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Saturday, October 31, 2009
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Cisco TelePresence Planned for U.N. Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen
Cisco has established a Global Climate Change Meeting Platform (GCCMP) powered by a network of Cisco TelePresence and conferencing technologies to extend the reach of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen (COP15). Specifically, the COP15 main conference facility, the Bella Center in Copenhagen, Denmark, will feature four Cisco TelePresence rooms, specially designed to make local and remote meeting participants feel as if they...
Nortel and Ericsson Expect to Close Wireless Sale this Month
Nortel Networks and Ericsson announced an amendment of their previously announced asset sale fir substantially all of Nortel's CDMA business and LTE Access assets. Under the amendment, Nortel and Ericsson have extended to November 30, 2009 the date by which to close the sale. The parties expect to close the sale prior to such date. The parties agreed to the extension in order to allow more time for the satisfaction of closing conditions, including regulatory approvals. http://www.nortel....
Alcatel-Lucent Posted Q3 Revenue of EUR 3.687 billion, down 9.3% YoY
Alcatel-Lucent reported Q3 2009 revenues of Euro 3.687 billion, down 9.3% year-over-year and 5.6% sequentially. At constant currency exchange rates, revenue decreased 11.0% year-over-year and 3.5% sequentially. The adjusted operating income was Euro (11) million or (0.3%) of revenue, and the reported net loss (group share) was Euro (182) million or Euro (0.08) per share.Alcatel-Lucent's CEO, Ben Verwaayen, state: "Our company continues its transformation...
NTT Comm Completes Acquisition of Pacific Crossing Limited
NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) completed its previously announced acquisition of Pacific Crossing, which operates the PC-1 trans-Pacific undersea cable network. The deal was first announced in May.By combining PC-1 capacity with NTT Com's vast domestic and international network, NTT Com can offer customers, both in the enterprise and carrier markets, the highest quality network services between Asia, Japan and the United States.NTT Com...
Corning Cable Systems Standardizes on Bend-Insensitive ClearCurve Multimode Fiber
Corning Cable Systems, part of Corning's Telecommunications segment, has standardized on Corning ClearCurve multimode fibre as its new standard product offering for all 50 micron LANscape cables and cable assemblies.LANscape cables with ultra-bendable performance offer a minimum bend radius as small as five times the outer diameter of the cable in some designs, compared to 10 times in traditional cables. Thus, tight bend situations experienced in LAN and data centre environments that would result in elevated attenuation with traditional 50 micron...
UTStarcom Unveils MPLS-TP Transport Solution
UTStarcom has expanded its NetRing Transport Network product portfolio (NetRing TN), which includes new MPLS - Transport Profile (MPLS-TP) solutions designed to overhaul existing mobile backhaul networks, provide Ethernet services and deliver broadband aggregation applications. MPLS-TP is pre-standard technology being jointly defined by ITU-T and IETF. UTStarcom's NetRing TN packet-based optical transport system is designed for applications such as carrier mobile backhaul, metro Ethernet services for enterprise and DSLAM and X-version of passive...
Chunghwa Telecom Reaches 1.5 Million FTTH Subscribers, ADSL Declines
Taiwan's Chunghwa Telecom reported Q3 revenue of NT$50.1 billion, down 1.7% compared to a year earlier. Mobile communications business revenue decreased by 2.5% to NT$22.1 billion, while Internet business revenue decreased by 0.1% to NT$5.8 billion. Domestic fixed communications business revenue decreased by 2.6% to NT$17.7 billion. International fixed communications business revenue increased by 4.0% to NT$4.1 billion.For the first nine months...
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
France Telecom Reaches 189 Million Customers, Revenue Declines
France Telecom reported revenues of EUR 38.1 billion for the first nine months of 2009, an increase of 0.4% excluding the impact of regulatory measures (down 1.6% on a comparable basis). EBITDA margin was 35.1%, down 0.7 points compared with the first nine months of 2008 as the company trimmed spending. The ratio of CAPEX to revenues was 9.8%, down 1.8 points compared with the first nine months of 2008 (11.6%). Q3 revenues were 12.686 billion...
Packet Design Signs OEM with Juniper
Packet Design has signed an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) agreement with Juniper Networks. Specifically, Juniper will integrate Packet Design's route analytics products into the new Juniper Networks Junos Space network application platform. The new Route Analyzer product will provide management visibility that helps network engineers with troubleshooting, monitoring and planning for large IP/MPLS networks.http://www.packetdesign....
CableLabs Issues Technical RFI For Online TV Service
CableLabs issued a request for information (RFI) to define elements for a common technical approach that would enable consumers to have secure on-line access to subscription video services delivered by any provider. Cable operators are currently testing such services. These include "TV Everywhere" by Time Warner Cable and "On Demand Online" by Comcast. Cablelabs said it is seeking to define the technical requirements and architecture necessary...
Juniper Opens Junos Space and Junos Pulse to Developers
Juniper Networks unveiled an open cross-network software platform that allows customers to directly program multiple layers of their networks for rich user experiences, smart economics and fast time to market. This is accomplished using Juniper's Junos network operating system, a new "Junos Space" network application platform and a new "Junos Pulse" integrated network client.Juniper first opened up the Junos operating system in 2007, delivering a...
Juniper Boosts MX Edge Routers with 3D Cards -- Outlines Project Falcon
Juniper Networks will leverage its new Trio silicon to bring "3D" scaling to create a new class of "universal" edge routing. This is accomplished with new modular line cards, new applications and new metro aggregation routers for its existing MX Series of routers. The new 3D line cards will double capacity for the MX240 model, or triple capacity for the MX480 and MX960. This pushes the maximum edge routing capacity of the MX960 to 2.6 Tbps per...
Sprint Subscriber Loss Narrows in Q3, Data ARPU Up
Sprint Nextel reported Q3 net operating revenues of $8.0 billion, a net loss of $478 million and a diluted loss per share of 17 cents. The company generated free cash flow of $664 million in the quarter and $2.1 billion year-to-date in 2009. As of September 30, 2009, the company had $5.9 billion in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments and $1.6 billion in borrowing capacity available under its revolving bank credit facility, for total...
Bytemobile and Camiant Test Mobile Broadband Interoperability
Bytemobile and Camiant announced a joint interoperability partnership that will focus on integrating Bytemobile's Unison Mobile Internet Platform and Camiant's Multimedia Policy Engine (MPE) to deliver intelligent traffic management solutions for mobile broadband services including LTE. Bytemobile and Camiant solutions are compliant with the Policy and Charging Control (PCC) architecture defined by 3GPP. These solutions enable operators to provide:Tiered...
Motorola Posts Q3 Sales of $5.5 Billion, Returns to Profit
Motorola reported Q3 sales of $5.5 billion and GAAP earnings from continuing operations of $12 million, or $0.01 per share. Total cash at the end of the third quarter was $7.2 billion, an increase of $700 million compared to the end of the second quarter. The Company generated $616 million of positive operating cash flow during the quarter and expects to continue to generate positive cash flow in the fourth quarter.Some highlights:Mobile Devices segment sales were $1.7 billion, down 46 percent compared to the year-ago quarter. The GAAP operating...
Eutelsat's Tooway Satellite Selected for Ireland's National Broadband Scheme
Eutelsat's satellite broadband service has been chosen under Ireland's National Broadband Scheme to deliver broadband to homes and businesses in rural Ireland.Tooway distributor Satellite Broadband Ireland will deliver the service under its recently won contract from 3, the leading Irish mobile broadband provider running the National Broadband Scheme on behalf of the Irish Government. Under the scheme, Tooway's satellite broadband service will be...
NSN Tests LTE interoperability with four Device Vendors
Nokia Siemens Networks is conducting end-to-end LTE interoperability testing with four leading device vendors across several frequency bands, including AWS, 700 MHz and 2100 MHz. The tests cover several steps in end-to-end network configuration based on commercial LTE hardware, including the Flexi Multiradio Base Station and the Evolved Packet Core, and standard compliant software. Nokia Siemens Networks recently completed successful calls with end...
Juniper Outlines Vision for the "New Network"
In what it describes as the most significant product and technology launch in its 12-year history, Juniper Networks unveiled new software, silicon, systems and partnerships designed to propel the "new network" for enterprise and service provider customers.The launch event, which coincides with the Internet's 40th anniversary, outlines a future of networking that is open, scalable, simple, secure and automated to address the exploding scale of Internet...
Juniper's Junos Trio Chipset with 3D Scaling Packs 1.5 Billion Transistors
Representing its fourth generation of purpose-built silicon, Juniper Networks unveiled its "Junos One" family of processors that will be embedded into a broad array of Juniper's future routing, switching and security products. The first product in the set is the "Junos Trio" chipset that features 3D Scaling technology that enables networks to scale dynamically for more bandwidth, subscribers and services while using half as much power per gigabit....
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Alcatel-Lucent Introduces Compact 7750 Service Routers
Alcatel-Lucent is extending its 7750 Service Router (SR) family with the introduction of two new routers, the 7750 SR-c12 and 7750 SR-c4, designed to bring service routing to smaller nodes in the network and also enable mission-critical verticals such as utilities, transportation, healthcare, public safety, and financial institutions.The Alcatel-Lucent 7750 SR-c12 measures 5 RU in height and offers 3 horizontal slots (2 MDA or 4 CMA per slot). The...
Indonesia's Indosat Targets Location-Based Services, 21 Mbps HSPA+
Indosat, Indonesia's second-largest telecom operator, is working with Ericsson to bring location-based services to its 29 million subscribers. Applications for enhanced location based services are already available for any handset - meaning Indosat can reach all its customers from the launch in October 2009.Separately, Indosat announced the launch of 3.5G HSPA+ services with downlink speeds of up to 21 Mbps. http://www.ericsson.com http://www.in...
Telstra Updates Strategy, Confirms Financial Guidance
Telstra confirmed its financial guidance for 2009/10, reiterating that it expects to achieve free cash flow of $6 billion, low single digit growth in revenue, EBITDA and EBIT, and maintain its EBITDA margin.Telstra's newly appointed CEO, David Thodey, said his strategy refresh would not lead to a fundamental change in the company's direction, but that recent investments in upgraded technology should now be used to substantially improve customer service,...
Champlain Telephone Picks ADTRAN
The Champlain Telephone Company, a leading independent service provider serving New York, has selected ADTRAN's flagship product, the Total Access 5000 Multi-Service Access and Aggregation Platform (MSAP) to enhance its residential and commercial service delivery. Financial terms were not disclosed. http://www.adtran....
Qwest Posts Q3 Revenue of $3.1 Billion, See Improving Trends
Qwest Communications reported total operating revenue of $3.1 billion in the third quarter. Strategic services revenue of $1.1 billion increased by 5 percent year over year and 1 percent sequentially reflecting higher demand for IP services. Legacy services revenue of $1.7 billion decreased 14 percent annually and 3 percent sequentially. Fewer access lines, from a weak economy and competition, and efforts to improve Wholesale long-distance profitability...
Level 3's Q3 Revenue Drops to $916 Million
Level 3 Communications reported consolidated revenue of $916 million for Q3 2009, compared to consolidated revenue of $1.07 billion for Q3 2008 and $942 million for the Q2 2009. The net loss for the third quarter 2009 was $170 million, or ($0.10) per share, compared to a net loss of $129 million, or ($0.08) per share, for the third quarter 2008. The net loss for the second quarter 2009 was $134 million, or ($0.08) per share. Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA was $213 million in the third quarter 2009, compared to $255 million in the third quarter...
Aurora Enhances its PON Solutions for Cable Operators
Aurora Networks introduced GEPON CPE and RFPON CPE devices for the cable market, solutions that will help cable operators evolve their networks for an all-fiber future.The RFPON CPE and GEPON CPE are designed for outdoor and indoor mounting and can be utilized in both residential and commercial settings. The RFPON CPE provides all of the functionality of Aurora Networks' traditional RFoG CPE, but with 1610 nm upstream wavelength for PON compatibility. The GEPON CPE, with 1310 nm upstream wavelength, is the first such device in Aurora Networks'...
Fujitsu's FLASHWAVE 7500 ROADM Implements Mintera's 40G
Mintera's new MI 4000XM Adaptive-DPSK module has been implemented in Fujitsu FLASHWAVE 7500 Reconfigurable Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer (ROADM) and is now carrying live 40 Gbps traffic over a commercial U.S. network.The Adaptive-DPSK technology incorporated in the MI 4000XM DWDM module enables 40 Gbps transport on 50GHz channel-spaced systems and transmission over agile ROADM networks without compromising critical ULH reach. The unit conforms to the industry standard footprint and incorporates an electrical Mux/Demux for compatibility with any...
NGD Europe Opens $326 Million Data Center in U.K.
Next Generation Data has opened a $326 million data center -- known as NGD Europe -- in Newport, Wales, to provide secure, sustainable data storage to U.K. and European blue-chip companies. The center is said to be the largest of its kind in the U.K. and one of the largest in Europe. http://www.nextgenerationdata.co....
Ixia Posts Q3 Revenue of $46.4 Million
Ixia reported Q3 2009 revenue of $46.4 million compared to $47.3 million in the 2008 third quarter. Revenues for the 2009 third quarter include $7.5 million attributable to Catapult Communications. On a GAAP basis, the company recorded a net loss for the 2009 third quarter of $6.2 million, or $0.10 per share, compared to net income of $483,000, or $0.01 per diluted share, for the 2008 third quarter. "Ixia delivered solid revenues and executed on multiple fronts during the quarter, including the Catapult integration and the release of our next generation...
Verizon Wireless to Launch Motorola's DROID Next Week
Verizon Wireless and Motorola unveiled the DROID smartphone powered by Android 2.0. The device is full-QWERTY slider phone offering a 5 megapixel camera dual-LED flash, AutoFocus and image stabilization; voice-activated Google search; Google Maps Navigation (Beta); integrated Gmail and Exchange e-mail; YouTube, Facebook; Amazon MP3 store; and access to the Android Market.DROID by Motorola will be available in the United States exclusively at Verizon...
Monday, October 26, 2009
Ikanos' Q3 Revenue Grows to $29 Million
Ikanos Communications reported Q3 2009 revenue of $29.3 million, compared with revenue of $22.4 million for the second quarter of 2009 and revenue of $24.2 million for the year ago period. GAAP net loss for the third quarter of 2009 was $15.5 million, or $0.40 per share, on 38.8 million weighted average shares. This compares with a net loss of $6.4 million, or $0.22 per share, on 29.4 million weighted average shares in the second quarter of 2009 and with a net loss of $26.7 million, or $0.93 per share, on 28.6 million weighted average shares in...
DragonWave Reports Stronger Growth in Orders
DragonWave reported that it has recently experienced strong order intake such that its order backlog has increased by approximately 60% since the end of fiscal Q2. These new orders have been received over the last week from DragonWave's customers in the United States, Canada and EMEA. http://www.dragonwaveinc....
Cisco to Acquire ScanSafe for SaaS-based Security
Cisco agreed to acquire privately held ScanSafe, a provider of software-as- a-service (SaaS) Web security solutions, approximately $183 million in cash and retention-based incentives.Based in London and San Francisco, ScanSafe offers Web security via a SaaS model. Its Web Security offering combines Web filtering with a proprietary "Outbreak Intelligence" engine that uses dynamic, reputation and behavior based analysis to identify and block zero-day...
ZTE Posts 42% Annual Growth in its Q3 2009 Revenue
ZTE reported revenue from principal operations of RMB15,136 million (USD 2.216 billion), representing growth of 42.81% as compared to the same period last year, while net profit attributable to the parent company grew 58.18% to RMB 409million (USD 60 million). Basic earnings per share amounted to RMB0.23 (USD 0.03).The company said it is succeeding in gaining further inroads with multi-national carriers for its LTE, UMTS and GSM products. This success...
Dell to Resell Juniper's Networking Gear
Dell will resell Juniper Networks' networking solutions under the Dell PowerConnect brand. In addition, the companies plan to work together on open, standards-based solutions for virtualized data centers and deliver technology solutions using Converged Enhanced Ethernet (CEE), also known as Data Center Bridging (DCB) and iSCSI to improve network economics.Under their original equipment manufacturer (OEM) agreement, Dell and Juniper intend to deliver...
Sprint Outlines “Open�? Application Approach, Free Forwarding to Google Voice
In a keynote address at Sprint's 2009 Open Developer Conference, Steve Elfman, president of Sprint's Network Operations & Wholesale, encouraged mobile application developers to create applications that work not only on Sprint's 3G network, but across the industry. Elfman outlined the key tenets of Sprint's Open approach:Let consumers determine the application winnersBe easy to do business withCreate a developer's "Garage" where new innovation...
Nokia Launches its First TD-SCDMA Device with China Mobile
Nokia introduced its first device for TD-SCDMA - China's domestic 3G standard. The Nokia 6788 is the result of close collaboration between Nokia and the world's largest mobile phone operator, China Mobile. It is an all-in-one device that provides its users with faster Internet speeds and download times. It features a 5-megapixel (2592 x1944) camera with a dual-LED flash, a 2.8" QVGA display, and the Symbian S60 platform.Nokia plans to introduce...
Amdocs Acquires jNetX for its Service Delivery Platform (SDP)
Amdocs has acquired jNetX, a privately-held service delivery platform (SDP) provider, for $50 million net of debt and cash.jNetX offers a Java-enabled convergent service platform that exposes the functions of any network service. jNetX provides a built-in set of 3GPP service enablers to control a call, a conference, a session, to interact with a user, get location, charge, etc. The system is extensible, allowing for the integration and functional...
Hughes and Avanti Sign European Ka-Band Satellite Deal
Avanti Communications Group ha selected Hughes Network Systems to supply eight (8) gateways and 50,000 customer premise terminals to operate over HYLAS, Europe's first dedicated, high-throughput Ka-band broadband satellite to be launched in 2010. The initial value of the contract is in excess of US$24 million over the multi-year framework agreement.<>In addition, Hughes has agreed to acquire capacity on the HYLAS satellite to expand the managed services it provides to major corporations in a variety of market sectors, including oil and gas,...
Motorola Offers New PMP Fixed Wireless Solutions for 5.4 / 5.8 GHz
Motorola announced the latest addition to its point-to-multipoint (PMP) fixed wireless broadband portfolio. The PMP 430 wireless broadband distribution and access network solution offers increased throughput rates and better range in the 5.4 GHz and 5.8 GHz frequency bands. It can be can be co-located with existing Motorola PMP wireless broadband networks to offer service providers greater connectivity from their existing access point locations and is an approved solution for providing broadband connectivity within the guidelines of the American...
Broadcom Announces HD Cable STB Chips with Dual 1GHz Tuners, MoCA 1.1
Broadcom announced new set-top box (STB) system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions supporting interactive HDTV programming, connectivity, whole-home media distribution and advanced 3D user interfaces to the North American market. The new Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA)-integrated BCM7125 and BCM7119 single-chip, multi-format HD DOCSIS 2.0 compatible solutions enable advanced functionality and services such as multi-room HD DVR capabilities and advanced 3D graphics user interfaces.Key features include MoCA 1.1 support, Tru2Way Cablecard support, dual...
Motorola's Latest DOCSIS 3.0 Gateways Hit 300 Mbps Downstream, 100 Mbps Upstream
Motorola announced its next-generation SURFboard DOCSIS 3.0 modems and integrated gateways -- with technical performance that is two times faster than the company's existing DOCSIS 3.0 products. The new line of standards-based and remotely manageable gateways supports high-bandwidth Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) home networking and channel bonding of up to eight downstream and four upstream channels. This increased 8 x 4 throughput support enables an...
Verizon Requires Thermal Modeling for New Network Hardware
Verizon will begin requiring hardware manufacturers to use thermal modeling when designing circuit boards and cabinets used in network gear. The goal is to minimize heat generation that impairs equipment performance and requires costly air conditioning in central offices, equipment vaults and other facilities."When you optimize efficiency at the simplest level, you go to the heart of the process," said Chuck Graff, Verizon director of corporate network...
Verizon Expands and Enhances Packet Optical Deployment
Verizon now has more than 2,000 optical transport platforms (OTPs) deployed in key metro and regional locations in the Americas, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. The latest optical switching gear also can handle traditional, time-division multiplexing (TDM) transmissions or packet traffic, leading to a single, high-capacity intelligent network. Verizon has also begun deploying the latest evolution of wavelength-selection switches (WSSs). This enables...
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Tellabs Posts Q3 Revenue of $389 Million
Tellabs' Q3 2009 revenue totaled $389 million, compared with $424 million in the third quarter of 2008. Almost half of overall revenue came from growth products, including the Tellabs 6300, 7100, 7300, 8600 and 8800 systems and professional services. Tellabs earned $29 million or 7 cents per share on a (GAAP) basis, compared with a loss of $999 million or $2.51 per share in the year-ago quarter, which included a non-cash goodwill charge of $988 million.For the third quarter of 2009, Broadband segment revenue was $206 million, Transport segment...
Motorola Pushes Deep Fiber Architecture for Cable Operators
Motorola introduced new Deep and Cable Passive Optical Networks (CablePON) products -- including an end-to-end, radio frequency over glass (RFoG) offering -- that enable cable operators to migrate their networks to fiber deep architectures, while leveraging existing investments.The new additions to Motorola's portfolio include:GX2-EM1000 Family of High-Performance 1550nm Broadcast Transmitters - These transmitters, key components in RF Video Overlay,...
Alloptic Announces Multivendor EPON ONT Interoperability
Alloptic has extended the capabilities of its edge10 OLT to interoperate with ONT designs that are based on EPON chipsets from PMC-Sierra and Teknovus. Interoperability of ONTs via a common OLT allows the network operator to support a wide variety of applications and customer segments over a common infrastructure. Multiple vendors can create ONTs for specific market requirements giving network operators tailored, yet cost-effective ONT solutions. Leveraging the Alloptic edge10 OLT allows those different ONTs to be deployed on a common fiber infrastructure,...
Alloptic Releases Managed MicroNode RFoG ONUs
Alloptic released a new range of "MicroNode" RFoG optical networking units (ONU): the 1000 series Managed MicroNode RFoG ONU featuring remote monitoring and control capabilities.Alloptic said that even though the R-ONU is the critical optical enabler in an RFoG architecture, it has traditionally been an unmanaged device. Its new Managed MicroNode RFoG ONU gives service providers the ability to monitor ONU operating parameters as well as remotely...
Alloptic Debuts Return Path Receiver
Alloptic announced the availability of high performance Return Path Receivers that provide 7 dB noise performance improvement over typical analog return receivers and almost 3 dB improvement over other Alloptic receivers. This ultra low noise performance translates into the ability to carry, with 15dB of margin, 4 bonded 64QAM channels in a DOCSIS 3.0 return path over an SCTE-standard, non-proprietary RFoG architecture operating with a 29dB optical budget.Alloptic's EVRRL410 series Return Path Receiver product line includes designs for both typical...
Cable Operators Call for "Content Neutrality" Along with Net Neutrality
The American Cable Association, which represents cable network operators, is calling on the FCC to stop content providers from using wholesale arrangements to restrict consumer access to lawful content. ACA cited Disney's ESPN360.com as an example where the most powerful sports programmer denies access to content, unless a consumer subscribes to a particular broadband provider. "ACA believes that content distributors such as ESPN360 should live under the same Net Neutrality rules as broadband service providers," American Cable Association President...
RadiSys Unveils 40G ATCA Chassis, Switch and Processor Modules
RadiSys introduced its 4th generation of AdvancedTCA (ATCA) products designed for next generation 4G and wireline broadband network elements.The RadiSys 4th generation ATCA platforms combine a 40G chassis, a 40G switch and other 10G and 40G assets in a pre--integrated platform. The 40G chassis includes enhanced per--slot power and cooling capability along with 40G backplane connectivity. The company said investment protection for its telecom equipment...
Ericsson Appoints New CEO
Ericsson's in-coming CEO Hans Vestberg has appointed Jan Frykhammar CFO of November 1, 2009. Frykhammar will also become Executive Vice President as of January 1, 2010. Jan Frykhammar is currently head of business unit Global Services and Senior Vice President. He joined the company in 1991. http://www.ericsson....
Hitachi to Acquire Packet Core Assets from Nortel
Hitachi agreed to certain assets from Nortel that are associated with the development of next generation packet core network components (excluding legacy packet core components for $10 million. The assets, which come from Nortel's GSM and UMTS businesses, include software to support the transfer of data over existing wireless networks and the next generation of wireless communications technology, including relevant non-patent intellectual property, equipment and other related tangible assets, as well as a non-exclusive license of certain relevant...
Verizon Adds 1.2 million Wireless, 198K FiOS Internet Customers
Verizon's total Q3 operating revenues grew 10.2 percent to $27.3 billion, compared with the third quarter 2008, including revenues from Alltel, which Verizon acquired in January 2009. On a pro forma basis (consolidating the operating results of Verizon and the former Alltel as though the acquisition had occurred on Jan. 1, 2008), operating revenue growth was 0.6 percent. Diluted earnings per share (EPS) were 41 cents in the third quarter, compared...
Qualcomm Establishes Subsidiary for Mobile Open Source Development
Qualcomm has established a separate wholly-owned subsidiary to optimize open source software with Qualcomm technology. The new Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC), which is brought together by a dedicated group of engineers, will be headed by Rob Chandhok, who previously served as senior vice president of software strategy for Qualcomm CDMA Technologies."Open source and community-driven software development is becoming increasingly important to the wireless industry," said Chandhok, "and QuIC is committed to meaningful participation in these development...
Ceragon Posts Revenue of $44.7 Million, up 6% Sequentially
Ceragon Networks reported Q3 2009 revenue of $44.7 million, down 23% from $58.1 million for the third quarter of 2008 and up 6% from $42.2 million in the second quarter of 2009. Net income (GAAP) for the third quarter of 2009 was $1.1 million or $0.03 per basic share and diluted share, compared to net income of $3.5 million or $0.09 per basic and diluted share in the third quarter of 2008. http://www.ceragon....
Motorola Adds Module for CMTS Enabling 150 Mbps Upstream
Motorola introduced a decoupled upstream module for its BSR 64000 Integrated Cable Modem Termination System (I-CMTS), enabling cable operators to meet their subscribers' demands for higher average and peak upstream bandwidth.The Motorola BSR 64000 I-CMTS solution, with the new RX48 decoupled upstream module, offers nearly 1.5 Gbps of upstream capacity per module. The upstream-only module is the "sister" card of the TX32 decoupled downstream module.When combined with S-CDMA, Motorola calculates that cable operators can unlock additional usable spectrum...
Extreme Posts Quarterly Revenue of $66 Million
Extreme Networks reported net revenue of $66.3 million for its fiscal first quarter of 2010, compared to $89.5 million in the fiscal first quarter of 2009. Non-GAAP net loss was $4.9 million or a loss of $0.05 per diluted share, compared to non-GAAP net income of $2.0 million or $0.02 per diluted share in the year-ago quarter. For the first quarter, net revenue in North America was $26.9 million, revenue in EMEA was $28.1 million, and revenue in APAC was $11.4 million. That compares to revenue of $35.7 million in North America, $41.6 million in...
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Sprint Forms Small Business Specialty Team
Sprint has formed a new Small Business specialty team to sharpen the company's focus on the rapidly growing small business market segment. Sprint said it intends to capture a leading share of the segment's growth by dedicating resources, customizing products, and developing special offers for small business owners. This team will reside in Sprint's Business Markets Group, formed earlier this year. The Small Business team will serve as a single, common interface for all groups across Sprint that sell and serve small business clients to ensure...
