BelAir Simplifies Metro Pico Cell Networks, Adds CDMA

BelAir Networks is introducing several tools for managing metropolitan pico cells -- the small cell network architecture often used in large-scale and multi-location Wi-Fi networks but which is now being adopted in the licensed band space for 3G/4G deployments. BelAir also announced that its BelAir100SP Strand Picocell now supports CDMA2000. The BelAir100SP is a small cell base station that can be deployed from aerial strand, and in pedestals, cabinets...

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Proxim Re-Enters Licensed Wireless Market with 622 Mbps Backhaul

Proxim Wireless, which was a pioneer of the point-to-point microwave market, has re-entered the licensed wireless backhaul market with the introduction of its Tsunami GX800 licensed point-to-point microwave backhaul radios. Proxim's IP-centric GX800 is a compact form factor radio delivering up to 622 Mbps of out-of-the-box aggregate capacity with a wide range of frequency band support from 6-38 GHz. Channel bandwidths are configurable from 7-56 MHz,...

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NSN Unveils Energy efficient Flexi Network Server

Nokia Siemens Networks introduced its Flexi NS (Network Server) designed to serve both as SGSN (Serving GPRS Support Node) for 2G/3G/HSPA networks and as MME (Mobility Management Entity) for LTE. The Flexi NS is an ATCA-based platform for the packet core. NSN said that by using the latest hardware technology advancements it has been able to achieve the lowest power consumption on the market for this type of equipment -- only 59 watts per 100,000...

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CableLabs Develops DOCSIS Provisioning of EPON Specifications

CableLabs is developing new specifications for DPoE (DOCSIS Provisioning of EPON) for Business Services that will give cable operators a common method of using DOCSIS back office specifications and service concepts to provision and operate EPON-based (Ethernet Passive Optical Network) products when delivering IP and Ethernet services. Future versions of the DPoE specifications will add support of a greater variety of data and voice services in the...

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WCAI Announces 3.65 GHz Channel Plan for U.S. Market

The Wireless Communications Association International (WCAI) has adopted and released the 3.65 GHz Channel Plan to minimize harmful interference among operators in the band."This channel plan was finalized after multiple iterations and was the result of collaboration among some of the leading vendors, engineers and operators both in the U.S. and abroad," said Jason Lazar of KeyOn Communications, who chairs the WCAI 3.65 GHz Working Group. "We offer special appreciation to those who participated in the process. More importantly, we feel that this...

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Clearwire's Upcoming 4G Launches in NYC, LA, SF

Clearwire will launch its 4G WiMAX service in New York City on November 1 in partnership with Sprint and Time Warner Cable. Each of the companies will offer 4G services under their own 4G brand.Clearwire and Sprint will both launch commercial 4G service in Los Angeles on December 1 with official launch events and retail store openings to follow. Clearwire also confirmed pland to launch in the San Francisco Bay Area in late December. Sprint and Comcast...

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ABI Research Forecasts 297 Million Cellular M2M Connections in 2015

ABI Research is forecasting that cellular M2M (machine-to-machine) connections will exceed 297 million in 2015. Europe is predicted to account for the largest regional share with 110 million connections in 2015; North America will rank second with 79 million and the Asia-Pacific region third with almost 66 million.According to ABI Research practice director Sam Lucero, "The major world regions show different drivers for cellular M2M markets. The...

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ZTE Launches the WiMAX/TD-LTE Dual-mode RRU

ZTE introduced a WiMAX/TD-LTE dual-mode Remote Radio Unit (RRU) -- the first such dual-mode model on the market. Supporting 2.3G/2.5GHz and 3.5GHz spectrum band, the R9110 has a unique 4T8R design and advanced antenna technologies such as multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) and beamforming (BF). The product is designed for North American operators contemplating a migration from WiMAX to LTE.Earlier this year, ZTE was the first vendor to offer a smooth evolution from TD-SCDMA to TD-LTE with the ZXTR R8928 TD-SCDMA/LTE dual-mode Remote Radio...

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Aptilo to Add LTE Policy and Charging Control

Aptilo Networks, which supplies pre-integrated solutions for control of billing, user services and access in WiMAX and Wi-Fi networks, is now adding LTE to its portfolio of service management and policy control solutions for operators. Aptilo's new 4G service management platform with LTE support has a purpose-built PCRF (policy charging and rules function) that is pre-integrated with optional Aptilo modules for prepaid systems, subscriber database, WEB portals, statistics and reporting, voucher management, etc. Aptilo said its system allows operators...

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CANARIE Tests 100G across Canada with Ciena

Canada's Advanced Research and Innovation Network (CANARIE) and Ciena have conducted a successful 100G demonstration running over CANARIE's production network.Using Ciena's ActivFlex 6500 and ActivSpan Common Photonic Layer, the demonstration originates from Chicago's StarLight GIGApop and includes uncompressed HD video data streams from the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, the International Center for Advanced Internet Research (iCAIR) and other...

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MetroPCS Employs Bridgewater for LTE Policy Control

MetroPCS Communications is using the Bridgewater Home Subscriber Server (HSS) and Policy Controller (PCRF) for its newly launched LTE service in the U.S.. Bridgewater is supplying the independent, high performance control plane to manage mobile data traffic, subscribers, devices and applications and personalize services. This installation includes:The Bridgewater Policy Controller, which supports 3GPP PCRF Release 7, 8 and 9 standards on the same platform, provides real-time network, application, and subscriber policies to manage mobile data...

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Sierra Wireless introduces new LTE wireless modules

Sierra Wireless announced three LTE product additions to its AirPrime MC Series of Intelligent Embedded Modules: the AirPrime MC7750, MC7700 and MC7710. The three variants offer different network technology and frequency band combinations, as well as support for both Linux and Windows. The AirPrime MC7750 module supports LTE, EV-DO and HSPA+ networks, while the AirPrime MC7700 and MC7710 modules support LTE and HSPA+ in different frequency bands. The modules deliver up to 100 Mbps download speeds and 50 Mbps upload speeds, integrated GPS capabilities,...

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Lantiq Intros GPON Chip with ONT Capability

Lantiq introduced a GPON System-on-Chip (SoC) with integrated optical control circuitry for Optical Network Termination (ONT) applications. Lantiq said its first-of-a-kind integration enables GPON ONT manufacturers to reduce Bill of Material (BOM) cost for optical components by up to 40 percent while reducing system power consumption, improving overall robustness of the optical network and reducing the footprint of ONT network equipment.The power...

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Telmex Chile Picks Tellabs 7100 Optical Transport System

Telmex Chile will build a new ROADM DWDM network using Tellabs' Optical Solutions, with the help of Raylex, a local partner. The network will include the Tellabs 7100 Optical Transport System and the Tellabs 7100 Nano Optical Transport System. Financial terms were not disclosed.http://www.tellabs....

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Alcatel-Lucent Boosts Mobile Backhaul with New Aggregation Router

Alcatel-Lucent is expanding its mobile backhaul portfolio with a new 7705 Service Aggregation Router (SAR)-18 optimized for large aggregation sites or smaller central hub sites. The Alcatel-Lucent 7705 SAR-18 is a 10-rack unit (RU) platform offering up to 140 Gbps of scalable capacity for backhauling traffic from "‘AnyG to LTE" (2G, 3G and LTE) radio access networks. It supports the same services as Alcatel-Lucent's flagship 7750 Service Router,...

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KDDI to Integrate Skype Across its Services

KDDI and Skype announced a strategic alliance that will integrate Skype across KDDI's services, starting with its "au" mobile offerings. Skype will initially be made available on the au Android smartphone (IS03 and IS01) starting in November. KDDI plans deeper Skype integration on a range of au Android devices as well as BREW devices in 2011.The companies said they are working to offer a whole new communications experience. Japanese customers...

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Cisco: Rapid Improvements in Global Broadband Quality

Global broadband quality has improved by 50% in just three years and penetration of broadband continues to improve, according to a newly published annual study from Oxford University's Saïd Business School. The study, which was sponsored by Cisco, examined broadband quality in 72 countries and 239 cities using the data from 40 million tests on speedtest.net. Some key findings include:The average global download speed has increased 49% in just three...

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