Broadband Forum Conducts VDSL2 G.vector Testing

The Broadband Forum and the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) conducted the first interoperability testing of chipsets supporting the ITU-T’s new G.vector specifications. Broadcom, Ikanos, Lantiq, Realtek and Triductor all participated in the plugfest, providing chipset platforms to test with one another. Telebyte also participated, providing testequipment to simulate the crosstalk of copper networks...

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European Investment Bank Loans EUR 500 Million to Ericsson R&D

The European Investment Bank (EIB) will loan EUR 500 million to Ericsson to support its R&D efforts for the next generation of mobile broadband technology.  The load is designated for research sites in Sweden and Finland. Ericsson noted that it invested SEK 32.6 billion in R&D in 2011, including restructuring charges. http://www.ericsson.c...

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Ikanos Announces its Velocity-3 Vectored VDSL Chipset

Ikanos announced its Velocity-3 Vectored VDSL chipset and software solution. The company's "NodeScale" Vectoring technology identifies and cancels VDSL crosstalk on up to 384 copper lines in a bundle.  The technology eliminates crosstalk from all lines in the vectored group, independent of binder, cable or chassis, increasing rate, reach, robustness and reliability. “With Velocity-3, we are delivering the broadband 'holy grail':  fiber...

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Juniper Scales its MX Edge Router, Adds Virtualization

Juniper Networks  introduced its scaled-up MX2020 and MX2010 3D Universal Edge Routers, packing up to 80 Tbps of routing capability in a single chassis and adding new virtualization capabilities for multivendor applications. At the high-end, a single MX2020 3D Universal Edge router offers 80 Tbps of capacity using Juniper's existing Junos Trio Chipset.  Existing line-cards based on the Trio chipset can be added to the...

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Telefónica and Jazztel Announce FTTH Sharing Accord

Telefónica de España and Jazz Telecom (Jazztel) announced a network infrastructure sharing agreement covering fiber to the home (FTTH) projects in Spain.  The deal could have a potential reach of up to 3 million fiber end points across Spain.  The companies said the are open to other operators also joining the pact. http://www.telefonica.com http://www.jazztel....

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Alcatel-Lucent Opens New Conversation with APIs for IMS

Alcatel-Lucent introduced a suite of nine ‘New Conversation APIs’ to help developers access capabilities in service providers'  IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) infrastrucuture. The suite of application programming interfaces (APIs) is aimed at jump starting the ecosystem of companies developing solutions for 4G LTE and IP networks. These capabilities include high definition voice and video, audio/video conferencing, interactive...

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Clearwire Speculation Centers on Spectrum and TD-LTE

Clearwire shares rose 71% on Thursday, as speculation rose that Softbank may bid to acquire the firm. Clearwire is the largest spectrum holder in U.S. and is closely tied with Sprint. Clearwire operates a nationwide WiMAX network and is planning to make the transition to TD-LTE.  Its main wholesale customer and investor is Sprint, which has extended its 4G agreement through 2015.  The companies have outlined ways of bridging their...

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A Busy Month for Softbank: Acquisition of eAccess (Japan) and Discussions with Sprint

Sprint confirmed published reports that it is in discussion with Softbank of Japan about a possible take-over or major investment. Various media sources have speculated that a buyout of Sprint could be worth US$12.8 billion.  Softbank may also be looking at acquiring Clearwire. Sprint is the No.3 mobile operator in the U.S. with 56 million subscribers. Both Clearwire and Softbank Japan are pursuing TD-LTE for their respective networks. http://newsroom.sprint.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=2414 The...

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