Telstra's LTE Launch Confirmed for August
Telstra confirmed the upcoming commercial launch of its LTE network this month. The first LTE base stations were activated in May. The company has the first 2,000 LTE USB modem...
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Motorola Debuts In-Vehicle LTE for First Responders
Motorola introduced two LTE devices aimed at public safety applications. The VML700 LTE Vehicle Modem connects equipment in the patrol car, fire apparatus, or command vehicle to Band Class 14...
Stoke Appoints Former Comcast Exec as CTO
Stoke named Dave Williams as Chief Technology Officer. Previously, he was senior vice president of wireless technology at Comcast, responsible for the evaluation and strategy of wireless technology solutions. He...
Harris and NSN Join Public Safety 700 MHz LTE Demo Net
Harris Corporation, in partnership with Nokia Siemens Networks, has provided its 700 MHz LTE public safety network infrastructure to the NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) testing lab in...
PAETEC Provisions 200+ Mbps Ethernet-over-Copper Services
PAETEC has successfully provisioned high-rate Ethernet services in excess of 200 Mbps via its advanced Ethernet-over-Copper (EoC) network. The first 200 Mbps customer is a prominent web marketing company which...
Overture Networks Boosts Ethernet over Copper for 200 Mbps Links
Overture Networks has upgraded its Carrier Ethernet-over-copper (EoC) solutions with the ability to increase service bandwidth to 200 Mbps. Specifically, Overture is introducing higher rate adaptive span profiles on the...
Symmetricom Posts Revenue of $60.7 million, up 18.5% Sequentially
Symmetricom reported quarterly revenue of $60.7 million, up $9.5 million, or 18.5% sequentially driven by increases in customer orders and improvements in the company's manufacturing supply. Symmetricom reported a loss...
Verizon Offers Mobile Satellite Access to MPLS VPNs
Verizon is adding Mobile Satellite Solutions to its Private IP service suite, enabling corporate customers to gain access to their MPLS networks from anywhere in the satellite footprint in the...
MRV Introduces Hybrid NID Capabilities for the Carrier Ethernet Access Market
MRV Communications introduced a lineup of hybrid Network Interface Devices (NID) for its OptiSwitch Carrier Ethernet access series. The new devices feature Hybrid NID functionality, which enables service providers and...
Verizon Hit by Strike — 45,000 Employees Walk Out
More than 45,000 workers went on strike at Verizon Communications on August 7th as both management and the union held firm to their bargaining positions. Negotiations on a new contract...
AntiSec Continues Assault on Law Enforcement in U.S., Italy, Ecuador
The AntiSec hacking group dumped 10 GB of files reportedly stolen from 70 law enforcement agencies across the U.S. The files included personal and official emails, passwords, Social Security numbers,...
NTT Sees Gains in Optical Access as Fixed Voice Continues to Drag
The steady decline in revenue from fixed voice services outpaced revenue gains in optical access services, leading NTT to report a 1.8% drop in net profit during a quarter marked...
NTT DOCOMO Now Has Over 205,000 LTE Subscribers
As of the end of July, NTT DOCOMO was serving 205,700 Xi LTE subscribers, up by 84,300 for the quarter. The company was also serving 57,508,200 FOMA 3G subscribers, up...
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