PMC-Sierra Trims Q3 Forecast

PMC-Sierra trimmed its financial forecast for its third quarter ending September 26, 2010. The company now expects net revenues to be in the range of $161 million to $163 million, compared to the previous revenue range of $169 million to $177 million that was announced during the July 22, 2010 earnings conference. PMC-Sierra expects its gross margins in the third quarter of 2010 to be at the lower end of the outlook range provided of 67.5% to 68.5%. Operating expenses in the third quarter of 2010 are expected to be in the range of $64 million...

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Fujitsu Develops Distortion-Compensation DSP for 100 Gbps

Researchers at Fujitsu have developed a digital signal processing algorithm that compensates for waveform distortion in 100 Gbps signals sent over hundreds of kilometers. The researchers believe their DSP could lead to 100 Gbps links at lower cost than today's 10 Gbps within five years. Some of this research was conducted as part of the "Universal Link Project R&D" sponsored by Japan's National Institute of Information and Communications Technology...

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IBM Names Partners for Smart Grid Networks

IBM announced plans to deliver comprehensive communications to help utilities transform into "smart" grids. The goal is to provide a secure and scalable communications infrastructure integrated from the data center all the way to the sensor or smart meter.IBM will provide consulting, design and implementation services using network technology from partners, including ADVA Optical Networking, Alvarion, Ciena, Cisco, Itron (in North America), Juniper...

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AT&T Begins Selling TerreStar's Dual-Mode Cellular/Sat Smartphone

AT&T has begun marketing a new Satellite Augmented Mobile Service featuring the TerreStar GENUS dual-mode cellular/satellite smartphone. The dual-mode device uses AT&T's cellular wireless network as the primary default mode and Terrestar's satellite network as a secondary option for voice, data and messaging. The TerreStar satellite network ensures coverage in remote areas for government, energy, utility, transportation and maritime users,...

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Huawei Benchmarks "SuperMIMO" DSL at 700 Mbps / 400m

Huawei has demonstrated a "SuperMIMO" DSL prototype capable of achieving a data rate of 700 Mbps -- roughly seven times the previous theoretical top speed of a DSL connection. Huawei said its SuperMIMO technology uses four twisted pairs to achieve a downstream rate of 700Mbps at a distance of 400 meters. The technology methodically addresses crosstalk among multiple twisted pairs and dramatically increases DSL bandwidth by 75 percent, from an average...

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Telefónica España Launches Dual-Carrier, 42 Mbps HSPA+

Telefónica España will launch dual-carrier HSPA+ service under its Movistar brand in Madrid and Barcelona beginning in October. The company is offering Novatel Wireless' MC545 USB modem as its first device capable of reaching the peak speeds of 42 Mbps over a dual-carrier HSPA+ network.During 2010, the company has been upgrading its network to HSPA+ to deliver up to 21 Mbps in Spanish cities with populations of over 250,000. These locations will...

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Novatel Wireless Launches Dual-Carrier HSPA+ USB Device

Novatel Wireless introduced a Dual-Carrier HSPA+ (DC- HSPA+) USB modem. At a press event in Madrid Telefonica Moviles launched the new Ovation MC545 and showcased over-the-air download speed of 40.5 Mbps supported by Ericsson's DC-HSPA+ network infrastructure.The Ovation MC545 is based on the 3GPP Release 8 standard. DC-HSPA+ supports theoretical peak downlink data rates of up to 42 Mbps and 5.7 Mbps on the uplink. It supports the 900,1900 and 2100...

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NSN Cites Progress in Mobile Backhaul Upgrades

Nokia Siemens Networks has migrated its 100th customer from legacy mobile backhaul technology to IP/Ethernet. The company said this milestone reflects a quickened pace in the mobile industry's adoption of IP architecture.Today network operators face high capacity demands due to the increased uptake of smart devices and always-on applications," said Marc Rouanne, head of Network Systems, Nokia Siemens Networks. "We help our customers with a direct...

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Nokia Siemens Networks Conducts 200G Trial

Nokia Siemens Networks succeeded in transmitting data at 200 Gbps over standard optical fiber. The lab trial, which was conducted at the NSN research facility in Munich, used its recently announced 400G-ready DWDM equipment. Nokia Siemens Networks said the move to 400G is the next step in the optical transport deployments, following the current 10/40/100G networks. This 200G trial is seen as a stepping stone in this migration. The company expects...

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MetroPCS Launches LTE in Las Vegas

MetroPCS launched the first LTE commercial service in the United States. The company has activated its first LTE network in central Las Vegas and had begun offering the Samsung Craft 4G LTE enabled handset as its first LTE device. MetroPCS is offering unlimited talk, text and 4G Web access starting at $55 per month, including taxes and regulatory fees, with no annual contract required. An upgraded $60 per month plan adds "MetroSTUDIO", a music and...

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Cyan Introduces Single-Slot "ROADM on a Blade"

Cyan is introducing a reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexer (ROADM) module with up to 40 channels of wavelength selectable switching (WSS) for use in its Z-Series platforms. The new Z-Series WSS-402 module simplifies the upgrade of fiber transport routes for up to 400 Gbps of capacity per-fiber with simple plug and play modules, and optional fixed or tunable optics. Cyan's multi-layer management system provides network-wide, point and click...

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Tellabs Names Vice President of Professional Services

Tellabs named Dean Liming as vice president of professional services. He joins Tellabs after working as Senior Director, Professional Services, at Openwave Systems. At Openwave, he was responsible for all professional services accounts and activity in North, Central and South America, and for the establishment of all global professional services strategy and global fiscal forecasts. His experience also includes increasing responsible roles at Kenan...

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Aviat Enhances Ethernet Switching in Mobile Backhaul

Aviat Networks announced enhanced integrated Ethernet switching capabilities for its Eclipse Packet Node microwave transmission platform. The new switching capabilities, which are designed for mobile backhaul applications, will be delivered on a new Gigabit Ethernet switching card --- planned for introduction later this year --- and will be offered alongside existing Eclipse Ethernet cards. In addition to synchronization over packet, the new card...

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Cavium Announces OCTEON II PCI-Express Gen2 Adapters

Cavium Networks introduced an Intelligent Network Adapter family based on OCTEON II CN63XX processor family. The Adapters deliver 10Gbps performance for applications such as Data Center security, cloud computing, network and storage data compression, Deep Packet Inspection, WAN optimization, TCP/IP Offload and iSCSI Offload.The new adapters offer high performance networking, compression, storage features, DPI functionality with dual 10 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces in a single PCI-Express Gen2 form factor. The Intelligent Network Adapters also support...

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