Orange Offers Facebook Phones in 15 Countries

Orange is launching phones with deep Facebook integration for Africa and Europe. The "social" phones will be priced at under €100 and marketed in more than 15 countries. The new range includes the ALCATEL ONE TOUCH 908F Android smartphone, one of the most affordable Android smartphones available, exclusive to Orange."The rise of the smartphone and the explosion of social networks have completely changed how people keep in touch and share content....

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Orange Offers Facebook Phones in 15 Countries

Orange is launching phones with deep Facebook integration for Africa and Europe. The "social" phones will be priced at under €100 and marketed in more than 15 countries. The new range includes the ALCATEL ONE TOUCH 908F Android smartphone, one of the most affordable Android smartphones available, exclusive to Orange."The rise of the smartphone and the explosion of social networks have completely changed how people keep in touch and share content....

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Procera Develops Analytics Tool

Procera Networks, which offers its PacketLogic intelligent policy enforcement platform to carriers, introduced a report generating analysis package. The PacketLogic Report Studio provides insight into network traffic for capacity planning, marketing analysis, etc. It generates reports using data gathered by the PacketLogic Intelligence Center as well as from external sources.Procera's reports add value by providing snapshots of network and subscriber...

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O2 Launches LTE Trial in London

O2 activated an LTE trial network in central London. About 25 sites are being switched on this month covering a combined area of 40 square kilometres, stretching from Hyde Park to The O2 in Greenwich. The trial will run for the next nine months, ahead of next summer's Olympic Games. An auction of 4G spectrum in the UK is expected in the meantime.The O2 4G trial will use the 2.6GHz spectrum band under a Test and Development licence granted to O2...

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AT&T Launches LTE-enables Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9

T&T* introduced its second 4G LTE-enabled tablet for customers, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9, priced at $479.99 with a two-year commitment. As part of an initial promotion for the Android tablet, AT&T is providing a Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket or Samsung Galaxy S II smartphone at no cost, although a two year agreement is also required on the smartphone. AT&T noted that it has topped its goal to offer 20 4G devices this year. The addition of the new 4G LTE devices brings the 4G device total to 24. http://www.att....

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Cortina Debuts 100G Transport Processors

Cortina Systems introduced a family of highly integrated transport processors supporting 10G, 40G, and 100G signals and aimed at a new generation of converged OTN and Ethernet platforms. Sampling is underway and commercial shipments are expected in the first half of 2012.Cortina's new CS605x processors are designed for highly-efficient line cards supporting 10G, 40G, and 100Gwavelengths and providing a direct interface to 100G and 40G Optical Modules,...

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VimpelCom Appoints Deputy CEO

VimpelCom appointed Jan Edvard Thygesen as Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer, effective January 1, 2012, replacing Khaled Bichara, who will be stepping down as planned following his successful efforts in the post acquisition integration of the operations of VimpelCom and Wind Telecom.Thygesen joins VimpelCom from Telenor, where he currently is Executive Vice President and Head of Central and Eastern European operations. http://www.vimpelcom.comVimpleCom...

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Motorola Mobility Offers Carrier Ethernet Products from Telco Systems

Motorola Mobility introduced a line of Carrier Ethernet solutions for cable operators delivering business Ethernet and mobile backhaul services. The new portfolio consists of a number of hub based aggregation switches/routers, customer premises based demarcation products, an Ethernet Service Management platform, and a 10 Gbps Carrier Ethernet switch designed for deployment in the Fiber Node. Motorola is bringing portions of this product line to the MSO market through an agreement with Telco Systems, a BATM company. http://www.motorola.com/m...

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NarusInsight CyberProtection

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Big Build for Rural Broadband - A Public / Private Partnership in Cornwall

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Australia's NBN Co Awards A$635 Million in Contracts

NBN Co awarded contracts worth up to $635 million over the next five years to six companies: Madison Technologies and Warren & Brown; a partnership between a private Australian company Optimal and US company OFS; and three international companies with a strong local presence (Corning Cable Systems, TE Connectivity, and 3M).In addition to the local employment generated within these companies from their Australian operations, NBN Co estimates that...

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Columbus Undersea Cable Undertakes 40G Upgrade

Columbus Networks' CFX-1 undersea cable system linking Florida and Colombia is undergoing an upgrade to 40G technology, enabling the system to scale to 2.5 Tbps per fiber pair. TE SubCom is the contractor and the project is due for completion this month. CFX-1, which was constructed by TE SubCom and entered service in 2008, connects the United States to Colombia, with landings in Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.A. and Cartagena, Colombia and a branch to...

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USDA Awards $411 Million for Broadband Projects

The USDA Rural Utilities Service announced $410.7 million in funding for telephone utilities to build, expand and improve broadband in their rural service territories across 15 states. Companies receiving the funding awards include:ColoradoEastern Slope Rural Telephone Association, -- $18,725,000 will be used to upgrade the existing fiber-to-the-node (FTTN) network, capable of providing modern broadband services to subscribers in 10 exchanges.Idaho...

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