Huawei Joins Global e-Sustainability Initiative

Huawei Technologies has joined the Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI), an international organization aiming to promote energy saving and emission reduction in the ICT industry. Established in 2001, GeSI coordinates environmental protection policies and implementation measures in the global ICT industry, exerts its influences on the formulation of environmental protection standards and regulations, and promotes the development of the cause...

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Nortel Wins Contact Center Contract Extension with Bharti Airtel

Nortel will continue to provide its contact centre technology (CCT) to Bharti Airtel under a two year contract extension. The initial contract was announced in March 2006 . Nortel's CCT solution for Bharti Airtel features interactive voice and video response capabilities, providing a 24x7 'virtual storefront' where customers can complete routine transactions and subscribe to new services through an auto attendant that interacts naturally in English, Hindi and four other regional languages. Nortel said that more than 70 percent of Bharti Airtel...

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South Korea's SK Broadband Deploys Nortel's 40G

SK Broadband, has boosted its network capacity with a 40G optical solution from LG-Nortel, the joint venture between LG Electronics and Nortel. The installation allows SK Broadband to quadruple the capacity of its current 10G network simply by swapping its existing fiber-optic interface cards with new cards. SK Broadband now has 3.52 Tbps of bandwidth (88 x 40G wavelengths) using Nortel's 40G/100G Adaptive Optical Engine. The Nortel gear offers a nonregenerated reach greater than 2000 km and provides an upgrade path to future 100G speeds. ...

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Pakistan's Mobilink Launches 802.16e Mobile WiMAX Service

Mobilink, Pakistan's cellular market leader, has launched a wireless broadband and telephony service for residential and enterprise consumers based on the mobile WiMAX standard, 802.16e-2005 (Rev-e). Mobilink Infinity went live on October 22 in Karachi, Pakistan's financial capital and major business center. In its very first week, the service attracted several thousands of subscribers. Mobilink, a member of the Orascom Telecom group, estimates...

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NSN Launches its Next Generation IPTV Solution

Nokia Siemens Networks unveiled its latest IPTV software release, Home Entertainment Release 3.0, featuring User Interface (UI) customization capabilities, third party application integration and new management tools and verification processing. Whereas IPTV developments to date have typically been a closed exercise, Nokia Siemens Networks said its aim is to pursue an open model by offering a Software Development Kit (SDK) that allows for third-party...

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Virtela Joins Carbon Free Meeting Coalition

Virtela has joined the Carbon Free Meeting Coalition, an organization that serves as a conduit of like-minded companies interested in reducing carbon emissions through the use of advanced communication technologies. The Carbon Free Meeting Coalition is dedicated to helping companies and individuals gain the knowledge, information and resources they need to help their organization reduce its carbon footprint through the use of advanced communication...

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RADWIN Introduces High-Capacity IP Backhaul Solution

RADWIN introduced a high-capacity IP backhaul solution capable of providing 50 Mbps capacity (full-duplex net throughput) in a combo design that supports multiple bands in a single platform. RADWIN 2000 delivers Ethernet at ranges of up to 120 km/75 miles, according to the company. RADWIN said its new solution also delivers carrier-class performance in a sub-6GHz radio system at a new price benchmark. http://www.radwin....

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Qualcomm Unveils "Kayak" PC Alternative for 3G Networks

Qualcomm unveiled its "Kayak PC" alternative that leverages 3G wireless broadband to bring Internet connectivity to markets where wired Internet access has often been difficult to access or unaffordable. Qualcomm believes the Kayak PC will fill the niche that exists between desktop PCs, which normally require landlines or separate accessories for connectivity, and Internet-capable wireless devices.The Kayak PC alternative includes a reference...

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NTT DOCOMO to Acquire Stake in Tata Teleservices

NTT DOCOMO will acquire 26 percent of Tata Teleservices Limited (TTSL) for approximately 130.7 billion Indian rupees (US$2.7 billion). In addition, DOCOMO expects to make an open offer to acquire up to 20 percent of the outstanding common shares of Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Limited (TTML), a Tata telecommunications company, through a joint tender offer with Tata Sons .http://www.ntt.co.jphttp://www.tata....

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Alloptic and SAIC Sign Reseller Agreement

Alloptic, which specializes in RF over glass (RFoG) and passive optical networking (PON) solutions, has signed a multi-year technology and distribution agreement with Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC). Under the agreement, SAIC will resell Alloptic equipment to federal, state, and military customers in both the U.S. and around the world. The deal encompasses all of Alloptic's GEPON and 10GEPON equipment along with its RF over glass (RFoG) products.http://www.alloptic....

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Tellabs Unveils New Ethernet Aggregation Switch

Tellabs unveiled a new line-up of Metro Ethernet products that extend its Carrier Ethernet solutions even closer to end users. The Tellabs 7345 Ethernet Aggregation Switch is the first product in the new line. Key features include:Aggregation of up to 48 10/100/1000 Mb/s optical or electrical interfaces into 10GbE uplinks, all in a compact 2RU shelf configuration. This flexibility enables operators to meet a wide range of deployment needs;Temperature-hardened...

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Canada's MTS Allstream Selects Harmonic for H.264 IPTV Upgrade

MTS Allstream Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Manitoba Telecom, has selected Harmonic's MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) high definition (HD) and standard definition (SD) video processing solutions for an IPTV service expansion. The upgrade will enable MTS Allstream to deliver equivalent MPEG-2 quality at half the bandwidth and a broader HD and SD channel line-up to its customers in Manitoba, Canada,. Financial terms were not disclosed.http://www.harmonicinc....

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SiTime sign European Distributor for MEMS-based Devices

SiTime, a start-up specializing in MEMS-based silicon timing solutions, has signed a European distribution agreement with Nu Horizons Electronics. Specifically, Nu Horizons has rights to distribute SiTime's full range of MEMS-based timing solutions in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Czech Republic and Slovakia. Nu Horizons Electronics is one of the top five, publicly quoted, distributors of semiconductors in the world.SiTime's MEMS-based silicon timing solutions include an integrable silicon resonator...

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Sierra Wireless Supplies Smallest USB HSPA Modem

Sierra Wireless introduced its Compass 888 and the Compass 889 USB modems offering potential top speeds of 7.2 Mbps downlink and capability for 5.76 Mbps uplink on an HSPA network. The Compass 888 supports HSPA networks utilizing the 850, 1900, and 2100 MHz frequency bands, while the Compass 889 supports 900, 1900, and 2100 MHz frequency bands. Networks in Europe are expected to begin utilizing the 900 MHz frequency band within the next year. The...

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One Minute Video: Wireless Ethernet

One Minute Video: Wireless EthernetPresented by Erik BochDragonW...

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