Alcatel-Lucent to Build Vanuatu to Fiji Undersea Cable

Alcatel-Lucent has been selected to deploy Vanuatu's first international submarine cable system linking Port Vila, Vanuatu, to Suva, Fiji. The 1,230-km cable will link directly into the high capacity Southern Cross Cable between Sydney and Hawaii. At an initial 20 Gbps in capacity, the new cable will provide approximately 200 times the current satellite-based connection serving this Pacific Island nation. Vanuatu will now join Fiji, PNG, Samoa, American Samoa, New Caledonia and French Polynesia as smaller South Pacific Island countries which...

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Verizon Adds More Interactivity to FiOS TV

The next generation of Verizon's all-fiber-optic FiOS TV service will add more than 25 upgrades to the Interactive Media Guide as well as greater personalization and customization, easier navigation, deeper search, bigger storage options and optimization for new 3D technology.Highlights include:3D content software, which automatically detects when a customer tunes to a 3D program or channel and instantly changes the necessary settings for watching...

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Telecom Italia Appoints Franco Bernabè Chairman and CEO

Franco Bernabè, who currently serves as CEO of Telecom Italia, has now been elected Chairman of the company's Board of Directors. Telecom Italia also appointed Marco Patuano to serve as chief operating officer and managing director in charge of domestic operations. http://www.telecomitalia....

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VideoSurf Raises $16 Million for Video Discovery

VideoSurf, a start-up based in San Mateo, California, raised $16 million in Series C financing for its video discovery technology.VideoSurf holds a patent for a technology that analyzes all frames within a video to visually identify prominent objects at a speed not previously possible. This analysis occurs 10 times faster than the speed of video playback and enables VideoSurf to know more about the video content. The company said it now has over 20 million unique users per month searching for video content.The new funding came from Pitango Venture...

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Internet2 Carries a 32 Screen Telepresence Call

Internet2 maxed out it current capacity with a telepresence session linking 32 screens. The call linked Cisco TelePresence single and multiscreen systems, legacy Tandberg high definition systems, Polycom high def and standard def systems, Lifesize systems, and even desktop clients including Cisco Movi and Vidyo Desktop. A blog posting describes the set-up.https://blogs.internet2.edu/archives...

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ECI Telecom Signs ICT Distributor in China

ECI Telecom announced a partnership with ECS Technology, a leading ICT distributor in China. ECS will now become a the premier distributor of ECI solutions in the country. http://www.ecitele....

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FCC Opens Inquiry into AT&T + T-Mobile

The FCC and the Department of Justice have each opened proceedings into the proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA by AT&T. The cash-and-stock transaction is currently valued at approximately $39 billion. http://www.fcc.govhttp://www.usdoj....

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Mindspeed Readies 10G-EPON Burst-Mode Receiver Chipset

Mindspeed Technologies is ready to demonstrate a 10 Gigabit Ethernet Passive Optical Network (10G-EPON) burst-mode receiver chipset -- the first such device in the industry, according to the company. Mindspeed's burst-mode receiver chipset includes its recently announced M02138 10G burst mode dual-rate transimpedance amplifier (TIA) and the company's companion M02142 11.3 Gbps limiting amplifier. Together, the two devices provide a complete, cost-effective...

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Comcast Pushes its Fastest Access Yet -- 105 Mbps

Comcast introduced its fastest Xfinity Internet speed tier so far: Extreme 105, which is now available to more than 40 million homes in major markets across the nation including San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, Denver, Chicago, Miami, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, and the majority of Boston, among others. It uses DOCSIS 3.0.The Extreme 105 Mbps service tier offers up to 105 Mbps downstream and up to 10 Mbps upstream. It is priced at $105 per...

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EU and US to Strengthen Cyber Security Cooperation

At a summit meeting in Hungary, Neelie Kroes, European Commission Vice President for the Digital Agenda, EU Home Affairs Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom and U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano agreed to deepen cooperation to address the increasing threats to global internet and digital networks.They agreed to strengthen trans-Atlantic cooperation in cyber-security by defining the issues to be tackled by the EU-US Working Group on Cyber-Security and Cyber-Crime. These efforts include:expanding incident management response capabilities...

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Infonetics: High Speed Port Market Takes Off

The number of 1G, 10G, 40G, and 100G network ports shipped on service provider and enterprise equipment in 2010 jumped 43% over the previous year, to 184 million, and manufacturer revenue grew 26%, to over $33 billion, according to a new 1G/10G/40G/100G Networking Ports Market Size and Forecast Report from Infonetics.Equipment manufacturer revenue from 1G, 10G, 40G, and 100G networking ports is forecast by Infonetics to grow to almost $52 billion...

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Internet2 Signs New Network Agreement with Level 3 -- Push for 100 Gbps

Internet2 has reached a new, multi-year agreement under which Level 3 Communications will build a national network with 8.8 Tbps of capacity. This backbone will support more than 200,000 community anchor institutions nationwide, including K-12 schools, libraries, community colleges, health centers, hospitals and public safety organizations. Specifically, Internet2 will acquire the right to use fiber strands on Level 3's fiber-optic network as well...

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