Bouygues Telecom to Test LTE with Alcatel-Lucent

Bouygues Telecom has selected Alcatel-Lucent to evaluate the performance of LTE services in the 1800 MHz spectrum band. Specifically, Alcatel-Lucent will serve as the sole supplier and network integrator for Bouygues Telecom's field trials program which is scheduled to begin in 2010 at a number of sites in the western part of France. The LTE trials program will enable Bouygues Telecom to evaluate opportunities to introduce a variety of new multimedia...

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Beijing Mobile Deploys NSN's Direct Tunnel Solution

Beijing Mobile will be the first operator in the region to commercially implement Nokia Siemens Networks' direct tunnel technology to improve the efficiency of its packet core network while setting the stage for LTE. With mobile internet users accounting for more than half of China Mobile's subscriber base, data throughput has increased close to 200% over last year. NSN said its direct tunnel technology provides an intelligent connectivity short...

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Siemens Appoints Deutsche Telekom Exec as New CEO

Siemens Enterprise Communications Group (SEN Group) has appointed Hamid Akhavan as its new CEO. Mark Stone, interim CEO over recent months will resume his duties as Executive Chairman and remain part of the Executive Board. Hamid Akhavan joins SEN Group from Deutsche Telekom, where he serves as Chief Operating Officer, where he was responsible for mobile communications on the Board of Management of Deutsche Telekom since 2006, when he was appointed...

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ZyXEL Debuts First LTE CPE/SOHO Router Supporting up to 50 Mbps Service

ZyXEL Communications introduced the first fixed LTE CPE/SOHO router. The ZLR-2070S is an all-in-one, multi-service gateway that leverages compact, system-on-a-chip (SoC) technology to deliver cost-effective, non-FPGA-based LTE connectivity. The device delivers up to 50Mbps throughput and is optimized for multi service delivery. This includes broadband Internet connectivity, two VoIP ports, home networking via a four-port, 11n wireless switch, a...

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Solera Cites Strong Growth in Network Forensics

Solera Networks cited a strong uptake for its network forensics solutions by enterprises and government agencies, saying that it more than doubled its bookings in 2009. Solera's platform helps security professionals actively identify the full source, context and scope of a security incident within any network.The company also unveiled Solera OS 4.0, the latest version of its flagship product that provides active network forensics for instant response when a security incident occurs. Version 4.0 of Solera OS not only improves the platform's record-setting...

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PIPE to Link its New Pacific Undersea Cable to Equinix Sydney

PIPE Networks has selected Equinix as a key interconnect provider for its new PIPE Pacific Cable (PPC-1) undersea cable, which will link Australia to Guam with up to 2.56 Tbps of capacity. Through Equinix Sydney-1 (SY1) International Business Exchange (IBX) data center located in its Sydney campus, Equinix will provide PIPE with convenient, secure and cost-effective access to the aggregation of Australia's leading carriers operating within the center. The connection in Guam provides onward connectivity to Asia as well as to the United States.In...

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Force10 Adds 50-Port Gigabit and 10-Port 10GbE Cards

Force10 Networks has introduced two new line-rate 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10 GbE) and GbE line cards for use within its ExaScale virtualized core switch/routers that incorporate flexible pluggable transceiver modules. The 10-port 10 GbE line card and 50-port GbE line card for the ExaScale E1200 and the midsized ExaScale E600 chassis facilitate greater density.The new ExaScale 10-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) line card provides support for SR, LR, ER,...

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Huawei Partners With Metaswitch For Packet Protocol Software

Huawei Technologies has licensed a broad portfolio of Metaswitch Networks' network protocol software to power its next generation family of packet transport platforms. Under the terms of the partnership agreement, Metaswitch is providing Huawei with Metaswitch's unicast and multicast routing, packet MPLS, and VPN / PWE support. Huawei will also take advantage of Metaswitch's integrated control plane components that bond together the protocol stacks...

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Dell'Oro: Carrier IP Telephony Market Continues Gradual Recovery in Q3

The carrier IP telephony market grew almost 10 percent sequentially to $782 million during the third quarter of 2009, according to a new report from Dell'Oro Group. This growth is, in large part, a result of the increasing willingness of many service providers (SPs) to invest in infrastructure projects with strong near-term returns, such as voice-over-IP services for businesses.During the quarter, Acme Packet and Huawei each posted double-digit revenue...

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