Arbor Analyzes Iranian Traffic Engineering Post Election

Arbor Networks reported that Internet traffic for the state owned Data communication Company of Iran (or DCI), which acts as the gateway for all Internet traffic entering or leaving the country, dropped to a stand-still one the day after the elections on June 13th at 1:30pm GMT (9:30am EDT and 6:00pm Tehran / IRDT). All six regional and global providers connecting Iran to the rest of the world saw a near complete loss of traffic.While other countries...

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CopperGate Milestone: 10 Million HomePNA Chips Shipped

CopperGate Communications announced a company milestone: over 10 million HomePNA chipsets shipped.CopperGate HomePNA chips convert existing home wiring into usable Ethernet over coax and phone networks. They are deployed by more than 40 telecommunications, cable, and satellite companies as key components of their home entertainment offerings to consumers. "This significant milestone of 10 million chips demonstrates the growing demand for our technology, which helps service providers lower both capital and operating expenses substantially when...

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NSN and Vodafone Open R&D Center in Madrid

Nokia Siemens Networks and Vodafone have set up a joint research center in Madrid.The Nokia Siemens Networks Innovation Center (NICE) will work closely with the Vodafone Access Networks Centre of Competence to conduct joint research in radio technologies, and also develop and showcase proof of concepts for new network features.http://www.nokiasiemensnetworks.com http://www.vodafone....

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HP and Alcatel-Lucent Form Global Alliance for Integrated IT/Telecom Solutions

HP and Alcatel-Lucent announced a 10-year global alliance to help customers leverage the convergence of telecommunication and IT. Once the definitive agreement has been executed, the companies plan to jointly market solutions and capabilities that enable end-to-end transformation for service providers and enterprises. The companies anticipate that the partnership could generate multi-billion euros in net revenues for HP and Alcatel-Lucent over...

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TIA Issues Generic Key Exchange Protocol for cdma2000

The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) released a Generic Key Exchange Protocol (TIA-1081) standard for the cdma2000 High Rate Packet Data (HRPD) air interface. It provides a method for generating and exchanging Session Key between the access terminal and the access network based on a Pairwise Master Key. The Pairwise Master Key is negotiated by higher layer protocols. http://www.tiaonline....

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Crocus Technology Develops MRAM, Signs Tower Semi for Manufacturing

Crocus Technology, a start-up with offices in Grenoble, France and Sunnyvale, California, announced a major milestone in its efforts to develop Magnetic Random Access Memory (MRAM). Tower Semiconductor will port Crocus' MRAM process technology into its CMOS manufacturing environment. As part of the exclusive agreement, Tower will perform all manufacturing steps required for Crocus' next-generation MRAM technology in its state-of-the-art 200mm Fab2...

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Alvarion Signs $100 Million 5-Year WiMAX Deal with Open Range

Open Range Communications, the largest Rural Utilities Service (RUS) funded deployment in the U.S., has selected Alvarion to provide radio access equipment, customer devices (CPE) and systems integration for its planned rollout spanning 17 states, 546 rural communities, and reaching up to 6 million people. Open Range aims to begin delivering its 4G services to un-served and underserved customers across rural America in the fourth quarter of this...

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JDSU Offers Centralized Remote PON Test System

JDSU introduced a centralized remote Passive Optical Network (PON) system that tests point-to-multi-point networks from the central office (CO) using a web browser. This application is a complementary application to the JDSU Optical Network Management System (ONMS) that includes point-to-point fiber monitoring and GIS based outside plant documentation. http://www.jdsu.com/t...

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Motorola Invests in Zephyr for Remote Physiological Monitoring

Motorola has made a strategic investment in Zephyr Technology Corporation, which specializes in remote physiological monitoring. Financial terms were not disclosed.Zephyr said its physiological and biomechanical monitoring solutions are based on the company's patent-pending Smart Fabric technology, which combines fabric-based sensors with algorithms and electronics. These monitoring solutions can be used in a diverse range of areas including sports, defense, first responder and healthcare. Its professional-grade BioHarness system monitors conditions...

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Aircell Gains FAA Certification for Business Aviation Internet

Aircell received full FAA certification (STC and PMA) for its new High Speed Internet system in the business aviation market. Aircell confirmed that shipments have commenced three months ahead of schedule. The system's first installation has been completed by Midcoast Aviation aboard a Bombardier Challenger 605 operated by a Midwest-based flight department.Aircell High Speed Internet system allows passengers and crews to use their own Wi-Fi enabled...

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BT Readies Virtual Data Center Service Launch

BT is preparing to launch new Virtual Data Center (VDC) service for large business and public sector organizations. Based on a cloud-computing model, the VDC provides a dynamic and virtualized infrastructure platform that enables organizations to consume their IT and networking infrastructure as a service.BT Virtual Data Center service will, uniquely in the market, be rolled-out across datacenters in multiple countries in EMEA and this will enable...

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RADISYS and LCR Electronics Collaborate on Ruggedized ATCA

RadiSys and LCR Electronics, which specializes in rugged backplane and chassis systems and other components, are collaborating to deliver ruggedized AdvancedTCA (ATCA) platform solutions to the military, aerospace and government (MAG) market segments. The collaboration is aimed at high-performance command and control (C4ISR) and secured network appliance solutions.Ruggedized ATCA standards-based solutions provide both reliability and high performance...

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