Zarlink Posts Revenue of $57 Million

Zarlink Semiconductor reported quarterly revenue of $56.9 million, compared with $50.0 million for the same period last year. Revenue for Zarlink's communications products of $45.4 million, up $11.6 million or 34% from the same period last year. Gross margin increased to 52%, due to product mix and improving yield on new line circuit products."I am pleased with our progress, with very strong year-on-year revenue growth from our communications products and a growing cash position that's allowing us to pursue opportunities to augment our fast-growing...

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Intel Delivers Open Fibre Channel Over Ethernet

Intel introduced a free, "Open Fibre Channel Over Ethernet" software stack aimed at carrying all data center traffic over a single capable and using a single Intel 10GbE adapter. Intel's Open FCoE integrates capabilities into the operating system, enabling convergence for server network and storage connectivity while integrating seamlessly with existing Fibre Channel environments.The Intel Open FCoE software stack is available as a free upgrade...

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ZTE Reports 17% Sales Growth for 2010

ZTE reported RMB 70,332,280,000 in operating revenue for the year 2010, representing a 16.69% growth compared to the previous year. Total profit in 2010 increased by 31.89% to RMB 4,384,983,000 compared to the previous year. The net profit attributable to shareholders of the Company in 2010 increased by 32.39% ascompared to the previous year to RMB 3,254,251,000. The increase in total profit and net profit was mainly attributable to (1) sales growth...

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Nokia's Q4 Sales Rise to EUR 12.7 Billion, up 6% YoY

Nokia reported net sales of EUR 12.7 billion for Q4 2010, up 6% year-on-year and 23% sequentially (flat and up 24% at constant currency)."In Q4 we delivered solid performance across all three of our businesses, and generated outstanding cash flow. Additionally, growth trends in the mobile devices market continue to be encouraging. Yet, Nokia faces some significant challenges in our competitiveness and our execution. In short, the industry changed,...

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AT&T: Mobile Broadband Revenues Lead with 27% Growth

AT&T reported Q4 2010 revenue of $31.4 billion, up $653 million, or 2.1 percent, versus the year-earlier quarter. Compared with results for the fourth quarter of 2009, operating expenses were $29.3 billion versus $26.1 billion; operating income was $2.1 billion, down from $4.6 billion; and AT&T's operating income margin was 6.7 percent, compared to 14.9 percent. Some highlights for the quarter: AT&T posted a net gain in total wireless...

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Everything Everywhere Partners on Contactless Mobile Payments

Everything Everywhere, the newly formed mobile operator formed through the merger of T-Mobile and Orange in the UK, is planning to launch a contactless mobile payments service to be rolled out by early summer (second quarter of 2011). Everything Everywhere is partnering with Barclaycard. The companies expect to have over 40,000 stores ready to accept contactless payments by that time.http://everythingeverywhere....

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Verizon to Acquire Terremark for Cloud Hosting

In a bid to accelerate its "everything-as-a-service" cloud strategy, Verizon Communications agreed to acquire Terremark, a global provider of managed IT infrastructure and cloud services, for $19.00 per share in cash, or a total equity value of $1.4 billion. Verizon plans to operate the new unit as a wholly owned subsidiary retaining the Terremark name and with its current management team continuing to manage the company. Terremark, which is headquartered...

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SiTime Introduces MEMS-based Clock Generator

SiTime Corporation introduced a new MEMS-base programmable clock generator aimed at high-performance networking applications. The SiT9105 is the first MEMS-based clock generator to offer mixed LVCMOS and differential outputs in a single package, while also reducing board area by up to 66%. SiTime is targeting the SiT9105 for use in routers, switches, bridges, servers, base stations, repeaters and other high-performance equipment."Unlike the quartz...

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ETRI Demos LTE-Advanced at 600 Mbps

South Korea's Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) demonstrated an evolved Multimedia Broadcast and Multicast Service (eMBMS) delivered to a moving vehicle and using LTE-Advanced technology. The demonstration showed 3D video. The download data rate was measured 600 Mbps. This means a 700 MB file could be downloaded in 9.3 seconds. ETRI plans to develop a single-chip LTE-Advanced implementation. The research institute, which...

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Ericsson to Supply GPON to China Unicom in 10 Provinces

Ericsson announced a contract to supply its GPON solution to China Unicom in more than 10 provinces across China. The contract marks China Unicom's first large-scale deployment of GPON technology. Financial terms were not disclosed.The GPON infrastructure and smart management system will enable China Unicom to roll out fiber-to-the-home and fiber-to-the-building across the country faster and at a lower cost. Ericsson will be supplying its high capacity...

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Netflix: Charter Delivers Best Streaming

Netflix published data of the streaming performance of major ISPs.Netflix's best HD streaming tops out at 4.800 Mbps, although no client would sustain that rate all the way through.Charter is the streaming performance leader in the U.S with a 2.667 Mbps average over the period. Rogers is the streaming performance leader Canada with 3.020 Mbps average.Netflix said it will update its report on a monthly basis.http://techblog.netflix.c...

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