Fujitsu FLASHWAVE Supplies 40G Connectivity for SC08

Fujitsu Network Communications has supplied a three-node configuration of its FLASHWAVE 7500 Reconfigurable Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer (ROADM) platform to provide two 40 Gbps wavelengths for the SCinet WAN network at the upcoming Supercomputing Conference 2008 (SC08). This network is created each year during the SC conference by volunteers from universities, government, and industry to highlight cutting-edge platforms in high-performance computing...

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Huawei Delivers 40 Gbps Gear to Telefónica

Huawei Technologies has delivered to Telefónica de España the first 40G nodes for its optical transmission network. Huawei's solution uses ROADM technology, which guarantees flexible provisioning, and is ready to activate advanced network Control and Management Planes based on GMPLS. Financial terms were not disclosed.http://www.huawei....

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Telstra Implements IPsphere Framework with Juniper

Telstra announced the first multi-site carrier field implementation of the TM Forum's IPsphere framework. The implementation, which was built on a solution powered by Juniper Networks and partner Net One Systems, was completed in Sydney and Melbourne and will play an integral role in developing Telstra's Application Assured Network (AAN) initiative. Telstra's AAN initiative defines a vision for a network capable of dynamically dimensioning itself to support any customer application requirement, such as bandwidth, delay, jitter and QoS. IPsphere...

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Japan's UQ Selects Mformation to Support Mobile WiMAX

Japan's UQ Communications, a joint venture between KDDI, Intel Capital, East Japan Railway, KYOCERA, Daiwa Securities and The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd, has selected Mformation Technologies' platform to provide seamless device management capabilities for new WiMAX-capable devices as part of the rollout of its WiMAX network. The MFORMATION SERVICE MANAGER ensures that WiMAX-capable devices can be remotely activated and provisioned irrespective of their source."Working with UQ on this very important mobile broadband initiative is great validation...

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Deutsche Telekom Installs ISE Line Cards in Cisco 12000 Routers

Deutsche Telekom is deploying Cisco IP Service Engine (ISE) technology in its Cisco 12000 Series Routers in order to support new multimedia services. The project is part of Deutsche Telekom's network optimization program to converge services from multiple platforms onto IP/ MPLS.Cisco said the modular configuration of the ISE linecards provides a cost-effective solution to Deutsche Telekom as each linecard can deliver the capacity of up to three existing routers. This simplifies the network architecture, leading to considerable savings in maintenance...

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USB 3.0 Specification Completed -- Promising 4.8 Gbps Local Connections

The USB 3.0 Promoter Group, which is backed by Intel, HP, Microsoft Corporation, NEC Corporation, ST-NXP Wireless and Texas Instruments among others, announced the completion of the USB 3.0 specification.Otherwise known as SuperSpeed USB, the new spec offers data transfer rates up to ten times faster than Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0) -- roughly 4.8 Gbps -- along with backwards compatibility with the billions of USB-enabled PCs and peripheral devices currently in use.It is anticipated that initial SuperSpeed USB discrete controllers will appear in the...

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Tellabs Appoints Vikram Saksena as CTO

Tellabs named Dr. Vikram Saksena as its new chief technology officer. He will focus on strategic technology initiatives including optical networking, Carrier Ethernet and IP, and mobile backhaul. Dr. Saksena recently served at Sonus Networks as chief technology officer and chief scientist. He has held a series of engineering positions, including positions at Cisco and AT&T. He is an AT&T Fellow and a finalist at the 2008 CTO of the Year Award given by the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council.http://www.tellabs....

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Marvell Unveils Silicon Family for 40GbE and 100GbE

Marvell unveiled its Prestera CX family of high performance 40GbE and 100GbE switching silicon aimed at next gen datacenter applications such as server virtualization, cloud computing, and Software as a Service.The first implementations of the Marvell Prestera CX family will provide 40GbE support, fiber channel over Ethernet (FCoE) support, Data Center Bridging (DCB), Converged Enhanced Ethernet (CEE) features and a low latency mode. Marvell will...

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XO Partners with VIXXI on E-911

XO Communications has agreed to refer its current and future VoIP customers to VIXXI as an E911 provider. The companies said VIXXI's IP-based, geospatial technology is well-matched for VoIP vendors who are required by the FCC to provide their customers with an E911 Solution that identifies caller location information and correctly routes emergency calls to the appropriate PSAP. In addition, the VIXXI web portal supports real-time location updates of nomadic VoIP users, and location detail can be tied to any data element; it does not need to be...

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PCMCIA Announces Release 2.0 of ExpressCard Standard

The ExpressCard Standard 2.0 standard has been officially released by PCMCIA, the technology trade association for PC Card and ExpressCard technology. The new ExpressCard Standard will support transfer rates ranging from two to 10 times faster than ExpressCard Standard 1.2, depending on the data protocol used. Some of the applications that benefit from the improved performance are:Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) 2.0 adapters supporting...

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Comcast Expands 50 Mbps DOCSIS 3.0 Rollout

Comcast will launch DOCSIS 3.0 service in Oregon and in Washington state in December. The residential options will include:Extreme 50, offering up to 50 Mbps of downstream speed and up to 10 Mbps of upstream speed at $139.95/month.Ultra, offering up to 22 Mbps of downstream speed and up to 5 Mbps of upstream speed at $62.95/month.Performance tier customers will benefit from doubled downstream and upstream speeds, offering up to 12 Mbps and 2 Mbps, respectively.Performance Plus customers will be upgraded to Comcast's Blast! tier, which will double...

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