Vodafone and Huawei Test 2 Tbps WDM

Vodafone and Huawei have successfully tested 2 Terabit per second optical transmission over a 3,325km span on Vodafone's live network. The field trial achieved a capacity 20-times higher than current commercially deployed 100 Gbps systems. Specifically, Huawei reported a test achieving 2 Tbps with transmission distance of 1500 km using a super-channel PDM-16QAM-based high spectral efficiency solution. A second test achieved a transmission distance...

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Akamai State of the Internet Report: Global Average Connection at 2.8 Mbps

The global average connection speed decreased by approximately seven percent between the second and third quarters of 2012 to 2.8 Mbps, according to Akamai's newly released Third Quarter, 2012 State of the Internet report. The Akamai report, which uses data collected from its platforms deployed worldwide, provides insight into key global statistics including connection speeds, attack traffic, and network connectivity and availability, among many...

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Procera Networks Digs Deeper with Content Intelligence

 Procera Networks is enhancing its Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) technology with a PacketLogic Content Intelligence solution that is capable of correlating the categories of content consumed by broadband subscribers for up to 100 million URLs. The content categorization occurs with minimal performance impact to any of the PacketLogic Real-Time Enforcement systems. Procera Networks said a single one of its PL20000 platforms can replace several...

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UK's 4G Spectrum Auction Gets Underway

Bidding has begun in the UK's 4G mobile spectrum auction.  Bidders are competing for spectrum in two separate bands – 800 MHz and 2.6 GHz. The following companies were qualified for the auction: Everything Everywhere Limited (UK) HKT (UK) Company Limited (a subsidiary of PCCW Limited) Hutchison 3G UK Limited MLL Telecom Ltd Niche Spectrum Ventures Limited (a subsidiary of BT Group plc) Telefónica UK Limited Vodafone Limited http://consu...

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Cisco to Acquire Intucell for Self-Optimizing Network (SON) Software

Cisco agreed to acquire Intucell, a developer of self-optimizing network (SON) software for mobile operators, for approximately $475 million in cash and retention-based incentives. Intucell, which is based in Ra'anana, Israel,  offers a multi-technology and multi-vendor SON solution that provides real time RF visibility of the entire Radio Access Network, using OSS data to automatically manage and synchronize the network elements centrally....

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SiTime Adds +125C MEMS Oscillators High Reliability

SiTime introduced a MEMS oscillator offering a wide temperature range of-55°C to +125°C for industrial and high reliability applications. Due to its unique silicon MEMS and analog architecture, the new SiT8920 outperforms quartz oscillators in every major performance category. It consumes half the power of quartz oscillators, is twice as stable, 20 times more reliable and 30 times more robust to shock and vibration. SiTime also noted that its...

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Equinix Provides London Hosting for NASDAQ OMX NL

NASDAQ OMX NL has selected Equinix’s London, Slough LD4/LD5 International Business Exchange data center campus to host short-term and long-term interest rate euro- and sterling-based listed derivative products, pending Financial Services Authority approval. Equinix said its Slough data center campus puts NLX next to over 170 interconnected financial services customers, including a significant proportion of prospective trading participants. Internationally,...

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Goto Tops 400 Orders for Aircraft Ku-band Satellite

Gogo confirmed that so far it has been selected to outfit more than 400 aircraft with its Ku-band satellite connectivity services across several major airlines operating in the U.S. and internationally. Currently, Gogo has its Air to Ground (ATG) solution installed on more than 1,700 aircraft and its next generation ATG technology – ATG-4 – installed on more than 100 aircraft, bringing its total number of installed aircraft to more than 1,800...

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Japan Tests 802.22 TV White Space Network

Japan's National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc. and ISB Corp. are testing a TV White Space Network based on the IEEE 802.22 standard operating at 470 MHz - 710 MHz. The prototypes TV White Space base station (BS) and consumer premise equipment (CPE) were developed by NICT and Hitachi Kokusai Electric. The PHY part, which was provided by Hitachi Kokusai Electric, allows the devices...

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Ciena's WAN Decision Tree -- Build or Buy

Ciena published a WAN infrastructure decision tree to help enterprises choose what type of network they need either for interconnecting data centers or connecting corporate sites. The infographic helps decide between private infrastructure and a telco service. The decision tree paths lead to (1) OTN mesh, (2) Traditional leased line (OTN, SONET/SDH, DWDM), (3) Layer 2 point-to-point VPN or, (4) Layer 3 VPN. http://www.ciena.com/connect/blog/I...

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JDSU Offers Cloud Management Tool for Field Testers

JDSU introduced a cloud-based system to provide network operators with a centralized way to manage and analyze data from thousands of deployed JDSU test instruments in the field. The new StrataSync application consolidates data from individual test instruments for improved network and workforce visibility.  It provides automated tracking, management and reporting of test instruments.  It also provides network technicians with access...

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LSI's Revenues Hit $600 Million, Up 15% YoY

LSI reported Q4 2012 revenues from continuing operations of $600 million, compared to $523 million generated from continuing operations in the fourth quarter of 2011, and compared to $624 million generated from continuing operations in the third quarter of 2012. GAAP income from continuing operations for Q4 was $29 million or $0.05 per diluted share, compared to fourth quarter 2011 GAAP income from continuing operations of $11 million or $0.02 per...

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Symmetricom Sales Drop 15% on Lower Wireline Spending

Citing lower U.S. government spending and lower communications service provider spending on wireline-related equipment, Symmetricom reported revenue of $49.2 million for its second quarter of fiscal 2013, down $9.1 million, or 15.6%, compared to the $58.3 million reported for the second quarter of fiscal 2012.  Symmetricom reported a net loss of $1.8 million, or $0.04 per share, for the second quarter of fiscal 2013, compared to net income of $2.4 million, or $0.06 per share, in the second quarter of fiscal 2012. Symmetricom also announced...

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