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Broadcom introduced a CMOS transmitter PHY for long-haul, regional and metropolitan data transport. Broadcom's BCM84128 100G transmitter achieves an aggregate data rate of 128 Gbps with a power consumption level...

Comcast is doubling the speeds of two of its most popular XFINITY Internet speed plans, Blast! and Extreme 50, in California. Specifically, the Blast! plan is increasing download speeds from...

Vasona Networks, a start-up based in Santa Clara, California with R&D in Tel Aviv, raised confirmed that it has now raised $22 million to date, including a recent $12 million...

Ericsson is expanding its line of SPO Packet Optical Transport Platform (POTP) products with a new SPO 1485 Multiservice DWDM system for the metro core. The new SPO 1485 offers...

Xilinx introduced its new Zynq-7100 All Programmable SoCs designed for programmable systems integration requirements of next-generation 'smart' wireless, broadcast, medical and military applications. The new device combines digital signal processing...

Level 3 Communications announced the construction of its newest data center in Bogota, Colombia.  The new Premier Elite data center, designed to support managed services, will provide onsite technical staff,...

Vitesse Semiconductor introduced Intellisec, a patent-pending means of extending IEEE 802.1AE MACsec encryption end-to-end over any network, including multi-operator and cloud-based networks, independent of the network’s awareness of security protocols....

Juniper Networks unveiled a smaller version of its PTX packet transport router for the converged super core, which allows network operators to converge their networks from nationwide backbones down to...

Pacnet, a leading provider of integrated network and technology solutions in the Asia-Pacific region, has deployed the Infinera DTN-X platform, featuring 500G long-haul super-channels. The DTN-X platform enables Pacnet to...

CenturyLink is deploying Ciena's 6500 Packet-Optical Platform with WaveLogic coherent optical technology to modernize and upgrade its network that spans more than 50 metropolitan locations across the United States. The...

Ericsson and STMicroelectronics agreed to split up their joint venture, ST-Ericsson. Key points: Ericsson will take on the design, development and sales of the LTE multimode thin modem products, including...

AppliedMicro introduced a standalone OTN processor that can be used to enable 10 x 10G line cards for OTN cross connect and Packet-Optical Transport System (P-OTS) applications. The new TPO215...

Westell Technologies agreed to acquire and Kentrox for $30 million in cash. Kentrox provides monitoring, management and control of remote sites, such as cell sites and towers. Its customers include...