Symantec Offers Network-based Policy Control for Mobiles

Symantec is extending its mobile security and management strategy with a network-based policy control and enforcement solution that will allow communication service providers to dynamically apply user preferences in a consistent fashion to a variety of services. Such a value-added service would protect smartphone users from the growing number or online threats. It could also enforce parental controls, such as time-of-day usage or inappropriate vocabulary,...

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DragonWave Forms Joint Venture in India with HFCL

DragonWave has formed a joint venture with Himachal Futuristic Communications Ltd. (HFCL), one of India's leading telecommunication equipment manufacturers and turnkey service providers, to provide packet microwave solutions to the Indian market. DragonWave will own 50.1% of the equity in the Joint Venture and the balance of the equity will be owned by HFCL. The new company will be based in Delhi and will utilize HFCL's local market knowledge and...

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Narus to Broaden its CyberSecurity Ecosystem

Narus is intensifying its efforts at building a cyber security ecosystem that will enable customers to deploy interoperable products from multiple vendors in a layered approach to cyber security, resulting in the most effective detection and mitigation.The Narus ecosystem for cyber security, comprised of strategic alliances, technical relationships, and partnerships with leading security companies and systems integrators, provides a holistic approach...

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TerreStar Submits its Bankruptcy Filing

TerreStar Networks filed a voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition aimed at strengthening its financial position by lessening its debts.The company also announced an agreement with EchoStar Corporation, its largest secured creditor, that will provide TerreStar with a $75 million debtor-in-possession financing facility. TerreStar Networks will use the debtor-in-possession financing to maintain business-as-usual operations during the restructuring...

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Global Crossing Adds Smart Demarcation to Carrier Ethernet

Global Crossing has added smart demarcation capabilities to its "EtherSphere" services, which run over its global MPLS network. Smart demarcation uses a network interface device to provide Global Crossing with an extensive end-to-end view of the customer's EtherSphere WAN, which can help speed service turn-up and troubleshooting. Global Crossing also has introduced two additional, fee-based optional service features: performance assurance and traffic...

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ARRIS Boosts C4 CMTS, Enabling 300-400 Mbps Downlinks

ARRIS introduced a new module that significantly increases the downstream density of its DOCSIS 3.0 C4 CMTS. The module will provide higher speed service tiers, especially for eight channel bonded services -- enabling speeds up to 304 Mbps for North American DOCSIS (Annex B) and 400 Mbps for European DOCSIS (Annex A). DOCSIS 3.0 was initially introduced in 2008 on the C4 CMTS with a 16 downstream channel single slot Cable Access Module (CAM). With...

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Juniper's Q3 Revenue Tops $1 Billion, up 23% year-over-year

Juniper Networks reported the following preliminary financial results for Q3 2010: net revenue increased 23% on a year-over-year basis, and increased 3% sequentially, to $1,012.4 million. GAAP net income is expected to be $134.5 million, or $0.25 per diluted share, and non-GAAP net income of $171.5 million, or $0.32 per diluted share."Juniper's results reflect our ability to deliver on the promise of the New Network with cost effective solutions...

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AT&T Opens 3G Access Program for M2M Manufacturers

AT&T has kicked off a program aimed at lowering the barrier to 3G adoption for connected device developers. The 3G Access Program expands AT&T's lineup of Network Ready 3G modules to include lower cost, high performance options, offering next generation consumer electronics and machine to machine device makers access to a more efficient path to production.AT&T said it is working with Ericsson, Huawei and ZTE to certify a total of 11...

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Boeing Ships SkyTerra 1 Satellite for LightSquared

Boeing has shipped the SkyTerra 1 next generation satellite for launch next month aboard an International Launch Services Proton vehicle from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The satellite is based on the Boeing 702HP design and it will combine with four gateway ground stations and ground-based beam-forming equipment to create the first of two Space-Based Networks (SBN) that Boeing is building for LightSquared (formerly SkyTerra). The satellite...

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NSN and Qualcomm Work on Fast Dormancy for Devices

Nokia Siemens Networks and Qualcomm have conducted the industry's first interoperability test of the new 3GPP standardized Release 8 Fast Dormancy feature. This new standard allows operators to take advantage of smart network features such as Cell_PCH without worrying that individual handset settings will ignore network controls. The test was conducted at Nokia Siemens Networks' Smart Lab in Dallas using the company's Flexi Multiradio Base Station...

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Nokia Siemens Networks Demos TD-LTE for India

Nokia Siemens Networks has demonstrated the Time Division Duplex version of LTE (TD-LTE) using broadband wireless access (BWA) spectrum in India. The first video call, which was conducted at the Nokia Siemens Networks' Bengaluru R&D facility, showcased a peak throughput speed of 110 Mbps and low latency in the range of 10-20 milliseconds. The test used interoperable TD-LTE dongles from Samsung and Nokia Siemens Networks' LTE equipment and software....

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Video -- LTE TD and LTE FD Spectrum Considerations

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SiTime Provides Programmable MEMS Timing for Xilinx FPGA

SiTime' programmable MEMS oscillators are being used by Xilinx on their Virtex-6 FPGA based ML605 FPGAEvaluation Kit as well as the Spartan-6 FPGA Evaluation Kits. The companies said SiTime's programmable, MEMS-based silicon timing solutions are complementary to Xilinx products as they are highly configurable, are 100% drop in replacements for quartz solutions. http://www.sitime....

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