Google Voice Hits One Million Users

A little over one year since debuting a limited beta version, Google officially released its voice application "for everyone" in the U.S. The sign-up page is now open to general public. Google said it already has over a million users of Google Voice. The company highlighted the number of new features added in the past months, include a mobile app, an integrated voicemail player in Gmail, the ability to use Google Voice with your existing number,...

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Cubic Acquires Safe Harbor for CyberSecurity

Cubic Defense Applications has acquired Safe Harbor Holdings, a Vienna, Virginia-based supplier of customized hardware and software for cyber solutions. Safe Harbor provides specialized cyber security and networking infrastructure solutions, including systems design, cross-domain product development and deployment, enterprise network architecture and engineering, access controls, and common cross-domain framework solutions comprised of multilevel controlled interfaces. The firm has approximately 30 cyber security engineers and professionals located...

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AT&T Adds 1.6 Million Rural Customers from Verizon Wireless

AT&T completed its previously announced $2.85 billion acquisition of wireless assets from Verizon Wireless that were divested as part of the Alltel deal. The transaction primarily represents former Alltel assets, but it also includes assets from Verizon Wireless and the former Rural Cellular Corporation. This enhances AT&T's wireless network coverage in primarily rural areas across 18 states. Once network transition work is completed, AT&T will add approximately 1.6 million subscribers to its mobile network. AT&T expects to roll...

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TeliaSonera Deploys NSN for LTE in Gothenburg

Telia is deploying Nokia Siemens Networks' Flexi Multiradio Base Station for its upcoming launch of 4G/LTE services in Gothenburg, Sweden. Under the two-year radio network contract, Nokia Siemens Networks is supplying its Flexi Multiradio Base Stations and its NetAct network management system to monitor, manage and optimize the operator's network. Services including network planning, integration and optimization as well as a full range of care services...

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Saudi Arabia's Baud Telecom Picks DragonWave

Saudi Arabia's Baud Telecom Company (BTC Networks) has selected DragonWave as its "vendor of choice" for wireless, last-mile enterprise access. One of BTC Networks' valuable customers, Etihad Atheeb Telecom Company "GO", is expanding its footprint across Saudi Arabia by deploying DragonWave's Horizon Compact to flexibly support low-latency business services of varying speeds up to 400 Mbps. Financial terms were not disclosed. http://www.dragonwaveinc....

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Spread Networks Delivers 13.3ms Latency for NYC-Chicago Trading

Spread Networks, a new a privately owned telecommunications provider, launched a dark fiber private network optimized for financial trading between New York City and Chicago. The network, which operates along a completely new 825 mile route, reduces round-trip latency to 13.33 milliseconds. Most connections between these financial centers have operated along railroad rights of way that avoided mountainous construction ducts in central Pennsylvania....

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London Grid for Learning Upgrades with Juniper

London Grid for Learning (LGfL), which handles ICT operations for all 2,600 primary and secondary schools in greater London, has upgraded its data center network with a high-performance infrastructure from Juniper, including routing, switching and security solutions. The upgraded network enables LGfL to provide bandwidth-rich multimedia teaching and learning services, including videoconferencing with museums and specialist learning centers; content...

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Deltenna Offers 3G Multi-beam Antenna Extender

UK-based Deltenna introduced its WiBE (Wireless Broadband Enabler) -- a small modem that uses multi-beam antenna technology to extend the range and throughput of a 3G signal. The multi-beam antenna system scans then and selects the link offering the best data connection while rejecting interfering signals from other base stations. The company claims that in areas of weak signal it delivers a data throughput 30-times greater than a conventional 3G USB modem dongle. Deltenna said the connection range is up to five-times that of the 3G dongle. The...

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Sprint Launches 3G/4G USB Modem from Sierra Wireless

Sprint released a new 3G/4G USB 250U mobile broadband modem from Sierra Wireless. Sprint 3G/4G USB 250U is available now through Business Direct and Business Solutions Partners followed by full channel availability by mid-July. Customers can purchase Sprint 3G/4G USB 250U from Sprint for free (excluding taxes) after a $50 mail-in-rebate, a $49.99 instant savings and with a two-year service agreement on a new line activation or eligible upgrade....

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Global Crossing Offers Limelight SITE Acceleration Service

Global Crossing has added the latest version of Limelight Networks' SITE service to Content Delivery Network (CDN) portfolio. Limelight SITE is a web acceleration solution that delivers all the static and dynamic elements -- such as JavaScript objects, style sheets, rich media, or personalization elements. The latest release offers added control over cache management, Secure Sockets Layer support, increased failover options, and integrated content security options. http://www.globalcrossing.c...

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GENBAND Unveils ATCA-based Genius Platform

Following its recent acquisition of Nortel's CVAS business, GENBAND outlined its vision and roadmap for next generation and IP Multimedia Subsystems (IMS) networks. The product set is focused on IP multimedia applications, switching and security solutions based on open, standards-based architectures.Key elements of the product portfolio include:GENBAND GENiUS Platform -- Described as a cornerstone of the roadmap, the all-IP ATCA "GENiUS" will encompass...

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TIA Schedules "Inside the Network" Event for May 2011 in Dallas

Telecommunications Industry Association announced "TIA 2011: Inside the Network" -- a major conference and exhibition scheduled for May 18-20, 2011 in Dallas, Texas."The challenge facing those Inside the Network," said TIA President Grant Seiffert, "is how telecommunications service providers and equipment vendors will continue to innovate in response to the onslaught of demand for high-bandwidth applications that are stressing network infrastructure...

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Reports: FCC Meets with Telecom Lobbyists

The Wall Street Journal reported that senior staff at the FCC has held closed-door meetings on Net Neutrality with lobbyists representing the largest telecom operators as well as Google, Skype and others.http://www.wsj.comEarlier this month, the FCC voted 3-to-2 to open a new proceeding to identify the legal approach it should follow in regulating broadband. Specifically, the Notice of Inquiry called for public input to the challenge created by the Comcast court case. Options include pursuing a Title I regulatory path, a full Title II path, and...

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