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The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) has activated 100 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) services on the Long Island MAN portion of its network.   ESnet will offer 100GbE services...

Vitesse Semiconductor and Microsemi Corp. introduced a reference design for implementing IEEE 1588v2 synchronization and timing in packet-based networks. The reference design uses Vitesse's Serval VSC7418 Carrier Ethernet Switch Engine...

MTN South Africa has launched its commercial LTE network following more than a year of pilot activity.  The carrier is currently offering an LTE version of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9″...

AT&T has selected Giesecke & Devrient's AirOn technology to manage subscription credentials on embedded M2M SIMs over-the-air. This will enable AT&T to provide manufacturers of connected consumer and machine-to machine...

Procera Networks announced a follow-on $1.3 million order from a Tier 1 multi-system operator (MSO) in Western Europe. This operator serves broadband subscribers across its countrywide footprint as part of...

Sandvine has received Network Policy Control orders from two Western European mobile operators totaling over $4.5 million. The orders expand existing Sandvine deployments that enable “bill shock” notification and differentiated...

TeliaSonera raised US$525 million (approximately SEK 3.5 billion) in proceeds from the sale of 50 million shares in Kcell, the leading provider of mobile communications services in Kazakhstan. Following the...

Fujitsu, NTT and NEC are jointly developing 400 Gbps/channel-class digital coherent optical transmissions technology. The companies have undertaken a joint R&D project that aims to leverage the technological capabilities that...

The FCC voted unanimously to approve an order that frees up 40 MHz of underutilized satellite spectrum for land-based mobile broadband, including 4G LTE.  The decision removes regulatory barriers that...

Berlin's ECIX, the second-largest German Internet exchange, has upgraded its fabric with Extreme Networks' BlackDiamond X8 switch and is now offering 40 GbE connections to its members. The European Commercial...

TNS (NYSE: TNS), which offers a range of networks and value-added services that enable transactions and the exchange of information in diverse industries, will be privatized by an investor group...

Qualcomm Atheros introduced a high port-count Gigabit Ethernet switching chip that integrates wireless controller functions into the switch silicon for the first time.  This enables the solution to process and...

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) will retrofit one of its data centers with direct-to-chip liquid-cooling technology from Asetek. The $2 million project will use Asetek's RackCDU (Rack Coolant Distribution...