FCC Chairman Appoints Senior Advisor on Broadband

FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski has appointed Phoebe Yang as Senior Advisor to the Chairman on Broadband. Yang most recently served as General Counsel of the Omnibus Broadband Initiative at the Commission, in which role she was Chair of the Broadband Steering Committee. Her prior experience includes executive roles at Discovery Communications, as Vice President of Corporate Development and Vice President of Digital Media Operations and Strategy; and at AOL Time Warner as Vice President of International Strategy and Policy focused on China. She...

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Motorola Names President of Mobility Unit

Motorola named Daniel M. Moloney president of its Motorola Mobility business. He joins Motorola Mobility after serving as chief executive officer of Technitrol, a leading electronic component company. Previously, he was executive vice president at Motorola, Inc. and president of Motorola's Home and Networks Mobility business, a provider of integrated and customized end-to-end media solutions for cable, wireline and wireless service providers.Moloney will oversee Motorola Mobility's Home business as well as the following functional organizations:...

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Extreme Reports 17% Sequential Rise in Revenue in North America

Extreme Networks reported quarterly revenue of $85.5 million, which was in line with company's revised guidance and compares to revenue of $78.2 million in the previous quarter and $81.3 million in the fourth quarter of last year. "Product revenue in North America and EMEA increased by 17 percent and 22 percent, respectively from Q3, as we enter new markets and add new customers," said Bob L. Corey, CFO and acting President & CEO of Extreme Networks. "Revenue per employee for the fourth quarter was the highest in more than 16 quarters, as we...

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Limelight to Acquire Delve Networks for Video Publishing Tools

Limelight Networks has acquired Delve Networks, a privately-held provider of cloud-based video publishing and analytics services. Financial terms were not disclosed.Limelight Networks operates a leading global content delivery network (CDN). The company said the Delve acquisition complements and extends the value of Limelight's mobility platform and EyeWonder's in-stream video advertising products by providing a web-based workflow for these solutions.Founded...

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Harris Unveils BeOn -- Global Push-to-Talk Enterprise Solution

Harris introduced its "BeOn" push-to-talk solution designed to enable enterprises to have managed group communications anywhere in the world using both 3G and 4G cellular networks. The goal is to enable users to communicate instantly on a host of commercial smartphones or rugged devices with one or many people, over multiple GSM-based wireless carriers--domestic and international. The Harris BeOn solution offers traditional land mobile radio features...

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SK Telecom Teams with Google for Android Market in Korea

SK Telecom and Google announced a deal aimed at strengthening the Android Market in Korea. The agreement includes provisions to cooperate on launching carrier billing for Android Market, setting up the Company Channel and supporting Android application developers.SK Telecom and Google plan to launch carrier billing for purchases made on Android Market. With the introduction of carrier billing, SK Telecom users will be able to pay for Android Market...

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CBS and Comcast Sign 10-Year Content Deal

CBS Corporation and Comcast announced a ten-year agreement that provides for retransmission consent of CBS Television Stations until the year 2020. The long-term, wide-ranging pact also includes carriage of the full suite of Showtime Networks, Comcast's launch of the Smithsonian Channel and expanded distribution of CBS College Sports. In addition, Comcast will have greatly expanded on-demand access to CBS and SHOWTIME content via their cable and online platforms. http://www.cbscorporation.com http://www.comcast....

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Clearwire Launches in 5 New Markets

Clearwire launched its CLEAR 4G mobile broadband service in five additional markets: Jacksonville, FL; Wilmington, DE; Stockton and Modesto, CA and Grand Rapids, MI. With today's launches, the Clearwire WiMAX network now serves 49 markets and covers 51 million people. http://www.clearwire....

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BroadLight Launches its 3rd Gen 40nm GPON Processor

BroadLight released its 3rd Generation GPON Processor family featuring 40nm process technology for reduced power consumption. The BL23500 features a MIPS controller, the RunnerGrid Network Processor, and a VoIP DSP for meeting both the GPON CPE platforms requirements and the emerging GPON residential gateway market requirements. The device utilizes Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) and offers advanced power saving modes specifically designed for optimal...

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Great Plains Comm. Selects ADTRAN Total Access 5000

Great Plains Communications, a provider of integrated communications services to businesses and residents in Nebraska, has selected ADTRAN's flagship Total Access 5000 Multi-Service Access and Aggregation Platform (MSAP) for legacy switch migration and next-generation IP-based voice and data service delivery. Great Plains Communications is now in its 4th generation of family ownership and serves 30,000 customers in 90 rural communities. http://www.adtran....

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Mindspeed Pitches Comcerto 300xv VoIP Processors

Mindspeed Technologies announced its "Comcerto" 300xv family of VoIP processing devices for integrated VoIP media, signaling and control processing in low-to-medium density next-generation network (NGN), IP multimedia system (IMS) and IP-private branch exchange (IP-PBX) equipment.Mindspeed's Comcerto 300xv system-on-chip (SoC) leverages the company's multi-core Comcerto 300 architecture and reduces bill of material (BOM) costs for PON multi-dwelling unit (MDU) equipment and IP-PBX systems. Platforms using the Comcerto 300xv SoC retain full software...

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Equinix Expands in Atlanta

Equinix has opened the first phase of its third International Business Exchange (IBX) data center in Atlanta. The new $61 million Atlanta IBX data center, which is located in the Atlanta city center, will provide a total of 1,450 cabinet equivalents upon the completion of a second phase, already under construction, which is expected to open in the fourth quarter of 2010. The new IBX data center is connected to Equinix's two existing IBX data centers in Atlanta, providing immediate access to almost 50 network providers. http://www.equinix....

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Wavesat Develop Tri-Band LTE Reference Design for Consumer Handsets

Wavesat introduced a tri-band LTE reference design for use in the development of handset devices, USB dongles and consumer premises equipment. The reference design, based on the Odyssey 9000 platform, supports three frequencies to assist in the rollout of LTE services.Wavesat said its multi-protocol architecture allows the Odyssey series of chipsets to support multiple 4G technologies, including LTE and WiMAX, on the same silicon. It features performance...

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Softbank Mobile Picks Ericsson

Japan's SoftBank Mobile Corp. has selected the Ericsson Service Aware Support Node (SASN) to provide expanded capabilities to its increasing number of smartphone subscribers. The SASN provides sophisticated traffic inspection functionality, enabling efficient usage of telecom infrastructure. The solution also enables truly flexible charging options and paves the way for the operator to develop differentiated service offerings based on individual...

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Sky Deutschland Selects Broadcom's STB Chipset

Sky Deutschland, a leading pay-TV provider in Germany and Austria, has selected Broadcom's high performance and energy-efficient satellite set-top box (STB) system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions to enable multi-channel HD and DVR functionality for subscribers. The single-chip BCM7325 solution will power the next generation of HD non-DVR STBs, while the single-chip BCM7335 will be at the heart of Sky Deutschland's first integrated digital video recorder called the Sky+. Both SoC solutions support MPEG-4 and integrate with NDS MediaHighway STB software...

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Cable&Wireless Worldwide Opens Regional HQ in Dubai

Cable&Wireless Worldwide has opened a new regional headquarters in Dubai Internet City (DIC) to better serve its growing customer base in the Middle East and Africa. The announcement follows the company's deployment of an extensive MPLS network across the Middle East in 2008. This included Points of Presences (PoPs) in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Bahrain, connecting customers based in the United Arab Emirates back into the MPLS network. Since this deployment,...

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Motorola Offers Encrypted Bluetooth Earpiece for First Responders

Motorola's Enterprise Mobility Solutions business introduced an encrypted, mission critical, Bluetooth earpiece for secure communications when paired with the Motorola APX-series portable radios.Designed specifically for the needs of first responders, Motorola's Mission Critical Wireless Earpiece provides simple pairing and fast push-to-talk. Mission Critical Wireless is enabled by adding an option board or enhanced expansion board to an APX radio. Secure pairing is simplified with Motorola's exclusive ultra-short range pairing system. During the...

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Harris Intros 700 MHz LTE for Public Safety Communications

Harris, in partnership with Nokia Siemens Networks, introduced its "VIDA" Broadband LTE solution for mission-critical communications for first responders.Harris VIDA Broadband LTE is a 700 MHz solution that is part of the Harris VIDA (Voice, Interoperability, Data, Access) network platform for first responder communications. The VIDA network integrates VIDA Broadband LTE with P25 (Project 25) and OpenSky communication systems, which are in use by...

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Dell'Oro: Mobile Infrastructure Market to Reach $43 Billion in 2014

Mobile infrastructure market annual revenues are forecast to reach $43 billion over the next 5 years, according to a new report from Dell'Oro Group. After a double-digit revenue decline in 2009, and a flat forecast for revenues in 2010, market revenue growth is expected to accelerate yearly beginning in 2011. The report shows that although the LTE market is expected to start small in 2010, revenues are forecast to exceed $6 billion by 2014."The growth...

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NTT DOCOMO Acquires PacketVideo for Embedded Mobile Software

NTT DOCOMO announced an agreement with NextWave Wireless Inc. to acquire the remaining 65 percent equity interest in PacketVideo Corporation, a subsidiary of NextWave Wireless Inc., for US$111.6 million, turning PacketVideo into a wholly owned subsidiary of DOCOMO. DOCOMO aims to create synergies with PacketVideo for enhanced media services, including the creation of an all-new domain of services that allow users to easily link their mobile handsets...

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