Xilinx Tapes Out 20nm FPGA with UltraScale Architecture

Xilinx has taped out the semiconductor industry's first 20nm All Programmable device. Xilinx said the ASIC-class programmable architecture, called UltraScale, was developed to scale from 20nm planar, through 16nm and beyond FinFET technologies, and from monolithic through 3D ICs. This on-chip architecture will offer massive data flow and routing capabilities. Xilinx worked with TSMC to infuse high-end FPGA requirements into the TSMC 20SoC development...

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Sprint Completes Clearwire Deal, Adding Nationwide Spectrum

Sprint completed its acquisition of Clearwire. Each Clearwire share of Class A common stock was converted into the right to receive $5.00 per share in cash.  The acquisition brings full control over Clearwire's considerable spectrum resources. The deal was first announced on December 17, 2012 and negotiations continued until Sprint's final offer of June 20th. Sprint  has argued that its Network Vision architecture will be able to...

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AT&T Rolls Out Free, Solar-Powered Mobile Charging Stations in NYC

AT&T is rolling out solar-powered mobile charging stations in key spots across New York City. The AT&T Street Charge Initiative is a pilot program aimed at providing a public convenience.  AT&T said the idea arose after last year's Hurricane Sandy, when many people struggled to charge their devices.  The new charging stations are being placed in high-traffic locations and will remain in place throughout the summer and fall....

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Kymeta Raises $50 Million for Broadband Satellite Antennas

Kymeta, a start-up based in Redmond, Washington,  closed a $50 million Series C financing for its Metamaterials Surface Antenna Technology (MSA-T). The company was incubated by Intellectual Ventures and is backed by investments from Bill Gates, Liberty Global and Lux Capital. Kymeta has said its mTenna product line will simplify the satellite connection needed for broadband Internet on the go, anywhere in the world. The company uses metamaterials...

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Infonetics Raises VoLTE Forecast

Infonetics Research has increased its VoLTE forecast following the rollout experience of SK Telecom earlier this year.  Infonetics now expects more than 8 million VoLTE subscribers and 12 commercial rollouts by year. "On the VoLTE front, the success of SK Telecom's VoLTE adoption-3.6 million subscribers in April 2013-has lifted our forecast: we now expect 12 commercial VoLTE networks and 8 million VoLTE subscribers by year-end, with about three-quarters...

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Lumos Networks Lights 100G Wavelengths Across Mid-Atlantic States

Lumos Networks launched 100Gbps wavelength services across its Mid-Atlantic fiber network., which spans over 5,800 route miles across Virginia, West Virginia and portions of Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Ohio, and Maryland. Lumos said a single 100 Gbps wavelength is more economical for its customers than operating multiple 10 Gbps wavelengths. “This service is poised to handle the ever growing demand for increased bandwidth of both wholesale and...

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Sandvine's Service Delivery Engine Supports 3GPP Release 11

Sandvine released an updated version of its Service Delivery Engine (SDE) platform version with new Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) functionality to roll out revenue generating services faster than ever before, such as roaming notifications, bill shock prevention, family plans and data bundles. Sandvine’s SDE is a fully-compliant PCRF product conforming to 3GPP Release 11. It can work in conjunction with Sandvine’s Policy Traffic Switch...

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Ghana's Surfline Deploys LTE with Alcatel-Lucent

Surfline Communications, a new mobile operator, is planning to launch Ghana’s first 4G LTE service in Q1 2014. Initial LTE coverage will be in the capital, Accra, followed by all major cities and a nationwide rollout. Alcatel-Lucent will provide hardware and software, along with installation, optimization, maintenance and managed services.  This includes the LTE Radio Access Network, the Evolved Packet Core, and professional services to install,...

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CloudSigma Joins Equinix in Zurich and Washington, D.C.

CloudSigma has deployed in Equinix’s Zurich and Washington D.C. facilities as part of a new partnership to market cloud and data center services in North America and Europe, with future plans to deploy in newly emerging digital markets such as Brazil, the United Arab Emirates and Asia Pacific. Equinix will offer CloudSigma as a best-of-breed cloud provider to its existing customers with a direct connect private line, making it easy for companies...

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GTS Central Europe Deploys Ciena's Packet Optical for 100G

GTS Central Europe, which provides integrated telecommunications solutions and data center services throughout Central and Eastern Europe, has deployed Ciena’s converged packet optical  solutions to upgrade its international network to 100G. The deployment uses Ciena's 6500 Packet-Optical Platform with WaveLogic 3 Coherent Optical Processors to provide 100G capacity along its high-traffic routes in Poland, Czech Republic and Germany.  The...

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CommScope Acquires Redwood Systems for LED Lighting and Sensors

CommScope has acquired Redwood Systems, a start-up offering LED lighting solutions and integrated sensor networks for data centers and buildings.  Financial terms were not disclosed.  Redwood Systems is based in Fremont, California. Redwood Systems developed what is believed to be the world’s first smart building platform that powers and controls lights with a high-density sensor grid. This platform provides granular monitoring of space...

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Vogt Resigns as CEO of GENBAND, Moves to Harris Broadcast

Charlie Vogt resigned as President and CEO of GENBAND and accepted a new CEO leadership at Harris Broadcast. Vogt has been CEO of GENBAND since 2004, Before that, he was president and CEO of Taqua, an IP switching company, which was acquired by Tekelec in 2004. GENBAND named David Walsh as President and CEO. He also serves as Executive Chairman of GENBAND. Walsh has been a Managing Director at One Equity Partners (OEP) since 2001, the private...

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Alpheus Connects Texas Fiber Network to CyrusOne Data Centers

Alpheus Communications, which operates metro-regional fiber infrastructure in Texas, announced multiple connections to CyrusOne data centers in Texas. Alpheus fiber network services are now available in three CyrusOne data centers – two in Houston and one in Dallas. Alpheus said its expanded data-center connectivity footprint complements its MPLS IP VPN and high-bandwidth fiber services, which many customers already use for their cloud environments....

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