Orange Advances its “Content Everywhere�? Strategy

Orange is advancing its three screen "Content Everywhere" strategy in France with the upcoming launch of "Orange cinema." Orange cinema series includes a main "feature film" channel, called Orange cinemax, which is available in HD and groups together the best of recent films and TV series that have never before been seen in France. The offer also includes four other channels that are organized along the themes of family, action, arthouse and classics.Orange...

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Qatar Telecom to Launch DVB-H Mobile TV with NSN

Qatar Telecom (Qtel) and Nokia Siemens Networks have signed the world's first commercial Mobile TV deployment contract based on DVB-H and OMA BCast Smart Card Profile technology. Specifically, Nokia Siemens Networks will supply Qtel with a Digital Video Broadcasting Handheld (DVB-H) solution providing their subscribers enhanced TV viewing experiences on their mobile phones. Nokia Siemens Networks will roll out a DVB-H solution with OMA BCast Smart...

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Nortel Expands its Unified Communications Portfolio for SMBs

Nortel has expanded its Business Communications Manager (BCM) portfolio with several new products that provide SMBs with a path to unified communications. The Business Communications Manager (BCM) 450 enables businesses up to 300 employees to transition from existing legacy digital equipment to a unified communications solution. The BCM450 is available from Nortel, or through its strategic vendors, including AT&T. Key features include:Unified...

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NETGEAR Warns on Q3 Revenues

NETGEAR warned that its net revenue for the third quarter ended September 28, 2008 is expected to be in the range of $173 million to $183 million, or below the range of $208 million to $212 million provided on July 23, 2008."We experienced weakness in September demand on our consumer products across all channels and in all geographies, particularly in the service provider channel, where our carrier customers worldwide requested shipment delays on previously placed orders, thereby preventing us from recognizing revenue on those orders," commented...

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AT&T Issues Citizenship and Sustainability Report

AT&T will intensify its efforts to reduce the environmental impact of its operations, according to the company's 2007/2008 Citizenship and Sustainability Report, "Connecting for a Sustainable Future." AT&T is also increasing its commitment to help customers find ways to reduce their impact through the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) products and services and applying innovation and technology to help address society's...

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Aricent Names Ex-Wipro Exec as CEO

Aricent has named ex-Wipro veteran Sudip Nandy as its new CEO, replacing Ash Bhardwaj who has resigned to pursue other interests. Previously, Mr. Nandy was the President of the Technology Media and Telecom Business Unit at Wipro, overseeing more than 18,000 people and a revenue run rate of US $1.3 billion per annum.Aricent's investors include leading firms Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (‘KKR'), Sequoia Capital, Flextronics International Ltd...

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Ixia Announces Fibre Channel over Ethernet Test Solution

Ixia will begin offering a testing solution for Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE). The company also announced a partnership agreement with SANBlaze Technology Inc., a leading provider of storage solutions for embedded systems.Ixia's data center Ethernet (DCE) testing solution provides functional, performance and scalability testing of Ethernet, FCoE and SCSI devices, in addition to application traffic such as rich media, inherent to storage area networks. Port density scales up to 96 10 GbE ports in a single chassis. The solution provides support...

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BroadLight Supplies GPON Chip for Billion Electric Co.

Taiwan's Billion Electric Co., Ltd. has selected BroadLight's BL2348 Residential Gateway (RG) SoC for a new line of GPON CPE devices. Billion's new GPON line of CPE products will feature a low cost, carrier-class design and leverage the company's own proprietary software stacks. Billion was able to easily port their own software onto the BL2348 architecture and have it run seamlessly and powerfully.http://www.broadlight.comhttp://www.billion....

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WiMAX-Embedded Laptops Arrive in US from Acer, Asus, Lenovo and Toshiba

The WiMAX ecosystem continues to expand. Sprint noted that Intel is now shipping its first-ever combined WiMAX/Wi-Fi module, formerly code-named "Echo Peak," as part of the Intel WiMAX/Wi-Fi Link 5050 Series that is an optional feature for Intel Centrino 2-based laptops. Several leading PC OEMs have announced plans to deliver Intel Centrino 2-based notebooks featuring the Intel Core2 processor with WiMAX ,including Acer, Asus, Lenovo and Toshiba....

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Zyxel Employs Sequans Chip for XoHM CPE

ZyXEL is using silicon from Sequans for the MAX-206m2 desktop modem/router that Sprint is featuring in its Baltimore launch of the XOHM Mobile WiMAX service.Sequans said it is powering more than half of the Mobile WiMAX MIMO-enabled devices that are now certified by the WiMAX Forum.http://www.sequans....

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SiRF Debuts SiRFlinkIII Combo Radio IC

SiRF Technology Holdings unveiled its SiRFlinkIII combination radio single-chip solution that combines a high-performance GPS RF front end and a complete Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR controller optimized for use with the SiRFatlas and SiRFprima multifunction SoC platforms. The device is designed to drive its on-chip Bluetooth radio at full class 2.0 power while providing high GPS sensitivity in next-generation mobile convergence devices.The SiRFlinkIII combo radio IC successfully passed Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR qualification tests as well as interoperability...

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Kineto Wireless Raises $15.5 Million for FMC

Kineto Wireless, a start-up based in Milpitas, California, announced an additional $15.5 million in funding for its fixed-mobile-convergence (FMC) solutions for mobile operators. The new funding includes a strategic investment from Motorola as part of a broader commercial relationship with the company's Home & Networks Mobility business. Kineto's FMC solutions enable mobile operators to extend voice, data and IMS services over broadband access networks, thus harnessing the power of the Internet to lower service delivery costs while improving...

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TerreStar Submits 2GHz MSS S-Band Application to EC

TerreStar Europe has submitted an application with the European Commission for a Pan-European 2GHz MSS S-band spectrum authorization. The company plans to create a pan-European integrated satellite and complementary ground component network that is designed to provide high quality, cost-effective, seamless wireless applications and services to urban, rural and remote regions of Europe on a wholesale basis.The TerreStar satellite-terrestrial wireless...

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KT-NTT Venture Forum held in Seoul

A KT-NTT Venture Forum held this week in Seoul, Korea attracted 9 startup companies from US and Korea. The companies were invited to present their ideas for the executives and working groups from both KT and NTT. Earlier this year, KT and NTT will work closely regarding new business development, toward the early development and commercialization of applications and other services for broadband and next-generation networks.http://www.ntt.co...

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