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VK, a leading Russian social networking site, has purchased several 10 Gbps IP Transit ports in Helsinki and Stockholm from Global Crossing. In addition, Global Crossing is providing 10 Gbps...

AirTouch Communications. which makes mobile, cordless and landline accessories, plans to offer its own branded wireless connectivity service over Lightsquared's wholesale LTE network. "We're proud to add AirTouch to our...

Broadcom introduced its family of NFC chips implemented in 40nm silicon and designed for consumer electronics. Broadcom said it is committed to making NFC as ubiquitous as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi...

Texas Instruments introduced a new sub-1 GHz 6LoWPAN solution aimed at providing a gateway for remote, low-cost wireless sensors to connect to the Internet and a wireless extension of wired...

Lantiq and Altair Semiconductor announced a partnership for the development of LTE-ready home gateways. The collaboration matches Altair's LTE chipset with the Lantiq XWAY GRX family of network processors for...

KT is deploying Alcatel-Lucent's IP routing technology to deliver a better faster, higher-quality Internet, video and voice services to its residential customers in the Seoul and GangWon regions. The deployment...

T-Mobile Czech Republic has upgraded portions of its fiber backbone to 100 Gbps. The new infrastructure, which links Prague to major cities, is intended for use by corporate clients, and...

Broadcom introduced its next generation StrataXGS switching silicon for next-generation, high-density Carrier Ethernet aggregation platforms, including packet transport-oriented (PTN) and IP-oriented (IP-RAN) aggregation networks. Two new devices are sampling now...

Positron Access announced a performance benchmark of 800 Mbps for its Ethernet over copper over "real life service distances." "FlexStream 800 combines our revolutionary MIMO-on-DMT technology with VDSL2 vectoring to...

Mu Dynamic has integrated its "Blitz" cloud-based, application testing service into multiple platforms –- including Heroku, AppHarbor, Acquia and CloudFlare -- to make it easier for developers to test the...

Also at PT Expo Comm in Beijing, Nokia Siemens Networks is introducing three TD-LTE devices that support broadband access at up to 102 Mbps downlink and 51 Mbps uplink. The...

LightSquared's CEO, Sanjiv Ahuja, published the following letter in major U.S. newspapers. "To Americans everywhere, Today, with limited competition in the U.S. wireless market, there are still vast areas of...

Texas Instruments completed its previously announced acquisition of National Semiconductor. Both companies are leaders in analog semiconductors. More than 5,000 National employees will immediately become part of TI. The two...