YouTube Carries 8 Million Livestreams of Baumgartner's Space Jump

YouTube delivered more than 8 million concurrent livestreams of Felix Baumgartner's record setting sky dive.   The Red Bull Stratos Mission  not only sets the record for the highest jump from a platform (128,100 feet) and maximum vertical velocity (Mach 1.24 = 833.9 mph), it also appears to be YouTube's most watched livestream to date. This compares with approximately 500,00 concurrent livestreams (peak) during...

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Blueprint Column: P-OTS... Lessons Learned

By Jimmy Mizrahi When P-OTS, or packet-optical transport systems, hit the market a few years ago, they brought with them a host of promises for more efficient and cost-effective next-generation transport. The systems were developed to address the increasing share of data and video traffic that’s consuming network bandwidth and capacity and eating away at operators’ profits. Through the integrated packaging of network layers, P-OTS aimed to bring...

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Second Two Galileo Satellites Launched

The second two Galileo satellites were launched by Arianespace from French Guiana using Russian-built Soyuz ST vehicle.  The first two Galileo navigational satellites were launched a year ago. The Galileo global satellite navigation system will consist of 30 satellites and their associated ground infrastructure.  The goal is to have the first 18 satellites in orbit by late 2014, at which point service can begin.  Project completion...

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ITU Telecom World 2012 Opens in Dubai

ITU Telecom World 2012, which is being held this week at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre, brings together government ministers, regulators and manufacturers for five days of discussion and debate. Notable speakers and panellists this year include: Ben Verwaayen, CEO, Alcatel-Lucent; Osman Sultan, CEO, du; Ahmad Abdulkarim Julfar, CEO, Etisalat Group; Eugene Kaspersky, CEO, Kaspersky Lab; Sheikh Abdulla Bin Mohamed...

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Telefónica to Sell Call Center Business for EUR 1 Billion

Telefónica agreed to sell its Atento call center business to Bain Capital for EUR 1 billion. Atento operates 165 contact centers in 17 countries and employs 156,000 employees. The business has 2011 revenue of EUR 1.802 billion from approximately 560 corporate clients. Under the deal, Telefonica will remain Atento’s service provider for nine years. http://www.telefonica.com http://www.atento.c...

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Deutsche Telekom Expects T-Mobile USA + MetroPCS Deal to Close in Q2 2013

Deutsche Telekom expects the  T-Mobile USA + MetroPCS merger to be completed in Q2 2013.  Tim Höttges, Deutsche Telekom's CFO, said the stock-swap transaction will not involve any cash changing hands and offers a big value in terms of new subscribers, spectrum and operational synergies. Höttges said T-Mobile USA will receive more than nine million additional customers, as well as valuable spectrum for improving services in many...

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