Gridpoint Debuts Intelligent Carrier Ethernet Edge Node

Gridpoint Systems has augmented its Intelligent Control Plane solution with an Intelligent Carrier Ethernet Node platform that promises at least a 30% increase in efficiency in metro networks thanks to "tunnel shaping" bandwidth management techniques.The Gridpoint 3400, which is designed for metro-access networks, is a standards-based, high density Carrier Ethernet network element leveraging the company's expertise in control plane technology, traffic...

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Facing the Challenges of Developing 100 Gbps Platforms

The communications infrastructure across the globe is being transformed to deliver any service, any where, at any time. Consequently, services are being expanded, and the method for controlling these services is changing as the bandwidth required to deliver them is exploding due to ever-increasing video content.. Aging broadcast-based cable structures and circuit-based telecom structures are being systematically replaced with packet-based networks...

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Infinera Packs up to 160 DWDM Wavelengths

Infinera introduced its next-generation optical line system featuring the ability to pack up to 160 DWDM channels into the C-band and increasing the optical reach to 2,500 kilometers. The ILS2 system, which begins shipping this summer, employs a 25 Gigahertz (GHz) grid, twice the density of Infinera's previous line system. Extremely dense channel spacing is achieved by high-performance optical filters and multiplexers integrated into a new passive...

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Mellanox Releases 36-port, 40 Gbps InfiniBand Chip

Mellanox Technologies released a 36-port, 40Gbps InfiniBand InfiniScale IV switch chip designed for next-gen data centers. Key capabilities includes:6X the switching and data capacity vs. 24-port 10GigE switch devices4X the storage I/O throughput critical for backup, snapshot and quickly loading large datasets vs. 8Gb/s Fibre Channel SANs10X lower end-to-end latency performance of mission-critical clustered applications vs. iWARP and 10GigE switch...

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Qosmos Extends DPI with Data Extraction Tools

Qosmos announced the launch of its next generation software and appliances, Qosmos ixEngine and Qosmos ixMachine, based on Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) technology. Whereas existing DPI solutions monitor and analyze network traffic, Qosmos said its technology extends the capabilities of DPI with an ability to not only monitor, but also extract information traveling over networks in real-time, what it calls "ixDPI" (for information extraction using...

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WiMAX Vendors Form Open Patent Alliance

Alcatel-Lucent, Cisco, Clearwire, Intel, Samsung Electronics and Sprint have launched a new Open Patent Alliance (OPA) to advance a competitive and open intellectual property rights model for the industry. The companies hope to spur innovation through broader choice and lower equipment and service costs for WiMAX technology, devices and applications globally.The Open Patent Alliance will form a WiMAX patent pool to help participating companies obtain access to patent licenses from patent owners at a predictable cost. The patent pool will aggregate...

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Cable's Tru2way Gains Support from ADB, Digeo, Intel, Panasonic, Samsung, Sony

Major consumer electronics (CE), including Panasonic, Samsung Electronics America, and Sony Electronics, have signed binding memorandums of understanding (MOU) on "tru2way" technology with the top six cable operators in the United States. Other companies signing include set-top makers ADB and Digeo, and Intel, which plans to build a system-on-a-chip (SoC) that will support a variety of tru2way devices, including DTVs, set-top-boxes, DVRs, and other...

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Mzima Deploys Ciena's CN 5060 Platform

Los Angeles-based Mzima Networks, which operates a high-capacity backbone with over 250 Gbps of transit/peering capacity, has implemented Ciena's CN 5060 Multiservice Carrier Ethernet Platform across its North American and European networks. Mzima deployed the CN 5060 to support a new MPLS infrastructure for enabling new services. Mzima specializes in high-bandwidth applications by leveraging 10-Gigabit Ethernet technologies. Ciena's FlexSelect Architecture and CN 5060 platform enables Mzima to transition its metro and edge aggregation networks...

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Galazar Unveils Muxponder-on-a-chip for ROADM/DWDM

Galazar Networks introduced its "MXP" product family aimed at metro networking applications. The muxponder-on-a-chip device combines the Next-Gen SONET/SDH functions of an MSPP and the OTN functions of a transponder.Galazar's MXP product family is comprised of devices addressing muxponder applications from 2.5 Gbps up to 40 Gbps. The first of these is the MXP2, which provides a single-chip solution for 10 Gbps muxponder applications. The MXP products join Galazar's existing portfolio of Ethernet over SONET/SDH and Ethernet over PDH solutions...

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TI Narrows its Q2 Business Outlook

Texas Instruments narrowed its expected ranges for revenue and earnings per share (EPS). The company's new expectations for revenue are:Total revenue between $3.33 billion and $3.46 billion, compared with the prior range of $3.24 billion to $3.50 billion;Semiconductor revenue between $3.17 billion and $3.28 billion, compared with the prior range of $3.08 billion to $3.32 billion; and Education Technology revenue between $160 million and $180 million, unchanged from the prior range.TI expects EPS between $0.43 and $0.47, compared with the previous...

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Apple and AT&T Redo iPhone Licensing Deal, $30/Month Unlimited 3G Data Plan

Apple and AT&T announced a new iPhone 3G agreement that eliminates the revenue-sharing model under which AT&T shared a portion of monthly service revenue with Apple. Under the revised agreement, which is consistent with traditional equipment manufacturer-carrier arrangements, there is no revenue sharing and both iPhone 3G models will be offered at lower prices so as to broaden the market potential and accelerate subscriber volumes. AT&T...

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Dell'Oro: Asia-Pac Surpasses North America in PBX Line Shipments During Q1

Macroeconomic weakness and seasonality led North American line shipments to their lowest level in three years, according to a recently published "IP Telephony Enterprise Quarterly Report" from Dell'Oro Group. The report indicates that fiscal year end strength in Japan and continued growth in China helped Asia Pacific grow to 29 percent of line shipments during the quarter, surpassing North America for the first time. 1. What regional shifts are occurring in the the telephony market? 2. Were there...

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Turin Announces New Ethernet over Copper Capabilities, MEF Certification

Turin Networks announced new capabilities on its Traverse Multiservice Transport Switch that enable the product to deliver IP and Ethernet services over copper PDH (Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy -- DS1, DS3, E1 and E3) access networks. With this new capability on the Traverse platform, service providers of all types can now deliver MEF-compliant Ethernet services for On-net (Ethernet over Fiber) and Off-net (Ethernet over Copper) business customer...

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Xelerated Introduces Programmable Ethernet Switching Silicon for Fiber Access

Xelerated, which supplies merchant silicon to eight of the top ten Carrier Ethernet systems companies, announced its next-generation HX300 family of high performance network processors with integrated traffic management and fully-programmable Ethernet switches. The new silicon, which is designed for fiber access platforms, offers a combination of switching and processing functionality, enabling service-aware applications that readily adapt to changes...

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Redback Debuts Line of Carrier Ethernet Switches for Fixed/Mobile Unification

Redback Networks, an Ericsson company, introduced its first product in a new line of Carrier Ethernet switches aimed at accelerating the unification of fixed and mobile networks.The Redback SM 480 is a switched Ethernet platform based on new silicon that retains a subset of the features from Redback's SmartEdge family of routers. It is designed to work in conjunction with other Redback and Ericsson products for fixed and mobile carriers, providing...

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