Australia's NBN Co. Hires BT Exec to Serve as COO

Australia's NBN Co named Ralph Steffens as its first Chief Operating Officer. He will have overall responsibility for construction of the National Broadband Network as well as deployment planning, network operations and IT.Born in Germany, Mr Steffens joins NBN Co from the UK where he was, until recently, Managing Director, Service Delivery, for BT Group plc, where he oversaw the upgrade of Britain's broadband infrastructure. Prior to this, at COLT Telecom, he delivered a 15,000km Pan European telecommunications network across 12 countries.ht...

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Telefónica and China Unicom to Use Each Other's POPs

Telefónica and China Unicom reached a strategic agreement to use Points-of-Presence (POPs) on each other's networks. Specifically, Telefónica will be able to use PoPs on China Unicom's network in Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Australia, France, and Sweden. China Unicom in turn will be able to enhance their network with PoPs set up on Telefónica's network in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Panama, Peru, Venezuela, Mexico, USA,...

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Brocade Reports Upturn for its Ethernet Business

Brocade reports financial results for its fourth fiscal quarter ended October 29, 2011: .revenue of $550 million, representing an increase of over 9% quarter-over-quarter and up slightly year-over-year, and resulting in a diluted loss per share of $(0.01) on a GAAP basis and diluted earnings per share of $0.16 on a non-GAAP basis."Brocade achieved outstanding results in Q4 that were led by record revenues for our Ethernet business, fast adoption...

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CableLabs Opens in San Francisco

CableLabs opened a new office in San Francisco. The new office will serve as a base of operations for specific engagements aligned with the intersection of IP communications and broadband application technologies.Comcast Senior Vice President of Engineering John Carney, who is working on behalf of CableLabs through 2012, is assisting in the establishment of the office and is leading programs related to the new facility. Working closely with Carney is CableLabs' Senior Vice President of Technology Development Jean-François Mulé, who will lead the...

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Sprint Wholesale Offers 4G Fixed Business Access

Sprint Wholesale Solutions announced the availability of 4G Fixed Business Access, a business grade solution that MVNOs can offer to SMB customers. Sprint 4G averages download speeds between 3-6 Mbps, with bursts of over 10 Mbps and is available to 120 million people in 71 markets across the United States.“We are the first national wireless carrier in the U.S. to offer this solution to our wholesale customers, allowing them to embolden their customer...

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Mobile Applications to get a Rating System

On Tuesday, CTIA-The Wireless Association will announce a mobile application rating system with the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB). http://www.ctia....

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