Video: Energy Efficient Ethernet -- The Drive to Low-power Networking

In this 8-minute video, Vitesse's Brian Jaroszewski and Dinesh Kannapan discuss the growing cumulative power demands of networks and how the IEEE's 802.3az standard paves the way for a new generation of Energy Efficient Ethernet. Vitesse's EcoEthernet pushes the efficiency gains even further with additional power saving techniques.embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" id='single2'name='single2'src='player.swf'width='640'height='390'bgcolor='undefined'allowscriptaccess='always'allowfullscreen='true'wmode='transparent'flashvars='file=http:/...

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SiTime High Performance MEMS Differential Oscillators

SiTime introduced a set of high performance differential oscillators with 10 PPM stability and only 500 femtoseconds of jitter and targeted at high performance telecom, storage and networking applications such as core and edge routers, SATA / SAS / FibreChannel host bus adapters, cloud storage, servers, wireless base stations and 10Gb Ethernet switches. The SiT9121and SiT9122 MEMS oscillators can be custom configured and use industry-standard footprints,...

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AT&T Teams with Harris on Public Safety LTE

AT&T and Harris announced an alliance to develop and deliver next generation public safety LTE solutions.The companies are exploring opportunities to provide first responders with broadband and mission critical communications systems that will enable high-speed video and data solutions. AT&T and Harris would bring extensive experience supporting public safety and government customers. Key deliverables would include:A unified experience driven...

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AT&T Notes Soaring Wi-Fi Offloads, Acquires Superclick

AT&T Wi-Fi connections nearly tripled (up more than 282 percent) in Q3 to 301.9 million versus connections made in the third-quarter 2010. Users now make 100 million AT&T Wi-Fi connections per month. AT&T also saw data carried on its Wi-Fi network more than double versus the third-quarter 2010.AT&T currently has more than 29,000 Wi-Fi hotspots in operation. Smartphone users can connect to these hotspots automatically at no extra...

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Ceragon Debuts Backhaul solution for Ethernet and IP/MPLS

Ceragon Networks introduced a wireless backhaul solution optimized for Ethernet & IP/MPLS aggregation networks. The new FibeAir IP-10Q can deliver up to 4 Gbps of traffic and support up to four carriers in a single rack unit. It leverages an innovative frame cut-through technology that provides extremely low latency for delay-sensitive applications, with up to 70% reduction in frame delay compared to other available solutions. Ceragon said its...

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Texas Instruments Focuses on Nano Power Energy Harvesting

Texas Instruments introduced its next generation of power management integrated circuits (ICs) for energy harvesting, potentially opening the door for self-powered devices, such as wireless sensors in Smartgrid, industrial, security, medical, agriculture, and structural monitoring applications.TI said its new, highly efficient boost charger for nano (ultra low) power energy harvesting can manage the microwatts to milliwatts of power generated from...

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Motorola Solutions Readies its Public Safety LTE Solution

Motorola Solutions will begin shipping its first Public Safety LTE solution on Nov. 11, 2011 (11/11/11).The commercial release builds on the company's alliances with Ericsson and Verizon Wireless. This Public Safety LTE solution will support a host of public safety applications such as Motorola's PremierOne and other computer-aided dispatch (CAD), real-time video streaming, tactical collaboration, dynamic mapping and routing, and in-field reporting...

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Alvarion Moves into Indoor DAS Solutions

Alvarion introduced its new BreezeCELL solution for indoor coverage. The new system leverages a unique flat architecture supporting multi-technology, single cable MIMO and much more. The solution's remote unit is all-inclusive with an antenna inside, which reduces installation complexity and helps reduce CAPEX.“We believe that current and future DAS deployments are all about data capacity. To meet customer expectations, operators have to consider LTE, MIMO, additional sectors and device-to-base station quality of connectivity,�? commented Ron...

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Netflix Loses 800K Subscribers in Q3

Netflix ended Q3 with 23.79 million unique U.S. subscribers, down from its peak of 24.59 million at the end of Q2 2011. Profits increased for the quarter, but due its recent price hike and subsequent shift and then reversal of marketing strategy, Netflix expects subscriptions, revenue and profits to be lower in Q4 and that the company may become unprofitable in Q1 2012 as it makes its market debut in the UK and Ireland. http://www.netflix....

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