Sprint to Install Juniper SRX Gateways to Secure Mobile Data

Sprint will purchase Juniper Networks' SRX Series Services Gateways to securely deliver mobile data services. The SRX5800 Services Gateways, equipped with multiple 1 Gigabit Ethernet and 10 Gigabit Ethernet connections, will be deployed in core and distribution data centers throughout the United States. The SRX Series will also enable Sprint to employ additional network and security capabilities. Financial terms were not disclosed.Juniper's SRX...

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Ericsson's Microwave Backhaul Tops 2.5Gbps

Ericsson announced a new speed record for high-speed microwave backhaul -- 2.5Gbps. The 2.5Gbps connection uses the new 70-80GHz frequency band (E-band) to transport high levels of data on the air. Ericsson will release its first product in the 70-80GHz frequency band supporting 1Gbps during 2010.Ericsson estimates that more than 60 percent of radio base stations are backhauled using microwave.Georges Antoun, head of IP and Broadband at Ericsson,...

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Marvell Targets the $99 Smartphone

Marvell introduced its Pantheon new platform for smartphone manufacturers. The company is aiming to significantly lower the bill of materials for mobile devices to the $99 threshold.img border="0" src="https://dl.dropbox.com/u/11402824/CND/marvell-pantheon.jpg" align="rigThe Pantheon platform incorporates Marvell's advanced modem technology, seamless wireless connectivity, and multimedia processing capable of delivering user interfaces; instant...

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Orange Rolls Out SMS and MMS Advertising

Orange will begin rolling out interactive SMS and MMS advertising across its European footprint in 2010. The carrier will make all its interactive mobile advertising strictly "opt-in" for customer. The user will be offered localized, relevant rewards to partcipate, such as exclusive content, film and games reviews, celebrity gossip, free texts, prizes and other benefits like up-to-date sports information. The rollout is already underway in the...

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Bouygues Telecom Picks ip.access of 2G Picocells

Bouygues Telecom has selected the ip.access to provide 2G picocells for its enterprise customers across France. The deployments will use the on-premises ip.access nanoGSM system. http://www.ipaccess....

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Orange Commits to Mobile HD Voice in Europe This Year

Orange will accelerate its roll-out of mobile HD voice services in Europe. The carrier announced a commitment to deploy mobile HD voice in France, Spain and Luxembourg in 2010. It's first mobile HD voice market -- Moldova -- is already live and Orange has previously disclosed plans to implement the technology in the UK and Belgium in this year. A UK customer trial of mobile HD voice is expected to start from Spring and run for three months.HD...

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Singapore's M1 Completes 100 Mbps Data Call on LTE

Singapore's MobileOne (M1) completed a 100 Mbps data call on its Long Term Evolution (LTE) trial network. The first call was placed from the operator's flagship store, where the operator is trialing and showcasing applications over LTE together with its partner Nokia Siemens Networks. The demonstrations feature high-speed file sharing as well as HDTV over LTE. http://www.nokiasiemensnetworks.comhttp://m1.com.sgIn January, Nokia Siemens Networks announced a contract to upgrade M1's 2G netwo...

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Continuous Packet Connectivity (CPC) Promises Greater Energy Efficiency

Nokia Siemens Networks has completed the world's first call using "continuous packet connectivity" (CPC), a technology that once incorporated into an operator's HSPA+ radio access network could yield significantly longer battery life for smartphones. The CPC data call was made using network equipment from Nokia Siemens Networks and a device supplied by Qualcomm using the QSC6295 chipset.Nokia Siemens Networks calculates that CPC can mean up to 100...

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NSN Pushes HSPA+ to 112 Mbps

Nokia Siemens Networks is demonstrating an HSPA+ data call with a peak throughput of 112 Mbps. The demonstration at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona uses four Flexi Multiradio Base Station radio transceivers, or "carriers", simultaneously for one data connection. The terminals are supplied by Qualcomm. A commercial version is expected by 2011. Nokia Siemens Networks said multi-carrier technology enables better speeds, better use of base station...

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Juniper Offers SSL VPNs for Secure Smartphones

Juniper Networks introduced a security system that enables service providers to embed security throughout their infrastructure -- across mobile devices, applications and networks. Specifically, Juniper Mobile Secure leverages the company's SRX Series Services Gateways and Junos Pulse software to protect mobile data traffic.Junos Pulse is a downloadable client software that uses SSL VPN technology to provide secure connections across smartphones,...

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Juniper's Project Falcon Optimizes 4G/LTE Edge

Juniper Networks unveiled key elements of its "Project Falcon" initiative to transform the edge of 4G/LTE networks by supporting more bandwidth, more services and more subscribers than ever before. Project Falcon leverages the Junos software platform and Juniper's MX 3D Series Universal Edge Routers, which are powered by a new generation of proprietary silicon with more than 1.5 billion transistors.At Mobile World Congress, Juniper announced three...

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