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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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...

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SK telesys Picks Radisys Trillium TOTALeNodeB

SK telesys, a leading Korean telecom equipment manufacturer (TEM), has selected Radisys' Trillium TOTALeNodeB as the foundation of its small cell product portfolio for early LTE deployments in Korea. Radisys noted that its TOTALeNodeB software solution has gained significant market share in Korea for LTE small cell deployments. Radisys' Trillium TOTALeNodeB provides TEMs with a complete, integrated LTE eNodeB that is verified across leading small cell system on a chip (SoC) platforms from Radisys' premier silicon partners. The software includes...

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RCS VoLTE Interoperability Event Coming in Sept/Oct

A RCS VoLTE interoperability event will take place from September 24th to October 12th, 2012 in two labs hosted by Telecom Slovenia Group in Sintesio, Kranj, Slovenia and by China Mobile in China Mobile Research Institute Laboratory in Beijing, China.The goal of the interoperability event is not only to test UE usability and functionality, but also to add the testing of the critical network components together with roaming scenarios. This allows...

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Procera Wins $1.4 Million Order from European MSO

Procera Networks announced a $1.4 million initial order from a European MSO for network-wide deployment of its PacketLogic Intelligent Policy Enforcement systems. These systems will support detailed subscriber-aware traffic analysis and reporting across the operator's subscriber base. Procera said it was selected in a competitive selection process as a replacement for an existing solution. Itsreal-time QoE monitoring and Report Studio Analytics provides detailed visibility into the growth of streaming, social media and VoIP traffic, enabling network...

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Ixia Debuts IxCatapult Test for LTE Small Cells

Ixia introduced a new test solution to validate LTE small cell systems, including LTE femto, pico, and microcells. Major challenges include scalability, security, mobility, ease of deployment, and interoperability. These areas must be fully validated to prevent product and service delays, which can ultimately impact small cell market growth. Ixia's new small cell validation, based on its IxCatapult product line, provides: Functional, negative,...

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Apple Wins Preliminary Injunction Against Samsung Tablet

A U.S. District Court in San Jose, California issued a preliminary injunction on sales of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablets in the United States, according to Reuters. The decision is a significant victory for Apple. http://www.reuters....

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TI and AirHop Announce Advanced SON software for Small Cells

Texas Instruments and AirHop Communications are collaborating to integrate AirHop's eSON advanced self-organizing network (SON) software on TI's KeyStone-based small cell System-on-Chips (SoCs). This will enable small cell base stations that will facilitate operators' ability to deploy heterogeneous networks.The companies said HetNet requires SON technology specifically designed for small cell networks to actively optimize system capacity and manage inter-cell interference.TI's scalable KeyStone architecture includes support for both TMS320C66x...

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Wi-Fi Alliance Begins Passpoint Certifications

The Wi-Fi Alliance has begun certifying mobile devices and infrastructure equipment under its Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Passpoint program. The Passpoint program aims to make it easy for users to connect with hotspots using WPA2 security. The Passpoint certification program is based on technology defined in the Wi-Fi Alliance Hotspot 2.0 Specification. The first batch of products has just been certified."Product manufacturers partnered with service providers...

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AT&T Readies Enhanced Push To Talk

AT&T reports positive feedback from trial users of its forthcoming Enhanced Push to Talk (PTT) service. AT&T is now doubling the number of business PTT users who may participate in its free program. In addition, AT&T expects to offer a choice of up to five compatible smartphones, including multiple devices from Samsung, when Enhanced PTT is anticipated to be commercially available later this year. CourierNet, an Atlanta-based courier...

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Symmetricom Intros Small Cell Synchronization Solutions

Symmetricom introduced new embedded timing and synchronization solutions for residential and enterprise small cells. Two versions are offered: the SCr (residential) and SCe (enterprise) SoftClocks, both of which support multiple timing protocols including IEEE 1588 (PTP), network time protocol (NTP) and softGPS. Both have been integrated and proven with leading processors, system software, and oscillators from prominent vendors such as Broadcom, Mindspeed, Qualcomm Atheros, Node-H, and Rakon.Symmetricom said synchronization of small cells along...

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Maxim Focuses on it Analog Expertise on Cellular HetNet

Maxim Integrated Products announced plans to leverage its analog integration to enable the evolving heterogeneous network (HetNet) requirements for next-generation base-station equipment. The solutions include single-chip multiband radio transceivers, broadband gain blocks, direct RF synthesis DACs, and intelligent, digital, point-of-load controllers. Products include:MAX2550–MAX2553 single-chip small-cell radio transceivers improve residential...

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U.S. Cellular Changes its Chief Strategy Leadership

United States Cellular, which serves about 5.8 million mobile customers, announced the departure of its chief strategy and brand officer, Alan D. Ferber, and the elimination of this position. The company created three new leadership positions to increase its focus on long-term strategy, marketing and brand communications and expanded distribution channels. David Kimbell, currently vice president, marketing, will assume the new role of senior vice...

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Hibernia Rebrands as Global Express Platform

Hibernia Atlantic has re-branded its Global Financial Network (GFN) as the Global Express Platform. The Global Express Platform, which provides connectivity to 60+ global exchanges and low latency entry points in Europe and North America, serves the financial community, including global broker dealers, hedge funds, and capital markets.Hibernia is also building "Project Express", a new cable promising the lowest latency connecting the greater New...

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Alcatel-Lucent Proposes Build-Operate-Transfer for Small Cell Rollouts

Alcatel-Lucent is proposing to deploy small cell networks in railway stations, shopping malls and sports stadiums using a "Build, Operations Assist, and Transfer" (B-O-T) model for mobile network operators. The new Metro Cell Express service combines Alcatel-Lucent's lightRadio metro portfolio, its small cell expertise, its backhaul solutions and its installation experience in dense cities like New York, Paris and Shanghai. These metro networks...

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FBI Undercover Operation Hits Cyber Carding Crimes

The FBI announced the arrest of 24 people in what is described as the largest coordinated international law enforcement action in history directed at “carding�? crimes — offenses in which the Internet is used to traffic in and exploit the stolen credit card, bank account, and other personal identification information.The two year undercover operation led to the arrest of individuals in 13 countries: U.S.(11 arrests), United Kingdom (6 arrests), Bosnia (2), Bulgaria (1), Norway (1), and Germany (1), Italy (1) and Japan (1). Australia, Canada, Denmark,...

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Telkom South Africa Upgrades Access Network with Alcatel-Lucent

Alcatel-Lucent has been selected for Telkom’s strategic "Network Transformation Initiative", whichincludes upgrading the existing access network with VDSL2 serving 4.4 million subscribers. Where commercially viable, the project will also include GPON FTTH. Alcatel-Lucent is providing Telkom SA with its Intelligent Services Access Manager (ISAM) product family, which supports PON and DSL on the same platform. http://www.alcatel-lucent....

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BT Openreach Expands its Fibre Rollout

Openreach is extending its fibre rollout to a further 98 exchange areas as part of BT’s £2.5bn fibre initiative. The deployment, which will be completed by late 2013, will add nearly 800,000 homes and businesses to Openreach’s previously announced fibre plans. In total, the company aims to serve around two-thirds of UK premises by the end of 2014. Openreach is making fibre broadband available on an open wholesale basis using a mix of fibre to the...

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Quantance Claims Big LTE Handset Performance Gains with ET Chip

Quantance, a venture‐backed semiconductor startup based in Silicon Valley, has begun sampling its third‐generation chip to several major players in the LTE supply chain, including baseband/transceiver chipset providers and handset OEMs. Envelope tracking provides power amplifier efficiency and transmit power improvements. This enhances battery life, reduces heat and helps deliver maximum 4G/LTE wireless system performance.Quantance claims its patented...

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SK telesys Picks Radisys Trillium TOTALeNodeB

SK telesys, a leading Korean telecom equipment manufacturer (TEM), has selected Radisys' Trillium TOTALeNodeB as the foundation of its small cell product portfolio for early LTE deployments in Korea. Radisys noted that its TOTALeNodeB software solution has gained significant market share in Korea for LTE small cell deployments. Radisys' Trillium TOTALeNodeB provides TEMs with a complete, integrated LTE eNodeB that is verified across leading small cell system on a chip (SoC) platforms from Radisys' premier silicon partners. The software includes...

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RCS VoLTE Interoperability Event Coming in Sept/Oct

A RCS VoLTE interoperability event will take place from September 24th to October 12th, 2012 in two labs hosted by Telecom Slovenia Group in Sintesio, Kranj, Slovenia and by China Mobile in China Mobile Research Institute Laboratory in Beijing, China.The goal of the interoperability event is not only to test UE usability and functionality, but also to add the testing of the critical network components together with roaming scenarios. This allows...

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Procera Wins $1.4 Million Order from European MSO

Procera Networks announced a $1.4 million initial order from a European MSO for network-wide deployment of its PacketLogic Intelligent Policy Enforcement systems. These systems will support detailed subscriber-aware traffic analysis and reporting across the operator's subscriber base. Procera said it was selected in a competitive selection process as a replacement for an existing solution. Itsreal-time QoE monitoring and Report Studio Analytics provides detailed visibility into the growth of streaming, social media and VoIP traffic, enabling network...

Read More

Ixia Debuts IxCatapult Test for LTE Small Cells

Ixia introduced a new test solution to validate LTE small cell systems, including LTE femto, pico, and microcells. Major challenges include scalability, security, mobility, ease of deployment, and interoperability. These areas must be fully validated to prevent product and service delays, which can ultimately impact small cell market growth. Ixia's new small cell validation, based on its IxCatapult product line, provides: Functional, negative,...

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Apple Wins Preliminary Injunction Against Samsung Tablet

A U.S. District Court in San Jose, California issued a preliminary injunction on sales of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablets in the United States, according to Reuters. The decision is a significant victory for Apple. http://www.reuters....

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TI and AirHop Announce Advanced SON software for Small Cells

Texas Instruments and AirHop Communications are collaborating to integrate AirHop's eSON advanced self-organizing network (SON) software on TI's KeyStone-based small cell System-on-Chips (SoCs). This will enable small cell base stations that will facilitate operators' ability to deploy heterogeneous networks. The companies said HetNet requires SON technology specifically designed for small cell networks to actively optimize system capacity and...

Read More

Wi-Fi Alliance Begins Passpoint Certifications

The Wi-Fi Alliance has begun certifying mobile devices and infrastructure equipment under its Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Passpoint program. The Passpoint program aims to make it easy for users to connect with hotspots using WPA2 security. The Passpoint certification program is based on technology defined in the Wi-Fi Alliance Hotspot 2.0 Specification. The first batch of products has just been certified. "Product manufacturers partnered with service...

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AT&T Readies Enhanced Push To Talk

AT&T reports positive feedback from trial users of its forthcoming Enhanced Push to Talk (PTT) service. AT&T is now doubling the number of business PTT users who may participate in its free program. In addition, AT&T expects to offer a choice of up to five compatible smartphones, including multiple devices from Samsung, when Enhanced PTT is anticipated to be commercially available later this year. CourierNet, an Atlanta-based courier...

Read More

Symmetricom Intros Small Cell Synchronization Solutions

Symmetricom introduced new embedded timing and synchronization solutions for residential and enterprise small cells. Two versions are offered: the SCr (residential) and SCe (enterprise) SoftClocks, both of which support multiple timing protocols including IEEE 1588 (PTP), network time protocol (NTP) and softGPS. Both have been integrated and proven with leading processors, system software, and oscillators from prominent vendors such as Broadcom,...

Read More

Maxim Focuses on it Analog Expertise on Cellular HetNet

Maxim Integrated Products announced plans to leverage its analog integration to enable the evolving heterogeneous network (HetNet) requirements for next-generation base-station equipment. The solutions include single-chip multiband radio transceivers, broadband gain blocks, direct RF synthesis DACs, and intelligent, digital, point-of-load controllers. Products include: MAX2550–MAX2553 single-chip small-cell radio transceivers improve residential...

Read More

U.S. Cellular Changes its Chief Strategy Leadership

United States Cellular, which serves about 5.8 million mobile customers, announced the departure of its chief strategy and brand officer, Alan D. Ferber, and the elimination of this position. The company created three new leadership positions to increase its focus on long-term strategy, marketing and brand communications and expanded distribution channels. David Kimbell, currently vice president, marketing, will assume the new role of senior vice...

Read More

Hibernia Rebrands as Global Express Platform

Hibernia Atlantic has re-branded its Global Financial Network (GFN) as the Global Express Platform. The Global Express Platform, which provides connectivity to 60+ global exchanges and low latency entry points in Europe and North America, serves the financial community, including global broker dealers, hedge funds, and capital markets.Hibernia is also building "Project Express", a new cable promising the lowest latency connecting the greater New...

Read More

Alcatel-Lucent Proposes Build-Operate-Transfer for Small Cell Rollouts

Alcatel-Lucent is proposing to deploy small cell networks in railway stations, shopping malls and sports stadiums using a "Build, Operations Assist, and Transfer" (B-O-T) model for mobile network operators.The new Metro Cell Express service combines Alcatel-Lucent's lightRadio metro portfolio, its small cell expertise, its backhaul solutions and its installation experience in dense cities like New York, Paris and Shanghai. These metro networks of...

Read More

FBI Undercover Operation Hits Cyber Carding Crimes

The FBI announced the arrest of 24 people in what is described as the largest coordinated international law enforcement action in history directed at “carding�? crimes — offenses in which the Internet is used to traffic in and exploit the stolen credit card, bank account, and other personal identification information.The two year undercover operation led to the arrest of individuals in 13 countries: U.S.(11 arrests), United Kingdom (6 arrests), Bosnia (2), Bulgaria (1), Norway (1), and Germany (1), Italy (1) and Japan (1). Australia, Canada, Denmark,...

Read More

Telkom South Africa Upgrades Access Network with Alcatel-Lucent

Alcatel-Lucent has been selected for Telkom’s strategic "Network Transformation Initiative", whichincludes upgrading the existing access network with VDSL2 serving 4.4 million subscribers. Where commercially viable, the project will also include GPON FTTH. Alcatel-Lucent is providing Telkom SA with its Intelligent Services Access Manager (ISAM) product family, which supports PON and DSL on the same platform. http://www.alcatel-lucent....

Read More

BT Openreach Expands its Fibre Rollout

Openreach is extending its fibre rollout to a further 98 exchange areas as part of BT’s £2.5bn fibre initiative. The deployment, which will be completed by late 2013, will add nearly 800,000 homes and businesses to Openreach’s previously announced fibre plans. In total, the company aims to serve around two-thirds of UK premises by the end of 2014. Openreach is making fibre broadband available on an open wholesale basis using a mix of fibre to the...

Read More

Quantance Claims Big LTE Handset Performance Gains with ET Chip

Quantance, a venture‐backed semiconductor startup based in Silicon Valley, has begun sampling its third‐generation chip to several major players in the LTE supply chain, including baseband/transceiver chipset providers and handset OEMs. Envelope tracking provides power amplifier efficiency and transmit power improvements. This enhances battery life, reduces heat and helps deliver maximum 4G/LTE wireless system performance.Quantance claims its patented...

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