NETGEAR Implements Quantenna's Full-11n Chipset for 4x4 MIMO Wi-Fi

NETGEAR has implemented Quantenna Communications' Full-11n Chipset for use in wireless high-definition (HD) audio/video products. NETGEAR and Quantenna are collaborating on consumer wireless home-entertainment networking products that incorporate all industry-standard 802.11n features that are necessary for delivering ultra-reliable Wi-Fi bandwidth. Full-11n technology for wireless full HD networking includes 4x4 Multiple Input Multiple Output...

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Lantiq to Acquire Metalink's WLAN Business

Newly-formed Lantiq has agreed to acquire Metalink's wireless local area network (WLAN) business up to $16.9 million in cash. Financial terms include earn-out payments of up to an aggregate $8.0 million, contingent upon the acquired business's achievement of specified performance targets through March 2012.Metalink's WLANPLUS is a high-throughput, 802.11n-draft-compliant wireless LAN technology optimized for the networked home entertainment environment....

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Google Prices Nexus One at $529 or $179 with T-Mobile Contract

Google introduced its Nexus One mobile phone using hardware from HTC Corporation along with Android software. The device will be sold over the web in the U.S. without service for $529 or starting at $179 with a two-year contract from T-Mobile USA. In the near future, Verizon Wireless in the US and Vodafone in Europe plan to offer services to customers in their respective geographies.Some of the featured capabilities include:Thinness: 11.5mm; Weight:...

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AT&T Completes Expedited 7.2Mbps HSPA Upgrade Nationwide

AT&T completed an expedited software upgrade of its 3G cell sites nationwide to support High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA) 7.2 technology. AT&T is upgrading these cell sites with enhanced backhaul connections over the course of 2010 and 2011, primarily with fiber connections. The combination of HSPA 7.2 technology and enhanced backhaul will support theoretical peak maximum speeds of 7.2 Mbps, though as with any mobile broadband network, actual...

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Apple Acquire Quattro Wireless for Mobile Advertising

Apple has acquired Quattro Wireless, a start-up offering mobile advertising solutions, for an undisclosed sum. Quattro's Q Elevation dynamic targeting platform helps advertisers to reach a desired audience. The technology encompasses ad serving, tracking and analytics for a global network of sites and applications. The company is based in Waltham, MA. http://www.quattrowireless.com http://www.apple.comQuattro Wireless was founded by Andy Miller...

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Skype Moves to 720p Video Calling and Skype-Enabled HDTVs

Skype released a new version for Windows that can deliver up to 720p HD-quality video calling at 1280 x 720 resolution, at up to 30 frames per second. To make an HD video call, users will need a high-speed broadband connection, a new HD webcam, a PC with a 1.8 GHz dual-core processor and Skype 4.2 Beta for Windows. HD webcams are just starting to arrive on the market. New "Skype Certified" HD webcams from faceVsion and In Store Solutions will handle...

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Go Daddy Reports Rapid Growth in SSL Certificate Business

Go Daddy, the world's largest domain registrar, reports that its SSL business is booming. The company said it is now issuing nearly half of all net new SSL certificates.Citing survey figures from Netcraft, Go Daddy said that during the past month it added twice as many SSL certificates than any other company -- and nearly three times the amount of current market share leader VeriSign. As a result, VeriSign's market share dropped, paving the way...

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Samsung Mobile Phone Integrates ATSC Mobile Digital TV chip

At this week's CES, Samsung is demonstrating a mobile phone featuring a single ATSC Mobile Digital TV chip that allows the phone to receive live TV programming from local broadcast stations, including prime-time network programs, local news and sports and emergency alerts. Samsung Moment, exclusively from Sprint, will receive live digital TV using Samsung's Mobile DTV chip. The phone uses the Android OS and features a 3.2-inch AMOLED display screen, which delivers crisp colors, bright pictures outdoors, and wide viewing angles. http://www.samsung.com...

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Hibernia Atlantic Lands $13 Million Investment

Constellation Growth Capital has invested $13.4 million in Hibernia Atlantic, which operates a trans-Atlantic undersea cable network. The investment provides Hibernia with additional capital for growth opportunities, including allowing the company to increase its network Points of Presence (POPs) in North America and Europe. This investment follows Hibernia’s recent acquisition of MediaXstream, a leading provider of high quality transport and managed...

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Verizon Offers SMB Internet Customers a 3G EV-DO Back-up

Verizon Business has begun offering a 3G EV-DO Back-up to small- and medium-sized business (SMB) customers using its dedicated Internet access service. The new solution -- Verizon Internet Dedicated Access with Mobile Broadband -- automatically routes business traffic to the Verizon Wireless 3G EV-DO broadband wireless network in the event of a service disruption. The combined solution features two linked ADTRAN NetVanta 3200 routers -- one connected to the primary T1 access source and the other featuring a 3G wireless Network Interface Module...

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Ciena's CN 4200 Deployed by Georgia's ETC

TC, a communications company serving residential and business customers in north Georgia, has deployed Ciena's CN 4200 FlexSelect Advanced Services Platform to upgrade its backbone network with additional capacity, optical protection switching for resiliency against accidental fiber cuts and the ability to offer SONET, Ethernet, storage and digital video services via programmable ports. Financial terms were not disclosed. http://www.ciena.comhttp...

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Broadcom Debuts its Latest IP Set-Top Box Chips

Broadcom introduced its latest set-top box (STB) family of system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions supporting expanded IPTV services, such as networked DVR and IP video services, for both client-server and low cost standalone deployment models. The latest generation of IP STB SoC solutions includes the Broadcom BCM7208 (for HD applications) and the Broadcom BCM7468 (for SD applications).http://www.broadcom.comhttp...

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Apple's App Store Downloads Top Three Billion

More than three billion apps have been downloaded from the Apple App Store by iPhone and iPod touch users worldwide. http://www.apple.comhttp...

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STMicroelectronics Unveils MEMS Digital Compass Module

STMicroelectronics introduced a MEMS digital compass module for consumer and portable applications that integrates a 3-axis digital accelerometer with a 3-axis digital magnetic sensor.The digital compass uses magneto-resistive technology from Honeywell and aims to accelerate the adoption of enhanced electronic compassing in portable consumer applications, including direction finding, map/display orientation, location-based services and pedestrian dead reckoning.ST said its new module adds forward direction orientation that enables application developers...

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