Accanto Systems Introduces Customer Service Assurance Solution

Accanto Systems (formerly Sunrise Telecom Protocol Products Group) has developed a new intelligent Customer Service Assurance (iCSA) solution for managing wireless and wireline networks by providing a customer-centric view of services. Accanto correlates massive amounts of information collected from the network, services, subscribers and devices themselves into an Oracle database. The system serves as a unified tool to effectively monitor, and proactively solve problems specific customers are experiencing with the quality or usage of services....

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CopperGate Supplies HomePNA Chipsets to Actiontec

CopperGate Communications' HomePNA chipsets have been selected by Actiontec Electronics for its newest product, the HomePNA Ethernet-to-Coax Network Adapter. The adapter connects standard Ethernet and coax cabling. It is suited for large rich media files like HDTV, video on demand, movies, music, and photos.The companies noted that HomePNA technology has been selected by more than 40 service providers, including four out of the top five North American telcos deploying IPTV. http://www.coppergate.com http://www.actiontec....

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Sprint to Launch BlackBerry FMC Service

Sprint is preparing to launch a BlackBerry Mobile Voice System (MVS) service that ties together a converged desk phone and mobile device experience on BlackBerry smartphones to help mobile workers be accessible from virtually anywhere for improved productivity, enhanced collaboration with co-workers, and backend management and IT controls. Mobile workers can streamline their communications with one corporate phone number that simultaneously rings up to four devices, one caller ID and a consolidated voice mailbox. BlackBerry smartphone users can...

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ADVA Reports Q1 Revenue of EUR 56.9 million, Beating Expectations

ADVA Optical Networking reported Q1 2009 revenues of EUR 56.9 million -- ahead of guidance of between EUR 50 million and EUR 55 million -- up 5% vs. Q1 2008 at EUR 54.0 million and marginally better than the EUR 56.8 million reported in Q4 2008. IFRS pro forma operating income, excluding stock-based compensation and amortization & impairment of goodwill & acquisition-related intangible assets, amounted to EUR -0.1 million or -0.1% of revenues in Q1 2009, in line with guidance of between -4% and +1% of revenues. "We are very pleased with...

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IP/MPLS Forum to Support MEF Carrier Ethernet Services

The IP/MPLS Forum will develop a new set of MPLS-based specifications and requirements supporting Carrier Ethernet Services as defined by the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF). Specifically, the Forum's work will support both Carrier Ethernet using Layer 2 VPN services as well as interworking with Provider Bridging Ethernet supporting Q-in-Q and MAC-in-MAC. The forum will closely align their efforts with ongoing work within the IEEE and IETF in these areas to ensure broad operator and vendor support for the final requirement and architecture specifications."MPLS...

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Sonus Revenue Falls to $41 Million, Down 33% YoY

Sonus Networks reported Q1 revenue of $41.0 million, down 54% compared to revenue from continuing operations of $89.5 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008 and down 33% from $73.6 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2008. The company's net loss on a GAAP basis was $16.2 million, or $0.06 per share, for the first quarter of 2009, compared to a loss from continuing operations of $99.0 million, or $0.37 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2008, and income from continuing operations of $1.0 million, or $0.00 per share, for the first quarter...

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Spreadtrum Gains $44 Million China Bank Loan for Baseband Chipsets

Spreadtrum Communications, a supplier of wireless baseband chipsets for China, announced that its Chinese subsidiary received RMB 300 million (approximately $44 million) of new financing from a Chinese bank in the form of a 3-year fixed term loan.Interest on borrowings will be initially set at 5.4% annually, to be reset annually at the then benchmark applicable rate as set by the People's Bank of China. "This indicates the Chinese government's strong support and high confidence in Spreadtrum to develop semiconductor products in 2nd and 3rd generation...

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Broadcom Begins Hostile Tender for Emulex Shares

One day after the Board of Directors of Emulex rejected its acquisition bid, Broadcom launched a tender offer for all the outstanding shares of common stock of the company.Broadcom is offering $9.25 net per share in cash (less any applicable withholding taxes and without interest). This represents a total equity value of approximately $764 million. The offer represents a 62-percent premium to Emulex's average closing stock price for the 30 trading days immediately prior to Broadcom's public offer on April 21, 2009; and a 42-percent premium over...

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LSI Unveils its Next Gen Traffic Management for Carrier Ethernet

LSI announced Ethernet Functional Programming Interface (FPI) Release 3.0, its next-generation, traffic management software for carrier-class Ethernet transport. The release offers a new suite of scalable features and functions developed expressly for carrier-class Ethernet networks, including wireless backhaul management tools for service classification, reliability and quality of service.The new FPI leverages a single interface across the full range of LSI APP multicore processors, enabling OEMs to utilize a single application across a broad...

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Altair Outlines LTE Product Roadmap

Altair Semiconductor outlined its 3GPP LTE product roadmap, which includes a baseband processor, and complementing MIMO RF transceiver chips designed to support world-wide LTE bands and duplex-modes.Altair's LTE chipsets are developed using the company's proprietary O2P software-defined 4G processor architecture. This technology is currently deployed in Altair's FourGee(TM)-2150 for mobile WiMAX, and FourGee(TM)-4150, for XGP, both recognized as leaders in their respective markets for high performance and power efficiency.Altair's LTE product...

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Sunrise Telecom Debuts Enhanced Cable Modem Network Analyzer

Sunrise Telecom announced the next generation of its CM2000 cable modem network analyzer with simple network management protocol (SNMP) and Telnet testing, integrated file transfer protocol (FTP) and new options for a CAD viewer and signature capture. The tool can be used field personnel to install, service and verify complex triple play networks. http://www.sunrisetelecom....

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Cox Expands DOCSIS 3.0 in Northern Virginia

Cox Communications has begun offering DOCSIS 3.0-based Ultimate Internet service in Fairfax County and Fredericksburg at up to 50 Mbps downstream and 5 Mbps upstream. The standard price for the residential Ultimate Internet package will be $139.99 per month, with an introductory rate of $109 per month.The company has already launched DOCSIS 3.0 in Lafayette Parish, La., and plans to offer Ultimate Internet to several Cox markets by the end of 2009, and to more than two-thirds of its footprint in 2010. http://www.cox.com/highspeedinter...

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Harris Stratex Networks Posts Q1 Revenue of $158 Million, Down 11% YoY

Harris Stratex Networks reported quarterly revenue of $158.0 million, compared with $178.2 million in the year ago period. GAAP net loss was $38.3 million or $0.65 per share, compared with net income of $5.2 million or $0.05 per diluted share in the year ago quarter.Revenue in the North America segment was $42.2 million, compared with $56.9 million in the year ago period. International revenue was $112.9 million, compared with $117.1 million in the year ago period. Network Operations revenue was $2.9 million compared with $4.2 million in the year...

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Alcatel-Lucent Posts Revenue of EUR 3.6 billion, down 7% YoY

Citing capital constraints especially in North America, Alcatel-Lucent report Q1 2009 revenues of Euro 3.598 billion, down 6.9% year-over-year. At constant currency exchange rates, revenue fell by 11.2% year-over-year and 28.3% sequentially. The was an operating loss of Euro 254 million or 7.1% of revenue. Adjusted gross margin came in at 31.5% of revenue for the quarter, down from 36.2% in the year ago quarter and 33.3% in the fourth quarter...

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