IBM to Resell Juniper's Ethernet Product under OEM License

IBM has entered into an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) agreement to resell Juniper's Ethernet networking products and support within the IBM data center portfolio of products. The companies said the deal reflects their shared vision of advancing the economics of networking and the data center by reducing costs, improving services and managing risk.The agreement builds on an existing partnership between IBM and Juniper. Earlier this year,...

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Parks Associates: 40 Million Telco/IPTV Households Worldwide in 2009

The number of subscribers worldwide to telco/IPTV services will approach 40 million by year-end 2009, according to a new report from Parks Associates. Parks Associates reports the number of telco/IPTV households worldwide grew by nearly 80% in 2008 to exceed 20 million. The growth rate will exceed 50% in 2009, according to the firm. http://www.parksassociates....

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NTT Com Selects Infinera for Tokyo Metro Backbone

NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) has selected Infinera for its new IP backbone network in the Tokyo Metropolitan area. The new network will leverage Infinera's Digital Optical Networks to deliver a broader range of services with greater speed and flexibility to Internet Service Providers.NTT Com operates an extensive infrastructure including the Arcstar Global IP-VPN and Global e-VLAN, as well as a Tier-1 IP backbone reaching more than 150 countries in partnership with major Internet service providers, and secure data centers in Asia,...

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Infinera Posts Q2 Revenues of $69M, Stronger Orders, CEO to Step Down

Infinera reported Q2 revenues of $68.9 million compared to $66.6 million for the first quarter of 2009 and $90.8 million on an adjusted GAAP basis in the second quarter of 2008. GAAP gross margins for the quarter were 29%. GAAP net loss for the quarter was $27.1 million, or $0.28 per share. "We saw a number of positive developments in the second quarter, with both existing and new customers," said Jagdeep Singh, president and chief executive officer at Infinera. "There was a significant quarter-over-quarter increase in orders, including over...

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TerreStar Completes Handset-to-Handset VoIP Call Over New Satellite

TerreStar Networks successfully completed the first end-to-end VoIP phone call over its newly launched TerreStar-1, the world's largest, most advanced commercial communications satellite. The call used two handsets developed by EB (Elektrobit). The satellite-terrestrial smartphone reference design represents the world's first quad-band GSM and tri-band WCDMA/HSPA device running the Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system, and offering integrated...

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MatlinPatterson Bids $725 Million for Nortel's CDMA/LTE, Topping NSN

MatlinPatterson Global Opportunities Partners III, a private equity firm with $9 billion under management, announced a bid to acquire substantially all of Nortel's CDMA and LTE Access assets for US$725 million. The bid effectively tops the $650 million acquisition proposal from Nokia Siemens Networks submitted last month.MatlinPatterson is proposing to form a "New Nortel" with long-term viability in order to maximize value for all stakeholders. This independently held business would provide a range of opportunities -- from additional bolt-on...

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Qwest and DIRECTV Extend Agreement for 5 More Years

Qwest Communications and DIRECTV announced a 5-year extension to their existing strategic partnership that allows Qwest to continue to offer DIRECTV services to residential customers. Financial terms of the arrangement were not disclosed.The agreement extends a strategic alliance that started in October 2004. Under the deal, Qwest will provide an enhanced customer experience through streamlined customer support and the development of integrated products and services in partnership with DIRECTV.In addition to the new agreement, Qwest and DIRECTV...

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Samsung Launches "Mondi" WiMAX-Enabled Mobile Internet Device

Samsung Mobile is launching the "Mondi" -- a mobile WiMAX-enabled handheld device for the Clear Mobile WiMAX service now available in Atlanta, Las Vegas, Portland, OR and future WiMAX markets.The Mondi slides open horizontally to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard. The device offers instant access to E-mail, Internet, video content and business applications. The device also supports various services including Fring, Gypsii, and Windows Live Messenger....

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Vietnam's Viettel selects NSN for 3G network

Viettel, the leading telecommunications provider in Vietnam has selected Nokia Siemens Networks for Vietnam's first 3G network. Under the contract, Nokia Siemens Networks will provide the hardware, software and services required to build and manage the network, including skills training for Viettel's team. Product deliveries begin this month. http://www.nokiasiemensnetworks....

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Zain Nigeria Selects NSN for Optical Backbone

Zain Nigeria has selected Nokia Siemens Networks to expand its existing 4000 km nationwide fiber backbone network by an additional 600 km. The Nokia Siemens Networks' Outside Plant Turnkey Solution for fixed networks ensures that all elements including project management, logistics and installation services are designed to optimize CAPEX and lower OPEX. NSN said Zain has already profited from the efficient roll-out of Phase 1 resulting in savings of close to US$7 million. http://www.nokiasiemensnetworks....

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Alcatel-Lucent's LGS Supplies Optics for U.S. Army in Germany

LGS, a subsidiary of Alcatel-Lucent, has completed the European Dense Wave Division Multiplexed -- Optical Transport Network (DWDM-OTN) for the U.S. Army. This project, valued at more than $35 million, caps off a three and a half year effort to design, deploy and system test an installation information infrastructure in Europe that will link the forward-deployed soldiers to worldwide Command and Control (C2) and information systems. The DWDM-OTN Network project, awarded in the spring of 2006, consists of three DWDM rings spanning some 2,100 kilometers...

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China Mobile Deploys Alcatel-Lucent's GPON

China Mobile has named Alcatel-Lucent as sole supplier for the deployment of a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network in 10 cities across the provinces of Guangdong and Anhui. Guangdong Mobile and Anhui Mobile will use GPON to deliver broadband services over distances of up to 20km. The contracts were secured through Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell. Alcatel-Lucent will deploy its 7342 Intelligent Services Access Manager Fiber-to-the-User (ISAM FTTU) platform, the company's flagship GPON solution for the delivery of ultra-high-speed services to residential...

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China Mobile selects Alcatel-Lucent and Datang for TD-SCDMA Phase 3

China Mobile has selected Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell, and Datang Mobile for deployment of its phase III TD-SCDMA mobile networks in 11 provinces. The consortium has now captured an overall market presence in 16 out of 31 provincial markets in China. Notably, the consortium secured prominent market positions in Guangdong, Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, the four provinces with the highest gross domestic product (GDP) and network growth potential in...

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Huawei Names Oclaro as Strategic Supplier

Oclaro, the new company that resulted from the merger of Bookham and Avanex, has received official designation as a Strategic Supplier by Huawei Technologies. Huawei indicated that Oclaro was chosen for this relationship due to the breadth of its product portfolio and enabling technologies, and the scale of the current business relationship. http://www.huawei....

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MultiService Forum Plans LTE/SAE Interoperability Event for March 2010

The MultiService Forum is planning a major LTE/SAE (Long Term Evolution / System Architecture Evolution) Interoperability Event for March 2010. Vodafone and China Mobile are the first to sign up for the event.The MSF said the upcoming event will provide the most comprehensive test yet of the EPC (Evolved Packet Core) infrastructure. The event will be hosted by Vodafone's Test and Innovation Centre in Dusseldorf, Germany, as well as China Mobile's...

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Ciena Supplies Carrier Ethernet Backhaul for Clearwire in Las Vegas

Ciena's Carrier Ethernet Service Delivery (CESD) platforms are providing the backhaul solution for Clearwire's CLEAR 4G mobile WiMAX service in Las Vegas. Ciena platforms are also providing 4G backhaul for the CLEAR service in Baltimore, Atlanta and Portland.Specifically, Clearwire is using Ciena's LE-311v Service Delivery Switches, CN 5305 Service Aggregation Switches and Ethernet Services Manager software for its 4G backhaul solution. Ciena said its Ethernet Services Manager's intelligent software automation enables Clearwire to build and deploy...

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Sprint to Launch 4G in Aug in Atlanta. Portland, Vegas

Sprint is preparing to launch its 4G mobile broadband services in Atlanta, Portland and Las Vegas in August. Sprint 4G customers will step up to wireless connections that deliver peak downlink speeds of more than 10 Mbps and average downlink speeds of 3-6 Mbps. Sprint estimates that is 4G capabilities are three to five times faster than the 3G service offered by any national wireless carrier today, based on average download speeds. In addition to...

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Apple Ships 5.2 Million iPhones in Q2

Apple sold 5.2 million iPhones in Q2, representing 626 percent unit growth over the year-ago quarter. The company said demand for the new iPhone 3GS has been very robust and that supply has been restrained in many markets. The iPhone is being sold in 80 countries.Apple noted that the installed based for iPhones + iTouch now exceeds 45 million. The AppStore has recorded over 1.5 billion to date.In June 2009, the Company began selling iPhone 3GS, the third-generation iPhone. In July 2008, the company began selling iPhone 3G, the second-generation...

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