Connectem Envisions a Simplified, Virtualized LTE Packet Core

Connectem, a start-up based in Santa Clara, California, is adopting an overlay strategy for its Virtualized LTE Evolved Packet Core (EPC), betting that mobile operators will implement its NFV-powered solution first for specific business applications while continuing with their current LTE infrastructure rollouts.  Once the Connectem virtual EPC has proven effective as an overlay delivering specialized services, carriers would then cap the...

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Qwilt Enables Transparent Caching for Live Video Streaming

Qwilt, a start-up based in Redwood City, California, introduced a  transparent caching solution for live-streamed events online. The Qwilt Live Stream Cache, which is a software upgrade for the company's QB-Series Video Fabric Controllers, detects trending and popular live OTT video streams, enabling the QB-Series to instantly direct those streams into the controller's FastCache, a dedicated control and storage path optimized for quick delivery...

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Telstra Tests 300 Mbps LTE Carrier Aggregation with Ericsson + Qualcomm

Ericsson and Qualcomm Technologies have conducted the first inter-vendor interoperability testing of LTE Category 6, which promises potential speeds of up to 300 Mbps. The final stages of testing, which were completed in collaboration with Telstra, was based on ready-to-release versions of Ericsson's L14A software release. Ericsson said its L14A software leverages load balancing for better spectrum efficiency and improved user experience during...

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Telstra Conducts Stadium Trial of LTE Broadcast

Telstra conducted a trial of Long Term Evolution Broadcast (LTE-B) technology during the T20 International cricket match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Lab trials were conducted last October. The trial streamed three channels of dedicated content to selected participants using specialised LTE-B enabled smartphones with specialised device firmware been provided by Samsung.  Network equipment was supplied by Ericsson. “When a large number...

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NEC Lands SDN Order from Toyo Seikan Group for Pooled Firewalls

NEC Corporation was awarded an order by Toyo Seikan Group to integrated the networks of its subsidiary companies using Software-Defined Networking technology.  The systems, which will come into operation starting from February 2014, will be deployed in the companies' data centers to pool the corporate firewalls into a common resource. Toyo Seikan GHD is considering the use of SDN for the Group's common virtual server infrastructure, for integration...

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NTT Com Launches "Compute (VPC Type)" Service

NTT Communications launched a "Compute (VPC Type)" service, which can be used by customers of NTT Com’s Cloudn public cloud service to build virtual server environments connected to VPNs and other secure networks. The "Compute (VPC Type)" service enables a virtual server to be established on a private network connected to a high-quality Internet virtual private network (VPN) or an IP-VPN such as NTT Com's Arcstar Universal One.  The virtual...

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NTT DOCOMO to Delist from the London Stock Exchange

NTT DOCOMO will  request the cancellation of the standard listing of its Shares of Common Stock from the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and the cancellation of the admission to trading of the shares on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange (the "LSE"). The company cited the low trading volume of the Shares on the LSE, saying there to be no significant benefit in maintaining the listing. https://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/englis...

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