Vodafone to Offer Opera Browser on Low-Cost Mobile Phones

In an effort to bring low-cost, mobile data service to more people, Vodafone announced plans to a offer a customized version of the Opera Mini browser running on low-cost handsets over 2G networks. Specifically, Vodafone and Opera Software have developed an enhanced version of the Opera Mini 5 for lower- to mid-tier handsets.Since the Opera Mini 5 browser can compress data by up to 90 percent, it requires less processing power on the handset and...

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Alcatel-Lucent Opens Operation Center in Istanbul, Turkey

Alcatel-Lucent has opened a new Migration Operation Center (MOC) in Istanbul, Turkey. The new facility complements Alcatel-Lucent's existing migration capabilities in countries such as Poland, India, and Australia, and will be capable of delivering critical and complex voice and data migration services in multi-technology (access, core, and transport) and multi-vendor legacy and IP environments. http://www.alcatel-lucent.comhttp...

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CommScope Introduces Ultra-High Density Fiber Solution for Data Centers

CommScope Enterprise Solutions introduced its SYSTIMAX 360 Ultra-High Density (UHD) fiber optic solution for data centers. The system can fit 864 fibers in a 1U space -- the highest fiber-patching density currently available. It can be used to facilitate the integration of SAN directors into data center environments."Data center operators continue to face ever-increasing IT demands, cost pressures, changing technology and architectures. Our experts...

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Qwest Launches Hosted Unified Communications Service Platform

Qwest Communications introduced a new unified communications service platform for enterprises, government agencies and educational institutions.Qwest iQ Hosted Unified Communication Service (iQ HUCS) integrates voice, e-mail and video services so they are accessible by landline phones, mobile phones, smart phones and computers. The service leverages Cisco multitenant call management and is managed by Qwest. Customers can easily perform on-site moves,...

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Motorola Licenses Fractus' Antenna Technology

Barcelona-based Fractus has entered into a non-exclusive, worldwide patent license agreement with Motorola. The agreement includes a license under all of Fractus' patents related to internal antennas and covers the sale of all Motorola products.Fractus noted that it has recently filed patent infringement lawsuits against ten leading cell phone manufacturers. The company believes this licensing deal with Motorola represents a major milestone in its efforts to obtain recognition for its work. Fractus claims over 80 patents worldwide, including...

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Boingo Sees Immediate Impact of the iPad in Airports

The iPad has already become the second most popular non-laptop device connecting to Boingo's WiFi networks, displacing Android devices and more than doubling the daily number of visits for the previous second place device."It's stunning how quickly the iPad has established itself as a force in Wi-Fi," said Dave Hagan, president and CEO of Boingo Wireless. "After four days in market, it is already being more widely used than other Wi-Fi enabled mobile...

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Swisscom Deploys Mobixell's Converged Rich Media Delivery Platform

Swisscom has deployed Mobixell Networks' converged rich media delivery solution to bring video and live TV to personal computers and smartphones. Mobixell allows Swisscom to offer and manage over 50 live TV channels that can be watched in HD quality via PCs, laptops, Apple iPhone and other mobile devices, as well as across multiple networks such as DSL, Wi-Fi, hotspots or HSPA/UMTS/Edge. The service launched last month.Mobixell's Videon supports Microsoft's Silverlight Smooth Streaming, Apple's HTTP live streaming, Adobe RTMP and 3GPP streaming...

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Telcordia Warns of "All-You-Can-Eat" Mobile Data Plans

Mobile operators face an unsustainable long-term financial challenge with all-you-can eat mobile data pricing when you combine it with third-party "over-the-top" (OTT) video and content services, according to a new study published by Telcordia. The warning comes despite the fact that data ARPU has increased steadily over the past several years and is now a major component of the growth strategy for mobile operators. The traffic growth on these...

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Motorola Supplies Passive Optical LAN for Stony Brook University

Motorola's passive optical LAN (POL) solution has been installed at the Center of Excellence in Wireless and Information Technology (CEWIT) at Stony Brook University in New York. Motorola teamed with Verizon Business and ADC to implement an all-fiber enterprise LAN infrastructure solution which provides a secure, energy-efficient and highly cost-effective alternative over traditional enterprise LAN architectures.Verizon Business provided integration...

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Global IP Solutions First to Bring Video Chat to Android Mobiles

Global IP Solutions released its GIPS VideoEngine for Android, which provides mobile developers the vital building blocks for integrating video conferencing/video chat into applications running Google's Android mobile operating system. The software helps deal with issues such as delay, packet loss, bandwidth limitations and echo.GIPS VideoEngine Mobile is already available on the iPhone and Windows Mobile OS platforms. http://www.gipscorp.comht...

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Harris Receives Australian Order for Networked Battlefield Communications

Harris was awarded a US$112 million (AUD$135 million) order for its Falcon tactical radio systems that will provide battlefield networking capabilities to the Australian Department of Defence. The order consists primarily of Harris Falcon III AN/PRC-152 multiband handheld radios, but also includes Harris Falcon III AN/PRC-117G wideband, AN/PRC-117F multiband and AN/PRC-150 high-frequency (HF) manpack radios. http://www.harris....

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Harris Completes Final Test of Navy Satellite X + K-ban Sat Terminal

Harris completed the operational test of the first U.S. Navy satellite communications terminal to simultaneously provide standard military X-band communications and higher-speed Ka-band communications through a single dual-band feed. The AN/WSC-6G(V)9 terminal is designed for use onboard the Navy's Arleigh Burke class of guided-missile destroyers.Harris said this milestone represents the last phase of a 10-year, $172 million contract it was awarded...

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Procera Networks Introduces PacketLogic PL8720

Procera Networks introduced a two rack unit (2RU) 10 Gbps deep packet inspection (DPI) appliance for providing awareness, analysis, and control over network traffic at a much lower cost point than before. The new PacketLogic PL8720 is designed for networks transitioning from GE (gigabit Ethernet) to 10GE links. It offers up to eight 10GE or sixteen 10GE ports -- the greatest DPI port density per rack unit on the market.Instead of a chassis-based...

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NSN Upgrades Aurora Fiber Backbone in Tasmania

Aurora Energy and Nokia Siemens Networks have completed a major capacity upgrade on the TasGovNet optical fiber backbone network, which connects the cities of Hobart, Launceston, Burnie and Devonport in Tasmania.For the upgrade, Aurora selected Nokia Siemens Networks to supply and deploy its hiT 7300 DWDM platform as well as related equipment and support services. Financial terms were not disclosed.Aurora is Nokia Siemens Networks' fifth deployment...

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China Mobile Inks MOU with Taiwan's Far EasTone

China Mobile signed a memorandum of understanding with Far EasTone, Taiwan's third largest mobile operator. The carriers agreed to collaborate on the testing of 4G networks in Taiwan. Specifically, the testing will focus on TD-LTE, the technology being adopted by China Mobile. http://www.fetnet.netLast year, China Mobile sought to acquire a 12% stake in Far Eastone, but the plans were held up by the government of Taiwan, which has barred mainland Chinese investment in local telecom operato...

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