Polaris Wireless Opens Regional HQ in Dubai

Polaris Wireless, which supplies high-accuracy, software-based wireless location solutions, has opened a regional headquarters in Dubai Internet City, Dubai, U.A.E. to serve the growing demand from customers in the Middle East and Africa.The company enables real-time, high-accuracy location to assist authorized law enforcement agencies (LEA's) in criminal investigations and antiterrorist activities. The easy to deploy, easy to maintain, Polaris...

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Cisco Unveils IP NGN Video Optimized Transport

Cisco outlined its approach for a zero-loss video-optimized transport architecture for service providers and broadcasters. The need for the solution is driven by the explosive growth in video traffic over IP backbones, which Cisco forecasts will grow more than 500 percent to almost half a zettabyte over the next five years. This represents more than half of all IP traffic and by 2014 will generate an estimated $250 billion in revenue.The Cisco Internet...

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Cisco Internet Router in Space Completes Update

Cisco completed the first-ever software upgrade of an IP router aboard a commercial satellite while in orbit. The IOS software upgrade involved the Cisco 18400 Space Router, a radiation-tolerant IP router, on-board Intelsat 14, a geostationary communications satellite. The capability to upgrade the software of the Cisco router and onboard modem from the ground increases the flexibility of the system to implement future capabilities and the lifespan...

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Vodafone Qatar selects Alcatel-Lucent for FTTH

Vodafone Qatar has named Alcatel-Lucent as its sole supplier for its expansion into the fixed broadband market with an entirely new FTTH network based on GPON and point-to-point Gigabit Ethernet technology. Alcatel-Lucent's IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) solution will then be used to link the new infrastructure with Vodafone Qatar's existing mobile network. Vodafone Qatar is also working with Alcatel-Lucent to upgrade its mobile network. A total of...

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DOCOMO Enters Ebook Venture

NTT DOCOMO is entering a joint venture with Dai Nippon Printing Co. and CHI Group Co. to sell e-books to its wireless customers. The joint-venture firm, named 2Dfacto, will begin selling electronic books online from early January 2011. DNP will invest 51%, DOCOMO 40% and CHI 9%. 2Dfacto will use DNP's existing online "honto" bookstore for electronic books, and will be enhanced with mobile data-distribution and payment systems from DOCOMO. Seven...

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10X10 MSA Targets Low-Cost 100 Gbps Transceivers

A new 10x10 Multi-Source Agreement industry group has been formed to establish compatible sources of low-cost, low-power, pluggable 100G optical transceivers based on 10 optical lanes at 10G. Initial backers include Brocade, Google, JDSU, and Santur.The 10x10 MSA is targeting a 2km reach to bridge the gap between 100m multi-mode and 10km single-mode solutions. Unlike 100m multi-mode based on ribbons of fiber, the 10x10 MSA operates on a conventional...

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CTIA Announces 2011 Officers

CTIA-The Wireless Association announced the following new officers for 2011:Dan Hesse, CEO of Sprint Nextel Corporation, chairman; Pat Riordan, president and CEO of Cellcom, vice chairman; Mary Dillon, president and CEO of U.S. Cellular, secretary; and Bret Comolli, chairman of Asurion, treasurer. Ralph de la Vega, president and CEO of AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets, will serve as chairman emeritus.Newly-elected Executive Committee members...

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ADC's DAS Solutions Support Verizon's LTE Service Rollouts

ADC confirmed that it is a preferred provider of 700 MHz single-input single-output (SISO) and multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) solutions for Verizon Wireless' LTE service rollouts across the United States. More than 100 of ADC's InterReach and FlexWave distributed antenna systems (DAS) have been deployed in major stadiums, urban core areas, and other locations such as the New Meadowlands Stadium and Denver International Airport, where Verizon...

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Near Field Communication Specifications Published

The NFC Forum, a non-profit group that advances the use of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, announced the publication of four technical specifications that further define the modular architecture and interoperability parameters for NFC devices and protocols. The NFC Forum has now developed and adopted a total of 15 specifications. The NFC Forum also launched a Certification Program to help bring applications to market. http://www.nfc-f...

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Tail-f Systems Appoints CEO

Tail-f Systems, a Swedish company specializing in configuration management software for networking equipment and network management systems, appointed Fredrik Lundberg as its new CEO. He replaces Hakan Millroth, who will return to his role as technology visionary in the position of CTO. Prior to joining Tail-f Systems, Lundberg held executive positions at Syncron International, Accenture, and HP. His in-depth understanding of the telecom industry, systems integration, and operations systems and software will help propel Tail-f Systems' growth....

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Verizon Names Anthony Melone as CTO

Verizon Communications announced the appointment of Anthony Melone as executive vice president and chief technology officer, with responsibility for Verizon's technology roadmap, including overall platforms integrity and architecture, and product innovation.Melone was previously senior vice president and chief technical officer for Verizon Wireless. He succeeds Shaygan Kheradpir, effective immediately, following Kheradpir's announcement that he...

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Google's Chrome Notebook to Bundle 100MB/Month of 3G VZ

Google's upcoming Chrome notebooks will offer 100MB of 3G wireless service provided by Verizon Wireless. A pilot program is being launched for a limited number of participants in the U.S. http://www.google....

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