ECI Telecom Offers Packet Radio Backhaul for 4G/LTE

ECI Telecom is expanding its BG-Wave family of carrier-grade microwave radio with a new ​all-outdoor packet offering designed to support LTE in small-sized and high-capacity cell sites. The new offering includes:BGW-OE, utilizing the conventional microwave spectrum (6 to 38 GHz), is a compact outdoor enclosure for the BG-Wave series of packet and All-Native multiservice radio nodes (MRANs). This enclosure is best suited for sites where putting...

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OneCommunity Selects Fujitsu FLASHWAVE for Fiber Project

OneCommunity, which is launching a "Transforming Northeast Ohio: From Rust Belt to Tech Powerhouse" project, has selected Fujitsu's FLASHWAVE 9500 Packet Optical Networking Platform (Packet ONP) for integrating Ethernet, ROADM and SONET/SDH. Backed by a $44.8 million grant from the National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), the project will deploy 1,000 miles of fiber across northern Ohio.While the FLASHWAVE 9500 supplies...

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Sen. Al Franken Opposes AT&T + T-Mobile Deal

Senator Al Franken (D-Minn.) announced his opposition to AT&T's proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA. In filings with the DOJ and FCC, Franken argues that the merger would be a bad deal for consumers and that it would further stifle competition in an already-concentrated wireless market.http://franken.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=1...

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Tellabs Post Q2 Sales Decline, Announces Job Cuts

Tellabs reported Q2 revenue of $334 million, down 21% from $423 million in the year-ago quarter. North America revenue fell 46%, while international revenue rose 70%, compared with the year-ago quarter. On a GAAP basis, Tellabs recorded a net loss of $20 million or 6 cents per share (basic and diluted) in the second quarter of 2011, compared with net earnings of $64 million or 17 cents per basic share and 16 cents per diluted share in the second quarter of 2010. Broadband segment revenue was $163 million, down 29% from the yearago quarter. Transport...

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Juniper Posts Q2 revenue of $1.1 B, up 15% YoY and up 2% from Q1

Juniper Networks reported Q2 revenue of $1,120.5 million, up 15% from Q2'10 and up 2% from the preceding quarter. GAAP net income was $115.6 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, and non-GAAP net income of $167.2 million, or $0.31 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2011.Juniper's operating margin for the second quarter of 2011 decreased to 15.3% on a GAAP basis from 16.1% in the first quarter of 2011, and from 18.9% in the prior year second...

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NTT Communications Launches Global Virtual Link Ethernet

NTT Communications announced the worldwide launch of its Ethernet Virtual Private Line (EVPL) service, called Global Virtual Link. First introduced in the US through NTT America in 2006, the service is now available in France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Poland, Singapore, Spain, the Netherlands and the U.K., through NTT Com's Tier-1 Global IP Network, one of the world's largest IP backbones. The service allows dedicated bandwidth from 100 Mbps to...

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YouTube Consumes 22% of Mobile Data Bandwidth

Video continues its upward trend as the biggest use of mobile bandwidth, according to the latest figures from Allot Communications. The report uses data collected from Allot's worldwide mobile operator customers. Mobile data bandwidth usage continued its steady rise with 77% growth during the first half (H1) of 2011.The H1 2011 Allot MobileTrends Report found that video streaming continued to show significant growth with a 93% increase, and remains...

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InterDigital Files 3G Patent Infringement Claims Against Nokia, Huawei, ZTE

InterDigital filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) against Nokia, Huawei Technologies and FutureWei Technologies, and ZTE alleging that the companies have engaged in unfair trade practices. InterDigital is asserting patent infringement for certain 3G wireless devices, including WCDMA and cdma2000 mobile phones, USB sticks, mobile hotspots, tablets, and components. The action also extends to certain WCDMA and cdma2000...

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LightSquared to Support Next Gen Push-to-Talk for Public Safety

LightSquared confirmed that its next generation satellite service will continue to ensure seamless communications among multiple law enforcement and public safety agencies at the federal, state, tribal and local levels. Specifically, LightSquared will continue to ensure the availability of Push-to-Talk and other critical communications for the nation's public safety community.As part of this plan, LightSquared will:Replace the current LightSquared...

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Tektronix Acquires Optametra for 100G

Tektronix has acquired Optametra, which supplies a Coherent Lightwave Signal Analyzer, for an undisclosed sum.. The details of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2007, Optametra is focused on coherent test for 100G and beyond. Optametra launched its 40G Coherent Lightwave Signal Analyzer in March 2009 and followed up with a 100G later that same year. The company is a pioneer in coherent test, and continues to lead with products and customer...

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Spirent Supplies 100G Test for JPNAP

Internet Multifeed Co. (MF) has conducted the first 100G Ethernet IXP Interoperability Test (IOT) on its Japan Network Access Point (JPNAP), the country's largest Internet exchange, using the Spirent TestCenter solution, which was provided by Toyo Corporation, Spirent's channel partner in Japan.The IOT, conducted in partnership with Internet Initiative Japan (IIJ) and NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com.), Japan's two largest service providers, tested the interoperability of routers and switches from Brocade, Cisco Systems and Juniper Networks....

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