Eurofiber Selects Infinera

Eurofiber, which operates an extensive fiber network across The Netherlands and Belgium, will deploy an end-to-end Infinera Digital Optical Network for its backbone. Financial terms were not disclosed.Eurofiber estimates that more than 25% of all Internet traffic and 50% of all mobile communication traffic in The Netherlands is transported over its network. The Infinera DTN, powered by photonic integrated circuits, is designed to deliver up to 160 wavelengths of DWDM line-side capacity throughout the network. http://www.infinera.com http://www...

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Alcatel-Lucent and AudioCodes Collaborate on Enterprise SBCs

AudioCodes is working with Alcatel-Lucent through its Alcatel-Lucent Application Partner Program (AAPP) to re-enforce their collaboration on delivering secure voice network solutions. This involves the integration of AudioCodes' Mediant family of Enterprise Session Border Controllers (E-SBCs) with Alcatel-Lucent SIP solutions for enterprises, including OpenTouch Business Edition and the OmniPCX™ Enterprise Communication Server.The Mediant E-SBCs will be joining the list of existing tested interoperability between AudioCodes products - including...

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Telstra Acquires a Unified Communications Company

Telstra has acquired iVision, a provider of video conferencing and collaboration services based in Richmond, Victoria, Australia. Financial terms were not disclosed.iVision provides integration of corporate Unified Communications systems, as well as managed and hosted services.Telstra said the deal boosts its capability and expertise across multiple video conferencing products and platforms, enabling it to rapidly design and rollout video conferencing...

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JetBlue to Deploy ViaSat-1 Ka-band Internet

JetBlue Airways has agreed to deploy the first Ka-band commercial aviation broadband network using the ViaSat-1 satellite. The agreement, which formalizes the memorandum of understanding first announced last September, includes an order valued at over $30 million for Ka-band airborne terminals and services to outfit the JetBlue fleet of more than 170 aircraft. The equipment will be installed beginning in 2012 on the airline's Airbus A320 and Embraer E190 aircraft along with two-way transmission bandwidth services using the WildBlue satellite broadband...

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Meru to Miss Q1 Financial Guidance

Meru Networks expects to report first quarter revenue in the range of $20.0 million to $20.5 million. The company had previously provided revenue guidance in the range of $21.5 million to $22.5 million. First quarter non-GAAP operating expenses, which excludes the impact of stock based compensation expenses of approximately $1.3 million, are expected to be in the range of $14.7 million to $14.8 million, compared to prior guidance of approximately $14.8 million. "In the first quarter we saw a number of transactions, primarily in the United States,...

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IEEE Looks to Clouds -- The Next Phase of Innovation

IEEE has launched a Cloud Computing Initiative with the approval of two new standards development projects:IEEE P2301, Draft Guide for Cloud Portability and Interoperability Profiles, which will provide profiles of existing and in-progress cloud computing standards in critical areas such as application, portability, management, and interoperability interfaces, as well as file formats and operation conventions. IEEE P2301 will provide an intuitive...

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Gefen Extends HDMI to 100m over Cat-5

Gefen introduced an extra long-range extension of HDMI devices. The GefenPRO ELR Extender for HDMI with PoL offers a long-range, multi-signal method of extension up to 330-feet (100m) over just a single CAT-5 cable. HDMI video at 1080p full HD resolutions, 3DTV support, audio, IR remote, RS-232 control, Ethernet and power are all delivered over the same CAT-5 cable. Previous solutions required two cables to reach shorter distances.Gefen said its...

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TI to Acquire National Semiconductor, Consolidating Analog Market

Texas Instruments agreed to acquire National Semiconductor for $25 per share in cash -- valuing the deal at about $6.5 billion. Both companies are leaders in analog semiconductors.The market for analog semiconductors was $42 billion in 2010. TI was the market leader with 2010 analog revenue of $6.0 billion, or 14 percent of the market. National's revenue in calendar year 2010 was about $1.6 billion, or 3 percent of the market.National, which is based...

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Google Bids $900 Million for Nortel'ss Patent Portfolio

Google confirmed that it will bid to acquire Nortel's extensive intellectual property portfolio. Google said the move is necessary to fend off frivolous lawsuits from patent trolls who have no intention of creating innovative product or services on their own, but who would simply use the patents to attack others. Nortel has selected Google's bid as the "stalking-horse bid," making it the starting point against which others will bid prior to the...

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Vodafone New Zealand Implements ALU for FemtoCells

Vodafone New Zealand has selected Alcatel-Lucent to power its commercial "Sure Signal" residential and enterprise femtocell service, which boosts the 3G signal.Alcatel-Lucent's solution includes the 9361 Home Cell, the 9362 Enterprise Cell, the 9366 Small Cell Gateway, and its network management solution, which combines the strengths of Alcatel-Lucent's Wireless Management System, Wireless Provisioning System and the Home Device Manager from its...

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EMC Acquires NetWitness

EMC has acquired NetWitness -- a privately-held provider of network security analysis solutions -- for an undisclosed sum. The deal closed on April 1. NetWitness' technologies provide precise and pervasive network visibility, enabling security teams to detect and remediate advanced threats while automating the incident investigation process. NetWitness' monitoring and analysis platform addresses insider threats, zero-day exploits and targeted malware,...

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Verizon and NEC Test 100G, 450G and 1T Optical Transmission

Verizon and NEC Corporation of America have jointly tested ultra-fast optical transmission technology, including 100G, 450G and 1T (1 terabit or 1000G) coexisting on the same fiber. The trial measured the quality of the signal for all channels as well as the intensity of the optical signal. The final determination resulted in the conclusion that these "superchannels" were able to carry higher capacities while improving spectral efficiency without...

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