Ericsson Cites Ongoing Component Shortages in Quarterly Report

Ericsson's sales in Q3 2010 were up 2% year-over-year and down -1% sequentially, as the company cited and industry-wide component shortage and supply chain bottlenecks. Ericsson said that although the situation has gradually improved, it remains a challenge to fully meet the demand for mobile broadband. By segment, networks sales grew 6% year-over-year with a continued transition from voice to data related business. Mobile broadband sales, including radio, backhaul and packet core, increased in the quarter, especially driven by markets such as...

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Verizon Reports Strong Cash Flow in Q3

Verizon Communications reported continued strong cash flow in the third quarter 2010, driven by wireless, FiOS and strategic business services. Verizon's total operating revenues were $26.5 billion in third-quarter 2010, a decrease of 2.9 percent compared with third-quarter 2009. Last year's results included revenues from operations that have since been divested. "Verizon built on a strong second quarter with a stronger third quarter, resulting...

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Deutsche Telekom Readies LTE Launch in 800 MHz band

Deutsche Telekom is preparing to launch commercial LTE service later this year in its home market using the "digital dividend" spectrum in the 800 MHz band, which was previously used for analog TV. Deutsche Telekom selected Nokia Siemens Networks as one of its suppliers for hardware, software and services required to set up and maintain the LTE radio network across Germany. In addition, the operator has selected Nokia Siemens Networks as a future...

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ITU Officially Defines 4G IMT-Advanced

The ITU's Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) officially designated two technologies as 4G mobile wireless broadband or IMT-Advanced. These two technologies are "LTE-Advanced" and "WirelessMAN-Advanced". There were six candidate technologies but only these two are officially designated as 4G, having successfully met all of the criteria established by ITU-R for the first release of IMT-Advanced. "LTE Advanced" is developed by 3GPP as LTE Release...

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Itron Picks Sierra Wireless M2M Module

Itron has selected Sierra Wireless' AirLink Raven X and Raven XE Intelligent M2M Gateways to provide the primary cellular connection in its ChoiceConnect fixed network platform, which facilitates the collection of electric, gas, and water meter data. Itron's advanced meter data collection system provides real-time two-way communication, time-synchronized interval data collection, on-demand meter reads, and data integration with in-home displays - giving both utility providers and their customers timely access to usage information. The Sierra...

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HP Completes $1.5 Billion Acquisition of ArcSight

HP completed its previously announced acquisition of ArcSight, a provider of network security and compliance management company, in a deal valued at $1.5 billion.ArcSight, which is based in Cupertino, California, provides a platform for gaining visibility and critical insights into IT infrastructure across all users, networks, data centers and applications. The company has over 1,000 corporate and government customers.HP said integrating ArcSight's...

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CenturyLink and Qwest Reach Deal with Unions on Merger

CenturyLink and Qwest Communications reached a deal with the Communications Workers of America (CWA) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) regarding their proposed merger. The unions have agreed that the merger between CenturyLink and Qwest is in the public interest and will withdraw all opposition in any remaining state and federal regulatory proceedings. The agreement covers employment levels, call center stability, investments...

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AT&T Reports 8.5 Million Emerging Devices on Net

More than 4.5 million connected devices -- including eReaders, tracking devices, photo frames, meter readers, etc. -- have been added to the AT&T network in the past four quarters.The total number of emerging devices, including postpaid and prepaid embedded computing devices, connected to the AT&T network -- both for consumers and businesses -- now exceeds 8.5 million. http://www.att....

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AT&T Notes Growing Wi-Fi Offloads

There were 106.9 million connections on AT&T's U.S. Wi-Fi network during Q3 2010, exceeding the total 85.5 million connections made during the entire year in 2009. Due to the rapid adoption of Wi-Fi enabled smartphones, Wi-Fi use has been increasing significantly each quarter, with third-quarter 2010 connections up more than 320 percent versus third-quarter 2009. AT&T now has 23,000 Wi-Fi hotspots in operation across the U.S..AT&T said...

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