Ikanos to Acquire Conexant's Broadband Access Business

Ikanos Communications has agreed to acquire he Broadband Access product line from Conexant Systems for $54 million in cash and the assumption of certain employee and facility related liabilities. Ikanos and Conexant account for a cumulative 330 million broadband access ports shipped to date. Conexant's Broadband Access product line has traditionally been strong in North America and China while Ikanos has led in Japan, Korea and Europe. The combined...

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CWA Comments on AT&T's Results and Ongoing Labor Negotiations

The Communications Workers of America, which is currently negotiating a new labor contract with AT&T, said the better-than-expected financial results posted by AT&T demonstrate that the fact that AT&T is well-positioned to lead the telecommunications industry into the future digital age. The union believes AT&T is well-positioned to help move our nation out of economic crisis and back into prosperity. AT&T remains the 7th largest company in the world, in terms of market capitalization. It posted $12.9 billion in profits last...

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Equinix Revenues Rise 4% in Q1

Equinix's revenue rose to $199.2 million for Q1 2009, a 4% increase over the previous quarter, and a 26% increase over the same quarter last year, including a negative impact due to foreign currency fluctuations of $1.1 million. Recurring revenues, consisting primarily of colocation, interconnection and managed services, were $191.3 million for the first quarter, a 5% increase over the previous quarter, and a 27% increase over the same quarter last...

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T-Mobile USA Teams with Echelon to Pursue Smart Grid Opportunity

Echelon is teaming up with T-Mobile USA to accelerate the adoption of the smart grid in the North American market by reducing the communications cost of smart meters. The partnership combines Echelon's Networked Energy Services (NES) system with T-Mobile's GSM cellular network. As part of the agreement, Echelon will utilize an embedded T-Mobile SIM within a cellular radio module to enable all the Echelon smart meters on a given low voltage transformer...

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Fujitsu Microelectronics Launches 1394 Controller for HD Video in Vehicle Networks

Fujitsu Microelectronics America introduced a 1394 Automotive controller that transmits high-definition video over an in-vehicle multimedia network. The new Fujitsu MB88395 controller can simultaneously transmit multiple streams around the vehicle, such as HD video (1,280 dots x 720 lines) from Blu-Ray DVDs, digital TV, and car navigation images. The device uses an 800 Mbps physical layer and link layer, along with the Fujitsu proprietary SmartCODEC, which provides high compression and can transmit HD video without perceptible latency. "The 1394...

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PandaLabs: Spam Accounts for 91 Percent of Email Traffic

Less than seven percent of emails that reached companies in the first quarter of 2009 were legitimate correspondence, according to PandaLabs. Some 91 percent of messages were spam, while 1.6 percent, or more than 1.1 million messages, were infected with some type of malware. This data is based on the analysis by TrustLayer Mail, the clean mail managed service from Panda Security, which examined 69 million email messages sent in the first quarter of 2009.Included below are highlights of recent findings in Q109:Approximately 302,000 computers were...

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AT&T Business Solutions Cites Advancements in Q1

During the first quarter 2009, the AT&T Business Solutions entered several new markets, including the AT&T Telepresence Solution and the introduction of a wireless capability to bring smart grid technology to the residential utility market. Earlier this year, the company announced plans to invest approximately $1 billion during 2009 in its global network along with new services and network-based applications.The AT&T Telepresence Solution...

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Apple Sells 3.79 Million iPhones in Q1

Apple sold 3.79 million iPhones in Q1 2009, representing 123 percent unit growth over the year-ago quarter. Over 21 million iPhones have been sold to date. Apple sold 2.22 million Macintosh computers during the quarter, representing a three percent unit decline from the year-ago quarter. The company sold 11.01 million iPods during the quarter, representing three percent unit growth over the year-ago quarter.http://www.apple.com http://www.apple...

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Broadcom Announces Bluetooth 3.0 + Wi-Fi Combo Chip

Broadcom's Bluetooth combo chip technology and associated BTE software have been qualified as compliant with the ratified Bluetooth v3.0 + HS (high speed) specification, which supports rates up to 24 Mbps -- a 10X increase in speed over the previous Bluetooth v2.1 + EDR (enhanced data rate) standard. Broadcom said it is now able to provide a single-chip solution that includes both a qualified Bluetooth v3.0 BR/EDR (basic rate) controller and Wi-Fi CERTIFIED(TM) media access controller (MAC)/physical layer (PHY) device. When combined with Broadcom's...

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NETGEAR Revenue Falls to $152 Million in Q1

Netgear reported Q1 net revenue of $152.0 million, compared to $198.2 million in the comparable prior year quarter. Net income (GAAP) was $42,000, or $0.00 per diluted share. This compared to net income of $11.2 million for the first quarter of 2008 and to a net loss of $7.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2008. The company issued second quarter 2009 net revenue guidance in the range of $135 million to $145 million, with non-GAAP operating margin guidance in the range of 3% to 5%.Patrick Lo, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of NETGEAR, commented,...

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AT&T Reaches 78.2 million Wireless, 1.3 Million U-verse TV Subscribers

Driven by an increasing number of iPhone users, double-digit increases in revenues from IP-based and strategic business services, and further AT&T U-verse TV subscriber gains, AT&T reported Q1 revenue of $30.6 billion, net income attributable of $3.1 billion, diluted earnings per share of $0.53, and cash from operating activities of $7.9 billion. Compared with results for the year-earlier quarter, AT&T's operating expenses for the first...

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