KDDI Selects Motorola for Nationwide LTE Network

Motorola won a key contract to develop and implement KDDI's Long Term Evolution (LTE) network, including RAN/base stations, in Japan. As initially announced on Motorola's second quarter earnings call, Motorola's Home & Networks Mobility business will provide the optimal LTE solution to enable KDDI to offer high-speed mobile broadband services, such as video and social networking, to its customers across Japan. Financial terms were not disclosed.


KDDI will deploy its LTE network in both 1.5GHz and 800MHz bands to maximize the effective use of these frequencies. The company intends to offer commercial LTE services by December 2012 following a series of trials scheduled to begin in mid 2010.


Motorola's end-to-end LTE solution includes the WBR 500 series eNodeB LTE base stations that offer flexible deployment options, evolved packet core elements, compelling end-user devices, backhaul beyond voice network, network management solutions, video solutions that monetize LTE investment, and a complete portfolio of professional services.


Motorola has been a supplier to KDDI for 20 years, introducing for its CDMA network.
http://www.motorola.com/experiencelte

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Qualcomm + Verizon Wireless JV to be Called nPhase

nPhase is the name for the new joint venture between Verizon Wireless and Qualcomm. nPhase, which formally has begun operations, draws it name from the original Chicago-based machine-to-machine (M2M) pioneer launched in 2003. The new nPhase will be led by original founder and CEO Steve Pazol, who will serve as the company president.

The company's Board of Directors includes:

• Steve Pazol, president, nPhase


• Len Lauer, chief operating officer, Qualcomm


• Jack Plating, chief operating officer, Verizon Wireless


• Andrew Gilbert, executive vice president and president, QIS and Europe, Qualcomm


• Anthony Lewis, vice president, Open Development, Verizon Wireless

http://www.nphase.com

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Fortinet Acquires Assets of Woven Systems

Fortinet, which specializes in unified threat management (UTM) solutions, acquired certain assets and intellectual property of Woven Systems, a start-up that was developing high-performance Ethernet fabric switching solutions. Financial terms were not disclosed.


Woven developed a family of Ethernet switching products, including a 10 GbE switch, based on a custom-designed switching ASIC with unique traffic management capabilities.


Fortinet said it plans to use Woven's high-speed switching and sophisticated traffic management technology to further enhance the performance of its FortiGate-5000 Series chassis-based security solutions. Increased switching power in the chassis-based product means communications within and between security blades will happen at greater speeds and result in overall superior scalability and performance for Fortinet's high-end customers, including large enterprises, carriers and service providers.


Fortinet intends to continue selling certain Woven products and to provide support to new and existing customers who purchase FortiCare 24x7 support contracts.


"Woven's ASIC-driven approach to high performance is highly complementary to Fortinet's own strategy for maximizing performance through customized processors," said Ken Xie, CEO and co-founder, Fortinet. "This acquisition will harness the performance power of our respective technologies to offer tremendous benefits to customers who require the fastest and, often, the most mission-critical network security environments."http://www.fortinet.com

• In September 2007, Woven Systems announced $20 million in venture funding for its 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10 GE) fabric solutions. The funding was led by MDV-Mohr Davidow Ventures and included existing investors, Goldman Sachs and Palomar Ventures. That round of funding raised the total investment in the company to $35 million.

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Ubidyne Secures $14.4 Million for Antenna Embedded Radio Technology

Ubidyne, a start-up with offices in Ulm, Germany and Scottsdale, Arizona, closed $14.4 million in new funding for its antenna embedded digital radio technology.

Ubidyne's micro-radio technology is integrated within wireless antennas, eliminating the need for coaxial feeder cables, remote electrical tilt and additional amplifiers on antenna towers and masts. The Ubidyne technology significantly reduces energy consumption while improving radio performance, deployment flexibility, coverage and capacity of mobile communications networks globally. The Ubidyne integrated active antenna systems are compatible with CPRI and OBSAI optical interfaces and support current and next-generation standards including GSM, UMTS, HSPA+, and LTE. Its products are manufactured in close cooperation with Andrew and Kathrein and will be available from Nokia Siemens Networks as part of their Flexistation product family.

The new funding came from Gimv. Existing investors include Baytech, Doughty Hanson and TVM Capital.
http://www.ubidyne.com

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Occam Supplies FTTH to Northeast Missouri Rural Telephone

Northeast Missouri Rural Telephone has chosen Occam Networks' BLC 6000 multiservice access platform and ON 2300 series optical network terminals to upgrade the second largest of its 14 exchanges from copper to fiber.


As part of its FTTH deployment strategy, Northeast Missouri will initially upgrade their Memphis service area from aerial copper to buried fiber. Additional service areas will be upgraded in the future.


Northeast Missouri offers subscribers local and long distance telephone and high speed Internet services. It is a founding member of the Missouri Network Alliance, a fiber transport network that extends throughout much of the state. Northeast Missouri receives its IPTV signal through the Alliance and has been offering IPTV to a growing number of subscribers for approximately 10 months.
http://www.occamnetworks.com
http://www.nemr.net

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Vonage Offers Unlimited Global Calling to 60 Countries for $24.99/Month

Vonage began offering unlimited calling from the U.S. to more than 60 countries, including India, Mexico and China, for a flat monthly rate of $24.99. In addition, the company has launched a new Vonage Visual Voicemail service that extends its presence onto other devices by providing unlimited "readable voicemail" delivered via email or SMS text message. Vonage is the only U.S. home phone service provider to offer voice-to-text conversion at no additional charge. Both services will become basic features of the core Vonage offering.
http://www.vonage.com

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FLO TV and Rentrak Offer Audience Measurement for Multicast Mobile TV

FLO TV, a subsidiary of Qualcomm, and Rentrak introduced a viewership and advertising impression reporting system based on Rentrak's TV Essentials media measurement technology. Through their collaboration, FLO TV and Rentrak will deliver reporting that will serve as the currency for advertising sales on FLO TV and provide deeper insights into FLO TV audience viewing patterns while not divulging any individual subscriber's personal information.

FLO TV will provide ongoing reports to content providers and advertisers to assist them in their programming and media buying decisions for this emerging platform.

FLO TV and Rentrak are currently in the integration phase and are planning to share impression data with their programming partners later this year.

The FLO TV service is available through the top two U.S. wireless carriers, including AT&T as AT&T Mobile TV.
http://www.flotv.com
http://www.rentrak.com

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Spirent and AT4 Wireless Partner on LTE Device Testing

Spirent Communications, in collaboration with AT4 Wireless, introduced an LTE Network Emulator for next-generation mobile devices.

The new Spirent LTE Network Emulator shares a common platform with AT4 wireless' E2010 Broadband Wireless Test Set and integrates Spirent's real-time state machine with enhanced packet core (EPC) network emulation.

In combination with Spirent's existing CDMA and UMTS network emulators, the Spirent LTE Network Emulator enables multiple aspects of LTE multi-mode (LTE with CDMA/EV-DO and/or UMTS) device performance to be fully tested in the lab prior to commercial launch.

Spirent said it is critical that LTE-capable devices launched during early LTE network deployments, currently planned for 2010, perform well and work seamlessly with legacy networks, so early adopters aren't disappointed with device performance. Formal industry certification requirements for LTE devices are not expected to be ratified in time to meet the needs of these first deployments.

The collaboration also strengthens the conformance test portfolio of AT4 wireless, which will integrate Spirent's AirAccess CDMA Network Emulator into its LTE Protocol & Radio Resource Management (RRM) Conformance



http://www.spirent.com/Mobile/LTE_devices.aspxhttp://www.at4wireless.com

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China Mobile Reaches 493 Million Subscribers, 3G at 959,000

The macroeconomic slowdown, a rising mobile communications penetration rate and changes in the competitive environment of the telecommunications industry in China have posed challenges to China Mobile in the first half of 2009. However, operating revenue continued to grow steadily, reaching RMB 212,913 million for the six months ended 30 June 2009, representing an increase of 8.9 per cent. over the same period of last year. Profit attributable to shareholders of RMB55.3 billion, up by 1.4%

Some highlights for the period:

• China Mobile added 35.87 million new subscribers in the first half of the year, pushing its total customer base to 493 million.


• In June 2009, customers who used 3G network services reached 959,000.


• Mobile data users surpassed 451 million


• Average monthly churn rose to 3.31%


• China Mobile now has 410,000 base stations, of which 91% have fiber access.


• Value-added business grew rapidly, continuing to increase its contribution to total revenue, accounting for 28.1 percent. of the total revenue.


• For the six months ended 30 June 2009, the Group's total voice usage volume reached 1,387.047 billion minutes and the average minutes of usage per user per month (MOU) was 490 minutes.


• Average revenue per user per month (ARPU) was RMB75.


• In the 3G era, China Mobile aims to leverage its network advantage in a differentiated full-service strategy. The company will proactively develop and promote an LTE network evolution.


• China Mobile also plans to actively search for quality overseas telecommunications assets as investment opportunities and as a way to explore international development.

http://www.chinamobileltd.com

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EEOC Files Age Discrimination Suit Against AT&T

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed an age discrimination lawsuit against AT&T, alleging that the company discriminated against a class of retired AT&T workers by denying them the ability for reemployment solely because they retired under early retirement plans. The EEOC said the effect of this denial of reemployment results in a disproportionate number of older workers not having the same opportunity to apply for reemployment, in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA).
http://www.eeoc.gov

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Alcatel-Lucent Appoints Head of Vietnam Operations

Alcatel-Lucent has appointed Olivier Lauras to head its operations Vietnam. He reports to Nicolas Van Den Abeele, head of Alcatel-Lucent's activities in South and South East Asia. Alcatel-Lucent has been active and present in Vietnam for 20 years, hosting 250 employees and serving a customer base of major fixed and mobile operators in the country.


Lauras previously headed Alcatel-Lucent Pakistan and Afghanistan. He has been working at Alcatel-Lucent since 1996, holding various management positions in Europe, America and Asia.
http://www.alcatel-lucent.com

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American Airlines Expands Gogo Inflight Internet on MD-80s

American Airlines has now installed Aircell's Gogo Inflight Internet service on 100 MD-80 aircraft,

which is two-thirds of the 150 Gogo installations scheduled to be completed by the end of 2009. One year ago today, American was the first U.S. airline to launch the Gogo service. Aircell's prices for the Gogo service range from $5.95 to $12.95 based on length of flight and whether the device is a handheld PDA or a laptop computer.
http://www.aa.com

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Telekenex Selects Level 3 for Gigabit Ethernet Services

Telekenex, a San Francisco-based provider of a variety of managed IP-based voice and data communications services, selected Level 3 Communications to provide private line and Ethernet-based high-speed Internet services. Level 3's connections enable Telekenex to connect all of its locations via a private high-speed network, and also allow the company to deliver to its customers network connectivity up to 10 Gbps - enough capacity to transport 128 simultaneous high-definition video downloads per second - supported by Level 3 service level agreements.
http://www.Level3.com

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Alcatel-Lucent Builds Network for Uzbekistan-China Gas Pipeline

Alcatel-Lucent announced a US$26 million contract with JV Asia TransGas, an Uzbek oil and gas pipeline operator, to build up a communication infrastructure for the 500-km long Uzbekistan-China gas pipeline (UCGP). Alcatel-Lucent‘s solution, which will be installed by the end of summer 2009, will provide ATG with new and enhanced functionalities for video conferencing, surveillance (CCTV) and perimeter alarm. It will also enable Uzbekistan to modernize its national gas pipeline infrastructure. Alcatel-Lucent will supply a turnkey, integrated communications solution, including radio and optical transmission, satellite-based TV system and phone devices, voice switching systems and LAN.. Alcatel-Lucent will also provide comprehensive professional services including design, integration and testing, engineering, and installation. The contract was signed through Alcatel-Lucent's Chinese flagship company, Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell.
http://www.alcatel-lucent.com

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Dell'Oro: Optical Market Grows 11% in Q2

The worldwide optical market grew 11 percent quarter-over-quarter (Q/Q) in the second quarter this year, according to a newly published report by Dell'Oro Group.


The Asia Pacific region contributed most of this sequential growth and was the largest region contributing nearly 40 percent of the worldwide revenues in the quarter.

"An 11 percent growth following a near historic sequential decline in the first quarter of the year gives me confidence that the worst may be over for the optical equipment market," said Jimmy Yu, Director of Optical Transport research at Dell'Oro Group. "My only reservation is that, although each region experienced slight growth, the growth was predominantly driven by Asia Pacific which grew nearly 25 percent sequentially.  Additionally, I estimate that it was revenue from China that contributed almost all of this region's growth, so a good deal of the optical market's recovery is dependent on China's continued strength as the other regions recover," Yu added. 


http://www.delloro.com

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Soubelet Appointed CEO of Alcatel-Lucent / Bharti Airtel JV

Arnaud Soubelet has been appointed CEO of Alcatel-Lucent Network Management Services India Ltd (ALNMSI), the joint venture between Alcatel-Lucent and Bharti Airtel. The joint venture will manage Bharti Airtel's pan India wireline broadband and telephone services. It will also support their transition to next generation networks (NGN) to offer advanced services like high-speed internet, triple play, media-rich value-added services, MPLS, virtual private networks (VPN) for both retail and business customers of Airtel. The new entity which began pan India operations on August 1st with 4,000 employees, is headquartered in NCR (National Capital Region).

Arnaud Soubelet began his career with Alcatel-Lucent in 1988. Over the last 20 years, he has held several key assignments in France, Latin America, Greece, Egypt and India across sales, enterprises and managed services.

Alcatel-Lucent noted that it currently operates more than 80 networks on behalf of service providers around the world, covering more than 180 million subscribers.
http://www.alcatel-lucent.com
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ZTE Posts 40% Annual Growth in 1H09, Driven by China's 3G Rollout

ZTE reported revenue of RMB27.7 billion in the first half year of 2009, representing an increase of 40.4% against the same period of 2008. Net profit was RMB780 million, a year-on-year growth of 40.5 %. Basic earnings per share were RMB 0.45.

ZTE said it benefited from the full-scale construction of 3G networks in China, recording operating revenue of RMB14.95 billion in the domestic Chinese market, representing a year-on-year growth of 111.7%.
ZRW's revenue from its international operations grew 0.7% to RMB12.76 billion in this time period and accounted for 46.0% of its total operating revenue. Sales were driven by 2G network construction and capacity expansion in key developing markets, coupled with the demand for bandwidth upgrades and innovative services in developed countries. The company cited traction with mainstream operators from the world's top 20 most populous countries including Indonesia, Vietnam and Turkey while also successfully forging partnerships with tier-one operators from Europe and the Americas including Verizon, TeliaSonera, Telstra and Telenor.


By product group, ZTE registered year-on-year revenue growth of 46.2% for carriers' networks, 29.8% for handset products and 29.2% for telecommunication software systems, services and other products.

In 1H09, ZTE's CDMA base stations achieved a record high shipment volume of 75,000 units: 1.5 times greater than total shipments in 2008. Meanwhile, the Company's WiMAX products entered high-end markets including Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Japan and various European countries.


ZTE noted that its investment in R&D grew 58.2% during the first half of the year-- higher than the growth rate of revenue - - and stands at about 10% of revenue. Selling and distribution costs and administrative expenses grew 21.4% and 21.0% respectively, and financing expenses declined [8.6]%, lower than the growth rate of revenue.
http://www.zte.com.cn

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Klausner Launches Visual Voicemail Suits Against Cisco, Avaya

Klausner Technologies filed lawsuits against Cisco Systems and Avaya, asserting that each of the companies' Visual Voicemail services infringe its Visual Voicemail patents. Klausner Technologies currently has 24 Visual Voicemail patent licensees, including major U.S. and European wireless service providers, cell phone manufacturers, cable/VOIP providers as well as other providers of Visual Voicemail services. The suit has been filed in federal court in the eastern district of Texas by the California law firm of Dovel & Luner. http://www.klausnertechnologies.com

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JDSU Introduces 100 Gigabit Ethernet Test Suite

JDSU introduced a set of 100 Gigabit Ethernet (100GE) test solutions for 100GE component developers, network equipment designers and service providers. The JDSU suite evaluates and verifies components, sub-assemblies and network equipment. Additionally, it helps service providers ensure reliable performance on new network builds.

Specifically, JDSU solutions support 100GE physical layer test including photonic and electrical signal testing as well as protocol testing for layers 1, 2 and 3. The full test solution includes:

• The JDSU ONT 100G Module for testing optical and electrical interfaces from the physical layer to Ethernet/IP, protocol testing, PCS layer validation and transponder testing.



• The JDSU Hydra for stressed receiver sensitivity on 100GE systems, including stress generation and stress sensitivity measurement.



• The JDSU MAP-200 for multiplexing/de-multiplexing, signal conditioning and signal access of 100GE optical signals.

http://www.jdsu.com

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Optisense Selects TI's Processing and Analog Tech

Optisense Network has selected Texas Instruments' embedded processing and analog technology as the preferred solution for its primary measuring units (PMU), which provide electricity line monitoring for utility companies.. TI's microcontroller and high-performance analog technology enables real-time visibility of primary voltage lines. The PMU can be configured for primary metering, distribution automation, outage restoration, energy efficiency and power quality. The combination of Optisense's optical sensors and PMUs provides utilities with greater grid security and reliability as well as increased visibility for faster power outage response. Additionally, utilities are able to realize optimized power flows that increase capacity and energy-efficiency, helping recover 25 percent of total load loss.

http://www.ti.com/meteringhttp://www.optisense.net

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