Rahul N. Merchant has been appointed to Level 3 Communications board of directors effective Oct. 1, 2009

Announces the general availability for all business customers of SIP Trunking

e-Cop and StarHub form strategic partnership to deliver enhanced online protection to banking, financial, and government institutions

Madhav J. Joshi of Tata Teleservices has been elected President of the Association of Unified Telecom Service Providers of India (AUSPI)

Advanced Performance Check solution and 'Network of One: a blueprint for success in the age of the zettabyte'

TeliaSonera is deploying a point-to-point fiber network based on Cisco's IP Next-Generation Network

Matt Bross, the former BT Group Chief Technology Officer, has joined Huawei as its CTO

Extreme Networks high-density 10GE Carrier Ethernet switches achieve Metro Ethernet Forum certification

Chief Telecom powers IMS in Taiwan with Acme Packet

TranSwitch positioned for growth in Asia following multiple Atlanta 100 production and design wins

Dual Intel Xeon 5500 series with bandwidth-optimized memory enhances virtualization, power management capabilities

Redknee announced the general availability version of Real-Time Turnkey Converged Billing 8.1.

Redknee announced that it has been selected by Smart Telecom of Nepal for its converged billing and customer care software solutions

Swisscom focuses on innovations at ITU Telecom World 2009

Motorola's field-proven GPON and RF video solutions to provide highest-quality video and broadband services to Cincinnati Bell subscribers

CHARGE-IT provides flexibility to support market differentiation of complex 3G data services

Carrier volumes showcase the performance of Intec products and supporting services

GigE Module shortens installations and troubleshooting of Ethernet services

Huawei will have a strong presence at ITU Telecom World 2009 in Geneva, Switzerland from October 5 to 9

Huawei and China Mobile successfully deployed world’s first ATCA-based mobile softswitch solution in China

Vonage Holdings successfully regains compliance with NYSE minimum share price listing requirement

Board position underscores Carrier Ethernet industry leadership for Fujitsu

Film distributor has reached its first multi-platform distribution agreement, with Verizon

Successful testing of Synchronous Ethernet with Nokia Siemens, interoperability testing of Ethernet OAM with JDSU

Releases second ultra-fast broadband scorecard which provides data on ultra high-speed network rollouts in France

The Telecommunication Company of Iran will be attending the ITU Telecom World 2009 in Geneva from 5-9 October

Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs announces new optical transmission record and breaks 100 petabit per second kilometer barrier

Enhanced MiDia FX PLUS cable now available with up to 144 fiber counts

NTT Communications Philippines Corp. to provide system integration, security solutions, and other ICT services from October 1

Mobile TeleSystems has successfully secured financing from Sberbank through two loans in the amount of RUB 47B and RUB 12B

Vivendi wins significant victory over Deutsche Telekom and Elektrim in Poland

NetCom has successfully deployed Gb on SDH monitoring solution from Polystar

ZTE to build national backbone transmission network in Ghana

AT&T U-verse launches a new kind of home phone service in Atlanta area with AT&T U-verse voice

Company targets wireless service providers with fiber-based Ethernet to cell sites

CenturyLink widely deploys Calix GPON solutions for mobile backhaul

Ciena announces 5400 family for new era of modular, software-defined networking

Ciena announces CoreDirector FS for evolving networks to Ethernet and OTN

China Unicom announces share repurchase from SK Telecom

Occam Networks;s FTTP expertise fuels European expansion

BNS wins exclusive master supply contract to deploy IPTV service in Taiwan

ZyXEL announces multi-service CPEs for fiber-to-the-home deployments

Omnitron’s iConverter network interface devices receive MEF 21 certification

Telefónica opens offices in 15 new European countries and launches new Web Portal to support multinational corporations

Conn-x TV is now available at four more cities

BH Telecom and Ericsson signed new contracts amounting to HRK 32M

HKBN delivers on the ultimate MMORPG gaming experience

Fine Point Technologies introduces industry's most affordable TR-069 modem management solution for small Internet service providers

UTStarcom announced the launch of its IPTV Technology Center and Center of Excellence in India

Hong Kong Internet eXchange deploys Cisco Nexus 7000 Series to solidify Hong Kong's position as a regional Internet hub

Wipro signs co-development agreement with Oracle

Napatech released new time synchronization features that will allow extremely accurate packet time stamping

SpeedCast and Orange Business Services strengthen partnership to target new Asian market verticals both on land and at sea

Orange Business Services sets up in Vietnam to enhance ICT services to multinational and government sector clients

ZTE launches ZXR10 E Series Ethernet switch

Qosmos ixEngine has been optimized to run on Tilera multi-core processors

Higher speed sholesale services to reach as much as 75% of UK homes and businesses

Leading organizations, manufacturers, and service providers will collaborate on innovative Thematic Pavilions at ITU Telecom World '09

The ATCA-6100 supports hyper-threading technology with 8-core/16-thread computing power for NEPs and TEMs

Expands line of OmniReach FTTx solutions

Nokia Siemens Networks to upgrade Belgacom International Carrier Services backbone network throughout Europe from 10 to 40 Gbit/s

Revenue in the quarter was $290.5 million, compared to revenue of $342.7 million 1Q09, a 15.2 percent decrease

British operator is building on Alcatel-Lucent’s outdoor cabinet offering to provide all of its customers with triple-play services

BroadSoft's consumer experience delivers personalized, real-time, and multimedia communications from any device

InfoVista affirms status as the leader in multivendor IP Service Performance Assurance by broadening its integration scope with AlcaLu

The Telenor Group's Indian mobile operation announced that its services in India will be named Uninor

Symmetricom announces industry-first end-to-end management for IEEE 1588 PTP portfolio at Carrier Ethernet World Congress

Verizon Managed Router Solution provides SMBs with a turnkey Internet access solution with customer premises equipment from Cisco

Revenues for the first quarter of fiscal 2010 increased by 65% to $12.6 million from $7.6 million during the same period in fiscal 2009

Nucleus Connect appoints Alcatel-Lucent as BSS/OSS system integrator for Singapore’s Next Generation Nationwide Broadband Network

Awarded the end-to-end network solution contract by Nucleus Connect to develop Singapore's Next Generation Nationwide Broadband Network

Specification Group to develop a common industry view on Identity Management protocols and architectures

Tinet selects Cariden MATE for network planning

Motorola marks GPON win as Middleburgh Telephone readies all-fiber network to deliver the highest quality video and broadband experiences

Psytechnics gives Cisco TelePresence service provider and enterprise users real-time voice and video service management

Has extended its business through a new and independent unit called SKYE, which offers a suite of cloud-based services

New models extend its total number of distinct ONT models to 24

Vodafone Portugal has launched its digital TV service based on Alcatel-Lucent solution

Technology Alliance Partnership Agreement to deliver an automated fulfillment solution for Carrier Ethernet services orders

Nortel asks permission to make its packet-core assets the next chunk to be auctioned off

Following up on Flip, Cisco teams with Pelco to develop high-definition IP security cameras

Oclaro announced that it anticipates reporting revenues for Q1 2010 within a range of $82M to $87M

Opnext introduces 40Gbit/s products; showcases 100Gbit/s CFP

JDSU announced advancements in its strategy to offer complete portfolio of tunable solutions in multiple form factors for use in DWDM networks

Telcordia consolidates and automates all service, network activation processes to significantly boost accuracy, speed

Finisar first to demonstrate 40 Gigabit Ethernet LR4 CFP transceiver over 10 km of optical fiber at ECOC

Tellabs Carrier Ethernet offers reliable service with the capacity that best fits your needs, and your budget

NeoPhotonics announces general availability of two new ultra-compact MEMS based variable optical attenuators

Verizon will be purchasing and installing OFS's EZ-Bend multiple-dwelling unit drop cable in their MDU FIOS applications

Tele2 Netherlands has selected Amino Communications as the supplier of MPEG-4 set-top boxes for the provision of IPTV services

CIP Technologies releases novel monolithically integrated reflective SOA-EAM for WDM and DWDM networks at ECOC

CoreOptics announces availability of the second generation of 40G small form factor VSR transponder module

3S PHOTONICS introduced its 1915 LMA Series of Next-Generation directly modulated 1550nm high bandwidth analog laser modules

Optoplex and u2t co-develop integrated receiver

Standards groups will define software execution environment for home gateways

Consolidated revenues up 56.0% quarter on quarter to US$ 4,242.3M

Planetsky and Real Image join forces to improve high-speed internet in Sub-Saharan

3S Phontonics will unveil its next-generation 1996 SGP Series 980nm submarine-grade pump modules at ECOC 2009 in Vienna

Infinera expands R&D with new Ottawa design center

Importance of Russian presence at ITU Telecom World 2009 emphasized by ITU Secretary-General’s visit to Moscow

O2 enters fixed line with the launch of 'Joined Up' its full communications service to small and large business

Joost and Joltid sue former Joost CEO Volpi and Index Ventures Management

Leading optical receiver manufacturers announce 100G MSA

Telecom New Zealand welcomed the government’s clarification of its preferred broadband investment model

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. today announced that it has increased its investment in Aricent

BTI Systems and CLAdirect partner to bring packet-optical solutions to Latin America and the Caribbean

Cross-continental submarine fiber network will digitally connect Africa with the rest of the world

Cube Optics AG has successfully manufactured the world’s first integrated multi-lambda 100-Gbit/s Receiver Optical Sub-Assemblies

Nokia Siemens Networks, in collaboration with IBM, has implemented a Service Delivery Framework for the Philippine operator

Packet One Networks has successfully deployed Fujitsu's Flashwave 7500 high-speed optical wavelength division multiplexer in Malaysia

Launches Data Integrity Management solution to enable effective Network Asset Management

Commission adopts Guidelines for broadband networks

Nortel obtains US and Canadian court approvals for sale agreements with Avaya for enterprise solutions business

Qualified Jajah users with a Twitter account can now make phone calls via Twitter free of charge

Announces a series of consulting and software services designed to help customers accelerate deployment to a cloud environment

Matthias Trygg last held a position with Motorola, where he was responsible for the BHS business area in Europe

Has signed an agreement for the sale of its 74.1% holding in Millicom Lao Co. Ltd. to VimpelCom for approximately $65 million in cash

Pod Venture Partners is the new principal owner of Transmode

Huawei has commercially deployed the world's first unified network management system (NMS), iManager U2000, for Shanghai Unicom

Unicom has tied up a £10 million deal with network operator Verizon to supply voice traffic in the UK for the next 12 months

Alcatel-Lucent transforms core IP networks strained by growth of broadband Internet and multimedia traffic

Deutsche Telekom to acquire SAP AG European external hosting business

XConnect raises $10M in Series B funding

Dorado Software announced the successful deployment of its Redcell product suite at Imperial Online

NEC, Casio Computer, and Hitachi announced an agreement to integrate their mobile terminal businesses in April 2010 through a joint venture

Netgem’s next-generation platform improves IPTV picture

HP announced powerful telecom software that can help service providers tap Web 2.0 to spark growth in wireless revenue

Telstra remains committed to working with federal government

Optiwave unveils industry’s first opto-electronic circuit design software

CM-4000 product to enable broadband triple-play services for a leading carrier in India

Company targets wireless service providers with fiber-based Ethernet to cell sites

Force10 announced its C-Series and E-Series of Ethernet switch/routers have received 'Technical Acceptance' and 'Buy American' status by RUS

CIP Technologies releases new uncooled coax reflective SOA product

Frontier Communications launches new frontier managed PBX platform

New business unit created from recently acquired FiberNet Telecom Group collocation and interconnect business

HP service delivery platform helps telcos unleash the creative energy of developers to drive new revenue

Cyan unveils company and the Cyan Z-Series family of packet optical transport platforms

African national pavilions will showcase development success, demonstrate best practices, establish partnerships

OSS solutions to include fulfillment of FTTH and MVNO services

OpenNet selects Alcatel-Lucent as the OSS/BSS system integrator to support its nationwide fibre network for next-gen NBN

Rogier Bronsgeest to lead customer service for BT Global Services

ZTE inks contract with Vinaphone to build UMTS networks in Vietnam

Alcatel-Lucent accompanies Sonatrach to evolve its telecommunication network

Company reaffirms full-year 2009 guidance

Silicon Laboratories introduced the expansion of its Any-Rate Precision Clock family with the Si5324

GigOptix announces that $5M in government funding for development of its On-Chip polymer modulator Integrated Photonic Transceiver

CA to acquire NetQoS in a $200M all-cash transaction

Finisar introduced WaveShaper S-Series, extending the flexibility and performance of its family of Programmable Optical Processors

Ikanos appoints DSL pioneer as chief technology officer

Nortel selects Avaya as successful bidder for enterprise solutions business

Lior Moyal has joined Allot Communications as Vice President of Business Development

Announces the availability of two solutions that now bring complete monitoring and troubleshooting capabilities for Microsoft Mediaroom

Revenue for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009 was $17.2 million, compared with $15.1 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008

Amino Communications has won a significant order from Pioneer Telephone Cooperative for high-definition set-top boxes

Dutch operator Caiway selects AirTies set-top boxes to deliver new IPTV services

Nortel and service provider Sunrise have helped create a nationwide contribution network for the Swiss Broadcasting Corp.

Nokia Siemens Networks completes implementation of next-generation network for leading operator Bezeq

AT&T announced the launch of AT&T Entertainment, a new Website that lets you watch thousands of streaming TV shows and movies on your PC

Media Excel has been selected by Telstra of Australia to provide the company with a platform for high-quality mobile video distribution

TOPEX will bring the Mobilink IP to ITU Telecom World 2009 Geneva

Company expands product portfolio with new single-screen endpoint for multipurpose rooms

Danish middleware provider Nordija picks AirTies set-top boxes to enhance its IPTV offering

UCD gets personal with Aprico and Axel Springer

Verimatrix and AppearTV offer flexible ViewRight Professional Multi-Channel IP Receiver

Amino ports Espial's IPTV Middleware to its HD set-top box range

Viaccess announces CI Plus support with Neotion at IBC 2009

NTT DoCoMo to launch public tender offer for Germany's net mobile

Opulan to showcase live demonstrations for its 10G EPON system and 1G EPON+EOC system at P/T/Wireless and Networks Communication China

The national health, safety and working conditions committee held an exceptional meeting

Finisar retires additional notes following completion of exchange offer

Avaya Inc. issued the following statement in response to a motion filed by Verizon Communications on Sept. 9, 2009

Sigma's next-generation chip is going into Samsung's next-gen set-top box for Microsoft Mediaroom-based IPTV

The chip company's newest modulator driver targets DQPSK installations

Atlanta-based solutions provider acquires Excella Communications

EPON equipment vendor Opulan and chipmaker Xelerated strike a deal to sell gear into the Chinese market

Canadian fiber provider upgrades its network to IP over DWDM on the Cisco ONS 15454

A new dual-Xeon computing board targets control-plane functions in applications such as WiMax and LTE

Edgeware announced the integration of Edgeware’s Web TV WTV servers with the VideoExchange CDN Management Suite

China Pavilion participants and Chinese Forum speakers will showcase future technologies and discuss ways ICTs will change how we live

Cisco enriches digital video experience for Serbia Broadband consumers

BLADE Network Technologies announced that the company has closed a strategic Series B funding round with new investors led by NEC

Mediaserv chooses Ekinops for broadband optical network in offshore territories

EZchip provides production-ready code for its network processors implementing EPON/GPON applications

BT has signed a three-year agreement to provide and operate the international data network for Siemens Enterprise Communications

Iskratel and Ukrtelekom sign an agreement on a broadband access network extension

The $90.7M deal announced in May closes, with Zayo paying $11.45 per share

Iskratel launches Gemini40F, probably the lowest power consumption FTTH modem

Global Mobile selects Bridgewater for WiMax

TTK and Delta Telecom upgrade Azerbaijan Internet bandwidth capacity

Sumitomo Electric Networks selects the new super energy-efficient Cavium Networks ECONA processors

Verizon FiOS TV adds more premium video-on-demand programming in HD, continuing to lead the industry

Fiber is a necessity for telcos in Europe's post-recession growth, Pyramid Research finds

Broadband evolves from triple-play to multi-play with Huawei's latest SingleMetro platform

Telefónica deploys Huawei's metro Ethernet solution in Spain

Vivendi and GVT to enter into a strategic telecommunications partnership in Brazil

Live network demonstrates forward-looking access and backhaul solution for residential, business and wholesale services

Inphi and Sierra Monolithics show interoperability of their modulator driver and multiplexer/clock multiplier unit

Welcome the TG799n and the TG799n GE

Produces what it claims is the industry's smallest tunable dispersion compensator module

The company releases the second version of its 12-channel VCSEL array, at 12.5 Gbit/s per channel

The company's VeriVoice Line Test software now works with its VE890 VoIP chipset

The companies say they've completed tests of dynamic spectrum management Level 3 with Tier 1 carriers

Telekom Slovenije picks IxRave to watch over mobile subscribers' experiences

Ipoque releases an open-source version of its deep packet inspection engine

Ashish Chowdhary, head of managed services, will become head of services on Oct. 1

The FSP 3000 runs rings around Belgacom's international sites

RAD debuts a carrier Ethernet demarcation device that includes timing-over-packet technology for mobile backhaul

Welcome the MS5000 management system

New processor family runs at low power to target home gateways

A new Ethernet test module aims high

Wins a contract with Pannon to build a national optical transport network

The E320 gets a higher-density module and some IPv6 features

AlcaLu's gear for 100 Mbit/s VDSL is at the heart of a nationwide IPTV buildout in Finland

Juniper's John Stewart will take the helm of the joint venture, which will pair Juniper routers with Nokia Siemens's carrier Ethernet gear

Keeping the Cirpack name alive, Thomson rolls out a session border controller for VoIP networks

Vietnam's fixed-line incumbent picks the Video Content Authority System for IPTV

The new Velocity chip set supports 100 Mbit/s symmetric speeds and burns less than 1 W per port, Ikanos claims

AT&T names Ericsson as key supplier for future wireline business

Cyberlink gains nearly 50% increase in bandwidth capacity using Actelis Networks's Ethernet over copper solutions

New single-chip solution delivers high-speed ADSL2+ connectivity with complete home router functionality

MTS rolls out mobile telephony services in Jharkhand

Actelis Networks receives new funding round to help finance explosive expansion across Europe and North America

NEC announced its selection by Vietnam Mobile Telecom Services to deploy a mobile backhaul solution

Today at TeliaSonera’s Investor Day in Stockholm, president and CEO, Lars Nyberg spoke about TeliaSonera’s position

Tata Communications Transformation Services starts management of Seacom cable system linking the world and Eastern and Southern Africa

Telefónica and China Unicom enter into a broad strategic alliance and a mutual investment agreement

BroadLight and Jungo introduce GPON residential gateway reference platform

Solution helps VimpelCom Group manage network resources and speed fixed telephony service activation

Vitesse led FTTX technology ecosystem announces expansion

Kabira Technologies names Manish Gupta VP of global marketing

VDSL chipmaker strikes deals with Assia and DSP Group

ECI's multiservice access node now supports open access networks

NeoPhotonics expands portfolio of XFP transceivers for high-speed networks

NEC announced the launch of sales for the MN5000 Series

AT&T readies its supply chain for the future

Integrated solution allows telecom carriers to remotely monitor access lines to improve service reliability and reduce operating costs

Iskratel will participate as an exibitor at the World Broadband Forum Europe 2009

At Broadband World Forum Europe in Paris, France LG-Nortel will demonstrate technology innovations and announce new collaborations

Motorola’s Home & Networks Mobility business will be at Broadband World Forum Europe highlighting its latest FTTH ultra-broadband solutions

Record-breaking 5Tb/s capacity successfully deployed in Shaanxi province, China

Verizon president and COO Dennis F. Strigl informed the Board of Directors that he intends to retire from the company by the end of 2009

JDSU expands video test solution offering for Microsoft Mediaroom customers

JDSU expands video test solution offering for Microsoft Mediaroom customers

The Force10/Turin combination says revenues grew 24% sequentially in Q3

Ikanos appoints Dan Karr senior vice president of worldwide sales

Ignis entered into an agreement with a major fiber optic transmission equipment manufacturer, for delivery of tunable laser chips

Revenue for the fiscal third quarter 2009 totaled $164.8 million, representing a 14% sequential improvement

To exhibit an Ethernet in the First Mile (EFM) Network Termination Unit (NTU), which can reach a speed of 22.8 Mbit/s

Joint solution with AudioCodes supports the cost-effective design of residential gateway products

Appoints John Tolton as Vice President for the Asia-Pacific Region

Nepal-based Subisu CableNet has chosen RAD Data Communications’ ETX-102 Carrier Ethernet demarcation device

Multi-vendor and multi-technology solution for planning and managing a mobile network including radio, transport, and the core network

Deployment is part of a major expansion and upgrade agreement between Ericsson and leading mobile broadband operator, EMobile

Signs definitive agreement with a major fiber optic transmission equipment manufacturer for delivery of tunable laser chips

Motorola’s Bytemobile-powered optimization solutions and services enable Indosat to improve GPRS and 3G network capacity and performance

Occam Networks introduces new GPON ONTs that accelerate the transition to FTTP while simplifying premise networks

Dell and Brocade partner to deliver the efficient enterprise

Nortel achieves 1,2000 km 40G milestone on submarine cable

Network upgrades to enhance customer experience with 100 Gbit/s speeds

Latens ECO makes over-the-top TV a reality for both cable and IPTV

RAD to exhibit Ethernet unit capable of downstream speed of 100 Mbit/s over copper

Industry leaders streamline content delivery for rapid acceleration of IPTV deployments

Ekinops offers full suite of Fibre Channel SAN solutions, optimized to meet data centers’ needs for high bandwidth

Allied Telesis to showcase IP triple-play and Carrier Ethernet services at Broadband World Forum 2009

Portugal Telecom and Telefónica to jointly sell their equity stakes in Moroccan carrier

Lsunches its new high-quality Mobile Video Telephony service, to offer audio-visual communications in 110 countries

Wholesale Broadband Managed Connect will enable communications providers to accelerate migration of their users to 21CN broadband

Alcatel-Lucent company extends proactive network analysis to high-speed fiber networks

Subhash Bana named vice president R&D reporting to Vivek Mohan, managing director of Alcatel-Lucent India

GAAP EPS from continuing operations of $0.06 per share; adjusted EPS of $0.17 per share in Q3

Alcatel-Lucent launches an offering of bonds convertible into and/or exchangeable for new or existing shares in an amount of €750 million

Vonage obtains application approval for iTunes App Store

Sundial CEO to run expanded VoIP Logic global operations

Pre-integrated ATCA platform powers superior performance of customer’s DPI system as verified by recent P2P traffic management tests

Occam Networks’s new VDSL2 blade features

Keymile to showcase solutions for migrating to NGNs and creating FTTx networks

Juniper Networks highlights its high-performance network infrastructure portfolio at BBWF Europe 2009

Infinera is launching a new submarine solution to bring the benefits of photonic integration to the world of undersea networks

An investor group led by Silver Lake will purchase a 65% interest in Skype Technologies from eBay

Arris acquired EGT patents and video processing technology for digital networks, and will retain approximately 20-25 of the employees

Specific tasks of the former Development Business Unit and the Group Strategy Directorate will be taken over by the new chief officer

Verizon Business has extended availability of its cloud-based Computing as a Service solution to the company's Amsterdam data center

North Bristol NHS Trust, one of the largest National Health Service Trusts in England, is deploying Alcatel-Lucent solutions

The Nokia Siemens Networks Board of Directors has appointed Rajeev Suri as Chief Executive Officer, effective October 1, 2009

Keymile presents new high-efficiency VDSL2 card with more ports

Modevity will use Verizon Computing as a Service (CaaS) to harness cloud computing

Announces the release of MovieMaker H.264, a high-performance H.264 PCIe encoder

Revenues €13.178 billion, up 17%; adjusted net income €1.467 billion, a 0.9% increase

St. Gallen public utilities and Swisscom have agreed to collaborate on building a local fiber optic network

Announce the signing of a multiyear distribution agreement covering Spain, Portugal, and Greece

South African based Converged Communication Services Provider, has extended the footprint of Ontology Systems’ OSS/CAD1

ADVA FSP 150 delivers intelligent Ethernet services and increased network management to customers throughout the UK

Has added new functionality to its Dynamic Content Scheduler (DCS), a Microsoft Windows-based graphic user interface