Keynote Systems and OPNET Enter Alliance

Keynote Systems and OPNET Technologies announced a strategic alliance that focuses on maximizing the performance and availability of web applications for corporate enterprises and government agencies worldwide. Key initiatives of the alliance include technical collaboration and coordinated marketing and sales efforts that emphasize each company's best-in-class technologies. The companies said their joint offering enables proactive, 24x7 visibility into the performance of critical applications from multiple geographic locations using a combination...

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GENBAND to Resell Procera's DPI Platform

GENBAND and Procera Networks announced an OEM agreement under which GENBAND will incorporate Procera's PacketLogic DPI technology into its portfolio. GENBAND also unveiled the P Series product family, which leverages Procera's PacketLogic advanced DPI technology to help operators decrease network congestion, eliminate malware or non-compliant applications and lay the foundation to deliver a wide range of new communication applications that significantly...

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Hong Kong's CSL Selects ZTE for 1800 MHz/2600 MHz Dual-band LTE Network

Hong Kong's CSL Limited, which is a subsidiary of Telstra, has selected ZTE for its commercial 1800 MHz/2600 MHz dual-band LTE network. The dual-band LTE network will leverage CSL's spectrum position to provide customers with better coverage and enhanced penetration for a more satisfying communications experience.The deployment follows the commercial LTE network construction contract signed by both parties, under which ZTE will provide CSL with...

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Calix Reports Q2 Revenue of $72 Million

Calix reported Q2 revenue of $71.7 million, an increase of 50% from revenue reported for the second quarter of 2009 of $47.8 million. GAAP net loss for the second quarter of 2010 was $3.2 million, or pro forma $(0.09) per share, compared to a GAAP net loss of $8.8 million, or pro forma $(0.33) per share, reported for the second quarter of 2009 (assuming the conversion of preferred stock into common stock as of the beginning of the second quarter of 2009)."Second quarter results were ahead of our expectations and represented strong growth and increased...

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Riverbed Reports Q2 Revenue of $126.2 million, up 39% YoY

Riverbed Technology reported Q2 revenue of $126.2 million, up 12.3% compared to the first fiscal quarter of 2010 (Q1'10), and up 38.7% compared to a year earlier. Net income (GAAP) for Q2 was $6.6 million, or $0.09 per diluted share. This compares to GAAP net income of $1.1 million, or $0.01 per share, in Q1 and a GAAP net loss of $0.3 million, or $0.00 per share, for Q2 last year."Riverbed reported a record breaking second quarter as WAN optimization continues to be a strategic priority investment for businesses and governments around the world,"...

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PMC-Sierra Posts Q2 Revenue of $161 Million, up 30% YoY

PMC-Sierra reported Q2 revenues of $160.7 million, an increase of 30% compared to $123.2 million in the second quarter of 2009 and 5% higher than net revenues of $152.8 million reported in the first quarter of 2010. Net income (GAAP) was $30.1 million (GAAP diluted earnings per share of $0.13) compared with net income of $7.8 million (GAAP diluted earnings per share of $0.03) in the second quarter of 2009 and net income of $27.0 million (GAAP diluted earnings per share of $0.12) in the first quarter of 2010. "In the second quarter of 2010, we benefited...

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Infinera Posts Q2 Revenue of $111.4 Million, up 62% Year-Over-Year

Infinera reported Q2 2010 GAAP revenues of $111.4 million compared to $95.8 million in the first quarter of 2010 and $68.9 million in the second quarter of 2009. GAAP gross margins for the quarter were 42% compared to 39% in the first quarter of 2010 and 29% in the second quarter of 2009. GAAP net loss for the quarter was $9.6 million, or $(0.10) per share, compared to $20.0 million, or $(0.21) per share, in the first quarter of 2010 and $27.1 million, or $(0.28) per share, in the second quarter of 2009. "I am delighted with the performance...

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Qwest Launches Heavy-Duty Internet -- 40 Mbps

Qwest is launching a "Heavy Duty" Internet service for residential customers. The Qwest network delivers, in selected areas, downstream connection speeds up to 40 Mbps and 99.9% reliability. Qwest includes a suite of backup, security and support services. http://www.qwest....

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Nokia's Q2 Sales Hit EUR 10.0 billion

Nokia reported net sales of EUR 10.0 billion for Q2 2010, up 1% year-on-year and 5% sequentially (down 4% and up 2% at constant currency). Nokia Siemens Networks net sales were EUR 3.0 billion, down 5% year-on-year and up 12% sequentially (down 11% and up 10% at constant currency)."Despite facing continuing competitive challenges, we ended the second quarter with several reasons to be optimistic about our future. For one, the global handset market...

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Verizon Business Provides Low-Latency Connectivity for NYSE Euronext

NYSE Euronext has chosen Verizon Business to provide extremely low-latency connectivity from customer premises into its SFTI access centers. This will which enable SFTI Optic wavelength low-latency access into their colocation racks in NYSE Euronext's new, state-of-the-art European Liquidity Center. http://www.verizonbusiness....

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NTT Com Opens Data Centers in Vietnam and Singapore

NTT Communications will open premium data centers in Vietnam and Singapore and also launch a new service that enables enterprise customers to quickly establish seamless connectivity between core data centers under a major new strategy to expand business in the fast-growing Asian region. The Ho Chi Minh City Data Center will launch as a premium data center in the city center in the third quarter of calendar 2011, joining the Thang Long Data Center...

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Alcatel-Lucent Introduces Microsoft Mediaroom IPTV for Smaller Markets

Alcatel-Lucent introduced a turnkey, compact IPTV solution, powered by Microsoft Mediaroom, for smaller regional operators service between 1,000 and 100,000 set-top-boxes. The solution offers the same capabilities as the company's full IPTV offering can be deployed with far fewer servers.Alcatel-Lucent said the Hyper-V technology in Windows Server 2008 enables Microsoft Mediaroom to be run from a single rack of servers. Previously, a full-scale deployment...

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ST-Ericsson Posts Revenue of $544 Million, Down 10% Sequentially

ST-Ericsson reported Q2 2010 net revenues of $544 million, down 10% sequentially from $606 million in Q1 2010 and down from $666 million a year ago."Our sales in the quarter continued to reflect the impact of our ongoing portfolio transition, combined with weaker-than-expected performance in Asia and some supply limitations. We are, however, encouraged by the progress made by the new portfolio with our customers. Our smartphone platform family has achieved design wins for multiple models with four customers, and we continue to see good traction...

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AT&T Cites Fast Growth on Public Wi-Fi Network

AT&T handled 68.1 million connections on its public Wi-Fi network during Q2 2010 -- up from 15 million connections in the second quarter of 2009. Customers have made 121.2 million connections in the first half of 2010, already far surpassing the 85.5 million connections made in all of 2009. Wi-Fi usage has seen steady and significant growth each quarter, including a nearly 30 percent increase from the first to second quarter of 2010."The extraordinary...

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Congressmen Propose Universal Service Reform Act of 2010

U.S. Representatives Rick Boucher (D-VA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet, and Lee Terry (R-NE) introduced a bill aimed at modernizing the Universal Service Fund (USF) by reining in the size of the fund and promoting broadband deployment.The Universal Service Reform Act of 2010 would restrict universal service support in areas where there is competition among providers of voice and broadband services. It would direct the FCC to adopt a competitive bidding process to determine which wireless carriers...

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AT&T Posts Q2 Revenues of $30.8 billion, 3.2 Million iPhone Activations

Led by strong second-quarter growth in its wireless business, AT&T reported Q2 2010 consolidated revenue of $30.8 billion revenues from continuing operations, up $194 million, or 0.6 percent, versus the year-earlier period and up $278 million, or 0.9 percent, sequentially. Second-quarter 2010 net income attributable to AT&T totaled $4.0 billion, or $0.68 per diluted share, up 25.9 percent, including a $0.07 one-time gain from the exchange...

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nTelos Selects Tellabs 7100 Optical Transport System

nTelos, a Virginia-based integrated telecommunications provider, has selected the Tellabs 7100 Optical Transport System (OTS) for its expanded fiber optic network to power SONET, Ethernet and 2.5G and 10G data services. The carrier already has an established base of Tellabs 1150 Multiservice Access Platforms. The service provider will continue to deploy the Tellabs 1150 platform as it expands IPTV and triple-play offerings for residential and business...

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