InnoPath Extends Mobile Device Management to WiMAX

InnoPath Software, which provides Mobile Device Management (MDM) systems to leading global operators, has extended its iMDM mobile device management suite to include support for WiMAX devices. This new support enables WiMAX operators to meet consumer expectations for broadband wireless by provisioning new WiMAX devices as subscribers sign up on the network. The MDM platform then enables Customer Care and Enterprise Care capabilities to provide remote...

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WiChorus Unveils SmartCore Platform for 4G Networks

WiChorus, a start-up based in San Jose, California, unveiled its "SmartCore" platform for managing subscribers and monetizing services on WiMAX and long-term evolution (LTE) networks. WiChorus provides an order of magnitude greater throughput capacity over existing 3G platforms for delivering 4G mobile services on a large scale. In addition to performance, the platform incorporates deep packet inspection and peer-to-peer traffic-management capabilities...

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BT Wins $650 Million Managed Services Contract with Procter & Gamble

BT was awarded a five year contract valued at US$650 million to provide and manage a broad and integrated portfolio of services for Procter & Gamble (P&G) . Under the deal, BT will provide and manage P&G's local and wide area network infrastructure across more than 1,100 locations in more than 82 countries. In addition, BT will migrate these services to an IP/MPLS network. BT will also provide and manage perimeter security and firewall services, conferencing, remote access, voice and IP telephony services, and Internet services...

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Calix Expands its Access and Aggregation Portfolios

Calix announced several additions to its access portfolio for both fiber and copper networks. The Calix E5-120 and E5-121 Ethernet Service Platforms (ESPs) -- part of the Calix E-Series multiservice over Ethernet product family -- expand the portfolio of options available to service providers by addressing the growing bandwidth needs of residential and business customers. The Calix E5-400 is a carrier-grade Ethernet Access platform offering 10GE...

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Belgacom uses Acme Packet SBC for VoIP Interconnects in GSMA IPX Trial

Acme Packet's Net-Net Session Director session border controllers (SBC) have completed GSM Association (GSMA) IP eXchange (IPX) packet voice interworking trials with Belgacom International Carrier Services (BICS). The IPX is a global multilateral IP interconnect network. In BICS' recently completed IPX Pre-Commercial Implementation (PCI) carrier trial, Acme Packet's Net-Net SBC was used to meet the IPX technical requirements to exchange packet voice...

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India's Tata Communications Expands in Africa

Tata Communications is expanding the reach of its network into Africa through an arrangement with South Africa's Neotel. Tata has established a multi-service Point of Presence (PoP) in Johannesburg in association with Neotel. The companies will partner on IP/MPLS-based high-speed internet, VPN, network management and hosting services to customers in South Africa.The new PoP offers MPLS, Ethernet, IP and International Private Leased Circuit (IPLC)...

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ANDA Introduces Multivendor, Carrier Ethernet Element Management System

ANDA Networks introduced a multi-vendor Carrier Ethernet element management system (EMS) powered by Nakina Systems' operating system. ANDA's new EtherView 2.0 management platform scales to over 10,000 nodes while maintaining management visibility across multiple equipment vendors' products. The company said it developed its EtherView 2.0 in order to support all of its EtherTone portfolio platforms, which include EtherEdge, EtherReach and EtherSLAM access equipment, as well as many other typical upstream network devices such as switching and routing...

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T-Mobile Venture Fund Invests in deCarta for LBS

T-Venture, the venture capital arm of Deutsche Telekom AG. has made a $6 million equity investment in deCarta, a developer of software and services for the Location-Based Services (LBS) industry. T-Mobile Venture Fund joins deCarta's existing premiere investors Cardinal Venture Capital, Mobius Venture Capital and Norwest Venture Partners.deCarta's geospatial software platform gives mobile LBS application developers and mobile operators the ability...

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Motorola to Include Recently Auctioned LTE Spectrum Bands in First Commercial Release

When Motorola releases its first commercial products for Long-Term Evolution (LTE) next year it will include products for the 700MHz and 2.6GHz spectrum bands. Motorola also announced that its LTE solution will support the future LTE Time Division Duplex (TDD) variant to meet the need of operators with a TDD spectrum holding. Motorola is engaged in LTE trials with operators in North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific region. Motorola's LTE base station solution is comprised of its common platform site controller unit that will be shared between...

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iamba and Wintegra Partners on GPON Solutions for MDU

iamba Networks and Wintegra are collaborating on the development of a GPON solution for Multiple Dwelling Units (MDUs). Specifically, iamba's iSN1000D GPON SoC will be tightly integrated with Wintegra's WinArrow2 product family creating a high-end solution for GPON MDU application for VDSL2 end users. The companies said their solution delivers QoS on both the downstream and upstream, full compliance with the DSL Forum technical spec, WT-156 and full programmability and future proofing through the Wintegra WinArrow2 NPU architecture. Additional...

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Cisco to Acquire DiviTech for Video Management Software

Cisco agreed to acquired Denmark-based DiviTech A/S, a provider of digital-service management (DSM) solutions for media broadcasters, cable operators and IPTV service providers. Financial terms were not disclosed.DiviTech's DSM technology includes a software application that will allow service provider customers to centrally provision and easily deliver localized content, such as local and regional news and on-demand video and services, within...

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ADVA Heads CELTIC's 100GET Initiative for 100 Gbps Metro Ethernet

ADVA Optical Networking is heading a group of university and enterprise partners in developing standards-based, carrier-class metropolitan Ethernet transport networks designed for speeds of 100 Gbps. The metro-focused group is one of four in the "100GET" (GET=Gigabit Ethernet Transport) innovation initiative that is scheduled to continue until 2010 and receive total public and private investment of more than EUR 200 million. The primary goal of...

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Fujitsu Debuts FLASHWAVE CDS Packet Optical Networking Platform

Fujitsu Network Communications introduced its compact FLASHWAVE CDS Packet Optical Networking Platform designed to address a wide range of aggregation and transport applications, including mobile backhaul services, Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer (DSLAM) transport, and Ethernet business services.The FLASHWAVE CDS platform delivers high-density, connection-oriented Ethernet, SONET, and TDM circuit emulation services in a compact, modular...

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ARRIS joins MoCA

ARRIS has joined the Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA), which is an open, industry driven initiative promotingdistribution of digital video and entertainment through existing coaxial cable in the home. http://www.mocalliance....

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Dell'Oro: Price Stabilization Lifts GSM Market

The GSM market benefited from a stabilization of equipment prices in Q1 2008, according a newly published Mobility Infrastructure Quarterly Report from Dell'Oro Group. Although GSM was not the largest contributor to the growth of the total mobility infrastructure market during the first quarter of 2008, it grew nearly 10 percent over the year ago quarter. Driving the growth of the GSM market was the second largest number ever of base station shipments, exceeded only by the previous quarter. The report also shows that the strong growth in GSM...

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