Alvarion Expects $7 Million Charge Due to Open Range Bankruptcy Filing

As a result of the bankruptcy petition filed by Open Range Communication Inc.. Alvarion expects a one-time charge of approximately $7 million. It has not been determined whether this charge will affect the financial statement for the third quarter, which ended September 30, 2011, which will be reported on November 2, 2011, or if the impact will appear in the fourth quarter results. Alvarion was the turnkey network technology provider to ORC.http://www.alvarion....

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Eutelsat's W3c Satellite Successfully Launched from China

Eutelsat's new W3C satellite was successfully launched by a Long March 3B rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in China. Built for Eutelsat by Thales Alenia Space, W3C will replace the EUROBIRD 16, W2M and SESAT 1 satellites at 16degree(s) East. The satellite has 56 transponders, (53 Ku and three Ka). It will deliver broadcasting and telecom/data services via four footprints: A high-power footprint optimised for Direct-to-Home broadcasting in Central Europe will anchor the 16degree(s) East neighbourhood as a point of reference for satellite...

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Telesat Restores Service on Anik F2

Telesat confirmed that service has been restored on its Anik F2 satellite. The company blamed the outage on a software error encountered during a routine maneuver which triggered the satellite to place itself into a safe mode, shutting itself down and pointing itself at the sun to ensure it remained powered. http://www.telesat....

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Clearwire Stung by Sprint's Network Vision

Shares in Clearwire Corporation (NasdaqGS: CLWR ) fell 32% on Friday to close at $1.39, following Sprint's Network Vision webcast. Sprint revealed that it is pursuing FDD LTE using its own spectrum in the 1900 MHz band (and later its own 800 MHz spectrum) and shifting away from WiMAX and Clearwire's TDD LTE transition strategy. Sprint has network agreements in place with Clearwire through 2012 but not after that. Sprint executives also declined...

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U.S. Carriers Note Brisk Sales of iPhone 4S

On Friday, AT&T reported record online pre-sales of the new iPhone 4s -- 200,000 online orders in the first 12 hours. On Sunday, Sprint's website stated that the iPhone 4S 16GB was already sold out, two days after the pre-sale began. Apple's own website now states "shipping in 1-2 weeks". http://www.apple....

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BT Openreach Cuts Prices for Pole and Duct Access

BT's Openreach division significantly cut prices for pole and duct access as well as breaking down many of those products into their component parts. Other carriers are encouraged to use such infrastructure to deliver fibre broadband to rural areas. Openreach said its new prices are significantly lower – in some cases more than 60 per cent lower - than the draft ones issued in January when there was a limited understanding of the costs and challenges...

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OIF Approves Micro Tunable Laser for High Density 100G

The Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) approved a Micro Integrable Tunable Laser Assembly (uITLA) implementation agreement (IA) which addresses the form factor for 100G applications with a 60% reduction in area and a nearly 30% reduction in height. In addition, the power consumption was reduced by 25%. The uITLA is expected to help prevent market fragmentation in component mechanical form factors for new high-density modules or line card applications.OIF...

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Sprint Ties its Future to Network Vision

Sprint is moving full speed ahead on Network Vision. Sprint's strategic plan calls for an initial LTE service launch in its wholly-owned 1,900 MHz spectrum by mid-2012, a migration of iDEN subscribers onto the CDMA and LTE network, and a re-farming of the 800 MHz iDEN spectrum for LTE during 2013. Significantly, Sprint is moving away from Clearwire and its 4G WiMAX network, which boasts the deepest nationwide spectrum holdings. Clearwire, however,...

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Wired: Computer Virus Hits U.S. Drone Fleet

Wired magazine reported that a keylogger virus has infected the control systems for the U.S. fleet of Predator and Reaper drones. The Air Force has not commented on the story. http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/10/virus-hits-drone-fle...

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