LTE TDD Technology Experience Centre and Test Lab Planned for Kuala Lumpur

Packet One Networks (Malaysia) and ZTE are planning to open Southeast Asia's first 4G LTE TDD Technology Experience Centre and Test Lab in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The facility, which is also supported by China Mobile, will be established in early 2012 at P1's headquarters, also known as Packet Hub. Operators and vendors who want a taste of blazing wireless speeds of 120 Mbps and beyond will be welcome to utilize the facility.The Centre will initially utilize P1's 2.6GHz spectrum for LTE TDD technology showcases and interoperability testing of...

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USB Implementers Forum Releases Mobile Broadband Spec

The USB Implementer's Forum released a Mobile Broadband Interface Model (MBIM) 1.0 Specification for host and device connectivity for desktops, laptops, tablets and mobile devices. The specification supports multiple generations of GSM and CDMA-based 3G and 4G packet data services including the recent LTE technology.MBIM 1.0 Specification Features:Supports multiple IP connections per a single USB interfaceEnables flexible, efficient and lower cost...

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Huawei Tests First CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Rev.B Phase II

Huawei and Bakrie Telecom, a leading CDMA operator in Indonesia, announced the world's first CDMA2000 1x EV-DO (Evolution Data Only) Rev.B (DORB) Phase II trial on an existing CDMA network.The trial in Java, Indonesia helps Bakrie Telecom to improve spectrum efficiency by leveraging 64QAM (Quadrature Amplitude Modulation) and multi-carrier technologies, boosting the network's average downlink peak data speed to 9.3Mbps with two carriers.http://www.huawei....

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Swisscom Targets One Million FTTH Connections by 2015

Swisscom announced an expansion of its FTTH rollout in eastern Switzerland in Chu4, which will connect all households and businesses by 2016. Construction work gets underway in March 2012 in the district of Masans, followed by Loequartier and Wiesental. The project will see Swisscom connect all 20,000 households and businesses in Chur to the high-speed network of the future. Swisscom started its expansion of the fibre-optic network to households...

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Orange Extends MVNO Deal with Ortel Mobile

Orange announced a deal to host Ortel Mobile as a virtual mobile operator on its mobile network in France. Ortel Mobile, which launched operations on the French MVNO market in early 2010, aims to maintain its position as market leader in the multicultural segment in France. Today Ortel Mobile is active as an MVNO in six European countries, and already uses the Orange network in Spain and Switzerland.Orange said that by offering wholesale agreements...

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FCC Issues its "Connect America" Order Reforming USF

The Federal Communications Commission officially released its Connect America Fund order for reforming the outdated universal service and intercarrier compensations systems with the goal of expanding access to high-speed Internet and voice services nationwide. The CAF—with an annual budget set at no more than $4.5 billion, the same as the current universal service funding level—is expected to help connect 7 million Americans to high-speed Internet...

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USB Implementers Forum Releases Mobile Broadband Spec

The USB Implementer's Forum released a Mobile Broadband Interface Model (MBIM) 1.0 Specification for host and device connectivity for desktops, laptops, tablets and mobile devices. The specification supports multiple generations of GSM and CDMA-based 3G and 4G packet data services including the recent LTE technology.MBIM 1.0 Specification Features:Supports multiple IP connections per a single USB interfaceEnables flexible, efficient and lower cost...

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NTT Europe Expands its Global IP Network into Eastern Europe

NTT Communications has expanded the reach of its IP Network in Europe with new Points of Presence (PoP) locations in Budapest, Bucharest and Sofia. The new global IP network PoPs enable NTT Europe to better service ISPs and content networks with access to its high-capacity, reliable and efficient network. NTT Europe directly connects telecommunications companies, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), content providers, Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) and enterprises to major markets around the world via NTT Communications' Tier-1 IP Backbone Network....

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Frontline Introduces 802.11 a/b/g/n Protocol Analyzer

Frontline Test Equipment introduced an 802.11 a/b/g/n Protocol Analyzer a massive data buffer able to capture all packets flowing between devices. The company said this feature is a game changer for 802.11 engineers because it eliminates dropped or missing packet, incorrect timestamps, or troublesome Bluetooth coexistence issues. And it works with all 802.11 specifications including a, b, g, n, and supports Wi-Fi Direct. http://www.fte....

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LTE TDD Technology Experience Centre and Test Lab Planned for Kuala Lumpur

Packet One Networks (Malaysia) and ZTE are planning to open Southeast Asia's first 4G LTE TDD Technology Experience Centre and Test Lab in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The facility, which is also supported by China Mobile, will be established in early 2012 at P1's headquarters, also known as Packet Hub. Operators and vendors who want a taste of blazing wireless speeds of 120 Mbps and beyond will be welcome to utilize the facility.The Centre will initially utilize P1's 2.6GHz spectrum for LTE TDD technology showcases and interoperability testing of...

Read More

USB Implementers Forum Releases Mobile Broadband Spec

The USB Implementer's Forum released a Mobile Broadband Interface Model (MBIM) 1.0 Specification for host and device connectivity for desktops, laptops, tablets and mobile devices. The specification supports multiple generations of GSM and CDMA-based 3G and 4G packet data services including the recent LTE technology.MBIM 1.0 Specification Features:Supports multiple IP connections per a single USB interfaceEnables flexible, efficient and lower cost...

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Huawei Tests First CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Rev.B Phase II

Huawei and Bakrie Telecom, a leading CDMA operator in Indonesia, announced the world's first CDMA2000 1x EV-DO (Evolution Data Only) Rev.B (DORB) Phase II trial on an existing CDMA network.The trial in Java, Indonesia helps Bakrie Telecom to improve spectrum efficiency by leveraging 64QAM (Quadrature Amplitude Modulation) and multi-carrier technologies, boosting the network's average downlink peak data speed to 9.3Mbps with two carriers.http://www.huawei....

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Swisscom Targets One Million FTTH Connections by 2015

Swisscom announced an expansion of its FTTH rollout in eastern Switzerland in Chu4, which will connect all households and businesses by 2016. Construction work gets underway in March 2012 in the district of Masans, followed by Loequartier and Wiesental. The project will see Swisscom connect all 20,000 households and businesses in Chur to the high-speed network of the future. Swisscom started its expansion of the fibre-optic network to households...

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Orange Extends MVNO Deal with Ortel Mobile

Orange announced a deal to host Ortel Mobile as a virtual mobile operator on its mobile network in France. Ortel Mobile, which launched operations on the French MVNO market in early 2010, aims to maintain its position as market leader in the multicultural segment in France. Today Ortel Mobile is active as an MVNO in six European countries, and already uses the Orange network in Spain and Switzerland.Orange said that by offering wholesale agreements...

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FCC Issues its "Connect America" Order Reforming USF

The Federal Communications Commission officially released its Connect America Fund order for reforming the outdated universal service and intercarrier compensations systems with the goal of expanding access to high-speed Internet and voice services nationwide. The CAF—with an annual budget set at no more than $4.5 billion, the same as the current universal service funding level—is expected to help connect 7 million Americans to high-speed Internet...

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USB Implementers Forum Releases Mobile Broadband Spec

The USB Implementer's Forum released a Mobile Broadband Interface Model (MBIM) 1.0 Specification for host and device connectivity for desktops, laptops, tablets and mobile devices. The specification supports multiple generations of GSM and CDMA-based 3G and 4G packet data services including the recent LTE technology.MBIM 1.0 Specification Features:Supports multiple IP connections per a single USB interfaceEnables flexible, efficient and lower cost...

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NTT Europe Expands its Global IP Network into Eastern Europe

NTT Communications has expanded the reach of its IP Network in Europe with new Points of Presence (PoP) locations in Budapest, Bucharest and Sofia. The new global IP network PoPs enable NTT Europe to better service ISPs and content networks with access to its high-capacity, reliable and efficient network. NTT Europe directly connects telecommunications companies, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), content providers, Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) and enterprises to major markets around the world via NTT Communications' Tier-1 IP Backbone Network....

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Frontline Introduces 802.11 a/b/g/n Protocol Analyzer

Frontline Test Equipment introduced an 802.11 a/b/g/n Protocol Analyzer a massive data buffer able to capture all packets flowing between devices. The company said this feature is a game changer for 802.11 engineers because it eliminates dropped or missing packet, incorrect timestamps, or troublesome Bluetooth coexistence issues. And it works with all 802.11 specifications including a, b, g, n, and supports Wi-Fi Direct. http://www.fte....

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U.S. House Intelligence Committee Investigates Huawei and ZTE

The U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) has launched an investigation into Huawei and ZTE, citing "the threat posed by Chinese-owned telecommunications companies working in the United States." U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, MI-08 and Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, said the investigation will review the extent to which these companies provide the Chinese government an opportunity for greater foreign espionage, threaten our critical infrastructure, and further the opportunity for Chinese economic espionage. The committee...

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