Dell'Oro: Total Mobile RAN Revenues Up 20% in Q3

Strong momentum in the mobile infrastructure market continued in 3Q11, as mobile RAN revenues increased 20% versus the year-ago quarter, according to a new report from Dell'Oro Group. The increase was driven in large part by sales of LTE and WCDMA, which comprised approximately one-half and one-third respectively of the total market's gain.The report finds that from 2Q11 to 3Q11, Ericsson and Alcatel-Lucent maintained their top ranks in LTE while...

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YuMe Raises $12 Million for Connected TV Monetization Solution

YuMe, a start-up based in Redwood City, California, raised $12 million in new funding for its TV 2.0 video advertising technology and services.YuMe offers an embedded SDK for connected TVs that lets any CE manufacturer create a monetization platform in their devices. The embedded SDK integrates with YuMe's flagship technology, ACE for Publishers, and the YuMe Connected Audience Network. ACE for Publishers enables publishers to simplify video ad...

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Hurricane Electric Boosts Global Peering Bandwidth to 10GE at Key Exchanges

Hurricane Electric has upgraded global peering bandwidth to five locations worldwide in response to increased global traffic. Specifically, Hurricane Electric has upgraded to 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports (10 Gbps) at the following exchanges: LONAP (London), NLIX (Amsterdam), LAIIX (Los Angeles) and MICE (Minneapolis). In addition, Hurricane Electric has added another port at the HKIX (Hong Kong) Internet Exchange Point. http://www.he....

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FiberTower Cuts 40% of Employees, Halts CAPEX Projects

FiberTower, which has positioned itself as a wireless backhaul services provider, announced a 40% cut in its workforce. The company has also halted all capital and project related spending in an effort to conserve existing liquidity. Remaining staff will be focused on maintaining the company's network and day-to-day operations as management makes decisions about future actions. http://www.fibertower.comFiberTower, which was formed in 2000, holds an extensive spectrum footprint in 24 GHz and 39 GHz bands. It operates carrier-class microwave and...

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Dell'Oro: Total Mobile RAN Revenues Up 20% in Q3

Strong momentum in the mobile infrastructure market continued in 3Q11, as mobile RAN revenues increased 20% versus the year-ago quarter, according to a new report from Dell'Oro Group. The increase was driven in large part by sales of LTE and WCDMA, which comprised approximately one-half and one-third respectively of the total market's gain.The report finds that from 2Q11 to 3Q11, Ericsson and Alcatel-Lucent maintained their top ranks in LTE while...

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YuMe Raises $12 Million for Connected TV Monetization Solution

YuMe, a start-up based in Redwood City, California, raised $12 million in new funding for its TV 2.0 video advertising technology and services.YuMe offers an embedded SDK for connected TVs that lets any CE manufacturer create a monetization platform in their devices. The embedded SDK integrates with YuMe's flagship technology, ACE for Publishers, and the YuMe Connected Audience Network. ACE for Publishers enables publishers to simplify video ad...

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Hurricane Electric Boosts Global Peering Bandwidth to 10GE at Key Exchanges

Hurricane Electric has upgraded global peering bandwidth to five locations worldwide in response to increased global traffic. Specifically, Hurricane Electric has upgraded to 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports (10 Gbps) at the following exchanges: LONAP (London), NLIX (Amsterdam), LAIIX (Los Angeles) and MICE (Minneapolis). In addition, Hurricane Electric has added another port at the HKIX (Hong Kong) Internet Exchange Point. http://www.he....

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FiberTower Cuts 40% of Employees, Halts CAPEX Projects

FiberTower, which has positioned itself as a wireless backhaul services provider, announced a 40% cut in its workforce. The company has also halted all capital and project related spending in an effort to conserve existing liquidity. Remaining staff will be focused on maintaining the company's network and day-to-day operations as management makes decisions about future actions. http://www.fibertower.comFiberTower, which was formed in 2000, holds an extensive spectrum footprint in 24 GHz and 39 GHz bands. It operates carrier-class microwave and...

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Qualcomm Releases Gobi 4000 LTE/HSPA+ and LTE/EV-DO Silicon

Qualcomm has released its Gobi 4000 embedded modem chipsets for LTE. The Gobi 4000 platform, which represents the next generation of the company's existing multimode 3G/4G wireless modems, allows mobile device manufacturers to offer both LTE/HSPA+ and LTE/EV-DO designs. The new silicon features the Gobi Application Programming Interface (API) with LTE extensions and is compatible with leading connectivity standards, including CDMA2000 1xEV-DO...

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T-Mobile USA Expands HSPA+ 42 Rollout

T-Mobile USA activated HSPA + 42 service in 11 additional markets. The enhanced HSPA+ 42 connectivity is now available to nearly 180 million Americans in 163 markets. In addition, T-Mobile expanded the reach of its nationwide HSPA+ 21 network to 9 additional markets, now covering 208 markets across the country and reaching more than 200 million people.“Our customers are taking full advantage of these faster 4G connections through services such as...

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Intel Shows 50-core Knights Corner Co-processor, Xeon E5

At SC11, Intel unveiled its next gen Xeon processor-based and Intel Many Integrated Core (Intel MIC)-based platforms designed for high-performance computing (HPC). The Intel Xeon processor E5 family is the world's first server processor to support full integration of the PCI Express 3.0 specification, which is estimated to double the interconnect bandwidth over the PCIe 2.0 specification while enabling lower power and higher density server implementations....

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Verizon Wireless Activates LTE in 14 More Markets

Verizon Wireless switched on its LTE network in 14 new markets and has expanded service in four existing markets, which means its 4G is now available in 179 markets across the United States. The carrier is now selling 16 4G LTE-enabled devices, including the new HTC Rezound and DROID RAZR by Motorola.Newly activated LTE are in Little Rock, Ark.; Savannah, Ga.; Cedar Rapids and Des Moines, Iowa; Lexington, Ky.; Starkville, Miss.; Kansas City and Springfield/Branson,...

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GSMA Energy Efficiency Methodology Adopted by ITU

The GSMA's Mobile Energy Efficiency Benchmarking methodology has been recognised in a global standard by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The GSMA's methodology, which benchmarks the energy efficiency of mobile networks, is included in the ITU's standard ITU-T L.1410 ‘Methodology for Environmental Impact Assessment of ICT Goods, Networks and Services'. The GSMA developed its methodology as part of the Mobile Energy Efficiency (MEE)...

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Bivio Adds 1 Gbps Network Content & Control Platform

Bivio Networks has expanded its line of deep packet inspection appliances with a 1 Gbps, entry-level product.The new addition to Bivio's family of Network Content and Control Systems (NCCS) expands the portfolio of carrier-grade, subscriber-based parental control services to small and mid-tier ISPs and mobile operators. The Bivio NCCS ensure accurate policy enforcement across multiple devices such as laptops, tablets and smart phones. The company...

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TGN-Atlantic Cable Upgrades to 40G with Ciena

Tata Communications' TGN-Atlantic subsea cable system, which links New York to London, has launched 40 Gbps services following a network upgrade using Ciena's coherent optical technology. This marks the first deployment of 40G coherent optical technology on Tata Communications' global submarine network, which consists of over 200,000 kilometres of terrestrial network fibre and over 500,000 kilometres of subsea cable. The TGN-Atlantic upgrade is based on Ciena's 6500 Packet-Optical Platform with 40G /100G coherent technology. Ciena's WaveLogic...

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

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