Sprint Selects DragonWave for XOHM Wireless Backhaul

Sprint has selected DragonWave's IP backhaul solutions for its XOHM-branded WiMAX mobile-broadband services in North America. Specifically, DragonWave's Horizon Compact and Horizon Duo products will be deployed initially in the Baltimore/Washington and Chicago markets. Financial terms were not disclosed.DragonWave's native Ethernet radios will provide Sprint's XHOM network with carrier-grade reliability, capacity, throughput and Quality of Service...

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Sycamore Optical Switch Completes DISA Joint Interoperability Assessment Testing

Sycamore Networks' SN 9000 Intelligent Multiservice Switch has successfully completed interoperability testing with the US Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC). JITC assessment and approval is required for systems intended to participate in US Department of Defense networks.The SN 9000 joins other Sycamore optical switching solutions -- including the previously certified SN 16000, SN 3000, and SILVX Network Management System -- in successfully completing JITC interoperability testing. By reaching...

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Opnext to Acquire StrataLight for 40G

Opnext agreed to acquire privately held StrataLight Communications, a supplier of 40 Gbps line-side optical subsystems and advanced dispersion compensation modules for the communications industry. StrataLight Communications has shipped more than 2,500 units to its customers so far. The company is headquartered in Los Gatos, CA and has more than 200 employees.Under the terms of the agreement, Opnext will acquire StrataLight for a total consideration...

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TIA Predicts Global Telecom Revenue to Hit $5 Trillion in 2011

Global telecommunications revenue is projected to hit nearly $5 trillion by 2011, with growing demand for high-volume data applications driving both business and consumer markets, according to the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA).TIA also announced today that it is working with TelecomView, a strategic analysis firm for the telecommunications industry, to create a series of forecasts for the year 2020.In November 2008, TIA will publish the ICT2020 Brief that will define the best practices for service providers in the year 2020 and...

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Huawei-Symantec Selects RMI's Multi-core Multi-threaded Processors

Huawei-Symantec, a joint venture formed to develop leading-edge security and storage appliances, will use RMI's multi-core multi-threaded processors for its storage and security appliances, including the USG9000 and the USG6000. Huawei-Symantec also announced the introduction of the Joint Venture's first unified security gateway device.The Huawei-Symantec joint venture was announced in May 2007 between Huawei Technologies and Symantec to develop and distribute security and storage appliances to global telecommunications carriers and enterprise...

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OKI Launches “Visual Nexus�? Video Conference System

Oki Electric Industry introduced the latest version of its video conferencing system. The Visual Nexus offers enhanced functions for large-scale operation and includes a multi-tenant function that enables video conferences to be operated via application service providers. Specifically, OKI has added the following three functions to Visual Nexus ( ver3.2-3):Enhancements enabling up to 5,000 users and devices to be managed on the video conference system. Up to 1000 devices to be connected simultaneously to the gatekeeper.Functions to disperse...

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Digitel Philippines Selects Ceragon for Wireless Backhaul

Digitel Mobile Philippines has again selected Ceragon Networks' FibeAir wireless backhaul solutions as part of its network upgrade to provide 3G data and multimedia services based on IP technology. This order totaling over $3.5 million, follows several successful deployments of Ceragon's wireless backhaul solution for DMPI over the past years.http://www.ceragon....

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ShoreTel Granted Two Patents in Unified Communications

ShoreTel has been granted two new U.S. patents in the area of unified communications.The first, (US Patent 7,379,540) covers server backup capabilities across distributed IP telephony systems, increasing the survivability and fault tolerance of managing and routing voice calls over the IP network (LAN/WAN). The second (US Patent 7,386,114) covers techniques for collecting and sharing information when multiple switches or servers are involved in a call.ShoreTel said the patented technologies are part of its integrated system that scales seamlessly...

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Xeround Secures $16 Million for Intelligent Data Grid

Xeround, a start-up based in Bellevue, Washington, closed $16 million in Series B funding for its development of a distributed data grid with virtualization capabilities. The company has R&D operations in Israel.Xeround has developed a live, scalable Intelligent Data Grid, which is a cloud computing database with data virtualization capabilities. With Xeround's offerings, applications no longer need to know where data resides or if it is being managed with relational, hierarchical or object models. Now, applications get access to data in...

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Corvil Secures $12 Million for Network Latency Mgt for Financials

Corvil, a start-up based in Dublin, Ireland, secured $12 million in a new round of funding for its work in latency management systems aimed at the financial community. Corvil will use the new financing to expand its capabilities to meet the demands of global investment banks, hedge funds, ECNs, exchanges, and network service providers seeking the lowest possible latency for high performance trading.Corvil was founded in 2000 to address difficult...

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Verizon Signs Big Ten Network for FiOS TV

Verizon will make Big Ten Network available in both standard definition and high definition over its FiOS TV service. The Big Ten is the nation's oldest major athletic conference, and its universities boast more than 4 million alumni nationwide. Big Ten Network produces sports video content and covered more than 400 live events in its first year.Since launching FiOS TV in September 2005, Verizon has signed up more than 1.2 million customers. The company said it now ranks as the nation's ninth-largest video distributor.http://www.verizon.com/...

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WildBlue Upgrades Its Satellite Internet Network

WildBlue Communications has completed a series of hardware and software system upgrades that have increased its total network capacity by more than 150,000 additional customers since the beginning of 2008. The upgrades bring WildBlue's total network capacity to over 640,000 customers, with capacity available throughout the entire country.WildBlue said its most recent upgrade involves the addition of enhanced transmission link hardware and software...

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