Deutsche Telekom Laboratories Expands

Deutsche Telekom Laboratories (T-Labs), Deutsche Telekom's central research and development institute affiliated to TU Berlin, has added three more professors to its staff. The company announced the following appointments:Dr. Axel Küpper (40) assumes responsibility for Service-centric Networking at Deutsche Telekom Laboratories and will head TU Berlin's department for the same field. His aim is to study and develop new methods, technologies and platforms...

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Continuous Computing Offers TDD-LTE Source Code

Continuous Computing released an upgraded version of its "Trillium" Long Term Evolution (LTE) eNodeB protocol software, which now includes support for the Time Division Duplex (TDD) variant of LTE, known as TD-LTE. Continuous Computing said a TDD version of LTE is not exclusively aimed at China. WiMAX operators are also expected to leverage TD-LTE. Unlike in the 3G market where TDD variants of the WCDMA standard are being deployed only in certain...

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BelAir Networks Hires AT&T Wi-Fi Exec

BelAir Networks, which supplies Wi-Fi systems for service providers, has hired Greg Williams as its senior vice president, corporate and business development. Greg will focus on BelAir Networks tier 1 service provider customers worldwide, supporting integration of the company's licensed and license-free wireless products into customers' networks and businesses. Recently, as executive vice president, business development at AT&T's Wi-Fi subsidiary,...

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Vodafone Qatar Installs Alcatel-Lucent's Solar/Wind Mobile Base Station

Vodafone Qatar has deployed a "green" mobile base station from Alcatel-Lucent that integrates solar and wind energy. The solution is provided by Alcatel-Lucent's Alternative Energy Program. The wind turbine at the Qatar site has been mounted at the top of the existing mast to leverage higher winds. The energy controller brings intelligent control to simultaneously draw power from both the photovoltaic panels and wind turbine, based on solar intensity...

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Microsoft Proposes "The Cloud Computing Advancement Act"

Microsoft is urging the U.S. Congress and the information technology industry to act now to ensure that the burgeoning era of cloud computing is guided by an international commitment to privacy, security and transparency for consumers, businesses and government.During a keynote speech to the Brookings Institution policy forum, Brad Smith, senior vice president and general counsel at Microsoft, called for a national conversation about how to build confidence in the cloud and proposed the Cloud Computing Advancement Act to promote innovation, protect...

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Verizon Applauds FCC Video Programming Ruling

Verizon applauded the new FCC video distribution decision."This is a big-time victory for television sports fans. The FCC's decision to make must-see regional sports programming, including high-definition feeds, presumptively available to competitors, puts viewers in the driver's seat. This ruling means that consumers will no longer have to stick with their incumbent cable provider in order to watch local teams in high definition," stated Kathleen...

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Department of Commerce Awards $63 Million in Broadband Grants

The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced grants totaling $63 million to expand broadband access and adoption in Massachusetts, Michigan and North Carolina.Funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, NTIA's Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) provides grants to support the deployment of broadband infrastructure in unserved and underserved areas, enhance and expand...

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MCNC Awarded $28.2 Million in Broadband Recovery Funds

MCNC, which operates the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN), one of the nation's first statewide education and research networks, has been awarded $28.2 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Broadband Recovery Funds. NCREN provides broadband communications technology services and support to K-12 school districts, higher education campuses, academic research institutions, and public health facilities across the...

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FCC Establishes New Rules for Video Distribution

The FCC is establishing new rules to allow DBS providers, telcos and other competitors to obtain more of the "must have" programming they need to offer viable alternative video packages to consumers and an opportunity to file complaints if the programming is withheld. Previously, a loophole in the Program Access rules enabled cable-TV operators to lock up local sports events and other popular programming and withhold them from rival providers. The FCC said its new Order promotes competition, fosters innovation and empowers consumers, all while...

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FCC Launches Consumer Task Force

The FCC has launched a Consumer Task Force to ensure that commission proceedings take account of consumer interests and that consumer protection and empowerment policies applyconsistently and reasonably across technologies and bureaus at the FCC. The Consumer Task Force will also ensure that the public is able to engage fully in FCC processes. http://www.fcc....

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China Begins Censoring SMS, Service Resumes in Xinjiang

China Mobile and China Unicom has begun censoring text messages of its users, according to the People's Daily Online. Government departments have issued to the mobile operators a list of 13 standards for "vulgar content" and provocative messages.In addition, China Daily newspaper reported that SMS has been restored in Xinjiang Province. All Internet, SMS and international telephone service in Xinjiang were suspended in July 2009 following the riots there.http://english.peopledaily.com.cnhttp://www.chinadaily.com...

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Baidu Sues Register.com Over DNS Cyber-Attack

Baidu, China's leading search engine, filed a lawsuit in New York against Register.com, the domain name registrar for its site. Baidu alleges that gross negligence by Registrar.com enabled a cyber-attacker on January 12 to re-direct traffic from its site to a hacker site on which a political statement was posted by the "Iranian Cyber Army." Baidu is seeking monetary damages. http://www.baidu....

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u²t Photonics Samples 100G Receiver

u²t Photonics AG has begun sampling a 100 Gbps coherent photoreceiver for long-haul 100 Gbps transport platforms. The new receiver uses the DP-QPSK (Dual-Polarization Quadrature Phase Shift Keying) modulation format. u²t confirmed that both sub-system and equipment manufacturers are currently testing the product. The company noted that DP-QPSK applications has proven advantages in terms of reach and spectral efficiency, and is widely accepted as the technology of choice for the next generation 100 Gbps transmission systems. u²t has been a significant...

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