Devicescape's "Easy Wi-Fi" Connects Handsets, PCs, Devices

Devicescape, which develops solutions for simplifying the process of connecting to various Wi-Fi networks, introduced the latest version of its software targeted at three market segments: handsets, laptops and PCs, and other Wi-Fi-enabled devices.Devicescape Easy Wi-Fi can be integrated into a variety of service-enabled device designs to provide secure, reliable and easy-to-use Wi-Fi network access. Devicescape Easy Wi-Fi is suitable for OEM and...

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MSF's GMI 2008 Testing Event Gets Underway at Carrier Labs

The biennial Global Multiservice Interoperability testing event, which is sponsored by the MultiService Forum, is being held October 20-31 in the test labs of Verizon, the National Communication System (NCS) and the UNH-IOL in North America, British Telecom and Vodafone in the United Kingdom, and China Mobile in Asia. The carriers are linking their labs to create a global ecosystem for testing standards for a variety of service configurations, including...

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Sparkplug Deploys Exalt for Backhaul

Sparkplug, which offers business-class broadband services across six states (Illinois, Arizona, Iowa, Tennessee, Nevada, New Mexico), has selected Exalt Communications' microwave radio systems for its backhaul requirements. Sparkplug's services offer dedicated and symmetrical bandwidth up to 1 Gbps. Financial terms were not disclosed.Exalt's licensed and license-exempt microwave radios cover all popular bands in the 2 - 40 GHz range. The product family now includes Gigabit Ethernet interfaces and a high-capacity 5 GHz radio. The radios feature...

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Telcordia Develops 100 Gbps Optical Code-division Multiplexed Photonic Security

Telcordia is developing an all optical code-division multiplexed (OCDM)-based photonic layer security (PLS) system for very high data rate systems, where electronic encryption becomes increasingly expensive and difficult. Encryption for Telcordia's OCDM-based PLS system, which is aimed at emerging 100 Gbps fiber networks, is accomplished by coding and scrambling the optical signal in such a way that the bits cannot be recovered nor be recorded for subsequent decryption. Telcordia has devised novel coding schemes and a compact, programmable coder,...

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Juniper Targets Intelligent Services Edge with Junos, M-, MX Enhancements

Juniper Networks introduced its Intelligent Services Edge, a integrated set of new hardware and software features aimed at helping service providers align network capabilities with business goals. Specifically, Juniper's Intelligent Services Edge combines advanced features in JUNOS software with its M- and MX-series edge routing platforms, enabling service providers to deliver a comprehensive range of services over a single operating system with...

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Mzima Expands POPs in CRG West Facilities

Mzima Networks will deploy POPs in six CRG West data centers across the United States, including Chicago, New York, Northern Virginia, the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles.Mzima Networks, founded in 2002, delivers Internet bandwidth via its proprietary NetAlive network architecture and wide-area backbone network, and specializes in high-bandwidth applications by leveraging native 10 Gigabit Ethernet technologies. The company operates metropolitan optical rings connected to multiple Tier-1 backbone providers coupled with extensive private...

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NEC and Juniper Partner on Converged Solutions in North America

NEC Unified Solutions and Juniper Networks are expanding their relationship to provide network infrastructure and communications solutions and support in North America. The Unified Infrastructure offerings, which support NEC's UNIVERGE 360 approach to unifying business communications through role-based solutions, will be available through NEC's national direct and indirect sales channels in North America.NEC said the combined Unified Infrastructure include:An application layer gateway (ALG) that enables tight and secure interoperability between...

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TI Reports Q3 Revenue of $3.39 Billion, Plans to Trim Wireless Baseband

Texas Instruments reported Q3 revenue of $3.39 billion, net income of $563 million and earnings per share of $0.43. TI's revenue declined 8 percent compared with the third quarter of last year as growth in Embedded Processing was more than offset by declines in Wireless and Other revenue. Revenue was about even with the prior quarter."We entered the third quarter with a cautious view of the economy and its impact on our markets. Revenue was weak, as expected, because consumers and corporations reduced their spending in this uncertain economy....

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Alcatel-Lucent Supplies WiMAX Rev-e network in Armenia

iCON Communications (iCON), a provider of IP-based services in the Republic of Armenia, has selected Alcatel-Lucent to design, deploy and maintain a commercial WiMAX 802.16e-2005 (Rev-e) network in Armenia. The new network will enable the operator to introduce innovative wireless broadband services in the country by the end of 2008. Yerevan, the country's capital, will be the first city covered by the services. Financial terms were not disclosed.The...

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Nominum Unveils DNS-based Solution for Internet Security Threats

Nominum introduced an Internet security and trusted content solution for ISPs that leverages its Vantio caching DNS platform. The problem is the estimated 150 million malicious Internet hosts -- a number that appears to be spiking as the as number of phishing sites explodes due to the financial crisis.Unlike brute force approaches such deep packet inspection (DPI), the Nominum approach uses the DNS look-up process involved in every Internet transaction...

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Ericsson Reports Strong Sales for Q3, up 13% YoY

Ericsson reported strong financial results for Q3 2008. Sales were up 13% year-over-year to 49.2 billion, mainly driven by healthy growth in Networks across all regions except Western Europe. In constant currencies, growth amounted to some 17%. However, the company said it is planning for a "flattish" market in 2009 and also planning in case tougher market conditions develop."Our business in the quarter has not been impacted by the financial turmoil....

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Intel Demos "Moorestown" for Mobile Internet Devices

Intel is demonstrating its "Moorestown" platform for the new class of mobile Internet devices (MIDs) at this week's Intel Developer Forum in Taiwan.Moorestown comprises of an SOC, codenamed "Lincroft," which integrates the 45nm processor, graphics, memory controller and video encode/decode onto a single chip and an I/O hub codenamed "Langwell", which supports a range of I/O ports to connect with wireless, storage, and display components in addition...

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One Minute Video: Flavors of WiMAX

One Minute Video presented by James Orr, Fujitsu Network Communications -- Flavors of WiMAXJargon Bus...

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Huawei Develops 100 GE WDM Prototype

Huawei Technologies announced a 100 Gigabit Ethernet (GE) prototype WDM platform. The company said its 100GE prototype "realizes the even distribution of the rate to 10 physical channels to successfully implement the 100GE port technology." In addition, the prototype supports monitoring and protection functions of the 100GE port. Currently, Huawei is actively participating in the development of the 100GE standard 802.3ba."Launching the 100GE WDM prototype is hugely significant for us following the launch of the 100G WDM prototype earlier this...

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Ericsson Collaborates with Intel on HSPA for Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs)

Ericsson is collaborating with Intel to bring HSPA mobile data solutions to Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs). Specifically, the Ericsson HSPA data solution is targeted at Intel's Moorestown platform and is scheduled for release in the 2009/10 timeframe. Based on the Intel Atom processor, Moorestown is Intel's next-generation MID platform which will include HSPA as one of its wireless technologies.Ericsson said it is optimizing its module for Intel's...

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