Portugal's ONI Implements ASON/GMPLS with Alcatel-Lucent

ONI Communications (ONI), a leading Portuguese communications operator, has completed the deployment of a control-plane based optical network based on Alcatel-Lucent's solution. The intelligent optical core enables higher levels of network security and availability to ONI's business customers.Alcatel-Lucent deployed an optical network using an intelligent control plane. The intelligent control plane, based on Automatically Switched Optical Network/Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (ASON/GMPLS) technology, is key for dynamic networking...

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XConnect Raises $10 Million in Series B Funding

XConnect, which specializes in neutral and secure next-generation interconnection and ENUM-registry services, has raised $10 million in Series B funding. The financing will enable London-based XConnect to continue expanding its "Interconnect 2.0" portfolio, which includes Carrier ENUM-registry and multimedia interconnection hub services. A consortium of investors, including Venrock Associates (U.S.), Accel Partners (U.K.), Grazia Equity (Germany) and Crescent Point Group (Singapore), participated in the new funding. http://www.xconnect....

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Freescale Offers Quad-core QorIQ Processors

Freescale Semiconductor introduced its 45-nm QorIQ P4040 processor, a four-core version of its flagship P4080 processor. The new device, which is pin and code compatible with the eight-core P4080 device, combines control, datapath and application layer processing. Target applications include wireless infrastructure, enterprise routing and switching and industrial platforms. http://www.freescale....

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Aricent and Cavium Team on LTE Evolved Packet Core

Aricent announced a Long Term Evolution (LTE) Evolved Packet Core (EPC) development collaboration with Cavium Networks. The companies will offer pre-optimized, performance-enhanced and highly-scalable EPC Serving Gateway (SGW), PDN Gateway (PGW) and Mobility Management Entity (MME) ready-to-use software frameworks for Cavium's OCTEON Multi-core MIPS64 processor family. This joint effort creates significant technology synergies, offering LTE equipment manufacturers a high-performance, high-capacity solution for their EPC platforms, while simultaneously...

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NSN Unveils Self Organizing Networks (SON) Suite for 2G. 3G, 4G

Nokia Siemens Networks introduced a Self Organizing Networks (SON) Plug and Play feature for GSM/WCDMA/HSPA+ and LTE that automatically sets up the right parameters in base station commissioning, thereby making network rollouts faster and more efficient. The SON Plug and Play suite will also automate the optimization of networks in service. The SON Suite is the essential part of Nokia Siemens Networks Single RAN solution. At the core of the Nokia...

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Belgacom International Carrier Implements 40Gbps with NSN

Belgacom International Carrier Services is quadrupling the capacity of its European network by upgrading from 10 Gbps to 40 Gbps. Nokia Siemens Networks has been selected for the DWDM network upgrade program. The optimization consists in the deployment of the long-haul DWDM platform, including optical amplifiers and software upgrades. NSN is providing its SURPASS hiT 7500 ultra-long haul DWDM platform to the carrier. Financial terms were not disclosed....

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HP Adds BladeSystem Switching Components

HP has expanded its networking portfolio with new HP ProCurve offerings integrated with HP BladeSystem infrastructure products. The new offerings include the HP ProCurve 6120 series designed to leverage the HP BladeSystem infrastructure and an expansion of the HP ProCurve 8200 and 5400 Ethernet switch portfolio. Also included in the announcement is a firmware upgrade to HP Virtual Connect that allows users to change bandwidth on the fly to respond to fluctuations in application requirements.The 10GbE HP ProCurve 6120XG Blade Switch is designed...

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Hutchison Telecom Hong Kong Picks NSN for 42 Mbps HSPA+

Hutchison Telecommunications has appointed Nokia Siemens Networks as the sole vendor and service partner for its 3G network modernization and expansion project. Nokia Siemens Networks will deploy High Speed Packet Access evolution (HSPA+) technology to leapfrog existing high speed data access technology and deliver speeds of up to 42Mbps. A five-year framework agreement has been reached between both parties which includes a minimum equipment purchase of close to HK$ 350 million (approximately EURO 31 million).http://www.nsn....

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AT&T Teams with Vlingo for Speech Recognition in Mobile Devices

AT&T and Vlingo announced a licensing agreement and strategic alliance to incorporate AT&T's Watson technology into Vlingo's speech-enabled applications. The goal it to enable people to use their voice to create and send a text message or email, search the Web, access social networking tools, etc.As part of the alliance, AT&T will take a minority equity stake in Vlingo. Financial terms were not disclosed.AT&T noted that it already...

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Alcatel-Lucent Outlines IP/Optical Transformation Blueprint

Alcatel-Lucent outlined its Converged Backbone Transformation solution aimed at relieving the strain on service providers' core networks by optimizing the routing of IP packets over optical transport.Dramatic growth in Internet video traffic, along with a growing flood of IP-based business services, are increasing the strain on core routers -- through which nearly all traffic passes. Continually adding core router capacity is expensive, and as a...

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