The U.S. House of Representatives voted 240 to 17 to pass a bill (H.J.RES.37) disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to regulating the Internet and Net Neutrality. http://www.house....
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Opnext Trims Q1 Guidance -- Cites 10 Day Disruption in Japan
Opnext now expects revenues for its fourth fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2011 will be approximately $95.3 million, as compared to the original guidance for the quarter of $97.0 million to $102.0 million. The company blamed the revenue shortfall on a ten-day interruption in its module manufacturing operations in Japan following the earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011.Opnext said its module assembly facility in Totsuka, Japan suffered minor disruption...
Pakistan's PTCL Picks VDSL2 Bonding with ALU
Pakistan's PTCL will be using VDSL2 bonding technology from Alcatel-Lucent to provide existing DSL customers with speeds up to 50 Mbps. Alcatel-Lucent is providing PTCL with its Intelligent Services Access Manager (ISAM) IP access platform – which is the first platform to commercially support VDSL2 bonding. Alcatel-Lucent will also supply bonding-ready customer premises equipment (CPE). Alcatel-Lucent serves as the project's master network integrator, and is providing a range of professional services – including project management, installation...
Deutsche Telekom Launches Fixed Location LTE/HSPA Service
Deutsche Telekom last week began offering its first commercial LTE service under a"Call & Surf Comfort" campaign aimed at residential user and not mobile users. The service is available initially in areas without DSL coverage. Call & Surf Comfort promises users up to 3 Mbps downstream and up to 500 kbps. The company is supplying a Speedport HSPA and LTE Speedport router, both of which offer a wireless LAN capability. The router comes with...
Globecomm Acquires ComSource for Test Facility
Globecomm Systems, a provider of satellite-based managed network services, has acquired ComSource, which provides independent testing services for telecom gear. The initial purchase price is $20.0 million, funded through $2.0 million of existing cash and $18.0 million through Globecomm's existing credit facility with Citibank. ComSource may receive up to $21.0 million of additional consideration, through a two-year earn-out, based on reaching certain...
Kabel Deutschland Expands 100 Mbps Residential Service
Kabel Deutschland (KD), Germany's largest cable operator with approximately 8.8 million connected households, is expanding its footprint of cities and neighborhoods where it offers 100 Mbps residential Internet service. The 100 Mbps connectivity is delivered over a DOCSIS 3.0 network.Kabel Deutschland intends to deliver superfast Internet capability to the following German cities by June 2011: Hildesheim and Oldenburg (Lower Saxony), Glinde, Norderstedt,...
