Toshiba Touts Fastest SD Cards -- 95 MB/sec

Toshiba is launching a new line of high performance SDXC and SDHC memory cards under a new brand name - EXCERIA.The new cards offer the fastest data read and write speeds and full compliance with the SD Memory Card Standard Ver.3.0 UHS-I. The fastest EXCERIA Type 1 series card integrates new controllers that realize the world's fastest data transfers, with a maximum read speed of 95 megabytes (MB)/sec and a write speed of 90MB/sec. Type 2 series products offer a maximum read speed of 95MB/sec and a write speed of 60MB/sec, while Type HD products...

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ARM Unveils Cortex-M0+ Processor for Internet of Things

ARM introduced what it describes as "the world's most energy-efficient microprocessor" -- the ARM Cortex-M0+ processor, optimized for the "Internet of Things", including ultra low-power, low-cost sensors and smart control systems in home appliances, white goods, medical monitoring, metering, lighting and power and motor control devices.The 32-bit Cortex-M0+ processor consumes 9µA/MHz on a low-cost 90nm LP process, around one third of the energy of...

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Ericsson to Acquire Technicolor's broadcast services division

Ericsson agreed to acquire the Broadcast Services Division of Technicolor for an undisclosed sum. Technicolor, which is based in France, develops advanced video services and management platforms for content creators and distributors. The broadcast services division has approximately 900 highly skilled professionals and operations in France, UK and the Netherlands. Ericsson said the deal substantially increases its current broadcast operations in...

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Ofcom Allows Everything Everywhere to Refarm Spectrum for LTE

Ofcom, the official regulator in the UK, will allow Everything Everywhere to reuse its 2G spectrum to launch LTE service this year. Ofcom said it considered whether this would distort competition and has concluded that it would not. Public comment is welcomed for the next four weeks.http://media.ofcom.org.ukIn December 2011, Everything Everywhere, the joint venture that operates the networks for T-Mobile (UK) and Orange (UK), outlined plans to invest...

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Deutsche Telekom Partners with City Utility for FTTH

Deutsche Telekom announced its first partnership with a municipal power utility company for installing optical fiber. Deutsche Telekom and eins energie signed a cooperation agreement under which the power company will construct the infrastructure and Deutsche Telekom will operate the network. Up t0 20,000 residences in Chemnitz will get fiber connectivity this year. Up to 60,000 homes are scheduled to be connected to the state-of-the-art optical...

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Huawei Launches LTE Wi-Fi Hotspot with eAccess

Huawei introduced a multi-band, multi-mode, Mobile WiFi hotspot for Japan's eAccess LTE network. The E589 FDD supports LTE FDD/HSPA+/UMTS. The unit provides Wi-Fi hotspot service for up to 10 Wi-Fi devices, including mobile phones, tablets, notebook computers, PSP consoles, and e-books. The product has a battery life of up to 10 hours, and is compatible with 95% of battery-powered Wi-Fi enabled devices currently on the market. Dubbed the "Pocket...

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VimpleCom Reaches 205 Million Mobile Users

Russia's VimpleCom reported Q4 2011 revenues of US$5.878 billion, up 5% YOY on an organic basis, and a net loss attributable to of US$386 million including special charges. Actual twelve months 2011 results reflect the consolidation of Italy's Wind Telecom as of April 15, 2011.Some operating highlights:The total mobile subscriber base increased 13% YoY to 205 million by the end of the fourth quarter. The largest absolute contribution came from accelerated...

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TI and 6WIND Partner on Packet Processing Software

6WIND announced support within the 6WINDGate software solution for TI's new scalable 28-nm multicore processors based on its recently announced KeyStone II multicore architecture. 6WINDGate includes a full set of control plane modules, a high performance networking stack and a wide range of data plane protocols that have been specifically optimized for TI's KeyStone II-based multicore processors. 6WINDGate said its fast path-based architecture enables...

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Openreach to double FTTC speeds from April

Starting in April, BT Openreach will double the speed of its wholesale Fibre to the Cabinet (FTTC) service to up 80 Mbps downstream. Openreach’s fibre network is available to all Communication Providers on an open wholesale access basis. It will be up to CPs to choose when and if they offer these enhanced speeds to end users, as the current up to 40Mbps service will continue to be available. FTTC technology underpins the majority of BT’s £2.5bn...

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