Cisco's Space Router Passes in-Orbit Test

Cisco announced the first successful in-orbit test of its Internet Routing in Space (IRIS) technology. The test was conducted on-board Intelsat's new IS-14 GEO satellite, which was launched on Nov. 23, 2009. Cisco IRIS is a program to build a radiation-tolerant IP router for satellite and related spacecraft. The IRIS payload will support network services for voice, video and data communications, helping enable government agencies, military units...

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China Telecom Launches CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev.B with Huawei

Huawei has delivered CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Rev.B networks in Beijing and Guangzhou for China Telecom. The EV-DO Rev.B networks are the fastest 3G networks to date in China, supporting downlink data rates of up to 9.3 Mbps per user. Based on 2.1GHz and 800MHz dual-band, the EV-DO Rev.B networks will be able to enhance the carrying capacity to deal with the explosion of data services and provide stable and reliable high-speed mobile broadband experiences...

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China Telecom: 56M Mobile, 53M Broadband, 188M Land Lines

The number of local access lines served by China Telecom continues to decrease at an accelerating rate. In December, China Telecom disconnected 2.53 million local access lines, ending the year with 188 million access lines in service. This compares with 208 million local access lines at the end of 2008.Broadband lines continue to grow, although at a slower pace. China Telecom added 620,000 broadband lines in December 2009 -- its lowest number...

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NTT Com Further Expands Footprint in China

NTT Communications announced a further expansion in China. Next month, NTT Com will open a new branch office in Wuhan, Hubei Province. the company will aslo launch of a new point of presence (POP) for its Arcstar Global IP-VPN managed network services in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province. NTT Com currently operates branches mainly near China's coast, including Dalian, Tianjin, Beijing, Shanghai, Suzhou and Guangzhou. The Wuhan branch will enhance NTT...

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Sony Ericsson Expects Slight Grow in Mobile Device Market in 2010

Sony Ericsson shipped 14.6 million mobile devices in Q4 2009, a sequential increase of 3% and a year-on-year decrease of 40%. Sales for the quarter were EUR 1,750 million, a sequential increase of 8% and a year-on-year decrease of 40%. The sequential increase was driven by market seasonality and successful sales of it "Satio" and "Aino" phones. The year-on-year decrease in both units and sales was mainly due to a downturn in the global handset...

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ST-Ericsson Posts Loss in Q4 2009

ST-Ericsson reported Q4 2009 net sales of $740 million and a net loss of $125 million. The company said its $230 million savings restructuring plan, which was first announced on April 29 2009 and due to be completed by the second quarter of 2010, is currently in progress and its effects in the fourth quarter 2009 have been in line with plans. ST-Ericsson noted that visibility in the medium term is somewhat limited.President and CEO, Gilles Delfassy,...

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Comcast Hires Former CEO of Charter Communications

Comcast announced the appointment of Neil Smit as President, Comcast Cable Communications. Smit, who will report to Steve Burke, Chief Operating Officer of Comcast, will be responsible for all business aspects of the company's cable operations. Smit joins Comcast from Charter Communications, where he served as Chief Executive Officer and Director since 2005. Prior to joining Charter, Mr. Smit was the President of Time Warner's America Online Access Business overseeing Internet access services, including America Online (AOL), CompuServe and Netscape...

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Northstream Measures Telia's LTE at 12 Mbps Max Downlink

Telia's newly launched LTE service delivers better responsiveless than a 3G network but disappoints somewhat in terms of downlink rates, according to a blog posting by Northstream, a management consulting company with offices in Stockholm and Helsinki. Northstream reports that downlink rates never exceeded 12 Mbps in its series of outdoor tests, although it was able to deliver 5 Mbps upstream.http://northstream.se/blog/http://In a press conference in December 2009 launching its new LTE service in Stockholm and Oslo, TeliaSonera said it is delivering...

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