New Product Recap: November 2012

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December 10, 2012 | Tim Hills | Post a comment

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This report, as you've come to expect, is a recap of the some of the month's biggest product announcements in communications, organized into the following broad categories for your convenience:

For a quick view of what we have included from your favorite vendors, glance at Table 1; and if you want to see quickly what we have included under each product category, look at Table 2 As is now usual, we have indicated some of the industry shows that vendors have been using to give the first public views of their new products.

Enjoy! And don't forget that you can click here to see our list of previous long-form features and New Product Recaps.

Table 1: Vendors and products included in this Recap

Vendor	Product(s)	Shown at	Comment
Adobe Systems	MediaWeaver and Primetime Media Player		Components of Project Primetime, presented as the industry's first fully integrated video technology platform that publishes and monetizes broadcast-TV content across any web-connected device
Adva Optical Networking	Ethernet Ring Protection Switching (ERPS)		Addition to FSP 150 family
Agilent Technologies	9077A		New software release of WLAN measurement application for X-Series signal analyzers to support 802.11ac standard
Allot Communications	VideoClass		Video optimization solution for mobile-operator OTT video delivery
Anritsu	MD8475A		Addition of TD-LTE and TD-SCDMA/HSPA options
Anritsu	MS269xA/MS2830A signal analyzers and MG3710A/MG3700A vector signal generators		Addition of three software packages supporting LTE-Advanced and five packages supporting IEEE802.11ac
Anritsu	Rapid Test Designer (RTD)/MD8430A LTE Network Simulator toolset		Addition of Rich Communications Services (RCS) functional test capabilities
Apigee	Mobile Analytics		Performance and configuration tool allowing software developers in real time to detect, diagnose and fix problems with their apps running on mobile devices
ASSIA	DSL Expresse 3.1		Presented as the world’s first DSL network management system designed to manage simultaneously vectored and non-vectored lines
Aviat Networks	ODU 600T		Outdoor radio unit for ultra-high capacity microwave trunking applications
Beam Communications	RapidSat700		Portable satellite communications system that operates with the Inmarsat BGAN (Broadband Global Area Network) network
Big Switch Networks	Big Switch Open SDN product suite		Includes the Big Network Controller (BNC), Big Tap and Big Virtual Switch (BVS)
Broadcom	BCM84848		Presented as the industry's smallest quad 10GBASE-T PHY
BroadSoft	BroadCloud RCS		Addition of Rich Communications Services to BroadCloud Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform
BroadSoft	UC One		Presented as a comprehensive platform that enables telecom service providers to offer a wide-range of unified-communications solutions
Calient Technologies	Application programming interface (API) for OpenFlow		Addition to S320 optical circuit switch
Compuverde	Software-defined storage (SDS) for telcos and service providers		Presented as solution providing the entire software stack for big-data storage, enabling service providers to scale linearly without incurring the costs associated with building a new storage cluster
Cyan	Blue Planet		Software-defined networking (SDN) system
Dialog Semiconductor	DA9063		Integrated configurable power-management IC (PMIC) for ARM quad-core and dual-core application processors
Endace	EndaceAccess 100		Presented as the world's first 100G network monitoring system
Entone	Magi	SCTE Cable-Tec Expo 2012	Hybrid CATV media gateway
EXFO	FTB/IQS-85100G Packet Blazer 40G/100G Multiservice Test Modules		Enhancements to CFP testing capabilities
Extreme Networks	BlackDiamond X8 High-Density XL 100GbE and 40 GbE switch modules	Super Computing Conference SC/12 2012	For data centers and to support of new SDN applications
Hillcrest Labs	FSM-9		Fully-integrated 9-axis inertial measurement unit (IMU)
Huawei Technologies	Blade RRU Solution	Company 2012 Wireless Network User Group meeting	Blade-server-like design for seamless module assembly for building mobile-broadband cell sites
Huawei Technologies	wSight		Carrier-grade management system for WLANs
Infinera	Instant Bandwidth		Enhancement of DTN-X platform to enable software activation of 100G bandwidth increments
IPsmarx Technology	Rechargeable Calling Card Solution		Update to solution makes physical calling cards rechargeable
Jolla	Sailfish OS	Slush Conference 2012	MeeGo-based OS and user interface
Nokia Siemens Networks	Customer Experience Management (CEM) for Liquid Net		Provides insight into the experience of people using a mobile network and converts that into specific investment and network optimization projects using the company's Liquid Net software portfolio
Openwave Mobility	SUR 9.0	4G World 2012	New version of subscriber data management solution for 3G and 4G mobile networks
Overture Networks	Overture 1400 Carrier Ethernet edge platform enhancements		Include 3-port DS3 interface module and software enhancements
RAD Data Communications	Micro Network Interface Device (MiNID)	Ethernet Expo Americas 2012	Ethernet-demarcation SFP form-factor solution
Riverbed Technology	Cascade 10.0 release		Update to application-aware network performance management (NPM) solution to handle virtualized desktop infrastructure (VDI), server virtualization, and fully virtualized data centers using VXLAN software-defined networks (SDNs)
Roke Manor Research	SmartSwitch iOS version		Subscriber engagement and connection management app
Sandvine	Routing Efficiency Dashboard		Provides a detailed look into the routing and transit links and interconnect relationships that affect operational expenses on fixed and mobile networks
Sorenson Media	Squeeze Server 2.0		Faster version of the company's high-volume enterprise-grade video transcoding and encoding solution
SpiderCloud Wireless	SCRN-210		Addition of LTE to E-RAN system - presented as forming the first true multimode access system with 3G, LTE/4G and dual-band Wi-Fi for reliable mobile services indoors for enterprise customers of any size
Telco Systems	T-Marc 3312SC		Next generation mobile-backhaul carrier-Ethernet/MPLS demarcation device
Telit Communications	LE920		LTE module for European and North American OEM automotive and aftermarket segments
TokBox	OpenTok on WebRTC		Presented as the first solution for developers for high-quality face-to-face video to Google Chrome 23 and the first to support WebRTC on iOS
Vitesse Semiconductor	VSC7416		Six-port Serval Lite switch engine presented as the industry's first Ethernet-optimized networking solution for 4G/LTE small cells
WebNMS	Carrier Ethernet OAM solution		Provides a unified console from which service providers can manage all their carrier-Ethernet equipment, regardless of vendor
ZTE	Energy Saving Solution		Presented as technologies to reduce power consumption in LTE base stations -- includes the industry's first integrated system for automatic/dynamic PA bias voltage control and intelligent OFDM signaling shutdown without affecting performance
Source: Light Reading, 2012

Table 2: Contents of product categories in this Recap

Category	Vendor	Product(s)
Broadband/Cable Access & Applications	Adobe Systems	MediaWeaver and Primetime Media Player
	Entone	Magi
	Sorenson Media	Squeeze Server 2.0
Carrier Transport & Optical Networking	Adva Optical Networking	Ethernet Ring Protection Switching (ERPS)
	Infinera	Instant Bandwidth
Components & Devices	Dialog Semiconductor	DA9063
	Hillcrest Labs	FSM-9
Mobile Devices & Software	Apigee	Mobile Analytics
	Beam Communications	RapidSat700
	Jolla	Sailfish OS
	Roke Manor Research	SmartSwitch iOS version
	Telit Communications	LE920
	TokBox	OpenTok on WebRTC
Switching, Routing & Network Platforms	Broadcom	BCM84848
	Calient Technologies	Application programming interface (API) for OpenFlow
	Extreme Networks	BlackDiamond X8 High-Density XL 100GbE and 40 GbE switch modules
	Overture Networks	Overture 1400 Carrier Ethernet edge platform enhancements
	RAD Data Communications	Micro Network Interface Device (MiNID)
	Vitesse Semiconductor	VSC7416
Telecom Software & Service Provider IT	Allot Communications	VideoClass
	ASSIA	DSL Expresse 3.1
	Big Switch Networks	Big Switch Open SDN product suite
	BroadSoft	BroadCloud RCS
	BroadSoft	UC One
	Compuverde	Software-defined storage (SDS) for telcos and service providers
	Cyan	Blue Planet
	Huawei Technologies	wSight
	IPsmarx Technology	Rechargeable Calling Card Solution
	Nokia Siemens Networks	Customer Experience Management (CEM) for Liquid Net
	Openwave Mobility	SUR 9.0
	Riverbed Technology	Cascade 10.0 release
	Sandvine	Routing Efficiency Dashboard
	WebNMS	Carrier Ethernet OAM solution
Test & Measurement	Agilent Technologies	9077A
	Anritsu	MD8475A
	Anritsu	MS269xA/MS2830A signal analyzers and MG3710A/MG3700A vector signal generators
	Anritsu	Rapid Test Designer (RTD)/MD8430A LTE Network Simulator toolset
	Endace	EndaceAccess 100
	EXFO	FTB/IQS-85100G Packet Blazer 40G/100G Multiservice Test Modules
Wireless Infrastructure	Aviat Networks	ODU 600T
	Huawei Technologies	Blade RRU Solution
	SpiderCloud Wireless	SCRN-210
	Telco Systems	T-Marc 3312SC
	ZTE	Energy Saving Solution
Source: Light Reading, 2012

— Tim Hills is a freelance telecommunications writer and journalist. He's a regular author of Light Reading reports.

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