Telefónica Tests Long-haul IP-over-DWDM with Cisco

Telefónica Global Solutions completed a long-distance, 100 Gbps IP-over-DWDM (IPoDWDM) technology trial with Cisco. The trial used integrated coherent 100 Gbps optical interfaces in the Cisco CRS Carrier Routing System (CRS) to generate a standards-compliant 100 Gbps "alien wavelength" directly into Telefonica's existing submarine network between Boca Raton, Florida and Puerto Rico. The total distance was a record-setting 4,000 kilometers (nearly...

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ViaSat Plans World's Highest Capacity Satellite for 2016 Launch

ViaSat awarded a contract to Boeing to build the world's highest capacity satellite for launch in mid-2016. ViaSat-2, which is based on ViaSat's next generation, Ka-band satellite technology and architecture, will double the bandwidth economics of ViaSat-1 while simultaneously increasing its coverage footprint by seven-fold. Coverage for ViaSat-2 will include North America, Central America, the Caribbean, a small portion of northern South...

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Devicescape: 30% of Smartphone Users Not on Home Wi-Fi

The number of device connections to amenity Wi-Fi hotspots via Devicescape's Curated Virtual Network (CVN) has grown by 50 percent in the last year. Devicescape said it now manages 1.5 billion monthly consumer Wi-Fi connections via client applications provided by mobile operators and device manufacturers. Devicescape's CVN now numbers more than 12 million individual hotspots and is expected to reach 100 million by the end of 2017. "The fundamental...

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T-Mobile Deploys Cisco ASR-5000 in Czech Republic

T-Mobile has chosen the Cisco ASR 5000 Series to manage its mobile data traffic from its new LTE network and 2G/3G infrastructure in the Czech Republic. Cisco said its ASR 5000 routing platform will help enable T-Mobile to optimize video transmissions and offer customers a broader range of multimedia services. In addition, the ASR 5000 Series can help T-Mobile reduce signaling overhead, distribute session management, and take full advantage...

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Russia's MegaFon Upgrades Metro DWDM with NEC + Transmode

MegaFon, one of Russia’s largest telecom operators, is upgrading its optical network with metro DWDM equipment supplied by NEC Neva Communications Systems (NEC) and Transmode.  The delivery has been made to six of the eight branches of MegaFon under a frame agreement of expanding the operator’s network capacity.  Financial terms were not disclosed. http://www.nec.com http://www.transmode.c...

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Hibernia Provides Subsea Cable into CoreSite Boston

Hibernia Networks is expanding its relationship with CoreSite to include deployments in both Boston and New York. Specifically, Hibernia Networks is providing a subsea cable connection into CoreSite’s Boston facility, as well as an Ethernet deployment in CoreSite’s New York facility. The companies said the new gateway in Boston will ensure an ultra-low latency, direct route between Boston and Europe, ensuring the highest reliability and peak performance....

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UK Court Sentences Four LulzSec Hackers

A court in the UK sentenced four LulzSec members to prison for their roles in prominent cyber attacks in 2011. Ryan Cleary (aka Viral), Jake Davis (aka Topiary), and Ryan Ackroyd (Kayla) received jail sentences ranging from two to two-and-a-half years. Mustafa al-Bassam (aka T-Flow) was given a suspended sentence because he was 16 at the time of the attacks. Between December 2010 and June 2011, LulzSec claimed responsibility for a series of brazen...

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Verizon: Time to Update 1996 Telecommunications Act

When Congress last overhauled U.S. telecom rules -- the 1996 Telecommunications Act -- many of today's technologies were closer to science fiction than fact.  Speaking at the Media Institute on Thursday (May 16), Craig Silliman, Verizon's senior vice president of public policy and government relations, called for a proactive, flexible policy approach to replace outdated regulations. "The act could not have anticipated the policy challenges...

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