StarHub selects Nokia Siemens Networks for LTE

StarHub, the second largest mobile operator in Singapore, has selected Nokia Siemens Networks as its LTE mobile broadband infrastructure and services vendor. StarHub plans to refarm its 1800MHz GSM band to carry LTE services. The first phase of StarHub’s LTE network is expected to go live by the end of 2012, covering key business areas such as the Singapore Changi Airport, Marina Bay, Suntec, and Shenton Way.As part of the contract, Nokia Siemens...

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U.S. Carriers to Disable Stolen Phones by IMEI

Major U.S. mobile operators and the FCC have agreed to set-up a database of stolen phones. This will enable permanent bans of these devices on U.S. networks based on their International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) numbers rather than the SIM cards. U.S. Senator Charles Schumer plans to introduce legislation that would make it a federal crime to alter a device's International Mobile Equipment Identity number.Internationally, the GSMA's Central...

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Fujikura to Acquire Nistica for Wavelength Switches

Fujikura, a global supplier of optical fibers and fiber-optic components, agreed to acquire privately-held Nistica for an undisclosed sum.Nistica, which is based in Bridgewater, New Jersey, supplies wavelength selective switches to Network Equipment Manufacturers. Nistica’s FULL FLEDGE series of wavelength selective switches have been deployed in low port-count 1x2 and 1x4 applications, and the newly launched high port-count FOURIER modules are being...

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Leap Wireless and T-Mobile Agree to Exchange Spectrum

Leap Wireless announced license exchange agreements with T-Mobile USA, Cook Inlet/VS GSM VII PCS LLC, a joint venture between T-Mobile and Cook Inlet in which T-Mobile has a non-controlling majority interest (Cook Inlet), and Leap's non-controlled, majority-owned venture Savary Island Wireless, LLC (Savary Island).Under the swap, Leap will acquire 10 MHz of additional AWS spectrum in Phoenix, AZ and Houston, Galveston and Bryan-College Station, TX...

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Nicira Signs DreamHost as Latest OpenStack Customer

DreamHost, a web hosting and cloud services provider with over 300,000 customers and 1.2 million domain names, will deploy Nicira's Network Virtualization Platform (NVP). Financial terms were not disclosed.Nicira's Network Virtualization Platform (NVP) is a scalable software system implemented at the network edge and managed by distributed clustered controller architecture. The system forms a thin software layer that treats the physical network...

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NTT DATA Forms New Global Cloud Services Business Unit

NTT DATA has created a new Global Cloud Services business unit consisting of over 1,000 NTT Data professionals already delivering related services to existing clients. Services include Cloud Advisory Services providing strategy and design for cloud transformation, Cloud Migration Services for both applications and infrastructure, and Cloud Management Services providing seamless monitoring and management of legacy and cloud environments. NTT DATA...

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Huawei Demos 200 Gbps Router Line Cards

Huawei demonstrated its 200 Gbps router line card at The Gathering (TG) 2012 in Hamar, Norway. The demonstration which was conducted in conjunction with Altibox, features Huawei's 200 Gbps high-speed line cards, NE5000E high-end routers, and OptiX OSN 8800 dense wavelength division equipment. The NE5000E routers were located in both Oslo and Hamar in order to provide 200GE access. The OptiX OSN 8800 provided optical transmission over the 180 km...

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USTelecom Association Hit by DDoS Attack

The United States Telecom Association, USTelecom (previously known as the United States Telephone Association), reports experiencing a denial-of-service attack launched by "Anonymous." The trade association said it believes the attack was due to its support for the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011. This bipartisan legislation, introduced by Reps. Mike Rogers (R-MI) and C.A. “Dutch�? Ruppersberger (D-MD), would allow industry and government to share information about malware, viruses, denial-of-service and cyber-attacks that...

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AT&T Sells Yellow Pages Business to Cerberus Capital

An affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. (Cerberus) has agreed to acquire AT&T Advertising Solutions and AT&T Interactive for about $750 million in cash and $200 million in notes. The transaction includes assets of AT&T Advertising Solutions, which delivers sales and customer support, and AT&T Interactive, which conducts interactive product development. It does not include the recently formed AT&T AdWorks, a New York-based...

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Redline Builds Wireless Oilfield M2M Network

Redline Communications is building a wireless network for Shell Oil joint venture Petroleum Development Oman LLC (PDO) that provides full bi-directional data between headquarters and their oil and gas fields. Over 2,000 of the 5,000 oil wells in their Oman location are now connected wirelessly using Redline equipment to a centralized site where they are monitored and managed remotely. The real-time M2M eliminates the need to have workers drive...

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