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As of 31-March-2013, China Mobile was serving 726.31 million customers, up by about 16 million customers over the past three months.  However, ARPU fell to RMB 63 (US$10.19) compared to...

Xtera Communications introduced a next-generation optical repeater for extending high-capacity reach on subsea cable systems. Xtera is leveraging a modular optical design to allow the amplifiers to be tailored to...

CommScope introduced a version of its ION platform aimed at reducing the complexity out of integrating a distributed antenna system (DAS) into a macro wireless network. The new ION-U guides...

GlobeNet, a wholly owned subsidiary of Oi (formerly Brasil Telecom), completed construction on its new high capacity subsea cable system (Segment 5), which connects Bermuda to New Jersey.  The new...

Ixia introduced an upgraded version of its Anue Net Tool Optimizer for providing network visibility into physical and virtual networks. The upgrade enables large enterprises and mobile carriers to monitor...

NASA has successfully launched a trio of "PhoneSats" to determine whether a consumer-grade smartphone can be used as the main flight avionics of a capable, yet very inexpensive, satellite. NASA's...

By James E. Carroll, Editor NTT Communications was among the first Service Providers to see the potential of OpenFlow and SDN for transforming its operations, said Yukio Ito, Senior VP...

Targeted cyber attacks, such as spear phishing, rose 42% in 2012 compared to a year earlier, according to Symantec's Internet Security Threat Report, Volume 18 (ISTR), released last week. Over...

Google announced an expansion of its data center in Lenoir, North Carolina and an agreement with Duke Energy to pursue renewal electricity sources. Google also confirmed that is has invested...

Ionic Security, a start-up based in Atlanta, announced $9.4 million in Series A-1 funding for its unified cloud and mobility security platform for the enterprise. Founded in 2011, Ionic Security...

Researchers at the University of Illinois have developed new microbatteries only a few millimeters in size. The batteries feature an internal three-dimensional microstructure that allows for significantly faster charging and...

VimpelCom has sold its entire indirect stake in Sotelco Ltd. in Cambodia to its local partner, Mr. Huot Vanthan. Financial terms were not disclosed. Jo Lunder, Chief Executive Officer of...

Seaborn Networks, which operates the Seabras-1 cable system linking the US and Brazil, is establishing its first Brazil gateway in Equinix's International Business Exchange (IBX) data center in Sao Paulo,...