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Broadcom introduced new set-top box chipsets supporting UltraHD subscriber hardware and content.  These new set-top box (STB) devices for satellite, cable and IP integrate support for the advanced high-efficiency video...

SaskTel, the full service communications provider in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, has conducted a trial of 400G optical transport technology in partnership with Alcatel-Lucent. The trial took place on...

Cisco introduced its Smart+Connected City Wi-Fi integrated solution geared toward helping municipalities provide citywide connectivity.  The aim is to establish a platform where the Internet of Things (IoT) can be...

The European Commission adopted its most ambitious plan in 26 years of telecoms market reform with the goal to "reduce consumer charges, simplify red tape faced by companies, and bring...

With LTE now the preferred radio technology in the majority of handsets it sells, AT&T is preparing its network for LTE-Advanced, said John Donovan, AT&T's Senior Executive Vice President of...

GENBAND has acquired fring’s Over-the-Top (OTT) mobile IP communications service for consumers. Financial terms were not disclosed. The fring app, which is available for both iOS and Android, provides free...

Gogo plans to deploy a proprietary, hybrid Ground-to-Orbit architecture by the second half of next year that would combines existing satellite technologies with Gogo's Air to Ground (ATG) cellular network....

Qualcomm announced a new $5.0 billion stock repurchase program, replacing a similar $5.0 billion repurchase program launched in July underwhich the company has already repurchased approximately 40.1 million shares of...

Datapipe, a global provider of managed services and infrastructure for outsourced IT and cloud computing, has acquired Newvem, a start-up specializing in cloud usage analytics and operations optimization. Datapipe said...

The Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the Open Networking User Group (ONUG) announced a partnership allowing input from ONUG’s end-user community to help shape the future of the SDN movement....

Ecuador's Corporacion Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (CNT) has selected Alcatel-Lucent to deploy the nation's first 4G LTE network in Ecuador. The deployment will cover the cities of Guayaquil, Cuenca, Machala and...

AppDirect, which offers a cloud service marketplace and management platform that enables companies to distribute web-based services, has acquired Standing Cloud, another start-up offering cloud management services, such as automated...

by James E. Carroll Intel introduced its Xeon Processor E5-2600 v2 product family (Ivy Bridge-EP) for powering servers, storage and networking infrastructure in data centers. The announcement at this week's...