FCC Outlines Next-Generation 9-1-1

FCC Chairman Genachowski outlined the steps that the FCC will take to update the nation's 9-1-1 emergency calling system with the addition of text, photo, and video capabilities. Already, 70% of 9-1-1 calls come from mobile phones and most of these users are frequent users of SMS and picture messaging. However, most 9-1-1 call centers are not capable of receiving text, photo, video or other incoming data. Some of the benefits the FCC seeks in a next generation 9-1-1 system include:Text for Help: Many Americans, particularly those with disabilities,...

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Nlyte Raises $12 Million for Data Center Performance Management

nlyte Software, a start-up based in Menlo Park, California, received $12 million in Series C funding for its performance-based solutions for Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM).nlyte Software's DCIM solution helps data center and facilities managers optimize physical capacity including power, cooling and space. This information helps to make intelligent capacity planning decisions.The funding round was led by NGEN Partners and included existing investors Balderton Capital, Ruffer LLP and Montalcino Holdings. http://www.nlyte.c...

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China Mobile Adds 5.2 Million Users in Oct, 52 Million in 2010

China Mobile reported its monthly customer data -- there were 5.2 million new users in October, bringing the cumulative additions for the year so far to over 52 million.http://www.chinamobileltd.com/In August, China Mobile announced that Mr. Wang Jianzhou has stepped down as CEO of China Mobile but remains as Executive Director and Chairman of the company. Mr. Li Yue assumes the role of CEO and continues as a Director of the company. Li (age 51)...

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Verizon: U.S. Must Update Anti-Competitive Telecom Rules

Following news reports that FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski may propose that the FCC adopt new Internet management rules on its own, Verizon issued a press statement calling on Congress to address telecommunications policies that are broken. "The grinding you hear are the gears churning as policymakers try to fit fast-changing technologies and competitive markets into regulatory boxes built for analog technologies and monopoly markets," said Tom...

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SoftAtHome and Lantiq Team on High Performance Home Gateways

SoftAtHome, a software provider of home operating platforms that help service providers deliver convergent applications to the digital home, and Lantiq are collaborating to deliver an integrated platform for advanced Home Gateways (HGW). The companies are offering a ChipSet Support Package (CSSP) that enables SoftAtHome Operating Platform (SOP) to rapidly be deployed on the latest Lantiq XWAY XRX-100 family generation. The CSSP represents a set...

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Ireland's Imagine Pitches WiMAX as Cheaper Broadband

Imagine, which is deploying WiMAX across Ireland, reports that recession-hit Irish homeowners have been impressed with its fifty percent cheaper broadband and phone prices on the WiMax network, compared to other operators. Imagine's WiMAX network now covers all of Dublin and extends from the likes of Tuam and Sligo in the west of Ireland, to Wexford in the south-east, Dundalk and Drogheda in the north-east and Youghal, Middletown and Killarney...

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Alcatel-Lucent Selected for Access Network by Saudi Telecom

Saudi Telecom Company, the main telecommunications carrier in Saudi Arabia, has selected Alcatel-Lucent for a large scale upgrade of its broadband access network using VDSL2 and GPON technologies. Alcatel-Lucent will deploy its Intelligent Services Access Manager (ISAM) platform - supporting DSL and GPON technologies and a cornerstone of Alcatel-Lucent's High Leverage Network architecture. Next to the deployment of its 7302 ISAM with advanced voice...

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