IP Infusion's ZebOS 7.10 Targets Software-Defined Networking Architecture

IP Infusion released its ZebOS 7.10 Layer 2 and Layer 3 network platform, adding new capabilities that set the platform foundation for building SDN-enabled networking equipment for mobile backhaul, Carrier Ethernet and data center networking. IP Infusion said the latest release of its ZebOS fully supports the key tenets of SDN: control/data plane separation, abstraction and portability of network services, and network programmability. The modular...

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SFR and Verizon Enter Business Services Alliance

Verizon has formed an alliance with SFR Business Team to provide global telecommunications solutions and support to multinational companies based or operating in France.Under the preferred partnership, Verizon will provide global communication services, with SFR delivering the in-country network and information and communications technology elements of these services. SFR will likewise rely on Verizon to deliver global connectivity to its customers. The agreement initially covers the joint delivery of MPLS-based virtual private network services....

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Ecrio Delivers VoLTE Client Software to NTT DOCOMO

Ecrio confirmed that it has delivered VoLTE Client Software to NTT DOCOMO.Ecrio CEO Michel Gannage said, "We are extremely proud to continue our relationship with NTT DOCOMO, a global leader in telecom technology. We look forward to supporting NTT DOCOMO and their strategic handset suppliers when it offers its customers this new VoLTE Service.""With its FlexIMS Architecture, Ecrio brings NTT DOCOMO a flexible, low power consumption, low latency Client...

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Gogo Gains $135 Million Credit for In-flight Internet

Gogo has closed a $135 million credit facility through Morgan Stanley and J.P Morgan to support its in-flight connectivity and digital entertainment solutions. Gogo intends to use the debt financing to fund costs associated with its international expansion plans as well as other general corporate purposes.Gogo recently announced a partnership with equipment provider AeroSat to deliver the satellite antenna, radome, antenna control and modem unit...

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Telecom Italia Establishes "Joint Open Lab" at University of Catania

Telecom Italia will establish a new research laboratory by the end the year at University of Catania. The Joint Open Lab is intended to foster new ties between industry and universities that can bring together academic research and knowledge with industrial know-how and experience. The lab will focus on next generation Mobile Internet services, such as NFC (Near Field Communication). The initiative is part of Telecom Italia's plans to set up six new research labs around the country in partnership with leading Italian universities to rebuild and...

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Cisco and Citrix Enter Marketing Partnership

Cisco and Citrix announced a marketing partnership to align the channel sales and delivery models across the two companies through a single framework to build partner competencies in enterprise mobility, desktop virtualization and device choice. The partnership combines the Cisco Virtualization Experience Infrastructure (VXI) with Citrix XenDesktop solution.http://www.cisco....

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China Telecom to Deploy ALU's IP/MPLS in Broadband China Project

China Telecom will deploy Alcatel-Lucent's IP/MPLS solution to enable high-bandwidth video and data broadband services under the "Broadband China" project , which aims to see 35 million new families connected via fiber-to-the-home, 50% of broadband customers experiencing speeds of 4 Mbps and above, and 20 million new households with access to fixed broadband. By 2015 the goal is to connect 800 million web users, including 200 million living in rural locations. This project will leverage the Alcatel-Lucent IP/MPLS 7750 Service Router (SR) portfolio,...

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Kevin Kelly Named CEO of LGS Innovations

Kevin Kelly was named Chief Executive Officer of LGS Innovations, replacing Lt. General Ronald W. Iverson (Ret. USAF) who is retiring from the company after serving as its first and only CEO since inception in 2007. Kelly most recently served as Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of Corporate Strategy.LGS Innovations is an independent subsidiary of Alcatel-Lucent. The company focuses on the most complex networking and communications challenges facing the U.S. Federal Government. http://www.lgsinnovations....

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CENX Lands $9.5 Million Investment in its Carrier Ethernet Exchanges

Verizon Investments LLC, a subsidiary of Verizon Communications Inc., and Mesirow Financial Private Equity have led a $9.5m investment in CENX, which provides Carrier Ethernet interconnect systems and services for mobile backhaul and enterprise off-net access. Current CENX investors DCM, Highland Capital Partners, and Wasatch also participated in the investment. Verizon’s Investments is an affiliate of Verizon Ventures, the strategic venture capital...

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Japan-U.S. Cable Upgrades to 100G with Ciena

The Japan-U.S. Cable Network is upgrading its trans-Pacific submarine network, which spans close to 23,000 kilometers from the U.S. to Japan, with Ciena’s coherent 100G technology. The deployment will use Ciena’s 6500 Packet Optical platform with WaveLogic 3 coherent optical processors.The upgrade, which is expected to be in service in early 2013, will bring 5 Tbps of additional capacity to a crucial global network route connecting North America and northern Asia. This is expected to be the first direct coast-to-coast 100G trans-Pacific submarine...

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T-Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless Sign Spectrum Agreement

T-Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless announced a sale and exchange deal covering certain Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) spectrum licenses in 218 markets across the U.S. Some of the spectrum T-Mobile is acquiring in this transaction include licenses that Verizon is purchasing from SpectrumCo, Cox and Leap, and the agreement is contingent on the closing of those transactions and is subject to regulatory approval by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Department of Justice.Verizon Wireless believes the deal would help it gain regulatory...

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IP Infusion's ZebOS 7.10 Targets Software-Defined Networking Architecture

IP Infusion released its ZebOS 7.10 Layer 2 and Layer 3 network platform, adding new capabilities that set the platform foundation for building SDN-enabled networking equipment for mobile backhaul, Carrier Ethernet and data center networking. IP Infusion said the latest release of its ZebOS fully supports the key tenets of SDN: control/data plane separation, abstraction and portability of network services, and network programmability. The modular...

Read More

SFR and Verizon Enter Business Services Alliance

Verizon has formed an alliance with SFR Business Team to provide global telecommunications solutions and support to multinational companies based or operating in France.Under the preferred partnership, Verizon will provide global communication services, with SFR delivering the in-country network and information and communications technology elements of these services. SFR will likewise rely on Verizon to deliver global connectivity to its customers. The agreement initially covers the joint delivery of MPLS-based virtual private network services....

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Ecrio Delivers VoLTE Client Software to NTT DOCOMO

Ecrio confirmed that it has delivered VoLTE Client Software to NTT DOCOMO.Ecrio CEO Michel Gannage said, "We are extremely proud to continue our relationship with NTT DOCOMO, a global leader in telecom technology. We look forward to supporting NTT DOCOMO and their strategic handset suppliers when it offers its customers this new VoLTE Service.""With its FlexIMS Architecture, Ecrio brings NTT DOCOMO a flexible, low power consumption, low latency Client...

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Gogo Gains $135 Million Credit for In-flight Internet

Gogo has closed a $135 million credit facility through Morgan Stanley and J.P Morgan to support its in-flight connectivity and digital entertainment solutions. Gogo intends to use the debt financing to fund costs associated with its international expansion plans as well as other general corporate purposes.Gogo recently announced a partnership with equipment provider AeroSat to deliver the satellite antenna, radome, antenna control and modem unit...

Read More

Telecom Italia Establishes "Joint Open Lab" at University of Catania

Telecom Italia will establish a new research laboratory by the end the year at University of Catania. The Joint Open Lab is intended to foster new ties between industry and universities that can bring together academic research and knowledge with industrial know-how and experience. The lab will focus on next generation Mobile Internet services, such as NFC (Near Field Communication). The initiative is part of Telecom Italia's plans to set up six new research labs around the country in partnership with leading Italian universities to rebuild and...

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Cisco and Citrix Enter Marketing Partnership

Cisco and Citrix announced a marketing partnership to align the channel sales and delivery models across the two companies through a single framework to build partner competencies in enterprise mobility, desktop virtualization and device choice. The partnership combines the Cisco Virtualization Experience Infrastructure (VXI) with Citrix XenDesktop solution.http://www.cisco....

Read More

China Telecom to Deploy ALU's IP/MPLS in Broadband China Project

China Telecom will deploy Alcatel-Lucent's IP/MPLS solution to enable high-bandwidth video and data broadband services under the "Broadband China" project , which aims to see 35 million new families connected via fiber-to-the-home, 50% of broadband customers experiencing speeds of 4 Mbps and above, and 20 million new households with access to fixed broadband. By 2015 the goal is to connect 800 million web users, including 200 million living in rural locations. This project will leverage the Alcatel-Lucent IP/MPLS 7750 Service Router (SR) portfolio,...

Read More

Kevin Kelly Named CEO of LGS Innovations

Kevin Kelly was named Chief Executive Officer of LGS Innovations, replacing Lt. General Ronald W. Iverson (Ret. USAF) who is retiring from the company after serving as its first and only CEO since inception in 2007. Kelly most recently served as Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of Corporate Strategy.LGS Innovations is an independent subsidiary of Alcatel-Lucent. The company focuses on the most complex networking and communications challenges facing the U.S. Federal Government. http://www.lgsinnovations....

Read More

CENX Lands $9.5 Million Investment in its Carrier Ethernet Exchanges

Verizon Investments LLC, a subsidiary of Verizon Communications Inc., and Mesirow Financial Private Equity have led a $9.5m investment in CENX, which provides Carrier Ethernet interconnect systems and services for mobile backhaul and enterprise off-net access. Current CENX investors DCM, Highland Capital Partners, and Wasatch also participated in the investment. Verizon’s Investments is an affiliate of Verizon Ventures, the strategic venture capital...

Read More

T-Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless Sign Spectrum Agreement

T-Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless announced a sale and exchange deal covering certain Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) spectrum licenses in 218 markets across the U.S. Some of the spectrum T-Mobile is acquiring in this transaction include licenses that Verizon is purchasing from SpectrumCo, Cox and Leap, and the agreement is contingent on the closing of those transactions and is subject to regulatory approval by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Department of Justice.Verizon Wireless believes the deal would help it gain regulatory...

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