Denmark's TDC Picks Ericsson for LTE

Denmark's TDC has chosen Ericsson for its LTE deployment. Under the deal, Ericsson will roll out a complete 4G/LTE solution - including radio access and core network equipment - as well as managed services. This is Ericsson's first full-scope managed service contract for an LTE/Evolved Packet Core (EPC) network. The contract includes radio access network with RBS 6000 series, a complete Evolved Packet Core solution as well as the full scope of managed...

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Aviat Supplies WiMAX in Nigeria

Aviat Networks announced a contract to supply its StarMAX WiMAX Broadband system, including base stations, Wireless Services Gateway (WSG) and end-user devices, to Direct On PC Limited, the leading Internet Service Provider (ISP) in West Africa. The network is to provide broadband services to underserved areas of Nigeria. The wireless infrastructure equipment and services contract includes approximately 200 base station locations. Initially, this equipment will be deployed throughout Lagos, the largest city in Nigeria and second largest in Africa....

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DragonWave Trims Q3 Guidance

DragonWave expects that some of its revenue previously anticipated in its third quarter will now be delayed, and it is as a result revising its revenue guidance for its third quarter ending November 30, 2010 to US$ 27 million. The company said the update was due to cash conservation measures recently adopted by its largest customer.http://www.dragonwaveinc....

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Choice Communications Picks Dragonwave for Backhaul in Virgin Islands

Choice Communications, which serves the U.S. Virgin Islands, has selected DragonWave to provide high-capacity, cost effective, next generation wireless backhaul for its converged mobile services network. The DragonWave Horizon products will be used for both cell site backhaul and as an alternative to submarine fiber-optic cable interconnection between the three U.S. Virgin Islands. Future Technologies served as the turn-key integration partner for...

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Calix Extends its Fiber-Forward Access Portfolio

Calix is expanding its Fiber-Forward access portfolio with the introduction of its E7-20 multi-terabit Ethernet Service Access Platform (ESAP), a high capacity, low latency, all-fiber access concentrator offering 2 Tbps of switching capacity -- sufficient for delivering hundreds, even thousands, of megabits per second (Mbps) of high-bandwidth, video-rich content to residential or business subscribers. The new platform, which is positioned as a complement...

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Clearwire Implements BridgeWave's 80 GHz Gigabit Backhaul in NYC

Clearwire has deployed BridgeWave Communications' gigabit radios in its CLEAR network in New York City. BridgeWave's 80 GHz links have also been deployed in several key Northeastern Clearwire markets including Boston, Bridgeport, Hartford, New Haven and Pittsburgh.htttp://www.bridgewave....

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AppliedMicro Debuts 100G OTN Devices

AppliedMicro introduced a family of 100 Gbps optical network processors for the Packet-Optical Transport System (P-OTS) and IP-over-DWDM transport markets. Leveraging SoftSilicon programmable technology developed by TPack, the new devices support the recently-adopted 100GE (IEEE ) and OTU4 (ITU-T) interface standards. The first two new devices in the family, TPOT414 and TPOT424, are 100G transponders for metro/core OTN and packet networks. The devices...

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Hariri Sentenced to 18 Month in Jail for Insider Trading

Ali Hariri, a former executive at Atheros Communications, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for his role in the largest hedge fund insider trading case in history. Hariri also drew a two-year term of supervised release and a $50,000 fine. In his guilty plea, Hariri confessed to passing nonpublic information ("inside information") relating to Atheros to Ali Far, a hedge fund manager, for the purpose of executing profitable securities transactions. In exchange for inside information regarding Atheros, Far provided Hariri with tips to...

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Google Offers Free Gogo Inflight Wi-Fi for the Holidays

For the second year in a row, Google will be offering free Wi-Fi to travelers in the U.S. Google is teaming up with AirTran, Delta and Virgin America to offer free Gogo Inflight Wi-Fi on every domestic flight from November 20, 2010 through January 2, 2011. http://www.freeholidaywifi.c...

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RADWIN Intros Radios for 3.4-3.7 GHz Spectrum

RADWIN is introducing a new range of Point-to-Point and Multiple Point-to-Point systems that will operate in the licensed 3.4-3.7 GHz spectrum. The latest addition to the RADWIN 2000 portfolio will enable service providers holding 3.x GHz licenses to deliver dedicated high-capacity connectivity to corporate clients and backhaul data for long distances. RADWIN 2000 3.x GHz solutions deliver up to 200 Mbps and up to 16 E1s/T1s at ranges of up to 120 Km/75 miles and comply with FCC, IC and ETSI regulations. http://www.radwin....

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Novatel Wireless Expands into M2M with Enfora Acquisition

Novatel Wireless agreed to acquire Enfora, Inc., a privately-held developer of machine-to-machine (M2M) intelligent asset-management solutions, for approximately US$64.5 million in cash at closing, subject to certain working capital adjustments, and possible additional payouts of up to $6 million depending on performance targets.Enfora's product portfolio consists of smart M2M solutions -- embedded platforms, integrated platforms, and embedded software...

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Integra Telecom Will Not Oppose CenturyLink + Qwest Merger

CenturyLink and Qwest Communications reached an agreement on wholesale conditions with Integra Telecom that resolves concerns Integra raised about the companies' pending merger in some states where Qwest operates. As a result of the agreement, Integra says the CenturyLink-Qwest merger is in the public interest, and it will no longer oppose the transaction in state and federal proceedings."Since the CenturyLink and Qwest merger announcement, we have...

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