BTI Systems Debuts Low Latency Dual 10G Transponder

BTI Systems introduced its Low Latency Dual 10G Transponder optimized to ensure rapid system processing and transparent transmission for 10GE, 10G Fibre Channel and wavelength services. The 10G DTPR-L, along with EDFA amplifiers and FBG Dispersion Compensation Modules provides an optimized, engineered approach to low latency networking for campus, metro and regional applications.Validated through customer network testing, BTI Systems said its 10G...

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Cablevision Acquires Bresnan for $1.4 Billion

Cablevision Systems, which serves the NYC metropolitan market, will acquire Bresnan in a transaction valued at $1.365 billion. Bresnan is the nation's thirteenth largest MSO with cable operating systems in Colorado, Montana, Wyoming and Utah that pass more than 630,000 homes and serve more than 300,000 basic subscribers. Cablevision's Chief Operating Officer Tom Rutledge will oversee the Bresnan properties. http://www.cablevision.com http://www.bresnan.comBresnan...

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HomePlug Powerline Alliance's Green PHY Spec for Smart Grid Published

The HomePlug Powerline Alliance announced the approval and publication of the HomePlug Green PHY (HomePlug GP) specification for Smart Grid applications. HomePlug GP is a low power, highly reliable, cost-optimized powerline networking specification targeting Smart Grid connectivity for home energy management to devices such as HVAC, smart meters, appliances and plug-in electric hybrid vehicles. The spec was developed with direct input from major...

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picoChip Secures New Funding for Femtocell Silicon

picoChip, a start-up based in Bath, UK, has secured $20m of additional equity funding to support its s femtocell silicon products. As part of its growth plans, picoChip is adding engineers at its development centers in Bath and Beijing, and will move to a new headquarters in Bath, UK. The plans also include accelerated product development in key areas such as LTE, HSPA+ and self-organizing networks. picoChip's femtocell solutions cover all the major...

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JDSU Launches Managed Roaming Test Service

JDSU is launching a global managed roaming testing service for mobile operators. Specifically, the JDSU RoamerNet MaxG Service supports testing of advanced roaming services including video telephony and video streaming as well as existing tests for voice, data and Simple Messaging Service (SMS). The managed service also supports the testing of web applications, downloads and content verification.The service enables operators to validate roaming...

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Dell'Oro: Rapid Growth in WLAN Market in Q1

The worldwide wireless LAN (WLAN) market grew 20 percent year-over-year in the first quarter of 2010, driven in large part by the continued strength of the enterprise market that achieved its highest quarterly revenue level in the first quarter of this year, according to a new report by Dell'Oro Group.According to the report, each of the following WLAN vendors posted record quarterly revenues in the first quarter of this year: Alcatel-Lucent, Aruba,...

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Deutsche Telekom's T-Systems Interconnects Data Centers at 100 Gbps

T-Systems, Deutsche Telekom's corporate customer arm, has interconnected the data centers of the Dresden and Bergakademie Freiberg technical universities with a 60 km link using commercial 100 Gbps IP and optical technologies. The link uses a single 100G wavelength across Alcatel-Lucent's optical transport systems and IP Service routers.Core elements of the 100G solution deployed between the technical universities of Dresden and Bergakademie Freiberg...

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SingTel Picks ADVA FSP 3000 WDM

Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) has appointed ADVA Optical Networking as a vendor for its high-speed managed metropolitan optical network service known as GigaWaveLite (GWL). SingTel's GigaWaveLite is a managed high-speed, point-to-point optical service for enterprise customers needing to connect two or more sites. It uses WDM to ensure that an enterprise's mission-critical data remains secure throughout transport at speeds of up to 10 Gbps....

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Dell'Oro: Wireless LAN Market Report - June 2010

Presented by Loren Shalinsky, Senior Analyst, Dell'Oro Grouphttp://www.delloro....

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FCC Launches Universal Service Working Group

FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski launched a Universal Service Working Group that will provide a comprehensive, collaborative approach to the FCC's reform of universal service programs to better support broadband. The working group will be led by Sharon Gillett, Chief of the Wireline Competition Bureau, and will include participation by the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, the International Bureau, the Office of General Counsel, the Office...

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NetLogic's Multi-Core Processors Power Equipment in NTT DOCOMO's LTE Network

NetLogic Microsystems is supplying its multi-core, multi-threaded processors in multiple equipment designs, from eNodeB base stations to Gateways, that are deployed in NTT DOCOMO's LTE mobile network in Japan. NTT DOCOMO's 2GHz network system comprises dual-mode WCDMA and LTE base stations, LTE core network equipment and LTE-enabled mobile devices. Compatibility with W-CDMA will enable seamless handover for devices as they move between LTE and W-CDMA service areas in the network. DOCOMO expects to confirm 5MHz-bandwidth throughput for 37.5...

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Orange Business Services joins VMware vCloud Initiative

Orange Business Services has joined the VMware "vCloud" initiative, an industry program enabling cloud computing providers to develop a common platform based on VMware vSphere for cloud interoperability and portability.Orange noted that it already manages some 12,000 servers for its enterprise customers."The main point of cloud computing is to bring more flexibility to enterprises, enabling them to use what they need, when they need it, at optimized...

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