Huawei Supplies 3G Gear for Cricket in Chicago and Milwaukee

Huawei has deployed a 3G wireless network in Chicago for Cricket Communications, a subsidiary of Leap Wireless International. The network includes Huawei's Dual Homing Softswitch, Media Gateway and 3900 Series Base Station subsystems. Financial terms were not disclosed. http://www.huawei....

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Bell Canada to Acquire Circuit City's Canadian stores

Bell Canada has agreed to acquire the Canadian operations of Circuit City. InterTAN Canada Ltd., a subsidiary of Circuit City, controls these operations and operates more than 750 The Source stores across Canada.The Source is a respected leader in consumer electronics retailing right across Canada. Its acquisition supports Bell's strategic imperatives to accelerate wireless and leverage momentum in wireline services like Bell TV, Bell Internet and...

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Sagem Intros 24x24mm M2M Cellular Module

Sagem Communications introduced an M2M module measuring only 24x24 mm and with a height of 2.6 mm. The cellular module is designed for wireless applications with tight size constraints, such as remote metering devices, Point of Sale Terminals and security alarms. In addition, this quad-band GPRS module is very low in power consumption (< 1.5 mA in idle mode) and has extended sensitivity. http://www.sagem-communications....

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TNS to Acquire VeriSign's Communication Services (SS7) for $230M

TNS, which provides data communications services for transaction-oriented applications, has agreed to acquire VeriSign's Communication Services Group (CSG) for $230 million in cash. CSG operates one of the largest un-affiliated SS7 (Signaling System No. 7) networks in the United States.CSG also delivers intelligent database services, such as caller ID, to the telecommunications industry, and provides roaming and clearing services to the wireless...

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Extreme Networks Delivers 10GBASE-T Server Adapter and Switch

Extreme Networks is the first to add 10GBASE-T support to its Summit X650 Top-of-Rack data center switch. The Extreme 10GBASE-T ecosystem extends from high performance server adapters to switches. These infrastructure products have passed interoperability testing with 10GBASE-T server adapters from Intel.http://www.extremenetworks....

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Fujitsu Selects Freescale Processors for LTE Basestations

Fujitsu Limited has selected high performance processors from Freescale Semiconductor for use in LTE base stations.Freescale said its MSBA8100 baseband accelerator supports the 3G-LTE, WiMAX, HSPA+ and TDD-LTE standards. Combined with the MSC8144 DSP, the MSBA8100 accelerator enables manufacturers of wireless infrastructure equipment to create differentiated channel cards. Freescale also offers a development platform designed to speed and simplify creation of networking equipment for LTE and other emerging broadband wireless technologies. The solution...

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Nortel Posts Q4 Revenue of $2.72 billion, down 15% YoY

Nortel reported Q4 2008 revenue of $2.72 billion, down 15 percent compared to 2007, and a net loss of $2,135 million, or $4.28 per common share on a basic and diluted basis. The net loss included a non-cash write-down of goodwill of $1,237 million and a non-cash charge of $951 million in the fourth quarter to increase the valuation allowance against deferred tax assets. "The fourth quarter revenues decreased 15 percent as the market continued to...

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New Edge Networks Adds Private Ethernet Options

New Edge Networks, the business communications unit of EarthLink, has added two new access options that integrate into its nationwide MPLS and Class of Service network backbone. The new service options are private Ethernet and public IP Security (IPsec) access. New Edge's new Ethernet offering provides secure access to the private MPLS network at speeds from 10Mbps up to 10 Gbps. New Edge's IPsec provides a transparent extension of a customer's private MPLS based network, whereby remote locations can access the core MPLS network securely over...

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BitGravity's CDN Offers 1080p HD Live Streaming

BitGravity, a Content Delivery Network (CDN) provider, announced the availability of BG Live HD, an online streaming service for live events in 1080p or 720p resolution. BG Live HD is a Flash-based, highly scalable, streaming service built on BitGravity's Distributed Origin-based network which minimizes latency to create a superior viewing experience and low total cost of ownership.BitGravity said its service offers TV-quality 720p and 1080p HD with only a few seconds delay. For content providers, BitGravity requires only an Apple Mac Pro loaded...

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New NETGEAR SMB Switches Claim 50% Energy Savings

NETGEAR will soon start shipping new versions of its unmanaged series of network switches that can reduce the power consumption by as much as 53%, according to the company. Aimed at SMBs and delivered via NETGEAR's reseller partners, both rack-mounted and desktop "green" switches incorporate new hardware that optimizes power efficiency. The enhancements include an "Auto Power-down" mode that reduces chip power in each Ethernet port when the signal from the copper link partner is not present over cables, thus saving power, but instantly resumes...

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Harris Stratex Networks Acquires Telsima for $12 Million

Harris Stratex Networks, which specializes in mobile backhaul solutions, has acquired Telsima $for $12 million in cash payable over the next 12 months. Telsima, which is based Sunnyvale, California, is a leading developer of WiMAX infrastructure and CPE products. Telsima's engineering has expertise in the areas of network and system architecture, embedded solutions, and software development. The company's product portfolio includes IEEE 802.16d...

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Russia's VimpelCom Announces Management Change

Russia's Vimpel-Communications announced that Alexander Izosimov will step down as CEO and General Director effective April 2, 2009. He will be replaced by Boris Nemsic as CEO and by Alexander Torbakhov as General Director. Boris Nemsic currently serves as CEO of Telecom Austria Group. Alexander Torbakhov currently serves as General Director of Rosgosstrakh Life Insurance Company. Rosgosstrakh Insurance is Russia's largest insurance company.The...

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Navajo Nation Establishes 100 Mbps Distance Learning Bridges

The Northeast Arizona Technological Institute of Vocational Education (N.A.T.I.V.E.) has established a 100 Mbps Ethernet based microwave radio network that connects all of the eight member district high schools for delivering career technical instruction. Conterra Telecom Services (Conterra), a national broadband services company specializing in rural areas, won a five-year contract for the project through the U.S. federal E-Rate program.The N.A.T.I.V.E. district spans 22,000 square miles throughout three counties, servicing an average of 4,000...

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Etisalat & Tata Communications Collaborate on Ethernet/MPLS in UAE

Etisalat and Tata Communications, agreed to collaborate on enterprise network services, enabling dedicated Ethernet services to the customers seeking connectivity in the UAE and globally. The partnership enables Etisalat to extend its reach by offering Layer-2 Global Ethernet services into and out of the UAE, while Tata Communications can now extend its global network coverage into the UAE.<Etisalat currently has partnerships with 15 major telecom...

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EXFO Launches Next-Gen Field-Testing Platform

EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering (EXFO) introduced its new portable FTB-500 test platform for high-end installation and maintenance applications on optical networks. This PC-based, Windows-XP-driven platform is designed for characterizing next-generation, high-speed networks. Up to eight test modules from EXFO's rich product portfolio can be mixed and matched on the modular platform. For example, the newly released FTB-5240SP Optical Spectrum Analyzer can be combined with the FTB-8140 40G Transport Blazer inside the FTB-500 platform to create...

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EXFO Introduces High-Performance OSA

EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering (EXFO) introduced a new high-performance optical spectrum analyzer (OSA) to assist network operators in their deployment of current and next-generation optical networks. The FTB-5240S OSA test module, housed in either the FTB-200 Compact Platform or newly launched FTB-500 Platform, is designed for DWDM network commissioning and high-speed network upgrades up to 40G. When equipped with in-band optical-signal-to-noise-ratio (OSNR) measurement capabilities in the FTB-500 platform, the analyzer can configured to create...

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TiVo, SeaChange Team Up to Integrate Cable VOD

TiVo and SeaChange International, which supplies VOD and IPTV software, systems and services, have joined forces to integrate cable VOD services into the TiVo HD DVR experience. The integrated experience will be available to participating cable operators on select TiVo branded high-definition cable set-top boxes later this year."By teaming with SeaChange we are enabling cable operators without OCAP/tru2way deployment plans to increase the breadth...

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AT&T U-verse TV Lineup Expands To 100+ HD Channels

The AT&T U-verse TV line-up has topped 100 HD channels -- exceeding the HD channel lineups offered by the local cable providers in every U-verse TV market."In this economy, consumers are turning to home entertainment to save money and get better value, and they should pick a provider that offers them more HD bang for their buck. That's U-verse TV," said Dan York, executive vice president of content and programming, AT&T Converged Services....

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AT&T Enhances its Managed Hosting Services

AT&T introduced a Remote Infrastructure Management service that provides businesses a one-stop solution for managing and monitoring their IT infrastructures regardless of location. AT&T Remote Infrastructure Management delivers this capability to a company's location -- whether it is an in-house company data center, remote office, or even third-party center -- along with on-site servicing of equipment if needed. The service is now generally...

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Dell'Oro: Significant Drop Forecasted in Q1 Ethernet Switch Sales

The Ethernet Switch market experienced a mid-single digit revenue decline in the fourth quarter of 2008 and is forecasted to decline in excess of 10 percent in the first quarter of 2009, according to a new report from Dell'Oro Group. The market is poised to lose over $1 billion dollars in its quarterly run rate over the course of two quarters. "Although this is the most significant first quarter forecasted decline in Ethernet Switch history, it is important to note that first quarter is typically seasonally weak," said Alan Weckel, Director at...

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