TeliaSonera IC Deploys 100G+ with NSN

TeliaSonera International Carrier has deployed a new 100G overlay network across Europe.Specifically, the carrier has deployed a new 100G DWDM network based on Nokia Siemens Networks' hiT7300 platform that is operating with coherent CP-QPSK technology. The CP-QPSK modulation format is also used for TeliaSonera’s existing network to improve performance. Nokia Siemens Networks also provides a full set of care services including software maintenance,...

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PureWave Selects Tail-f for Small Cell LTE

PureWave Networks has selected Tail-f Systems' ConfD software to build the on-device management system for its Constellation family of LTE small cell base stations.ConfD auto-renders all critical northbound interfaces (CLI, Web UI, NETCONF, SNMP and a RESTFul API) from a single data model. It includes an embedded database, transaction management, and support for high-availability deployments.PureWave’s Constellation small cell LTE base stations...

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Procera Tracks Streaming from London 2012

After a slow start, streaming of Olympic events picked up on Sunday, according to Procera Networks.  The company cited significant spikes in streaming traffic in the U.S. and the UK that is tied to Olympic events. The company notes that the iPhone 4 reigns as the king of usage, significantly ahead of Android competitors in amount of streaming traffic consumed. http://blog.proceranetworks.com/  31-Jul-12 ...

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National LambdaRail & CENIC on Healthcare

National LambdaRail (NLR) and the Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California (CENIC) announced that they will partner in the delivery of ultra-high bandwidth services to healthcare organizations in California and Arizona.Last week, NLR announced a partnership with AT&T on communication services for healthcare organizations, first in California and ultimately across the United States. The addition of CENIC to the partnership...

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IEEE 802.11 Adds QoS for Audio/Video Streaming, Prioritized Mgt Frames

The IEEE announced two significant improvements to 802.11 standards.IEEE 802.11aa-20121 supports more robust audio and video streaming for IEEE 802.11 applications. The new spec adds several QoS features, including group-addressed transmission service, stream classification service, management of overlapping networks and support for the IEEE 802.1Q Stream Reservation Protocol. The IEEE said these enhancements for the 802.11 MAC (Medium Access Control)...

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Australia's Optus Picks NSN for 4G Modernization

Optus, one of the leading mobile operators in Australia, has selected Nokia Siemens Networks as a partner for its key network modernization, including refarming the 900 MHz GSM frequency band, and providing infrastructure and services for LTE in Sydney and Perth. In addition, as part of this agreement, Nokia Siemens Networks is the sole LTE core provider for Optus. Financial terms were not disclosed.Nokia Siemens Networks is providing its Single...

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IBM Introduces Next Gen Intrusion Protection Appliance

IBM introduced a network security appliance that delivers a more granular view of a company's security posture and a simplified security management interface.The IBM Security Network Protection XGS 5000 is described as a next-generation intrusion protection system designed to defend against evolving security threats, including those posed by social media sites and malicious websites. It builds on the core security features found in IBM Security...

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Telecom Argentina Posts Steady Growth

As of the end of June 2012, Telecom Argentina had 20,965,000 mobile customers, up 8% YoY, including roughly 18.7 million in Argentina and 2.2 million in Paraguay (including WiMAX). The overall subscriber base mix continued to improve with 32% being postpaid (+14% vs. 1H11). The company had 1,594,000 broadband access lines, up 9% over a year earlier.Telecom Argentina reported a Net Income of P$1,294 million for the six months period ended June 30,...

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isco, EMC and VMware Deliver Virtualized Data Center for Brisbane Airport

Brisbane Airport, which handles more than 21 million passengers each year, has implemented a virtualized data center using technology from Cisco, EMC and VMware.The private cloud is built on the Cisco Unified Computing System (Cisco UCS), Cisco Nexus® switches, EMC VNX storage system and VMware vSphere server virtualization software.By centralizing and virtualizing different projects and applications to create virtual network resources, the airport...

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HomeGrid Forum Describes G.hn Interference Mitigation Techniques

The HomeGrid Forum published a whitepaper describing G.hn Interference Mitigation Techniques from neighboring PLC (Power Line Communications) networks in high-density environments such as Multiple Dwelling Unit (MDU) buildings. Such interference causes significant quality issues including IPTV freezing or failure, VOIP call interruptions, loss of data or even complete loss of network connectivity.G.hn’s Neighboring Domain Interference Mitigation...

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Level 3 Extends Voice Services to Alaska and Hawaii

Level 3 Communications has expanded its voice service portfolio to Alaska and Hawaii. This brings Level 3's U.S. coverage to all 50 states. Level 3 currently offers local telephone number coverage to 87 percent of the U.S. population, more than any other domestic carrier. http://www.level3.com 31-Jul...

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NTT DOCOMO's Smartphone for Beginners - Raku-Raku

NTT DOCOMO introduced the Raku-Raku SMART PHONE, the first smartphone designed for users who are new to touchscreen operations. The Raku-Raku offers a 4-inch display with a simplified menu and large fonts for increased clarity and ease of use. The touch screen mimics the impression of a conventional phone key, allowing users to first confirm where their finger is touching by highlighting the contact point and then requiring them to press more strongly...

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Corning's Telecom Sales Rose 10% Sequentially in Q2

Last week, Corning reported its telecommunications segment sales were $559 million, a 10% sequential and 2% year-over-year increase. The sequential gain was driven by stronger optical fiber and cable products and enterprise network solutions sales. North America and China were the most robust geographies for Corning’s Telecommunications segment. Looking forward, Corning said that it expects telecommunications segment sales to be consistent with...

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Analog Devices Intros Programmable Dual Clock for OTN

Analog Devices introduced a fully-programmable, jitter-attenuating, dual-clock translator IC for optical transport network (OTN) applications and high-density line cards. The AD9559 quad-input multiservice line card adaptive clock translator simultaneously supports different standard frequencies for wired communications applications, including synchronous Ethernet, SONET/SDH, 1/10/100G Ethernet, Fiber Channel, and other applications that require...

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Rostelecom Acquires Sky Link to Expand its Spectrum

Rostelecom, Russia’s national telecommunications operator, has acquired Sky Link CJSC, which currently owns licences in 76 Russian regions. The licenses cover over 90% of the total Russian population, which includes Moscow, St. Petersburg and several other major Russian cities. Sky Link’s licences enable the Company to provide services using CDMA-450 and UMTS-1900/2100 technologies in 65 regions, CDMA-450/2000 in 3 regions, GSM-1800 in 45 regions...

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UTStarcom to Divest IPTV Business

UTStarcom will divest its IPTV business into a privately-held, standalone company. Jack Lu will leave UTStarcom to lead the IPTV equipment business. In addition, UTStarcom will seek to accelerate the growth of its media operational support services business. http://www.utstar....

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AuthenTec for Fingerprint Sensors

Apple agreed to acquire AuthenTec, a specialist in mobile biometrics, for approximately $355 million. AuthenTec provides smart fingerprint sensors and modules. The company also offers a comprehensive embedded security portfolio that includes IP security (IPsec) and SSL toolkits, DRM content protection, semiconductor IP and security processors. AuthenTec claims nearly 200 foundational technology patents related to fingerprint biometrics covering...

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Vodafone Egypt Picks Ericsson for Radio Upgrade

Vodafone Egypt has selected the Ericsson RBS 6000 base station for an upgrade of its radio access network. Financial terms were not disclosed. http://www.ericsson....

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Vodafone Spain Offers "joyn" Rich Communications to Competitors

Vodafone Spain has been offering a whole Rich Communication Suite to other operators in order to better compete with OTT providers. The umbrella name for the brand is joyn and the deployment in Spain is the world’s first joyn network. It offers users a combination of IM chat, video and file sharing services that are native on new smartphones or available as a downloadable client for those already in the market. Vodafone Spain worked with Ericsson...

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AT&T Looks to Repurchase More Shares

AT&T's Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to 300 million additional shares, representing approximately 5 percent of AT&T shares outstanding, with no expiration date. This authorization is in addition to the 300 million share repurchase authorization approved by the Board of Directors in December 2010. "This action allows us to continue returning cash to our shareholders through dividends and buybacks while maintaining...

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Tellabs Reports Q2 Revenue of $288 million

Tellabs reported Q2 revenue of$288 million, compared with $317 million in the year-ago quarter. There was a net loss of $5 million or 1 cent per share in the second quarter of 2012, compared with a net loss of $29 million or 8 cents per share in the second quarter of 2011."In the second quarter, Tellabs grew revenue sequentially by 12%, generated $32 million in cash from operations, and improved margins and profitability," said Dan Kelly, Tellabs acting CEO and president. "We won new business and delivered major product releases. While we see a...

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MetroPCS Surpasses 700,000 LTE Subscribers- now 8% of Customers

MetroPCS delivered improved financial performance despite a net loss of 186,000 subscribers in Q2 as the cost of operating its network decreased.Roger D. Linquist, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of MetroPCS, said, "During the second quarter, we focused on generating Adjusted EBITDA and cash flow versus subscriber growth as we position for our anticipated launch of†4G LTE For All by the end of the third quarter... Looking towards the remainder of 2012, we believe demand for high-speed wireless broadband service will increase and we will be...

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Ixia Posts Revenue of $92.3 Million

Ixia posted Q2 revenue of $92.3 million, compared with $69.0 million reported for the 2011 second quarter and $85.6 million reported for the 2012 first quarter. Second quarter 2012 revenue includes approximately $3.9 million attributable to the recently acquired Anue Systems for the period following the June 1, 2012 closing date. Net income (GAAP) was $26.9 million, or $0.33 per diluted share, compared with net income of $0.5 million, or $0.01 per diluted share, for the 2011 second quarter. "Our solid second quarter results were driven by healthy...

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Radisys Reports Q2 Revenue of $77.6 Million

Radisys reported Q2 revenues of $77.6 million and non-GAAP revenue of $77.7 million. Second quarter GAAP net income was $1.3 million or $0.05 per share and non-GAAP net income was $5.2 million or $0.17 per diluted share.Commenting on the second quarter results, Mike Dagenais, Radisys' Chief Executive Officer, stated, "Our second quarter non-GAAP earnings came in towards the higher end of our expectations. A favorable ATCA customer mix combined with strong Software-Solutions revenue, which was over 20% of total revenue, enabled non-GAAP gross margins...

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NETGEAR Posts Q2 Revenue of $321 Million, up 10% YoY

NETGEAR reported Q2 2012 net revenue of $320.7 million, as compared to $291.2 million in the comparable prior year quarter, 10.1% year-over-year growth. Net income, computed in accordance with GAAP, for the second quarter of 2012 was $21.5 million, or†$0.56 per diluted share.Patrick Lo, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of NETGEAR commented, "Despite the challenging macro environment in Europe, we are pleased that we finished the second quarter with double digit year-over-year worldwide revenue growth. We increased our R&D spend and we...

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Facebook Hits 955 Million Users

Some key operational metrics from Facebook:Monthly active users (MAUs) were 955 million as of June 30, 2012, an increase of 29% year-over-year.Daily active users (DAUs) were 552 million on average for June 2012, an increase of 32% year-over-year.Mobile MAUs were 543 million as of June 30, 2012, an increase of 67% year-over-year."Our goal is to help every person stay connected and every product they use be a great social experience," said Mark Zuckerberg,...

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Verizon Completes Acquisition of HUGHES Telematics

Verizon Communications completed its previously announced acquisition of HUGHES Telematics Inc.(HTI), providing the company with much greater resources for the delivery of automotive and fleet telematics and machine-to-machine services. "Machine-to-machine services are beginning to play a vital role reshaping the business landscape and setting new consumer expectations about establishing valuable connections in their vehicles, their homes and the...

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Motorola Mobility to Relocated to Downtown Chicago

Motorola Mobility will relocate its headquarters in Libertyville, Illinois to downtown Chicago's Merchandise Mart in summer 2013. †Motorola Mobility will become the landmark building's largest tenant and will occupy nearly 600,000 square feet on the top four floors and the rooftop."Today marks a homecoming for a company that was founded in Chicago over 80 years ago and continues to innovate to this day," said Mayor Emanuel. "Motorola Mobility joins a growing group of industry-leading companies that see Chicago as a global leader of talent development...

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FCC Officially Launches "Connect America" Fund

The first phase of the FCC's "Connect America Fund" is underway with about $115 million in public funding being allocated to bring broadband to nearly 400,000 residents and small business owners in 37 states.Many projects are now receiving funding and are expected to begin immediately/ All projects must be completed within three years.The FCC estimates that nearly 19 million residents currently lack access to broadband. "I'm pleased to announce...

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Sprint Nextel Reports Second Quarter 2012 Results and Updates Full Year Forecast

Sprint Nextel posted better financial results for Q2 2012 thanks to postpaid ARPU growth of $4.31 -- the largest quarterly year-over-year increase on record for the U.S. wireless industry. Overall, there was a net loss of $1.4 billion and a diluted net loss of $.46 per share for the second quarter of 2012 as compared to a net loss of $847 million and a diluted net loss of $.28 per share in the second quarter of 2011. Wireless service revenues...

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Google Rolls Gigabit Fiber for Kansas City

Google launched its first fiber access service in Kansas City. Google Fiber promises access download speeds of up to 1 Gbps in select neighborhood where an economically viable number of residents pre-register their commitment to enroll in the service. Google Fiber marks the company's commercial debut as a broadband ISP and as a paid-TV operator. Google Fiber TV will carry hundreds of channels (including local stations) tens of thousands of shows...

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Three Big Internet Outages for Thursday

Three major Internet services suffered apparently unrelated outages on Thursday, July 26th. Google Talk Windows Azure in Western Europe Twitter. http://status.twitter....

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Alcatel-Lucent's Q2 Hit by Delayed Carrier Spending

Citing delayed carrier spending and deteriorating macroeconomic environment, Alcatel-Lucent reported disappointing financial results for Q2 2012 as the company generated revenues of Euro 3,545 million, up 10.6% quarter-over-quarter and down 7.1% year-over-year on a reported basis. Gross margin came in at 31.7% of revenue for the quarter, compared to 34.9% in the year ago quarter and 30.3% in the first quarter 2012. There was a net loss of Euro (254)...

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Vitesse Intros SynchroPHY for 1GE, 10GE and 10GE OTN

Vitesse Semiconductor unveiled its SynchroPHY portfolio of 1 GigE, 10GE and 10GE OTN PHYs. The chips feature Vitesse's VeriTime, its patent-pending distributed timing technology that delivers high accuracy IEEE1588v2 timing for IP Edge networks, the SynchroPHY portfolio offers the industry's broadest and most scalable solution supporting timing needs for Ethernet, microwave and OTN networks. "Our SynchroPHY family enables sub-10 nanosecond accurate...

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AppliedMicro Unveils World’s Fastest CMOS Transmitter ICs for 100Gbps

AppliedMicro a CMOS transmitter chip that paves the way for wide-scale deployment in 100G DWDM Optical Transport Networks (OTN) as operators increasingly seek higher bandwidth solutions and greater network density. AppliedMicro’s S28032 DQPSK Mux chips supports line rates up to 31.8Gbps per channel, which allows for 7%, 15% or 20% forward error correction (FEC) overhead. The device is currently sampling with AppliedMicro's early access partners,...

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Comcast Doubles Speeds of Two Tiers at No Additional Cost

Comcast is doubling the speeds of two of its existing Internet speed tiers in certain markets at no additional cost. Specifically, Xfinity Blast! customers will now get download speeds of up to 50 Mbps (formerly 25 Mbps), and Extreme 50 customers will now receive speeds of up to 105 Mbps (formerly 50 Mbps). This is the seventh time since 2002 that Comcast has increased speeds for its customers. Comcast also announced plans that it will begin to...

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Telefónica Group Reaches 312 Million Accesses, up 6% YoY

Driven by continued growth in Latin America, the Telefónica Group now has a global customer base of 312 million accesses, up 6% over the same point last year. Mobile broadband accesses rose 51% to 44.9 MBB accesses at the end of the first half, signalling a penetration rate of 18% in the mobile customer base (243.5 million, +7%). Contract mobile accesses grew +8% year-on-year to 78.5 million, while fixed broadband and pay TV accesses stood at 18.4...

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Broadcom Intros 5G WiFi Combo Chip for Smartphones and Tablets

Broadcom has begun sampling its "5G WiFi" combo chip for smartphones, tablets, ultrabooks and other mobile devices. 5G Wi-Fi is the 5th generation of Wi-Fi based on the IEEE 802.11ac standard. It significantly improves the wireless range in the home while supporting 3X faster speeds.The new BCM4335 integrates a complete, single-stream 5G WiFi system – including the MAC, PHY and RF – with Bluetooth 4.0, FM radio and software on a single silicon die....

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Akamai Posts Revenue of $331 Million, up 20% YoY

Akamai Technologies posted Q2 revenues of $331 million, a 20 percent increase over second quarter 2011 revenue of $277 million. Net income (GAAP) was $44 million, or $0.24 per diluted share, an 8 percent decrease from second quarter 2011 GAAP net income of $48 million, or $0.25 per diluted share, and a 2 percent increase from first quarter 2012 GAAP net income of $43 million, or $0.24 per diluted share."Akamai's very strong second quarter results were driven on the top line by increased adoption of our cloud infrastructure solutions as well as...

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BT's Profit Grows as Revenue Declines 6% YoY

BT's overall revenues declined 6% YoY in its most recent fiscal quarter to GBP 4,484 million. CAPEX increased significantly over the same period last year as the company continued its fibre rollout. Nevertheless, earnings per share increased thanks to greater efficiency at the company. There were good performances in BT Retail, BT Wholesale and Openreach while BT Global Services (-9% YoY) was impacted by the tough conditions in Europe and the...

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LSI Sees Flash Adoption Across Clients and Data Centers

LSI reported Q2 revenues from continuing operations of $660 million, in line with guidance, compared to $501 million generated from continuing operations in the second quarter of 2011, and compared to $622 million generated from continuing operations in the first quarter of 2012. Second quarter 2012 GAAP** income from continuing operations was $59 million or $0.10 per diluted share, compared to second quarter 2011 GAAP income from continuing operations of $28 million or $0.05 per diluted share. "We are pleased with our performance in the second...

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AppliedMicro Ships 2 Millionth 10G OTN Port

The market for Optical Transport Network (OTN) systems is accelerating. AppliedMicro announced a milestone -- the shipment of two million 10G OTN ports to network equipment suppliers. The company reached the milestone less than 18 months after it achieved one million 10G OTN port shipments on March 7, 2011.AppliedMicro is now shipping its 4th generation family and its OTN products include Rubicon, Yahara, Pemaquid, PQx and its 100Gbps SoftSilicon...

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TI Posts Revenue of $3.34B, Sees Cautious Market

Texas Instruments posted Q2 revenue of $3.34 billion, net income of $446 million and earnings per share of 38 cents.  EPS includes 6 cents of charges associated with the company's September 2011 acquisition of National Semiconductor and restructuring. "TI revenue in the second quarter was about as we had expected," said Rich Templeton, TI's chairman, president and CEO.  "Our Analog and Embedded Processing segments grew sequentially,...

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Cisco Eliminates 1,300 Jobs

Cisco will eliminate 1,300 jobs -- roughly 2% of its global workforce -- as a cost-cutting measure. Cisco's next quarterly financial report is expected August 15. In July 2011, Cisco announced a workforce reduction of approximately 6,500 employees, including approximately 2,100 employees who elected to participate in a voluntary early retirement progra...

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Ciena Supplies Metro Net for Israel Credit Cards

Cal (Israel Credit Cards Ltd) has selected Ciena and its partner Telrad to build a high-capacity, low-latency private optical network connecting its new data centre in Yehud to its main facilities in Giv’atayim. The metro network uses Ciena’s 4200 Advanced Services Platform to support two 10G Ethernet and four 4G Fibre Channel connections between the data centres. Cal has leased two dark fibre links between its sites to be used as active-active links,...

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Riverbed Hits Q2 Revenue of $198 Million, up 9%

Riverbed reported GAAP revenue for Q2’12 of $198 million, an increase of 9% compared to $182 million in the first quarter 2012 (Q1’12) and an increase of 17% compared to $170 million in the second quarter 2011 (Q2’11). GAAP net income for Q2’12 was $18 million, or $0.11 per diluted share. “We executed well in the second quarter, driving stronger sales of our new Steelhead and Cascade platforms, demonstrating continued demand for performance-improvement technologies," said Jerry M. Kennelly, Riverbed president and CEO. “Revenue grew across all...

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Juniper Posts Revenue of $1.07 Billion, Down 4% YoY

Juniper Networks' Q2 revenue increased 4% sequentially, and decreased 4% on a year-over-year basis, to $1,074 million. GAAP net income came in at $58 million, or $0.11 per diluted share, and non-GAAP net income of $103 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2012. "Juniper's second quarter results delivered sequential top line growth as a result of our focus on execution," said Kevin Johnson, CEO of Juniper Networks. "New products continued to gain traction in the marketplace with key customer wins across our portfolio....

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ZTE Lands US$281.5 million Contract with China Telecom

ZTE announced a contract valued at US$281.5 million contract for the largest share in China Telecom’s 2012 CDMA Purchase Project. Through this project, ZTE will gain a cumulative share of 43.5 per cent of China Telecom’s CDMA network. ZTE will supply its Uni-Ran solution and relevant services in over 220 cities of 27 provinces across China.“We’re very pleased to join hands with China Telecom to promote healthy development of the CDMA field,�? said...

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Broadcom Posts Record Revenues of $1.971 billion – Up 9.7% YoY

Broadcom reported record net revenue for the second quarter of 2012 of $1.971 billion, up 7.9% compared with the $1.827 billion reported for the first quarter of 2012 and an increase of 9.7% compared with the $1.796 billion reported for the second quarter of 2011. Net income computed in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for the second quarter of 2012 was $160 million, or $.28 per share (diluted). http://www.broadcom.com ...

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VSS Monitoring Scales its Packet Broker for Network-wide Visibility

VSS Monitoring introduced a new suite of network packet brokers (NPBs) that leverage a unique fabric-system approach for interconnecting network monitoring and security systems. The new VSS Monitoring product family, called vBroker, delivers network-wide link-layer visibility and access to a broad set of network monitoring and security systems. This significantly reduces the capital costs of ensuring link visibility and analysis tool access across...

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CenturyLink To Accept FCC Connect America Funds

CenturyLink confirmed that it will accept $35 million from the FCC's Connect America Fund (CAF) to deploy broadband service to 45,000 homes in unserved rural areas. The company was eligible for nearly $90 million in CAF Phase I funding, but decided that restrictions on the use of the CAF 1 funds made further deployment uneconomic."CenturyLink is excited to be able to work with the FCC to bring broadband services to thousands of homes for the first time. In addition to the incremental CAF funding, we are investing millions of dollars of our own...

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Huawei's 2012 H1 Sales Zoom to CNY102.7 Billion, Up 5.1%

Huawei reported revenue for the first half of 2012 of CNY102.7 billion, an increase of 5.1% over the first half of 2011. Operating profit was CNY8.79 billion with the operating margin at 8.6%, an increase of 20.3% against 2011 H2 and a decrease of 22.0% from 2011 H1. The company asserted that it continues to maintain robust growth momentum although the global economic situation and telecom equipment market remains a significant challenge."In 2012, Huawei outlined our new pipe strategy and we will focus even further on this approach moving forward...

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Meraki Adds Layer 7 Visibility to Cloud-managed Switches

Meraki has enhanced its MS-series cloud managed access switches with Layer 7 visibility capability, which provides a view into application traffic at the network edge.Meraki, who pioneered application visibility in wireless LANs, is ushering in a new generation of switches with rich, fine-grained layer 7 visibility into the applications, users, and devices. For example, a quick search in the Meraki dashboard reveals how iPad utilization compares to Android tablets, which port the CEO's phone is connected to, and how much bandwidth is being consumed...

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Parks Associates: AsiaPac to overtake North America in LTE Subscriptions

The Asia & Pacific region is poised to overtake North America this year in number of 4G/LTE subscribers, thanks to large gains in South Korea and Japan, according to a new report from Parks Associates. The reports finds that the region will claim over 53% of all 4G/LTE subscribers by the end the year, helping push the total number of subscribers over 560 million globally by 2016. "Fifteen carriers in Asia & Pacific now have live LTE services, with affordable pricing models that prompt robust subscriber...

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NTT DOCOMO Xi LTE Service Subscribers Top 4 Million

NTT DOCOMO has passed the 4 million subscriber mark for its X (pronounced 'crossy') LTE service. In the past six weeks, the carrier has added over 1 million LTE subscribers, indicating that the service has entered a fast growth phase. The pace of new subscriptions nearly doubled after the introduction in summer 2012 of a Xi-compatible smartphone lineup that offered more variety to meet customer needs. Last month, DOCOMO announced flat-rate billing...

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AT&T: Smartphone Penetration at 62%, Wireless Margins Up

Driven by its highest margin for wireless services yet, AT&T reported consolidated revenues of $31.6 billion, up 0.3 percent versus the year-earlier period. Second-quarter 2012 net income attributable to  AT&T  totaled $3.9 billion, or $0.66 per diluted share, up from $3.6 billion, or $0.60 per diluted share, in the year-earlier quarter. "We executed well across the business and posted another strong...

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