Motorola Launches Femtocell Solutions

Horsham, PA. - 07 February 2008 – Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today unveiled its first 3G femtocell customer premises equipment (CPE), the first two units from a portfolio of CPEs that will be commercially available in the second half of 2008, as part of the company's end-to-end femtocell solution.

The femtocell CPEs that will be showcased at Motorola's booth (#8A159) at Mobile World Congress 2008 include:

• The 8000 Series – Motorola Femtocell Access Point: is a stand-alone Femtocell with an Ethernet bridge. This product is suitable for connecting to a standard home broadband modem or an existing Wi-Fi^® gateway
• The 8100 Series – Motorola Femtocell Ethernet Gateway: is an integrated Femtocell access point, with a 4-port Ethernet gateway, Voice over IP port, USB connections, and an integrated 802-11 b/g Wi-Fi router. This enables users to connect to the Internet via Wi-Fi from their computers and to the 3G cellular network via their standard 3G phone from the same integrated home gateway.

The Motorola end-to-end femtocell solution is designed for high quality of service levels and is enhanced by the Motorola NBBS platform – Motorola's device management system. NBBS is a highly scaleable service and CPE management system that enables an excellent end user experience while minimizing operator support costs. Motorola also announced today the launch of the new version 5.0 of NBBS enabling broadband CPE, femtocell and mobile device management for WiMAX, GSM/UMTS and CDMA operators, helping them to accelerate the introduction of new services and devices.

Source:Motorola Announces Family of Femtocell Solutions - Motorola Press Release

Fujitsu Launches World's Smallest RF Module for Mobile WiMAX Devices

Tokyo, February 7, 2008 — Fujitsu Limited today announced the launch of the world's smallest radio frequency (RF) module for mobile devices, which supports all of the RF circuitry necessary for Mobile WiMAX, the highly anticipated next-generation broadband wireless technology. The new RF module, MB86K71, co-developed with Fujitsu Laboratories Limited, was designed using 90-nanometer CMOS process technology. Sample shipment is scheduled to start at the end of February 2008.

This new RF module from Fujitsu, the world's smallest to feature all of the RF circuits necessary for Mobile WiMAX devices including RF-IC, antenna switches, a power amplifier, filters, and an oscillator circuit, measures just 15mm x 15mm (height: 1.5mm) in dimension. Thus, this RF module will enable significant reduction of the form-factor of Mobile WiMAX devices. The new RF module supports MIMO technology, thereby enabling high-speed and reliable wireless connections that are essential for Mobile WiMAX devices. Furthermore, Fujitsu also verified that this RF module can be connected to Fujitsu's previously released Mobile WiMAX baseband chip, MB86K21, enabling customers faster development and faster time to market of Mobile WiMAX devices through the use of both of these chips.

Source: Fujitsu Launches World's Smallest RF Module for Mobile WiMAX Devices - Fujitsu Press Release

Telefónica O2 Czech Republic Selects Nortel Wireless Technology

PRAGUE – Telefónica O2 Czech Republic has enhanced its fixed and mobile broadband services portfolio with new converged services by upgrading its CDMA network to Rev A with a Nortel* [NYSE/TSX: NT] CDMA solution.

Network innovation is a key contributor to Telefónica O2 Czech Republic's continuing growth and now Nortel's CDMA Rev A technology is enabling the company to offer new real-time applications, such as mobile VoIP, video and multimedia interactive services, using the solution's ability to offer high-bandwidth services in both directions - network to user with peak speeds of up to 3.1 Mbps and user to the network with peak speeds up to 1.8 Mbps.

With over five million mobile subscribers, Telefónica O2 Czech Republic is one of the largest providers of wireless services in the country. The company recently announced that it had over 110,000 CDMA customers using services such as O2 Internet Mobile Plus Go which enables users to go online whenever and wherever they are using their O2 mobile Internet connection to surf the Internet at home or on the road. The new network upgrade will enable more users in more cities and towns to benefit from affordable voice and mobile broadband services.

Source:Telefónica O2 Czech Republic Drives Faster Mobile Broadband with Nortel Wireless Technology - Press Release

Navega Honduras Selects Juniper Networks Routers for Network Expansion

SUNNYVALE, Calif., February 5, 2008--Juniper Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: JNPR), the leader in high-performance networking, today announced that Navega Honduras, carrier of carriers and one of the leading telecom service providers in Central America, has selected Juniper Networks M-series routing platform for a network upgrade that will enable it to quickly and cost-effectively expand its advanced connectivity services. The upgraded network, developed in partnership with systems integrator and solutions provider, Solunet, will deliver high-performance and increased reliability and security, which will decrease costs and improve service quality on Navega Honduras' network.

The Navega Honduras network supports high-quality VoIP, Data, and Multiplay applications. The company had deployed Juniper Networks M-series routers in the network edge during 2006 and was pleased with the high level of performance, availability and service flexibility. The additional M120 routers in the network will offer a consistent level of performance, availability and operational efficiency throughout all the layers of the network infrastructure.

Source:Navega Honduras Selects Juniper Networks Routers for Network Expansion - Juniper Press Release

Alcatel-Lucent demonstrates mobile backhaul interoperability at MPLS and Ethernet World Congress 2008

MPLS and Ethernet World Congress – Paris, February 5, 2008 – Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced it is participating in the first public multi-vendor Mobile Backhaul Interoperability showcase organized by the European Advanced Networking Test Center (EANTC) and supported by both the IP/MPLS Forum and the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF). Alcatel-Lucent is demonstrating end-to-end mobile and Carrier Ethernet service delivery over an MPLS-centric packet network. The Alcatel-Lucent solutions showcased are part of its Mobile Evolution Transport Architecture (META), the industry's most comprehensive vision for the evolution of mobile networks from TDM to all-IP.

Source:Alcatel-Lucent demonstrates mobile backhaul interoperability at MPLS and Ethernet World Congress 2008 -
Alcatel-Lucent Press Release

Fujitsu Launches of Mobile WiMAX Base Stations

Tokyo, February 6, 2008 — Fujitsu Limited announced today the development of the BroadOne™ WX series of mobile WiMAX⁽¹⁾ base stations. The BroadOne WX300, an outdoor macrocell base station, is light, energy-efficient, and - as the smallest in its class⁽²⁾ - occupies less space, which makes it economical to deploy. The BroadOne WX300 will be available globally beginning in the second quarter of 2008 (April-June).

Fujitsu is positioning the BroadOne WX series mobile WiMAX base stations as a key part of its global product solutions for the rapidly emerging wireless broadband industry. Wireless broadband is widely expected to transform the way people live and work in the next-generation network era, as it promises high-speed, high-capacity connectivity to everyone, everywhere.

Fujitsu has designed its new base stations with many features to meet the global requirements for mobile WiMAX networks. The base stations consume low levels of power, deliver superior performance, and, as the smallest base stations available, are easy to install. As a result, mobile WiMAX service providers will be able to build their wireless broadband infrastructure at a lower cost and offer end-users service at more reasonable rates.

With the launch of the base stations, Fujitsu is also introducing its BroadOne brand name to be used for forthcoming wireless products.

Source: Fujitsu Announces Global Launch of Mobile WiMAX Base Stations - Fujitsu Press Release

Alcatel-Lucent extends DSL innovation with new Smart DSL technology

Paris, February 4, 2008 – Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced the introduction of its innovative Smart DSL technology at the occasion of the TVoDSL 2008 conference, taking place in Paris from January 29th till February 1st.

Line stability has a huge impact on the end-user's quality of experience (QoE). A digital subscriber line (DSL) made unstable by crosstalk, for example, can cause service degradation and even service interruption. Increasing the signal to noise ratio is the traditional approach to stabilizing lines - but this usually results in a degradation of bandwidth, something that is not well suited in today's triple-play world.

Therefore, Alcatel-Lucent now introduces its Smart DSL technology, targeting operators deploying higher-speed bandwidth services over asymmetric DSL (ADSL) and very high-speed DSL (VDSL) lines. The Smart DSL technology allows operators to guarantee DSL line stability at higher bit rates than traditional methods, building on Alcatel-Lucent's Artificial Noise and Virtual Noise (ANVN) innovations.

Source:Alatel-Lucent extends DSL innovation with new Smart DSL technology- Alcatel-Lucent Press Release

BT acquires Fresca Limited

BT today announced the acquisition of Fresca Limited, the specialist retail e-commerce service provider. The acquisition will significantly strengthen the e-commerce and IT integration capabilities of BT Expedite, the retail solutions division of BT, enabling it to provide a seamless multichannel shopping experience for retail customers.

Established in 2000 and headquartered in High Wycombe, Fresca provides fully managed and hosted e-commerce services to over 20 retailers and e-tailers such as Mosaic Fashions (whose brands include Oasis, Karen Millen, Warehouse, Shoe Studio, Principles and Coast), Thomas Pink, Great Little Trading Co., Habitat, Moss, Phase Eight, Whistles and Harvey Nichols.

The acquisition of Fresca will allow BT Expedite to offer a comprehensive e-commerce platform, highly customisable web store front and the flexible integration capabilities of its e-commerce engine. Fresca's domain expertise and complementary technologies will provide BT Expedite with the platform to deliver an integrated multichannel shopping experience to retailers and customers.

Source:BT acquires Fresca Limited - BT Press Release

Gartner Ranks Huawei No.1 in Global IP DSLAM Market

[Shenzhen, China, 14 January 2008] Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. ("Huawei"), a leader in providing next generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, today announced that according to a report published in the third quarter of 2007 by the leading industry consulting firm Gartner, that it is currently in the Number1 position in the global IP DSLAM Market, with a market share of 31.5%, and that its DSL market share is continuing to rise.

Source:Huawei Attains No.1 Position in Global IP DSLAM Market - Huawei Press Release

Huawei rolls out MTNL's MPLS Backbone Network in India

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 helped MTNL, India's second largest operator to deploy its MPLS (Multi Protocol Label Switching) backbone network thus providing the Indian users with a variety of quality carrier-class services including Internet, VoIP and IPTV.

Source:Huawei rolls out MTNL's MPLS Backbone Network in India - Huawei Press Release