Clearwire Adds 1.8 Million Users in Q1

Clearwire announced record quarterly net subscriber additions of 1.8 million; including 1.6 million wholesale, and 155,000 retail customers. Clearwire now has a customer base of 6.15 million - 1.29 million retail subscribers and 4.86 million wholesale subscribers – using its 4G WiMAX service. "During the quarter we made good progress toward our objective of achieving positive EBITDA in 2012 by executing new agreements with Sprint, delivering...

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Meru Debuts Three-stream 802.11n Quad-radio AP

Meru Networks introduced its AP400 Mobile Edge access point (AP) platform featuring three-stream 802.11n quad-radio capability and a maximum total data rate of 1.8Gbps. It uses Meru's virtualized wireless LAN (WLAN) technology to deliver a flexible, software-configurable mobile edge architecture purpose-built for high-performance enterprise mobility, supporting indoor and outdoor use. Meru said its new platform is optimized for mobile devices such as iPads, iPhones, Android-based smartphones and tablets, and supports the user's need to access...

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Sierra Wireless Posts Q1 Revenue, Some Weakness in M2M

Sierra Wireless reported Q1 revenue of $144.3 million, a decrease of 5% compared to $151.3 million in the first quarter of 2010. Mobile Computing revenue was $71.6 million, up 14% compared to $62.6 million in the first quarter of 2010. Machine-to-Machine ("M2M") revenue was $72.7 million, down 18% compared to $88.7 million in the first quarter of 2010. The year-over-year revenue decrease in M2M was driven by significantly lower sales to Barnes & Noble, declining from $26.7 million in the first quarter of 2010 to $0.7 million in the first...

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Etisalat Nigeria Outsources to Alcatel-Lucent

Alcatel-Lucent has won a renewed two-year multivendor managed services agreement with Etisalat Nigeria for day-to-day network operations and maintenance. Under the contract, Alcatel-Lucent will provide network operations, consulting, design, network optimization, spare parts management, maintenance services, and project management.Etisalat Nigeria's mobile subscriber base has dramatically grown 120 percent year-over-year to over seven million subscribers...

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Magyar Telekom Picks Ericsson for RAN Upgrade

Hungarian operator Magyar Telekom, of the Deutsche Telekom Group, has chosen Ericsson to undertake a complete overhaul of its radio access network. This includes deployment of Ericsson's multi-standard RBS 6000 radio access network equipment, which will also be ready for 4G/LTE functionality once licenses have been allocated. Financial terms were not disclosed.Ericsson noted that this year marks 100 years for the company in Hungary. Also, Ericsson has the largest R&D operation in the country. http://www.ericsson....

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NSN Announces Single RAN Solution for Motorola GSM Base Stations

Having just completed the acquisition of Motorola Solutions' Networks assets, Nokia Siemens Networks announced a solution that connects existing Motorola Solutions' GSM base stations to its Flexi Base Station Controller. The solution will be available for commercial use by the end of June 2011.Nokia Siemens Networks Single RAN Advanced implements GSM, 3G, LTE and LTE-Advanced within one single and flat radio access network. Single RAN Advanced is...

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Sunrise Telecom Offers CATV Spectrum Analyzer

Sunrise Telecom introduced a CATV Spectrum Analyzer, providing enhanced Modulation Error Rate (MER) performance. The new unit provides impairment detection in the head end, ensuring that operators can eliminate problems in the network before they affect the end customer experience. Features include automated digital proof of performance test capabilities, answering cable operators' need for a solution that assesses the quality of a rapidly expanding...

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Applied to Acquire Varian, Extending Silicon Wafer Expertise

Applied Materials has agreed to acquire Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates for $63 per share in cash for a total price of approximately $4.9 billion on a fully-diluted basis. The price represents a 55 percent premium to the closing price on May 3rd. Both companies supply equipment for semiconductor manufacturing.Applied said the deal provides it with deep expertise in ion implantation - a critical step in integrated circuit manufacturing,...

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India's AIRCELL implements Ericsson's Mobile Location System

Aircel has selected Ericsson to provide mobile positioning systems for its 2G and 3G subscribers. This will provide real time tracking, navigation information and information services of 2G and 3G subscribers while on the move. As part of this three-year contract for supply and support, Ericsson will supply its Mobile Positioning Centre (GMPC and SMPC) and features that support various applications to Aircel. Financial terms were not disclosed.Ericsson Mobile Positioning Systems (MPS) will offer advanced Location Based Services (LBS) to Aircel...

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Boingo Completes IPO -- NASDAQ "WIFI"

Boingo Wireless completed its initial public offering of 5,770,000 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $13.50 per share. The shares are now trading on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol "WIFI".Boingo Wireless believes provides commercial mobile Wi-Fi Internet access at more than 325,000 hotspots worldwide, including top airports, major hotel chains, cafés and coffee shops, restaurants, convention centers and metropolitan...

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Intel Develops 3-D Tri-Gate transistors in 22nm

In what it calls a major technical breakthrough and historic innovation likely to drive Moore's Law for years to come, Intel unveiled its first 3-D transistors, called Tri-Gate, in a production device. The 22nm microprocessor – codenamed "Ivy Bridge" – will be the first high-volume chip to use 3-D Tri-Gate transistors.The three-dimensional Tri-Gate transistor technology, which Intel first described in 2002, represent a fundamental departure from...

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Sony's Data Breach Tied to Anonymous DDoS Attack

The recent data breach on the Sony Playstation Network followed a coordinated distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack mounted by the group calling itself "Anonymous," according to an open letter from Sony to a committee of the U.S. House of Representatives. The "Anonymous" hacker(s) also left behind a file with the note "we are legion."Sony's data forensic teams said the hackers used "very sophisticated and aggressive techniques to obtain unauthorized access, hide their access from system administrators, and escalate privileges inside the...

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