Arbor Networks' Atlas Internet Monitoring System Grows to 100+ ISPs

Arbor Networks' ATLAS Internet monitoring system has grown to include traffic from 100+ ISPs. In addition to monitoring for security-related events, ATLAS now includes real-time global Internet traffic, routing and application information.Arbor said it has been able to build the massive ATLAS data set because of its position as a trusted third party among the global service provider community. All participating ISPs have agreed to share anonymous...

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Comcast Now the 3rd Largest U.S. Residential Phone Provider

Comcast has surpassed Qwest to become the third-largest residential phone service provider in the U.S. Comcast Digital Voice now serves 6.47 million customers, which exceeds Qwest's reported residential subscriber base. "Comcast Digital Voice is reinventing home phone service for the 21st Century and we are thrilled that millions of consumers today are choosing Comcast for home phone service. We now offer features that integrate with our video and...

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DragonWave Supplies Wireless Backhaul in Georgia

The South Georgia Regional Information Technology Authority (SGRITA) has deployed DragonWave's Horizon Compact radios in a broadband network throughout Baker, Calhoun, Early, Miller and Mitchell counties in Georgia. Phase I of the network is now complete using DragonWave's Horizon Compact radios on 25 towers, stretching across five counties and covering 2,000 sq miles, providing 190 Mbps of capacity to the region. http://www.dragonwaveinc.com h...

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Orange Business Services Supplies VSAT for Bourbon Vessels

Bourbon, a French marine services group, has chosen Orange Business Services for the modernization of the communications system for its fleet of 150 vessels. With this contract, Orange Business Services is responsible for integrating and operating a VSAT type satellite communication system specially developed for marine communications. This system will connect the vessels to the Bourbon network via the IP VPN. The goal is to implement new communication services and new business applications for its entire fleet. This new solution's deployment of...

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Beceem Implements Red Bend's Device Management into WiMAX Chipsets

Beceem Communications has chosen Red Bend's vDirect Mobile device management client software for its family of WiMAX chipsets. Beceem and Red Bend are integrating vDirect Mobile into Beceem's software stack to provide Beceem's customers with the option to leverage Red Bend's OMA-DM client. vDirect Mobile is the industry's leading independent DM client that is interoperable with any DM server supporting standards from the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA), including the WiMAX Management Object used by the WiMAX Forum and adopted by leading WiMAX operators...

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Yahoo! Mobile Selects Navizon for WiFi and Cellular Geolocation

Mexens Technology, maker of the Navizon positioning system has been selected by Yahoo! Mobile to be a provider of WiFi and Cellular positioning technology. The companies will provide a highly targeted experience to mobile users based on their geography. This deal will also further improve the accuracy and coverage of Mexens' database of Cellular towers and WiFi access points by adding resources to the data collection mechanism provided by the global...

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AT&T to Deploy More Than 15,000 Alternative-Fuel Vehicles

AT&T will invest up to $565 million as part of a long-term strategy to deploy more than 15,000 alternative-fuel vehicles over the next 10 years. The company expects to spend an estimated $350 million to purchase about 8,000 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicles and approximately $215 million to begin replacing its passenger cars with alternative-fuel models. CNG vehicles are expected to emit approximately 25 percent less greenhouse gas emissions...

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Ericsson Selected as 3G Supplier for Turkcell

Turkcell, a leading communications provider in Turkey , has selected Ericsson as the main supplier to build a complete WCDMA/HSPA network and for a range of related services. Under the agreement, Ericsson will supply an end-to-end network solution, including a WCDMA/HSPA radio access network, and an IP-over-Ethernet-enabled mobile-backhaul solution based on microwave transmission. The transformation of Turkcell's core network and expansion of the...

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Huawei Sets US$30 Billion Target for 2009

Huawei Technologies has set a 2009 sales target of $30 billion, which would represent a significant growth over the $23 billion in deals reported for 2008. Huawei, which is not a public company and does not officially publish its financial results, said it garnered sales worth $17.7 billion last year, 41 percent up from 2007.Huawei said that despite the global downturn, it looked to take market share for major European rivals, especially Alcatel-Lucent,...

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Huawei deploys GPON FTTH network for T-COM

Huawei Technologies has completed the first phase of an FTTH deployment project for Slovak Telekom and its business brand T-COM , a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom. Comprising 34 sites and 90,000 FTTH subscriber lines, the first phase of the nationwide commercial project was completed in just 5 months and represented one of the largest Gigabit-capable Passive Optical Network (GPON) deployments across Eastern Europe. Financial terms were not disclosed. http://www.huawei.com http://www.t-com...

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