Oclaro Delivers 100Gbps LLiNbO3 Modulators

Oclaro has extended its 100 Gbps portfolio with new LiNbO3 "PM100" modulators. The PM100 modulator supports the generally accepted Dual Polarization-QPSK modulation scheme; each of four parallel MZI's running at speeds of up to 32 Gbaud. Oclaro said the very advanced, spectrally efficient QPSK modulation format, combined with the polarization multiplexing scheme, guarantees compatibility with 50 GHz optical channel spacing and more than doubles the...

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Motorola Acquires Aloqa for Context Aware LBS

Motorola acquired Aloqa GmbH, a privately-held, leading developer of location-based software and technologies, for an undisclosed sum. Aloqa will become part of Motorola Mobility, which is comprised of Motorola's Mobile Devices and Home businesses. Motorola Mobility is expected to be spun off from Motorola, Inc. in the first quarter of 2011.Aloqa uses a user's context (location, identity and social relationships) to proactively inform them of places,...

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Colt Tests 100 Gigabit Ethernet Client Services with Infinera

Colt has completed a field trial of 100 Gigabit Ethernet (100GbE) services using Infinera systems in London and Frankfurt. The 100GbE service was passed over the 861 kilometer route from London to Frankfurt on Colt's low latency network. Testing and verification of the transmission were performed with an EXFO FTB-85 100 Gbps Packet Blazer tester. The prototype Infinera 100GbE interfaces are fully compliant with the new IEEE 802.3ba standard.Infinera...

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KPN Extends iTV Service Contract with NSN

KPN has extended an iTV service contract with Nokia Siemens Networks until 2012. The deal includes middleware, encoders, video on demand, encryption, set-top boxes and PC clients. As the sole iTV supplier to KPN, Nokia Siemens Networks will maintain and develop the solution and help to drive enhancements to subscribers' TV experience as a crucial part of KPN's market strategy. KPN has used an NSN iTV solution since 2006.Nokia Siemens Networks is providing KPN with a complete next-generation iTV solution with advanced capabilities, including high-definition...

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AT&T Looks to LTE Opportunities in Enterprise and Consumer

There are tremendous opportunities popping up in both the consumer and enterprise sectors thanks to the mobilization of broadband, said John Stankey, President & CEO of AT&T Business Solutions, speaking at Bank of America Merrill Lynch's 2010 Media, Communications & Entertainment Conference. He confirmed the mobile data traffic surge on the AT&T network: 5,000% wireless data increase over the past 3 years, 30 million 3G devices now...

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TI to Repurchase Stock, Increase Dividend

Texas Instruments plans to repurchase an additional $7.5 billion of its common stock, in addition to the $1.3 billion in repurchase authorizations remaining at the end of June 2010. Additionally, the company plans to raise its quarterly cash dividend $0.01 per common share. TI's new quarterly dividend will be $0.13 per share of common stock, resulting in annual dividend payments of $0.52 per common share.TI noted that its Board has authorized the...

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AT&T to Promote Samsung Galaxy Tablet

AT&T confirmed plans to offer the new Samsung Galaxy Tablet for the holiday season.The Samsung Galaxy Tab is powered by Android 2.2 and touts a 7-inch enhanced TFT touch screen, 1Ghz Hummingbird application processor, support for Adobe Flash® Player 10.1 and Media Hub, which is Samsung's own content service for films and TV programming. It also features Samsung Social Hub and dual cameras.The AT&T-powered Samsung Galaxy Tab will also feature...

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IBM Integrates Wireless into Power-Management Chip

IBM announced a silicon process breakthrough that integrates wireless communications into a single power-management chip, a first that can cut production costs by about 20% while allow chip designers and manufacturers to create a new class of semiconductors. IBM foresees ultra-small and wirelessly enabled chips that control power usage in "smart" buildings, energy grids and transportation systems. IBM's wireless power management technology will...

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Dell'Oro: Wireless LAN Revenues Jump to Record Level

Worldwide Wireless LAN (WLAN) market revenues grew 28 percent in the second quarter of 2010 over the same period last year, establishing record high levels for the small office, home office (SOHO) and Enterprise segments, according to a new report from Dell'Oro Group.According to the report, each of the following WLAN vendors posted sequential revenue gains of more than 15 percent during the second quarter of this year: Aruba, Extreme, Technicolor,...

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Calix to Acquire Occam, Reshaping Network Access Market

Calix will acquire Occam Networks in a stock and cash deal valued at approximately $171 million, which is approximately $7.75 per outstanding share of Occam Networks stock. The merger brings together two leading suppliers of broadband network access systems for North America, the Caribbean, Latin America, and select global markets. The joint portfolio is expected to result in more access options over both fiber and copper for communications service...

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