PMC-Sierra Advances IP-over-OTN Architecture with META 20G

PMC-Sierra announced the latest step in its IP-over-OTN architecture with the unveiling of its PM5422 META 20G device. The META 20G devices enable Carrier Ethernet Switch and Router (CESR) equipment to seamlessly connect to emerging Metro Optical Transport Networks (ITU-T G.709 OTN) with unified end-to-end network management. The The META 20G device integrates Carrier Ethernet mapping and framing of 10GE LAN and WAN, and OTN mapping of IP-services...

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Sprint Nextel to Acquire iPCS for $831 Million

Sprint Nextel agreed to acquire iPCS for approximately $831 million, including the assumption of $405 million of net debt. The deal provides Sprint with more than 700,000 PCS wireless users and 270,000 wholesale customers. iPCS's services are currently sold under the Sprint brand name and in Sprint-branded stores. As part of the agreement, Sprint Nextel and iPCS will seek an immediate stay of all pending litigation between the parties with a final...

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Sony Ericsson Outsources Infrastructure Services with HP

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications has signed a five-year technology outsourcing services agreement with HP. Under the new agreement, HP will provide infrastructure management services that include Sony Ericsson's global server and storage environments. Additionally, HP will continue to provide global service desk for employee technology and application support. HP also will continue to host and operate Sony Ericsson's SAP enterprise landscape and databases. HP will deliver these services from a combination of Sony Ericsson locations and HP...

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Force10 Reports 25% Sequential Growth

Force10 Networks reported that its quarterly bookings increased 25% from the previous quarter for the period ending September 30, 2009. The company said its ExaScale E-Series virtualized core switch/router, which was introduced in March 2009, made significant contributions to the company's continued momentum. The platform is optimized for deployments in high-performance data centers, computing clusters and service provider carrier Ethernet core markets. Over the past two quarters, Force10 also experienced significant growth in 10 GbE shipments....

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Alloptic Releases MDU MicroNode RFoG ONUs

Alloptic released a new range of MicroNode RFoG optical networking units (ONU) optimized for deployments in multiple dwelling and multiple tenant (MDU/MTU) buildings and other applications with demanding distribution wiring.Alloptic's' 500 series MDU MicroNode RFoG ONU expands core RF over Glass (RFoG) benefits by eliminating the requirement for a distribution amplifier, saving both equipment and installation costs while also reducing overall noise...

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Alloptic Releases 802.3av-compliant 10Gbps EPON

Alloptic announced availability of its 802.3av compliant 10G EPON edge10 optical line terminal (OLT).Alloptic's OLT solution delivers 10Gbps EPON, now 802.3av-compliant, with seamless support for both 1G and 10G on the same box. This allows a common fiber infrastructure to concurrently support 1G, 10G and RFoG architectures. The 160 Gbps switching and aggregation platform supports up to 64 GE-PONs, up to 16 x 10G-EPON per shelf, or a combination...

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Mu Dynamics Offers Automated Paradigm for Testing IP Services

Mu Dynamics announced a significant expansion to its Mu Test Suite solution with new capabilities that leverage an adaptive testing approach. Compared to traditional test methodologies that require users to build test cases manually, Mu's adaptive testing system: Emulates the logic of the IP Service to provide thorough testing of the actual service not just individually testing the underlying components Drives multiple types of data by sampling...

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Infinera Extends its Digital Optical Reach into Metro Networks

Infinera is extending its digital optical transmission paradigm from the network core into metro markets with the introduction of a new ATN metro WDM edge platform.With the introduction of this new compact platform and the Infinera submarine solution announced last month, Infinera now provides optical transmission across all segments of the DWDM market: metro, regional/long-haul, and submarine. All systems leverage Infinera's integrated digital bandwidth...

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TI's Revenue Rises 17% in Q3 over Q2

Texas Instruments reported Q3 2009 revenue of$2.88 billion, net income of $538 million and earnings per share (EPS) of $0.42.TI's revenue declined 15 percent compared with the third quarter of 2008 and increased 17 percent compared with the second quarter of 2009. The decline from a year ago was the result of declines across all segments, particularly the Wireless segment. The increase from the prior quarter was due to growth in all segments, particularly the Analog segment.Despite revenue that was $507 million lower compared with the year-ago...

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Apple: 7.4 Million iPhone Sales in Q3, up 7% YoY

Apple sold 7.4 million iPhones in Q3 2009, representing seven percent unit growth over the year-ago quarter. A year earlier, during the first quarter of iPhone 3G availability ended September 27, 2008, 6.9 million units were sold, exceeding the 6.1 million first-generation iPhone units sold in the prior five quarters combined. http://www.apple....

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Verizon Launches its First "Quad-Play" Consumer Bundle

Verizon announced its s first "quad-play" of wireless calling, home phone, broadband Internet and TV services. Verizon customers in Northeast and Mid-Atlantic markets can get all four services on one bill, with discounts from $59 to $179 per year depending on the package. Verizon is also offering similar packages without traditional home phone service.The basic Verizon quad-play FiOS bundle consists of the national Verizon Wireless calling plan...

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Cable & Wireless Panama Selects Ciena

Cable & Wireless Panama has upgraded its nationwide backbone network using Ciena's CN 4200® FlexSelect Advanced Services Platforms. The new network provides efficient transport for a variety of TDM and transparent Ethernet services using advanced Optical Transport Network (OTN) and software-programmable port technologies that maximize the operator's flexibility for offering multiple services to its residential and enterprise customers. Cable & Wireless Panama has initially selected the CN 4200 for a specific application -- a transport...

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NSN Adds Mintera's 40 Gbps DWDM module to hiT 7300

Nokia Siemens Networks has incorporated Mintera's 40 Gbps MI 4000XM Adaptive-DPSK module into the NSN hiT 7300 optical transport platform. The adaptive-DPSK technology incorporated in the MI 4000XM DWDM module enables 40 Gbps transport on 50GHz channel-spaced systems and transmission over agile ROADM networks without compromising ULH reach. The unit conforms to the industry standard footprint and incorporates an electrical Mux/Demux for compatibility with any 40 Gbps framer. The module has a 300-pin MSA connector with support for the appropriate...

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