Global Capacity Wins New European Network Optimization Contract

Global Capacity, a telecom information and logistics company, has been awarded a new Network Optimization contract to financially and physically optimize the network of a major European incumbent provider across 10 countries with a current annual access spend in excess of $31 million.Global Capacity provides a fully-integrated telecommunications supply chain management system that streamlines and accelerates the process of designing, pricing, building, optimizing, and managing customized communications networks. The company is based in Chicago....

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Cisco Adds Linksys Dual-Band Wireless-N Products

Cisco introduced three new 802.11n consumer products: the Linksys by Cisco Wireless-N Ethernet Bridge with Dual-Band (WET610N), Simultaneous Dual-Band Wireless-N Router (WRT400N), and the Dual-Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router (WRT320N). The WET610N Wireless-N Ethernet Bridge can add high-speed Wireless-N connectivity to Ethernet-enabled devices such as set top boxes, game consoles, and televisions for on-demand broadcast, online gaming, or media streaming...

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Marvell's Quarterly Revenue Falls to $513 Million, a 35% Sequential Drop

Marvell Technology Group reported net revenue for its fourth quarter of fiscal 2009 (ended January 31, 2009.) of $513 million, a 39 percent decrease from $845 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008, ended February 2, 2008, and a 35 percent sequential decrease from $791 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2009, ended November 1, 2008.Net revenue for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2009 was $2.95 billion, an increase of approximately 2 percent over net revenue of $2.89 billion for the fiscal year ended February 2, 2008.GAAP net loss was...

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Univision Signs Multi-Year Content Deal with AT&T U-verse TV

Univision Communications, the leading Spanish-language media company in the United States, signed a multi-year content agreement for the AT&T U-verse TV channel lineup.The agreement includes continued carriage of Univision's owned and operated broadcast stations and affiliated stations. The terms of the agreement were not disclosed. http://www.univision.nethttp://www.att....

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NTT Develops Human Area Networking Technology

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) has developed a Human Area Networking technology called RedTacton that uses the surface of the human body as a safe, high-speed network transmission path. RedTacton uses a transmission path established between the body of a person carrying a RedTacton card key and a RedTacton transceiver installed in, for example, a doorknob or floor. The person is automatically identified when they touch the doorknob or walk on the floor, and the transmission path is disconnected when the body and transceiver physically separate.RedTacton...

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NTT DOCOMO to Trims its Interconnection Fees Retroactively

NTT DOCOMO has notified Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications that the fees it charges other telecommunications operators to interconnect with its network have been reduced by more than 10 percent, effective immediately and applied retroactively to all interconnections since April 1, 2008. http://www.ntt.co...

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Sagem to acquire Gigaset's Broadband and WiMAX Business

Sagem Communications has agreed to acquire the broadband and WiMAX businesses of Gigaset Communications, which is a subsidiary of Arques Industries AG and Siemens AG. Financial terms were not disclosed."This acquisition should reinforce Sagem Communications' objective to become a world leader in broadband terminals, convergence and digital home solutions" said Patrick Sevian, President of Sagem Communications. "We firmly believe that the global...

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Clearwire Targets $1.5-1.9 Billion for WiMAX Rollout this Year

In its first quarterly financial report since completing the Sprint transaction, Clearwire outlined the rollout plans for its 4G WiMAX network, including upgrades for the markets it currently serves using pre-WiMAX technology. Clearwire targets total net cash spend in the range of $1.5 to $1.9 billion for 2009. Mobile WiMAX launches are planned this year in Atlanta, Las Vegas, Chicago, Charlotte, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Honolulu, Philadelphia, and Seattle....

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Windstream Reaches Milestone of 1 Million High-Speed Internet Customers

Windstream now serves 1 million high-speed Internet customers on its 16-state network. Windstream has added approximately 21,000 new high-speed Internet customers thus far in the first quarter of 2009, surpassing the approximately 16,000 new customers added during the fourth quarter of 2008. Windstream offers high-speed Internet connection speeds from 1.5 Mbps to 12 Mbps in a variety of bundles for customers. Internet service is available to roughly...

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More Than 100 Million New GSM Users in Western Hemisphere in 2008

In 2008, there were more than 100 million new GSM connections in countries in the Western hemisphere, according to 3G Americas, a wireless industry trade association representing the GSM family of technologies. This marks the third consecutive year where new GSM activations topped 100 million in this hemisphere. e GSM family of technologies totaled 525 million subscriptions in North America, Latin America and the Caribbean at the end of December,...

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Dell'Oro: First Decline for 10Gbps Ethernet Network Adapter Market

The 10Gbps Ethernet Network Adapter market experienced its first sequential decline in the fourth quarter of last year, according to a newly published report by Dell'Oro Group. The report indicates that the decline was broad-based, affecting adapter card port shipments and revenues, as well as controller unit shipments."Despite the most recent quarterly decline, we anticipate strong growth in 10Gbps Ethernet server connectivity in 2009," said Seamus...

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Ciena' s Revenues Decline 7% Sequentially, 200 Job Cuts

Ciena reported revenue for its fiscal first quarter ended January 31, 2009 of $167.4 million, representing a 7% sequential decrease from fiscal fourth quarter 2008 revenue of $179.7 million, and a decrease of 26% over the same period a year ago, when Ciena reported revenue of $227.4 million. There was a GAAP net loss of $(24.8) million, or $(0.27) per common share. Ciena also announced a headcount reduction of 200 employees, or 9% of its global workforce, with reductions occurring across every organization and geography. As part of this action,...

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