Blueprint: 2015 - The Year of Voice

by Phil Twist, Vice President of Networks Portfolio Marketing, Nokia Look around the room you're in right now. Chances are you see technology that has only been around for a short time. You may be reading this on a tablet or smartphone that is less than two years old. And while your phone calls may not sound much different than they did decades ago on a landline, the technology behind it all has been rapidly evolving. And with developments such...

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ZTE's 2014 Sales Hit US$13 Billion, up 8%

ZTE updated its financial guidance, saying it now expects net profit attributable to shareholders to be RMB 2.64 billion (US$424 million) in 2014, compared with RMB 1.36 billion a year earlier, according to preliminary unaudited results. Full-year revenue is forecast to be RMB 81.24 billion, 8% higher than in 2013. ZTE posted growth in its 4G TD-LTE and FDD-LTE systems business in China, as well as its 3G and 4G smartphone operations internati...

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AT&T's Acquisition on Iusacell Provides Access to Mexico

AT&T completed its previously announced acquisition of  Iusacell, a leading Mexican mobile operator, from Grupo Salinas for US$2.5 billion, inclusive of Iusacell debt.  The deal includes all of Iusacell’s wireless properties, including licenses, network assets, retail stores and approximately 8.6 million subscribers. “The quick approval of this deal is one more example of why Mexico is an attractive place to invest,” said Randall...

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Telstra launches 100G Wavelengths on Submarine Cables

Telstra launched new 100G Wavelength services across multiple ultra-long haul submarine cable routes globally. The new 100G Wavelength service is delivered via Telstra's Asia America Gateway (AAG Dedicated Fiber Pair), Reach North Asia Loop (RNAL), Telstra Endeavour, Australia-Japan Cable (AJC) and UNITY cable systems, These cables reach Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Australia and the United States. "As the volume of data generated and consumed...

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Infinera Supplies DTN-X for MENA's trans-Egypt Terrestrial Network

Infinera announced the deployment of its DTN-X platform across Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Submarine Cable System's trans-Egypt terrestrial network.  The installation will allow MENA to provide wholesale carriers with a range of connectivity services from STM-1 to 100 Gbps and terabit capacity. MENA, a subsidiary of Orascom Telecom Media and Technology, owns and operates a submarine telecommunications system connecting Europe to the...

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ALU Tests 300G/400G on Africa-to-Europe Cable

Alcatel-Lucent has tested 300 Gbps and 400 Gbps transmission technology on the Africa Coast to Europe (ACE) submarine cable system, which connects France to the west coast of Africa.  The tests achieved 12.6 terabits-per-second (Tbps) per fiber pair using the Alcatel-Lucent 1620 Light Manager submarine line terminal using optical coherent technology. Alcatel-Lucent said the field trial demonstrated  more than a fivefold increase in the...

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Telstra Launches Global Video Delivery Platform

Telstra is launching a Global Media Switch that allows broadcasters and content creators to schedule, manage and distribute video in real-time across the world. The IP-based professional video delivery platform provides customers with codec-level connectivity directly from the originating content source all the way to the broadcast destination. Global Media Switch can also be combined with Telstra's Satellite Media Services. Jim Clarke, Director...

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AOptix Appoints Michael Klayko CEO - formerly Brocade

AOptix Technologies,which specializes in ultra-high capacity wireless communications based on Composite Optical-RF (COR™) technology, named Michael Klayko as its new CEO. Klayko is the former CEO of Brocade Communications Systems from 2005 to 2013, a period in which the company's revenues grew fourfold to $2.3 billion. Prior to Brocade, Klayko was the CEO of Rhapsody Networks, which was acquired by Brocade in 2003. He previously held leadership...

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Etisalat Picks ALU for NFV-based Wireless Control

Etisalat will deploy Alcatel-Lucent's virtualized radio network controller in its access network in both the United Arab Emirates and Sri Lanka. Under Etisalat’s network modernization program, Alcatel-Lucent is initially deploying the 9771 Wireless Cloud Element Radio Network Controller (WCE) in Etisalat’s network in the UAE, following in Sri Lanka during 2015.  Etisalat has already deployed the WCE platform in Mobily’s Saudi Arabia network. In...

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Zayo Brings Dark Fiber to EdgeConneX Data Centers

Zayo will deploy fiber to the EdgeConneX data centers across the U.S. Under the deal, Zayo will build diverse entrances into six Edge Data Centers and provide diverse entrances to two additional facilities.  Zayo fiber will become available to Edge Data Center customers in Atlanta, Las Vegas, Memphis, Nashville, Portland, Richmond, Salt Lake City and San Diego.  These new markets will join both the Houston and Phoenix Edge Data Centers,...

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