Bermuda's CellularOne Deploys HSPA+ with NSN

CellularOne (Bermuda Digital Communications Ltd.) has selected Nokia Siemens Networks to deploy HSPA+ island-wide. The network will peak download speeds of 21 Mbps and new features such as battery life extension for smartphones. The upgrade builds on CellularOne's existing network which already offers the best 3G coverage island-wide and roaming in over 200 countries. Financial terms were not disclosed. http://www.nsn.com http://www.cellularon...

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Fujitsu FLASHWAVE 7500 Gains U.S. Gov Approval

Fujitsu's FLASHWAVE 7500 Multiservice Reconfigurable Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer (ROADM) has been certified by the U.S. government for performance, security and interoperability requirements and added to the Unified Capabilities (UC) Approved Products List (APL). The FLASHWAVE 7500 ROADM joins the FLASHWAVE 4100 ES Micro Packet Optical Networking Platform (Packet ONP), the FLASHWAVE 4500 MSPP, and the FLASHWAVE 9500 Packet ONP among other Fujitsu...

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Qualcomm Cancels FLO TV, Opening 700 MHz Spectrum for Others

Qualcomm confirmed that it will close its FLO TV service by Spring 2011. If the service is discontinued before then, FLO TV will make appropriate refunds. The company said that it is discussing future use of the network and its spectrum with potential partners. The resources could be used to address mobile data needs. http://www.qualcomm.comIn 2008, Qualcomm won eight licenses in the FCC's 700 MHz spectrum auction at a total cost of $558.1 million....

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AT&T offers HSPA+ Modem with LTE Software Upgrade Path

AT&T will begin offering a USB modem from LG that works on its HSPA mobile broadband network today and offers an upgrade path for its LTE network in the future. LG's Adrenaline HSPA+ modem, which will be AT&T's first LTE-upgradeable device, is equipped with an internal antenna, plug and play functionality and multiple OS support. The upgrade for LTE connectivity will be made via a firmware download when the network capabilities become available....

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AT&T Expands its Android Stable with Motorola

AT&T expanded its portfolio of Android devices with the introduction of three new smartphones from Motorola.All three smartphones are powered by Android 2.1 and the latest version of MOTOBLUR, Motorola's exclusive smartphone experience. The MOTOROLA FLIPOUT will be available for $79.99 with a two service agreement and 2 year smartphone data plan.The MOTOROLA BRAVO will be available for $129.99 with a two service agreement and 2 year smartphone...

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ETRI Collaborates with Metaswitch on MPLS-TP for P-OTS

South Korea's Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) is working with Metaswitch to build Carrier Ethernet / Packet-Optical Transport System (P-OTS) systems that use MPLS Transport Profile (MPLS-TP). ETRI and Metaswitch have been working together since 2004, principally in the area of optical switching systems, using Metaswitch's MPLS and IP Routing network software products. Metaswitch said this new initiative extends the partnership...

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Cisco Updates Enterprise Portfolio

Cisco announced a number of new product releases in its Borderless Network portfolio (enterprise switching, routing, security and wireless), including a high-density Catalyst switch, an Adaptive Security Appliance firewall, a compact ASR 1000 Series router, and new entry-level 802.11n wireless access points. Additionally, Cisco announced the Application Velocity Network Service, a new network service that accelerates application performance physically...

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Level 3 Boosts Managed Services with Integration Partner

Level 3 Communications is enhancing its managed services capabilities through a new agreement with Presidio Networked Solutions, a leading integrator that leverages equipment from ADTRAN, Cisco, Fortinet, and Riverbed Technology. Level 3's Managed Services combines in-house and partner capabilities. In particular, Level 3 expects this partnership will boost its dedicated Internet access (DIA) and IPVPN services. Leveraging Presidio's expertise,...

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Ethernet Alliance Completes 40/100G Interoperability Event

Sixteen Ethernet Alliance members gathered last month at Ixia's iSimCity in Santa Clara, California for an interoperability plugfest for products designed to support IEEE Std. 802.3baTM-2010, 40 and 100 Gbps Ethernet. This included test equipment, switches, routers, NICs, transceivers and cabling. The plugfest was assisted by the University of New Hampshire Interoperability Lab (UNH-IOL). The Ethernet Alliance said plugfest participants were able...

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Alcatel-Lucent Employs Wind River/Freescale in Wireless Base Station Project

Alcatel-Lucent will use Wind River Linux, optimized for the Freescale QorIQ P4080 multi-core processor, to develop and support the common platform for present and future generations of its wireless network products, including both time division duplex and frequency division duplex variants of 4G or LTE base stations. This includes the recently released Linux kernel version 2.6.34. The latest revision of PREEMPT RT was used to advance pre-emption capabilities and create a Linux kernel that is more deterministic, with reduced latency for a real-time...

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2010 Cyber Security Report

A majority of network security professionals in a variety of industries across the U.S. are concerned that their company is not adequately equipped to protect itself from cyber attacks, according to a 2010 Cyber Security survey published by Narus, in collaboration with Converge! Network Digest and Government Security News. The overwhelming majority of respondents (93 percent) believe cyber attacks are on the rise and approximately 88 percent think...

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