Nortel Files for Chapter 11

Marking a significant chapter in telecommunications history, 113-year old Nortel Networks filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. and under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act ("CCAA") in Canada. Nortel said the filing will enable it to deal with its cost and debt burden, to restructure its operations and to narrow its strategic focus in an effective and timely manner.Nortel said normal day-to-day operations would continue without...

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Telegent Debuts Single-chip DVB-T + Analog TV Receiver

Telegent Systems, a start-up based in Sunnyvale, California, introduced a single-chip CMOS hybrid TV receiver for enabling free-to-air TV on personal computers (PCs), laptops, netbooks and other portable devices. Telegent's new TLG2300 chip supports digital (DVB-T) and analog (PAL/SECAM/NTSC) TV and FM radio, enabling it to be used in markets across the world. In countries transitioning to DVB-T, the TLG2300 combines the benefits of digital TV with...

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SanDisk and LGE Develop Storage-Based Services for Mobile Operators

SanDisk and LG Electronics demonstrated a new means for mobile network operators (MNOs) to offer their customers multimedia-rich services using removable flash memory cards. The memory card serves as a network node that is remotely manageable by the operator using industry-standard TCP/IP and OMA Smart Card Web Server.Using the system, network operators could distribute preloaded and downloaded content on removable memory cards. The accessibility...

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Vodafone Trials HSPA+ Mobile Broadband at of up to 16 Mbps

Vodafone Spain completed a trial of HSPA+ 64QAM technology that delivered actual peak data download rates of up to 16 Mbps. Vodafone now plans to trial mobile broadband data connections with peak rates of up to 21Mbps early in 2009 using HSPA+ MIMO functionality. Vodafone conducted the tests in association with Ericsson and Qualcomm.Vodafone estimated that the technology would be capable of delivering a typical video download experience of more...

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Comstar Soft Launches WiMAX Network in Moscow

Comstar has "soft launched" its 802.16e WiMAX network in Moscow. The full commercial launch of the wireless network using the 2.5-2.7 GHz frequency range and based on Nortel technological solutions is expected to be implemented in the second quarter of 2009. Comstar said it invested approximately US$20 million in the project in 2008.During the test phase, Comstar's mobile WiMAX network will be free of charge. Subscribers participating in the trial...

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DS2 Supplies Silicon for Buffalo's 200 Mbps Powerline Adapters

Buffalo has implemented DS2´s Aitana chipset to power its new Powerline Communications (PL2-UPA-L1/S) desktop adapter. The powerline adapter uses the already installed AC electricity network and wall sockets to connect network-enabled devices on the home network. http://www.buffalotech....

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Juniper Supplies EX-series Switches for Australian Integrated Financial Group

Australian Unity, one of Australia's leading integrated financial institutions, has invested in a comprehensive range of Juniper Networks campus solutions which include switching and network security technologies. The deployment includes Juniper Networks EX-series switches, the Secure Access 2500 SSL VPN appliance, Unified Access Control (UAC), the Security Threat Response Manager (STRM) and the Network and Security Manager (NSM). http://www.juniper....

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Allot Wins Fifth Tier 1 Mobile Operator in 2008

Allot Communications announced the addition of a new Tier-1 mobile customer for its deep packet inspection (DPI) platform. The mobile operator services (name not disclosed) over 60 million subscribers. The initial deal includes the Allot Service Gateway (SG) Omega and the Subscriber Management Platform (SMP). The complete solution enables the operator to generate new revenues and increase efficiency and ROI by creating tiered service plans and offering subscribers personalized services. http://www.allot....

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Digital Lightwave Announces Battery Powered 40G Test Set

Digital Lightwave introduced a battery-powered 40/43Gbps test set that enables technicians to perform tests with or without external power. Battery power also serves to protect the integrity of test results in case of unanticipated power loss during long-term tests.The units can be equipped with different modules to support SONET/SDH up to 10Gbps, OTN up to 10.7Gbps, Ethernet 10/100/1000BaseT, Gigabit Ethernet and 10 Gigabit Ethernet, Optical Spectrum Analyzer (OSA), Fibre Channel, DS1/E1/E3/DS3/E4 testing and more. The NIC BP can be equipped with...

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Meraki and One Economy Partnership Targets Broadband for Low-Income Families

Meraki, a supplier of Wi-Fi networking solutions, has formed a partnership with One Economy, a global nonprofit organization, to deliver affordable broadband Wi-Fi to more than 100,000 low-income housing families in the United States and around the globe over the next two years.As part of a multi-year agreement, One Economy will deploy Meraki solutions to low-income communities in every location it provides services, including Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and eventually throughout the globe. Residents of these housing...

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Pacific Crossing Rolls Out Gigabit Ethernet over its Undersea Cable

Pacific Crossing, which operates the PC1 undersea cable across the Pacific, has added Gigabit Ethernet access support for its carrier and ISP customers. Pacific Crossing's new service allows customers to access the PC-1 network using a standard Gigabit Ethernet interface at the company's four Points-of- Presences in the U.S. and cable landing stations in both the U.S. and Japan. For customers in Japan, Pacific Crossing also has the ability to offer...

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TeliaSonera Picks Ericsson and Huawei for LTE Rollout

Anticipating a commercial 4G service launch in 2010, TeliaSonera has selected Ericsson for the initial 4G city network in Stockholm and Huawei for the initial 4G city network in Oslo. An evaluation of suppliers for TeliaSonera's 4G networks in the Nordic and Baltic countries is still in progress. TeliaSonera's 4G/LTE system is based on 3GPP standards for Long Term Evolution (LTE) radio technology and System Architecture Evolution (SAE) core technology....

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U.S. Stimulus Bill Includes Rural Broadband

The $825 billion economic stimulus package being considered by the U.S. House of Representatives will provide $6 billion in wireless and broadband grants. Specifically, the proposed bill (a.k.a. the American Recovery and Reinvestment Bill of 2009) provides $6 billion for broadband and wireless services in underserved areas to strengthen the economy and provide business and job opportunities in every section of America with benefits to e-commerce, education, and health-care. The bills proponents said that every dollar invested in broadband the...

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Outgoing FCC Chairman to take Fellowship at the Aspen Institute

FCC Chairman Kevin J. Martin announced his resignation from the Federal Communications Commission, effective January 20, 2009. Martin has taken a new position as a Senior Fellow at the Aspen Institute in Washington, D.C. He is the fourth consecutive FCC chair to accept this fellowship after ending the chairmanship, including Reed Hundt and Michael Powell.Chairman Martin stated that his philosophy during his tenure at the FCC "has been to pursue...

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