Telcoflash: Telecom Market News

Nortel will deploy a 3G wireless network using CDMA2000 1X technology for Smartcom in Chile , and Centennial in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands . Nokia was chosen to provide 3G infrastructure for CenterTel in Warsaw , Poland . CSG will deploy Kenan...

Samsung has inked an $ 800m contract with KDDI ( Japan ) for its CDMA2000 1X EV-DO network. Hitachi won 3G telecom equipment order worth $ 960m from KDDI for its CDMA2000 1X EV-DO network. Ericsson has received a $78m order to deploy Telstra s 3G network...

Alcatel has won a MPLS-based metro Ethernet network order to be del ivered to GTD, a Chilean telecommunications operator. It will supply, via Alcatel Shanghai Bell a new optical network to China Telecom. Alcatel will also deploy DSL gear for Volga Telecom...

Ciena will expand Adelphia network with optical Ethernet platforms in multiple cable systems across the country to deliver video on demand (VOD), high-speed data and commercial services. Juniper is the partner of the GARR Consortium for the enhancement...

CSG has won Time Warner Cable billing order. ZTE has successfully launched an intelligent network for Zamtel ( Zambia ). NetCentrex and Cisco will deploy VoIP services in Ireland for Eircom. Juniper Networks E-series edge routing platform will be deployed...

Siemens has developed a new solution for the Assisted Global Positioning System (A-GPS). The solution is tested by T-Mobile Czech Republic in Prague . The solution will be available from 3Q05. Samsun g unveiled the world's first "3D movement recognition"...

Ningbo Bird, a Chinese mobile phone maker, is targeting the world market in expanding its presence in the overseas markets. Russia , Eastern Europe , India and Southeast Asian countries will be the first targets. Siemens will establish a 3G R&D center...

Motorola has reached speeds of 2.9 Mbit/s per second during outdoor high-speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) trials with five major European operators. Fujitsu and Staccato announced a partnership to provide all-CMOS, single-chip wireless universal serial...

picoChip has announced a key partnership with the Institute of Computing Technology (ICT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) to collaborate on the acceleration of WiMAX in China . Lucent is reselling BelAir wide-area Wi-Fi switch routers. Tellabs...

Tandberg TV has demoed an end-to-end advanced encoding solution supporting high definition (HD) MPEG-4 part 10 (H.264/AVC). Ciena announces its new 4350 Ethernet switch, which aims to deliver better performance and less complexity. Cambridge Broadband...