Radisys Scales Broadband Media Processing for LTE IMS

Radisys introduced its MPX-12000 Broadband Media Processing platform for large LTE IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) network deployments.MPX-12000, which is based on Radisys 40G ATCA open platform technologies, is specifically designed to provide mobile and IMS network operators the capacities, capabilities and reliability essential for monetizing real-time wireless broadband communications, including mobile video and voice over LTE (VoLTE). Specifically,...

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Vitesse Posts Revenue of $30 Million

Vitesse Semiconductor reported total net revenues of $30.0 million for its first quarter of fiscal year 2012, ended December 31, 2011, compared to $30.3 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2011, down 20.3% compared to $37.7 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2011. Net loss including $3.3 million of non-cash income related to the embedded derivative, $1.1 million of non-cash stock compensation and $0.1 million of non-cash amortization of intangibles, was $0.8 million, or $0.03 per share, compared with a net loss of $4.6 million,...

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Alcatel-Lucent Unveils Customer Experience Suite for Service Providers

Alcatel-Lucent introduced its Motive Customer Experience Solutions (CXS) portfolio designed to help service providers proactively address the consumer experience. The portfolio is made up of four solution suites, each of which addresses various critical touchpoints in the relationship between communications service providers and their customers:Motive CX Management is focused on getting new devices, applications and services up and running quickly,...

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Broadband Forum Adds Support for MPLS in Mobile Backhaul Networks

At the MPLS & Ethernet World Congress in Paris, the Broadband Forum released its latest suite of technical specifications and featuring new mobile backhaul capabilities. Specifically, BroadbandSuite 6.0 addresses network migration requirements with practical resources, specifications, test plans, and best practice documentation, including:Technical specifications:TR-221: "MPLS in Mobile Backhaul Networks"IP/MPLS Forum 20.0.0: "MPLS in Mobile...

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Broadcom Intros First Octal 10GbE SFP+ PHY

Broadcom introduced the first 10GbE eight-channel, front panel Ethernet physical layer transceiver (PHY) for enterprise and data center networks. The new Broadcom BCM84780 Octal SFI-XFI PHY is approximately 25 percent smaller with lower power per port compared to other currently available solutions. The PHY features eight fully independent channels with IEEE 1588 timestamping. It also incorporates EDC that enables data to be transmitted on a 10GbE...

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NETGEAR Posts Record Q4 Revenue, up 20% YoY

NETGEAR reported net revenue for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2011 of $309.2 million, as compared to $258.5 million for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2010, and $301.8 million in the third quarter ended October 2, 2011. Net income, computed in accordance with GAAP, for the fourth quarter of 2011 was $22.8 million, or $0.60 per diluted share. This compared to GAAP net income of $13.6 million, or $0.37 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2010, and to GAAP net income of $26.7 million, or $0.70 per diluted share, in the third...

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LightSquared Calls for GPS Receiver Reliability Standards

LightSquared has filed a petition asking the FCC to develop receiver reliability standards for unlicensed GPS devices to ensure they perform reliably and take into account licensed users in nearby bands. LightSquared is especially focused on commercial GPS receivers designed to receive signals in the 1559-1610 MHz band, company. In December, LightSquared asked the agency to confirm the company's right to use its licensed spectrum and confirm that commercial GPS manufacturers have no right to interference protection from LightSquared's network...

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AT&T's U-verse App for iPad Offers Wi-Fi Streaming on the Go

AT&T released an updated iPad App for its U-verse customers with the following new features:extra content and information about the TV show you're watching, including series overview, episode synopsis, photos, cast and crew information, related TV shows and more.a full-featured, intuitive U-verse remote control with channel, guide, DVR, interactive app and on-demand controls, eliminating the need for extra (or lost) remotes throughout the home.advanced...

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Juniper Introduces Universal Access Routers for MPLS Edge

Juniper Networks introduced a family of Universal Access routers designed to extend MPLS further in carrier networks while supporting residential broadband, business Ethernet and mobile backhaul applications.Juniper Networks ACX Series Universal Access Routers scale to offer up to 60 Gbps of throughput capacity and backhaul links of up to 10 Gbps. Using the Junos OS, the new routers extend seamless MPLS from the network core and edge to the access...

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