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KT Kornet has again selected Juniper Networks’ T-series routing platform for its Internet backbone. This new deployment follows previous deployments of the T640 in initial phases of KT Kornet’s backbone network deployment. KT Kornet anticipates that its commercial and consumer IP services, such as ADSL, VDSL and access services based on metro switches, will grow […]
Thomson reached an outsourcing agreement with Elcoteq Network Corporation, a global provider of electronics manufacturing services . The deal includes the acquisition of Thomson’s manufacturing operation in Juarez, Mexico, and manufacturing co-operation in the set-top box business. Under the deal, Elcoteq will pay US$33 million for certain fixed assets and inventories of Thomson’s Juarez manufacturing […]
WiQuest Communications, a start-up based in Allen, Texas, raised $13 million in funding for its ultra wideband (UWB) technology. WiQuest said it is building complete solutions for ultrawideband applications, from mobile handsets and portable gaming to audio/video systems in the modern digital home. The technology is expected to enable a new class of consumer product […]
Beyaz Holding Company, owner of Turkey’s leading television news and entertainment station, selected mPhase Technologies to provide technology enabling the introduction of an array of new digital television services throughout the country. The deployment will use the IP transport capabilities of Turk Telecom, the soon-to-be privatized Turkish telecommunications company, as the foundation of the broadband […]
Cisco Systems agreed to acquire privately-held Protego Networks, a provider of security monitoring and threat management appliances for enterprise and small-to-medium business networks. Cisco will pay approximately $65 million in cash for Protego. The acquisition is subject to various standard closing conditions and is expected to close in the second quarter of Cisco’s fiscal year […]
ECI Telecom confirmed that its Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) equipment is being deployed by a major European Utility provider under a contract with Nortel Networks. The ECI solution will allow the customer to deliver advanced “triple play” services – video, voice and data – to its customers over an optical broadband connection. ECI said the order represents […]
PT Aplikanusa Lintasarta, which is part of Indonesia’s Indosat Group, has deployed a next-generation IP/MPLS network using Juniper Networks’ M-series routing platforms. The new network, Juniper Networks’ first major network deployment in Indonesia, supports multiservice IP VPN services to corporate users. Financial terms were not disclosed. http://www.juniper.nethttp://www.lintasarta.co.id
Empirix introduced an enhanced version of its “Hammer NXT” VoIP and TDM performance testing system featuring the ability to scale to more than 50,000 endpoints (signaling and media). The Hammer NXT offers up to 24K simultaneous signaling/media endpoints per system for high-density performance testing. The system can detect and analyze the content of each media […]
Verizon Wireless announced the extension of its BroadbandAccess EVDO wireless service to nearly all of Los Angeles County and, for the first time, portions of Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. California. Verizon Wireless said its BroadbandAccess wireless service is now providing typical download speeds of 300 – 500 kbps throughout nearly 4,400 square miles of […]
TANDBERG Television agreed to acquire N2 Broadband, Inc., a provider of scalable, open-platform solutions for on-demand entertainment, in a cash and stock transaction valued at $110 million to $130 million. The companies said their merger would create a global force in the provision of enabling technologies for the delivery of digital multimedia content. TANDBERG Television […]
The AMC-16 telecommunications satellite, which was designed and built by Lockheed Martin for SES AMERICOM, was successfully launched aboard a Lockheed Martin-built Atlas V rocket provided by International Launch Services (ILS). AMC-16, a hybrid satellite featuring the second operating Ka-band payload in the SES AMERICOM fleet, with 12 spot-beams and 24-36Mhz transponders of Ku-band capacity […]
The ZigBee Alliance ratified the first ZigBee specification for low-cost, low-power wireless networks. Expected applications for ZigBee include wireless sensor networks for remote monitoring, home control, as well as industrial automation. The ZigBee Alliance, which includes more than 100 member companies, plans to validate the specification through expanded interoperability and scalability tests. http://www.zigbee.org
Nortel’s Communication Server (CS) 2000 has been awarded EUR-PacketCable Call Management Server (CMS) qualification status by the EUR-Cable Certification Board (ECB), a consortium consisting of 12 major European cable. EUR-PacketCable is the set of procedures for IP-based telephony over cable and builds on the North American PacketCable standard developed by CableLabs. The standard enables a […]