Allot Partners with PeerApp and Qosmo

Allot Communications and PeerApp announced a joint solution that integrates Allot deep packet inspection (DPI) devices with PeerApp's intelligent media caching solutions to optimize the delivery of video content over the Internet. The solution helps ISPs control network bandwidth costs, increase subscriber loyalty, and create new revenue-generating services by reducing the irritating delays caused by multimedia content buffering. When deploying...

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Juniper Enhances its Ethernet Services Routers

Juniper Networks has expanded the range of interface cards for its MX-series portfolio of Ethernet Services Routers with the addition of three new interchangeable dense port concentrator (DPC) families. The new dense port concentrator (DPC) cards, which are interchangeable across the entire MX-series family -- including the MX240, MX480 and MX960 -- include:New copper-based Tri-rate (10/100/1000) Ethernet DPCs which enable customers to support low-speed...

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The DSL Forum becomes The Broadband Forum

Refelecting its broadened work scope, The DSL Forum has changed its named to The Broadband Forum.The Broadband Forum said its expanded mission is to develop the full potential of broadband. The organization is focused on home-to-core network and management solutions. "Broadband has already changed lives considerably since our organization first began in 1994 - but now the world stands on the brink of a giant leap forward in converged communications,"...

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NEC Unveils IMS-Enabled Residential and Business Services

NEC Corporation of America (NEC) announced the availability of residential and business IMS-enabled services on its "Light IMS" solution, which is realized by its Service Convergence Integrated Platform (SCI-P), a carrier-grade converged multimedia and SIP-based network architecture. At this week's NXTcomm08, NEC is showing two end-user focused services: Home Monitoring for the residential market, and Unified Communications (UC)/Centrex, a voice-centric SaaS (Software as a Service)-based offering that addresses business telephony requirements....

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Motorola Selected by TDF for WiMAX in France

TDF, a leading European provider of network services to broadcasters and telecom operators, has selected Motorola to design and deploy 802.16e WiMAX networks for several regions in France where HDRR, a TDF subsidiary, holds WiMAX frequency licenses. The three-year frame agreement with TDF follows an initial pilot at the end of 2006 and successful deployments in Loiret, Sarthe and Limousin regions which enabled the roll-out of innovative networks enabling the delivery of high speed broadband access to end users.http://www.motorola.com/wi...

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WiMAX Forum Announces First Certified MIMO 2.5 GHz Mobile WiMAX Products

The WiMAX Forum announced the first ten Mobile WiMAX products received the WiMAX Forum Certified Seal of Approval for the 2.5 GHz profile (titled MP05) . The announcement included four base stations and six mobile station modules (also known as terminals) operating in the 2.5 GHz frequency band from eight WiMAX Forum member companies, including Airspan Networks, Alvarion Ltd., Beceem Communications Inc., Intel Corporation, Motorola Inc., Samsung...

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Alloptic and NEC Magnus Partner on VDSL2 ONT

Alloptic is partnering with NEC Magnus Communications to develop a GE-PON VDSL2 ONT. Alloptic's Xgen7500 ONT supports 24 VDSL2 ports to provide up to 100Mbps bandwidth for both uplink and downlink. It is fully compliant with ITU-T G.993.2 VDSL2 standards.Alloptic is a leading supplier of RFoG and PON technology. http://www.alloptic....

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Motorola's One Point Wireless Software for Design, Deployment and Mgt.

Motorola released a new set of software products for designing, deploying and managing outdoor wireless networks. The new Motorola One Point Wireless Suite features MeshPlanner, PTP LINKPlanner and introduces Motorola's new Wireless Manager which provides IT managers and network operators enhanced visibility and control of Motorola's wireless broadband products.Motorola said its One Point Wireless offers planning software to take the guesswork out of designing networks for optimal coverage, capacity and performance. Template-based configuration...

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Global Crossing Adds 340 Gbps of Transatlantic Capacity

Global Crossing has expanded the capacity on its Mid-Atlantic Crossing (MAC) undersea fiber-optic cable system by 340 Gbps to meet rapidly growing demand for IP and Ethernet transport among its customers, and to enhance connectivity between North America, Latin America and Europe. The MAC system provides 10 Gbps services with a current design capacity of 1.3 Terabits. The new capacity will enable 10 Gbps IP ports and also SDH at rates up to 10 Gbps (STM-64).The system includes approximately 4,600 route miles (7,500 Km) of fiber-optic cable and...

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EXFO Launches PBT/MPLS Field-Test Solution

EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering introduced test enhancements for its Packet Blazer Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) and 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10 GigE) test modules, including support for Provider Backbone Bridge-Traffic Engineering (PBB-TE) and Internet Protocol/Multi-Protocol Label Switching (IP/MPLS) functionalities.In addition, this new software suite introduces a number of testing features including support for advanced multi-stream traffic filtering techniques and 1X and 2X Fibre Channel testing. These new capabilities on the FTB-8510B and FTB-8510G...

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Tellabs 8800 MSR Adds Carrier Ethernet OAM

The Tellabs 8800 multiservice router (MSR) series has been enhanced with Carrier Ethernet operations, administration, maintenance, and provisioning (OAM&P) functionality, so providers can efficiently manage and monitor networks from the network edge all the way to the customer site. The new features include enhanced support for the IEEE 802.1ag and 802.3ah standards. The enhancements enable service providers to:monitor the network's heartbeat across multiple management domains so they can take action before issues arise;interoperate with third-party...

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Aperto Selected By NextPhase Wireless for Nationwide WiMAX

NextPhase Wireless, a service provider based in Southern California, has selected Aperto Networks for a nationwide WiMAX network in the 3.65 GHz band. NextPhase will deploy a combination of the 12-sector PacketMAX 5000 macro base stations and single-sector PacketMAX 3000 micro base stations. Deployment will start in Orange County and then expand to the rest of Southern California, including the Los Angeles and San Diego markets. Later, the deployment will go national with additional coverage in states such as New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware....

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Verizon Business Expands Unified Communications Services

Verizon Business is expanding and strengthening its unified communications services for multinational companies. Specifically, Verizon Business is announcing the following new features and capabilities of the company's suite of unified communications and collaboration offerings:Expansion of the Verizon VoIP portfolio, which provides a foundation for unified communications, to four more European countries -- Spain, Italy, Ireland and Sweden -- bringing...

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Microsoft Acquires Navic Networks for TV Ad Insertion

Microsoft has acquired Navic Networks, a start-up specializing in interactive television advertising solutions. Financial terms were not disclosed.Navic's technologies include sophisticated campaign management tools that use relevant data to optimize the delivery and placement of targeted interactive television media and through Admira provide a unified ad network for targeting audiences across television advertising inventory. Navic Networks is...

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Alcatel-Lucent Offers Integrated PBB/VPLS Architecture

Alcatel-Lucent unveiled a network architecture that integrates Provider Backbone Bridging (PBB) and Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) technologies to increase the scale and reach of Carrier Ethernet VPN services. Whereas many vendors support PBB on Ethernet Switches and others support MPLS on routers, Alcatel-Lucent's architecture combines the scalability benefits of PBB and the resiliency, traffic engineering and convergence benefits of VPLS and...

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BT Selects Alcatel-Lucent IP Service Router for 21CN Ethernet

BT has selected Alcatel-Lucent to supply its IP Service Router in an expanded role within its 21CN all-IP national rollout. Alcatel-Lucent is a preferred supplier to the 21CN project with the 7750 Service Router (SR) operational in many locations. The 7750 SR deployments will now be expanded in line with BT's announced customer-driven plans to extend its Ethernet services with additional points-of-presence in the metro elements of the network. The value of the contract has not been disclosed.Alcatel-Lucent said its IP Service Router enables BT...

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Alcatel-Lucent to acquire Motive for Broadband Service Mgt Software

Alcatel-Lucent agreed to acquire Motive, a provider of service management software for broadband and mobile data services, for approximately US$67.8 million (US$ 2.23 per share). This represents a premium of approximately 53% over the closing price of the shares on June 16, 2008 and a premium of approximately 51% over the average closing price of the shares for the 90 days prior to June 16, 2008. Motive provides service management software for...

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