Léo Apotheker named CEO and president of HP; Ray Lane joins HP as non-executive chairman of the board

Worldwide sales of Carrier Ethernet switch/routers grew 14% year-over-year to $513M in Q2 2010

Verizon to add more than 260 hybrid vehicles to its fleet in New Jersey

Hibernia Atlantic announces its plans to build the lowest-latency cable route from New York to London

Enablence wins $12.4M next-generation broadband access order in Central Asia

Verizon Business will expand its flagship cloud computing services suite into centers in San Jose, Calif.; London; and Canberra, Australia

Contract for telephony and mobile data services renewed

ADSL access to be extended to 86,000 additional French households by 2013 following program of multiplexer neutralization

BT-led FTTP project hopes to bring 100-Mbit/s speeds to most businesses in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly

Swedish vendor's Media Distribution Service chosen by Finnish broadcaster to power new live streaming and catch-up services

The Company now expects revenues for Q3 ending September 30, 2010 to be approximately $12.8M due to a softening in demand

Multifunctional DSL gateway meets all communications leader’s emerging requirements for broadband Internet and digital home IPTV

North Carolina-based operator will use MXK, zNID ONTs to deliver triple-play services to more than 39,000 customers in region

Juniper Networks has deployed an all Juniper Networks infrastructure to help develop its growing business for the long term

Actelis Networks accelerates deployment of business-class services for Hawaii Dialogix Telecom

Electra files YouView complaint to Ofcom

Australian operator wants to simplify company processes, reduce operating costs, and improve customer service

Wholesale Business Management Solution and Total Service Mediation are pressed into service to support operator's IP-based ambitions

C&W Worldwide selects Cisco’s Unified Computing System as its next-generation data center platform

Project funding of €780M promised for 2011 will cover future Internet, robotics, smart and embedded systems, and more

Adlink is pleased to announce the appointment of Daniel Yang as the president

Consolidated selects Adtran Total Access 5000 for network upgrade

MIPS Technologies announced that long-time MIPS customer PMC-Sierra is licensing a broad range of MIPS32 processor cores

Calix announced that the town of Concord, MA, and the city of Highland, IL, have selected the Calix Unified Access portfolio

AT&T Capital Services is now providing loans to small businesses looking to deploy new wireless solutions or upgrade existing ones

Unnamed US provider replaces legacy BSS with Intec's Inter-mediatE

Technicolor receives $60M in cash and retains an 18.8% interest in newly formed Screenvision holding company

Application delivery firm claims to be fastest-growing vendor of its type in India

Major operator deploys ROC fraud management solution

The Company now expects revenue for Q3 2010 to exceed $7.0M, or an increase of more than 10 percent sequentially

Vitesse delivers lowest power Carrier Ethernet functionality for stackable enterprise applications

Second-gen platform unleashes breakthrough performance and flexibility in security, power management, high availability, and concurrency

BroadLight announced its strategic partnership with Skelmir

Technology to further optimize IBM servers for cloud computing, analytics and other new workloads

Companies form a global business alliance to address enterprise cloud computing needs

Alcatel-Lucent raises the bar in managed services with breakthrough patents that reduce service provider’s costs

Albanian triple-play operator implements subscriber management and security solution

Software allows desktop sharing sessions to be initiated during a phone call

UTStarcom has purchased the NetRing Transport Network product portfolio for deployment with its commercial service

Popularity of the company’s flagship product with financial community reaches all-time high

CacheFlow appliances manage high-bandwidth video and Web 2.0 content

Report claims success in creating a secure virtual data center environment using HP's SVF solution

IPTV analysis software to be used in Expedus DVA IP video headend probe

Public cloud service will enable customers to utilize servers and other ICT infrastructure across a network on an on-demand basis

Asia still leads the way but Eastern Europe is making progress on fiber front

Internet personalization technology company gets busy in Brazil

British billing systems specialist set to be acquired by CSG in a deal valued at £236.7M ($370M)

Consortium enters second phase of Indian Ocean development plan

Umberto de Julio becomes chairman; Stefano Pileri appointed new CEO

CenturyLink and Qwest receive merger approval in nine states and the District of Columbia

NCCS provides traffic enforcement, Web filtering, and threat prevention system for range of customers

Gateways certified by Verizon as part of its global managed WAN services portfolio for enterprise customers

Bina Chaurasia jumps ship from HP

Partnership achieves 40 Gbit/s on legacy fiber network between Zurich and Frankfurt

Finalists for the awards recognizing leaders in next-generation communications technology, apps, and services are now revealed

CenturyLink and Qwest receive merger approval in nine states and the District of Columbia

The Company now expects its net revenues in the third quarter ending September 26, 2010, to be in the range of $161 million to $163 million

Top 10 ILEC continues 135 year legacy of purchasing innovative telephony equipment

IPTV operator chooses eventIS solution

Overall revenue grew 33% from £62.0 million to £82.4 million

Metaswitch Networks has selected Metaswitch’s MetaSphere platform to deliver a fully featured SIP Trunking and Hosted PBX service

Multi-stream H.264 HD encoder and transcoder launched

IPTV offering to be shown at Cannes event in October

Capgemini to support network vendor's global order management operations

Home Energy Gateway reference platform will support smart grid initiative

FT takes 40% stake in Moroccan's second-largest operator

Alcatel-Lucent and Nextgen Networks ready Australia’s digital economy with 100Gigabit connectivity, in Asia-Pacific first

Liming leaves Openwave to take on new role

Spirent helps EANTC identify challenges and validate technology progress at live demonstration during Carrier Ethernet World Congress

IBM and Netezza announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for IBM to acquire Netezza, a publicly held company

Expected to enable ultrafast data communications within five years

Nokia Siemens Networks takes industry’s first concrete step toward 400G optical networks

Nokia Siemens Networks has migrated its 100th customer from legacy mobile backhaul technology to IP/Ethernet

The OIPF announced addition of four new members, further enhancing its role and reputation as a significant force in the global IPTV market

Planet 9 selects Edgeware servers to scale and expand IPTV services

GBI and Interoute announce network extension partnership

Ericsson’s transport products participated in the sixth edition of the EANTC's Carrier Ethernet interoperability tests in August in Berlin

With test vendors Anritsu and Ixia, Opnext lines up some demos for ECOC

The realtime-OS vendor develops tool support for NetLogic's multicore processors

A single-slot wavelength-selective switch is available for the Z77 and Z33

Company announces plans to work with utilities on developing smart grids

Omnitron Systems announced the debut of the iConverter HybridNID

MetroPCS became the first mobile operator to launch commercial 4G LTE services in the United States

A Hong Kong demo uses SuperMIMO to crank the DSL speed

Telco Systems announced a new service management platform that addresses full life cycle deployment of services

Takes an 11% stake in the Norweigan vendor of tunable lasers and passive optics

Network operator responds to increasing demand for connectivity in Russia and CIS

Four RAD devices put through their paces in Warsaw

Branch office in Ayutthaya will provide multinationals in Thailand with a range of services

Commission adopts measures to deliver fast and ultra-fast broadband in Europe

Operator targets the IT market with the 'Italian Cloud'

Henrik Scharp swaps chairman's role for hotseat at FTTH firm

At ECOC, Oclaro shows off the TL8800 full-band Tunable XFP transceiver

The companies have ended litigation regarding former HP CEO Mark Hurd going to work for Oracle

Taiwanese GPON customer Billion re-ups for Broadlight's third-generation processor

Narrowband optical receiver for RF-over-Fiber applications covers 54 to 67 GHz at 1310nm and 1550nm

The WDM vendor puts its own stamp on end-to-end OTN connections with new capabilities for the DTN and ATN systems

IP5280 adds Level 3 local voice and voice termination services to network

Cisco announced it has completed its acquisition of privately held Arch Rock

Verizon clarifies succession plans; names Lowell McAdam as COO

One in every five of the world’s households now has broadband

Cisco seals up smart grid player

Vendor's Indian unit clocks up $300M worth of procurement in 2009

Integrated intradyne receiver enters production

UK vendor focuses on energy efficiency of photonics components at Turin show

Ethernet services firm expands its international network to include London, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, and Paris

CM-4000 range of metro aggregation switches demonstrate IP/MPLS and MPLS-TP interoperability

NetNumen U31 offering designed for both fixed and mobile networks

Optics firm demonstrates Flexgrid ROADMs technology and more in Turin

WaveShaper family of programmable optical processors is extended

Estonia's number one mobile operator opts for Junifer Interconnect System to handle wholesale agreements

Optical components firm snaps up transceiver specialist for undisclosed sum

ITU Secretary-General Hamadoun Touré calls for a ‘broadband boom’ and urges governments to move broadband to the top of their agendas

LG-Ericsson to supply NWT enterprises with ultra-high capacity broadband services with WDM-PON technology

Robbins Umeda and the Brisco Law Frim have commenced an investigation of Occam's board

DLC communications protocol made available to other meter manufacturers

Customers who take a broadband bundle can upgrade to fiber for free when it reaches their area, says UK giant

Finalists for the awards recognizing leaders in next-gen communications technology, apps, and services will be announced next week

East African operator to use Chinese giant's converged billing solution

Modulight releases high-power single-mode lasers at 1310-1650nm for OTDR and other metrology applications

Announces a new partnership for a convergence platform to deliver next-generation services

VI Systems will present an update on their 25-Gbit/s and 40-Gbit/s VCSEL device technology

Oclaro delivers 100-Gbit/s transmission speeds with its new LiNbO3 'PM100' modulators

Partners with Infinera for its first European field trial of 100GigE

Fiber fusion splicer to be demonstrated at Turin show

Consolidated revenues up 11.5% quarter-on-quarter to US$6.9B

Nokia Siemens Networks and KPN extend service contract for iTV

28 service providers and exchange companies will participate in Ethernet Expo Americas, November 2 & 3 in New York City

OEM agreement signed for Fujitsu to sell CA's application management technologies

AMS Technologies and Kotura sign pan-European distribution agreement for optical components

UK giant's Global Services arm wins five-year contract to upgrade retailer's WAN

CTE's Dubai operation to expand into North Africa as part of 'Information Silk Road' strategy

Moldovan broadband provider extends and improves its national optical network

TeraXion launches low-latency dispersion compensator at ECOC 2010

Centec Networks introduces advanced packet-processing silicon optimized for Carrier Ethernet cost, feature, and performance needs

GigOptix announced that it will showcase its 40G and 100G Bundled Solutions at ECOC in Torino, Italy

Nokia Siemens Networks to build Global Network Operations Center in Russia

Brocade announced Brocade Network Advisor, the industry’s first and only unified network management platform for SAN and IP networks

Oclaro delivers dynamic spectrum capabilities on its 2x1 wavelength selective switch

The index of the Amsterdam Internet Exchange has broken the data transfer speed record of 1 Terabit per second

Brocade unveiled the new Brocade MLXe Core Router as part of the Brocade MLX Series of high-density routers

Yenista and Persyst demodulate 56 Gbit/s RZ-DQPSK signal

EXFO sets new standard in intelligent testing platforms

SureWest Communications announced the release of free HD and SD TV calibration videos to its Advanced Digital TV On Demand video library

Indian partnership offers 3G-enabled Zipbook with nationwide coverage

Converged Service Network for operators and developers launched by Chinese vendor at SDP Global Summit

Dutch operator opts for Comarch BSS suite

Telco bags two cable operators via its Bulgarian subsidiary for €72M as it prepares for convergence

Agreement defines how two operators will collaborate and support each other in the multinational managed mobility solutions market

Five-year contract to manage Vodafone Germany's fixed and mobile access, transmission networks, and fixed core network nodes

Former Huawei man takes managed services VP role

EXFO announced the launch of the FTB-730 PON FTTx/MDU OTDR, the industry's most advanced OTDR testing solution

Acquisition strengthens GTS footprint in CEE region

Ciena unit wins five-year contract to supply managed field services to Interoute

Facility will allow potential customers to test telecom solutions in a 'realistic' work environment

Adds the BN 2505 and 2506 to its portfolio

UK giant provides IP networking technology to NYSE next-generation trading floor project

Collaboration suite offers financial community the option of cloud-based services on a 'pay-as-you-go' basis

AT&T's Regent moves over to UK giant's managed services unit

Revenues down from $19.1M to $18.6M year-on-year for July-August 2010

Swedish vendor supplies optical ROADM network to Catalan regional government

Norwegian giant lands IMS deal as operator upgrades to all-IP infrastructure

UK firm will supply global telecoms framework for managed services to more than 150 countries

New unified software platform supports one development base for all GPON and Ethernet gateway applications GateMakerPro R2.2 allows developers to easily add a variety of applications and seamlessly port them across BroadLight processors.

The ADVA FSP 3000 expands metro core transport capacity

Verizon CFO John Killian announces plans to retire after 31 years

Clearfield announced the enhancement of the FieldSmart Fiber Crossover Distribution System

RED-C introduces the hybrid Raman-EDFA for coherent networks

Zayo Bandwidth announced the launch of Antenna Infrastructure Solutions, a new service offering for wireless carriers

Great Lakes Comnet announced plans to more than double its fiber network

OFS launches gel-free ADSS cable at 2010 FTTH Conference

One box can work for both indoor and outdoor FTTH applications

Optelian has widely deployed Optelian’s LightGAIN and LightMUX systems to support rapid growth of their fiber-based services

Anritsu introduces its new MD1260A 40/100G Ethernet Analyzer

ADC introduces new additions to its fiber solutions portfolio at the 2010 FTTH Conference

Broad fiber and network infrastructure assets strengthen Paetec's dense Eastern US markets

RST Communications selects Motorola for its proven, flexible GPON fiber-to-the-home solutions portfolio

Sprint collaborates with BroadSoft to deliver seamless wireless and VoIP solution

Israeli vendor promises Layer 2 VPNs for less money with ETX-203A

Xtera Communications announces Nu-Wave Optima, a next-generation flexible platform for long haul, regional, and metro DWDM application

Adtran expands fiber-to-the-premises portfolio with advanced active Ethernet solutions

Oracle Research reveals media firms’ systems unable to support strategic goals

Miniweb announces launch of ‘woomi’ online video service for connected TV devices

Harmonic unveiled the Rhozet Workflow System Appliance

Content interaction specialist enters strategic EPG partnership with Ericsson

Web hosting company OVH chooses Infinera's digital architecture for pan-European network

Headend solution will enable operator to extend its IPTV offering to 30 channels by the end of 2010

Set-top box makes its debut at IBC10

Cisco ASR 9000 selected as foundation to expand network capacity and capabilities

Vidyo announced a suite of broadcast products and services that unlock potential for TV networks and stations to employ cloud-based solutions

Heinz Herren is to take over as head of Swisscom's Network & IT Division from January 1, 2011

Motorola to launch next-generation HD IPTV set-top in Turkey with TTNET

Rovi doubles number of European content providers for TotalGuide

Nexpresso Project kicked off in Paris on September 6, 2010

Alcatel-Lucent unveils industry-leading 100G IP technology in China

Content Connect online video platform will run on Cisco-powered backbone

Milestone passed in UK broadband market, reports regulator

DCX Paragon MSDC-IOT transmitters to be deployed at DVB-T2 network sites for UK services

Operator announces three-year extension to Defence Fixed Telecommunications Service (DFTS) agreement with UK military

An Italian wholesaler of Ethernet and IP services is being added to the Neutral Tandem fold

Verizon will help develop a well-coordinated e-health policy to benefit Texas residents as a board member of the Texas e-Health Alliance

Genband and Eastex deployed Genband’s C15 Compact Softswitch to deliver communication services to Eastex subscribers in rural East Texas

Entone announced the launch and immediate availability of its WebVOD Hybrid TV solution

Increased speeds support service providers' push for value-added services such as HD IPTV streams, higher speed tiers and gaming

Thomson Broadcast will highlight the Elite 1000 GreenPower television transmitter line at IBC2010

Thomson Video Networks has announced the NetProcessor 9030/40, a new addition to the market-leading NetProcessor family

IPTV STBs integrated with search and relevant recommendation

C-level executives from Orange, DISA, Huawei, and Ogilvy join keynote lineup to debate the future of communications

BroadHop announces four new service provider wins, demonstrating Quantum Network Suite sales momentum

The cable network picks Juniper Ethernet boxes to support a Singapore broadcasting center

Enablence unveils new 10G APD photodiode and 8x8 multicast switch at Europe’s top optical communications event

Calix announces expansion of residential and business Ethernet fiber access solutions

4Home announced Verizon Investments' participation in 4Home's Series-B financing round that closed in Q1 2010

Maxim announced that it has acquired privately held Phyworks for approximately $72.5M in cash

TeraXion and Proximion standardize tunable dispersion compensators

Red-C Optical Networks Ltd announces the launch of its new amplifier suite for low-latency links

Santec unveils WaveProcessor Arrays based on LCOS for next-generation ROADMs

Adjusted net loss of $8M in Q3 for networks giant

Application server software firm garners £4M from NSN and £1M from existing investors

Finnish vendor looks to strengthen its footprint in the charging and service delivery platforms markets

German giant has seen the future and it's all about smart grids, smart vehicles, and networked healthcare

Swiss operator looks to complete takeover of Italian broadband provider

Fujitsu director reelected to Metro Ethernet Forum board of directors

Enhanced version of PacketLogic's integration software suite offers increased scalability and new user interface

Calix launches E3 family of sealed Ethernet service access nodes

Continuous Computing announces the industry's highest performance 40G ATCA packet processing

Finisar sets standard for next-generation ROADMs with Flexgrid WSS technology

Offers the Media Delivery Network (MDN), a complete solution for the delivery of video over IP

Juniper's Ethernet gear used in more than 300 Atrium network end points

Pan-European tire service company renews contract with India-based network vendor

ViewRight Web Security Clients and ViewRight LIVE iPhone/iPad App provide cross-platform support for secure OTT delivery

GL Communications announces the release of its new product, Acoustic Echo Canceller (AEC) Compliance Test Software

Identidad Telecom partners with Aloe Systems to promote VoIP technology in the Latin America region

Is launching a turnkey browser-based user interface at IBC to bring IPTV services to market

Frog design and its parent company, Aricent, announce the launch of a new strategic business unit

HP veteran has joined Oracle as President and has been named to Oracle’s Board of Directors

Fraud management system helps operator reduce chances of nasty surprises for customers

Wirelss home networking vendor forms partnership with VoD specialist for OTT services

CWDM GPON product family launched for 10G bandwidth expansion

Australian operator's four-year ISP agreement with Bendigo IPTv will bring provide local community content to Bendigo area via ADSL+2

Cloud-based interactivity suite to be launched at Amsterdam show

Industry veteran takes director position at data packet processing specialist

Design of transceivers allows port density to be doubled on access line cards

Germany’s broadband infrastructure not ready to cope with new Web-connected devices and services, warns FTTH Council Europe

Ethernet equipment vendor unveils 44,000 sq ft facility housing HQ, development lab, and data center

Colt will use Ipanema’s technology to deliver application-aware services that help prioritize business operations

Former Czech Telecom man takes over marketing and PR role at networks vendor

Technicolor spinoff make its international debut at show with suite of video delivery systems

Fiber-optic multiplexer allows legacy and new packet-based services to co-exist on single platform

France Telecom's Polish subsidiary examining its options following court ruling that it must pay €396 million ($511 million) to DPTG

China Telecom Americas connects with CENX to expand Carrier Ethernet services

AT&T announced that the three upcoming Mexican National Soccer Team international friendly games will be available for streaming live

New content management system for content providers gets an airing at Amsterdam show

Trial will allow communications providers to nominate exchanges for fiber enablement as part of BT's fiber rollout

UK operator's survey finds broadband users are generally paying for more than they need

Search giant and TV manufacturer join forces to bring Yahoo Connected TV to Europe in Q1 2011

German operator's Entertain TV service hooks up with Videoload online store for 3D

New venue for show after ll years in Nice

Total revenues and income from continuing operations for the quarter were new records for the company

Juniper Networks appoints David Schlotterbeck to its board of directors

M1 offers free trial and Singapore's first 1-Gbit/s plan on the new national fiber network

Infinera and XO Communications complete 1,348 KM field trial of coherent 100G transmission on PICs

Company maintains customer focus and global reach

Shawnee Telephone Company selects Zhone for $8.5M RUS funded broadband stimulus project

Verizon Business helps government, industry smooth adoption of next-generation Internet protocol

Allot and BroadHop demonstrate integrated policy management

Cisco to acquire privately held Arch Rock, a pioneer in Internet Protocol-based wireless network technology for smart-grid applications

Revenue for Q4 2010 was $22.2M, compared with $17.2M for Q4 2009

Cisco announced that Free has deployed the Cisco Carrier-Grade IPv6 Solution using Internet Protocol version 6 rapid deployment technology

Enablence deploys advanced broadband access solutions in China

Leading national online retail destination is now offering the first-ever hybrid personalized television service

Frontier Communications has reiterated its broadband commitment to the state of Ohio

Launches three new access plans and a broad range of cloud-computing solutions

Net operating revenues increase by 23% year-on-year to $2.64 billion at Russia-based group

Indonesian operator upgrades its backbone network with French vendor's help

Cable network for eFive Telecoms will link west coast of Africa to South America

Survey reveals huge disparities globally in the take-up and affordability of broadband

Use of Flash improves user experience for IPTV subscribers via Technicolor set-top box

UK giant targets multinationals with expansion of SIP trunking and Microsoft certification

Agilent Technologies announced the PXT Wireless Communications Test Set, a powerful, common hardware test platform

AT&T said that the timetable for expanding AT&T service in Colorado has been accelerated

Ciena expands ultra-low latency portfolio for electronic trading

MegaPath, Covad, and Speakeasy announced regulatory approval and the completion of their merger

GWR Medical taps Verizon’s cloud computing solution to transform IT operations

TV advertising system applies Internet techniques to exploit 'non-linear' entertainment services

Itron and Cisco announced today a strategic alliance that will advance the transformation of the world’s energy infrastructure

Telecom industry veteran Hossein Eslambolchi and retail energy expert Phillip Tonge to help company drive new cloud services opportunities

Oracle announced the introduction of two new Sun Netra servers

Has completed the sale of its domestic Japanese outsourcing services operations to Internet Initiative Japan Inc.

Has signed definitive final documentation with HSBC Bank and The Royal Bank of Scotland in respect of fully underwritten facilities

Announces its second generation of high-density, managed Layer 3, 28-port Gigabit Ethernet switches

Global Crossing (UK) generated revenue of ₤78 million and Operating Income Before Depreciation and Amortisation (OIBDA) of ₤15 million

Reservation Telephone Cooperative (RTC) of North Dakota is using ADC’s fiber connectivity and management solutions for its FTTP network

Ultra-low-latency network route launched from key data centers in Slough, west of London, to financial exchanges in the City

French media group reports strong growth following acquisitions

Pre-paid 'e-wallet' securely supports micropayment transactions in multiple currencies for digital content

TCX data center integrates into Tata's IP backbone, supports managed hosting and cloud computing plans

NBN operating company to play key role in driving development of innovative fiber-based services in Singapore

Adaptor allows users to convert legacy telecom telephone equipment to VoIP and connect to GSM networks