Femtocells and LTE Symbiosis    by Sanket S. Nesargi      Home         Topics: Main | IPTV | VoIP |  Wireless |  Wi-Fi | Packet Systems | Service Providers  | Financial  |  Optical | Silicon | Regulatory |  Europe     "With IP traffic on the Verizon network growing year over year, 100G is critical to continuing to satisfy customers' demands, which drive the capacity requirements of our core network. Verizon has already deployed 100G on a segment of our European network, and trials such as this allow us to refine relevant technologies and push 100G closer to widespread deployment." Mark Wegleitner, Senior vice president of technology at Verizon    08-Mar-10     "While LTE remains on Telstra's technology roadmap there is a huge amount of potential remaining in HSPA+. We will take full advantage of this by again doubling our peak network speeds to 84Mbps through the implementation of HSPA+ Dual Carrier plus MIMO technology during 2011." David Thodey, Telstra CEO    17-Feb-10     "Skype mobile on Verizon Wireless changes the game. For Verizon Wireless' more than 90 million customers, Skype mobile adds great value because we're effectively giving customers with smartphones and data plans the option to extend their unlimited calling community to hundreds of millions of Skype users around the globe. And you're not limited to using a single type of phone; we'll have nine smartphones ready right at launch in March." John Stratton, executive vice president and chief marketing officer for Verizon Wireless    16-Feb-10     "The forecasted investment in Mobile Broadband technologies reflects the importance the mobile industry places on enabling consumers to access any type of content on the move – whatever they want, whenever they want, wherever they want. HSPA and HSPA+ have become the dominant global Mobile Broadband technologies and are set to benefit from a significant proportion of this CAPEX investment, resulting in faster and more reliable Mobile Broadband services being available to more subscribers around the world by the end of this year.” Michael O’Hara, Chief Marketing Officer, GSMA    10-Feb-10     "Late last year, Juniper unveiled a new strategic vision and introduced a series of groundbreaking silicon, software, systems and partnerships to meet the 'New Network' demands of the next decade. This New Network is based on smart systems, open software platforms and an approach that adapts to changing business dynamics by embracing partnerships and unleashing innovation. Today's announcements signal the next step in our evolution and underscore our commitment to helping customers tackle the relevant issues of economics and experiences." Kevin Johnson, Juniper's CEO    10-Feb-10     In October 2009, Metaswitch Networks reported annual revenue for its 2008/2009 financial year (ending 31-August-09) of GBP61.8 million (US$113.7 million), up 4.2% from GBP59.3 million in the previous year. Operating margins were sustained above 20%. The company said its Carrier Systems Division business was primarily driven by tier one incumbent operators and major regional competitive providers, as smaller operators' spending slowed amid uncertainty about market conditions and the timing of federal broadband stimulus funds. Eight of the top 10 incumbent operators in North America now rely on Metaswitch for carrier VoIP infrastructure. The company's Network Protocols Division (NPD), previously known as Data Connection Limited (DCL) but now incorporated under the company's main Metaswitch brand, also reported strong results. The company said all of the top 10 communications equipment vendors worldwide now using Metaswitch Network Protocols Division software to power their networking products. Business was balanced across its MPLS, Routing, VoIP and Session Border Controller product lines.  ,      04-Feb-10     "Truly global challenges have always been best addressed by bringing together the brightest minds in an unconstrained, creative environment. This was what we used when putting a man on the moon and is the same approach we need to implement to address the global climate crisis. The Green Touch initiative is an example of such a response - bringing together scientists and technologists from around the world and from many different disciplines in an environment of open innovation to attack the problem from many different directions." Dr. Steven Chu, US Secretary of Energy    11-Jan-10     "As we light up new backhaul connections across the country, we're able to deliver a meaningful 3G speed boost for millions of customers who are already using HSPA 7.2-compatible devices. At the same time, we're also looking to the future with these backhaul enhancements, which will support our move to next-generation LTE technology starting in 2011." John Stankey, President and CEO, AT&T Operations    05-Jan-10   [1/64]   Search  this site   Search the Web   Get Your Column Published Femtocells and LTE Symbiosis by Sanket S. Nesargi LTE -- What Voice Services? by Jose Deras Framing the Next Wave of Carrier Ethernet by Umesh Kukreja Network Interconnection and Evolution for Super Carriers by Dawn M. Hogh Carrier Challenges for Tomorrow's Connected Enterprise by Dr. Badri Nath Dynamic Performance Management for Mobile Data Networks by Michael J. Schabel, Ph.D.