kalimantan and Sumatra, making it the largest carrier Ethernet network in the country. Financial terms were not disclosed.The deployment includes the Alcatel-Lucent's 7750 Service Router, 7450 Ethernet...

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Qualcomm Updates its Bluetooth Silicon

Qualcomm introduced the latest addition to its line of Bluetooth solutions for handset manufacturers. Qualcomm's new BTS4025 system-on-a-chip (SoC) -- which is now sampling -- offers full support for the latest Bluetooth 2.1 + Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) specification, as well as improved radio-frequency performance in a significantly smaller, more power-efficient package than previous Bluetooth chips. Qualcomm's BTS4025 SoC solution is optimized for interfacing with certain Mobile Station Modem (MSM) chipsets and Qualcomm Single Chip (QSC) solutions...

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