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LightSquared announced a multi-year wholesale agreement with InterGlobe Communications, a business integrated service provider primarily serving the New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania region. InterGlobe, a Competitive Local Exchange Carrier...

AT&T has contracted Xtera Communications and Kokusai Cable Ship Co. to build the GOKI (Guam, Okinawa, Kyushu, Incheon) submarine cable system. Xtera will provide project management, system design, system integration...

Matanuska Telephone Association, a leading provider of communications services for south-central Alaska, has selected ADTRAN for its network. The initial deployments were focused on the delivery of voice, high-speed data...

China Telecom reported a surge in 3G subscriptions, continued fast growth in fixed line broadband and a steady loss of traditional access lines. Growth in mobile subscriptions is about 3X...

nLIGHT has raised $17.5 million in fully subscribed Series E financing to support its line of high-power semiconductor lasers. Its products include multi-kilowatt laser systems, high peak-power pulsed fiber lasers,...

Pacific Fibre announced Vodafone New Zealand as a customer on its forthcoming trans-oceanic cable system. Pacific Fibre has previously announced a capacity deal with iiNet, Australia's second largest DSL broadband...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced more than $103 million in funding for 23 projects to provide broadband services to unserved and underserved rural communities. A total of 18 recipients...

Integra Telecom has deployed Overture Networks' Ethernet-over-Copper (EoC) technology as part of Integra's expansion of its Ethernet Services product portfolio. The launch of Overture Networks' EoC platforms encompasses more than...

6fusion, a start-up based in Raleigh, North Carolina, raised $7 million in funding for its cloud management platform. 6fusion features a unique Workload Allocation Cube (WAC) metering algorithm that standardizes...

Cisco will acquire Axioss service fulfillment software from Comptel Corporation of Finland for EUR 21.3 million (US$31 million) in cash. The software, which was developed by Axiom Systems, helps service...

Fujitsu introduced an Ethernet over Anything (EoX) framework that enables its FLASHWAVE 9500 Packet Optical Networking Platform (Packet ONP) to serve as a gateway for delivering Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF)-compliant...

Miramax is the latest Hollywood studio to offer direct streaming of its films via a Facebook app. The studio is initially offering the choice of 20 movie selections in the...

FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announced the elimination of 83 "outdated and obsolete rules" as part of his ongoing regulatory review process. Genachowski has previously eliminated 50 other provisions deemed to...