Crossbeam Scales its Network Security Line

Crossbeam Systems has revamped and expanded its X-Series family of network security platforms, enabling systems performance from 5 Gbps to 150 Gbps. Crossbeam delivers its high-performance, deep packet processing by leveraging four-core and eight-core application processing modules (APMs). With this rollout, Crossbeam is using the latest Intel six core processors to deliver 12-core APMs, each capable of 20 Gbps of fully inspected application performance....

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E-Band Adds 60 GHz Point-to-Point Radio

E-Band Communications introduced a line of 60 GHz point-to-point radios. The E-Link Mini 320 is rated at 320 Mbps full-duplex and features a flat panel design measuring 7 inches square. The unit uses Power-over-Ethernet (just one cable handles power and data transmission) and Spectrum efficient QPSK modulation. The 60 GHz band enables license-free operation in most countries."Building on the popularity of our 70/80 GHz solutions, we have added...

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Samsung Demos 330 Mbps Mobile WiMAX

Samsung Electronics is demonstrating a WiMAX 2 system capable of 330 Mbps peak downstream rates. The trial system being shown at at CEATEC JAPAN 2010 is based on IEEE 802.16m technology. The WiMAX 2 demonstration UQ Communications and Samsung shows Full-HD 3D video and 16 Full-HD videos running simultaneously over the WiMAX 2 trial systems and associated devices. "Technology never stops evolving. As the demand for data bandwidth and speed grows...

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BridgeWave Expands in Multiple Frequency Bands

BridgeWave Communications, which supplies high-capacity, full-rate gigabit millimeter wave (60 GHz and 80 GHz) products, has expanded its FlexPort product family into the microwave domain. BridgeWave's FlexPort µWave microwave radio is a compact, all-outdoor unit capable of transmitting full-rate gigabit Ethernet. It features BridgeWave's Ethernet switching, digital modem and signal processing technologies and achieves full-rate gigabit transmissions...

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Skype Appoints Tony Bates as New CEO

Skype named Tony Bates as its new CEO and a member of the Board of Directors. Bates most recently served as General Manager of Cisco's Enterprise, Commercial and Small Business Division, where he was responsible for over $20 billion of annual revenue and managed over 12,500 employees worldwide. He has also served as General Manager of Cisco's Service Provider Group. http://www.skype....

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Padmasree Warrior Takes Over as GM of Cisco's Enterprise Division

Padmasree Warrior, will add the duties of being SVP/GM of our Enterprise, Commercial and Small Business Development Group. She also serves as Cisco's Chief Technology Officer.Warrior replaces Tony Bates, who is leaving the company to pursue another opportunity. http://www.cisco....

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WSJ: Ericsson Declines BSNL Tender in India

Ericsson declined to participate in a tender by BSNL in India potentially worth up to $451 million, according to The Wall Street Journal. The company reportedly objected to an Indian government requirement that all bidders submit software/hardware codes for inspection. India has become wary that imported telecom equipment may have embedded spyware. http://www.wsj....

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Highland Telephone Selects Calix for Broadband Stimulus Project

Highland Telephone Cooperative has selected Calix's Unified Access portfolio for a Broadband Stimulus project in rural Tennessee and Kentucky. The $66.5 million "Fiber Forward" project, composed of a $49.9 million loan and $16.5 million in grants, will use GPON to bring advanced broadband to approximately 18,000 homes, 1,800 small businesses, and 100 anchor institutions.The rural subscribers included in this initiative will be served via a combination...

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Broadcom Supports IEEE's New Energy Efficient Ethernet Standard

Broadcom announced its support for the newly ratified IEEE Std. 802.3az-2010 Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) standard. Broadcom said its EEE-compliant products offer energy savings of up to 70 percent or greater and provide customers with end-to-end silicon and software solutions that enable faster deployment of energy efficient networks.As part of its EEN initiative, Broadcom has developed its proprietary "AutoGrEEEn" technology to facilitate the...

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EB Announces "Tough VoIP Power Over Ethernet Injector" for Military

EB (Elektrobit Corporation) introduced a network-agnostic solution that provides PoE-supported data interfaces to tactical military communications equipment.The EB Tough VoIP Power over Ethernet (PoE) Injector, which is a complementary accessory to its Tough VoIP product portfolio, has the capability to utilize vehicular power supplies for PoE-supported military communications gear. The device can combine vehicular power supplies in the voltage range...

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Verizon Wireless to Issue Refunds for Unintended Mobile Data Sessions

Verizon Wireless will issue credits and/or refunds to some 15 million customers for unintended mobile data sessions over the past few years. The company said most of these billing errors concern unintended data sessions from customers who did not have data plans but whose mobile phones initiated a data or web session by mistake. Most of the affected customers will receive credits or refunds in the $2-6 range. http://www.verizonwireless....

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LightSquared Raises Additional $850M for Wholesale LTE + Satellite

LightSquared, a new company backed by Harbinger Capital Partners, has closed an additional $850 million in financing through a credit facility led by UBS AG. The syndicated loan has a term of four years. LightSquared plans to use the proceeds of the financing for general corporate purposes, including construction of its LTE-wholesale network. With this additional $850 million, LightSquared has obtained an aggregate of more than $2 billion in equity...

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