Arbor Networks' Atlas Internet Monitoring System Grows to 100+ ISPs

Arbor Networks' ATLAS Internet monitoring system has grown to include traffic from 100+ ISPs.
In addition to monitoring for security-related events, ATLAS now includes real-time global Internet traffic, routing and application information.


Arbor said it has been able to build the massive ATLAS data set because of its position as a trusted third party among the global service provider community. All participating ISPs have agreed to share anonymous traffic data on an hourly basis. The system gathers traffic intelligence using Arbor's Peakflow SP and eSeries DPI-based platforms which are deployed by the ISPs. The anonymized data about each ISP network is then aggregated into the ATLAS system, analyzed by Arbor's security research team and then shared among Arbor's service provider customers.


The Atlas data set now includes:

• Over 3 Terabits per second of Internet transit traffic monitored and reported



• 1 million+ unique IPv4 Internet addresses monitored for globally routed dark IP addresses



• 31 GB of global darknet traffic is analyzed daily



• Global dark IP route coverage is spread across North America, Europe and Japan



• 75+ ISPs are sharing all real-time attack data with Arbor



• 30+ ISPs are sharing full real-time routing data



• 55 ISPs are participating in the Fingerprint Sharing Alliance (FSA)

As an example of data collected by Atlas, Arbor Networks shared details on the flood of Adobe Flash streaming video traffic that spiked during the Obama inauguration on January 20.

http://www.arbornetworks.com

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Comcast Now the 3rd Largest U.S. Residential Phone Provider

Comcast has surpassed Qwest to become the third-largest residential phone service provider in the U.S.


Comcast Digital Voice now serves 6.47 million customers, which exceeds Qwest's reported residential subscriber base.



"Comcast Digital Voice is reinventing home phone service for the 21st Century and we are thrilled that millions of consumers today are choosing Comcast for home phone service. We now offer features that integrate with our video and high speed Internet products and we're deploying a next generation cordless phone that lets customers do more than just make phone calls. Best of all, we can do all this with a service that is rated number one in call clarity and that helps consumers cut their home phone expenses by 20 to 30 percent or more," said Cathy Avgiris, SVP and General Manager, Voice Services, Comcast.


New features include:

• Universal Caller ID -- customers can view incoming caller information on their TV or PC while watching a movie or surfing the Web. This is a free feature for Comcast Digital Voice Customers.



• SmartZone Communications Center -- this feature-rich online portal enables customers to manage their emails and voice mails in one easy place, and sync contact information from multiple sources into one universal address book.



• Enhanced Cordless Telephone -- an innovative home phone that offers all of the popular features that come with Comcast Digital Voice plus integrated services and advanced functionality such as the ability to view email, view/forward/manage voice mail from the phone or PC, read news, sports and horoscopes, access a universal address book and search the Yellow Pages -- all on the enhanced cordless phone.

http://www.comcast.com/comcastdigitalvoice

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DragonWave Supplies Wireless Backhaul in Georgia

The South Georgia Regional Information Technology Authority (SGRITA) has deployed DragonWave's Horizon Compact radios in a broadband network throughout

Baker, Calhoun, Early, Miller and Mitchell counties in Georgia. Phase I of the network is now complete using DragonWave's Horizon Compact radios on 25 towers, stretching across five counties and covering 2,000 sq miles, providing 190 Mbps of capacity to the region.
http://www.dragonwaveinc.com
http://www.sgrita.org/

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Orange Business Services Supplies VSAT for Bourbon Vessels

Bourbon, a French marine services group, has chosen Orange Business Services for the modernization of the communications system for its fleet of 150 vessels. With this contract, Orange Business Services is responsible for integrating and operating a VSAT type satellite communication system specially developed for marine communications. This system will connect the vessels to the Bourbon network via the IP VPN. The goal is to implement new communication services and new business applications for its entire fleet. This new solution's deployment of 45 vessels and four ground bases has already helped cut communication costs for Bourbon by a factor of five.
http://www.orange.com

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Beceem Implements Red Bend's Device Management into WiMAX Chipsets

Beceem Communications has chosen Red Bend's vDirect Mobile device management client software for its family of WiMAX chipsets. Beceem and Red Bend are integrating vDirect Mobile into Beceem's software stack to provide Beceem's customers with the option to leverage Red Bend's OMA-DM client. vDirect Mobile is the industry's leading independent DM client that is interoperable with any DM server supporting standards from the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA), including the WiMAX Management Object used by the WiMAX Forum and adopted by leading WiMAX operators worldwide.


"Emerging wireless technologies such as WiMAX are keeping people connected, and Beceem chipsets are powering that connection," said Babu Mandava, CEO and co-founder of Beceem. "By integrating Red Bend's vDirect Mobile into our software stack, we are providing one of the most complete WiMAX chip solutions. With vDirect Mobile our partners can take advantage of a proven OMA-DM client to further accelerate their device development and ensure out-of-the-box network interoperability in all the major mobile WiMAX networks."


vDirect Mobile is used to provision new subscribers, configure applications and network settings, manage software and retrieve device information over the air. It has been deployed across multiple platforms, operating systems and memory types on mobile phones, wireless devices and machine-to-machine (M2M) modules.
http://www.redbend.com

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Yahoo! Mobile Selects Navizon for WiFi and Cellular Geolocation

Mexens Technology, maker of the Navizon positioning system has been selected by Yahoo! Mobile to be a provider of WiFi and Cellular positioning technology.

The companies will provide a highly targeted experience to mobile users based on their geography. This deal will also further improve the accuracy and coverage of Mexens' database of Cellular towers and WiFi access points by adding resources to the data collection mechanism provided by the global community of Navizon users.


The Navizon positioning system combined GPS, WiFi and cellular signals . It relies on a community of users worldwide to build a dynamic database of WiFi access points and GSM, CDMA and 3G towers. Navizon is available on most mobile platforms such as Blackberry, iPhone, Windows Mobile, Symbian/S60 and Java phones.
http://www.navizon.com

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AT&T to Deploy More Than 15,000 Alternative-Fuel Vehicles

AT&T will invest up to $565 million as part of a long-term strategy to deploy more than 15,000 alternative-fuel vehicles over the next 10 years.
The company expects to spend an estimated $350 million to purchase about 8,000 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicles and approximately $215 million to begin replacing its passenger cars with alternative-fuel models. CNG vehicles are expected to emit approximately 25 percent less greenhouse gas emissions than those traditionally powered by gasoline.


AT&T said this investment represents the largest U.S. corporate commitment to CNG vehicles to date. The new deployments will bring AT&T's alternative-fuel fleet to more than 15,000 vehicles by 2019. In 2009, AT&T will deploy nearly 800 of the CNG and hybrid electric vehicles.


"AT&T and other U.S. corporations have a unique opportunity to partner with the new administration as it works to lead the country out of this economic downturn," said Randall Stephenson, chairman and chief executive officer of AT&T Inc. "While there are no easy solutions to the challenges facing our nation, this investment is a first step on our part to help boost other industries while at the same time encouraging wider use and production of efficient vehicles and domestic fuel alternatives."


The vehicle chassis will be built domestically by a U.S. automotive manufacturer. AT&T will then work with domestic suppliers to convert the chassis to run on CNG. AT&T will also work with natural gas service providers to build up to 40 new CNG fueling stations across its operating region to provide the fueling infrastructure needed for the new vehicles. This investment will have a positive impact on job creation and preservation. CAR estimates that nearly 1,000 jobs will be created or saved each year for five years.
http://www.att.com

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Ericsson Selected as 3G Supplier for Turkcell

Turkcell, a leading communications provider in Turkey , has selected Ericsson as the main supplier to build a complete WCDMA/HSPA network and for a range of related services.

Under the agreement, Ericsson will supply an end-to-end network solution, including a WCDMA/HSPA radio access network, and an IP-over-Ethernet-enabled mobile-backhaul solution based on microwave transmission. The transformation of Turkcell's core network and expansion of the mobile-backhaul solution will ensure a high-capacity mobile network with no bottlenecks. 3G network preparations started in February. Ericsson will also be responsible for a full range of services, including, systems integration, technical support and network build and implementation. Financial terms were not disclosed.
http://www.ericsson.com

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Huawei Sets US$30 Billion Target for 2009

Huawei Technologies has set a 2009 sales target of $30 billion, which would represent a significant growth over the $23 billion in deals reported for 2008.

Huawei, which is not a public company and does not officially publish its financial results, said it garnered sales worth $17.7 billion last year, 41 percent up from 2007.


Huawei said that despite the global downturn, it looked to take market share for major European rivals, especially Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, and Nokia Siemens Networks. The company is also looking for growth from China's 3G rollout this year.
http://www.huawei.com

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Huawei deploys GPON FTTH network for T-COM

Huawei Technologies has completed the first phase of an FTTH deployment project for Slovak Telekom and its business brand T-COM , a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom. Comprising 34 sites and 90,000 FTTH subscriber lines, the first phase of the nationwide commercial project was completed in just 5 months and represented one of the largest Gigabit-capable Passive Optical Network (GPON) deployments across Eastern Europe. Financial terms were not disclosed.
http://www.huawei.com
http://www.t-com.sk

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Public Input Sought on U.S. Broadband Stimulus Spending

A series of public meetings kicked off in Washington to discuss the $7.2 billion allocated in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for broadband initiatives. The next public meetings will be held from March 16-24 to discuss how NTIA and the Rural Utility Service should design and implement these programs. Some meetings will be webcast.


The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utility Services (RUS) have released a Joint Request for Information and Notice of Public Meetings (RFI), which invites comments from interested parties on the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program
(BTOP) and the RUS grants and loans program that will be funded by this stimulus spending.


Specifically, these federal agencies are seeking public comment on the establishment of selection criteria for grant awards, grant mechanics, the role of various stakeholders, and coordination between NTIA and RUS. The request for information also seeks comment on the creation of a national broadband map. All of these efforts should help inform the cross-agency work on the national broadband plan that will shortly be initiated by the Federal Communications Commission.
http://www.ntia.doc.govhttp://www.fcc.gov

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Occam Networks Announces 3 More GPON Deployments

Ballard Telephone (LaCenter, Kentucky), Peoples Rural Telephone (McKee, Kentucky) and Nex-Tech (Hays, Kansas) have purchased and deployed Occam Networks' GPON solutions. Some details on the deployments:

• Ballard Telephone has deployed Occam's Broadband Loop Carrier (BLC) 6322 GPON Optical Line Terminal (OLT) and ON 2442 GPON Triple Play Gateway Optical Network Terminals (ONTs). Ballard is deploying FTTH as part of a strategy to offer subscribers traditional and entertainment services including IP video on demand. Ballard has also purchased Occam's BLC 6450 10 GigE Optical Packet Transport and Optical Line Termination hardware, and BLC 6252 ADSL2Plus and POTS with Gigabit Ethernet hardware.



• Peoples Rural Telephone now offers advanced voice services, high-speed data and video via RF overlay using Occam's BLC 6322 GPON OLT hardware and ON 2445 ONTs. Peoples also purchased Occam's award winning BLC 6012i high capacity chassis. As a result of this deployment, more than 50 percent of subscribers in Peoples' geography are now served with Occam equipment.



• Nex-Tech, a subsidiary of Rural Telephone, has selected Occam's GPON products. Nex-Tech offers high-speed data, T1, IPTV and advanced voice services. The company has deployed Occam's Gigabit Ethernet FTTP equipment in the past.

http://www.occamnetworks.com

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ADVA's Q4 Revenues Exceed Guidance

ADVA Optical Networking reported Q4 2008 revenue of EUR 56.8 million after EUR 53.8 million in Q4 2007 and EUR 54.1 million in Q3 2008. This is above guidance of between EUR 50 million and EUR 55 million for Q4 2008. IFRS pro forma operating income, excluding stock-based compensation and amortization & impairment of goodwill & acquisition-related intangible assets, amounted to EUR 0.1 million in Q4 2008 or 0.1% of revenues, in line with guidance of between -3% and +2% of revenues. The IFRS operating loss in Q4 2008 was EUR 0.5 million, after an operating loss of EUR 23.2 million in Q4 2007.


"We are very pleased with our Q4 2008 revenues, which came in at EUR 56.8 million and are up 5.1% vs. the previous quarter and up 5.6% vs. Q4 2007. Beyond exceeding guidance, our quarterly revenue development is in contrast to the trend of most of our competitors in the current economic crisis. At EUR 0.1 million or 0.1% of revenues, pro forma operating income in Q4 2008 was within guidance of between -3% and +2% of revenues. Due to variations in regional revenue distribution and in product and customer mix, gross margins were somewhat below original expectations and prevented us from achieving a higher pro forma operating income margin," said Jaswir Singh, chief financial officer of ADVA Optical Networking.
http://www.advaoptical.com/

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Vitesse Announces 10G-EPON Chipset

Vitesse Semiconductor announced a complete physical media dependent (PMD) chipset for 10 Gbps Ethernet Passive Optical Networks (10G-EPON). Vitesse expects bandwidth intensive applications in FTTH networks will drive the need for 10G-EPON in the network.


Vitesse leveraged its 1G-EPON devices to create the new 10G-EPON chipset. It pairs four integrated circuits (ICs) to address both the transmit and the receive paths within the network. For the transmit path, Vitesse offers the industry's first 10 Gbps burst mode driver combination: a 10 Gbps direct-modulated-laser diode (DML) driver, the VSC7981, with a highly integrated laser burst mode controller, the VSC7960. On the receive side, Vitesse provides a high-performance continuous mode solution using its VSC7978 10 Gbps transimpedance amplifier (TIA) and the VSC7987 limiting post amplifier. Together, this 10G-EPON chipset is compliant with the IEEE P802.3av/D3.0 standard which allows for the coexistence of 1G-EPON and 10G-EPON systems on the same distribution network.


"Considering the current mass-deployed 1G-EPON in Asia is growing over 40-percent year-over-year, many industry experts foresee next-generation 10G-EPON-based products maturing enough for initial commercial deployments by late 2009 or early 2010," said Angus Lai, product marketing manager for Vitesse. "Understanding the needs of our customers and consumers, Vitesse has capitalized on its success with 1G-EPON deployments in Asia to provide the first 10G-EPON standards-compliant chipset that makes next-generation FTTH technology a reality."http://www.vitesse.com

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Infineon Outsources Supply Chain Management to Tata Consultancy

Infineon Technologies AG has contracted with Mumbai-based Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to operate and maintain solutions within the Infineon's Supply Chain Management (SCM) landscape.
http://www.tcs.com

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Flextronics Reduces its Global Manufacturing Capacity

Flextronics announced plans to reduce its global manufacturing capacity and infrastructure as a result of the current macroeconomic conditions and decline in demand from its OEM customers.


Flextronics said the current global economic crisis and related decline in demand for its customers' products across all of the industries served has caused its OEM customers to reduce their manufacturing and supply chain outsourcing, ultimately impacting the company's capacity utilization levels.


Flextronics expects to recognize between $220 million and $250 million in pre-tax restructuring and impairment costs over the course of the Company's fiscal years 2009 and 2010. Approximately $190 million to $210 million of these costs are expected to be recorded in the Company's operating results for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2009. Flextronics expects that a significant portion of the total restructuring costs will be related to employee benefit and severance arrangements.
http://www.flextronix.com

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Verizon Business Wins DoD Contract Valued at Up to $2.5 Billion

Verizon Business announced a contract valued at up to $2.5 billion over ten years to provide network and data services at U.S. Department of Defense installations around the world.


Under the Defense Information System Network Transmission Services - Pacific II (DTS-P II) contract, Verizon Business will provide telecommunications services at military installations and other government sites located in the Asia-Pacific region, Canada, the Caribbean, Central America and South America, the Middle East and the United States. The contract term is 10 years, if all options are exercised, and has a maximum value of $2.5 billion.


The network services Verizon Business will provide under the agreement range from individual circuits to fully managed transmission services, for bandwidth ranging from 64 Kbps (kilobits per second) to 10G wavelength over fiber or satellite, or both. Verizon Business will also provide managed data services including Internet protocol, Ethernet and Internet services.


The DTS-P II network, part of the Defense Information System Network (DISN), is managed by Verizon Business round-the-clock, 365 days a year. It supports many aspects of the military operations around the globe and other authorized Defense Department requirements.


"As a long-time communications provider for defense agencies, we have seen the government's demands for advanced, network-centric communications evolve, and we look forward to helping military installations remain on the cutting edge of the latest technology," said Marlin Forbes, regional vice president, Verizon Federal, a sales organization within Verizon Business dedicated to serving federal government customers. "As the leading provider of communications to the federal government, we have unmatched experience helping the U.S. military meet its missions around the globe."
http://www.verizon.com

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Ikanos VDSL2 Chipsets Deployed in Belgacom FTTN Network

Belgacom, Belgium's leading telecom service provider, is using central office (CO) and customer premises equipment (CPE) based on Ikanos' chipsets as an integral part of its VDSL2 network infrastructure. Specifically, Belgacom has deployed Ikanos-based IP DSLAMs from Alcatel-Lucent and residential gateways from Sagem Communications as part of its fiber-to-the-node (FTTN) infrastructure that reaches homes across the country.


Belgacom has built a fiber infrastructure covering more than 16,000 street cabinet nodes throughout Belgium under an initiative called the Broadway Project. At the end of 2008, Belgacom was able to deliver high-definition triple play services to approximately 65 percent of Belgian households over its network, which combines fiber and VDSL2. This network delivers 20 Mbps video-grade bandwidth to the vast majority of customers.


Ikanos' Fx 10050-5 chipsets enable the development of highly integrated, high-performance 48-port European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) line cards. In addition, the chipsets support all VDSL2 profiles up to 17.6 MHz and offer up to 20.5 dBm of transmit power. The eight-port Fx10050-5 chipsets are backwards compatible with deployed ADSLx modems and can operate in VDSL2, VDSL, ADSL2+ or ADSL mode on a per-port basis.
http://www.ikanos.com

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Sonus Networks Announces another 60 Layoffs

Sonus Networks announced additional plans to reduce its workforce by approximately 60 people, or 6% of employees worldwide. The company expects to incur restructuring charges for severance and related costs of approximately $1.3 million to $1.6 million on a pre-tax basis in the first quarter of fiscal 2009 in connection with this action and anticipates annual compensation-related cash savings of approximately $5.8 million to $6.3 million as a result of this restructuring initiative.


This action brings the total expected restructuring charges for severance and related costs to approximately $2.1 million to $2.4 million on a pre-tax basis for both restructuring actions taken during the first quarter of 2009. http://www.sonusnet.com

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Telstra Upgrades Melbourne HFC Network with DOCSIS 3.0

Telstra will upgrade its hybrid fibre coaxial cable (HFC) network in Melbourne with DOCSIS 3.0 technology, enabling end user downlink speeds of up to 100 Mbps, more than triple the current speed on the network.


Work will start immediately with the installation of DOCSIS 3.0 software and related infrastructure in the Melbourne cable network. Telstra will invest about A$300 million in the cable upgrade this calendar year.


This upgrade will increase the peak download speeds in Melbourne homes to 100Mbps, with further upgrades potentially to speeds of up to 200Mbps.


Melbourne is stage one of Telstra's deployment of next generation super-fast broadband technologies into its cable network, which already passes 2.5 million homes in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth.


Telstra estimates that nearly one million Melbourne homes stand to benefit from the experience of super-fast broadband once the upgrade to provide speeds of up to 100Mbps is completed.

http://www.telstra.com

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