Charter Picks Cisco for Cloud-driven Cable Video Service

Charter Communications has selected Cisco to supply key products for its next-generation video service over its HFC network. In a press conference at CES 2015 in Las Vega the companies outlined the network architecture for the new service, which will use thin clients powered by cloud-driven user interface (UI) to deliver new features and experiences. The service will feature a new, cloud-based user interface that will work on any deployed set-top...

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Global Capacity Builds a National Connectivity Platform

Global Capacity completed its previously announced acquisition of MegaPath’s Network Services business unit, creating a $300 million company uniquely positioned to change how businesses and service providers buy data network connectivity. The deal covers Megapath's wholesale business and national colocation aggregation network. Pivotal Group, a private equity group, provided financing and retains ownership of the company. Global Capacity said its...

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Broadcom's DOCSIS 3.1 Cable Modem Chip Tops 1 Gbps

Broadcom has begun sampling a DOCSIS 3.1 cable modem system-on-a-chip (SoC) that support access speeds of over a Gigabit per second (Gbps). The company said its new BCM3390 cable modem SoC delivers video content with a nearly 50 percent increased efficiency on existing spectrum allocations and allows for the delivery and use of a new range of content and services. Key attributes include: Full compliance with full DOCSIS 3.1 specification Two OFDM...

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AT&T to Power LoJack's Telematics

AT&T will provide network connectivity to power LoJack's current and future telematics solutions for vehicle theft recovery and advanced fleet management. "As LoJack continues to build on its current portfolio of telematics offerings and our strong history in the automotive industry, we're excited to collaborate with AT&T to deliver new connected solutions," said Randy Ortiz, President and CEO of LoJack Corporation. "In an increasingly connected...

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WhatsApp Reaches 700 Million Monthly Active Users

WhatsApp announced that it now has more than 700 million monthly active users. The service is now handling over 30 billion messages per day. The number of monthly active users was about 450 million in February 2014, when Facebook first announced plans to acquire WhatsApp. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10152994719980011&id=50003501...

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Wireless Charging Groups to Merge

The Alliance for Wireless Power (A4WP) and Power Matters Alliance (PMA) agreed to merge and establish an organization that will accelerate the availability and deployment of wireless charging technology on a global scale. The A4WP and PMA Boards will combine and feature a roster of global consumer brands, supply chain and market leaders: AT&T, Broadcom, Duracell, Flextronics, Gill Electronics, Integrated Device Technologies (IDT), Intel, Powermat,...

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Marvell Intros Wave-2 802.11ac Chipset with 4x4 MIMO

Marvell introduced a 4x4 MIMO chipset and reference design for Wave-2 802.11ac Wi-Fi. Marvell’s new Avastar 88W8964 processor chip features built-in 802.11ac 160 MHz support and delivers up to 2.6 Gbps of peak data rate. Marvell’s AP3200 Reference Platform combines the company’s ARMADA and Avastar product lines to deliver a total solution for enterprise and home connectivity applications, including fanless enterprise access points (EAPs), smart...

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Ohio's Agile Networks Deploys Coriant

Agile Networks, a telecommunications company headquartered in Canton, Ohio, is deploying Coriant's 8600 Smart Router Series and its 8000 Intelligent Network Manager (INM) to underpin its fiber-grade wireless data services for metro and rural markets across the state of Ohio. The Agile Network supports vital communications for emergency first responders and makes fiber grade service and carrier-class reliability available to more than three million...

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Ikanos and SoftAtHome Offer Broadband Line Monitoring

Ikanos Communications and SoftAtHome, a provider of home operating platforms, announced a solution for real-time broadband monitoring and diagnostic tools for operators. The combined solution of inSIGHT BXM and SOP, jointly designed by Ikanos and SoftAtHome, aims to the best QoS over increasingly complex broadband networks such as VDSL2 vectoring and, in the near future, G.fast. The solution offers two benefits: proactively identify the cause...

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D-Link's 11ac Router Delivers Up to 5.3 Gbps

D-Link unveiled its latest ULTRA Performance Series of 11AC Wi-Fi Routers and Adapters, including a high-end model that chart-topping wireless speeds up to 5.3 Gbps, far-reaching coverage, a revamped and intuitive user interface, and dynamic Smart Connect to automatically balance clients. The routers boast an array of advanced features including Wireless 11AC Beamforming to enhance signal strength and throughput, Smart Connect to automatically assign...

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Meru Posts Disappointing Preliminary Results, Considers Options

Meru Networks announced preliminary results for the fourth quarter of 2014, saying it now expects revenues of approximately $21.0 million to $22.0 million, which is below the previously announced guidance range of $23.0 million to $27.0 million. The company announced a restructuring aimed to reduce breakeven from approximately $27.0 million in quarterly revenues to approximately $21.5 million to $22.5 million by the end of the first quarter of 2015....

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Pluribus Recruits Director of Global Alliances from Cisco

Pluribus Networks, a start-up based in Palo Alto, California, announced the appointment of Anthony Rocca as senior director of global strategic alliances. Rocca joined Pluribus from Cisco, where he spent the last two years as the converged infrastructure lead, the Americas, for the worldwide data center business unit, and two previous years as field strategist, the Americas, for the data center application services business unit. Rocca has spent...

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Quantenna and Lantiq Partner on 802.11ac 4x4 Ethernet Routers

Quantenna Communications and Lantiq announced a joint solution for Ethernet Retail Router market that combines Quantenna’s QSR1000 4x4 802.11ac with the Lantiq GRX300 communications processor family. The Lantiq /Quantenna AC2000 solution boosts 5GHz Wi-Fi performance by offering 4x4 11ac including MU MIMO, while optimizing the performance of 802.11n Wi-Fi with existing 1x1 and 2x2 clients. “The Ethernet Retail Router market today requires highest...

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