MetaSwitch to Resell Acme Packet Session Border Controllers

MetaSwitch has agreed to sell Acme Packet's family of session border controllers (SBCs) as an addition to its call agent, media gateway and application server product offerings for service providers looking to deploy IP voice and multimedia communication services. Together MetaSwitch's core networking products and Acme Packet's SBCs offer a fully-supported joint solution with proven interoperability and closely coordinated customer support, removing any hurdles and uncertainty for service providers making the transition to a next-generation IP...

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Anevia Secures $7 Million for IPTV Solutions

Anevia, a start-up based near Paris, secured US$7 million in a second round of financing for its IPTV and video on demand (VoD) solutions. Anevia is a video service infrastructure provider offering a single end-to-end solution delivering interactive, IP-based video services to TV, PC, Internet-connected and mobile devices. The company claims 300 customers in 50 countries, several million of users and 10,000 live channels carried over its systems....

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Brocade Unveils Data Center Switch and FCoE Network Adapters

Brocade introduced an end-to-end Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)-based solution that brings the Fibre Channel (FC) standard and Converged Enhanced Ethernet (CEE) together. As part of the announcement, Brocade introduced two new products that support FCoE and CEE:The new Brocade 8000 Switch is a multiprotocol, Layer 2, top-of-rack FCoE switch with 24 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) CEE ports and eight FC ports supporting 8 Gbps speeds -- enabling the...

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F5 Introduces BIG-IP 8900 Application Delivery Controller

F5 Networks introduced its BIG-IP 8900 hardware platform, enabling large enterprises and service providers to support extremely high levels of application traffic and integrate advanced optimization and security capabilities. The new 8900 platform gives customers the power to:Consolidate Infrastructure to Realize Cost Savings -- With 12 Gb/s of L7 throughput, 58,000 SSL transactions per second, and 8 Gb/s of hardware compression, the 8900 enables...

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Terabit Capacity Cable Planned for West Africa

The West Africa Cable System (WACS) Consortium awarded a turnkey contract valued at several hundred million US dollars to Alcatel-Lucent deploy a new submarine cable network that will provide the first direct fiber connection between Southern Africa and Europe.The project consists of a 14,000 km-long submarine network system linking South Africa to Portugal. The 11 parties that form the consortium are Angola Telecom, Broadband Infraco, Cable & Wireless, MTN, Portugal Telecom, Sotelco, Tata Communications, Telecom Namibia, Telkom SA, Togo Telecom...

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Poland's Netia Deploys 40 Gbps IP-over-DWDM with Cisco

Netia, a leading Polish alternative fixed-line operator, is deploying the Cisco CRS-1 Carrier Routing System in its core network. The deployment uses IPoDWDM to supports transport rates of up to 40 Gbps over its existing 10 Gbps national core fiber infrastructure, increasing its capacity four times with no upgrade to the existing DWDM system.The project was implemented by NCR Poland, a Cisco Gold Certified Partner. Financial terms were not disclosed."The...

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Covad Wholesale Launches Multiple Bonded T1 Services

Covad Communications introduced new Multiple Bonded T1 services for its wholesale partners. The service provides up to 6.0 Mbps of symmetrical bandwidth with no distance limitations, thereby filling a need between T1 and DS3/Fractional DS3 offerings.Covad's new higher-bandwidth services are delivered over Covad's nationwide MPLS network. Extensive automation simplifies ordering and accelerates the typical installation to within 30 days. Covad also...

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3GPP Publishes First Femtocell Standard

The Femto Forum, 3GPP and the Broadband Forum today announced that the world's first femtocell standard has been officially published by 3GPP, paving the way for standardized femtocells to be produced in large volumes and enabling interoperability between different vendors' access points and femto gateways. The new standard, which forms part of 3GPP's Release 8, and interdependent with Broadband Forum extensions to its Technical Report-069 (TR-069),...

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RMI Announces Next Generation Multi-Core Processor Architecture

RMI Corporation disclosed plans for its next generation processor architecture and product family performing at frequencies greater than 2.0 GHz. The new architecture is being developed on 40nm process technology and will feature the highest performance per watt, according to the company. RMI will sample its latest technology in Q4 of this year and offer complete product details at Interop 2009 in Las Vegas. The processors are designed for use...

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Aastra and MetaSwitch Deliver SIP Phone Apps

Aastra Telecom has collaborated with MetaSwitch to enable a range of enhanced XML-based phone applications delivered via the MetaSphere application server to Aastra's SIP handsets. Specifically, the companies have collaborated to develop an integrated suite of applications delivered to Aastra's carrier and enterprise-grade SIP phones, including Aastra's 6755i, 6757i and 6757i CT phones. The resulting solution provides a real time synchronization...

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ADTRAN Teams with MetaSwitch on Legacy to SIP and IMS

ADTRAN's Total Access 5000 Multiservice Access and Aggregation Platform and Total Access 300 Series Optical Network Terminals (ONTs) now fully support Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) for interoperation with the MetaSwitch call agent and media gateway. These new capabilities provide customers with proven TDM interoperability, offering the ability to support existing networks, as well as advanced VoIP and IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) architectures....

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MetaSwitch Evolves its IP Communications Platform with 100+ New Features

MetaSwitch unveiled an array of new features and capabilities for its IP communications platform for service providers. Some highlights of the 100+ enhancements included in the MetaSwitch Version 7.0 release:MetaSphere Easy Attendant -- Specifically tailored to the needs of small businesses, MetaSphere Easy Attendant offers an automated receptionist with exceptional ease of use and administration. Fully integrated with MetaSwitch's CommPortal Web...

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Nokia to Launch "Life Tools" Service in India

Nokia has concluded the pilot phase of its "Life Tools" service in Maharashtra, India, and now plans to commercially launch the service in mid-year. Nokia Life Tools provide agricultural information and education services designed for rural populations.Nokia Life Tools will be enabled in the Nokia 2320 and Nokia 2323, which will soon begin shipping, and on more devices to be announced later in the year."The creation of Nokia Life Tools is from the...

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Verizon Business Offers "Compliance ScoreCard" for Enterprise Security

Verizon Business is offering its enterprise customers an enhanced online dashboard -- known as the Compliance ScoreCard -- to help them track their security activities against relevant standards and regulations. The tool is part of the Verizon Security Management Program.The ScoreCard allows companies to see at a glance how they and their industry peers -- in aggregate -- are performing against relevant security standards and regulations. Security...

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Microsoft Sees Security Threat in Rogue "ScareWare"

The No. 1 reason for data breaches remains lost and stolen computer equipment, according to Microsoft's recently Security Intelligence Report.Released twice a year, the Microsoft Security Intelligence Report uses data gathered from hundreds of millions of computers worldwide to provide an in-depth snapshot of the threat landscape. Microsoft said there has been a significant increase in rogue security software and evidence that threats are predominantly targeting common third-party desktop applications. Rogue security software, also known as "scareware,"...

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Fujitsu Announces Economical MPEG-4 Encoder for Remote Apps

Fujitsu Computer Products of America announced the IP-900, a compact MPEG-4 AVC encoder for real-time IP transmission of high-definition and standard-definition content for news gathering and remote applications. The Fujitsu IP-900 is a compact 1RU encoding device for remote applications such as mobile television newsgathering. http://www.fujitsu....

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Verizon Statement on FCC Broadband Plan

Susanne Guyer, Verizon senior vice president of federal regulatory affairs, issued the following statement regarding the FCC's national broadband plan."Given its importance to economic growth, job creation and international competitiveness, creating a climate for investment in advanced broadband networks should be Job One at the FCC. Through this plan, the FCC can take a major step toward ensuring that all Americans have access to broadband networks and have the skills and devices necessary to access the economic and social benefits available through...

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MetaSwitch and GotVoice Partner on Voicemail-to-Text

GotVoice and MetaSwitch announced a partnership to provide MetaSwitch customers with high quality transformations of voicemails into text. As part of the partnership, MetaSwitch customers are able to transparently integrate GotVoice's technology into their existing brands, increasing their ARPU. The capability enables end-users to quickly scan and digest their voicemail easily from email on their computer or mobile phone handset. http://www.metaswitch....

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FCC Seeks Input on National Broadband Plan

The FCC initiated the process of developing a national broadband plan with the goal of delivering it to Congress by February 17, 2010. Specifically, the FCC is seeking input from all stakeholders: consumers, industry, large and small businesses, non-profits, the disabilities community, governments at the federal, state, local and tribal levels, and all other interested parties. The plans is to serve as a national roadmap for achieving the goal...

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Deutsche Telekom Tests Italtel Solution

Deutsche Telekom and Italtel have concluded a series of IMS interoperability tests between Italtel's The Service Box (TSB) and Deutsche Telekom AG Session Control Layer. Within the IMS framework, The Service Box is one of the key element of the overall Italtel product suite, that embeds convergent services as well as a complete set of enablers -- offered through basic Web Services allowing operators and third parties to deliver quickly new applications integrating rich voice, web and messaging in a SOA fashion.Italtel said the success of the...

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Italtel Launches New Business Plan Focused on Integration for Global Markets

Italtel reported 2008 revenues of EUR 467.8 million, down on the EUR 543.4 million recorded in 2007. EBITDA (adjusted to exclude non-recurring items) totalled EUR 76.3 million, equal to 16.3% of revenues (down from 20.3% of revenues in 2007). A marked improvement was seen in the Group's net financial indebtedness, which fell to EUR 234.9 million (from EUR 279.1 million in 2007). Revenues from sales in foreign markets totalled EUR 124.6 million,...

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Tasmania to Begin 100 Mbps NBN Rollout in July

The Australian Government and the Tasmanian Government announced that the first rollout of the National Broadband Network will begin in Tasmania as early as July 2009, before a full national roll-out in early 2010. Specifically, the Tasmanian Government, in conjunction with Aurora Energy, will construct a fibre to the premises (FTTP) network which will deliver speeds of 100 Mbps, connecting over 200,000 Tasmanian households and businesses. The FTTP...

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