NTT DOCOMO Achieves 1.2 Gbps with Smart Vertical MIMO for LTE-A

NTT DOCOMO has achieved downlinks exceeding 1.2 Gbps in a field test using a single-size antenna incorporating a new transmission technology, Smart Vertical MIMO, for LTE-Advanced. DOCOMO has developed a unique Smart Vertical MIMO transmission technology that uses adaptive grouping of vertical antenna components according to the reception quality for mobile devices in the transmission area.  The technique enables a single-size antenna to achieve...

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NTT Creates Quantum Buffer in Optical Waveguide

Researchers at NTT have developed a quantum buffer on an optical waveguide that takes advantage of the "slow light effect:, where the propagation speed of a pulsed light in a special optical waveguide slows significantly compared with the speed of light in vacuum. The company said this innovation facilitates the precise synchronization of photons, thereby creating a buffer that could be used to create quantum computers.  Experiments have shown...

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Department of Energy Funds Research in Next-Gen SuperComputer Interconnects

The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) have awarded $25.4 million in research and development contracts to five leading companies in high-performance computing (HPC) to accelerate the development of next-generation supercomputers. Under DOE’s new DesignForward initiative, AMD, Cray, IBM, Intel Federal and NVIDIA will work to advance extreme-scale, on the path to exascale, computing...

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ADVA, Juniper and University of Michigan Demo OpenFlow for Massive Data Transport

ADVA Optical Networking, Juniper Networks and the University of Michigan are showcasing a demo at SC13 that uses OpenFlow to transport multiple petabytes of data. The demo features Juniper Networks' PTX Series Packet Transport Routers, including their integrated 100G coherent transponder, and ADVA Optical Networking's 100G Core technology. The ADVA FSP 3000 and its 100G Core transponder can talk directly to the Juniper Networks' PTX router and...

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FCC Chairman Calls on Industry to Act on Mobile Phone Unlocking

Mobile network operator must act now on setting voluntary policies to allow consumers to unlock their mobile wireless devices once their contracts are fulfilled, according to a open letter from FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler to CTIA president Steve Largent. Wheeler notes that the FCC has been working with CTIA for eight months with results on an amendment to the CTIA Consumer Code in which the industry would address consumers' rights to unlock their...

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DOCOMO Partners with Pioneer for Automotive Cloud in Japan

NTT DOCOMO and Pioneer are partnering to launch a mobile telematics service in Japan beginning in mid-December.  The service, which runs on Android smartphones mounted on a cradle attached to a car dashboard, will provide navigation and mobile concierge information. Pioneer is developing an "automotive cloud" to process data from large numbers of vehicles equipped with its devices. http://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/info/news_release/2013/11/14_0...

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AT&T U-verse Internet Hits 10 Million Customer Milestone

AT&T passed the 10 million customers milestone for its U-verse High Speed Internet service.  The company credits its multi-billion dollar Project Velocity IP with boosting the business. AT&T said that since announcing Project VIP one year ago, it has added about 2.5 million broadband customer locations. The plan calls for expanding IP broadband to reach about 57 million customer locations by the end of 2015. The plan also calls for Internet...

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