Cavium Debuts LTE eNodeB and Packet Core Solutions using OCTEON

At last week's Mobile World Congress, Cavium Networks introduced its OCTEON multi-core MIPS64 processor solution for LTE eNodeB and Packet Core gateways. These solutions were developed in conjunction with Picochip, Continuous Computing (Trillium) and Tata Elxsi.Cavium said its OCTEON solution offers a high-level of integration, including control processing, MAC layer acceleration, packet processing, DPI Routing, security processing at very low power....

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Zain Selects Motorola for LTE in Saudi Arabia

Zain Saudi Arabia has selected Motorola to deploy an LTE network in Riyadh. Motorola will supply an end-to-end LTE solution including radio access network (RAN), evolved packet core (EPC), devices and optimization and integration services. Deployment will begin in the second quarter enabling Zain to offer high-speed mobile broadband services to its customers. Financial terms were not disclosed.Motorola and Zain will deploy a FDD LTE network in...

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Motorola Shows 2nd Generation LTE eNodeB

Motorola introduced its newest and highest capacity LTE solution, the WBR 700 Series LTE eNodeB. The WBR 700 Series, which is Motorola's 4th generation orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) solution and its 2nd generation LTE platform, is a compact (1U), energy efficient eNodeB able to accommodate 3GPP Release 9 and 10 based upon the current specification. It will support FDD as well as TD-LTE solutions in a wide variety of frequencies...

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Wholesale Applications Initiative Seeks to Unite Carriers

A group of twenty-four leading telecommunications operators have formed the Wholesale Applications Community with a goal of creating an ecosystem for the development and distribution of mobile and internet applications irrespective of device or technology. Together, these carriers backing the initiative serve over 3 billion mobile users. The alliance's stated goal is to create a wholesale applications ecosystem that -- from day one -- will establish...

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Alcatel-Lucent and China Mobile Achieve 80 Mbps with TD-LTE

Alcatel-Lucent and China Mobile have achieved 80Mbps downstream rates on a trial TD-LTE (time division duplex - long term evolution) network being installed to support the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai. The TD-LTE peak rates were achieved by using a single 20MHz spectrum band, carrying both the upstream and downstream traffic. The companies said this is an important differentiator versus previously announced breakthroughs in the FDD-LTE (frequency division duplex) space: the tests on China Mobile's TD-LTE network show its readiness to cope with...

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Qualcomm Unveils Next Generation FLO-EV

Qualcomm unveiled FLO-EV, the next evolution of the "FLO" air interface for new deployments of mobile TV and other advanced broadcast mobile media services. FLO-EV, which is intended primarily for international markets, is designed to help wireless operators lower the deployment costs for delivering multimedia content to mobile devices. The new spec features a variety of technical enhancements to the original FLO Rev. A air interface (TIA-1099), including a 3-5 dB improvement in performance with the same spectral efficiency. Qualcomm said...

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Sierra Wireless Adds Support for Dual-Carrier HSPA+

Sierra Wireless is adding support for dual-carrier HSPA+ technology, effectively doubling the speeds of devices currently available. Dual-carrier HSPA+ doubles the speeds of current HSPA+ networks from a theoretical maximum of 21 Mbps to 42 Mbps.The Sierra Wireless AirCard 312U USB modem is scheduled for commercial release later this year from Telstra in Australia. Other Dual-Carrier HSPA+ products, including Sierra Wireless AirPrime embedded modules, are planned to follow.http://www.sierrawireless....

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Microsoft Windows Phone 7 to Debut Later this Year

Microsoft took the wraps off its Windows Phone 7. Microsoft's latest mobile phone OS will add a slicker graphical interface, easier connections to social networking services, Xbox LIVE games and the Zune music and video experience. Microsoft has lined up a number of manufacturers for the device, including Dell, Garmin-Asus, HTC Corp., HP, LG, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Toshiba and Qualcomm Inc. Mobile operators partners so far include AT&T, Deutsche...

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Qwest Opens its 17th National CyberCenter

Qwest Communications has opened its 17th data center nationwide and third center in the Washington, D.C., metro area. Qwest-owned and operated CyberCenter currently is supporting one federal government customer. The new 129,000 square foot facility will be equipped with redundant state-of-the-art network and hosting capabilities. The new CyberCenter provides remote and on-site monitoring and management of more than 80 different types of applications,...

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Alcatel-Lucent and Sequans Collaborate on TD-LTE

Alcatel-Lucent and Sequans today announced their collaboration on LTE solutions for operators of TD-LTE networks in Asia and Europe who are planning to offer services at 2.6 GHz. The first result of this collaboration will be a Sequans 2.6 GHz USB dongle to be used in operator trials in 2010.Alcatel-Lucent was previously selected by China Mobile to deploy China Mobile's demonstration network at the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai, beginning in May, using Sequans TD-LTE chips and USB dongles at 2.3 GHz. http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/...

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Nokia Siemens Networks Debuts ATCA-based Open Multimedia Gateway

Nokia Siemens Networks introduced an ATCA-based Open Multimedia Gateway that uses off-the-shelf hardware to handle data and call traffic for IP-based and legacy networks. The company calculates that compared to current solutions based on proprietary hardware, the Open Multimedia Gateway cuts power consumption by almost 40 percent. The new gateway also delivers up to four times more capacity per footprint compared to legacy platforms, thus requires...

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Ixia Supplies LTE Test Equipment to NTT DOCOMO

Ixia is supplying its wireless testing solution to NTT DOCOMO to validate the functionality of its pre-deployed LTE network. Ixia's end-to-end wireless testing solution includes the IxCatapult and IxLoad test applications. Its LTE end-to-end test solution spans from the wireless edge to the Internet core. Using Ixia's products, carriers and telecom equipment manufacturers can fully exercise LTE equipment, including evolved node Bs (eNode B), mobility management entities (MME), serving gateways (SGW), and packet data network gateways (PDN GW),...

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GSMA Builds Momentum for "One Voice" over LTE

The GSMA has adopted the work of the "One Voice" initiative for voice service over LTE.Last November, the One Voice initiative was established by a set of industry players to push for a standards-based solution for voice and SMS over LTE networks. The companies offered a technical profile for LTE voice and SMS services that defines an optimal set of existing 3GPP-specified functionalities. Initial backers of this effort included AT&T, Orange,...

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Ericsson's Vestberg: 50 Billion Connected Devices in 2020

The world will have 50 billion connected devices by 2020, predicted Hans Vestberg, Ericsson's CEO, in a press conference at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The figure includes machine-to-machine connections, which Ericsson expects will take off in the next decade."In the past decade telecommunications have become the nerve system of the world. The number of mobile subscriptions worldwide has grown six fold to 4.6 billion. Mobile broadband has...

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Ericsson: LTE Speeds of 1 Gbps are Possible

At the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Ericsson is showcasing LTE downlink speeds of 1 Gbps. The demonstration uses Multi Carrier technology and Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output (MIMO) running over Ericsson commercial LTE hardware. The demonstration uses four carriers of 20MHz each, totally 80MHz and 4x4 MIMO, data is sent over the air-interface on four independent bit-streams. http://www.ericsson....

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