Fujitsu Wins Key Domain Supplier Status with AT&T

Fujitsu Network Communications has been selected as one of AT&T's Domain Suppliers for optical and transport equipment. The multi-year selection covers equipment used to expand and maintain AT&T's metropolitan and long-haul network infrastructure. Financial terms of the supplier agreement are still being negotiated.AT&T's Domain Supplier program, launched in September 2009, facilitates a more collaborative relationship with AT&T's...

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BT Openreach Launches Optical Spectrum Access with ADVA

Openreach, the infrastructure division of BT Group, launched a new Optical Spectrum Access (OSA) service that is built on ADVA Optical Networking's FSP 3000 DWDM platform. The new service enables enterprises to transport enormous amounts of data throughout the U.K. with much improved latency and unparalleled encryption and security. The OSA service provides dedicated single or resilient point-to-point optical fibre links throughout the U.K. With...

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Stoke Appoints VP of Engineering

Stoke appointed Charles Corbalis as Vice President of Engineering. He joins from RGB Networks where he was Vice President of Engineering. He was previously co-founder of optical switch company Calient Networks and StrataCom, Inc, where he led the development of breakthrough communications industry technologies. http://www.stoke....

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NetLogic Offers Xen Hypervisor for Multi-Core MIPS64

NetLogic Microsystems introduced an open–source Xen hypervisor for its high-performance multi-core MIPS64 processors for delivering virtualization for next-generation communications, networking and server platforms.The Xen hypervisor enables multiple instances of the same or different operating systems on a single processor. NetLogic said this capability enables applications to run completely independently and securely on a single processor. For...

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MTN Renews Managed Services Deal with Ericsson

MTN has extended its managed services agreement with Ericsson in Ghana. With 49% market share and 10 million subscribers, MTN is the premier operator in Ghana which is one of Africa's fastest growing markets with an 18% growth rate in 2011. This announcement marks the extension of the first managed services contract between Ericsson and MTN, originally signed in 2009 in connection to the rollout of MTN's 3G network in Ghana. Under the extension, Ericsson is responsible for network operations, field maintenance and optimization. http://www.er...

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MetroPCS Picks Ericsson for Microwave Backhaul

MetroPCS Communications has selected Ericsson to served as primary vendor for microwave backhaul equipment under a new four-year contract. Ericsson is already a key infrastructure provider for the company's networks, including its LTE network. Financial terms were not disclosed.Ericsson's customized microwave backhaul solution for MetroPCS will include:MINI-LINK TN - a unique microwave transmission node, capable of handling single hops and access...

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TI Introduces Advanced Signal Conditioners

Texas Instruments introduced 10 signal conditioners designed to drive high-speed interface standards such as 10G/40G/100G Ethernet, 10G-KR (802.3ap), InfiniBand, Fibre Channel and CPRI. The new integrated circuits (ICs), which use high-performance BiCMOS SiGe process technology, expand TI's existing family of repeaters and retimers that combat signal impairments caused by insertion loss, jitter, reflections and crosstalk in high-speed enterprise...

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Motorola Solutions Increases Stock Buy Backs

Motorola Solutions' Board of Directors authorized up to $1.0 billion in additional funds for use in the existing stock repurchase program through the end of 2012. The new funds are in addition to the up to $2.0 billion announced in July 2011, raising the total authorization to up to $3.0 billion. After stock repurchases of approximately $1.1 billion through Dec. 31, 2011, Motorola Solutions will have up to approximately $1.9 billion for its stock repurchase program in 2012. http://www.motorola....

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Tilera Releases its 36 and 16-core TILE-Gx Processors

Tilera, a start-up based in San Jose, California, released its "TILE-Gx" low-power, high-performance 64-bit processors – TILE-Gx36 and TILE-Gx16 in 40nm – as well as companion evaluation systems. These processors are aimed at networking, cloud computing and multimedia. For networking systems, the company calculates that a single TILE-Gx36 can deliver more than 40 Gbps of L2/L3 packet forwarding performance across small and large packet sizes using...

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AT&T Announces Executive Line-up Reshuffle

AT&T announced the following key executives, reporting to Randall Stephenson, its Chairman and CEO:John Stankey has been named to the newly created position of Group President & Chief Strategy Officer, where he will be responsible for developing the roadmap to maximize future growth opportunities, including corporate development, addressing long-term wireless-capacity needs, capital allocation strategies and identifying the best strategic...

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ActionPacked Offers Free Visualization Tool for NetFlow and Cisco Medianet

ActionPacked! Networks announced that, for a limited time, it will be giving away permanent licenses for its newest LiveAction Version 2.31 software with in-depth, real-time traffic flow visualizations plus the company’s newest Medianet capabilities. As a flow monitoring tool, the free version of LiveAction tracks and graphically displays NetFlow, J-Flow and sFlow paths and characteristics over a live network topology view that the software generates...

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Video: Super-Channels

What's beyond 100G? Inexorable bandwidth growth requires the next leap in optical transmission. Super-Channels allow rapid deployment of massive bandwidth in chunks of 500 Gigabits per second or even 1 Terabit per second and will be shipping in 2012. Infinera's super-channels aggregate up to 10 carriers or 100 Gbps using a photonic integrated circuit.Presented by Mike Capuano, Vinay Rathore and Dave Welsh. This text will be replaced jwplayer('mediaspace').setup({ 'flashplayer': 'player.swf', 'file': 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pYKHVC-oig',...

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