LTE -- What Voice Services?

by Jose Deras, Vice President, Sales Engineering Much has been written lately about increased bandwidth benefits of LTE and Communication Service Providers (CSPs) plans to deploy the technology as the 4G foundation. Many CSPs have announced their LTE plans, some have begun LTE data trials, and the first LTE commercial data service was launched in December in Scandinavia. For sure there's a coming wave of network upgrades and new handsets...

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HP and Microsoft Chase Cloud Infrastructure-to-Application Model

HP and Microsoft announced a three-year agreement to pursue a new integrated technology stack that would significantly simplify technology environments for businesses. The companies will collaborate on an engineering roadmap for data management machines; converged, prepackaged application solutions; comprehensive virtualization offerings; and integrated management tools.Specifically, HP and Microsoft plan to deliver new solutions that will:be built...

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Nintendo's Wii to Stream Netflix

Nintendo's Wii will begin supporting online movie streaming from Netflix in the U.S. starting this spring. Netflix memberships start at $8.99 a month and offer unlimited streaming of movies and TV shows.As of Sept. 30, 2009, Netflix had 11.1 million subscribers. Streaming service is already available for Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3.To enable their systems to stream content from Netflix, Wii owners will need a Netflix instant-streaming...

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GSMA: 2.6 GHz Band Vital for the Growth of LTE

The licensing of the 2.6 GHz band will be critical to unlocking the benefits of global scale economies in the Mobile Broadband market, according to a new report* by US-based research firm Global View Partners in partnership with the GSMA. The research found that the 2.6 GHz spectrum, which has been identified globally by the ITU as the "3G extension band", will be vital in satisfying the demand for greater capacity for mobile broadband.The report...

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Ohio's Wabash Mutual Telephone Deploys Occam

Wabash Mutual Telephone, a subscriber-owned operator serving an 82-square mile area in West Central Ohio, is deploying Occam Networks 'FTTP equipment in new areas within and beyond its existing footprint. Wabash Mutual deployed Occam's ADSL2Plus solutions in 2005 as part of its Triple Play strategy. Today all of Wabash Mutual's ILEC service area enjoys ADSL2Plus service. Wabash Mutual is currently completing a competitive FTTH overbuild with Occam equipment that will include a series of 10 Gigabit middle mile transport rings feeding Gigabit Ethernet...

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Motorola Enables DOCSIS 3.0 for Armstrong Cable

Armstrong Cable is deploying the Motorola BSR 64000 TX32 Decoupled Downstream Module across its broadband network to enable DOCSIS 3.0 capabilities. By adding high-density and redundant TX32 modules directly into the Motorola BSR 64000, Armstrong can deliver an additional 64 QAM channels out of an existing chassis.Armstrong operates cable systems in Kentucky, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia. http://www.motorola....

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BT Gains IP Management Patent

BT's Diamond IP division, which develops software, appliances and services for managing IP networks, has been awarded a U.S. patent for its "Internet Protocol Address Management System and Method."This patent describes an IP Address Management (IPAM) system which supports both IPv4 and IPv6 address space using a unique hierarchical container structure and block allocation techniques. The structure and techniques have been implemented in BT Diamond...

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JDSU Enhances Triple-Play Service Quality Test Suite

JDSU announced a triple-play service quality test suite for itsHST-3000 Handheld Services Tester and T-BERD/MTS-4000 Multiple Services Test Platform. Specifically, the JDSU Class of Service (CoS) test suite enables the simultaneous testing of multiple services running over multiple VLANs at the same time. During the test, technicians are able to view all of the services in use but also a graphical depiction of bandwidth across all of them. JDSU said...

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NSN Supplies Core Network for Canada's SaskTel

SaskTel, a full service communications provider in Saskatchewan, has selected Nokia Siemens Networks to provide core network technology for a new next-generation wireless network. Specifically, NSN will supply mobile softswitching, packet core with "direct tunnel" functionality, and harmonized subscriber management systems. The upgraded systems will complement SaskTel's existing 3G network and provide a transition to 4G/LTE. SaskTel's network is...

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TeliaSonera Selects Ericsson and NSN for 4G/LTE

TeliaSonera, which is the first carrier in the world to launch commercial LTE service, announced that its common 4G/LTE core network will be delivered exclusively by Ericsson and the radio networks by Ericsson and Nokia Siemens Networks. Financial terms were not disclosed.On 14-December-2009, TeliaSonera launched 4G services to customers in Stockholm, Sweden and Oslo, Norway. TeliaSonera was also the first operator to make a live 4G connection in...

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Mobile Giving Foundation Enables SMS Donations to Haiti

The Mobile Giving Foundation, a non-profit organization based in Washington state, set-up an SMS-based micro-donation system in the U.S. and Canada. Donations of $5 or $10 can be made to various charities providing relief to victims of the earthquake in Haiti. 100% of your donation goes to the recipient charity, and the donation appears as a charge on your carrier bill, standard texting rates may apply.There are several organizations that are responding...

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Télécoms Sans Frontières Dispatches to Haiti

Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF), which provides emergency telecoms support in partnership with the U.N. and other groups, has dispatched a team equipped with Inmarsat mobile voice and broadband terminals to Haiti. Further reinforcements will shortly leave from TSF's international headquarters in France. Haiti's cellular and terrestrial telecoms network appear to be damaged beyond use. Satellite communications now provide the only means for communicating...

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