Mobile Operators Agree to Network Infrastructure Sharing in Spain

Telefónica’s subsidiary Movistar and TeliaSonera’s Spanish subsidiary Yoigo agreed to a network infrastructure sharing in Spain. Under the deal, the current national roaming contract for Yoigo to use Telefónica's 2G and 3G networks, signed in 2008, has been extended to 2016. This allows Yoigo to continue to offer mobile voice services throughout all Spain. Telefónica will gain access to Yoigo’s 4G network. Yoigo was the first operator...

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O2 Set to Launch LTE this Month in London

Telefónica's O2 outlined plans to launch 4G in London, Leeds and Bradford later this month. The network will be extended to 10 more cities across the UK by end of year. O2 is launching a range of tariffs starting at £26 a month, along with a 30 day "Happiness Guarantee" for customers who sign up direct from O2. Some other notes: Data usage on O2's 3G network has more than doubled in the past 12 months. O2 has invested £550m for 800Mhz spectrum,...

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NFV Video Series -- Full Set

http://youtu.be/PZE4xsbS8To 00:12 - What is NFV? 01:41 - What is the vision of NFV? 02:29 - Is NFV the same as SDN? How does NFV bring an Open Paradigm to Networking? 03:48 - Who is developing NFV? Will it be standardized? 04:32 - What are some basic NFV concepts? 05:04 - How can I learn more about NFV? http://youtu.be/cYIzIqRVf4M NFV will be truly transformative, enabling...

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SuperSpeed USB 3.1 Hits 10 Gbps

The newly completed USB 3.1 specification adds enhancements to enable operation at at up to 10 Gbps. SuperSpeed USB 10 Gbps uses a more efficient data encoding and will deliver more than twice the effective data through-put performance of existing SuperSpeed USB over enhanced, fully backward compatible USB connectors and cables. Compatibility is assured with existing USB 3.0 software stacks and device class protocols as well as with existing 5 Gbps...

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Obama Nominates Mike O'Reilly for FCC

President Obama nominated Michael P. O'Rielly of New York to serve as a commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission, replacing Robert McDowell who stepped down earlier this year. If confirmed by the Senate, O'Rielly would serve for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2014, previously held by McDowell. O'Rielly is a congressional staffer for Senator John Cornyn, a Republican for Texas. The U.S. Senate has not yet voted on the...

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TE Intros Category 6A Unshielded Cabling for 10 GbE

TE Connectivity (TE) introduced a new Category 6A unshielded cabling system designed for 10 GbE applications. The company said its Cat 6A U/UTP system offers the world’s first unshielded structured cable for 10 GbE transmission of up to 100M. Benefiting from TE’s AirES cable and “inside-out” filler technologies, the cable is able to provide higher throughput and an increased signal-to-noise ratio in a smaller package. At approximately 0.285 inches...

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Time Warner Cable Now Has 19,000 Wi-Fi Access Points

Time Warner Cable posted Q2 revenue of $5.6 billion, up 2.7% YoY.  Residential services revenue increased 0.3% to $4.6 billion and business services revenue grew 21.8% to $565 million, while advertising revenue decreased 1.9% to $260 million and other revenue grew 60.3% to $93 million. Net income was $481 million, or $1.65 per basic common share and $1.64 per diluted common share, for the second quarter of 2013 compared to $452 million, or $1.44...

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Tellabs Q2 Revenues Fall to $212 Million

Tellabs reported Q2 2013 revenues of $212 million, compared with $288 million in the year-ago quarter. On a GAAP basis, Tellabs recorded a net loss of $8 million or 2 cents per share in the second quarter of 2013, compared with a net loss of $5 million or 1 cent per share in the second quarter of 2012. Tellabs’ GAAP gross profit margin was 37.8% in the second quarter of 2013, compared with39.6% in the year-ago quarter. "We made good progress...

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RIP: Kenneth Brill, Pioneer of Data Center Design and Founder of Uptime Institute

Uptime Institute, which is best known for its creation and global administration of the Tier Standard for data centers, announced the death of its founder, Kenneth G. Brill, who passed away on Tuesday. Mr. Brill was the Founder of the Uptime Institute and the Site Uptime Network. Many data center industry innovations over the past 25 years are underpinned by his original concepts, including dual power, the industry's Tier system for evaluating...

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