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Fixed orders - 24/12/05
Alcatel sold ADSL modems to Telefonica de Argentina. Aperto Networks and SR Telecom will supply WiMAX radio access and core network equipments to Sri Lanka Telecom, to deploy wireless broadband service (WiMAX). Ericsson will deliver its Mini-Link microwave...
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Fixed orders - 22/12/05
Nortel has deployed its Optical Ethernet network platform to support "triple play" cable services including VoIP, VOD, and Internet for German cable operator Unity Media GmbH. CSG Systems will provide billing and customer care solutions to digital TV...
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Fixed orders - 17/12/05
Juniper has deployed its routing and security solutions in mpower broadband' s network. Nortel has been selected by KPN (NL) to deploy an all IP-based, next generation platform. Italtel and Cisco will provide TPSA (Poland) software and hardware to build...
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Global operator strategies - 11/04/07
Indonesia is re-forging its plan to develop telecom services in all rural areas, in spite of a relative failure in the previous plan (only 16% of the forecast fund were collected, and 59% of Indonesian villages currently have no access to telecom services)....
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Fixed orders - 14/12/05
Alcatel has been awarded by Anhui Telecom (China Telecom) the expansion of its metropolitan network across the Anhui Province to deliver triple play services. It may win Australia' s Telstra $2,6bn new fiber-optic network. Cisco will provide its CRS-1...
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Global operator strategies - 05/04/07
Apple and EMI drop DRM (digital rights management). Could be a new trend in coming months. Taiwan Mobile has bought a majority stake in the fixed line operator Taiwan Fixed Network. Apple' s iTunes and major record companies are under review by the European...
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Fixed orders - 30/11/05
Huawei has been asked to modernize Thailand' s ICT infrastructure within five years. Alvarion will deploy a WiMAX solution in Mali (Africa) for Ikatel, an affiliate of France Telecom. Cisco will provide IP-based video and voice conferencing capabilities...
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Fixed vendor strategies - 9/10/05
Tellabs is looking at the soon-to-come GPON market. By adding GPON blades to its existing edge (Tellabs 8800) or access (AFC 1000 Series) routers, Tellabs wants to create a new type of box mixing flow-based QOS with GPON. The move is not really original,...
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Fixed vendor strategies - 6/10/5
Scientific-Atlanta is teaming with Tropos Networks to develop and promote Wi-Fi products for cable operators. Meriton (metro optical network vendor in Canada) has bought Mahi Networks, a ROADM maker. Celtro is a supplier of cellular backhaul switching...
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Fixed vendor strategies - 1/10/05
ECI Telecom unveils a new IP DSLAM, Hi-Focus5, available before the end of the year. Keymile has renamed its IP DSLAM MileGate 2500. Lucent and u²t Photonics have announced joint 40Gbit/s development activity. Tellabs could be interested in buying Redback,...
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Fixed vendor strategies - 11/02/06
Cisco intends to decrease its investment in TDM-based optical technology. Lucent could purchase Riverstone for $170m in cash. Riverstone has filed a voluntary petition for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, and its assets were up for sale. Lucent, which...
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Fixed vendor strategies - 25/06/05
Huawei announced its Quidway ME60 MSCG (Multi-Service Control Gateway) flagship product for next generation IP networks. Siemens announced new VOIP Package, including Surpass hiQ 8000 softswitch, a set of "best-of-breed" gateways, and integration services....
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Fixed vendor strategies - 21/06/2005
Intel should announce a single chip including Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g and 802.11n for wireless access. First commercial applications will not be available before 2007. Xtera ( USA ) announced the opening of five sales and support centers around the globe (EMEA,...
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Fixed orders 2 - 18/06/05
Samsung Networks selected BroadSoft 's BroadWorks platform to support its hosted VoIP e-business services. Arris will provide its Cadant C4 Cable Modem Termination Systems (CMTS) to Hanaro (Korea) its local VAR CommVerge Solutions. Cisco got Bangkok Metropolitan...
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Fixed vendor strategies 2 - 11 June 2005
Juniper finally announced an IPTV solution on its E-series routers. The E320 comes with 320 Gbit/s of switching capacity, the ability to support 128,000 subscribers and is designed with video in mind, adding the quality of service (QOS) and high availability....
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Fixed vendor strategies 1 - 11 June 2005
Fujitsu and BTI announced an OEM agreement, adding BTI Netstender (to be known as the Fujitsu FLASHWAVE 7120 Optical Extension System) in Fujitsu portfolio. Fujitsu made another OEM agreement with Hammerhead Systems to incorporate Ethernet Aggregation,...
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Fixed vendor strategies - 5 June 2005
Ericsson is targeting a comeback in the fixed line market and wants to capitalize on network convergence. It expects sales at wireline business to more than double to around $1.5bn in about two to three years. Alcatel introduced a new GPON (Gigabit Passive...
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Fixed vendor strategies - 28 May 2005
Microsoft has launched its Speech Server 2004 R2, in line with its continued commitment to driving speech technology. Cisco unveiled a new flaw in its TCP timestamps option. Alcatel/ Genesys announced a new Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) contact center...
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Fixed vendor strategies - 21st May 2005
Nortel is partnering with Wireless Valley Communications on a planning tool for wireless LAN mesh networking. Siemens will introduce a new family of BPON optical network terminals (ONTs). Alcatel/ Genesys and Virtual Hold Technology signed an agreement...
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Fixed vendor strategies 05-18-05
Hitachi will participate in an ITU-T-sponsored FTTP Interoperability Showcase in Supercomm 2005. Wavesat and Vcom (both Canada) are jointly developing and deploying first WiMAX-compliant system in Canada. The trial is scheduled for this summer. Tellabs...
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Fixed vendor strategies 05-14-05
Alcatel finds demand for WiMAX is growing and out pacing demand for UMTS infrastructure in some regions, such as LATAM, Russia, India. It is not the case in WE and China. Alcatel is abandoning further development of its IPTV middleware product, the Open...
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Fixed vendor strategies
Alcatel announced OmniVista 2770 Quarantine Manager, a new network management application that provides network quarantine security for the Alcatel OmniSwitch product line. Siemens announced a new line of HiPath Wireless, an 802.11 WLAN system. Fujitsu...
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Fixed vendor strategies
Juniper has bought Peribit Networks, a leader in Wide Area Network (WAN) optimization technology, and Redline Networks, a pioneer in the development of Application Front End (AFE) technology. Juniper has invested some $ 470m in the deals. Alcatel improves...
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Fixed vendor strategies
Motorola is reselling Modulus MPEG-4 products and will develop MPEG-4 AVC encoder with Modulus. Cisco announced the introduction of several new products in its Internet Protocol Next-Generation Networks (IP NGN) portfolio: the Cisco XR 12000 Series routers,...
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Fixed-line vendor strategy N60
Harmonic announced DiviTrackIP, a new closed-loop statistical multiplexing system. Motorola is teaming with Comcast to develop a next generation of conditional access software. NEC is offering WLAN location systems from AeroScout. Huawei has selected...