T-Systems Wins EUR 400M Outsoursing Deal in Spain

Deutsche Telekom subsidiary T-Systems has been awarded an oursourcing contract worth more than EUR 400 million in total by the government of Catalan.  T-Systems will be responsible for operating workstation computers and applications, and providing user support. In addition, the Deutsche Telekom subsidiary is to network the public administration sites and provide telecommunications services and the data center infrastructure.  "The...

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CohesiveFT Joins ONF

CohesiveFT, a start-up providing enterprise application-to-cloud migration solutions, has joined the Open Networking Foundation (ONF). CohesiveFT, which was founded in 2006 and is based in Chicago, supplies an application-controlled SDN product that provides control of addressing, topology, protocols, and encrypted communications for devices deployed to virtual infrastructure or cloud computing centers. "Enabling enterprises to run business operations...

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JDSU to Support RCS VoLTE Interoperability Test

JDSU announced its participation in the RCS VoLTE Interoperability Test (IOT) Event 2012 organized by the MultiService Forum (MSF), ETSI, and GSMA. The event will be hosted by Telecom Slovenia Group in Sintesio, Kranj, Slovenia and by China Mobile in China Mobile Research Institute Laboratory in Beijing, China, from September 24 to October 12, 2012. MSF will publish a whitepaper following the event to share the results and findings. "JDSU...

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Zayo Says AboveNet National Network Integration Complete

Two months after completing its acquisition of AboveNet, Zayo reported that integration of the two networks is complete.  The resulting combined network nearly doubles Zayo’s national network reach, and provides connectivity that spans over 65,000 route miles in 45 states and 7 countries. Some key points Previously separate DWDM (Wavelengths), Ethernet and IP systems have been linked with high bandwidth connectivity between markets. The...

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Web Giants Back New Lobby Group -- The Internet Association

Fourteen of the largest web companies have joined forces to create  The Internet Association, a new public policy organization dedicated to strengthening and protecting a free and innovative Internet.  The Internet Association said its goal is to ensure " that the Internet will always have a voice in Washington and a seat at the table." Member companies include Amazon.com, AOL, eBay, Expedia, Facebook, Google, IAC, LinkedIn, Monster Worldwide,...

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Ericsson Opens R&D Lab in Nanjing, China

Ericsson inaugurated a new Nanjing R&D Center building covering a total area of 11,700 m2.  The Nanjing R&D Center, one of 5 such facilities worldwide, currently employs about 500 R&D engineers who are working on software and hardware for various communication standards, including GSM, WCDMA, LTE FDD and TDD (TD-LTE). The radio network controllers and radio base stations developed by the center have been deployed by major operators...

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Alcatel-Lucent Cites Deployment of 400G Photonic Service Engine Chip

SK Broadband has deployed Alcatel-Lucent’s 100G optical coherent technology to address fast-growing subscriber demand for IPTV, high-definition video, high-speed Internet access, Voice over IP, and advanced business services in Seoul and the neighboring GyungGi province. The deployment uses 100G optical coherent technology employed in the 1830 Photonic Service Switch (PSS), which uses Alcatel-Lucent's new Photonic Service Engine (PSE),...

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