Friday, December 21, 2007

FierceVoIP Announces Top Ten Leaders in Voice Over IP: Aruba Networks on Leading Edge of VoIP Technology

SUNNYVALE, CA, Dec 20, 2007 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX News Network) -- Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN), a global leader in user-centric networks and secure mobility solutions, today announced that it has been named a VoIP Leader by FierceVoIP, an honor that recognizes the top 10 companies on the cutting-edge of the constantly evolving VoIP industry. Winners are singled out for leading the industry as it expands beyond service providers and into the fields of enterprise and unified communications.

Source: FierceVoIP Announces Top Ten Leaders in Voice Over IP: Aruba Networks on Leading Edge of VoIP Technology - Aruba Wireless Press Release

Samarion Selects Aruba Networks to Deliver Secure Mobility Solutions for Skilled Nursing Facilities

JACKSON, MS and SUNNYVALE, CA, Dec 19, 2007 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX News Network) -- Samarion, a privately-held healthcare technology corporation dedicated to improving the quality of elder care, has selected Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN), a global leader in user-centric networks and secure mobility solutions, to provide wireless LAN and security solutions for use in elder care and other long-term care facilities. SamarionSolution(TM), the long-term care industry's leading Enterprise Quality Improvement System, will use Aruba solutions to help provide restraint-free fall prevention; wandering and elopement prevention; resident, staff and visitor safety and security management; staff management and facility monitoring; and a family-and-friends communications system to greatly improve the quality of the lives of nursing home residents and their loved ones.

Source: Samarion Selects Aruba Networks to Deliver Secure Mobility Solutions for Skilled Nursing Facilities - Aruba Press Release

Qwest Helps NORAD Track World's Fastest Flying Object

Denver, Dec. 20, 2007 – Qwest Communications International Inc. (NYSE: Q) announced it is continuing its support of the North American Aerospace Defense Command's (NORAD) mission of aerospace warning and control as it tracks Santa Claus during his annual flight around the world starting next Monday.  

To complement top U.S. and Canadian military technology, including satellite, radar and fighter jets, Qwest will provide the voice network for the NORAD Tracks Santa (NTS) Operations Center in preparation for Santa's launch from the North Pole on Dec. 24.

Source: Qwest Helps NORAD Track World's Fastest Flying Object - Qwest Press Release

Level 3 Signs Agreement to Sell Advertising Distribution Business for $129 Million

BROOMFIELD, Colo., December 19, 2007 - Level 3 Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: LVLT) today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell the advertising distribution business of Vyvx LLC to DG FastChannel, Inc. Vyvx, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Level 3 Communications, LLC.

Under the terms of the agreement, Level 3 will receive total consideration of $129 million payable in cash at closing. The purchase price is subject to customary working capital and certain other post-closing adjustments. Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA for the Vyvx Services Advertising Distribution Business for 2007 are expected to be approximately $36 million and $11 million, respectively.



Source: Level 3 Signs Agreement to Sell Advertising Distribution Business for $129 Million - Level 3 Press Release

Infinera Selected by The Carphone Warehouse for Nationwide UK Network

Sunnyvale, CA, Dec. 19, 2007 -- The Carphone Warehouse (LSE: CPW.L), Europe's leading mobile phone retailer and one of the UK's leading Internet service providers, has selected Infinera (Nasdaq: INFN) for its national backbone network in the United Kingdom. Infinera's Digital Optical Network will allow The Carphone Warehouse to deliver the capacity and services needed by its rapidly growing customer base of residential and business broadband users, as well as supporting the company's strategic objective of becoming the UK's leading alternate fixed line provider.

Source: Infinera Selected by The Carphone Warehouse for Nationwide UK Network — Infinera Press Release 

Huawei Delivers All IP solution for SingTel Generation mio Services

[Singapore, 20 December 2007] Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. ("Huawei"), a leader in providing next generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, today announced that it has successfully delivered the All IP Broadband Networks for SingTel "Generation mio" Multiplay Services.

SingTel selected Huawei's core router NE80E, NE5000E and large-capacity IP DSLAM SmartAX MA5600 as the core equipment for its E2E broadband network. This would help SingTel to better deploy its Generation mio services, and enable subscribers across Singapore to enjoy a wide variety of Multi-Play services.

Source: Huawei Delivers All IP solution for SingTel Generation mio Services - Huawei Press Release

Huawei to build European Packet Switched Core Networks for T-Mobile International

[Bonn, Germany, 12 December, 2007] Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. ("Huawei"), a leader in providing next generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, today announced that it has been selected by T-Mobile International to provide Packet Switched Core Networks (PS-CN) across five key European countries: Germany, the UK, Austria, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic. This is an important cooperation between Huawei and T-Mobile, indicating the establishment of an effective partnership between two companies.

Source: Huawei to build European Packet Switched Core Networks for T-Mobile International - Huawei Press Release

Nokia selected as the mobility platform for PTC ERA email offering

New York, NY, USA - Nokia today announced that Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa Sp. z o.o. (PTC), operator of the Era network in Poland, will offer Nokia Intellisync Wireless Email to its business and individual customers. The Nokia Intellisync Mobile Suite software platform offers PTC the opportunity to address the widest market opportunity possible by resetting the cost and ease of use of mobile email and personal information management (PIM) functionality. PTC intends to offer the Era Mail branded service in Q1 2008. Already this month, PTC will offer selected small and medium sized enterprise customers the opportunity, to test the solution.

Source: Nokia selected as the mobility platform for PTC ERA email offering - Nokia Press Release

Cisco Evolves Senior Technology Leadership Team

SAN JOSE, Calif. - December 20, 2007 - Cisco®, the worldwide leader in networking that transforms how people connect, communicate and collaborate, today announced the resignation of executive vice president, Chief Development Officer Charles Giancarlo, 50, who has decided to pursue new professional opportunities.

Earlier this month, under Giancarlo's leadership, Cisco reorganized its Development Organization and established the Development Council, chartered with driving Cisco's effectiveness and ability to deliver more focused and integrated products and solutions to its customers. The Development Council, comprised of seven key technology leaders, will collectively drive Cisco's development efforts and initiatives in technology development that are key to Cisco's growth strategy. The Development Council will report directly to Chairman and CEO John Chambers and will be responsible for the overall engineering, product and technology strategy for the company and executing against Cisco's technology goals and priorities.

Source: Cisco Evolves Senior Technology Leadership Team - Cisco Press Release

ICO and Alcatel-Lucent to demonstrate first Mobile TV broadcast in North America based on the DVB-SH satellite/terrestrial standard at CES

Reston, Va. and Paris, December 19, 2007 ICO Global Communications (Holdings) Limited (ICO) (NASDAQ: ICOG) and Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) will demonstrate North America's first video broadcast based on the DVB-SH (Digital Video Broadcasting – Satellite services to Handhelds) mobile broadcasting standard at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) next month in Las Vegas, Nevada.

This demonstration is a key milestone for ICO's initiative to deploy a fully-integrated DVB-SH hybrid satellite/terrestrial network in North America. Alcatel-Lucent, as the end-to-end network integrator for the project, is supplying the system architecture, design and installation for the network.

Source: ICO and Alcatel-Lucent to demonstrate first Mobile TV broadcast in North America based on the DVB-SH satellite/terrestrial standard at CES - Alcatel-Lucent Press Release

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

ABI Research: Japan and South Korea Leading in Mobile Advertising with Newly Developed Methods

Globally, mobile marketing has been regarded as a new way to monetize services and develop new sources of revenue for mobile operators. Japanese and South Korean operators are building on existing technologies and consumer preferences to pioneer this new medium. By 2012, the total value of all mobile advertising and marketing will reach $1.2 billion and $684 million in the two countries respectively. With closely-targeted marketing using demographic data from existing mobile subscribers, mobile ads over phones are effective in reaching consumers who are open to receiving commercial messages.

Source: Japan and South Korea Leading in Mobile Advertising with Newly Developed Methods - ABI Press Release

Monday, December 17, 2007

NEC to Deliver First Mobile WiMAX Solutions to Worldwide Market

Tokyo, December 14, 2007 - NEC Corporation announced the release of its first mobile WiMAX solution, PasoWings. The new generation equipment brings the assurance of ITU and IEEE accreditation and marks a cornerstone in certification of the mobile WiMAX standard.

NEC's long history and strength in wireless networking and IMS delivery empowers it to bring a best in class WiMAX networking solution to the global market. The first products will be shipped to customers in December, with networks being rolled out in early 2008.

NEC has been shipping equipment worldwide during 2007 and has carried out key trials in Japan, Taiwan and other countries. The Tatung network is one of the first networks rolled out under the Taiwanese government sponsored M-Taiwan project. The network is viewed throughout the WiMAX industry as a medium to prove the excellence of WiMAX technology and as a best in class system.

Through on-going trials and commercial deployments NEC will continue to focus on developed and developing markets worldwide. Supporting both 2.6GHz and 3.5GHz frequency ranges allows the solution to support both mobile and fixed operators. The inherent agility in the system means that fixed and mobile business cases in WiMAX are no longer mutually exclusive.

Source: NEC to Deliver First Mobile WiMAX Solutions to Worldwide Market - NEC Press Release

Sunday, December 16, 2007

ZTE India Aims for $ 1 Billion Revenue in 2008

12th December 2007, New Delhi, India - ZTE Corporation , a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, has announced that it is aiming to achieve US $ 1 Billion revenue in 2008 in India. ZTE also claims that India is the most strategic market destination for them outside China. It plans to further recruit more than 500 engineers in 2008. ZTE India has also revealed its Contract revenue for the year 2007 has already crossed $800 million. India has become the 2nd largest market for ZTE for a all products after China.  

ZTE, a Principal sponsor and a participant at the INDIA TELECOM 2007 to be held on 12-15 December 2007 at Pragati Maidan Exhibition Center, New Delhi, India, will showcase its full range products and solutions under the theme of "Talking to the future". During the show, one can witness company's latest technology achievements including wireless network solutions, GSM/WCDMA/CDMA2000, WiMAX, Mobile Core Network/IMS), F3G Network Solutions (Broadband Access, IPTV, Anyservice, F3G, etc.), Transmission System and Power Supply System.

Source: ZTE India Aims for $ 1 Billion Revenue in 2008 - ZTE Press Release

Huawei to build European PS-CN for T-Mobile International

[Bonn, Germany, 11 December, 2007] Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. ("Huawei"), a leader in providing next generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, today announced that it has been selected by T-Mobile International to provide Packet Switched Core Networks (PS-CN) across five key European countries: Germany, the UK, Austria, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic. This is an important cooperation between Huawei and T-Mobile, indicating the establishment of an effective partnership between two companies.

The contract requires Huawei to replace existing networks with its next-generation PS-CN equipment. Huawei's advanced solutions can meet T-Mobile's business needs in future competition. Also, Huawei's long term evolution strategy in Next Generation Mobile Network (NGMN) can help T-Mobile to protect their long term investment and ideally fit their development strategy.

Source:Huawei to build European PS-CN for T-Mobile International - Huawei Technologies Press Release

Aruba Networks Joins OpenSEA Alliance

SUNNYVALE, CA, Dec 13, 2007 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX News Network) -- Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN), a global leader in user-centric networks and secure mobility solutions, today announced that it has joined the OpenSEA (Secure Edge Access) Alliance at the Promoter level, and intends to participate in the Alliance's work on an open 802.1X supplicant. 802.1X is an IEEE standard for network access control that authenticates devices seeking connection to a network by using a secure handshake between a supplicant on the device seeking authentication and a server that contains a list of authorized devices. The non-profit OpenSEA Alliance is dedicated to open source solutions for networking and security, and a cross-platform open source 802.1X supplicant is the organization's first project.

The Alliance seeks to accelerate technology adoption and enhance network security through the use of open source and standards-based solutions. The open source 802.1X supplicant project uses a modular architecture to enable new enhancements, including new authentication types, extensions to support Windows XP, a robust user interface, and an API for extensibility.

Source: Aruba Networks Joins OpenSEA Alliance at Promoter Level - Aruba Wireless Press Release

Proxim Wireless Takes Mesh Unit Market Share Lead in EMEA and ROW

San Jose, CA, December 12, 2007 — Proxim Wireless Corporation (NASDAQ: PRXM), a leader in core-to-client solutions for broadband municipal wireless networks, today announced that it has achieved unit share leadership for the Wi-Fi mesh market in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) and Rest of World (ROW) geographies, according to the Dell'Oro Group's Wi-Fi mesh market share report for the third quarter of 2007.

Overall, Proxim maintained or strengthened its worldwide mesh market share position. According to the Dell'Oro Group's 3Q07 Wireless LAN report, Proxim maintained its #3 position in unit market share in the Service Provider ( i.e., mesh) segment. The report also listed Proxim as fourth in radios shipped (same as 2Q07) and revenue (up one position from 2Q07).

Source: Proxim Wireless Takes Mesh Unit Market Share Lead in EMEA and ROW - Proxim Press Release

Swisscom to Continue with its Mobile TV Network Plans

At the end of September 2007 and following a criteria-based competition, the Federal Communications Commission (ComCom) awarded Swisscom the licence to set up digital mobile TV in Switzerland based on the DVB-H standard. The two partners previously involved in the project - Sunrise and Orange - withdrew from the joint project at short notice. Swisscom still believes that there is growing customer demand for digital quality mobile TV and is continuing with its plan to provide customers with attractive offerings in time for the European Football Championships. Through this commitment Swisscom is underscoring its clear leading role as an innovator in the telecommunications sector and is prepared to take on the investment risks necessary for this.

Source: Mobile TV network to be set up as planned - Swisscom Press Release

Orange Business Services Positioned in Leaders Quadrant for Pan European Network Service Providers

Orange Business Services has been placed in the leaders quadrant in Gartner Inc.'s Magic Quadrant for Pan-European Network Service Providers, 2007.

The report defines "leaders" as vendors who have "a full portfolio of voice and data services, including relatively new offerings in areas such as application-aware networking, WAN optimization and hosted communications applications. These services will be delivered with good quality across a wide area of coverage at competitive prices by account teams that are typically closer to the customer. Leaders have a strong vision of the market and their role in it, and they will typically be able to address a wider range of customers (in terms of size, geography and service requirements) with their service offerings than others in this Magic Quadrant."

Source: Orange Business Services Positioned in Leaders Quadrant for Pan European Network Service Providers - France Telecom Press Release

Telsima unveils its innovative IEEE 802.16e-2005 Mobile WiMAX Base station

SUNNYVALE, California, Dec 05, 2007 – Telsima Corporation, a global leader in WiMAX™ systems and the overall market segment leader in WiMAX deployments, today announced that it will be unveiling its innovative IEEE 802.16e-2005 Mobile WiMAX Base Station at the India Telecom 2007 show at New Delhi on Dec 12, 2007. The StarMAX 6400 series based Mobile WiMAX base station's innovative features ensure that it is Mobile and Enterprise/Portable application agnostic. Technically, this means that the StarMAX 6400 base station is operable with Telsima's central provisioning system supporting high bandwidth Enterprise and Portable/Nomadic subscribers - while at the same time it is interoperable with NWG compliant ASN-GW supporting highly mobile users.

Source: Telsima unveils its innovative IEEE 802.16e-2005 Mobile WiMAX™ Base station - Telsima Press Release

Nokia Intellisync Mobile Suite Gaining Ground in Germany, Austria and Switzerland

Espoo, Finland - Nokia is recording a surge of new customers for its Nokia Intellisync Mobile Suite in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, putting the company at the forefront of accelerated mobile email adoption in the region. Many companies such as Bayerischer Rundfunk, Austrian Federal Football League, Computerlinks and Sparkassen Informatik offer their employees mobile access to email via the Nokia Intellisync Wireless Email solution.
 
Security, scalability and a broad compatibility with a large number of mobile devices and groupware solutions are among the top criteria for the companies to choose Nokia Intellisync Wireless Email.  At the same time the modular structure of Nokia Intellisync Mobile Suite allows highest flexibility; a range of applications such as device management or file synchronization can be easily and flexibly added as and when mobility needs grow going forward.

Source: Nokia Intellisync Mobile Suite is mobilizing companies in Germany, Austria and Switzerland - Nokia Press Release

Creebies find their way onto Nokia's N-Gage

Espoo, Finland - Nokia now offers a world of virtual pet-care so your pet is never left alone again. Creebies, available through the N-Gage mobile games service, gives each player their own 3D Creebi to care for, entertain, feed and even breed!
 
Supplied with a trailer and some virtual cash, you can customize your new friend and home with various accessories. Soon, the 3D pet will take on its own personality and appearance based on the attention it receives. With care, the pet will grow and become more independent. However, make sure to keep an eye on its individual health meters, which will let you know when its hungry or feeling ill.

Source: Create and care for your own virtual pet on your Nokia device - Nokia Press Release

Nokia Wins Patent Suit Against Qualcomm

White Plains, NY, USA - Nokia announced today that a United States International Trade Commission (ITC) judge issued an Initial Determination in favor of Nokia in the action brought by Qualcomm against Nokia alleging patent infringement.  The judge found no infringement or violation by Nokia of the three asserted Qualcomm patents. In addition, it was determined that patent '473 was found to be invalid.
 
'We are pleased with Judge Luckern's decision and believe it is consistent with and supported by the facts," said Rick Simonson, Chief Financial Officer, Nokia. 'This decision confirms our belief that Qualcomm does not have relevant GSM patents. This is another failed attempt by Qualcomm to mislead both Nokia and the telecommunications industry.'
 
Qualcomm filed its complaint on June 9, 2006 alleging infringement by Nokia of six Qualcomm patents.  Prior to the hearing, which began on September 10, 2007, Qualcomm voluntarily withdrew three of the six patents from its complaint.  The remaining three patents relate to an invention Qualcomm claims it made when developing CDMA technology. Qualcomm declared the three remaining patents as essential to the GSM standard and subsequently attempted to withdraw its declaration on one of those patents. 


Source: International Trade Commission rules in favor of Nokia - Nokia Press Release

Monday, December 10, 2007

Infinera DTN Completes OSMINE Services Process

SUNNYVALE, CA, Dec. 3, 2007 -- The Infinera DTN has completed the Telcordia Technologies' Operations Systems Modifications for the Integration of Network Elements (OSMINE) Services process for Telcordia TIRKS® and Telcordia NMA® Operation Systems within service provider infrastructures that employ these operations systems. 

Telcordia's OSMINE services certification is an important step for larger service providers, who typically require OSMINE certification to ensure interoperability with their existing networking infrastructure. OSMINE certification will enable more service providers to enjoy the benefits of the Infinera DTN, the only DWDM platform based on large-scale photonic integration.

Source: Infinera DTN Completes OSMINE Services Process - Infinera Press Release

Friday, December 07, 2007

Juniper Networks ISG 1000 Receives Network World's Prestigious Clear Choice Designation

SUNNYVALE, Calif., December 6, 2007 -- Juniper Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: JNPR), the leader in high-performance networking, today announced that the Juniper Networks Integrated Security Gateway (ISG) 1000 received Network World's prestigious Clear Choice designation in the Unified Threat Management (UTM) Firewall review tests category. The Juniper Networks ISG 1000 is featured in the November 12, 2007 issue of Network World and on Network World Online, at http://www.networkworld.com/reviews/2007/111207-utm-firewall-test.html .

Source: Juniper Networks ISG 1000 Receives Network World's Prestigious Clear Choice Designation

PCCW Expands IPTV Deployment with Juniper Networks Broadband Services Routers

SUNNYVALE, Calif., December 6, 2007 -- Juniper Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: JNPR), the leader in high-performance networking, today announced that Hong Kong-based telecommunications service provider PCCW IMS Limited ("PCCW") has increased the scale and performance of its broadband network with E320 Broadband Services Routers. The E320 improves the capacity and performance of PCCW's broadband network and fully leverages its existing installed base of Juniper E-series routers.

Source: PCCW Expands IPTV Deployment with Juniper Networks Broadband Services Routers - Juniper.net

Cisco Announces Evolution of Development Organization

SAN JOSE, Calif. - December 6, 2007-- Cisco today announced a new organizational model in its technology development organization intended to optimize the company's ability to drive development of the next phase of communications technologies. The changes within the Cisco Development Organization (CDO) are designed to enhance Cisco's effectiveness and efficiency in delivering integrated products and solutions, as well as to provide greater synergies in its development process.

Source: Cisco Announces Evolution of Development Organization. - Cisco.com

Cisco Unveils Role-Based Architecture to Advance Enterprise-Wide Security

SAN JOSE, Calif., December 5, 2007 - Cisco® today announced Cisco Trusted Security (TrustSec), a new architecture that integrates identity and role-based security measures for scaled implementation across enterprise networks. When implemented enterprisewide, Cisco TrustSec addresses the increasing compliance requirements for a global and mobile workforce, ultimately enabling a more agile and secure infrastructure. Cisco also announced industry relationships with Intel and Ixia to increase interoperability with this architecture.

Source: Cisco Unveils Role-Based Architecture to Advance Enterprise-Wide Security.- Cisco.com