Solarflare Announces 10 Gigabit Controller Family, 10GBASE-T LOM Chip

Solarflare Communications introduced its new family of 10GbE controllers, including the industry's first 10GBASE-T LAN-on-motherboard (LOM) product. This new product family, which represents the company's third-generation 10GbE products consists of the Solarstorm SFL9022 dual-port LOM, the Solarstorm SFL9021 single-port LOM and the Solarstorm SFC9020 dual-port controller. Solarflare said its 10GbE controllers achieve sub-6 microsecond latency, enabling...

Read More

Level 3 Requests Federal Stimulus Funding

Level 3 Communications has applied for federal stimulus funding to expand broadband access under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The applications propose $15 million in grant funding and an additional $5 million in Level 3 matching funds to create new access points or "middle mile" connections to the Level 3 network in more than 50 rural markets in six states. Level 3 said it would use grant funding and its own capital to deploy new...

Read More

Starent Surpasses 100th Carrier Deployment Milestone

Starent Networks' multimedia core platforms have now been deployed in more than 100 mobile operator networks in 45 countries worldwide. Starent's ST40 and ST16 multimedia core platforms enable high-speed multimedia services such as video, music downloads and broadband Internet on mobile networks including CDMA, femtocells, UMTS/HSPA, WiFi and WiMAX. Additionally, the Starent platforms support an evolution to LTE through software upgradeability. http://www.starentnetworks....

Read More

Nokia Booklet Connects with 3G and Wi-Fi

Nokia unveiled a new Windows based "Booklet 3G" powered by an Intel Atom processor. Connectivity options include 3G/ HSPA and Wi-Fi. The Booklet, which is intended to be sold through service providers, boasts up to 12 hours of battery life, an ultra-portable aluminum chassis, and a weight of1.25 kilograms. The mini-laptop also comes with an HDMI port for HD video out, a front facing camera for video calling, integrated Bluetooth and an easily...

Read More

Telstra International Launches Global VPLS and EVPL

Telstra International is now offering an expanded range of Ethernet Wide Area Network (WAN) services across the US, Asia and Europe.Telstra International's Global Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) will provide multinational companies with a fully meshed, secure WAN connection over multiple global sites, while customers looking for point-to-point or point to multi-point connections can use the Global Ethernet Virtual Private Line (EVPL). Both services...

Read More

SOLiD Technologies Announced 16 Wave WDM-PON

South Korea-based SOLiD Technologies has developed a WDM-PON system with the ability to deliver 16 WDM channels of GbE over a single fiber core up to more than 40km. Unlike the conventional WDM-PONs like Injection-locking and RSOA where external seed light sources are used, this system uses the cost-effective tunable lasers with a wavelength stabilization scheme. http://www.st.co....

Read More

Crossbeam Signs Three European Partners

Crossbeam Systems has signed three European companies to its Crossbeam Accredited Service Provider (CASP) program: Afina (Spain), Clounet (Switzerland) and ExperTeach (Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Belgium ). http://www.crossbeam.c...

Read More

Alcatel-Lucent Gains FCC Certification for 700 MHz LTE Base Stations

Alcatel-Lucent is the first vendor to receive FCC certification for its Long Term Evolution (LTE) wireless broadband solution optimized for 700 MHz spectrum. Alcatel-Lucent is now shipping its 700 MHz LTE base stations to service providers in the United States. With this achievement Alcatel-Lucent becomes the first vendor to have FCC-certified LTE base stations available, a key requirement for sales in the U.S. Market. http://www.alcatel-lucent....

Read More

AT&T Launches Triple Play Deal

AT&T launched of a new bundle offer that combines AT&T U-verse and AT&T wireless services for significant savings. The new "Buy Two, Get One Free" offer gives customers the choice of a flexible AT&T U-verse triple-play bundle that includes wireless voice service, a bundle option that is not available from the local cable providers.With "Buy Two, Get One Free," new U-verse customers who bundle U-verse TV (package U200 or above) with...

Read More

Microsoft Unveils OneApp for Feature Mobile Phones

Microsoft unveiled OneApp, a new software application that enables feature phones -- commonly found in emerging markets -- to access mobile apps such as Facebook, Twitter, Windows Live Messenger, and other popular apps and games. brOneApp is a lightweight software client with an on-phone footprint of just 150 KB. It dynamically launches just the parts of a mobile app that a person wants to use, eliminating additional installation time and the need for a person to store all of the mobile apps on the phone. OneApp includes cloud services that help...

Read More

Ikanos Completes Acquisition of Conexant Broadband Access Line

Ikanos Communications completed its previously announced acquisition of the Broadband Access product line from Conexant Systems, for approximately $54 million in cash, excluding transaction costs, and the assumption of certain employee and facility related liabilities. Simultaneously, Ikanos received an investment of $42 million, excluding transaction-related expenses, from Tallwood Venture Capital, a leading investment firm focused on the semiconductor industry. In addition, Craig Garen, former senior vice president and general manager of Conexant's...

Read More

Cisco Doubles Line Card Density of ASR 9000

Cisco introduced a single-slot 16 x 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GE) line card that effectively doubles the density of its flagship edge router, the Cisco Aggregation Services Router 9000 Series. Cisco also announced Telstra as a new ASR 9000 customer.Cisco introduced the ASR-9000 in November 2008 and shipped the first systems to select customers in March 2009. The ASR 9000 platform, which entered general release in May 2009, offers 6.4 terabits per...

Read More

Devicescape: Wi-Fi Expectations Continue to Rise

An overwhelming number of Wi-Fi users now expect device manufacturers to build Wi-Fi into more devices - such as cell phones, digital cameras and portable gaming devices -- according to Devicescape's second quarterly Wi-Fi Report. The survey, conducted by Decipher, Inc. and sponsored by Devicescape, Intel and Meraki, queried more than 8,000 Wi-Fi users, representing a cross-section of Devicescape's overall membership. Key findings from the "Devicescape...

Read More