NTT Com Expands Cloud-based Traffic Analysis System for DDoS Attacks

NTT Communications is enhancing its overseas Global IP Network Service with cloud-based traffic analysis for distributed denial-of-service (DDoS). The Global IP Network Service will be offered as an optional service via a dedicated web portal. Traffic on the customer's network is monitored 24/7 for DDoS detection and analysis. Any DDoS attack is reported promptly to the customer. The service also enhances network security by analyzing DDoS attacks...

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Mindspeed Introduces Burst-Mode Transimpedance Amplifier for GEPON

Mindspeed Technologies introduced a 1.25 Gbps complement to its 10 Gbps Ethernet Passive Optical Network (10G-EPON) burst-mode receiver chipset that delivers a complete solution for GEPON/10G-EPON optical line termination (OLT) receiver equipment used in central office (CO) locations. The new 1.25 Gbps transimpedance amplifier (TIA) for CO-side OLT equipment can be used with the company's previously announced continuous-mode 1.25 Gbps TIA for subscriber-side Optical Networking Units (ONU) equipment, which creates an end-to-end solution for GEPON...

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Reliance Globalcom Upgrades Asia Submarine Cable to 40G

Reliance Globalcom completed an upgrade of its FNAL submarine network using Ciena's coherent 40G optical networking solution. The enhanced network brings massive capacity increases to two key routes that each span approximately 5,000 kilometers to connect Japan, Taiwan, South Korea and Hong Kong. The first project is described as the first coherent 40G submarine network in Asia, adding approximately 4 terabits of aggregate capacity. THE upgrade...

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Sprint Sues to Block Proposed AT&T and T-Mobile

Sprint filed its own lawsuit in federal court in the District of Columbia seeking to block AT&T's proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA. Sprint cited Section 7 of the Clayton Act, arguing that the deal would hurt consumers, as well as Sprint and other independent operators. http://www.sprint....

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TE Connectivity Launches Indoor Prism Distributed Antenna System

TE Connectivity introduced a new indoor version of its FlexWave Prism distributed antenna system for mobile coverage and capacity in enterprises, college campuses, and urban/suburban macro networks. FlexWave Prism IRU uses rack-mountable, indoor remote units and works with coax cable direct to service antennas. It supports 2G/3G/4G services with SISO or MIMO implementations, digital simulcast, a 26db optical budget, digital fiber transport and with...

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RADWIN Intros P-to-MP for Licensed 3.x & 2.5 GHz Bands

RADWIN introduced its a high-capacity, Point-to-MultiPoint (HPMP) solution for the licensed 3.x GHz and 2.5 GHz bands. The platform allows operators who own WiMAX licenses to leverage these bands in order to deliver high capacity to the lucrative enterprise market and fulfill the unmet expectations from WiMAX. The RADWIN 5000 HPMP delivers up to 100 Mbps aggregate net throughput per sector in these licensed bands, as well as dedicated bandwidth with guaranteed Service Level Agreement (SLA) and highest spectrum efficiency. It supports ranges of...

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Rice University Researchers Develop Full-Duplex Wireless

Researchers at Rice University in Houston have developed a "full-duplex" technology with potential usage in 4G or 4.5G networks. The breakthrough promises to double total throughput in the network without adding new cell towers in the same frequency band, according to the university.Building on theoretical work published last year, the researchers have now demonstrated signal quality at least 10 times better than any previously published result....

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Aviat Sells its WiMAX Business to EION Wireless

Aviat Networks has sold its WiMAX business to EION Networks, a privately owned company headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario. Financial terms were not disclosed.The deal includes the StarMAX Series WiMAX 16d and 16e platforms including base stations, ASN Gateway, Wireless Services Gateway (WSG), and end-user devices. The WiMAX platform, supports both IEEE 802.16e-2005 and 802.16d-2004 WiMAX standards for both mobile and fixed subscriber applications respectively.EION...

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LightSquared Signs Another LTE Wholesale Deal

LightSquared announced a wholesale LTE agreement with Advanta Technologies, a Texas-based provider of voice, video and data solutions for enterprise customers. Advanta will be able to expand its portfolio to include wireless broadband devices, applications and services that will run on LightSquared's nationwide 4G-LTE network. http://www.LightSquared....

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Altera Cuts Q3 Guidance

Altera, which supplies FPGA, CPLD and ASIC devices, has trimmed its third quarter 2011 sales guidance. The company currently expects third quarter sales to be in the range of down 3 percent to up 1 percent versus second quarter sales. Previous guidance was for sales growth of 2 percent to 6 percent.Altera cited weaker that expected demand several vertical markets including telecom and wireless, particularly outside Asia, as well as industrial automation, military, and test markets. http://www.altera....

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Broadcom Announces Full-Band Capture Digital Tuning for Satellite STBs

Broadcom introduced its Full-Band Capture digital tuning technology replaces multiple discrete tuners with one system-on-a-chip (SoC) for simpler, smaller, faster and lower power designs for the satellite TV market. Broadcom's FBC technology digitizes the entire 950-2150 MHz spectrum, allowing any demodulator to tune to any frequency and removing wideband "block" tuner restrictions for a more efficient distribution of video streams and IP services. The company claims a more than 50 percent reduction in power savings, as well as significantly...

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