Microsoft Debuts Xbox SmartGlass Linking Multiple Devices

Microsoft unveiled Xbox SmartGlass -- its vision for bridging entertainment between devices. Xbox SmartGlass is an application for Windows 8, Windows Phone, and other portable devices that connects phones, PCs and tablets with an Xbox 360 console. The idea is to deliver companion content on the portable device for the primary content being watched or played on the big screen."With Xbox SmartGlass, we are lighting up entertainment across your phone,...

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Telstra Launches over NBN in Tasmania

Telstra launched its commercial services on the National Broadband Network (NBN) in Tasmania.In areas with NBN coverage, Tasmanians can access Telstra’s broadband services with download speeds to the home of up to 25Mbps or 100Mbp. Pricing starts at $80 per month for 5GB of data. http://www.telstra....

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Ridgeville Telephone Deploys ADTRAN's Optical Networking Edge

Ridgeville Telephone Company, a provider of voice, long distance, data and cable TV services in Northwest Ohio, has selected ADTRAN’s Optical Networking Edge (ONE) solution to extend the transport backbone for its 200 mile fiber optic network, expand their Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) deployments and provide carrier Ethernet service delivery in the region. ADTRAN is supplying an edge-based packet optical transport solution which includes an integrated...

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Mexico's Cablevision Implements 100G with ALU

Cablevision, one of the largest cable operators in Mexico, will upgrade its transmission network to 100G to support services like high-definition streaming video, high-speed web access and advanced business applications.Alcatel-Lucent is supplying Cablevision with 100G next-generation coherent technology, supported by the 1830 Photonic Service Switch (PSS). Cablevision’s network infrastructure represents the first 100G network being deployed in Mexico.http://www.alcatel-lucent.com...

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Taiwan's Chunghwa Telecom Upgrades with Alu's IP/MPLS

Taiwan's Chunghwa Telecom has selected Alcatel-Lucent's IP/MPLS solution to upgrade its network serving residential, business and mobile broadband customers. Under the agreement, Alcatel-Lucent will deploy its 7750 Service Router (SR) and 7705 Service Aggregation Router (SAR). Alcatel-Lucent will also provide CHT with professional services, including project management, network design, installation and commissioning, software integration and operations.http://www.alcatel-lucent....

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ZTE Intros First 1.4GHz TD-LTE Devices

ZTE introduced a range of 1.4GHz TD-LTE terminals, including modules, USB cards, indoor CPE and outdoor CPE devices. The company has conducted testing of new 1.4GHz TD-LTE devices in Beijing. "The supported functions and improved performance of 1.4GHz TD-LTE communications provides opportunities for operators to open up new revenue streams,�? said Wang Shouchen, Vice President, ZTE. “As a next step, ZTE is looking to deploy this technology in further networks around the world. "To reach maturity, a communications technology needs four indispensable...

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Verizon Wireless Adds Samsung Galaxy S III LTE

Verizon Wireless has begun marketing the LTE-powered Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone.Verizon Wireless is supporting Share Shot capability, which lets users create their own temporary photo sharing network with a group of friends who are nearby at the same party or event. Galaxy S III customers can take advantage of LTE to share live video broadcasts with their Facebook friends using the Color app. As an exclusive feature for Verizon Wireless, customers...

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AT&T Teams with Acclaim Energy on Power Grid Monitoring

AT&T is collaborating with Acclaim Energy Advisors, a provider of energy management solutions for commercial, industrial, healthcare and governmental consumers, to provide power metering and control systems that enable remote monitoring and switching of loads from the grid to standby generators within seconds. The Acclaim Energy DLO365 or Dynamic Load Optimization, which is powered by AT&T and uses smart grid technology, can automatically reduce energy loads as small as 100 kW across many customer sites when called upon either by a grid...

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Lantiq Highlights IPv6-Ready CPE Status

Lantiq confirmed that its XWAY xDSL and network processor Systems-on-Chip (SoCs) and UGW software suite received the “IPv6 CE Ready�? designation after successful tests at the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL). This assures that manufacturers of home routers/gateways are enabled to develop future-ready solutions based on Lantiq chips and software. IPv6 certification testing was conducted on Lantiq’s portfolio of dedicated...

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DragonWave Cuts Back in Ottawa and Israel

Following its recently-completed acquisition of Nokia Siemens Networks’ microwave transport business, DragonWave said it will eliminate 68 positions from the company’s workforce in Ottawa and Israel. DragonWave expects to save approximately US$6 million in annual operating expenses as a result of this staff reduction. DragonWave anticipates restructuring charges in the first quarter fiscal year 2013 as a result of the elimination of these positions to be approximately US$0.8 million, and a one-time cash usage in the second quarter of fiscal year...

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Microsoft Debuts Xbox SmartGlass Linking Multiple Devices

Microsoft unveiled Xbox SmartGlass -- its vision for bridging entertainment between devices. Xbox SmartGlass is an application for Windows 8, Windows Phone, and other portable devices that connects phones, PCs and tablets with an Xbox 360 console. The idea is to deliver companion content on the portable device for the primary content being watched or played on the big screen."With Xbox SmartGlass, we are lighting up entertainment across your phone,...

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Telstra Launches over NBN in Tasmania

Telstra launched its commercial services on the National Broadband Network (NBN) in Tasmania. In areas with NBN coverage, Tasmanians can access Telstra’s broadband services with download speeds to the home of up to 25Mbps or 100Mbp. Pricing starts at $80 per month for 5GB of data. http://www.telstra.c...

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Ridgeville Telephone Deploys ADTRAN's Optical Networking Edge

Ridgeville Telephone Company, a provider of voice, long distance, data and cable TV services in Northwest Ohio, has selected ADTRAN’s Optical Networking Edge (ONE) solution to extend the transport backbone for its 200 mile fiber optic network, expand their Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) deployments and provide carrier Ethernet service delivery in the region. ADTRAN is supplying an edge-based packet optical transport solution which includes an integrated...

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Mexico's Cablevision Implements 100G with ALU

Cablevision, one of the largest cable operators in Mexico, will upgrade its transmission network to 100G to support services like high-definition streaming video, high-speed web access and advanced business applications. Alcatel-Lucent is supplying Cablevision with 100G next-generation coherent technology, supported by the 1830 Photonic Service Switch (PSS). Cablevision’s network infrastructure represents the first 100G network being deployed in...

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Taiwan's Chunghwa Telecom Upgrades with Alu's IP/MPLS

Taiwan's Chunghwa Telecom has selected Alcatel-Lucent's IP/MPLS solution to upgrade its network serving residential, business and mobile broadband customers. Under the agreement, Alcatel-Lucent will deploy its 7750 Service Router (SR) and 7705 Service Aggregation Router (SAR). Alcatel-Lucent will also provide CHT with professional services, including project management, network design, installation and commissioning, software integration and...

Read More

ZTE Intros First 1.4GHz TD-LTE Devices

ZTE introduced a range of 1.4GHz TD-LTE terminals, including modules, USB cards, indoor CPE and outdoor CPE devices. The company has conducted testing of new 1.4GHz TD-LTE devices in Beijing. "The supported functions and improved performance of 1.4GHz TD-LTE communications provides opportunities for operators to open up new revenue streams,�? said Wang Shouchen, Vice President, ZTE. “As a next step, ZTE is looking to deploy this technology in further networks around the world. "To reach maturity, a communications technology needs four indispensable...

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Verizon Wireless Adds Samsung Galaxy S III LTE

Verizon Wireless has begun marketing the LTE-powered Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone. Verizon Wireless is supporting Share Shot capability, which lets users create their own temporary photo sharing network with a group of friends who are nearby at the same party or event. Galaxy S III customers can take advantage of LTE to share live video broadcasts with their Facebook friends using the Color app. As an exclusive feature for Verizon Wireless, customers...

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AT&T Teams with Acclaim Energy on Power Grid Monitoring

AT&T is collaborating with Acclaim Energy Advisors, a provider of energy management solutions for commercial, industrial, healthcare and governmental consumers, to provide power metering and control systems that enable remote monitoring and switching of loads from the grid to standby generators within seconds. The Acclaim Energy DLO365 or Dynamic Load Optimization, which is powered by AT&T and uses smart grid technology, can automatically reduce energy loads as small as 100 kW across many customer sites when called upon either by a grid...

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DragonWave Cuts Back in Ottawa and Israel

Following its recently-completed acquisition of Nokia Siemens Networks’ microwave transport business, DragonWave said it will eliminate 68 positions from the company’s workforce in Ottawa and Israel. DragonWave expects to save approximately US$6 million in annual operating expenses as a result of this staff reduction. DragonWave anticipates restructuring charges in the first quarter fiscal year 2013 as a result of the elimination of these positions to be approximately US$0.8 million, and a one-time cash usage in the second quarter of fiscal year...

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