Aurora Networks Acquires GoBackTV

Aurora Networks, which supplies optical transport solutions provider for cable operators, has acquired GoBackTV for an undisclosed sum."GoBackTV fills expertise in evolving areas that represent timely opportunities for Aurora Networks to expand its technology in line with the needs of cable operators," said Guy Sucharczuk, chairman, president and CEO of Aurora Networks. "We are using this acquisition to increase our technology base enabling us to expand the breadth of our product lines, thus maintaining our lead as the cable operator's main partner...

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ARRIS Launches Video Transcoding Platform

ARRIS introduced the 4000 series of its VIPr video transcoding platform, featuring MPEG-4 adaptive streaming, video fragmentation and packaging of live content for multiple screen applications for both Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) and Digital Video Broadcast (DVB), as well as MPEG-4 transcoding. The VIPr 4000 series enables operators to deliver live content in multiple encoding formats with the highest possible standard-definition (SD) and high-definition (HD) video quality.The new platform leverages the ARRIS VIPr 4800, a second-generation...

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Nortel Networks' Patent Sales Process Gains Regulatory Approvals

Nortel Networks has received approvals from the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware and the Ontario Superior Court of Justice for the "stalking horse" asset sale agreement with Ranger Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Google Inc. for the sale of all of Nortel's remaining patents and patent applications for a cash purchase price of US$900 million.The court orders also established bidding procedures for an auction that allows other qualified bidders to submit higher or otherwise better offers, as required under Section 363...

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Korea's SK Broadband Deploys Procera

SK Broadband, Korea's second largest Internet Service Provider (ISP), has successfully deployed Procera Networks' PacketLogic solutions, including its flagship PacketLogic PL10014 and PacketLogic PL1420 Intelligence Center solutions to support their high data traffic volumes and provide real-time traffic information, traffic analysis capabilities, and the ability to enforce granular policies to SK Broadband's network operations. Financial terms were not disclosed.Serving four million broadband Internet subscribers, SK Broadband selected PacketLogic...

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Verizon Wireless Adds to its LTE in Rural America Program

Illinois-based Convergence Technologies Inc (CTI) has joined Verizon Wireless' LTE in Rural America program. Under the program, CTI will work with Verizon Wireless to deliver 4G LTE services to rural Indiana communities within the IN-5 Cellular Market Area. Under the agreement, Verizon Wireless will lease to CTI its 700 MHz upper C block wireless spectrum in the CTI service area where Verizon Wireless has not already constructed a network. This project...

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China's FiberHome Picks PMC-Sierra's HyPHY for OTN

FiberHome, one of China's network equipment providers, has selected PMC-Sierra's HyPHY chipset for its FONST Series family of WDM optical transmission solutions. FiberHome's FONST Series is an intelligent WDM offering based on OTN technology with scalability up to 3.85 Tbps capacity. In conjunction with enhanced switching technology for both optical and electrical layers, the product line will now offer a uniform capability to flexibly aggregate,...

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NetLogic Debuts Multi-Core Control-Plane Processor for LTE

NetLogic Microsystems introduced its XLP316 multi-core processor featuring a quad-core, 16-issue, 16-threaded, superscalar architecture with out-of-order execution and an L3 cache for control plane processing requirements.The processor, which runs at up to 2.0GHz, is aimed at communications, networking, storage and security applications. It integrates 16 NXCPUs which are fully cache and memory coherent for software applications to seamlessly run...

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Cisco Shows Containerized Data Center Solution

Cisco introduced a Containerized Data Center solution designed and manufactured in the U.S. and aimed at both public and private sector organizations. The modular solution uses a weatherized ISO container that offers an open architecture and transportable platform coupled with a unique management platform for cost-effective data center deployments.Cisco said this data center solution is optimized for mobile rapid deployment, disaster recovery, support...

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Internap to Open High Performance Data Center in L.A.

Internap Network Services Corporation will open a new data center in Los Angeles to serve increased demand for premium colocation. Internap's new Los Angeles data center will include 55,000 square feet of premium net sellable data center footprint over time. The new facility will be Internap's eleventh company-controlled facility in its eighth North American market and continues the company's strategy to build a geographically diversified platform...

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Juniper's Universal WAN Spans Edge and Branch Routers

Juniper Networks introduced its Universal WAN solution designed to support distributed enterprises that run business-critical applications across varied locations, including data centers, campuses and branches. Juniper Networks Universal WAN is composed of new additions to the MX Series 3D Universal Edge Routing portfolio, including the compact MX5, MX10 and MX40 as well as configuration updates to the SRX Series Services Gateways. The vision of...

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Fujitsu Enables 100G on FLASHWAVE 9500 Packet ONP

Fujitsu introduced their new 100G Transponder and 100G Muxponder cards for the FLASHWAVE 9500 Packet Optical Networking Platform (Packet ONP). The new 100G cards, which are designed for use on metro, regional, and long-haul networks, support up to 88 channels, enabling the FLASHWAVE 9500 Packet ONP to deliver up to 8.8 Terabits of network capacity. Both units utilize DP-QPSK modulation and 100G coherent receiver technology, per applicable industry...

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