Reliance Globalcom Extends VPLS Capabilities to 17 Countries

Reliance Globalcom has extended its Enterprise Global Ethernet services to 17 countries, enabling point-to-point and fully-meshed connectivity for multinational customers. The carrier operates an Ethernet network that employs VPLS over a MPLS platform. Additionally, Reliance Globalcom's Ethernet services reach 36 countries through a combination of owned-assets and strategic carrier alliances, and encompass Reliance Communications' 176 points of...

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Ethernet Alliance Adds AT&T, Verizon as Interest in 40G Serial Optics Grows

The Ethernet Alliance has added AT&T, Cadence, Dell, FCI USA, NetApp and Verizon as member companies. The Alliance notes a growing interest in starting a standards effort to support 40 Gigabit Ethernet using a serial -- or single-lane -- physical layer optics device. Currently, IEEE P802.3ba Draft 2.0 supports 40 Gigabit Ethernet with a 4-lane parallel fiber approach for up to 100 m and with a 4-lambda wavelength division multiplexing (WDM)...

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Clearwire Selects Cisco for Core, Mobile WiMAX Devices

Clearwire has selected Cisco as its national Internet Protocol Next-Generation Network (IP NGN) core infrastructure provider. Specifically, Cisco will be the primary IP network solution provider for Clearwire's 4G network. Clearwire has selected and is in the process of the testing and certification of a Cisco IP NGN architecture that includes Cisco 7600 Series Internet routers, Cisco ONS 15454 and Cisco ONS 15310 platforms, Cisco ASA Firewalls,...

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Ethos Networks Reveals Mobile Backhaul Transport Solution

Ethos Networks announced its new E-240 switch designed to serve as a mobile backhaul transport solution. The switch offers QoS and traffic engineering capabilities based on standardized Provider Backbone Bridging (PBB) and PBB -- Traffic Engineering (PBB-TE), a.k.a. IEEE 802.1ah and 802.1Qay. It is optimized to address Ethernet service delivery with high scalability of up to 240Gbps coupled with service assurance supporting bound delay and jitter and sub-50ms restoration time essential to the delivery of real-time applications and timing information...

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Sprint Offers Novatel's MiFi Mobile Hotspot

Sprint plans to launch the Novatel Wireless MiFi 2200 intelligent mobile hotspot device for $99.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a new two-year service agreement (excluding taxes). The MiFi 2200 allows up to 5 WiFi devices to connect to the Internet over the EVDO Rev A Sprint Mobile Broadband Network. Sprint will launch the service under the Sprint Mobile Hotspot name.img align="right" border="0" src="https://dl.dropbox.com/u/11402824/CND/sprint-novatel.jpg">Sprint...

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AT&T's 2009 Supplier Award Winners

AT&T recognized a handful of suppliers who best supported its operations over the past year. AT&T uses more than 5,000 companies as major suppliers for materials and services. As part of the annual program, the company took out a half-page ad in today's edition of The Wall Street Journal to publicly thank the selected companies.AT&T 2009 Supplier Award WinnersCisco Systems Javelin Direct Inc. Juniper Networks Samsung Telecommunications...

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Verizon Wireless Selects G&D Smart Cards for LTE Launch

Verizon Wireless has selected Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) to provide special Java based SIM smart cards for its upcoming Long Term Evolution (LTE) mobile broadband network. The LTE supporting SIM cards will help Verizon Wireless provide data services to its subscriber base on its 4G LTE wireless broadband network. Financial terms were not disclosed.Dr. Klaus Vedder, head of telecommunications at G&D, said, "G&D developed the first SIM cards over 20 years ago and actively led the advancement of card technology for each generation since....

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Oracle Acquires Virtual Iron for Data Center Management

Oracle has agreed to acquire Virtual Iron Software, a start-up specializing in server virtualization management software that enables dynamic resource and capacity management in virtualized data centers. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Oracle said the combination of Virtual Iron's technology and Oracle VM's server virtualization product will provide more comprehensive and dynamic resource management across the full software stack. Virtual Iron, which is based in Lowell, MA, is backed by Highland Capital, Matrix Partners,...

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IBM Ushers In Era of Stream Computing

IBM introduced a new concept of "stream computing", where software enables massive amounts of data to be analyzed in real time for smarter business decision-making. The new software, called IBM System S., is designed for perpetual analytics. It uses a new streaming architecture and proprietary mathematical algorithms to create a forward-looking analysis of data from any source. For example, IBM said its System S can analyze hundreds or thousands of simultaneous streams of unstructured data -- stock prices, retail sales, weather reports, etc. --...

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Level 3 Launches High-Speed Content Upload with Aspera's Transfer Technology

Level 3 Communications introduced a new High-Speed Content Upload service for its Content Delivery Network (CDN) customers. The service uses Aspera's "fasp" transport technology to enable rapid uploading of multimedia content to the Level 3 Origin Storage Platform.The service facilitates the upload and delivery of large files at speeds of up to 1 Gbps. Level 3 said that with a single 1 Gbps bandwidth connection, its CDN customers can move a terabyte of data -- equivalent to approximately 1,000 full-length feature movies -- from New York to Los...

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Building the World's Largest 10Gb Ethernet Cluster

Purdue University has chosen Chelsio Communications to supply more than 1000 of its Unified Wire 10Gb Ethernet adapters to build-out of its high performance computing (HPC) infrastructure, including its large scale "Coates Cluster." Tapped as the world's largest 10Gb Ethernet cluster, the Coates Cluster is expected to be fully operational by the end of July. Some of the networking requirements for the Coates Cluster include:only two cables connecting to each server (one power cable, and one network cable)standards-compliant Ethernet RDMA clustering...

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ADVA Introduces Synchronous Ethernet Access for Mobile Backhaul

ADVA Optical Networking introduced an demarcation device that enables Ethernet and synchronization to be delivered over fiber-based Ethernet transport. The ADVA FSP 150CC-GE206 is designed for service providers looking to deploy an Ethernet service optimized for mobile backhaul applications. It enables synchronous Ethernet (SyncE) to replace traditional T1/E1-based synchronization in the delivery of Ethernet services. Additionally, the service intelligence...

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Verizon to Divest Wireline Businesses in 14 States, Focus on Wireless

Verizon will divest its local wireline operations serving residential and small-business customers in predominantly rural areas in 14 states by selling these operations to Frontier Communications. The deal includes switched and special access lines, as well as its Internet service and long-distance voice accounts. Also included are fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) assets deployed by Verizon in 41 local franchises and the state of Indiana. The deal...

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Alcatel-Lucent Develops Application-based VPNs on IP/MPLS Routers

Alcatel-Lucent delivers next stage in business VPNs, enabling service providers to deliver assured quality and performance for enterprise applications Alcatel-Lucent introduced a new means for Service Providers to offer business virtual private networks (VPNs) by leveraging their IP/MPLS infrastructure rather than customer premise appliances at each enterprise location. Alcatel-Lucent's new Application-Assured VPN offering enables VPN services...

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