Singapore's StarHub Implements 3G Direct Tunnel with NSN

Singapore-based StarHub has migrated its 3G core network to a flat network architecture using Nokia Siemes Networks' Direct Tunnel solution. This expansion will strengthen StarHub's HSPA+ (High Speed Packet Access)-based wireless broadband service, which offers speeds of 21 Mbps and up. Financial terms were not disclosed."Data traffic has increased exponentially over the last two years, and StarHub is now geared to handle the current and future...

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Zeugma Adds SmartBoost Capability its Service Delivery Router

Zeugma Systems introduced a SmartBoost capability that enables its service delivery router (SDR) to instantly increase the bandwidth to an individual broadband subscriber. The new capability leverages the Zeugma Services Node's (ZSN's) Open Application Sandbox (OAS) and robust traffic management capabilities providing the ability for subscribers to self-provision temporary bandwidth increases. Subscribers could signal their desire for more bandwidth...

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Mobile Hard Drives Reach 1 TB Capacity

WD introduced the industry's first 2.5-inch hard drive reach 1 TB capacity. A 750 GB WD Scorpio Blue model also will be available.The WD Scorpio Blue 750 GB and 1 TB hard drives have a 12.5 mm form factor and are designed for use in portable storage solutions, such as the newly released My Passport Essential SE Portable USB Drives. Other applications include select notebooks and small form factor desktop PCs, where quiet and cool operation are important....

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Australia Picks Mike Quigley to Head National Broadband Network Initiative

The Australian government has appointed Mike Quigley as the Executive Chairman of the company established to deliver the National Broadband Network (NBNCo).Quigley most recently served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Alcatel-Lucent. As a long-term Alcatel executive, he was instrumental in the merger with Lucent Technologies. During the course of his career, Mr. Quigley has led the development and integration of large scale Fibre-To-The-Premise (FTTP) and Fibre-To-The-Node (FTTN) implementations for some of the largest U.S. carriers....

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Corning's Telecom Sales Increase 14% Sequentially to $437 Million

Corning's telecommunications segment sales in Q2 2009 were $437 million, an increase of 14% over the previous quarter. In its quarterly financial report, Corning said it experienced strong demand for optical fiber and cable in China. In North America, the company saw increased demand for its fiber-to-the-home products. http://www.corning....

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BigBand Unveils Converged Video Exchange Software Control Plane

BigBand Networks introduced its Converged Video Exchange (CVEx), an intelligent software control plane that provides a unified means to deliver and manage linear and non-linear video services across the network edge, to traditional MPEG set-top boxes (STBs) and next-generation IP devices. BigBand said it developed the CVEx to remove the boundaries between disparate video service types by dynamically controlling the allocation of all RF and IP video services within a single bandwidth pool. The software is designed to offer a single control plane...

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ADTRAN Supplies Total Access 5000 to Iowa's Walnut Communications

Walnut Communications, a network operator serving west central Iowa, has selected Adtran's Total Access 5000 Multi-Service Access and Aggregation Platform (MSAP) for next-generation access and Ethernet transport throughout its network. Financial terms were not disclosed.Walnut will utilize ADTRAN's enhanced Pseudowire Emulation Edge to End (PWE3) technology via the Total Access 5000 for TDM service delivery and Ethernet transport over fiber. Walnut will also utilize the Total Access 5000's eSHDSL capabilities to provide high-bandwidth services...

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UNH-IOL Builds IPv6 Test for U.S. Government Compliance

The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL), in collaboration with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has just completed a test review event confirming the first test specifications for the US Government IPv6 (USGv6) Test Program. The new specifications resulting from the test review event will be used to test products for USGv6 compliance. As of July 2010, U.S. Government agencies will require IPv6...

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Huawei Opens LTE Laboratory in North America

Huawei inaugurated a Long Term Evolution (LTE) laboratory located in Richardson, Texas. Initially established with prototype equipment in fall of 2008, the facility has been upgraded to fully support commercial product releases for North America. The lab recently implemented Huawei's first commercial LTE solution release targeted at operators in the United States and Canada. Additionally, local research and development teams are now able to work more closely with North American operators to rigorously test LTE systems before delivery."It is a key...

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Tellabs Reports Q2 Revenue of $385 Million, Down 11% YoY

Tellabs' second-quarter 2009 revenue totaled $385 million, compared with $432 million in the second quarter of 2008. Tellabs earned $16 million or 4 cents per share on a GAAP (U.S. generally accepted accounting principles) basis, compared with $39 million or 10 cents per share in the year-ago quarter, which included a tax benefit of 9 cents per share.The company said more than half of overall revenue came from growth products, including the Tellabs 6300, 7100, 8600 and 8800 systems and professional services.GAAP gross profit margin was 43.5% in...

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Mobile Initiative for East Africa's Lake Victoria

Zain, and Ericsson, in an initiative coordinated by the GSM Association, have kicked off an effort to improve public security and bring development across the Lake Victoria region by extending the mobile network coverage. This initiative is expected to fuel economic and social development of the lakeside communities and potentially reduce the number of fishing-related deaths each year.The expanded mobile coverage will comprise the area of the lake...

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Swisscom Invests in Quantenna for Whole-Home 4x4 MIMO

Swisscom has made a strategic investment in Quantenna Communications, a start-up developing silicon for high-speed, wireless high definition (HD) video home networking. The investment expands Quantenna's Series C funding round, which also includes previous announced investors Grazia Equity, Sequoia Capital, Sigma Partners, Southern Cross Venture Partners and Venrock Associates. To date, Quantenna has raised over $44 million.Quantenna leverages...

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CopperGate joins HomeGrid Forum Board

The HomeGrid Forum, which promotes the ITU-T's G.hn standardization efforts, has expanded its Board of Directors with the addition of CopperGate Communications. CopperGate joins Best Buy, BT, Infineon, Intel, Panasonic, and Sigma Designs in leading the HomeGrid Forum.CopperGate Communications offers standards-based chipsets enable carrier-class distribution of broadband digital content over all three types of existing wires in the home: coax, phone,...

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Solarflare Appoints VP of Engineering

Solarflare Communications, a start-up developing low-power 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) silicon, appointed Danny Shamlou as senior vice president of engineering. Prior to Solarflare, Shamlou served as general manager and engineering vice president at Mindspeed and Conexant. Recently, Shamlou worked for Starport Systems as vice president of engineering, where he led the development of ultra high-frequency radio frequency identification SoC devices and a 65 nanometer XFI SERDES IP core. He has a bachelor's degree from the University of Tennessee...

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Verizon Offers Free Wi-Fi for Broadband Customers

Verizon has begun offering free Wi-Fi connectivity at its public hotspots to its broadband customers.New Verizon FiOS Internet customers who order an up-to- 25/15 Mbps or faster connection, or new HSI customers who order an up-to- 3 Mbps/768 Kbps or up-to- 7.1 Mbps/768 Kbps connection, can connect to the new Verizon Wi-Fi hot spots, at no additional charge as part of their broadband service. The new WiFi service is also available free of charge for existing FiOS Internet customers with up-to-20 Mbps or faster packages and existing HSI customers...

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Verizon Sees Continued Consumer Spending as Business Weakens

Despite the U.S. recession, consumer demand for wireless, broadband and video products continued to grow in Q2 at Verizon Communications, while sales at Verizon Business weakened.Verizon's total operating revenues grew 11.3 percent to $26.9 billion, compared with the second quarter 2008, including revenues from Alltel Corporation, which was acquired in January 2009. On a pro forma basis (determined by consolidating the operating results of Verizon...

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Rayspan Raises $12.5 million for Better Antennas

Rayspan, a start-up based in San Diego, raised $12.5 million in venture funding for its work with metamaterial air interface for wireless communications.Rayspan said its metamaterials provide breakthrough improvements in antenna and RF front-end component miniaturization, performance, cost reduction and ease of manufacture. The technology support a full range of fixed and mobile wireless WAN and LAN applications including all 2/3/4G cellular handsets, WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS. The new Series B financing was led by new investor Khosla Ventures, who...

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