New USB 3.0 Power Spec Delivers up to 100W

A new power delivery specification for USB 3.0 promises significantly more electrical power than currently provided by 5W and 10W USB ports.Key characteristics of the forthcoming USB Power Delivery solution include: Compatible with existing cables and connectors Enables voltage and current values to be negotiated over the USB power pins Enables higher voltage and current in order to deliver power up to 100W Switchable source of power delivery without...

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FCC Chairman Outlines NG911 Plan

FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski outlined the following five-step plan to transition to Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG911) services, which will promise seamless, end-to-end IP-based communication of emergency-related voice, text, data, photos, and video between the public and public safety answering points. Under the plan, the FCC will: (1) develop automatic location accuracy mechanisms for NG-911, 2) facilitate the completion and implementation of NG911...

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Clearwire Appoints CEO

Clearwire named Erik Prusch as its new President and CEO. John Stanton, the company's Chairman and interim CEO, will become Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors. Prusch joined Clearwire in August 2009 as CFO and led the efforts to raise over $6 billion in equity and debt to fund the company's explosive growth. He was promoted to COO in March. Prior to joining Clearwire, Prusch served as President and CEO of Borland Software, where he also...

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Alcatel-Lucent and China's SGIT Partner on Smart Grid

Alcatel-Lucent announced a partnership with China's SGIT (State Grid Information & Telecommunication Company Ltd) to help utilities more effectively manage peak electricity demand, identify opportunities for power savings and cut down on energy usage. China's State Grid Corporation is one of the largest utility companies in the world.The partnership is expected to address some of the biggest challenges related to smart grids - accessing data used to track energy usage from the plethora of devices including smart meters, analysing that data...

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Huawei Completes HSPA+ Call with 10.4 Mbps Uplink

Huawei has completed the first HSPA+ call with an uplink speed of up to 10.4 Mbps to the cellular base station.This HSPA+ call was configured to HSUPA cat 7, a 3GPP Release 7 feature defining a new channel configuration that supports 11 Mbps on the uplink to the basestation. This next step in the evolution of HSPA+ capabilities also benefits operators through increased spectrum efficiency on the uplink. The call combined 16QAM modulation with Huawei's...

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Oregon's Rio Networks Picks ADTRAN

Rio Networks, a CLEC in Central Oregon, has selected ADTRAN for a complete, end-to-end network replacement. The network upgrade will be based on ADTRAN's flagship Total Access 5000 Multi-Service Access and Aggregation Platform. Rio will use the new equipment to deploy a broad spectrum of services including high-speed data, voice and Ethernet business services. The Total Access 5000 is complemented by ADTRAN's NetVanta family of customer premises equipment including the NetVanta 7100 IP Communications platform. Financial terms were not disclosed....

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Cisco Posts Solid Quarter, Upbeat Outlook

Cisco reported fourth quarter net sales of $11.2 billion, up 3.3% compared to a year ago. Net income (GAAP) was $1.2 billion or $0.22 per share, down 36.3% from last year. The numbers came in ahead of Wall Street expectations."We've made significant progress on our comprehensive action plan to position ourselves for our next stage of growth and profitability, while delivering solid financial results in Q4," said John Chambers, chairman and CEO,...

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