Ubiquisys to Integrate Percello's Silicon into Femtocells

Ubiquisys has agreed to integrate silicon from Percello, a start-up based in Israel, into its next gen femtocell products. Percello will become a strategic supplier to Ubiquisys, opening up a new semiconductor supply channel for the company.Percello said it has been working with Ubiquisys since January 2008 to ensure that their low-cost high-performance baseband processor fully supports the advanced functionality of the ZoneGate femtocell. These advanced functions, such as the cognitive radio technology that provides smart interference management,...

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Airvana Comments on Nortel Bankruptcy

Airvana, said that it has been informed by Nortel that normal operations will continue under their existing partnership. Specifically, Nortel will continue to purchase goods and services from the company and that Airvana is a long term partner and a key supplier to Nortel, playing a vital role in its ability to continue serving the needs of its CDMA EV-DO customers as a significant part of its ongoing operations and future success. Future purchases would be under the terms of Nortel's current agreement with Airvana.Airvana currently has outstanding...

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Intel Capital Invests in India's One97 for Telecom App Platform

One97 Communications, which delivers telecom applications and services to consumers, enterprises and telecom operators in India, has secured second round of funding. Avendus Capital was the exclusive financial advisor for the transaction. The company had earlier received funding from SAIF Partners & SVB in 2007.The focus of company is to enable telecom networks in becoming the best and most used media to deliver content, information and intelligent...

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Telstra Appeals Australian Competition Decision

Telstra will appeal a determination by the Australian Competition Tribunal to overturn the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's (ACCC) decision to release Telstra from some wholesale local service regulation in the most competitive parts of metropolitan Australia."Telecommunications competition in metropolitan and suburban Australia is intense, with some areas having eight or more competitors with infrastructure in their exchanges, providing...

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BigBand Enhances its Broadcast Video Platform

BigBand Networks has added a set of new features to its Broadband Multimedia-Service Router (BMR) software, including unified broadcast service support for international markets. The new BMR software release converges the Broadcast Video Services (BVS) and Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) software lines into a single offering designed to improve operational efficiency. This gives operators outside of North America higher density and improved media...

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Poland's GTS Energis Upgrades Core and Metro with Ciena/NextiraOne

GTS Energis, one of the largest alternative communications carriers in Poland, is upgrading its core optical backbone and metro networks with Ciena's CoreStream Agility Optical Transport System and CN 4200 FlexSelect Advanced Services Platform. Ciena partnered with NextiraOne, Europe's leading expert in communications services and a Ciena BizConnect partner in Poland, for the deployment. Financial terms were not disclosed.GTS Energis' upgraded core...

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Flextronics Comments on Nortel Announcement

Flextronics said it has been proactively engaged in executing a risk mitigation plan with respect to its relationship with Nortel for a period of several months. Last month, the company engaged The Blackstone Group as its financial advisor to assist with evaluating the Nortel relationship and planning for any Nortel restructuring strategy. As part of its risk mitigation plan, Flextronics entered into an amendment to its relationship agreement with Nortel to address Electronics' status as a strategic supplier. http://www.flextronics.c...

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Towerstream Reports SF Market Reaches EBITDA Profitability

Towerstream, which operates fixed wireless networks in nine U.S. markets, reported that it has reached EBITDA profitability in its San Francisco market."San Francisco is our fifth market, and first west coast market, to reach EBITDA profitability, closely following the Chicago market which passed this milestone last month," said Jeff Thompson, President and CEO of Towerstream. "With more than half of our markets now generating Market Cash Flow, we continue to drive revenues higher and our cash burn lower. We enter 2009 with a strong balance sheet...

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T-Mobile Austria Selects NSN to Manage Mobile Backhaul

T-Mobile Austria has selected Nokia Siemens Networks for managing its backhaul network. The deal requires NSN to provide high-quality backhaul from T-Mobile's more than 6,000 radio network sites across Austria, serving 3.3 million customers.The complete managed services solution -- which includes planning, installation and management -- will provide increased transport network throughput. Under the contract, which runs through 2013, Nokia Siemens...

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Fujitsu Adds LTE Research and Testing Capabilities

Fujitsu Network Communications is expanding its existing laboratory facilities at their Richardson, Texas headquarters to support next-generation wireless technologies, including Long Term Evolution (LTE). The expanded research will focus on emerging wireless technologies that will impact the North American market for mobile services, LTE products and devices, evaluation and prototyping of mobile applications, and establishing and supporting joint development partnerships with third-party mobile solutions vendors. The R&D center will serve...

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Verizon Wins $108M Video Conferencing Contract with NASA

Verizon Business was awarded a contact valued at up to $108 million will provide NASA with audio, video and Web conferencing services. Under the new agreement, Verizon Business will be the primary conferencing services provider to NASA centers and facilities as well as select contractor locations. Verizon Business is providing the services under the U.S. General Services Administration's Networx Universal contract, which is scheduled to run through...

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Mformation Cites Momentum for its Mobile Device Management

Mformation Technologies, which supplies advanced mobile device management (MDM) solutions, announced that over 40 major mobile device vendors are supporting standards-based initiatives to ensure that their devices can be managed seamlessly by its MFORMATION SERVICE MANAGER platform.Vendors participating in the Mformation device programs include HTC, Huawei, LG, Motorola, Nokia, Palm, Samsung, Siemens, Sony Ericsson, and ZTE. Together, these device...

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Malta's Melita Integrates HSPA with its Cable Network with Ericsson

Maltese company Melita has integrated HSPA mobile broadband into its existing cable-TV network, thus adding mobile broadband to its TV, internet and fixed telephony offerings.Ericsson served as the end-to-end integrator for the project. Specifically, Ericsson has supplied, integrated and deployed an IP-based HSPA radio access, circuit and packet core network, plus a revenue management solution. Financial terms were not disclosed. http://www.eri...

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United Airlines to Offer Gogo Inflight Internet

United Airlines will begin offering Aircell's Gogo inflight Internet service between New York and California starting in the second half of this year. Aircell's Gogo will turn United's p.s. aircraft into flying Wi-Fi hotspots for a flat fee of $12.95. Specifically, Gogo will initially be available on the 13 Boeing 757 p.s. aircraft that fly between John F. Kennedy International Airport and California's two largest airports -- Los Angeles International...

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AT&T Settles Civil Contempt Claim

AT&T agreed to pay more than $2 million as part of a civil settlement with the Department of Justice. The payment resolves AT&T's alleged violations of two court orders entered in connection with AT&T's acquisition of Dobson Communications Corporation.Under the consent decree entered by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in March 2008, AT&T was required to divest mobile wireless telecommunications businesses in...

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Canada's Minister of Industry Comments on Nortel's Filing

Tony Clement, Canada's Minister of Industry, made the following statement in regards to Nortel Networks' filing:"The Government of Canada appreciates the importance of the telecommunications industry to our economy and will continue to work with Nortel during its restructuring through Export Development Canada (EDC). EDC has agreed to provide up to $30 million in short-term financing through its existing bonding facility and is open to discussing with Nortel post-filing financing in conjunction with other financial institutions. It is important...

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Motorola to Cut 4,000 More Jobs, primarily in the Mobile Devices

Motorola will further reduce its workforce in 2009 by approximately 4,000 positions, including approximately 3,000 positions associated with its Mobile Devices business and approximately 1,000 positions associated with corporate functions and other business units. These latest job cuts are in addition to the 3,000 positions previously announced during the fourth quarter of 2008.Motorola estimates that its cost reduction efforts will result in additional annual cost savings of approximately $700 million in 2009. The savings from these actions, together...

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