Narus Raises $8.7 Million in New Funding

Narus, which delivers solutions for real-time traffic intelligence for the protection and management of large IP networks, announced an additional $8.7 million in expansion funding from its existing investors. The funds will be used primarily to continue Narus' growth and expansion in the U.S. government market, as well as India and the Middle East, where the NarusInsight system is used by Narus customers to manage their IP networks and protect them against cyber attacks. "Narus is proud to be an important part of protecting and managing the cyber...

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DOCOMO Develops HSPA Femtocell

NTT DOCOMO unveiled a compact indoor base transceiver station, or femtocell BTS, for linking mobile phones to the DOCOMO network via a broadband connection in the home.The new femtocell BTS is compatible with High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) technology and supports plug & play convenience for smooth, automatic configuration after connection to the DOCOMO network via a broadband fixed line, such as optical fiber. The new model also will enable...

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Belgacom Offers Free IPTV to Subscribers of Fixed + Internet or Mobile

Belgacom began offering a way for its existing fixed line, Internet or mobile subscribers to qualify for a free IPTV service. Basically, customers must opt for twoproducts with Belgacom, i.e. Internet and fixed or mobile telephony, and Belgacom TV Comfort is thrown in for free, including the decoder. Customers wanting to connect a second TV set will need to pay a supplement of EUR 6 per month for renting a second decoder. It is also possible to...

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Canada's Globalive Wireless Selects DragonWave's Wireless Ethernet Backhaul

Canada's Globalive Wireless Management Corp. has selected DragonWave to provide high-capacity, cost effective next generation wireless backhaul for its high speed packet access network Globalive acquired a significant amount of spectrum in Canada's Advanced Wireless Spectrum auction in 2008. DragonWave's Horizon and AirPair products, which operate in both licensed and unlicensed radio frequencies between 6 and 38 GHz, enable software scalable, ultra-low latency transport of up to 1.6 Gbps per link. http://www.dragonwaveinc....

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Vivendi Seeks Equity Stake in Zain Africa

In a press statement, Vivendi confirmed its interest for acquiring a majority stake in the Zain group's telecommunications activities in Africa. An acquisition would enable Vivendi to capitalize on its experience of developing mobile telephony in Africa. Vivendi said that at this stage there is no certainty that its discussions with Zain will lead to a deal,http://www.vivendi....

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Borqs Raises $17.4 Million for Open Source Application Software

Borqs, a start-up with operations in Beijing and Sunnyvale, California, secured a US$17.4 million Series B round of venture financing for its open source mobile application software. Borq's client-side software is based on Google's Android platform. The company aims to give carriers the ability to create a consistent and branded user interface experience that can work across different types of smartphones. Borqs also provides carriers with the ability to create branded application store fronts that offer subscribers a wide range of mobile application...

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Lime Microsystems and Blue Wonder Collaborate on LTE

Lime Microsystems and Blue Wonder Communications are jointly developing an LTE reference platform that will enable early adoption of this emerging standard. The fully characterised LTE reference platform will accelerate time to market for OEMs developing LTE systems. The reference platform is based on Lime Microsystems' integrated single chip RF transceiver, the LMS6002, and Blue Wonder's advanced baseband solution.Lime Microsystems' LMS6002 is a multi-band multi-standard RF transceiver IC designed for femtocells and small cell basestations. The...

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CTIA: Wireless Industry Contributes $100 Billion to U.S. Economy

The wireless industry contributes nearly $100 billion either directly or indirectly to the U.S. economy on an annual basis, according to a recent filing with the FCC made by CTIA, a trade organization representing the wireless industry. Moreover, the wireless industry supports more than 268,000 direct employees and more than 2.4 million American jobs that are either directly or indirectly dependent on it. Pay for these workers is more than 50% higher than the national average of other production workers. In addition, U.S. carriers are investing...

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Solera Supplies Network Forensics to Feds Under $1.8 Million Contract

Solera Networks has been awarded a $1.8 million contract with a major U.S. federal agency to supply its network forensics appliances. Solera Networks partnered with DLT Solutions, Inc., a value-added reseller of industry-leading IT products and services. Collectively, they have been engaged with the agency for several months going through a rigorous evaluation and selection process.Solera's systems enable high-speed packet capture, retrieval, and reconstruction at line rates up to 10Gbps on physical and virtual networks. a network breach occurs,...

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Huawei Launches Multi-mode Base Station Controller

Huawei Technologies launched a convergent Base Station Controller (BSC) that integrates both the GSM BSC and the UMTS RNC (Radio Network Controller) into one multi-mode controller. The product is the latest component of Huawei' s SingleRAN solution.Huawei said its new equipment, combined with the other features of the SingleRAN solution, will enable operators to achieve the full convergence of multi-mode wireless networks, including greater efficiencies...

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