Motorola secures major WiMAX contract in Ireland

Motorola has been selected by Imagine to design and deploy an end-to-end WiMAX network to replace Imagine's existing wireless infrastructure nationwide across Ireland. Motorola will provide deployment, integration and support services to Imagine in addition to WiMAX equipment. This will include WiMAX Access Points, such as the WAP 450 for increased coverage and capacity in a compact design and the WAP 800 with beamforming antenna techniques for...

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Bell Labs Collaborates with Korea's Gachon Energy Institute

Alcatel-Lucent's Bell Labs and the Gachon Energy Research Institute (GERI) of Korea's Kyungwon University have entered into a joint research agreement to design mission-critical communication infrastructure, comprehensive security systems, and develop innovative businesses models for the next-generation smart power grid (Smart Grid). The Grid 2.0 research project aims is to enhance the efficiency, reliability, security, and intelligence of electric power grids by exploiting the convergence between electric power systems and information and communications...

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NTT DOCOMO Selects Alcatel-Lucent's 7450 Ethernet Switch

NTT DOCOMO has selected Alcatel-Lucent's 7450 Ethernet Service Switch (ESS) for a nationwide, high quality, latency-sensitive network addressing voice and video traffic when transporting over its core IP network. It also provides a smooth evolution path for NTT DOCOMO to upgrade its network to 10Gig and - as network growth demands -- to 40Gig and 100Gig. Financial terms were not disclosed. http://www.alcatel-lucent....

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Fujitsu Releases MPEG-4 Encoder/Decoder for Remote Applications

Fujitsu Frontech North America released a set of compact MPEG-4 AVC encoders and decoders for real time transmission of high-definition (HD) and standard-definition (SD) content over IP networks. The IP-900 is designed formobile and transportable applications in news gathering and other remote event applications. The Fujitsu IP-900E encoder utilizes advanced H.264 encoding for bandwidth-efficient real time transmission of digital content over IP networks. Error correction and retransmission (FEC/ARQ) technology enables the Fujitsu IP-900 series...

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Wi-Fi Direct Specification Nears Completion

The Wi-Fi Alliance is nearing completion of a new specification to enable Wi-Fi devices to connect to one another without joining a traditional home, office, or hotspot network. The Wi-Fi Alliance expects to begin certification for this new specification in mid-2010, and products which achieve the certification will be designated Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Wi-Fi Direct. The Wi-Fi Direct specification, previously code-named "Wi-Fi peer-to-peer," can be implemented in any Wi-Fi device, from mobile phones, cameras, printers, and notebook computers, to human...

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Brocade to OEM Motorola's 802.11 WLAN

Brocade is partnering with Motorola's Enterprise Mobility Solutions business unit on wireless LAN (WLAN), voice-over-WLAN, mobile unified communications/fixed mobile convergence (FMC), cloud computing and wireless broadband technologies. The companies established an OEM reseller agreement, through which, Brocade will rebrand and resell a number of Motorola's enterprise wireless LAN solutions and resell Motorola wireless security products as an extension of its own IP/Ethernet product portfolio. "Working together, Brocade and Motorola can develop...

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AT&T Delivers Campus Application with Pyxis Mobile

AT&T introduced a new mobile application for colleges and universities that extends the college experience to students' mobile devices.Built with Application Studio, a mobile application platform from Pyxis Mobile, UpperClass from AT&T is a customizable application delivering a wide range of campus-related information to students, administrators, faculty, parents and alumni. The application provides a college community with real-time access to the information, including class information, student and faculty directories, scheduling, administration...

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TELUS Deploys Fujitsu's FLASHWAVE

TELUS has selected Fujitsu's FLASHWAVE Packet Optical Networking Platforms (Packet ONPs) for its next-generation converged Packet/TDM optical network. The deployment features the Fujitsu FLASHWAVE 9500 and FLASHWAVE 4100 ES Packet ONPs. Network planning, management, and professional services support are being provided by the complete line of Fujitsu NETSMART software solutions and Network Life Cycle Services. Financial terms were not disclosed.The Fujitsu FLASHWAVE 9500 Packet ONP combines the functionality of Connection-oriented Ethernet and...

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Motorola Releases Wireless Ethernet Backhaul for Licensed Spectrum

Motorola introduced a licensed microwave point-to-point (PTP) Ethernet solution operating in the 11, 18, 23 and 26 GHz frequency bands and designed to backhaul IP data for a range of applications, including building-to-building connectivity, distance learning, last-mile access or wireless video surveillance. The new Motorola PTP 800 delivers network speeds ranging from 10 to 368 Mbps, full duplex on a single channel, and offers user-configured channel...

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Internap Adds Hibernia Atlantic to Carrier Diversity Model

Internap Network Services has added Hibernia Atlantic's trans-Atlantic cable system to its diverse network of backbone providers. Internap's patented routing technology chooses the best path for content delivery. The company currently delivers and distributes applications and content for more than 3,000 companies over its managed Internet and Content Delivery Network (CDN). With the addition of Hibernia to the best-path options available within this architecture, Internap's private network backbone solution is even less susceptible to failures...

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