Hyundai Partners with Broadcom on In-Vehicle Network

Broadcom announced a joint development agreement with Hyundai Motor to power the next-generation connected car, integrating infotainment, telematics and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) features such as surround view parking and lane departure warning. The in-vehicle network will be based on Broadcom's BroadR-Reach Ethernet technology, which supports the IEEE 802.1 Audio Video Bridging (AVB)  standard, a key technology for achieving...

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Procera Builds Momentum with MSOs

Procera Networks announced a $1.4 million follow-on order from an existing Tier 1 Cable Multi-System Operator (MSO) in the U.S. for its PacketLogic products and services. Procera said it continues to build deployment momentum across five of the top ten MSOs in the U.S. Procera solutions are currently installed in over 30 North American MSOs that represent an installed base of tens of millions of cable subscribers. “Cable MSOs have seen a dramatic...

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Mellanox SwitchX-2 Silicon Virtualizes Infiniband and Ethernet SANs

Mellanox introduced its SwitchX-2 switching silicon optimized for Software Defined Networking (SDN) and featuring the company's  Virtual Protocol Interconnect (VPI) technology, which allows for simultaneous connection to InfiniBand or Ethernet with integrated gateways to legacy data center and storage systems. SwitchX-2 breaks new ground by incorporating RDMA-based 56Gb/s Ethernet and InfiniBand, while packing 4Tbps of aggregate...

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ZTE Shows Big Loss for First Nine Months of 2012

Despite higher revenue overall for the first nine months of 2012, ZTE reported a preliminary loss of between RMB1.65 billion and RMB1.75 billion, a reversal of between 254.42% and 263.78% compared to the same period of a year earlier.   For the most recent quarter (ended 30 September 2012), ZTE's revenue decreased by approximately 13% as compared to same period last year. ZTE apologized to shareholders for the poor...

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Vistapointe Combines Packet Parsing with Cloud-based Analytics

by James E. Carroll Vistapointe, a start-up based in San Ramon, California with R&D in Bangalore, India, introduced its cloud-based and embedded network intelligence solutions for mobile and enterprise Wi-Fi operators. Unlike general purpose, deep packet inspection (DPI)-based network intelligence platforms, Vistapointe features a Linux-base packet parser engine to selectively decode 3GPP and 4G/LTE protocols, capture only specific protocol...

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Cariden Tunes its Network Engineering Software for Flow Collection & Business Intelligence

Cariden Technologies is extending its network visibility and traffic control platform to business intelligence based on accurate and efficient traffic flow collection from key nodes in a carrier network. Cariden's MATE software is widely used by global tier-1 ISPs, PTTs, MSOs and mobile operators for IP/MPLS network engineering. Cariden has now added a Flow Interface to its MATE portfolio, enabling the ability to collect and analyze NetFlow,...

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ZTE Wins Major TD-LTE Contract with China Mobile

ZTE announced a major contract to supply TD-LTE equipment to China Mobile in five cities, namely Beijing, Tianjin, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Shenyang. The contract cover more than 13,000 carrier frequencies. Financial terms were not disclosed. ZTE confirmed that it is now China Mobile's leading LTE supplier for China Mobile. China Mobile launched the TD-LTE bidding in August 2012. The tender included contracts for some 20,000 base...

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SoftBank Deal Injects $8 Billion in Capital into Sprint

SoftBank will invest $20.1 billion to acquire a 70% in Sprint.  The deal consists of $12.1 billion to be distributed to Sprint stockholders and $8.0 billion of new capital to strengthen Sprint’s balance sheet.  The investment aims to accelerate Sprint's next generation network and its competitive position as the No. 3 U.S. mobile operator.  For Softbank, this represents a major leap beyond its home market of Japan, where it is the...

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