Infineon Trims Outlook for Communications Solutions

Citing lower volumes in certain wireless platform projects, Infineon Technologies trimmed its outlook for its Communication Solutions segment.Infineon now anticipates revenues in the third quarter of fiscal year 2008 to be about flat from the previous quarter. The company also expects that the revised revenue outlook in combination with customization expenses associated with the ramp of new platforms should lead to a decline in EBIT excluding gains and charges from the previous quarter. The company anticipates revenues and EBIT excluding gains...

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Intel and Micron Preview 34nm 32 Gb Flash Memory Chips

Intel and Micron Technology previewd the industry's first sub-40 nanometer (nm) NAND memory device, unveiling a 34nm 32 gigabit (Gb) multi-level cell chip. The device was developed for the next wave of solid-state drives for notebook computers and other portable devices. This process technology was jointly developed by Intel and Micron and manufactured by the companies' NAND flash joint venture, IM Flash Technologies (IMFT).The companies said 34nm...

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Alvarion Supplies 802.16e Network for Balticum TV in Lithuania

Balticum TV, which operates a CATV network in Lithuania, has selected Alvarion to deploy an 802.16e network in the three Baltic states Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. Phase one is already in progress and is providing primary broadband services to Lithuanian business and residential users. Alvarion is collaborating with its long time partner DAN Communications in this deployment.Balticum TV is the first 3.5 GHz WiMAX license holder to launch a commercial...

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SOFTBANK TELECOM Selects MRV's Optical Platform

Japan's SOFTBANK TELECOM has deplyed MRV's Fiber Driver optical multi-service platform as the basis for its Japan-wide ATM access network. SOFTBANK TELECOM has configured the network using a unique bi-directional single fiber capability that allowed the company to reduce its fiber needs overall and significantly reduce its operating expenditures from the beginning of the project. The network includes more than several thousand Fiber Driver demarcation devices, and leverages the system's link monitoring capabilities coupled with its Operations,...

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Telx Deploys Ciena's CN 4200 Platform

Telx, which operates over a dozen colocation and interconnection facilities across the U.S., has deployed Ciena's CN 4200 FlexSelect Advanced Services Platform in two key metro markets, Dallas and New York. This equipment is used as part of the Telx Metro Cross Connect service to facilitate interconnections between dual ColoXchange facilities within a city. Specifically, Telx deployed Ciena's solution for its sub-wavelength grooming capability....

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Marvell Posts Revenue of $804 Million, up 27%

Marvell Technology reported net revenue for its first quarter of fiscal 2009 of $804 million, an increase of 27 percent over $635 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2008, ended April 28, 2007, and a 5 percent sequential decline from $845 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008, ended February 2, 2008. Net income (GAAP) was $69.9 million, or $0.11 per share (diluted), for the first quarter of fiscal 2009, compared with a net loss under GAAP of $52.8 million, or $0.09 per share (diluted), for the first quarter of fiscal 2008. Despite normal...

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Türk Telekom Selects Alcatel-Lucent for ASON/GMPLS Optical

Türk Telekom has awarded a EUR 21.6 million contract to Alcatel-Lucent to deploy an optical network using an intelligent control plane. The ASON/GMPLS technology employed for the project will enable automatic traffic provisioning for enhanced network protection, operation and maintenance. This will help Türk Telekom further optimize its efficiency in network resource utilization to deliver existing and new services, such as Ethernet-based services,...

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Tata Indicom to Deploy First A-GPS Location-Based Service in India

Tata Teleservices confirmed plans to commercially deploy a new location-based service (LBS) that is the first to use Qualcomm's Assisted GPS (A-GPS) technology in the Indian market. The service, which will use Qualcomm's QPoint solution and gpsOne chipset technology, with hosting services from TeleCommunication Systems (TCS), is expected to be available on multiple handsets from Tata's catalog by late 2008.Conventional Cell-ID-based solutions rely...

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Verizon FiOS TV Puts Programming on the Web

Subscribers to Verizon FiOS TV will now be able to view the programming guide on the web. The site allows customers to use any desktop or laptop computer to review their local TV schedules and information about video-on-demand (VOD) and pay-per-view offerings. Soon, customers will also be able to use the site to program their digital video recorders (DVR), among other features.A home page that offers select VOD trailers and featured titles; a listing of the night's primetime programs; regularly updated lists of the top-watched TV shows and top-purchased...

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Russia's TransTeleCom Deploys Huawei 40G Net Linking Moscow, St. Petersburg

Russia's TransTeleCom (TTC) has deployed a 40 Gbps link between Moscow and St. Petersburg using equipment from Huawei Technology. The 1,141 km network, connecting Moscow and St. Petersburg, requires no electric regeneration. The deployment is believed to be the industry's longest 40G commercial transport network, according to Huawei.The solution uses Huawei's patented SuperWDM technologies. Huawei said its C-band extension patent technology can...

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ADC Introduces Multi-Protocol Radio Head for Euro Markets

ADC announced that its FlexWave URH multi-band radio head for outdoor distributed antenna system (DAS) deployments is now available for European markets. The FlexWave URH features digital RF technology an is designed to allow carriers to combine multiple bands and multiple protocols over a single digital serial stream to a single radiating point, thereby expanding coverage and capacity while gaining significant savings in operating and capital expenses...

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