UK Broadband Activates LTE TDD 3.5GHz in London with Huawei

UK Broadband switched on its first 4G LTE system in London using TD-LTE technology in the 3.5GHz band.UKB will operate a wholesale model, working with partners to offer commercial services from May 2012 to businesses, consumers and the public sector. The network will initially cover the Southbank and Borough areas of Southwark.The network will use UKB’s 124MHz of spectrum in LTE bands 42 and 43 (3.5GHz and 3.6GHz). This allows the deployment of...

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TELUS Announces $3 Billion Investments in B.C.

TELUS announced plans to invest C$3 billion in advanced technology and state-of-the-art facilities over the next three years in British Columbia. The money will be spent to expand TELUS’ advanced wireless and wireline broadband networks across the province and the construction of TELUS Garden, a LEED platinum office and residential development in downtown Vancouver .This includes the expansion of the new 4G LTE wireless network from Vancouver to...

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Hi3G Chooses ZTE for LTE in Sweden

Hi3G has selected ZTE to deliver the next stage of its LTE infrastructure rollout in Sweden.ZTE has delivered and installed the first stage of the network since it was first announced in March 2011. In this phase , ZTE will deliver the SDR-based infrastructure equipment to upgrade the operator's 3G network in Sweden.The Hi3G network delivers a mix of FDD-LTE 800MHz and UMTS 900MHz services across southern Sweden, with TDD-LTE spectrum also being...

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Verizon Keeps Dividend Steady at 50 Cents

The Board of Directors of Verizon Communications declared a quarterly dividend of 50 cents per outstanding share, unchanged from the previous quarter. http://www.verizon....

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Verizon Launches New Telematics Practice

Verizon has launched a new practice focused on developing telematics solutions and hired industry-veteran Martin Thall to lead the effort. Thall previously was chief executive officer and founder of Vehicle ICT Corp., a management consulting company.The new Telematics practice will leverage the company's wireless, cloud and mobility platforms to develop and deploy integrated telematics solutions for key industries including automotive and transportation....

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Dell'Oro: Service Provider Router Market Down 7% in Q4

The Service Provider Router market experienced its first year-over-year decline in two years as sales declined 7% to $2.7 billion in the fourth quarter of 2011, according to a newly published report by Dell'Oro Group. Geographically, Dell'Oro noted weaker sales in the North America and Europe, offset by rising demand in Asia and Latin America,The top five Service Provider Router vendors for 4Q11, in ranking order were Cisco, Juniper, Alcatel-Lucent,...

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Saudi Arabia's Mobily Picks Huawei's Service Delivery Platform

Saudi Arabia's Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) will be the first network operator in the Middle East to commercially deploy Huawei's next generation Service Delivery Platform (SDP). Mobily is also currently deploying Huawei's LTE solution in cities and towns across KSA.The SDP enables Mobily to more rapidly implement new multimedia services in collaboration with content publishers, service providers and all other players on the value chain. The platform...

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IPtronics Announces 4x25 Gbps

IPtronics announced a 4x25 Gbps chipset -- the first in a set of dedicated devices the company plans to offer for low power, high volume parallel optical interconnects primarily focused at computer communications.IPtronics is seeking to revolutionize the interconnect landscape by focusing on system challenges in addition to packaging constraints. The company said recent developments in VCSEL, photo diode, connector and packaging technologies, combined with the availability of driver and receiver IC’s, underline that parallel optical interconnects...

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