TerreStar and EB Ready Satellite-Terrestrial Smartphone for Upcoming Launch

TerreStar Networks and EB (Elektrobit) demonstrated an integrated satellite-terrestrial smartphone reference design for the upcoming Terrestar mobile satellite service.TerreStar's forthcoming service will enable users across North America to be connected to TerreStar's network through a "virtual handshake" between the next-generation mobile satellite and a next generation terrestrial network. Launch of TerreStar's satellite is expected later this...

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Verizon Wireless Collaborates with Itron on Smart Grid

Verizon Wireless and Itron announced a joint marketing agreement for development of secure, two-way communications that support utilities' access to energy usage data and advance their smart grid projects. The Itron "OpenWay" Cell Relay will operate on the Verizon Wireless network to more collect, measure and manage energy data on behalf of utility companies. A primary component of Itron's advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) solution, OpenWay...

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D2S Secures $9 Million for E-Beam Silicon Design

D2S, a design and software company based in San Jose, closed $9 million in Series B financing to further enhance and expand the market development for D2S' design-for-e-beam (DFEB) technology, which allows semiconductor manufacturers to eliminate the barrier of rising mask costs and speed time to market. As the industry moves to smaller geometries, mask costs become an even bigger challenge for IC manufacturers, making low-volume production of custom ICs economically infeasible. The company said its DFEB technology tackles this dilemma head on...

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XO Introduces 3 and 5 Mbps Mid-Band Ethernet Options

XO Communications announced the nationwide availability of an expanded range of new Ethernet access speeds for businesses, enterprises and wholesale customers. Now available in more than 75 metropolitan markets where XO offers services, customers can now obtain new Ethernet transport speeds of 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 200, 300, 400, or 500 Mbps at XO on-net fiber locations, and speeds of 3, 5, 15 or 20 Mbps at locations served by last mile copper...

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Sprint Offers Enhanced Calling Features for its Wholesale Cable Customers

Sprint announced the availability of an integrated, enhanced services portfolio to cable companies. These enhanced services include Caller ID to the TV, Caller ID to the PC, and new voicemail features such as a home voicemail alert sent to a customer's mobile phone, and voicemail to email. Sprint currently provides wholesale cable VoIP services to 14 leading cable companies and supports more than 4.5 million cable VoIP/digital phone subscribers...

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Infineon, SkyTerra and TerreStar Target Satellite-Cellular Mobile Platforms

Infineon Technologies, SkyTerra, and TerreStar Networks are collaborating on the a multi-standard mobile platform based on Infineon's software-defined-radio (SDR) technology. The SDR-enabled satellite-terrestrial handsets will operate with multiple cellular and satellite-based communications technologies including GSM, GPRS, EDGE, WCDMA, HSDPA, HSUPA and GMR1-2G/3G.SkyTerra and TerreStar are both developing next-generation integrated satellite-terrestrial communications networks.To enable satellite connectivity in the SDR platform, Infineon will...

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Alcatel-Lucent to Develop Satellite Base Station Sub-Systems for SkyTerra and TerreStar

SkyTerra and TerreStar Networks jointly announced an agreement for the development of mobile network technology that integrates Qualcomm's EV-DO-based satellite communications technology into an Alcatel-Lucent base station. The satellite-adapted EV-DO base stations -- developed by Alcatel-Lucent -- will form key components of SkyTerra's and TerreStar's integrated satellite-terrestrial networks designed to offer uninterrupted voice and data service coverage throughout North America.Under the agreement, Alcatel-Lucent will work with SkyTerra and...

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CTIA: U.S. Wireless Data Spending Rose 39% in 2009

Wireless data service revenues in the U.S. for the year 2008 rose to more than $32 billion, according to a semi-annual industry survey published by the CTIA Wireless Association.. This represents a 39% increase over 2007, when data revenues totaled $23.2 billion. Wireless data revenues for 2008 amounted to nearly 22% of all wireless service revenues, and represent what consumers spend on non-voice services.According to the survey, more than one trillion...

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Turin Completes Merger with Force10 Networks

Turin Networks completed its merger with Force10 Networks. The combined company will be known as Force10 Networks and be based in San Jose, California. The company offers solutions that address data center consolidation, virtualization and cloud computing as well as enabling carriers around the world to transition to IP/Ethernet optimized networks and services. The combined company's customers include enterprise data centers, global wireless and wireline service providers, top supercomputing environments and iconic Internet brands. More than...

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Firetide Launches Wireless Video Surveillance

Firetide introduced an integrated wireless video surveillance solution for public safety and commercial security applications that will reduce the costs and complexities of large-scale video surveillance deployments. The solution incorporates a Firetide HotPort wireless mesh node, IP camera or analog video camera with IP encoder, and optional storage.Firetide's edge-of-network storage capability combined with an option for on-demand transmission, reduces the load on the network, enabling support for more cameras with the same infrastructure. It...

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Huawei Showcases M2M 3G Embedded Module

Huawei Technologies (Huawei) showcased a machine-to-machine (M2M) UMTS embedded module designed to endure extreme conditions, including temperatures ranging from -30°C to +75°C, extreme humidity (5%-95%), shock, air pollution and congested wireless network traffic.The EM700 module also features a broad range of performance enhancements, including Firmware Over-the-Air (a technology that fixes device software remotely), multiple interfaces that allow...

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Clearwire to Launch WiMAX Innovation Network in Silicon Valley

Clearwire plans to launch a "WiMAX Innovation Network" covering approximately 20 square miles in Silicon Valley. This will bring Clearwire's 4G wireless service to the campuses of Google and Intel. Cisco Systems will provide core Internet Protocol Next-Generation Network (IP NGN) infrastructure equipment in support of the network. Service is expected to be available to developers by late summer of this year giving them a head start on commercial service launching in the Bay Area in 2010.Service will be provided free to a limited number of qualified...

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Telefónica Tests Shows LTE Downlink at 140 Mbps

Telefónica announced the result of its first tests on an LTE platform installed at its Demonstrations Centre in Madrid. These initial real demonstrations or tests consisted of a VoIP call, and a videocall using an LTE mini-network installed by Ericsson; a video conference, and data and images downloads at speeds in excess of 140 Mbps, around 10 times those possible with current 3G networks using HSPA technology.With LTE and in recent experiences...

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Level 3 Announces New Wavelength Services in North America and Europe

Level 3 Communications announced new optical wavelength service capabilities including network protection, additional bandwidth options and performance guarantees. The portfolio expansion includes metro and intercity services and will be offered on Level 3's network across both North America and Europe. The new service offerings include:Protected Wavelengths -- Level 3 now provides automatic protection-switching to a dedicated diversely routed...

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Cablevision Cites Rapid Growth of WiFi Access by its Cable Customers

Cablevision Systems announced that its Optimum Online cable modem customers had already accessed the Web more than one million times over its new Optimum WiFi service. Cablevision's WiFi network is now available in commercial and high-traffic locations across Cablevision's Long Island, Connecticut and Westchester/Dutchess service areas, in Bergen and Passaic counties in New Jersey, and at hundreds of commuter rail stations across the New York metropolitan area."Unlike wireless data plans, which can cost $100 per month or more and require long-term...

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AT&T Launches "Apps Beta' Program

AT&T kicked off a new initiative that gives developers the chance to test applications with AT&T customers and receive direct consumer feedback before making their applications broadly available. AT&T Apps Beta allow developers to incubate their ideas with AT&T customers and get direct access to feedback such as apps ratings, feature suggestions and bugs. An interactive community forum aggregates user-generated content, and offers...

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One Minute Video: Evolved Packet Core (EPC)

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