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New 100Gbit/s-Optimized Coherent Express Layer Provides Unprecedented Capacity, Reach and Flexibility with End-to-End Service Management

At CeBIT, ADVA Optical Networking, announced the addition of a coherent express layer to its flagship FSP 3000 platform. The new technology has been optimized for 100Gbit/s transmission speed and enables service providers to use optical network resources flexibly and on-demand. Close interworking with the IP/MPLS layer allows a massive increase in network scalability and efficiency. The feature set represents a new generation of agile optical core networks and includes the following three critical elements:

• Optical layer fully optimized for 100Gbit/s coherent transmission technology – Besides the obvious benefit of increasing the capacity per wavelength, the true power of the technology lies in the extra link budget gained with coherent detection. To benefit from the extra link budget, the 100Gbit/s capabilities are complemented by cost-effective, compact and performance-optimized amplification schemes, more

Viaero Wireless differentiates its service and strengthens its brand by implementing the Interop Technologies Common Short Code Gateway

FORT MYERS, FL.—February 17, 2011—Interop Technologies, a provider of core wireless solutions for messaging, device management, and connectivity gateways, today announced that Viaero Wireless, a cellular provider serving residents and businesses in Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas and Wyoming, will utilize the Interop Technologies Hosted Common Short Code (CSC) Gateway as its one-point connection to multiple Tier 1-level aggregators, giving Viaero subscribers access to the most popular short-code content.

The Interop Technologies highly scalable CSC Gateway provides direct subscriber access to hundreds of national short-code campaigns and eliminates the need for operators to negotiate and manage relationships with individual aggregators and providers, saving operators time and money.

In addition, Interop’s unified billing feed integrates easily with operators’ existing billing systems. more

BARCELONA, February 16, 2011 – RAD Data Communications’ ETX-203A Carrier Ethernet network termination unit has been recognized with the 2010 Global Frost & Sullivan Award for Price Performance Value Leadership. The award endorses the ETX-203A as a feature-rich, comprehensive solution at an extremely competitive price.

RAD is showing the ETX-203A and other members of its extensive line of Carrier Ethernet products for mobile backhaul and network access applications at the Mobile World Congress exhibition in Barcelona this week. RAD is in Stand 1D01 in Hall 1.0.

The Frost & Sullivan award is given annually to a company whose product is judged by the analyst organization to best suit market and its clients’ needs based upon price competitiveness, features, ease of use of the product, and the service effectiveness of the company.

Frost & Sullivan declared that the ETX-203A has “reset the average selling price of Carrier more

Safaricom, the leading provider of converged communication solutions in Kenya and Tata Communications unveiled the first public Cisco TelePresence Suites in Kenya and Uganda.

Two public Cisco TelePresence rooms are hosted in Serena Hotels’ luxury city hotels in Nairobi and Kampala, both of which are members of the prestigious Leading Hotels of the World organization, and a third will be at Safaricom’s Michael Joseph Center in Nairobi.

Connectivity and management of the TelePresence rooms will be led by Tata Communications, linking Kenya and Uganda to public and private rooms throughout Tata Communications’ network and partner networks. The network spans 32 locations across five continents. This network reach makes TelePresence a truly global collaboration tool.

Safaricom and Cisco collaborated with Copy Cat Ltd to deliver TelePresence solutions for East African customers.

Facilities Now Available in Nairobi and Kampala

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100Gbit/s Metro/Enterprise Solution Shows Error-Free Operation
over Tier-One European Carrier Network

ADVA Optical Networking announces the successful trial of a direct-detection 100Gbit/s solution in the metro network of a tier-one European carrier. The solution ran error-free under real-life conditions with unfavorable fiber characteristics. The trial demonstrated the potential of non-coherent technologies for low-latency applications in metro and enterprise networks.

“ADVA Optical Networking has a long history of providing innovative and pragmatic solutions that deliver top performance, optimized for specific applications,” said Christoph Glingener, chief technology officer at ADVA Optical Networking. “There is a market for 100G solutions outside the traditional long-haul space,” he continued. “In the metro and data center connectivity domain, users need low latency, a small footprint, low power consumption and aggressive price points. This trial was excellent proof that we can deliver against these requirements.”

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DragonWave Horizon Harmony enables a seamless transition from TDM, ATM and Frame Relay traffic to a converged packet network

The impact of smartphones, Internet appliances and 4G are combining to speed up the evolution away from legacy backhaul solutions and toward high capacity packet microwave systems. With its Horizon® Harmony platform, DragonWave Inc. (TSX: DWI; NASDAQ: DRWI) is delivering a converged, software upgradable system that will transform what could have been an expensive, problem-prone transition to all-Ethernet transport into a competitive advantage for mobile operators.

DragonWave, a leading global supplier of packet microwave radio systems for mobile and access networks, has integrated pseudowire and packet microwave technologies together into a single packet-based, high-capacity system. Horizon Harmony completely bypasses the shortcomings of “hybrid” systems that have been optimized for legacy traffic and services and therefore do not offer a clear evolutionary path to a unified flat-IP network.
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Cisco and Hong Kong Broadband Network Limited — HKBN, a wholly-owned subsidiary of City Telecom (HK) Limited — announced a pioneering move in Asia.

HKBN, a leading service provider, has committed to the Cisco CRS-3 Carrier Routing System as the foundation for its core Internet Protocol Next-Generation Network (IP NGN) to cope with the surging trend of bandwidth demand and to extend its network coverage.

According to the Cisco Visual Networking Index, annual global IP traffic will exceed three-quarters of a zettabyte by 2014. Internet utilization by various forms of video such as TV, video on demand, Internet video, etc. is increasing and is expected to exceed 91 percent of global consumer traffic by 2014. To prepare for this rapidly growing demand, HKBN, a forward-thinking service provider, realizes the need for a core router with strong investment protection to support its world-class voice, video and Internet services.

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HICKORY, NC–Passive intermodulation (PIM) continues to be one of the top causes of quality and performance issues faced by wireless operators in their networks. In 2011, CommScope’s Andrew Solutions is targeting PIM in an all-out assault.

PIM is the result of two or more wireless signals mixing together to create additional, undesired frequencies that cause interference or degrade transmission of desired signals in wireless networks. Recognizing that conquering PIM requires a broad and comprehensive approach, Andrew Solutions, the CommScope, Inc. division that is a global leader in wireless communication systems and products, has introduced a new five-level PIM program–“PIM Happens, Just Not on Our Watch”–for the wireless industry.

“RF engineers are aware of PIM, but may not fully appreciate the degree of damage it causes to a wireless network, lumping PIM together with other performance metrics,” said Stan Catey, senior vice president and general manager, Cable more

du, the UAE’s integrated telecom service provider, announced it has converged its fixed and mobile IP transport networks using the Cisco CRS Carrier Routing System.

This enables fixed-mobile convergence on du’s network to meet the demand for high-end broadband services and makes the company unique in its ability to rapidly deploy new high-bandwidth mobile applications and data packages.

Cisco and du have collaborated previously to develop a portfolio of data and mobility services in the UAE. This new phase of network development will allow du to improve the speed, flexibility and scalability of mobile-based services to its customers.

IP Network Convergence in Action:

- This is one of the first regional fixed-mobile convergence projects where the fixed and mobile all services run on the same IP network with mobile (signaling and bearer), mobile data, residential Internet, business Internet, residential voice, enterprise voice, international voice, Layer more

RAD Data Communications has announced that Volker Bendzuweit, who has served since 2001 as General Manager of RAD Germany, has been promoted to the newly established position of Vice President of Key Carrier Accounts.

In this capacity, Bendzuweit is in charge of the company’s key carrier account teams, responsible for business development, selling and support of RAD’s main Tier 1 carrier accounts. Bendzuweit will be based in Munich but will also become a member of RAD’s executive management team at the company’s international headquarters in Tel Aviv.

“For decades now RAD has worked closely with Tier 1 carriers to custom design access solutions that comply with their specific network architecture, technological and market needs,” notes Efraim “Effi” Wachtel, RAD President and CEO. “In recent years, RAD has become a strategic partner with several Tier 1 carriers in their Carrier Ethernet access platforms, more