Users on Twitter reported a widespread outage of the Netflix streaming service on Sunday evening and lasting for about 4 hours. The trouble follows the company's steep price increase announced last week.http://twitter.com/#!/search/Netflix
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Friday, July 15, 2011
Air Force GPS IIF-2 Satellite Successfully Launched
An Air Force's Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF-2 satellite was successfully launched from Cape Canaveral aboard a Delta IV Medium+ (4,2) configuration launch vehicle.
GPS IIF-2 is the second in a series of next generation GPS satellites and will join a worldwide timing and navigation system utilizing 24 satellites in six different planes, with a minimum of four satellites per plane positioned in orbit approximately 11,000 miles above the earths' surface. The GPS IIF series provides improved accuracy and enhanced performance for GPS users.
The United Launch Alliance noted that this is its 50th successful GPS launch for the Air Force.
http://www.ulalaunch.com
GPS IIF-2 is the second in a series of next generation GPS satellites and will join a worldwide timing and navigation system utilizing 24 satellites in six different planes, with a minimum of four satellites per plane positioned in orbit approximately 11,000 miles above the earths' surface. The GPS IIF series provides improved accuracy and enhanced performance for GPS users.
The United Launch Alliance noted that this is its 50th successful GPS launch for the Air Force.
http://www.ulalaunch.com
Thursday, July 14, 2011
ABI Research: 539 Million Fiber Broadband Subscriptions Worldwide
There were more than 539 million fixed broadband subscribers globally at the end of second quarter, an 8% increase from the same quarter in 2010, according to ABI Research. The increase is driven in part by emerging markets.
At present, North America is the region with the highest fiber optic broadband penetration followed by Asia-Pacific. Extending fiber broadband coverage not only increases speed but also allows the roll out of services including video on demand (VOD) and IPTV. ABI Research estimates that worldwide fiber broadband subscriber numbers will more than double in 2016 to 142 million subscribers, from 69.6 million in 2011.
The Asia Pacific region is seeing strong subscriber growth, due in particular to the increasing number of subscribers in China. About 17 million Chinese subscribers have been added since the second quarter of 2010.
http://www.abiresearch.com
At present, North America is the region with the highest fiber optic broadband penetration followed by Asia-Pacific. Extending fiber broadband coverage not only increases speed but also allows the roll out of services including video on demand (VOD) and IPTV. ABI Research estimates that worldwide fiber broadband subscriber numbers will more than double in 2016 to 142 million subscribers, from 69.6 million in 2011.
The Asia Pacific region is seeing strong subscriber growth, due in particular to the increasing number of subscribers in China. About 17 million Chinese subscribers have been added since the second quarter of 2010.
http://www.abiresearch.com
Harris Delivers Wideband Falcon III Tactical Radio Network for Army Test
Harris is delivering wideband networking capability through its Falcon III AN/PRC-117G tactical radio system as part of the U.S. Army Network Integration Evaluation (NIE) at Fort Bliss, Texas and White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. This includes the deployment of a 20- and 30- Node wideband AN/PRC-117G network, powered by Harris' Adaptive Networking Wideband Waveform, or ANW2, for connecting a range of military vehicles to company command post platforms.
The NIE is the first in a series of semi-annual evaluations designed to integrate and mature the Army's tactical network. The evaluation involves a series of tests and evaluations among five programs of record and 30 emerging or developmental technologies. Involving all 3,800 soldiers of the 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, the NIE uniquely combines test and evaluation in a single venue, with the goal of speeding the deployment of an integrated battlefield network. One of the main purposes of the NIE is to evaluate existing network capabilities, including the Harris AN/PRC-117G multiband manpack tactical radio system.
"The NIE is a unique event designed to push systems to the limit," said Maj. Gen. Dennis Moran (Ret.), vice president, Government Business Development, Harris RF Communications. "Over the course of the exercise, the AN/PRC-117G has successfully delivered outstanding mobile ad-hoc networking capability to a range of vehicular-based forces.
http://www.harris.com
http://www.harris.com/view_pressrelease.asp?act=lookup&pr_id=3271
The NIE is the first in a series of semi-annual evaluations designed to integrate and mature the Army's tactical network. The evaluation involves a series of tests and evaluations among five programs of record and 30 emerging or developmental technologies. Involving all 3,800 soldiers of the 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, the NIE uniquely combines test and evaluation in a single venue, with the goal of speeding the deployment of an integrated battlefield network. One of the main purposes of the NIE is to evaluate existing network capabilities, including the Harris AN/PRC-117G multiband manpack tactical radio system.
"The NIE is a unique event designed to push systems to the limit," said Maj. Gen. Dennis Moran (Ret.), vice president, Government Business Development, Harris RF Communications. "Over the course of the exercise, the AN/PRC-117G has successfully delivered outstanding mobile ad-hoc networking capability to a range of vehicular-based forces.
http://www.harris.com
http://www.harris.com/view_pressrelease.asp?act=lookup&pr_id=3271
Google Fiber Comes to 850 Stanford Residences
The first location 
for the Google Fiber last-mile network will be the residential housing subdivision of Stanford University. The campus newspaper, The Stanford Daily, reports that 850 homes will soon be connected to the gigabit speed fiber. Installation is underway and should be completed soon.
http://www.stanforddaily.com
for the Google Fiber last-mile network will be the residential housing subdivision of Stanford University. The campus newspaper, The Stanford Daily, reports that 850 homes will soon be connected to the gigabit speed fiber. Installation is underway and should be completed soon. http://www.stanforddaily.com
- In March 2011, Google picked Kansas City, Kansas for its gigabit speed fiber build-out project. Nearly 1,100 communities across the country expressed interest in participating in the Google project and nearly 200,000 individuals submitted comments. Google has signed a development agreement with Kansas City and will be working with local organizations, businesses and universities, including Kauffman Foundation, KCNext and the University of Kansas Medical Center to help develop the gigabit applications of the future. Google will provide free access to schools and city facilities.
- In December 2010, Google appointed Milo Medin as Vice President, Access Services. Google also said that it has delayed the selection of its first fiber community. Nearly 1,100 communities across the country have sought to participate in the Google fiber project, and the company said it needs more time to make its selection. Milo Medin previously served as co-founder of Chief Technology Officer of Excite@Home, a pioneer in residential broadband service, and later at M2Z Networks.
Sony Ericsson Sees Impact from March Earthquake/Tsunami
Sony Ericsson suffered a constrained supply line following the March earthquake in Japan and now reports lower sales and volume shipments for its most recent fiscal quarter.
Sales for the quarter were Euro 1,193 million, a 32% decrease year-on-year and a 4% increase sequentially.
Average selling price (ASP) for the quarter was Euro 156, a 3% decrease year-on-year but an 11% increase sequentially. The year-on-year decrease is due to product and geographic mix and price erosion. The sequential increase in ASP is attributed to favorable product and geographic mix, more than offsetting price erosion and unfavorable foreign exchange rates.
Units shipped during the quarter were 7.6 million, a 31% decrease year-on-year and a 6% decrease sequentially, due to a decrease in volume caused by constrained supply of critical components and an anticipated decline in the number of feature phones shipped.
Bert Nordberg, President and CEO of Sony Ericsson commented, "Sony Ericsson's second quarter profitability was affected by the March 11 earthquake in Japan. We estimate that the impact of earthquake-related supply chain constraints on our portfolio was close to 1.5 million units, with most of the effect in the early part of the quarter. Our shift to Android-based smartphones continues with smartphone sales accounting for more than 70 percent of our total sales during the quarter. We have shipped more than 16 million Xperia smartphones to date. We have introduced eight new Xperia smartphones this year and we continue to see strong consumer and operator demand across the Xperia smartphone portfolio."
http://www.ericsson.com
Sales for the quarter were Euro 1,193 million, a 32% decrease year-on-year and a 4% increase sequentially.
Average selling price (ASP) for the quarter was Euro 156, a 3% decrease year-on-year but an 11% increase sequentially. The year-on-year decrease is due to product and geographic mix and price erosion. The sequential increase in ASP is attributed to favorable product and geographic mix, more than offsetting price erosion and unfavorable foreign exchange rates.
Units shipped during the quarter were 7.6 million, a 31% decrease year-on-year and a 6% decrease sequentially, due to a decrease in volume caused by constrained supply of critical components and an anticipated decline in the number of feature phones shipped.
Bert Nordberg, President and CEO of Sony Ericsson commented, "Sony Ericsson's second quarter profitability was affected by the March 11 earthquake in Japan. We estimate that the impact of earthquake-related supply chain constraints on our portfolio was close to 1.5 million units, with most of the effect in the early part of the quarter. Our shift to Android-based smartphones continues with smartphone sales accounting for more than 70 percent of our total sales during the quarter. We have shipped more than 16 million Xperia smartphones to date. We have introduced eight new Xperia smartphones this year and we continue to see strong consumer and operator demand across the Xperia smartphone portfolio."
http://www.ericsson.com
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
SES-3 Satellite Successfully Launched
The SES-3 satellite was successfully launched on board an ILS Proton launch vehicle from Kazakhstan.
The SES-3 satellite, which is the largest was built by Orbital Sciences Corporation, carries 24 C-Band transponders and 24 Ku-Band transponders (36 MHz), generates approximately five kilowatts of payload power, and features a design life of 15 years. It will replace SES' existing AMC-1 satellite at the orbital position of 103 degrees West, a highly sought after location in the Centre of the North American arc, from where it will provide coverage of North America and the Caribbean.
SES-3's C-band transponders will provide service to blue-chip U.S. television networks broadcasting to over 4,350 cable head-ends in the U.S., while its Ku-band transponders will serve a range of enterprise customers with VSAT and broadband services.
Romain Bausch, President and CEO of SES, stated: "The successful ILS Proton launch of SES-3 marks an important event for SES' North American customers, as the new satellite will provide seamless continuity to some of our key customers for the next decade and beyond. SES would like to thank ILS and Orbital for a mission delivered on time and according to specifications. Timely access to space is of utmost importance to SES, as we implement the satellite industry's most important satellite replacement and fleet expansion program. We look forward to continue working with ILS as an essential provider in the launch industry."http://www.ses.com
The SES-3 satellite, which is the largest was built by Orbital Sciences Corporation, carries 24 C-Band transponders and 24 Ku-Band transponders (36 MHz), generates approximately five kilowatts of payload power, and features a design life of 15 years. It will replace SES' existing AMC-1 satellite at the orbital position of 103 degrees West, a highly sought after location in the Centre of the North American arc, from where it will provide coverage of North America and the Caribbean.
SES-3's C-band transponders will provide service to blue-chip U.S. television networks broadcasting to over 4,350 cable head-ends in the U.S., while its Ku-band transponders will serve a range of enterprise customers with VSAT and broadband services.
Romain Bausch, President and CEO of SES, stated: "The successful ILS Proton launch of SES-3 marks an important event for SES' North American customers, as the new satellite will provide seamless continuity to some of our key customers for the next decade and beyond. SES would like to thank ILS and Orbital for a mission delivered on time and according to specifications. Timely access to space is of utmost importance to SES, as we implement the satellite industry's most important satellite replacement and fleet expansion program. We look forward to continue working with ILS as an essential provider in the launch industry."http://www.ses.com
Telecom NZ to Close CDMA Network on 31-July-2012
Telecom New Zealand confirmed that its CDMA mobile network will close on July 31, 2012. The carrier launched its GSM-based XT mobile network in 2009. A number of promotions are underway to help the remaining CDMA users make the conversion.
http://www.telecom-media.co.nz
http://www.telecom-media.co.nz
Orange Reaches Content Partnership with CANAL+
The France Telecom Group (Orange) and CANAL+ finalized a strategic partnership, which calls for CANAL+ Group's acquisition of a 33.33% minority interest in Orange Cinema Series.
The deal ensures content production continuity for the Orange Cinema Series package and broader distribution for CANAL+ content. Orange will continue to distribute its multichannel package and related interactive services to its customers; CANAL+ will offer the package to all CANALSAT subscribers; and the partnership plans to make the service available to all interested operators; a more balanced business model thanks to wider distribution of the Orange Cinema Series service.
For Stéphane Richard, "This project with the CANAL+ Group is yet another illustration of the partnership strategy for content we presented in June 2010. Our goal is to promote the content of our production partners and to offer our customers innovative packages and services that build on the experience we have acquired in recent years and, of course, on our networks. To continue to develop the Orange cinema series package, of which we can be proud and which continues to be offered in its present form to our 400,000 customers, I know that we can rely on the formidable know-how of CANAL+ in the production and marketing of premium channels."
For Bertrand Meheut, "This partnership with Orange, the ADSL market leader in France, is in line with our strategy of multiplatform distribution: making our offers as widely available as possible on all broadcast networks. This is a natural bridging of our respective know-how in technology and content production to make quality offers to all television viewers, accompanied by the most innovative services."http://www.francetelecom.com
http://www.canalplus.fr/
The deal ensures content production continuity for the Orange Cinema Series package and broader distribution for CANAL+ content. Orange will continue to distribute its multichannel package and related interactive services to its customers; CANAL+ will offer the package to all CANALSAT subscribers; and the partnership plans to make the service available to all interested operators; a more balanced business model thanks to wider distribution of the Orange Cinema Series service.
For Stéphane Richard, "This project with the CANAL+ Group is yet another illustration of the partnership strategy for content we presented in June 2010. Our goal is to promote the content of our production partners and to offer our customers innovative packages and services that build on the experience we have acquired in recent years and, of course, on our networks. To continue to develop the Orange cinema series package, of which we can be proud and which continues to be offered in its present form to our 400,000 customers, I know that we can rely on the formidable know-how of CANAL+ in the production and marketing of premium channels."
For Bertrand Meheut, "This partnership with Orange, the ADSL market leader in France, is in line with our strategy of multiplatform distribution: making our offers as widely available as possible on all broadcast networks. This is a natural bridging of our respective know-how in technology and content production to make quality offers to all television viewers, accompanied by the most innovative services."http://www.francetelecom.com
http://www.canalplus.fr/
Extreme Networks Announces Job Cuts, Higher Sales Forecast
Extreme Networks announced 110 job cuts -- or 16% of its worldwide workforce. The cuts are expected to lower operating costs in FY'12 by approximately $20 million with the goal of enabling the company to achieve consistent double digit operating income. The company will take a pretax restructuring charge of approximately $3.5 million in its fiscal Q4 which ended July 3, 2011.
Extreme Networks also announced that it anticipates that Fiscal Q4 2011 revenue will be above prior guidance of $80-$85 million, and will be in the range of $88 - $90 million. In addition, non-GAAP EPS for the quarter should be $0.01 to $0.02 per share, compared to prior guidance of $0.03 - $0.05 per share. EPS on a GAAP basis is anticipated to be a loss in the range of $0.02 - $0.04 per share, and includes estimated charges of approximately $1.5 million for stock-based compensation expense and $ 3.1 million for restructuring charges, net of reversals.
"Extreme Networks is progressing as planned with its strategic company transformation. In Q3 we announced a shift in our strategic focus to target select high-growth vertical markets by aligning designated sales and marketing resources to bring more focus to these market verticals. We also focused our R&D investments by aligning our efforts around a single product architecture which is expected to raise R&D productivity and drive more feature velocity," said Oscar Rodriguez, president and CEO for Extreme Networks. "Now, we are rebalancing employee levels in all organizations to drive down fixed costs, while continually working to lower variable operating costs to ensure market competitiveness. We expect these changes will allow us to drive a competitive stance by increasing R&D resources to advance product leadership and by driving more investment in field marketing and brand awareness, while allowing the company to attain consistent double-digit operating income."http://www.extremenetworks.com
Extreme Networks also announced that it anticipates that Fiscal Q4 2011 revenue will be above prior guidance of $80-$85 million, and will be in the range of $88 - $90 million. In addition, non-GAAP EPS for the quarter should be $0.01 to $0.02 per share, compared to prior guidance of $0.03 - $0.05 per share. EPS on a GAAP basis is anticipated to be a loss in the range of $0.02 - $0.04 per share, and includes estimated charges of approximately $1.5 million for stock-based compensation expense and $ 3.1 million for restructuring charges, net of reversals.
"Extreme Networks is progressing as planned with its strategic company transformation. In Q3 we announced a shift in our strategic focus to target select high-growth vertical markets by aligning designated sales and marketing resources to bring more focus to these market verticals. We also focused our R&D investments by aligning our efforts around a single product architecture which is expected to raise R&D productivity and drive more feature velocity," said Oscar Rodriguez, president and CEO for Extreme Networks. "Now, we are rebalancing employee levels in all organizations to drive down fixed costs, while continually working to lower variable operating costs to ensure market competitiveness. We expect these changes will allow us to drive a competitive stance by increasing R&D resources to advance product leadership and by driving more investment in field marketing and brand awareness, while allowing the company to attain consistent double-digit operating income."http://www.extremenetworks.com
Fujitsu Leads in U.S. Optical Patents -- 111 Last Year
Fujitsu was awarded 111 optical technology patents in 2010 by the U.S. Patent Office (USPTO)-- more than double the number received by the closest competitor - marking the sixth consecutive year that Fujitsu led the field in optical innovation. Since 2006, Fujitsu's advances in optical communications have garnered the company nearly three times the number assigned to the next optical developer on the list.
"The world's largest and most forward-thinking organizations look to Fujitsu's optical communications solutions to enable next-generation services with five-nines reliability and security," said Bill Erickson, senior vice president of planning and development, Fujitsu Network Communications. "Our investment in research and development allows customers to implement advanced communications architectures that support profitable new services in a way that leverages their existing infrastructure investments and minimizes ongoing operational expenses. This commitment to optical innovation is one reason Fujitsu is the optical transport market share leader."http://us.fujitsu.com/telecom
"The world's largest and most forward-thinking organizations look to Fujitsu's optical communications solutions to enable next-generation services with five-nines reliability and security," said Bill Erickson, senior vice president of planning and development, Fujitsu Network Communications. "Our investment in research and development allows customers to implement advanced communications architectures that support profitable new services in a way that leverages their existing infrastructure investments and minimizes ongoing operational expenses. This commitment to optical innovation is one reason Fujitsu is the optical transport market share leader."http://us.fujitsu.com/telecom
Taoglas Launches a LTE SMT Antenna with 70% Efficiency
Taoglas, which develops antenna 
solutions to the M2M market, introduced its "Viking" antenna, a LTE, septa-band, surface mount antenna (SMT). It delivers efficiency of over 70% in a design that is significantly smaller than current market wide-band antennas. This multi-band cellular antenna covers all worldwide cellular bands from 700 MHz to 960 MHz and 1710 MHz to 2170 MHz for GSM, CDMA, WCDMA, DCS, PCS, UMTS, HSDPA, GPRS, EDGE and LTE. The PA.700.A Viking is an off-the-shelf LTE antenna that is ideal for any M2M product manufacturer that wants high performance 4G/3G/2G capabilities for small devices.
http://www.taoglas.com/news/
solutions to the M2M market, introduced its "Viking" antenna, a LTE, septa-band, surface mount antenna (SMT). It delivers efficiency of over 70% in a design that is significantly smaller than current market wide-band antennas. This multi-band cellular antenna covers all worldwide cellular bands from 700 MHz to 960 MHz and 1710 MHz to 2170 MHz for GSM, CDMA, WCDMA, DCS, PCS, UMTS, HSDPA, GPRS, EDGE and LTE. The PA.700.A Viking is an off-the-shelf LTE antenna that is ideal for any M2M product manufacturer that wants high performance 4G/3G/2G capabilities for small devices. http://www.taoglas.com/news/
Level 3 Confirms Q2 Financial Expectations
Level 3 Communications confirmed the following previously issued expectations for the second quarter 2011:
These expectations exclude any effect from the pending Global Crossing acquisition.
http://www.level3.com
- the company expects sequential growth in Core Network Service revenue to strengthen,
- low double digit percentage growth in consolidated adjusted EBITDA in 2011 vs. 2010,
- capital expenditures of approximately 12 percent of Communications revenue for the full year 2011,
- free Cash Flow roughly breakeven for the last three quarters of 2011 in aggregate.
These expectations exclude any effect from the pending Global Crossing acquisition.
http://www.level3.com
Spotify Launches Online Music Streaming in U.S.
Spotify launched its online music service in the U.S. market, offering users the ability to stream more than 13 million tracks on demand. 
Spotify will be marketed both as a premium monthly subscription service and a version which is free for consumers to use, and supported by advertising.
Some key stats:
Founded: 2006 by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon.
Location: Headquarters in the UK with offices in Stockholm, Paris, Oslo, Madrid, Amsterdam and New York.
Number of tracks: Over 13,000,000
Registered users: 10,000,000
Paying users: 1,000,000
The name: A combination of spot and identify.
U.S. launch partners: Coca-Cola and Sprite, Chevrolet, Motorola, Reebok, Sonos and The Daily.
http://www.spotify.com
Spotify will be marketed both as a premium monthly subscription service and a version which is free for consumers to use, and supported by advertising.Some key stats:
Founded: 2006 by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon.
Location: Headquarters in the UK with offices in Stockholm, Paris, Oslo, Madrid, Amsterdam and New York.
Number of tracks: Over 13,000,000
Registered users: 10,000,000
Paying users: 1,000,000
The name: A combination of spot and identify.
U.S. launch partners: Coca-Cola and Sprite, Chevrolet, Motorola, Reebok, Sonos and The Daily.
http://www.spotify.com
IBM Opens Cloud Data Center in Japan
IBM announced the opening of a Cloud Data Center in Japan along with a dedicated data center for LotusLive, its cloud collaboration service. The new IBM Cloud Data Center is located in Makuhari, Japan.
IBM said the new facilities extend its globally-integrated cloud delivery network of cloud computing centers that serve in over 50 countries around the world with centers based in Singapore, Germany, Canada, and the United States; and 13 global cloud labs, of which seven are based in Asia Pacific – China, India, Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Vietnam and Singapore.
http://www.ibm.com
IBM said the new facilities extend its globally-integrated cloud delivery network of cloud computing centers that serve in over 50 countries around the world with centers based in Singapore, Germany, Canada, and the United States; and 13 global cloud labs, of which seven are based in Asia Pacific – China, India, Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Vietnam and Singapore.
http://www.ibm.com
ESnet Appoints Policy Board: Vinton Cerf, Jagdeep Singh, David Clark...
The Department of Energy's ESnet, the Energy Sciences Network, has appointed the following distinguished leaders to serve for three-year terms on its Policy Board:
Larry Smarr, founding Director of the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology at the University of California San Diego and UC Irvine. Previously Smarr was the founding director of the National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Vinton Cerf, vice president and chief Internet evangelist for Google. Widely known as one of the "Fathers of the Internet," Cerf is the co-designer of the TCP/IP protocols and the architecture of the Internet.
Kristin Rauschenbach is Vice President and Department Head of the Disruptive Information Processing Technologies group at BBN Technologies and serves as the Substrate Architect for the GENI (Global Environment for Network Innovations) Project Office. She was previously co-founder & CEO of PhotonEx and Associate Division Head at MIT's Lincoln Laboratory.
Jagdeep Singh is the Executive Chairman and Co-founder of Infinera, where he also served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director. He is a Member of the Advisory Council at Stanford Graduate School of Business and was previously president and general manager of CIENA Corporation's Core Switching Division.
David Clark is a Senior Research Scientist at the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL). Since the mid 70s, Clark has been leading the development of the Internet.
Cees de Laat is associate professor and group leader of the System and Network Engineering Science group at the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. He is co-founder and organizer of several of the past meetings of the Global Lambda Integrated Facility (GLIF) and founding member of CineGrid.org.
David Foster is head of the Communications and Network Group at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, where he is responsible for all the electronic communications of the laboratory. Educated as a physicist, he also holds an MBA and has been widely published in computer science journals and related publications.
ESnet is the high-performance research network that connects 40 DOE research sites across the country. ESnet recently announced $62 million in funding from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act to build a 100 GigE prototype network. When completed in the fall of 2011, the prototype network will connect DOE's supercomputing centers at Lawrence Berkeley, Argonne and Oak Ridge national laboratories, as well as an international peering point in New York. http://www.es.net/
Larry Smarr, founding Director of the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology at the University of California San Diego and UC Irvine. Previously Smarr was the founding director of the National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Vinton Cerf, vice president and chief Internet evangelist for Google. Widely known as one of the "Fathers of the Internet," Cerf is the co-designer of the TCP/IP protocols and the architecture of the Internet.
Kristin Rauschenbach is Vice President and Department Head of the Disruptive Information Processing Technologies group at BBN Technologies and serves as the Substrate Architect for the GENI (Global Environment for Network Innovations) Project Office. She was previously co-founder & CEO of PhotonEx and Associate Division Head at MIT's Lincoln Laboratory.
Jagdeep Singh is the Executive Chairman and Co-founder of Infinera, where he also served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director. He is a Member of the Advisory Council at Stanford Graduate School of Business and was previously president and general manager of CIENA Corporation's Core Switching Division.
David Clark is a Senior Research Scientist at the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL). Since the mid 70s, Clark has been leading the development of the Internet.
Cees de Laat is associate professor and group leader of the System and Network Engineering Science group at the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. He is co-founder and organizer of several of the past meetings of the Global Lambda Integrated Facility (GLIF) and founding member of CineGrid.org.
David Foster is head of the Communications and Network Group at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, where he is responsible for all the electronic communications of the laboratory. Educated as a physicist, he also holds an MBA and has been widely published in computer science journals and related publications.
ESnet is the high-performance research network that connects 40 DOE research sites across the country. ESnet recently announced $62 million in funding from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act to build a 100 GigE prototype network. When completed in the fall of 2011, the prototype network will connect DOE's supercomputing centers at Lawrence Berkeley, Argonne and Oak Ridge national laboratories, as well as an international peering point in New York. http://www.es.net/
Metaswitch Enhances Colibria Rich Communications Server
Metaswitch Networks released an RCS-e 1.1 compliant Instant Messaging Server for pre-IMS and IMS deployments in mobile, fixed and converged networks.
The enhanced Rich Communications Suite is a strategic initiative supported by five of the leading European operators: Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telecom Italia, Telefónica and Vodafone. It delivers a simplified extension to voice and text, enabling subscribers to send instant messages, video chat and exchange files in real time. Led by the GSM Association, RCS-e will help mobile operators meet the growing demands of subscribers for advanced communications services and combat increased competition from Over-the-Top (OTT) competitors eroding minutes, revenue and subscriber mind share.
Metaswitch noted that it completed product development and extended testing with its primary channel partners just weeks after RCS-e standards were finalized.
"Nokia Siemens Networks continues to enjoy an excellent relationship with Metaswitch Networks," said Uwe Puetzschler, head of SDF Global at Nokia Siemens Networks. "Having the complete RCS-e feature set in our Munich Interoperability Testing environment makes it possible for us to proactively work with client vendors today. We are also able to demonstrate the benefits of RCS-e to leading-edge customers who are eager to prepare for an early launch of these new services." http://www.metaswitch.com
The enhanced Rich Communications Suite is a strategic initiative supported by five of the leading European operators: Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telecom Italia, Telefónica and Vodafone. It delivers a simplified extension to voice and text, enabling subscribers to send instant messages, video chat and exchange files in real time. Led by the GSM Association, RCS-e will help mobile operators meet the growing demands of subscribers for advanced communications services and combat increased competition from Over-the-Top (OTT) competitors eroding minutes, revenue and subscriber mind share.
Metaswitch noted that it completed product development and extended testing with its primary channel partners just weeks after RCS-e standards were finalized.
"Nokia Siemens Networks continues to enjoy an excellent relationship with Metaswitch Networks," said Uwe Puetzschler, head of SDF Global at Nokia Siemens Networks. "Having the complete RCS-e feature set in our Munich Interoperability Testing environment makes it possible for us to proactively work with client vendors today. We are also able to demonstrate the benefits of RCS-e to leading-edge customers who are eager to prepare for an early launch of these new services." http://www.metaswitch.com
- In April, Metaswitch Networks acquired Colibria, a developer of enhanced instant messaging, presence and network address book solutions for service providers.
NSN Supplies T-Mobile USA's HSPA+ Upgrade
Nokia Siemens Networks confirmed that it has participated in the upgrade of portions of T-Mobile USA's 4G (HSPA+) network.
"T-Mobile's 4G network is now faster than ever before and continues to deliver a faster, more reliable broadband experience in more places than any other carrier," said Neville Ray, chief technology officer, T-Mobile USA. "Nokia Siemens Networks' Single RAN has helped us to enhance our existing network through a software upgrade with minimal impact to the existing network hardware."
NSN noted that it has been working with the carrier for more than a year to drive the standardization of Long Term HSPA Evolution – the evolution of HSPA in 3GPP beyond Release 10.
The high-speed HSPA+ 42 Mbps delivered in the T-Mobile USA network is made using a more efficient 64QAM modulation rate and two 5 MHz ‘carriers' simultaneously for one data connection, based on a technically advanced Dual Cell HSDPA solution. The Dual Cell HSDPA solution runs on the existing Flexi Multiradio Base Station with a simple software upgrade with minimal impact on existing network hardware.
http://www.nsn.com
"T-Mobile's 4G network is now faster than ever before and continues to deliver a faster, more reliable broadband experience in more places than any other carrier," said Neville Ray, chief technology officer, T-Mobile USA. "Nokia Siemens Networks' Single RAN has helped us to enhance our existing network through a software upgrade with minimal impact to the existing network hardware."
NSN noted that it has been working with the carrier for more than a year to drive the standardization of Long Term HSPA Evolution – the evolution of HSPA in 3GPP beyond Release 10.
The high-speed HSPA+ 42 Mbps delivered in the T-Mobile USA network is made using a more efficient 64QAM modulation rate and two 5 MHz ‘carriers' simultaneously for one data connection, based on a technically advanced Dual Cell HSDPA solution. The Dual Cell HSDPA solution runs on the existing Flexi Multiradio Base Station with a simple software upgrade with minimal impact on existing network hardware.
http://www.nsn.com
- At CTIA Wireless 2011, Nokia Siemens Networks demonstrated HSPA data rates exceeding 200 Mbps.
Nimble Raises $25 Million for Flash + iSCSI Storage
Nimble Storage, a start-up based in San Jose, California, raised $25 million in an over-subscribed Series D round for its converged iSCSI storage, backup and disaster-recovery solution.
Nimble's solution is based on a patent-pending Cache Accelerated Sequential Layout (CASL) architecture. This enables fast inline data compression, intelligent data optimization leveraging flash memory and high-capacity disk, instant optimized backups, and WAN-efficient replication in a single device. The company says its approach dramatically lowers equipment costs, reduces backup and restore time from hours to seconds, and streamlines storage management.
The new funding was led by Artis Capital Management, the largest shareholder of Data Domain, which was purchased by EMC for $2.1 billion. Nimble Storage's existing investors Accel Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Sequoia Capital also contributed to the round. http://www.nimblestorage.com
Nimble's solution is based on a patent-pending Cache Accelerated Sequential Layout (CASL) architecture. This enables fast inline data compression, intelligent data optimization leveraging flash memory and high-capacity disk, instant optimized backups, and WAN-efficient replication in a single device. The company says its approach dramatically lowers equipment costs, reduces backup and restore time from hours to seconds, and streamlines storage management.
The new funding was led by Artis Capital Management, the largest shareholder of Data Domain, which was purchased by EMC for $2.1 billion. Nimble Storage's existing investors Accel Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Sequoia Capital also contributed to the round. http://www.nimblestorage.com
- Nimble Storage was founded by former Data Domain and NetApp executives Varun Mehta and Umesh Maheshwari.
Apica Offers Cloud & Mobile Load Testing
Apica, a start-up based in Stockholm, raised $2 million in Series B funding to bring its load testing and performance-monitoring services for cloud and mobile applications to the U.S. market. The company has opened an office in Palo Alto, California.
The company recently unveiled Apica Watch, a new cloud service with full support for Selenium, giving customers the ability to monitor their websites from a true end-user perspective. Apica also launched the Apica iPhone application, providing users a rich performance monitoring solution 24/7 from anywhere. In addition, the company inked strategic partnerships with leading cloud players, RightScale and Rackspace.
Industrifonden led the investment. KTH Chalmers Capital also participated by reinvesting in the company, and ALMI Invest joined as a new investor. http://www.apicasystem.com
The company recently unveiled Apica Watch, a new cloud service with full support for Selenium, giving customers the ability to monitor their websites from a true end-user perspective. Apica also launched the Apica iPhone application, providing users a rich performance monitoring solution 24/7 from anywhere. In addition, the company inked strategic partnerships with leading cloud players, RightScale and Rackspace.
Industrifonden led the investment. KTH Chalmers Capital also participated by reinvesting in the company, and ALMI Invest joined as a new investor. http://www.apicasystem.com
