Cisco Connects Argentina's AcerBrag

AcerBrag, an iron and steel manufacturing company in Argentina, has implemented a Cisco Unified Wireless network that enables bar code readers to track the company's inventory of materials in real time. The solution is based on the Cisco Borderless Network Architecture and is mainly composed of switches, access points and wireless controllers that are integrated with the SAP system and data collectors. Encryption standards and codes keep the same security in the wireless access points and in the fixed network of the company. http://www.cis...

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Huawei and Intel Announce LTE Partnership

Huawei and Intel will establish a joint LTE TDD test lab in China under a new collaboration partnership announced by the firms. The collaboration will utilize Huawei's expertise in LTE TDD network infrastructure technologies and Intel’s cost-optimized mobile communication platforms to expedite the maturity and deployment of LTE TDD. "Huawei has been committed to LTE TDD commercial deployment worldwide," said Deng Taihua, president LTE TDD &...

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MetroPCS Reaches 580,000 LTE Subscribers -- 6% of Customer Base

MetroPCS reported Q1 total revenues of approximately $1.3 billion, an increase of 7% over the first quarter of 2011. Adjusted EBITDA came in at $262 million, a decrease of 8% over the first quarter of 2011. During Q1, MetroPCS surpassed 580 thousand 4G LTE subscribers, representing over 6% of total subscribers. Roger D. Linquist, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of MetroPCS, said, "Our first quarter results highlight our continued focus on...

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Tellabs Revenue Drops 20% YoY to $258 Million

Tellabs reported Q1 2012 revenue of $258 million, down from $322 million in the year-ago quarter. There was a net loss of $140 million or 38 cents per share in the first quarter of 2012, compared with a net loss of $24 million or 7 cents per share in the first quarter of 2011. Tellabs’ GAAP gross profit margin was 37.1% in the first quarter of 2012, compared with 37.9% in the year-ago quarter. Broadband segment revenue was $130 million, Transport segment revenue was $80 million and Services segment revenue was $48 million. �?The first quarter...

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Clearwire Targets TDD-LTE in Hot Zones for 31 Cities

Clearwire will target high demand "hot zones" in major urban centers with its TDD-LTE network. During the first half of 2013, Clearwire will launch its TDD-LTE network in New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle. A total of 31 cities will be targeted. Clearwire said its advantage will be in leveraging its deep spectrum holdings to commercialize large contiguous swaths of spectrum in a given market. Clearwire believes its...

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Optus Switches On LTE in First Two Markets

Optus announced the first switch-on of its 4G network coverage, with initial coverage across Greater Newcastle, as well as in Port Stephens, the Hunter Valley and Lake Macquarie areas. Over a thousand business and residential customers will be receiving 4G service and dongles from next week. Optus is initially offering these 4G services to select customers for free, in exchange for their feedback on network performance and device capability. Optus...

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NTT Comm Opens Data Centers in Singapore and Malaysia

NTT Communications inaugurated its Singapore Serangoon Data Center and its Malaysia Cyberjaya 3 Data Center. The two facilities, NTT Com’s first self-designed-and-built data centers outside Japan, are the company’s fourth such facility in Singapore and the third in Malaysia. They will provide key support for NTT Com’s ongoing expansion in the fast-growing Asia Pacific region, where the company already operates data centers in 13 countries. http://www.ntt.co...

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GigOptix Ramps Production of 40G and 100G

GigOptix announced the availability of its 40G and 100G bundled solutions, which feature a next generation Thin Film Polymer on Silicon (TFPSTM) Mach-Zehnder Modulator (MZM), the corresponding MZM drivers, Transimpedance Amplifiers (TIA) and their respective bias boards for a number of popular 40G and 100G modulation formats. The sampling includes 40G DQPSK, 40G RZ-QPSK, 100G DP-QPSK. http://www.gigoptix....

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Oclaro Says Thailand Flood Recovery Mostly Complete

Oclaro posted quarterly revenue of $88.7 million, compared with revenues of $86.5 million for the preceding quarter. Revenues and operating results for the quarter continued to be materially impacted by the flood in Thailand. Revenues for the quarter were also adversely impacted by approximately $4 million by a short-term work stoppage in Shenzhen, which has since been resolved. GAAP gross margin was 15% for the third quarter of fiscal 2012, compared with a GAAP gross margin of 13% in the second quarter of fiscal 2012. "This quarter demonstrates...

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AppliedMicro Advances its X-Gene "Server-on-a-Chip"

AppliedMicro is making progress on "X-Gene", its forthcoming "Server-on-a-Chip" based on 64-bit ARM technology. X-Gene, which the company first announced last October, is being designed to power next-generation cloud-computing data centers and reduce total cost of ownership (TCO). AppliedMicro is now demonstrating an open source Apache Web Server running on an FPGA implementation of X-Gene. This development milestone represents the first 64-bit...

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Alcatel-Lucent Reports Slow Start to 2012

Citing a slower than expected start to 2012 and economic uncertainties in Europe, Alcatel-Lucent reported Q1 2012 revenues of Euro 3,206 million, down 12.3% year-over-year on a reported basis and down 14.8% year-over-year at constant currency. There was an adjusted operating loss of Euro 221 million or -6.9% of revenue. Networks saw a double digit year-over-year decline. The IP business continued growing at a double digit rate, but this was more...

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