Level 3 and XO Adopt Bit-Mile Model for Traffic Peering

Level 3 Communications and XO Communications announced a long-term, settlement-free, Internet traffic exchange agreement based on a bit-mile balance approach, which measures both the volume of traffic exchanged and the distance over which that traffic is carried by each network. The companies said their new peering agreement is equitable and settlement-free because both networks carry approximately the same bit-miles of data.  Both carriers...

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Qualcomm's Latest Snapdragons Drive Mobile Performance

Qualcomm is now sampling its next generation Snapdragon 800 and 600 processors, which raise the bar on performance per watt in premium mobile and computing devices. The 28nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processors integrate the company's new "Krait" 400 CPU in quad configuration, with speeds of up to 2.3 GHz per core, along with a new "Adreno" 330 GPU delivers more than 2x performance for compute applications over the current Adreno 320 GPU. The 800...

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NVIDIA Packs 72 GPU Cores into TEGRA 4 Mobile Processor

NVIDIA unveiled its Tegra 4 mobile processor featuring six times the GPU horsepower of Tegra 3.  Key specs: GeForce GPU with 72 custom cores Quad-core ARM Cortex-A15 CPU, plus a 2nd Generation Battery Saver Core Computational Photography Architecture LTE capability with optional Icera i500 chipset 4K ultra-high-def video support NVIDIA said the performance boost will help deliver more realistic gaming experiences and...

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Intel Aims for Value Smartphone Market

Intel unveiled a new low-power Atom processor-based platform (formerly "Lexington") aimed at the value smartphone market segment.  The company cited design wins with Acer, Lava International and Safaricom. Intel's new value phone platform design features the Atom processor Z2420 with Intel Hyper-Threading Technology running at up to 1.2 GHz, 1080p hardware-accelerated encode/decode, and support for up to two cameras delivering advanced imaging...

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MetroPCS: LTE Now 26% of Customer Base

MetroPCS reported gross additions of 866 thousand subscribers for Q4 2012, which represents a 29% decrease over the fourth quarter of 2011. The Company ended the fourth quarter of 2012 with approximately 8.9 million subscribers, which includes net subscriber losses during the quarter of 93 thousand subscribers. The company said it now has over 2.2 million 4G LTE subscribers, an increase of 117% from the third quarter of 2012. Churn for the...

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AT&T Digital Life Home Security to Launch in March

AT&T is preparing to launch a wireless-based home security and automation service that will let consumers adjust the thermostat, unlock doors and monitor energy usage via their smartphones or tablets. The wireless monitoring will include cameras, door locks, window/door sensors, smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, glass breakage sensors, moisture detectors and appliance/lighting controls.  The service will be supported by dedicated monitoring...

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Procera Acquires Vineyard Networks for Enterprise DPI

Procera Networks agreed to acquire Vineyard Networks, a developer of deep packet inspection (DPI) technology for the enterprise market, for $28.0 million CAD, comprised of $15.4 million CAD in Procera common stock and $12.6 million CAD in cash. Vineyard's Network Application Visibility Library (NAVL) is a deep packet inspection ( DPI) that provides real-time, Layer-7 classification of all network application traffic. It provides the application...

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F5 Networks Adds Two Key Industry Players to its Board

F5 Networks has appointed Steve Smith and Sandra Bergeron to its board of directors. Smith is Chief Executive Officer, President, and member of the board of directors of Equinix. Prior to joining Equinix in April 2007, Smith served as Senior Vice President at HP Service. From 2004 until 2012, Bergeron was a venture partner at Trident Capital, Inc. She currently serves on the board of directors of Qualys, a provider of cloud security and compliance...

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Huawei Unveils Huge 6.1-inch HD Android Smartphone

Huawei introduced an Android smartphone with "the largest screen in the world" -- a huge 6.1-inch HD display with a resolution of 1280 x 720. The HUAWEI Ascend Mate features a 1.5 GHz Hi-Silicon quad-core processor and a 4050 mAh battery. Operating on Android 4.1 and featuring an 8.0-megapixel AF rear-facing camera with HDR and 1.0-megapixel HD front-facing camera, HUAWEI Ascend Mate also provides dual MIC noise reduction technology, Dolby sound...

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Libya Activates 1.2 Tbps Undersea Cable to Greece

Libyan International Telecom Company, which is the incumbent operator in Libya, has activated the "Silphium" undersea cable system across the Mediterranean. The new cable, which was deployed by Huawei Marine Networks, is one of the longest un-repeatered subsea cable systems in the world. It spans 425km from Darnah in Libya with Chania in Greece. The cable initially carries 10 Gbps wavelengths but can be upgraded for 40G and 100G. As the owner...

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LG Electronics Adds 802.11ac Wi-Fi to TVs

LG Electronics has chosen Broadcom's 5G WiFi technology, based on the IEEE 802.11ac standard, for use in select 2013 LG digital TV models.  "Last year at CES 2012, Broadcom introduced the industry's first 5G WiFi chips and committed to enabling the adoption of the technology across all wireless product segments," said Dino Bekis, Broadcom Senior Director, Product Marketing, Wireless Connectivity Combo. "Today marks yet another important...

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Quantenna Shows Dual-band 4x4 MIMO Wi-Fi

Quantenna Communications is showcasing its first dual-band (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) 4x4 MIMO (four streams) silicon at this week’s International Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Quantenna said its 4x4 MIMO Wi-Fi now delivers unmatched reliability and performance over Wi-Fi in both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands. The 4x4 MIMO chipset is capable of distributing multiple high-definition (HD) video streams to multiple TVs and displays anywhere in the home at full,...

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