RADWIN Offers 100 Mbps Wireless IP Backhaul

RADWIN announced the release of its new RADWIN 2000 C-Series radio, delivering 100 Mbps asymmetric throughput. The design offers up to 16 E1s/T1s + Ethernet on one platform at ranges of up to 120 km/75 miles.RADWIN said the new platform features an Adaptive Asymmetric capacity whereby bandwidth is automatically allocated between uplink and downlink based on traffic loads and air-interface conditions. The RADWIN 2000 C-Series incorporates MIMO, OFDM...

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Aircell Secures $176 Million of Equity Financing

Aircell announced the completion of the private placement of equity securities totaling $176 million to new and existing investors. Proceeds of the financing will be utilized to provide funding for capital investments for network expansion and operating needs during this rapid growth phase of the business.The company said it has steadily increased the daily number of airplanes deployed with Gogo. It currently is providing service on more than 700...

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Nokia Makes Navigation Free for Smartphones

Nokia will make navigation functionality free for its smartphones. The new version of Ovi Maps includes high-end car and pedestrian navigation features, such as turn-by-turn voice guidance for 74 countries, in 46 languages, and traffic information for more than 10 countries, as well as detailed maps for more than 180 countries.Nokia said its decision to make navigation free will enable it to quickly activate a massive user base to which it can offer...

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Ericsson to Supply 84Mbps HSPA for 3 Scandinavia

Ericsson was selected to upgrade 3 Scandinavia's HSPA network from peak downlink speeds of 21 Mbps to peak downlink speeds of 84 Mbps. To greatly improve coverage, the upgrade will be complemented by a new 900MHz 3G network. The rollout will occur across Denmark and in four cities in Sweden.The three-year contract between Ericsson and 3 includes the HSPA Evolution capacity upgrade of its existing 3G network, via 42Mbps, to 84Mbps plus a new WCDMA/HSPA...

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BT Plans 40 Mbps Internet for £20 per month

BT Retail announced pricing for a new "super>fast" broadband service, BT Infinity. The new consumer service uses FTTP to offer download speeds of up to 40 Mbps for £19.99 per month, a saving of £7.47 per month on Virgin Media's XXL highest speed service. Upstream speeds will reach at up to 10 Mbps for a premium service priced at £24.99 per month.Customers in Muswell Hill, Whitchurch and Glasgow Halfway have been enjoying the faster speeds through...

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FiberTower Buys Capacity from FiberLight

FiberTower, a wireless backhaul services provider, has expanded its fiber footprint with a purchase of approximately 4,000 miles of dark fiber from FiberLight. The deal increases FiberTower's current fiber footprint in eight of its core markets. In addition to the initial purchase, FiberTower secured contractual rights to increase its capacity by up to an additional 8,000 fiber miles over the next 6 years. http://www.fibertower.comhttp...

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Solarflare Ships 10GbE Server Adapter

Solarflare Communications began shipping its branded 10GbE server adapter. The Solarflare SFN4112F, which is currently under trial or deployed in operational networks at numerous major banks and exchanges, provides financial services customers with both sub-5 microsecond TCP/UDP application latency and unmatched message rate performance. The adapter features Solarflare's OpenOnload technology, which is binary compatible with industry standard BSD...

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Australia's National Broadband Network Selects Alcatel-Lucent for Optical

Nextgen Networks, which was recently selected to construct Australia's new broadband backbone infrastructure under the A$250 million Regional Backbone Blackspots Program, has picked Alcatel-Lucent to be its major optical equipment supplier. Alcatel-Lucent will deliver its long haul DWDM platform, photonic service switches (PSS) and transport service switches (TSS). Alcatel-Lucent will provide its 1626 Light Manager (LM) and 1830 Photonic Service...

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Verizon Business Expands UC&C Consulting Services.

Verizon Business is expanding its comprehensive suite of Unified Communications and Collaboration (UC&C) Consulting Services. The new services will provide expert consultants who will learn all about a company's business objectives, assess its current technology, conduct user profiles to uncover opportunities for business-process improvement, and overcome cultural hurdles -- such as employee reluctance to use new communications tools. The full...

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Verizon Wireless Chooses Spirent for LTE Device Testing

Verizon Wireless has selected Spirent Communications as a provider of testing solutions for the certification of LTE devices. Spirent solutions include hardware, test simulators, system simulators and software for test automation. The companies noted that while Spirent is the first company selected by Verizon Wireless for providing approved LTE test equipment, Verizon Wireless expects to announce additional testing solutions. http://www.spirent.com/wireless/lte_ecosystemhttp://www.verizonwireless.com...

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FCC Initiative Examines New Media

The FCC launched an initiative on the future of media and the information needs of communities in the digital age. Initial topics under consideration include: the state of TV, radio, newspaper, and Internet news and information services; the effectiveness and nature of public interest obligations in a digital era; the role of public media and private sector foundations; and many others. The initiative will not include anyeffort to control the editorial...

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Alcatel-Lucent Debuts Terabit-class Optical Core Transport Switch

Alcatel-Lucent unveiled a terabit-class, optical core switching platform for next-generation Optical Transport Networks (OTN). The Alcatel-Lucent 1870 Transport Tera Switch (TTS) is designed to give operators the flexibility to transport IP traffic, including video, at the most cost-effective layer of the network while increasing profitability by freeing up bandwidth for higher value services. The Alcatel-Lucent 1870 TTS leverages a proprietary,...

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