ECI Telecom Announces End-to-End 1Net Wireless Backhaul Solution

ECI Telecom introduced its end-to-end solution for packet evolution of wireless backhaul networks. The company said its key differentiators are the ability to provide a graceful migration from pure TDM to pure packet networks while offering a fully-integrated solution from the RAN through the transport network and into the core over any medium (copper, fiber or microwave). ECI's transport options span DSL, PON, WDM, SDH/SONET, microwave, Ethernet/MPLS-TP...

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Calix E7 Reaches 100 Customer Milestone

Calix announced that its E7 Ethernet Service Access Platform (ESAP) has been deployed by more than 100 communications service providers (CSPs) across North and Latin America and the Caribbean. The E7 Ethernet Service Access Platform is a modular, 1 RU Ethernet box with a 100 Gbps backplane. The E7's two slot chassis supports any mix of GPON, point-to-point gigabit Ethernet (GE) or Active Ethernet (AE), and 10GE transport for business and residential...

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Verizon Prepares to Launch Health Information Exchange

Verizon is preparing to launch a cloud-based Health Information Exchange to help health care providers share patient information electronically. The Verizon Health Information Exchange, one of the first services of its kind in the U.S., will consolidate clinical patient data from providers and translate it into a standardized format that can be securely accessed over the Web. Participating exchange providers across communities, states and regions...

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BT Wins EUR 173 million with Unilever

Unilever awarded a outsourcing contract extension to BT valued at an additional €173 million. The new deal will see BT accelerate services such as unified communications, messaging, supply chain, wireless technology and agile working in over 100 countries over the next four years.The original contract, announced in November 2002 and worth around EUR 1 billion was the first comprehensive global telecommunications outsource contract ever undertaken...

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ADTRAN Posts Record Q2 Sales of $150 Million, Up 24%

ADTRAN reported record Q2 2010 sales of $150,361,000, up 24% compared to $121,528,000 for the second quarter of 2009. Operating income increased 48% to $38,617,000 for the quarter compared to $26,135,000 for the second quarter of 2009. Net income increased 47% to $27,751,000 for the quarter, compared to $18,839,000 for the second quarter of 2009. Earnings per share, assuming dilution, increased 47% to $0.44 for the quarter, compared to $0.30 for the second quarter of 2009.ADTRAN Chief Executive Officer Tom Stanton stated, "Strong demand for high...

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Australian Sports Broadcaster Deploys Juniper

Premier Media Group (PMG), Australia's leading sports producer and broadcaster, has upgraded its infrastructure with Juniper Networks. PMG's FOX SPORTS broadcasts an average of 20 hours of live sports per day to 2.2 million Australian homes through the FOXTEL, AUSTAR and Optus subscription television services. PMG's mobile production units are running Juniper's EX4200 Ethernet Switches while MX240 Universal Edge Routers are located at its production...

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AT&T Wins Global VPN Deal with Henkel

Henkel, a leading product distribution company based in Düsseldorf, Germany, has selected AT&T as its lead global communications provider. Under the five-year, multi-million dollar agreement, AT&T will manage the worldwide global network infrastructure supporting Henkel's 50,000 employees in more than 100 countries. AT&T is providing Henkel with a bespoke integrated eBonding solution for Ticketing and Ordering, which is geared at providing...

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AT&T Cites Progress in Conversion to Cleaner Fleet Vehicles

AT&T has deployed its 2,000th alternative fuel vehicle and 1,500th compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicle in its corporate vehicle fleet, giving it one of the largest CNG vehicle fleets in the U.S. These milestones are part of a $565 million planned investment announced in March 2009 to replace more than 15,000 fleet vehicles with alternative fuel models through 2018. Currently, the AT&T corporate fleet includes more than 75,900 vehicles. ...

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Atheros and Wilocity Build Tri-Band Wi-Fi + WiGig

Atheros Communications is working with Wilocity, a developer of 60 GHz multi-gigabit wireless chipsets, to build tri-band wireless solutions (2.4, 5 and 60 GHz bands) for the home. The plan is to combine the ubiquity and coverage of Wi-Fi with the multi-gigabit performance of the Wireless Gigabit (WiGig) Alliance's 60 GHz technology for in-room connectivity. Wilocity's Wireless PCI Express (wPCIe) technology aims to eliminate all data cabling between...

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OIF Finalizes IAs for 100G Modules and Control Plane Logging/Auditing

The Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) finalized two implementation agreements (IAs) addressing the key electro-mechanical aspects of a 100G long-haul transmission module and control plane logging and auditing. The OIF 100G Long-Haul DWDM Transmission Module IA provides component and system suppliers with a modular interface approach. Key aspects include; module mechanical dimensions, electrical connector and pin assignment, module hardware signaling...

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HP TippingPoint Wins Security Contract with HHS

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has selected the HP TippingPoint Intrusion Prevention System® (IPS) platform to protect its network from viruses, malware and other security attacks. The HP TippingPoint IPS can inspect network traffic against signatures -- or characteristics -- for known attacks. The appliance also offers vulnerability-specific filters that examine where a particular application is susceptible to compromise, and then blocks all attacks from exploiting those weaknesses. Financial terms were not disclosed....

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