Telstra Finalizes Terms of National Broadband Network Deal

As part of its quarterly financial report, Telstra provided an update on negotiations with NBN Co. concerning the National Broadband Network. Key commercial terms of the deal have been now been finalized. NBN Co. would gain access to Telstra facilities and there would be a progressive migration of Telstra traffic onto the National Broadband Network. The deal is expected to deliver approximately $9 billion in post-tax net present value to Telstra....

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Orange to Refarm 2G 1800MHz Spectrum for HSPA

Orange has tested HSPA services at 1800MHz using equipment supplied by Ericsson, ST-Ericsson, and Quanta Computer. The 1800MHz band, which is being used for 2G mobile services, will be refarmed for HSPA. The four companies tested data services running at speeds of up to 14.4 Mbps on dongles developed by Quanta using ST-Ericsson's low power M570 HSPA+ thin modem. For the trial, Ericsson supplied Orange with an HSPA 1800 network made up of several...

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NSN Launches Compact Unified Charging and Billing

Nokia Siemens Networks has launched a Compact Unified Charging and Billing (Compact UCB) platform that enables carrier differentiation through prepaid, postpaid and hybrid payment services. The compact UCB integrates the functionalities of charging, billing, customer relationship management (CRM) and order management systems into one end-to-end convergent solution. It is optimized for easy and rapid deployment and speeds up new service launches. "There's a huge demand for convergent charging and billing solutions, as operators strive to capitalize...

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NEC Intros iPASOLINK1000 Microwave Backhaul

NEC introduced its iPASOLINK 1000 converged wireless backhaul solution that supports both native TDM and native Ethernet transport on the same platform. The NEC iPASOLINK 1000 is designed for high-end aggregation sites in the network and it complements existing NEC iPASOLINK 200 and 400 products, as well as previous generations of NEC equipment. It includes multiple microwave nodal aggregation, high switching speeds and an increased number of interface...

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NICE Shows 3D Mobile Location Tracking

NICE Systems is demonstrating a 3D Mobile Location Tracking solution with the ability to track altitude information for both rural and dense urban environments. NICE said its system enables compliance with the US's Enhanced-911 (E-911) and the European Union's E-112 regulations, which require wireless network operators to provide the latitude and longitude of callers, in order to know to which emergency services call center to route the call, and to where to send emergency services. The NICE implementation is software-based and requires no calibration...

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Ericsson Shows its New IP Portfolio

At next week's Mobile World Congress, Ericsson is taking the wraps off its new generation IP networking portfolio, including key products transport, routing, fixed access, network management and packet core. The launch includes a 16 Tbps Smart Services Router (SSR) that will form the basis of Ericsson's mobile core network for 4G/LTE deployments.The company is also introducing several additional products such as the Ericsson IP Transport network...

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Alcatel-Lucent Posts 23% YoY Growth as HLN Strategy Gains Traction

Citing increased traction for its High Leverage Network (HLN) strategy and improved operational performance, Alcatel-Lucent reported Q4 2010 revenues of Euro 4.862 billion, up 22.6% year-over-year and up 19.3% sequentially. At constant currency exchange rates and perimeter, revenue increased 15.1% year-over-year and increased 21.9% sequentially. "I am energized by the progress we have made over the past two years. We have overhauled our product portfolio,...

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Tektronix Iris Intelligence Deployed in Tier 1 LTE Network

Tektronix Communications' Iris suite of network intelligence solutions has been deployed by a major Tier 1 service provider in their live LTE production network. The company said it has a number of other LTE trials underway. The Tektronix Iris suite helps ensure operational readiness and quality of experience across the LTE network. The Iris family a high-density 10GE probe, a protocol analyzer, a session analyzer, a L2-L7 traffic analyzer, and a software framework that feeds to customer experience management (CEM) systems and third party OSS,...

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SK Telecom Pick NSN for LTE Launch

SK Telecom has selected Nokia Siemens Networks to provide LTE infrastructure, including its Flexi Multiradio Base Stations and NetAct network management system, for its upcoming service launch. NSN will also provide implementation and care services. Financial terms were not disclosed."SK Telecom has aggressive plans to deploy LTE in Korea. We will draw on our expertise in LTE as well as the experience gained from several LTE trials and implementations...

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ZTE Claims LTE Evolved Packet Core Performance Records

ZTE announced new performance benchmarks for its LTE Evolved Packet Core platforms. Its ZXUN Mobility Management Entity (MME) achieved the maximum capacity test of 15 million users, and its ZXUN SAE-GW gateway attained 174 Gbps in throughput capacity. The xGW record was recorded by IXIA during a recent LTE Core EPC heavy traffic performance demonstration performed with a top tier global operator.http://www.zte.com...

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Marvell Develops 2x2 MIMO Wi-Fi for Mobiles

Marvell introduced an 802.11n 2x2 dual-band Wi-Fi System-on-Chip (SoC) designed to support high data rates for next-generation mobile devices. It is industry's first high-performance multiple input multiple output (MIMO) combination radio with advanced power management designed specifically for handheld products such as smartphones and tablets."As the promise of seamless connectivity fast becomes a reality, Wi-Fi provides a common link across many different mobile devices," said Weili Dai, Marvell's Co-Founder. "The Avastar 88W8797 represents...

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Atheros Offers 2-Stream Mobile Wi-Fi Chip

Atheros introduced a dual-band, 2-stream 802.11n solution designed for mobile devices. It supports both 2.4 GHz and the 5 GHz bands, and delivers up to 170 Mbps of actual wireless throughput. The AR6004 also offers Atheros' Signal-Sustain Technology (SST), a unique set of 802.11n features that boost Wi-Fi signals across the entire wireless link -- improving wireless rate-over-range by an average of 50 percent versus conventional 2-stream products. Atheros also introduced a 1-stream, single-band 802.11n solution for mobile devices. The AR6005...

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Obama Outlines National Wireless Broadband Initiative

President Barack Obama outlined plans for a National Wireless Initiative to make high-speed wireless services available to at least 98 percent of Americans within five years, freeing up spectrum through incentive auctions, spurring innovation, and creating a nationwide, interoperable wireless network for public safety. The initiative envisions spending over $15 billion on achieving these goals, while also reducing the deficit by $9.6 billion. Money...

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Stoke Tunes its Mobile Data Offload for CDNs

Stoke has tuned its mobile data offload solution to enable core-bound applications to be deployed with greater effectiveness at the edge of the Radio Access Network (RAN). Through a set of enhancements to its flagship mobile broadband gateway, Stoke is providing the capability to selectively steer traffic at the edge of a mobile to a collocated Content Delivery Network (CDN). In laboratory trials combining the Stoke MDO with a collocated Content...

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Telstra Plugs Into CENX with VPLS

Telstra International is extending the reach of its Global VPLS (Virtual Private LAN Service) and EVPL (Ethernet Virtual Private Line) services by connecting into the CENX (Carrier Ethernet Neutral Exchange) in Los Angeles. The connection into the CENX Exchange also demonstrates that Telstra International's VPLS and EVPL products within its Ethernet portfolio support the Metro Ethernet Forum's new MEF 26 standard for External Network to Network Interconnects.http://www.telstra....

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