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Monday, November 30, 2009
Sensory Networks' HyperScan Pushes Content Inspection Performance
Sensory Networks published new performance results for their HyperScan software engine showing pattern matching/content inspection throughput performance of up to 73Gbps running on a dual-socket, quad-core (8-core) Intel Xeon5500 Processor Series platform and using an IPS signature set from a tier-1 equipment vendor.Sensory's HyperScan is a portable software library that, aside of supporting regular expressions, also supports a wide variety of other...
ADC Adds Aricent Access Service Node Software to Its WiMAX Ecosystem
Aricent will provide its WiMAX Access Service Node (ASN) software as part of the ADC WiMAX ecosystem. With the addition of Aricent's ASN, ADC can offer turnkey WiMAX systems based on its pico and micro-class WiMAX base stations and distributed antenna systems.ADC said the addition of Aricent's software-based ASN as an option for WiMAX systems based on ADC's FlexWave MMX base stations enables enterprises, universities, and wireless Internet service providers (WISPs) to deploy WiMAX systems while saving up to 40 percent over the cost of a traditional...
Aquantia Raises $44 Million for 10GBASE-T PHY
Aquantia, a start-up based in Milpitas, California, announced up to $44 million in Series D financing to support its development of mainstream 10GBASE-T PHY solutions.In May 2009 Aquantia announced the validation in 40nm of the world's first quad 10GBASE-T IC, to deliver the critical power, density and cost performance levels needed by the data center ecosystem. Aquantia's current and newest generations of 10GBASE-T products have brought together...
Teknovus's Intelligent EPON Node Controller Offers 100km Reach
Teknovus introduced its the Intelligent EPON Node Controller, a system-on-chip solution that facilitates evolution of the PON network by extending central office (OLT) to subscriber (ONU) distances up to 100 km and by supporting connections to over 1,000 subscriber ONUs. Teknovus' TK3401 Intelligent EPON Node Controller also supports remote management, configuration and upgrade, protection switching, and low power operation.Key features of the TK3401 Intelligent EPON Node Controller include:Up to 100 km extended service coverage to reach remote...
BridgeWave's 80 GHz Gigabit Links Support Towerstream's WiMAX Backhaul Net
Towerstream, a leading wireless Internet service provider, has deployed BridgeWave Communications' high-capacity links in its fixed WiMAX network. Towerstream is using BridgeWave's 80 GHz products for reliable carrier-class backhaul to provide its WiMAX services. BridgeWave's 80 GHz links enables Towerstream to achieve gigabit WiMAX backhaul speeds while still providing "five-nines" reliability. Established in 2001, Towerstream delivers high-speed...
DragonWave Adds to Board
DragonWave announced the addition of Tom Manley to its Board of Directors as a non-executive director. Manley most recently was chief financial officer of Avaya Inc., a global telecommunications leader with $5.2 billion of revenue. From 2001 to 2008, he was chief financial officer and senior vice president of administration for Cognos Inc., until it was acquired by IBM.http://www.dragonwaveinc....
Level 3 Provides 10 GbE Network Transport for Clearwire
Level 3 Communications announced an expanded relationship with Clearwire Communication to support their CLEAR 4G WiMax services. Specifically, Level 3 will provide Clearwire with 10 Gigabit Ethernet network transport services to major U.S. cities, including Chicago, Dallas, Philadelphia, Seattle, Washington, D.C., Houston and the Bay Area. "Level 3 delivers nationwide network connectivity to support Clearwire in delivering advanced network technology...
Clearwire Launches WiMAX Retail Sales in 10 Additional Markets
Clearwire launched WiMAX retail operations in the following new markets: Dallas/Ft. Worth, San Antonio and Austin, Texas; Charlotte, Greensboro and Raleigh, North Carolina; Chicago, Illinois; Honolulu and Maui, Hawaii; and Seattle/Puget Sound, Washington. Regular mobile Internet plans start at $35 per month. Customers can also purchase a WiMAX day pass for $10. Additional savings are available for customers by purchasing a combination of services...
Ericsson to supply Convergent Charging Libya's Al-Madar
Al-Madar Al-Jadid, Libya's leading mobile operator, has selected Ericsson to supply a convergent charging and billing solution that will enable it to offer flexible tariffs, bonuses and rewards. Ericsson will also supply related systems integration services. Financial terms were not disclosed. http://www.ericsson....
Vietnam's Vinaphone Selects NSN for Mobile Upgrade
Vinaphone, one of Vietnam's leading mobile players with 5 million subscribers, selected Nokia Siemens Networks for an upgrade of its core network. Nokia Siemens Networks will supply its packet core solution and will also modernize Vinaphone's existing 2G Radio Access Network for a 3G rollout. It will also implement its NetAct, which has been expanded to manage new network elements, to provide a centralized view of network resources and services. Financial terms were not disclosed. http://www.nsn....
Polaris Wireless Benchmarks its Wireless Location Technology
Polaris Wireless announced new performance benchmarks for its software-based Location Signatures (Polaris WLS) Hybrid technology in terms of accuracy, time to fix and battery consumption for indoor and dense urban environments. Polaris Wireless also announced that its solution is 4G LTE ready, in addition to offering support for existing cellular air interfaces (GSM, cdma2000, UMTS).The performance benchmarks were established for through field trials...
Tyco Telecommunications Upgrades its Cable Landing Gear
Tyco Telecommunications has upgraded its undersea cable landing gear with the deployment of a new, top-of-the-line shore-end plow. The plow, which enables continuity of burial from beach to deep water, provides enhanced efficiency and shallow water burial capability without the need for manual diver jet burial.The upgrade consists of:Cable Burial Plows: Beyond the recently deployed shore-end plow, three additional top-of-the-line deep sea cable...
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Telstra Announces New Corporate Structure
Telstra announced a new corporate structure aimed at helping the company to grow in key markets, invest in innovation, and provide better customer service. The key changes include:The creation of two new product units, headed by Justin Milne and Philip Jones, to enable Telstra to compete effectively in fixed and mobile markets. The creation of a new International unit, headed by Tarek Robbiati, that will take geographic and operational responsibility...
Dell'Oro: Edge Router Market Stable in Q3
The worldwide service provider edge router market grew 2 percent to $1.2 billion in the third quarter this year, according to the latest "Routers Quarterly Report" from the Dell'Oro Group . This marked the second consecutive quarter of growth for the worldwide market for edge routers, indicating that demand has stabilized following a strong contraction in the first quarter of the year. The leading edge router manufacturers Cisco Systems, Alcatel-Lucent,...
AMCC Becomes AppliedMicro with Focus on Telco, Data Center and Enterprise
Applied Micro Circuits Corporation (AMCC) has changed its name to AppliedMicro to reflect the company's drive for breakthrough energy efficiency and cost optimized semiconductor devices that will propel the company into new growth markets.In keeping with the 30-year AMCC heritage, the company said it will remain dedicated to its customers in the telco, datacenter and enterprise markets, while increasing market share by striving to reduce the power...
NSN Targets the Energy Sector
Nokia Siemens Networks will pursue a partnership strategy to address opportunities in the energy sector. Areas of interest include the transformation of power grids into intelligent smart grids, and managing user demand and consumption via smart metering.Nokia Siemens Networks aims to apply its existing charging, mediation, service management and network management solutions, and to work with third parties, to exploit opportunities in the intelligent...
Rogers Launches On Demand Online
Canada's Rogers Communications launched its On Demand Online, a web-based destination for aggregated primetime and specialty TV programming, movies, sports and web-only extras. The service is available online exclusively to Rogers customers from any Internet connection within Canada.The initial BETA roll out will feature more than 1,000 hours of aggregated content from 17 broadcast and production partners and 30 channels. Those Rogers Cable customers...
Charter Emerges from Chapter, Cutting $8 Billion in Debt
Charter Communications, the fourth-largest cable operator in the United States, emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company said its financial restructuring significantly improves its capital structure by reducing debt by approximately 40 percent, or approximately $8 billion.Charter said it is positioned to generate positive free cash flow through the reduction of more than $830 million in annual interest expense. "This successful financial restructuring is a significant accomplishment and makes Charter a stronger company for the...
BT Openreach Deploys ADVA's FSP 2000 for Optical Services
Openreach, BT's UK-based access network arm, is deploying the ADVA Optical Networking's FSP 2000 to support its nationwide Optical Spectrum Access (OSA) services, which provide very high-bandwidth connectivity between two end-user sites. Launched earlier this year, OSA services are particularly well-suited for WAN and Storage Area Network (SAN) applications where multiple client interfaces are involved. The services offer a range of client protocols and interfaces over 2.5- and 10 Gbps DWDM wavelengths. ADVA Optical Networking's FSP 2000 is a...
Intelsat 15 Successfully Launched
The Intelsat 15 satellite was successfully launched by a Zenit-3SLB rocket from the Land Launch facilities at the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan. The satellite, built by Orbital Sciences Corporation, will provide video and data services through its high power Ku-band payload. Once IS-15 is operational, it will replace Intelsat's 709 satellite at 85º E, and is expected to have a useful life of at least 17 years.Of the IS-15's 22 Ku-band transponders, five are owned by SKY Perfect JSAT Corp. http://www.intelsat....
Milestone for Hughes: 2 Million Satellite Terminals Shipped
Hughes Network Systems announced a milestone for satellite networks and services -- the company has shipped an aggregate of over 2.1 million satellite terminals as of Q3 2009. The achievement continues the company's leadership of the global very small aperture terminal (VSAT) market which began in the mid-80s when Hughes shipped the first VSAT network to Wal-Mart.http://www.hughes....
Broadcom to Acquire Dune Networks for $187 Million
Broadcom agreed to acquire Dune Networks, a privately-held developer of switch fabric solutions for data center networking equipment, for approximately $178 million in cash. Dune Networks, which is based in Yakum, Israel, offers a scalable chipset that supports bandwidth speeds of up to 100Gbps per port and can connect more than ten thousand servers (ports) in a single deployment. Its SAND chip-set includes a family of Fabric Element (FE) devices and a family of line-card devices named Fabric Access Processor (FAP) devices. Target applications...
EXFO Raises Financial Guidance
Citing a stronger-than-anticipated US dollar versus Canadian dollar and higher sales volume, EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering now expects GAAP net earnings to finish between US$0.00 and US$0.01 per diluted share for the first quarter of fiscal 2010. The company had previously forecasted a GAAP net loss between US$0.06 and US$0.02 per share, partially based on an anticipated pre-tax, foreign exchange loss of US$0.03 per share to account for the significant weakness of the US dollar in days preceding the issuing of company guidance on October 13,...
Thursday, November 26, 2009
ZTE Partners with China Mobile on IMS-Based HD Video Conference System
ZTE has completed a commercial IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)-based high definition (HD) video conference system for China Mobile. The system has been integrated in China Mobile's IMS office network, enabling China Mobile to enjoy converged multimedia conference functions via various terminals, including fixed line telephones, TD-SCDMA handsets, and desktop soft-clients. ZTE's HD video conference system covers hundreds of nodes including China Mobile's...
European Commission Appoints Neelie KROES for Digital Agenda
José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, has selected Neelie KROES to replace Viviane REDING as the head of the Digital Agenda, which includes oversight of the European Network and Information Security Agency (Enisa) and the Information Society Directorate General. Kroes previously was competition commissioner, where she handled numerous anti-trust investigations in the IT sector. Viviane Reding is moving on to head the Commission...
Vodafone and Huawei Open Core Network Innovation Centre in Milan
Vodafone and Huawei have opened a laboratory in Milan, Italy to drive core network innovation. The CIC represents Huawei' s primary investment in core network technologies in Europe, with the project underscoring the company' s close collaboration with the operator community. The Core Network Innovation Centre (CIC) in Milan is equipped with the latest Huawei mobile and core network equipment and technologies to boost innovation in core network solutions. The companies said their collaborative research will provide a competitive edge in core network...
Huawei and Telecom Italia Conduct LTE Test in Turin
Huawei and Telecom Italia have completed an LTE trial. Using 14 LTE cells on the existing mobile broadband infrastructure in Turin, the test successfully showcased a downlink speed of over 140 Mbps per cell, demonstrated by three simultaneous connections.Mr. Sandro Dionisi, Head of TILab said, "This first technological trial with Huawei represents a very important goal in the development of the network technology LTE/SAE towards the expectations of Telecom Italia. The results reached so far reinforce our partnership with Huawei and the joint commitment...
Alcatel-Lucent Forms JV in Russia
Alcatel-Lucent and Russian State Corporation Rostechnologii plan to form a joint venture (JV) -- called Alcatel-Lucent RT -- to design, produce and promote IP-based telecommunications equipment in Russia and in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).The joint venture, led by Ivan Makharine as General Director, will be incorporated between subsidiaries of the two groups, operate from Moscow, and begin operations in the first quarter of 2010....
Malaysia's Greenpacket Wins 3 WiMAX Deals in Georgia, Ukraine, Armenia
Kuala Lumpur-based Green Packet Berhad, a supplier of mobile broadband and networking solutions, announced three separate WiMAX supply deals: Maximali of Georgia, Intellecom of Ukraine and iCON Communications of Armenia. Maximali and Intellecom acquired the Outdoor Modems (OS230) and Indoor Modems (DV230) respectively. Whilst, iCON Communications purchased both Indoor Modems (DV350) and USB Modems (UM350)."According to the Broadband Forum Q2 report, broadband growth of Eastern Europe was reported at 6% quarterly and 29% yearly, representing a...
Starent Settles Shareholder Class Action Lawsuit
Starent Networks and the other named defendants reached a settlement in a shareholder class lawsuit n connection with the proposed acquisition of Starent Networks by Cisco Systems.If the court approves the settlement contemplated in the memorandum, the lawsuit will be dismissed with prejudice. Starent Networks and the other defendants deny all of the allegations in the lawsuit and believe the disclosures are appropriate under the law. Nevertheless, Starent Networks and the other defendants have agreed to settle the putative class action lawsuit...
Zain Outsource Mobile Operations in East Africa to NSN
Zain has agreed to outsource its mobile network operations in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda to Nokia Siemens Networks. The operator currently serves over 9 million customers across these three countries. As part of the contract Nokia Siemens Networks will also provide optimization services and deploy its latest mobile softswitching and subscriber data management solutions. Its prepaid and top-up solution based on charge@once select will ensure a faster...
Telenor Sweden Picks NSN for 3G Upgrade
Telenor Sweden will upgrade its 3G network using Nokia Siemens Networks' energy efficient Flexi Multi Radio Base Stations. It will also use NSN's solution to upgrade the core network to increase both capacity and functionality allowing Telenor to deliver 21 Mbps HSPA+ services across Sweden. This upgrade includes a common register for GSM, 3G and LTE access.Nokia Siemens Networks will also provide network management systems along with project management, planning, implementation, and optimization services. Financial terms were not disclosed....
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
NTT DOCOMO to Launch Environmental Sensor Service
NTT DOCOMO is preparing to launch a trial service that will gather data using environmental sensors deployed across its network to measure pollen, carbon dioxide (CO2), ultraviolet (UV) sunlight and other atmospheric conditions that can affect human health and daily life. DOCOMO will provide the data to companies for use in various commercial applications, such as weather forecasting and other information services, as well as to pharmaceutical companies,...
Monday, November 23, 2009
European Parliament Approves New Telecom Rules
The European Parliament approved a major overhaul of EU telecoms rules by 510 votes to 40, with 24 abstentions. The new rules, which are expected to be implemented over the next 18 months, are aimed at strengthening the rights of phone users and Internet surfers and boosting competition among telecoms firms. "This legislative package is a prime example of how the work we are doing as European legislators has an impact on the daily life of citizens....
NSN and LG Undertake LTE Testing in 2100 MHz for Japan
Nokia Siemens Networks and LG recently completed end-to-end LTE interoperability tests in the 2100 MHz frequency band, which is the spectrum where first commercial deployments are expected in Japan. The tests demonstrated the interoperability of Nokia Siemens Networks LTE radio equipment and Evolved Packet Core network elements with an LTE USB Datacard from LG Electronics. They were conducted at the Nokia Siemens Networks LTE center of competence in Oulu, Finland, with support from the R&D team in Ulm, Germany. As a next step, field trials...
Clearwire Secures Additional $2.8 Billion through Bond Offerings
Clearwire secured additional $2.8 billion in new capital through the issuance of senior secured notes due 2015."Today, we are proud to have secured an additional $920 million in debt financing, which, when coupled with the $1.56 billion of recently announced equity financing and the $1.85 billion of debt financing that we closed on today, demonstrates our ability to access the capital markets on attractive terms and in sufficient size to meet our...
Windstream to Acquire Iowa Telecom for $1.1 Billion
Windstream agree to acquire Iowa Telecom for approximately $1.1 billion.Iowa Telecom serves about 256,000 access lines, about 95,000 high-speed Internet customers and about 26,000 digital TV customers. Windstream serves approximately 3 million access lines. Iowa Telecom shareholders will receive 0.804 shares of Windstream stock and $7.90 in cash per each Iowa Telecom share under terms of the agreement approved by the boards of directors of both...
IEEE Sends 40 Gbps and 100 Gbps Ethernet Standards to Ballot
The IEEE 802 Executive Committee has forwarded the draft 40 Gbps and 100 Gbps standard for sponsor balloting Once the Sponsor ballot has been completed, the draft standards will be submitted for approval by the IEEE-SA Standards Board as an IEEE standard.IEEE P802.3ba will be known by its full name of "IEEE Standard for Information Technology - Telecommunications and Information Exchange Between Systems - Local and Metropolitan Area Networks -...
Sprint Closes Acquisition of Virgin Mobile USA
Sprint Nextel completed its previously announced acquisition of Virgin Mobile USA, strengthening its position in the growing prepaid segment by bringing together the iconic Virgin Mobile brand with Sprint's Boost Mobile business. http://www.sprint....
EXFO Expands 40 Gbps OTN Test Capabilities
EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering (EXFO) has enhanced its FTB-8140 Transport Blazer 40/43 Gigabit SONET/SDH/OTN Test Module with full ODU multiplexing capability as well as independent transmission/reception settings. With the ODU multiplexing functionality on the FTB-8140 Transport Blazer, service providers can now test ODU1 and ODU2 containers within the OTU3 signal. EXFO said its FTB-8140 Transport Blazer now offers flexibility so that SONET/SDH payloads as well as 10 Gigabit Ethernet can be mapped into the ODU1 or ODU2 containers, ensuring...
Tata and Middle East Operators Plan New Undersea Cable
Tata Communications announced a strategic partnership with several of the major telecom operators in the Middle East to construct a new cable system into the Gulf. The new cable will link the region's major business hubs and city centres via Tata's Global Network (the TGN).Tata's partners for the new TGN Gulf Cable System include Bahrain Internet Exchange, Nawras of Oman, Qatar Telecom, Mobily of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Etisalat of the United...
Virgin Media Selects TiVo For Next Gen TV Platform
TiVo will become the exclusive provider of middleware and user interface software for Virgin Media's next generation set top boxes. Virgin Media will become the exclusive distributor of TiVo services and technology in the United Kingdom. Under the mutually exclusive agreement, TiVo will develop a converged television and broadband interactive interface to power Virgin Media's next generation, high definition set top boxes. Virgin Media said it anticipates launching its first TiVo co-branded product in 2010. The terms of the deal were not disclosed....
IBM Opens Telecom Development Centers in China, South Africa, Malaysia and France
IBM officially opened new telecommunications development centers in China, South Africa and Malaysia to help Communication Service Providers (CSPs) create new business models while improving the customer experience and operational efficiencies. IBM also announced a dedicated center in France for solutions based on products and services from Comverse, a supplier of software and systems for the telecom industry.The new telecom development centers offer a range of new telecommunications software solutions based on IBM's Service Provider Delivery Environment...
Sunday, November 22, 2009
China Mobile Tops 513 Million -- 5 Million New Subs in October
China Mobile, already the world's largest mobile operator, added 5 million new subscribers in October, giving it a total of 513,466,000. The number of G3 subscribers who used 3G network services in this month is 2,309,000. However, in its previous financial statement, China Mobile noted that new customers added this year are mainly low-usage customers and ARPU as well as average revenue per minute of usage have declined this year while the voice...
NSN Introduces Compact IP Optimized Transport Solution
Nokia Siemens Networks introduced its new hiT 7065 IP Optimized Transport Solution (IP-OTS) aimed at metro and core aggregation deployments. The compact hiT 7065 supports various interface types, including OTU interfaces to increase link length towards DWDM core, FC/1GbE/10GbE/ interfaces for Packet aggregation and Storage Area Networks (SAN), to support a operators existing services over a single network. While SDH interfaces provide the connection...
Verizon Builds Telehealth Collaboration Portfolio
Verizon is launching a portfolio of Telehealth Collaboration Services to help health care providers consult remotely with patients and other providers, offer continuing medical education and training to medical professionals, as well as help health care administrators avoid costly and time-consuming travel through the use of collaborative technology.As part of its consultancy, Verizon Business IT professionals work with health care organizations to assess their collaboration readiness, as well as design, implement and provide ongoing support for...
Motorola Offers Take-Back of its Branded Enterprise Mobility Equipment in U.S.
Motorola has established a take-back recycling program for its U.S. Enterprise Mobility Solutions (EMS) customers to help them responsibly dispose of used equipment. This includes all Motorola-branded enterprise mobility equipment, such as mobile and portable two-way radios; handheld mobile computers; barcode scanners; imagers; in-vehicle mobile workstations; accessories; network infrastructure equipment; and computers, laptops and monitors. Batteries are also included but must be removed from the equipment before they are shipped for recycling....
ARRIS Supplies DOCSIS 3.0 in Czech Republic
ARRIS has shipped its DOCSIS 3.0 C4 CMTS to four cable operators across the Czech Republic. The companies now deploying service are: Elsat s.r.o., BKS Capital Partners, Self Servis, and Kabelova Televize Koprivnice. Approximately 93% of the Czech Republic's 1.2 million homes passed by cable are served by Elsat, BKS, Self Servis and UPC Czech Republic. http://www.arrisi.com/get...
AT&T Launches Pay-as-you-Need it 3G Mobile Data Service
AT&T launched "DataConnect Pass" -- a pay-as-you-need it data service delivered over its 3G network. Self-provisioned and accessible from any Internet connection, DataConnect Pass(SM) offers multiple packages of mobile data perfect for travelers, vacationers or others on-the-go and in need of customized data access. Packages include:DataConnect Day Pass (75 MB) - $15DataConnect Week Pass (250 MB) - $30DataConnect Month Pass (500 MB) - $50The...
Telegent Systems Files for IPO
Telegent Systems, a start-up based in Sunnyvale, California, filed SEC papers for a proposed initial public offering of its common shares. The number of common shares to be sold in the offering and the price range for the proposed offering have not yet been determined. Goldman, Sachs & Co. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. are acting as joint book-runners, and Jefferies & Company, Inc., Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. and Piper Jaffray & Co....
Dell'Oro: Optical Market Declines 4% Sequentially in Q3
Worldwide optical market revenues were just under $3 billion in the third quarter of this year, a 4 percent decline over the second quarter of this year, according to a newly published report by Dell'Oro Group. The demand for optical transport equipment stabilized in North America where revenues have increased in the two most recent quarters. Asia Pacific continues to be the largest region for optical transport equipment with nearly 40 percent of...
Brocade Posts Quarterly Revenue of $521.8 Million, up 6% Sequentially
Brocade reported quarterly revenue of $521.8 million, increasing 31% year-over-year and 6% sequentially. For its full fiscal year ended October 31, 2009. Brocade's annual revenues increased 33 percent year-over-year to over $1.95 billion. "In addition, Q4 saw tremendous momentum as we exceeded the Street's consensus non-GAAP EPS estimates for the seventeenth consecutive quarter, delivered the fastest sequential revenue growth of any large networking...
Hurricane Electric Now Connect to over 600 IPv6 networks
Hurricane Electric, an IPv6-native Internet backbone and colocation provider, has doubled the size of its IPv6 network over the past year and now connects to over 600 IPv6 networks -- - approximately twice as many as its nearest rivals, according to the company. In addition to expanding its own network, Hurricane Electric has expanded its free IPv6 Certification and Training program which allows network engineers, system administrators, and software developers to gain expertise in IPv6. Hurricane Electric has also released an IPv4 depletion App...
Klausner Files Visual Voicemail Patent Suit Against Motorola
Klausner Technologies filed suit a patent infringement lawsuit against Motorola for its new "CLIQ" mobile phone. Klausner Technologies claims Motorola's new device infringes its Visual Voicemail patented technology. Various other Motorola models with the Visual Voicemail feature are already covered under Klausner Technologies Visual Voicemail patent licenses granted to mobile operators. Klausner Technologies currently has 24 Visual Voicemail patent licensees, including major U.S. and European wireless service providers, cell phone manufacturers,...
Klausner Files Visual Voicemail Patent Suit Against RIM/BlackBerry
Klausner Technologies filed suit a patent infringement lawsuit against Research in Motion for its recently unveiled 3G "BlackBerry Bold 9700" mobile phones. Klausner Technologies claims the phones infringe its Visual Voicemail patented technology. Various Blackberry models with the Visual Voicemail feature are already covered under Klausner Technologies Visual Voicemail patent licenses granted to mobile operators.Klausner Technologies currently has 24 Visual Voicemail patent licensees, including major U.S. and European wireless service providers,...
Ciena Wins Nortel Optical Auction with $769 Million Bid
Ciena was the successful bidder in the auction of substantially all of the optical networking and carrier Ethernet assets of Nortel's Metro Ethernet Networks (MEN) business. Ciena has agreed to pay US $530 million in cash and issue US $239 million in aggregate principal amount of 6% Senior Convertible notes due 2017 for a total consideration of US $769 million for the assets.The assets to be acquired generated approximately $1.36 billion in revenue...
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Motorola Acquires RadioFrame Networks' iDEN Business
Motorola has acquired RadioFrame Networks' iDEN business for an undisclosed sum. RadioFrame is a provider of lower cost, power efficient iDEN technology. Motorola said its proprietary iDEN solution has proven to be an enduring cellular technology due to its innovative and differentiated end-user fast dispatch service and enterprise optimized talk-groups. Radio Frame's iDEN products will further enhance Motorola's portfolio for multi-channel base stations optimized to support non-contiguous spectrum allocations in the special mobile radio (SMR)...
Calix Networks Files for IPO
Calix Networks filed SEC papers for a proposed initial public offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "CALX." The company, which is based in Petaluma, California, began shipping its first multiservice access products in December 2001. A company prospectus is posted onlinehttp://sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1406666/000119312509239196/ds1....
NSN Confirms That it Did Not Win Nortel Auction
Nokia Siemens Networks confirmed that it did not submit the highest bid in the auction for Nortel's optical networking and carrier Ethernet assets. NSN said that it believes that its final offer represented fair value for the assets, and further bidding could not be financially justified. Financial terms of its bid were not stated.Ciena, which in October had submitted at a bid of $521 million for the Nortel assets, is believed to have raised its offer on Friday in response to the NSN bid. http://www.nsn.com http://www.nortel....
Cisco Offers iPhone App for Security Intelligence
Cisco released an iPhone application providing access to Cisco Security Intelligence Operations (SIO), providing administrators with data on threats that could impact their network. Powered by the Cisco Security IntelliShield Alert Manager Service, the new Cisco SIO To Go iPhone application informs, protects and enables users to respond in real time to alerts and threats to the network. The application delivers early warning intelligence, threat...
eBay Completes Sale of Skype to Private Investors
eBay completed the previously announced sale of Skype to a private investment group led by Silverlake partners and which included Joltid Limited, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Andreessen Horowitz. The deal valued Skype at $2.75 billion. eBay retains a 30% stake in Skype. eBay received approximately $1.9 billion in cash and a note from the buyer in the principal amount of $125 million. http://www.skype....
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Telstra Completes DOCSIS 3 Upgrade in Melbourne
Telstra has completed the upgrade of its hybrid fibre coaxial (HFC) network in Melbourne. From 1 December nearly one million Melbourne homes will benefit from the upgrade to the cable network. The network download capacity increases to up to 100Mbps and the upload capacity to up to 2Mbps. Telstra also revealed a new television set top box incorporating two digital television tuners. This provides the ability to view and record free to air television...
GSMA and World Bank Partner on Renewable Energy Base Station Market
The GSMA is working with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, to support mobile operators in exploring the use of renewable energy base stations as a means of optimizing capital and operating expenditures. The goal is to assist mobile operators in developing markets to deploy large scale renewable energy powered networks. Specifically, the IFC plans to identify and pursue green power investments...
BT Builds MPLS VPN for Italy's Roberto Cavalli Group
BT Global Services announced a three-year contract to provide a global MPLS VPN for the Roberto Cavalli Group, one of Italy's most prestigious fashion brands. The agreement includes the construction, deployment and management of a full IP convergence network supplying fixed line services and VoIP. The new network will link the Group headquarters in Florence with other Italian offices and subsidiaries via a fully redundant broadband infrastructure. http://www.btplc....
picoChip Secures $20 Million for Femtocell Silicon
picoChip, a start-up based in Bath, UK, secured $20 million in new venture funding for its femtocell silicon products. picoChip's femtocell solutions cover all the major 3G standards (WCDMA/HSPA+, TD-SCDMA and cdma2000/EvDO), as well as 2G (GSM/GPRS/EDGE) and LTE. Announced customers include Alpha Networks, AT4 Wireless, Airspan (partnered with Fujitsu), Intel, ip.Access, Ubiquisys (supplying NEC and Motorola), Willtek, Xinwei Telecom, Zyxel and a number of other major OEMs and ODMs. picoChip's investors include financial investors, Atlas Venture,...
NSN Demos TD-LTE with China Mobile
At this week's GSMA Mobile Asia Congress in Hong Kong, Nokia Siemens Networks and China Mobile jointly demonstrated a TD-LTE femtocell. The demonstration showed a live streaming video downlink application achieving throughputs which exceed the typical xDSL speed currently possible via residential broadband connections. "Successful TD-LTE commercial deployments warrant efficient, seamless and uniform coverage" said Tommi Uitto, Head of Wireless Access Product Management at Nokia Siemens Networks. "That's why it is imperative to think beyond macro...
Ericsson Pushes EDGE Evolution to 1 Mbps
Ericsson published a whitepaper recommending EDGE Evolution technology as an inexpensive means of delivering mobile data services over existing GSM networks at rates of up to 1 Mbps. The solution adds 3G-like capabilities to GSM, more than doubling end-user bit-rates and reduces latency significantly. Ericsson is the first vendor to offer EDGE Evolution capabilities.Currently, EDGE offers user bit rates up to 250kbps, with end-to-end latency of...
Aruba's Revenue Rises 8% Sequentially
Aruba Networks reported quarterly revenue of $57.6 million, an increase of approximately 10% over the $52.4 million for the same period last year and up 8% over the preceding quarter. In the fiscal quarter, the company had a $19.75 million litigation settlement expense. Including this cost, GAAP net loss was $24.7 million, or $0.28 per share, compared to a net loss of $6.4 million, or $0.08 per share, in the same period last year."We are pleased to report record revenues and both sequential and year-over-year revenue growth," said Dominic Orr,...
Alcatel-Lucent Completes LTE Data Call in 800 MHz "European Digital Dividend" Band
Alcatel-Lucent completed the first LTE data call on the 800 MHz "European Digital Dividend" (EDD) spectrum band in a live network. The call was completed in October at Alcatel-Lucent's 4G/LTE end-to-end solutions center in Stuttgart, Germany, and involved transmitting HD video streaming over the air using Alcatel-Lucent's commercial infrastructure platforms and prototype mobile devices.For several months Alcatel-Lucent has been testing 4G/LTE mobile...
CA Completes NetQoS Acquisition
CA completed its $200 million acquisition of NetQoS, a provider of network performance management and service delivery management solutions.Initially, NetQoS will operate as an independent entity within CA. CA plans to continue to make the NetQoS portfolio available as stand-alone products. CA also plans to proactively extend its leadership position in network and systems management, application performance management, and cloud management by offering...
Deutsche Telekom Seeks Merger of T-Home and T-Mobile in Germany
Deutsche Telekom has asked its shareholders to approve the merger of its T-Home and T-Mobile division in Germany into a single company in order to increase their competitiveness. "Now is the right time to merge our mobile and fixed-network business. Two healthy, competitive business areas will become even stronger by joining forces," said Chairman of the Board of Management René Obermann. This is the Group's response to the challenges facing the...
Intel to Build European Exascale Computing Research Center
Intel announced a multi-million Euro investment to build a European Exascale Computing Research Center in partnership with Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique, Grand Equipement National de Calcul Intensif and Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.The term "exascale" refers to computers that are able to process 1018 instructions per second -- roughly one thousand times faster than today's fastest supercomputer.The research agenda of the Exascale Computing Research Center will include integrating multi petaFLOPS systems, developing advanced...
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
FCC Identifies National Broadband Challenges
The FCC published a list of gaps in the nation's policies, programs and practices that must be filled before America can take advantage of the technological advantages that universal adoption and deployment of affordable, robust broadband can bring. These gaps range across all elements of the broadband ecosystem, including networks, applications, devices, and end-user adoption.Key gaps identified by the task force include:Federal Universal Service Fund (USF) Structure: Doesn't support broadband deployment and adoption despite over $7 billion spent...
FCC Sets 90 to 150 Day Review Limit for Tower Applications
FCC has set new timeframes of 90 days for collocations and 150 days for all other tower siting applications reviewed by state and local governments. The FCC said its action is aimed at speeding the deployment of next generation wireless networks while respecting the legitimate concerns of local authorities and preserving local control over zoning and land use policies.Congress specifically requires that state and local authorities act "within a reasonable...
Xangati Extends its Application Mgt System for Broadband Services
Xangati has extended its Application Management 2.0 solution with a new Broadband Subscriber Intelligence capability that enables service providers to track cumulative usage patterns of their subscribers.Xangati Broadband Subscriber Intelligence can alert service providers to the percentage of bandwidth their subscribers are using; and, what applications they're running to consume that bandwidth. Information such as this provides service providers...
Kineto Announces Combined VoLGA/IMS Client for Voice Over LTE
Kineto Wireless introduced a software client that supports both VoLGA (voice over LTE via Generic Access) and IMS voice for LTE handsets.Expanding on Kineto's previously announced VoLGA Software Developer's Kit (SDK), the new client enables handset manufacturers to integrate a combined VoLGA/IMS voice client and accelerate LTE handsets to market. In addition, the client can be upgraded over the air through standard procedures to support new and evolving...
Aztech Selects PMC-Sierra Solutions for GPON ONTs
Aztech, a broadband equipment manufacturer based in Singapore, has selected PMC-Sierra's solutions for its new GPON Optical Network Terminal (ONT) design. Aztech's GPON 200E4 - 4 Port Gigabit Bridge ONT is built around PMC-Sierra's PAS7401 SoC and targets residential and SOHO deployments.PMC-Sierra's PAS7401 product line integrates a GPON MAC, a VoIP subsystem, an embedded controller and GigaPASS bridge performing advanced classification, queuing and filtering, with wire-speed throughput at all packet sizes. The reference designs come with complete...
