This video from AT&T comments on Self Optimizing Network technology from AT&T and Intucell, which helps to ease the overcrowding of users on overloaded towers. AT&T expects to deploy the technology by the middle of 2012. http://youtu.be/dSlidv-P...
Sunday, February 12, 2012
TI Intros 5-in-1 Wireless Combo Chip
Texas Instruments introduced its WiLink 8.0 -- integrating up to five different radio -- for smartphones, tablets, eBooks, ultrathin computing devices and other feature-rich mobile products.The new family of 45-nanometer single-chip solutions offers mobile Wi-Fi, GNSS, NFC, Bluetooth and FM transmit/receive capabilities. TI said its WiLink 8.0 architecture supports various combinations of these technologies, allowing for customized solutions to address...
Vitesse Announces 10G 72x72 Crosspoint Switch
Vitesse Semiconductor has expanded its connectivity signal integrity portfolio with the addition of he industry's first 10G asynchronous 72x72 port crosspoint switch. The new Vitesse VSC3172-12 is aimed at network equipment applications ranging from broadcast video to data centers and enterprise storage. The device leverages Vitesse's unique FlexEQ technology to offer equalization that is programmable on a global or per-channel basis. FlexEQ enables...
Cisco to Resell Virtual Desktops from VMware, Citrix
Cisco will resell VMware View 5 software as part of an integrated desktop virtualization solution that is based on Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) to simplify the secure and scalable deployment of virtual desktops across the enterprise. The integrated solution enables simplified physical and virtual infrastructure and management associated with virtual desktop deployments.Separately, Cisco also announced plans to resell Citrix XenDesktop as...
AT&T Synaptic Compute as a Service Delivers VMware Power
AT&T introduced its "Synaptic Compute as a Service", enabling enterprises running VMware to extend their private clouds across and into AT&T's network-based cloud using AT&T's VPN. AT&T said the benefits of this "virtual private cloud" include the flexibility of using private and public cloud systems interchangeably and strategically.Specifically, AT&T Synaptic Compute as a Service allows users to rapidly provision and scale...
TranSwitch LTE Gateway Completes VoLTE Testing over Verizon’s 4G
TranSwitch 's "Atlanta 2000" LTE Gateway reference design has successfully completed testing over the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE development network. The testing occurred at Verizon’s LTE Innovation Center in Waltham, Mass. TransSwitch said that iIn addition to validating operability of its reference design on the 4G LTE network, the testing confirmed the Voice-over-LTE (VoLTE) capability of the design, a step that can lead to the development and implementation of products incorporating this new technology.Key features of the Atlanta 2000 LTE Gateway...
France Telecom Contemplates Acquisition of Egypt's MobiNil
France Telecom-Orange (“FT�?) and Orascom Telecom (OTMT) signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding regarding their interests in the Egyptian Company for Mobile Services S.A.E. (“ECMS�?) and MobiNil for Telecommunications S.A.E. (“MobiNil�?). The companies contemplate:The early sale by OTMT of most of its stake in MobiNil/ECMS to FT, at a price of EGP 202.5 per ECMS share. FT would then launch a tender offer for ECMS’ free float at such price, in accordance with applicable laws and subject to the approval of the Egyptian Financial Supervisory...
Broadcom Launches First 802.11ac Silicon
Broadcom launched the first "5G WiFi" chips based on the new IEEE 802.11ac standard, which promises more reliable coverage and gigabit speeds compared to the legacy 802.11a/b/g/n technologies, Specifically, the new BCM43460 system-on-chip (SoC) is 3x faster and 6x more power efficient than previous generation 802.11n solutions while remaining interoperable with the legacy 802.11 technologies. The 2.4/5 GHz single-chip MAC/PHY/Radio SOC is aimed at...
NSN Cites Gains in LTE-ready Packet Core Deployments
Nokia Siemens Networks has reached a major milestone in the deployment of packet core systems for mobile broadband -- one billion packet core subscriber licenses have been deployed to date (operators typically deploy more licenses than the actual number of mobile broadband subscribers on their network). Furthermore, 285 operators in more than 115 countries around the globe use Nokia Siemens Networks’ packet core offering to serve the fast growing...
Google + Motorola Deal Clears Regulatory Hurdles
Google's bid to acquire Motorola Mobility received regulatory clearance from the European Union and the U.S. Department of Justice. The deal was first announced on Aug. 15, 2011. The companies say the merger will "supercharge" Android.Motorola Mobility is the holder of a portfolio of approximately 17,000 issued patents and 6,800 applications, including hundreds of standard essential patents (SEPs) relevant to wireless devices that Motorola Mobility committed to license through its participation in standard-setting organizations (SSOs).Separately,...
Stoke's Wi-Fi Exchange Enables Trusted Extension of Mobile Services
Stoke introduced its new Wi-Fi Exchange gateway for helping network operators to safely and automatically authenticate Wi-Fi subscribers and securely link them to their services network. This enables operators to leverage Wi-Fi as an intelligent offload without requiring a software client on the mobile device.Stoke's Clientless Interworking solution enables operators to provide trusted connections to mobile services, offering high-density secure...
