| Next update: Thursday 9 September - 10:00 est 15:00 gmt |
NB: A number of these headlines will be covered in more detail in the next edition of OND.
Business Wire carries a number of current releases. |
| Vendors |
| 1 | Ciena reports Q3 revenue of $389.7m, $221.9m from former Nortel MEN business, net loss of $109.9m, expects Q4 sales up 5% sequentially more ... |
| 2 | Maxim acquires fabless high-speed communications chip company Phyworks for $72.5m more ... |
| 3 | Open IPTV Forum issues release 2 of end-to-end specification for IPTV deployments |
| 4 | MRV launches Fiber Driver OSA module providing optical performance analysis of DWDM aggregated links |
| 5 | Cortina introduces 10G EPON OLT device integrating MAC, switch + traffic management functionality |
| 6 | ZTE teams with Chelsio to co-develop 10 GBE networking solutions |
| 7 | Metaswitch notes deployment of products based on N-BASE architecture with multicore processors |
| 8 | Force10 claims ExaScale E-Series switch/router consumes significantly less power than products from Cisco, Juniper in independent tests |
| 9 | 6WIND introduces 6WINDGate packet processing suite for networking solutions based on Intel Xeon platforms |
| 10 | Cisco partners with Citrix to deliver desktop virtualisation solution based on UCS platform |
| 11 | Brocade enhances professional services + support delivery programs within alliance partner network initiative |
| 12 | Silicon Labs lowers Q3 revenue guidance to $118-122m from prior $136-141m due to weakness in CPE, consumer markets |
| 13 | BTI introduces content-aware WideCast applications and networking solutions supporting video delivery to the edge |
| 14 | Calix launches 24-port GBE line card for E7 platform, expands ONT Ethernet services support, launches new indoor product |
| 15 | OpenCloud, supplier of application server software, receives total $5m funding, NSN invests $4m and enters OEM agreement |
| 16 | Vitesse unveils asynchronous 3.5G 40 x 40 port crosspoint engine for HD broadcast video applications |
| 17 | Mushroom introduces hardened version of PortaBella wireless broadband bonding appliance |
| 18 | Zoran to acquire Microtune, developer of silicon tuners for STB, DTV markets, for $84m net of cash |
| 19 | Harmonic notes orders totalling >10,000 channels on Electra 8000 universal broadcast encoder |
| 20 | Aricent enhances OSS practice with mobile service assurance focus for 4G |
| 21 | LightPath appoints Brian Soller to newly created role of VP, Corporate Development and Sales, Alan Symons as VP, Corporate Engineering |
| Service Providers |
| 1 | Sistema Indian subsidiary Shyam TeleServices to receive $600m equity investment from Russian government |
| 2 | Level 3 appoints John Ryan as Chief Legal Officer, succeeding Thomas Stortz |
| 3 | Next generation interconnection provider XConnect teams with Polycom, BroadSoft + Dialogic to promote adoption of HD voice in UK |
| 4 | Hurricane Electric establishes PoP at Pittock Internet exchange in Portland, Oregon |
| 5 | Oi subsidiary GlobeNet, provider of international wholesale services, expands operations into Colombia |
| 6 | Vodafone sells 3.2% stake in China Mobile for $6.6bn |
| 7 | Swisscom offers Euro 256m, or Euro 18 per share, for outstanding 17.9% stake in Fastweb of Italy |
| 8 | AboveNet selects MicroCorp as master agent |
| 9 | Limelight enhances web acceleration offering with Commerce and Portal accelerator services |
| Contracts |
| 1 | MCNC selects CommScope to support $39.9m NCREN southeastern and western N Carolina fibre extension project |
| 2 | Vietnam's VNPT + subsidiary VTN select Alcatel-Lucent IMS solution for NGN rollout |
| 3 | Marquette-Adams Telephone Cooperative in Wisconsin selects Occam platform to extend fibre network under project with $20m stimulus funding |
| 4 | On Digital Media deploys Harmonic headend solutions to deliver TopTV pay-TV service in S Africa |
| 5 | ADC InterReach Fusion DAS solution deployed for WiMAX extension at 'major' airport + 3 hospitals |
