Shenick and Ciena Optimize Full Two-Way Active Measurement Protocol Testing

Ciena is using Shenick Network Systems' diversifEye platform to test full two-way active measurement protocol (TWAMP) compliance for its customers.The TWAMP protocol defines a flexible method for measuring round-trip IP performance among any two devices in a network that supports the standard, such as measuring time delay on a call. Full/complete TWAMP testing enables carriers to go one step further and TWAMP test each node in the network for ultimate end user quality of service (QoS). Shenick said its full TWAMP testing solution enables Ciena's...

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Orange Business Services Receives License in India

Orange Business Services, the enterprise communications arm of France Telecom, has received a license from India's Department of Telecommunications to provide national and international long distance telecommunications services across the country. The company will be immediately rolling out services through its joint venture company ‘Equant Network Services India Private Limited'. Services will include IP VPNs, MPLS, network- related managed services...

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AT&T Announces Content Delivery Network (CDN)

AT&T debuted a suite of content delivery and digital media solutions to help companies package, deliver and distribute video and rich multimedia Web content across their networks to the three screens that are core to AT&T's multimedia strategy -- the computer, the television and mobile computing devices such as the iPhone and the BlackBerry. The rollout includes content distribution and management, broadcast video and digital signage services.AT&T...

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LSI Introduces First 12 Gbps Tarari Content Processing Board

LSI introduced its Tarari 8400 series of PCI Express "plug-and-play" content processor boards designed to meet the high-performance needs of network security and telecom OEMs. The company said the new Tarari 8400 offers scalable performance up to 12 Gbps at half the price per Gbps and one-fourth the power of current solutions. LSI's Tarari can automatically detect and load balance up to four of the boards, providing up to 48 Gbps total throughput.The...

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Global IP Solutions to List on the Oslo Stock Exchange

Global IP Solutions (GIPS), which provides a processing solution for improving the quality of IP communications, will list its shares on the Oslo Stock Exchange. The first day of trading will be no later than August 1, 2008. The company also announced that Emerick Woods has been appointed CEO. Woods was previously President and CEO of Aligo and held similar positions at Trapezo and Coherity, Vicinity and TuneUp.com. The company is now headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Stockholm, Boston and Hong Kong. More information at /http://...

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Sipera Enhances Security on SIP Trunks

Sipera Systems has upgraded its IPCS security appliances to advance security for SIP trunking and better integrate with SIP trunk provider services. The Sipera VIPER Engine, the core security engine for Sipera IPCS appliances, has likewise been upgraded to more quickly address the latest vulnerabilities and threats, adding the capability to download security signatures automatically, and enhanced anomaly detection capabilities against zero day attacks. And, for enterprises adopting Avaya teleworker and mobile solutions, enhanced IPCS functionality...

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TI Introduces Modular Open Voice Engine (MOVE) Software for DSPs

Texas Instruments (TI) introduced its Modular Open Voice Engine (MOVE) software, a flexible voice solution ported to run on TI's TMS320C64x+ digital signal processor (DSP) core. MOVE is aimed at helping equipment manufacturers to meet the next-generation processing requirements for a broad range of IP-enabled devices. Equipment manufacturers looking to add value to their VoIP-enabled platforms can use TI's MOVE software as the core to build and customize applications including addition of unique codecs, proprietary acoustic echo cancellation...

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BT Offers One Source for Cisco TelePresence

BT announced the launch of its fully-managed immersive video solution for Cisco TelePresence. BT One Source combines Cisco's HD technology with BT Conferencing's management services to provide customers with an outsourced service. Key features of BT One Source for Cisco TelePresence include:Design and provisioning: which includes hardware procurement, room readiness and network path assessmentsDetailed room configuration design and set up Global...

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Cox Deploys Infinera's Gear in Northern Virginia Metro Network

Cox Communications has deployed an Infinera Digital Optical Network for its Northern Virginia metropolitan network. Cox's Northern Virginia metro network is linked to the company's 12,000 mile long-haul Infinera Digital Optical Network that extends from coast to coast. Infinera's Bandwidth Virtualization architecture enables a variety of data rates and protocols, from 155 Mbps up to 10 Gbps and 40 Gbps, and Ethernet and SONET, to be delivered over the same optical infrastructure with little or no optical re-engineering. Infinera said its GMPLS-powered...

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Cisco Outlines Green Initiative -- Aims for 25% Carbon Reduction by 2012

John Chambers, Cisco's Chairman and CEO, set a goal of reducing the company's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from its worldwide operations by 25 percent over the next four years, reaching its goal in absolute terms by 2012. A major component of the initiative will be to leverage network-based IT to reduce energy use in its facilities and increase it use of telepresence and other collaborative technologies to reduce employee travel. Cisco said...

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Motorola Cable Modem Gains DOCSIS 3.0 Certification

Motorola's SURFboard SBV6220 digital voice modem has achieved PacketCable 1.5 certification during CableLabs' Cert Wave 59. This certification marks one of the first complete DOCSIS 3.0 and PacketCable 1.5 certifications of an embedded multimedia terminal adapter (eMTA) in the industry.The Motorola SURFboard SBV6220 digital voice modem, which is powered by TI's Puma 5 chip, supports DOCSIS 3.0 data functionality and enables MSOs to provide their...

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Nokia Acquires Remaining Shares of Symbian for EUR 264 million.

Nokia will acquire all of the shares of Symbian that it does not already own, at a price of EUR 3.647 per share in cash, representing the approximately 52% of outstanding Symbian shares for approximately EUR 264 million. The deal is expected to close in Q4. Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Ericsson, Panasonic Mobile Communicationsand Siemens International, which collectively hold 91% of these outstanding shares, have approved the deal. Nokia...

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One Minute Video: What is LTE?

One Minute Video presented by James Orr, Fujitsu Network Communications -- What is LTE?Jargon Bus...

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