Deutsche Telekom Reports Better First Half Despite Customer Loss

Deutsche Telekom Group reported net revenue of EUR 31.3 billion for the first half of 2010, down by 2.5 percent year-on-year. This development was primarily influenced by positive (EUR 0.5 billion: OTE) and negative (EUR 0.9 billion: T-Mobile UK) effects of changes in the composition of the Group and by positive exchange rate effectsof EUR 0.3 billion. Revenue in the Germany operating segment stabilized in the second quarter and, at the same time,...

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FCC Drops Closed Door Net Neutrality Talks

The FCC confirmed that it has ended a round of discussions with major Internet companies on Net Neutrality regulations. The closed door discussions had drawn criticism for their lack of transparency and public input. Separately, unconfirmed reports indicate that Verizon and Google may be nearing private deal on the same issues of Net Neutrality. Both Verizon and AT&T issued statements lamenting the end of the talks and expressing a willingness to continue building an industry consensus.http://www.fcc....

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Bell Canada Reports Financial Momentum with TV, Wireless

BCE reported improved financial performance with net earnings applicable to common shares growing by 70.5% to $590 million. In addition, Bell had revenue growth of 4.5%, reflecting strong TV and wireless revenue growth of 11.6% and 9.6%, respectively, and the inclusion of revenues from The Source and Virgin Mobile Canada (Virgin); operating income growth of 30.6%; EBITDA growth of 3.3%; wireless gross subscriber activations of 480,639 and postpaid...

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EXFO Boosts its Blazer Multiservice Test Modules

EXFO announced a speed increase of up to 4X for its FTB-8120NGE and FTB-8130NGE Power Blazer Multiservice Test Modules, which offer a full suite of SONET/SDH, packet-OTN and Ethernet test capabilities in a compact, field-grade form factor. The FTB-8130NGE Power Blazer, supporting testing rates up to 11.1 Gbps for SONET/SDH, Ethernet (including 10 Gigabit Ethernet LAN and WAN) and OTN networks, is ideally suited for the deployment and maintenance of packet optical networks. The FTB-8120NGE Power Blazer, handling SONET/SDH/OTN testing rates up to...

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Airspan to Resell LightSquared LTE for SmartGrid Backhaul

Airspan Networks announced an agreement to exclusively market LightSquared's 1.4 GHz wireless spectrum for Smart Grid and Smart Utility applications. Specifically, Airspan will market the 1.4 GHz wireless backhaul solution, including spectrum, equipment and services for Smart Grid applications in the electric, gas and water utility sectors in the United States. The 1.4 GHz licensed spectrum will be managed by Airspan and will be made available to...

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BLADE Accelerates Test Cycle with Fanfare

BLADE Network Technologies (BLADE) has implemented Fanfare's flagship test automation product, iTest, which provides a unified approach for rapidly developing, automating, and maintaining test cases. According to a recent case study, BLADE has saved approximately $500,000 in resource and equipment costs, sanity build times, and time to market since implementing iTest. In 2009, BLADE, the data center Ethernet switching company, was focused on developing...

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China Unicom Implements NSN's Real Time Analysis in Shanghai

China Unicom implemented Nokia Siemens Networks' real-time traffic monitoring and analysis tool in Shanghai to ensure service quality ahead of the Shanghai World Expo. Based on its Traffica platform, the tool identifies network problems and service quality issues in minutes and resolves them far faster, helping the operator to increase revenue. Before deploying the solution, it could take hours or days to identify and resolve certain problems. Nokia Siemens Networks' system uses key performance indicators (KPIs) to evaluate the actual quality...

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MetroPCS' Q2 Revenues at $1 Billion, Up 18% YoY

MetroPCS Communications reported quarterly revenue of $1.0 billion, an increase of approximately 18% over second quarter of 2009. MetroPCS finished the quarter with 7.6 million mobile subscribers."The outstanding operational and financial results for the second quarter were primarily a result of strong net subscriber additions and lower churn primarily driven by continued acceptance of our Wireless for All plans. Strong operational results and net...

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FCC Promotes Microwave in Wireless Backhaul.

The FCC proposed new rules aimed at removing regulatory barriers to the use of microwave spectrum for wireless backhaul of 4G mobile broadband services. In a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), the FCC explores ways to increase the flexibility, capacity and cost-effectiveness of the microwave bands below 13 gigahertz, while protecting incumbent licensees in these bands. The FCC said it seeks to update regulatory classifications that may not...

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FiberLight Deploys MRV for Carrier Ethernet Access

FiberLight, which operates its own 500,000 fiber mile network in the southeastern U.S., has selected MRV Communications' OptiSwitch Carrier Ethernet access platforms for its optical wholesale and business Ethernet services. FiberLight worked with MRV to install OptiSwitch 900 (OS 900) Ethernet demarcation service units and OptiSwitch 9000 (OS 9000) metro Ethernet aggregation service units to enhance its LightSource Ethernet service offerings. FiberLight...

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OIF Targets Micro-integrable Tunable Laser Assemblys, OSS Control Plane

The Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) has begun work on two new projects.The first provides a specification for a micro-integrable tunable laser assembly (uITLA). The new form factor for tunable lasers is needed as the industry moves to an XFP form factor with reduced power dissipation. This project will propose changes to the assembly electrical interfaces, optical specifications, and mechanical specifications. The uITLA implementation agreement...

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