AT&T Picks Alabama for All-IP Transition Trial

AT&T is proposing to select Carbon Hill, Alabama as one of two sites to test a complete transition to IP and subsequent decommissioning of its PSTN infrastructure. The multi-year trial, which will be overseen by the Federal Communications Commission, would serve as a model for an eventual rollout of AT&T's Internet-based network nationally. "We believe all consumers and businesses deserve the opportunity to be connected by the best network...

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Axell Wireless Develops Interface for BaseStation-to-DAS

Axell Wireless launched an Active Point of Interface (APOI) system to manage the interface from base stations to the DAS system for optimum performance for both single and multiple operator deployments. Currently, such interfaces are passive in nature and require manual on-site intervention to ensure optimum performance of the DAS system. Axell said its new APOI ensures that BTS (base station) RF signals feeding the DAS are “managed” to pre-set...

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CenturyLink to Implement Ericsson's Next Gen OSS/BSS

CenturyLink has selected Ericsson's next-generation OSS/BSS solution to simplify its business processes.  Ericsson's Service Agility solution will support CenturyLink's next-generation products such as Global Ethernet, Internet, Virtual Private Network and Optical Wavelength services to its enterprise customers. As part of this effort, CenturyLink will implement an open Application Program Interface (API) structure, allowing quicker delivery...

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MWC Demo: Qualcomm and Partners Show 300 Mbps Downloads

Qualcomm, Samsung, SK Telecom and KT held live demonstrations of LTE Advanced Category 6 connectivity with download speeds of up to 300Mbps on a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 smartphone. The demo was conducted using a specially modified Samsung Galaxy Note 3 with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 805 processor and Qualcomm Gobi™ 9x35 modem. "We're excited to be working with Samsung across products and technologies to break new ground in enabling customers with the...

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GENBAND and NetNumber Partner on Service Enablement

GENBAND and NetNumber announced a partnership to integrate NetNumber's TITAN centralized Signaling, Routing and Database (SRD) services platform into GENBAND’s portfolio to offer advanced interconnect and IMS solutions. This joint solution architecture will evolve core telecommunications networks to new levels of scalability, efficiency and profitability for service providers and wholesale carriers around the globe. The partnership between GENBAND...

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Good to Acquire Boxtone for Mobile Service Management

Good Technology agreed to acquire BoxTone, a privately held supplier of mobile service management solutions. Financial terms were not disclosed. The BoxTone mobility management platform for enterprises will be integrated into Good's portfolio to deliver a comprehensive end-to-end secure mobility solution. The comprehensive combined solution provides unmatched functionality: Secure email, contacts, calendar both on premise as well as in the...

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MediaTek Positions 64-bit LTE SOC for "Super-mid Market"

MediaTek introduced a 64-bit LTE SOC MT6732 at Mobile World Congress 2014 consisting of a coherent 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 cluster and Mali-T760 GPU. Key specs for the Super-mid Smartphone market: 64-bit Quad-core, 1.5GHz ARM Cortex-A53 processor system Mali-T760 GPU with support for the Open GL ES 3.0 and Open CL 1.2 APIs and premium graphics for gaming and UI effects Low-power, 1080p, 30fps video playback supporting H.265 and legacy H.264 and...

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Asia NFC Alliance Gets Underway

Chunghwa Telecom (Taiwan), HKT (Hong Kong), KDDI (Japan), and SK Planet (South Korea) haved formed an alliance seeking to extend existing NFC services beyond national borders to further accelerate the adoption of convenient and compatible NFC services worldwide. Mobile NFC services are already being offered independently in several countries. “We hope that this alliance will be an open organization for the expansion of overseas cooperation services....

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Swisscom Picks ALU for 1 Gbps FTTH

Swisscom has selected Alcatel-Lucent to bring ultra-broadband access speeds of up to 1 gigabit-per-second (Gbps) to one million households in metropolitan areas of Switzerland. Specifically, Swisscom is using Alcatel-Lucent’s 7302 Intelligent Services Access Manager (ISAM) using point-to-point gigabit Ethernet technology to offer fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) residential broadband services up to 1 Gbps – the fastest in Switzerland. The deployment...

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