Tata Communications Completes 3.8 Tbps TGN-Intra Asia Cable

Tyco Telecommunications completed the installation, testing and commissioning of the TGN-Intra Asia (TGN-IA) Cable System on behalf of Tata Communications. The fully operational 6700KM TGN-IA system links Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo, Vietnam and the Philippines, providing route diversity throughout the Asia-Pacific region. The TGN Intra-Asia Cable System is unique in offering a direct fiber path between Singapore and Tokyo, so delivering the fastest...

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Force10 Selected for China's Magic Cube Supercomputer

Tianjin Dawning Computer Industry Co. has deployed Force10 Networks' C-Series switches and S2410 access switch as the high performance foundation for China's new Magic Cube Supercomputer at the Shanghai Supercomputer Center (SSC). Magic Cube (previously known as the Dawning 5000A) ranked as one of the top 10 fastest supercomputers in the world when it was put into operation on June 15th, 2009. Magic Cube maintains 180 teraflop/s (trillions of floating-point operations per second) of computing speed. Force10's C300 switch provides 5 microsecond...

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Motorola Provides Proactive Wireless LAN Security Testing

Motorola's Enterprise Mobility Solutions introduced an AirDefense Wireless Vulnerability Assessment solution designed for proactively assessing the security posture of wireless networks. The solution provides active wireless testing capable of evaluating every deployed wireless access point. Motorola said that by simulating active attacks from a hacker's point-of-view, its AirDefense Wireless Vulnerability Assessment solution allows administrators to proactively assess the security of sensitive systems on the wireless network, such as cardholder...

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EU to Invest EUR 18 Million in LTE Advanced Technology Project

The European Commission will invest EUR 18 million on Long Term Evolution (LTE) Advanced technology research.In September, the Commission will start to negotiate the details with project consortia, including the flagship ARTIST4G that builds on the achievements of the WINNER projects and unites 4G industry and researchers from Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden and the UK. The new projects are expected to start in...

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Accanto Launches IMS X-Ray for Customer Service Assurance

Helsinki-based Accanto Systems has launched its IMS X-Ray for providing customer service assurance over IMS. Accanto System's IMS X-Ray is an Oracle-based application that pulls correlated IMS xDR information from Accanto's Traffic Analysis and Monitoring System (TAMS) as well as its advanced converged network probes (3GMaster, NeTracker, MSA-QX) to present intelligent and customizable views of an operator's IMS network. It supports the latest converged network technology, including 3GPP Release 7 and protocol coverage for SIP, SIP-T, SIP-M, RTP,...

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ABI Research: One Billion Wi-Fi Chipsets to Ship in 2011

ABI Research is forecasting that Wi-Fi chipset vendors will ship one billion units in 2011 alone. By the end of the following year a cumulative five billion such chipsets will have shipped since the firm began tracking Wi-Fi chipsets in 2000. Wi-Fi is penetrating an ever-widening array of devices. Wi-Fi chipset shipments will total well over 100 million just for smartphones this year, and smartphones, netbooks, and a wide variety of consumer electronics devices such as portable media players, TVs, and cameras will become increasingly important...

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ClearAccess Closes $6 Million for TR-069 Management

ClearAccess, a start-up based in Vancouver, closed $6 million in Series B financing for its broadband device management and advanced data services.ClearAccess' ClearVision Management System enables service providers to remotely manage residential and small business gateways using the Broadband Forum's TR-069 protocol, enabling active management of the home and office network through a web browser. The company said service providers can use ClearVision...

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SkyTerra Intends to File for Broadband Stimulus Funds

SkyTerra filed an application with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) for stimulus funds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).SkyTerra's application, which focuses on increasing broadband adoption by the public safety community, seeks $37 million to fund the development and deployment of two dual-mode wireless devices, optimized for public safety use. SkyTerra would provide an additional $9 million, for a total program investment of $46 million. The devices will be capable of communicating with...

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Meraki Sees Surge in Wi-Fi Devices in Use in North America

Meraki reported a significant increase in the number of wireless-capable devices in use in North America, especially the number of Apple devices and handhelds being used. Meraki, which enterprise-class wireless networks using cloud-based technology, conducted a census that compared activity seen by a single set of randomly selected Meraki wireless access points in North America in 2008 and 2009 in order to understand macro-level traffic and end-user...

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China Telecom Selects Spirent for Mobile Terminal Testing

China Telecom has selected the Spirent C2K-ATS system to test mobile phones before they are offered to its subscribers. China Telecom will use the Spirent test system for parametric radio testing, signaling conformance testing, data performance testing and location-based services (LBS) testing. Financial terms were not disclosed.http://www.spirent.com http://en.chinatelecom.com....

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FCC Launches National Broadband Blog

The FCC has established a blog to stimulate public dialogue over the development of a National Broadband Plan."To foster public dialogue about the National Broadband Plan, we're tapping the power of the Internet to launch a new FCC blog,'' FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski wrote in the blog's first post. "Blogband will keep people up-to-date about the work the FCC is doing and the progress we're making. But we want it to be a two-way conversation....

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NEC Employs IP Infusion Middleware for Service Aggregation Switch

NEC is using IP Infusion's ZebOS switch/router middleware for its new CX2600 service aggregation switch. NEC's new CX2600, targeted primarily at mobile backhaul markets, deploys an MPLS function based on IP Infusion's ZebOS technology. In addition to MPLS and key Layer 2/Layer 3 technologies, ZebOS supports IPv6, Carrier Ethernet and wireless backhaul capabilities. http://www.ipinfusion....

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Nominum Enhances Carrier DNS with Automatic Propagation of Threat Data

Nominum its releasing the third generation of its Trusted Response and Universal Enforcement (TRUE) Architecture, which allows service providers to use DNS to provide instant and automatic protection to end users against a wide range of Internet threats as soon as they are discovered.  Whereas traditional DNS provides the end-user with direct domain name resolution to any site -- including malicious sites, phishing sites. Malware infected sites...

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