NSN Tests Orthogonal Sub Channel, Doubling GSM Capacity

Nokia Siemens Networks successfully employed Orthogonal Sub Channel (OSC) technology to carry four calls in one GSM radio timeslot. This effectively doubles the voice capacity of the GSM radio network. The OSC demonstration was conducted as a drive test using four handsets sharing only one radio timeslot and without compromising the call quality. The demonstration, which was held on January 21, used existing commercially available GSM handsets.Nokia...

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SingTel Offers WAN Optimization based on Riverbed

Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) is now offering a Traffic Optimization and Profiling Service Application Accelerator (TOPS AA) service based on Riverbed's WAN optimization platform. The service accelerates the delivery of data over WAN, improving the performance and speed of corporate applications such as e-mail, data back-up, web browsing, document sharing and management, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM). The TOPS AA solution is hosted and fully managed by SingTel.http://www.riverbed.com h...

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ZTE Selects PMC-Sierra's Metro Transport Silicon

ZTE has selected PMC-Sierra's CHESS metro transport architecture for its Unitrans product line. ZTE's Unitrans series of optical network products is widely deployed by over 250 operators in more than 90 countries worldwide.PMC-Sierra's CHESS III chipset for aggregating, grooming and transporting 2.5 Gbps and 10 Gbps metro services offers a wide range of STS-1/AU-3 cross-connect solutions as well as a highly integrated framer solution for MSPPs and ROADMs. http://www.pmc-sierra.com/wirel...

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Blue Coat Opens "Green" Corporate Headquarters

Blue Coat Systems, which supplies WAN optimization and Secure Web Gateway products, has occupied its new corporate headquarters in Sunnyvale, California. The new facility is are designed to minimize its environmental impact through reduction in electricity and water consumption, increased recycling and reduction of waste. The new facility is an integral element of the company's "Blue Planet" initiative intended to reduce the company's environmental impact, save operational costs and educate employees to decrease their own carbon-footprints."Blue...

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Veraz Networks Exceeds Financial Guidance

Veraz Networks expects preliminary financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2008, to exceed previously provided guidance. Specifically, based on preliminary data, Veraz Networks expects to announce the following selected Q4 results:Revenues to be in the range of $25.5 million to $26.5 million, as compared to previous guidance of $22 million to $24 million.Net loss to be in the range of ($2 million to $1 million), or ($0.04 to $0.02) loss per share, as compared to previous guidance of a loss of ($3 million to $2 million), or ($0.07...

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BridgeWave Supplies Gigabit Wireless Gear for State of Maryland

BridgeWave Communications announced a contract with the State of Maryland specifying BridgeWave as an approved gigabit wireless vendor for state and local agencies throughout the State of Maryland. The Two-Way Radio Equipment and Services Master Contract includes BridgeWave Communications' entire catalogue of high-capacity 60-80 GHz products.In addition, BridgeWave Communications noted that it is the only wireless vendor in the State of Maryland's...

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Avago Debuts 10 Gbps Parallel Optic Module with 120 Gbps Throughput

Avago Technologies introduced a 10 Gbps parallel optics transmitter and receiver pair that can reach data throughput levels of up to 120 Gbps. The AFBR-810BxxZ and AFBR-820BxxZ high-density modules leverage 12 independent channels each and deliver superior signal integrity with support for the new P-POD pin-out standard. These modules are capable of supporting distances of up to 50 m. Avago's new parallel optic modules require only 2.4W per module....

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Westell Appoints Richard Gilbert as new CEO

Westell Technologies has appointed Richard S. Gilbert as its new President and CEO, replacing Bernie Sergesketter , who has served as interim CEO since July 2008. Gilbert most recently served as President and CEO of Kineto Wireless, a provider of Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) technology as well as supporting products that are used to enable Fixed-Mobile Convergence (FMC). From 1998 to 2005, Gilbert was the Chairman and CEO of Copper Mountain Networks,...

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AT&T and WebTech to Provide Vehicle Tracking under "Clean Trucks" Program

AT&T Business Solutions is working with WebTech Wireless Inc. to provided a wireless vehicle tracking and monitoring solution to the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach in California. The telematics program supports the ports' Clean Trucks Program. The initial phase of the tracking system includes the installation of 600 WebTech Locators in new trucks and is available immediately to program applicants.The technology and services...

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Ericsson Reports Q4 Sales Growth of 23%, Job Cuts

Ericsson's sales in the quarter increased by 23% year-over-year to SEK 67.0 billion (54.5) and by 11% for the full year to SEK 208.9 (187.8) billion. The company said the global economic downturn so far has had limited effect on mobile network investments by its customers. The handset market, however, has been clearly affected, as seen in Sony Ericsson's results last week. The company said it is difficult to predict to what extent consumer telecom...

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IP/MPLS Forum Announces Mobile Backhaul Certification Program

The IP/MPLS Forum is launching a formal certification program for mobile backhaul solutions utilizing Circuit Emulation services over MPLS. The certification program introduces a set of strictly-repeatable test procedures, and will be administered through the IP/MPLS Forum's certified lab partner, Iometrix.The pilot phase of the certification program will conclude in early March, and the forum will announce the first group of certified vendors at the MPLS Ethernet World Congress that will be held in Paris, France, 10-13 February 2009.The IP/MPLS...

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Apple Sells 4,363,000 iPhones in Q4

Apple reported Q4 2008 iPhone units sales of 4,363,000, representing 88 percent unit growth over the year-ago quarter. This brings cumulative iPhone sales for 2008 to 13.7 million.Apple first began selling iPhone 3G in July 2008 and now has carrier relationships in over 70 countries. During the first quarter of iPhone 3G availability ended September 27, 2008, 6.9 million units were sold, exceeding the 6.1 million first-generation iPhone units sold...

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Content Delivery Networks See Spike for Obama Inauguration

Akamai Technologies and Limelight Networks each report record traffic during President Barack Obama's inauguration.Akamai delivered a peak of over 7 million active simultaneous streams (the majority being live streams). Tuesday also represented a single-day peak on the Akamai EdgePlatform for concurrent live streams utilizing Adobe Flash technology, serving over 800 Gbps of Flash streaming. Total traffic on the Akamai network surpassed a rate...

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