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[Shenzhen, China, 19 January 2010] Huawei, a leader in providing next-generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, today launched the world’ s first synergy planning solution for backbone networks. This solution, which is backed by a multi-layer network planning tool called iManager MDS6600, enables synergy between the IP and transport layers of the backbone network, offering highly efficient network resource utilization, greater reliability, and lower operations and maintenance (OM) costs.

Enhanced network resource utilization is possible due to the solution’ s management of bandwidth resources, which are assigned based on traffic in a unified manner, thus achieving synergistic traffic processing across the IP and transport layers. This interaction between the IP layer and transport layer eliminates repetitive protection when an issue occurs, reduces wasted resources, and offers highly efficient protection and enhanced network reliability. Huawei’ s synergy solution also provides high capacity and an ultra-broadband backbone network for operators.

“Huawei’ s innovative synergy planning solution is the first in the world to offer inter-layer traffic synergy, protection synergy, and management synergy, helping operators to increase network efficiency, mitigate pressures on the backbone network and optimize network reliability, while slashing OM costs,” said Mr. Christian Chua, president of the Converged Backbone Solution in Huawei’ s Network Product Line.

Huawei has a strong track record in the IP and transport arenas, including commercial deployment of the 2+4 5T cluster router system NE5000E and Tbit WDM/OTN OSN8800. According to Ovum-RHK research in 2009, Huawei ranked No. 1 in backbone WDM market share. Infonetics rated Huawei as one of the top three core router vendors in 2009. Huawei is the industry’s only vendor listed in the top three for both backbone WDM and core router technology.
// Huawei Technologies View full post on Press Releases of VoIP Hardware

[Shenzhen, China, 19 January 2010] Huawei, a leader in providing next generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, announced that it has successfully developed the world’s first 1588v2-compliant DSL prototype with nanosecond-level time synchronization accuracy, presenting a more cost-effective mobile backhaul choice for mobile operators worldwide to build out their 3G/4G networks.

Combining new DSL technologies with microcell and LTE base stations can extend the mobile network by using existing copper wire resources, thus protecting investments in the “last-mile” network and providing a cost-effective cellular backhaul. Leveraging Huawei’ s proprietary high-accuracy time synchronization algorithm and complying with the IEEE 1588v2 standard, Huawei’s innovative time synchronization solution makes it possible to implement high-accuracy, nanosecond-level time synchronization over DSL lines. This offers an advantage over legacy DSL technologies, as the legacy DSL technologies can implement data backhaul of base stations but do not offer high-accuracy time synchronization, thus falling short of cellular backhaul.

Yang Zhirong, president of Huawei’ s Access Network Product Line stated “DSL remains the world’s most widely used broadband access technology. Technical breakthroughs such as this one will enable operators optimally utilize their abundant copper wire resources, as well as achieve quick provisioning of their 3G/4G services. The leading xDSL time synchronization prototype reflects Huawei’ s commitment to deliver a powerful and unique value proposition to its customer.”

1588v2, also known as Precision Time Protocol (PTP), is a packet-based time synchronization technology standardized by the IEEE. This technology effectively addresses the issues facing GPS (Global Positioning System) clock synchronization, such as high investments and difficult installation, and is recognized as a crucial technology for network evolution from 2G to 3G/4G. The 1588v2 time synchronization algorithm is originally designed on the basis of symmetric models, and asymmetric transmission technologies such as ADSL cannot effectively support the 1588v2 protocol. This time Huawei has achieved high-accuracy DSL time synchronization, which is a breakthrough in this regard.

As an industry-leading mobile backhaul vendor, Huawei has unveiled the IPTime mobile backhaul solution, the only one in the industry with 1588v2 high-accuracy time synchronization that can be implemented over any media including optical fiber, microwave, and copper wire. Tests have proven that the time synchronization accuracy of Huawei’ s prototype has achieved GPS (Global Positioning System) level and is capable of mobile backhaul transmission in the 3G/4G era. This solution has already been servicing leading operators such as China Mobile, Vodafone, and Telefónica.
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InterAct, a provider of software for enterprises and government agencies, announced the successful integration with proposed Next Generation 9-1-1 architecture. The company is the only provider to completely process end-to-end NG9-1-1 calls from the caller to the Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) and Geographic Information mapping systems (GIS) using nothing but IP connections.

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Originally appeared on VoIP Biz-News.com on 14/08/2009

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RIM announced the upcoming availability of the BlackBerry Bold 9700 with Wi-Fi Calling from T-Mobile.

It will be the first 3G-powered BlackBerry available through T-Mobile USA, and also the first smartphone from RIM that includes built-in support for both 3G connectivity and voice calls over Wi-Fi, according to T-Mobile.

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Originally appeared on VoIP Biz-News.com on 21/10/2009

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VOIPFUTURE, a vendor of Next Generation Technology (NGT) for the analysis and diagnosis of voice quality in VoIP networks, claims the company’s Smart Monitoring Probes are the first to monitor multiple GB/s links at full line rate.

RTP Monitoring Probe generates detailed diagnostics for every 5-second of a call stream. The company says this innovative voice quality evaluation technology provides precise information about individual in-call quality as well as network-wide service status.

Continue reading VOIPFUTURE First to Monitor Multiple GB/s Links at Full Line Rate

Originally appeared on VoIP Biz-News.com on 04/11/2009

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Just a week after fring brought world’s first video calls over IP to mobile, the company announced “the first ever” mobile video calls over internet for the iPhone.

fring video enables users to conduct video calls with other users as well as with Skype contacts over their device’s Wi-Fi or 3G internet connection, with support for mobile-to-mobile and mobile-to-desktop calls.

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Originally appeared on VoIP Biz-News.com on 01/12/2009

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SEOUL – LG-Nortel, a joint venture of LG Electronics and Nortel* [OTC: NRTLQ], has unveiled the world’s first residential multimedia terminal based on the Android™ platform, which will allow users to enjoy customized phone services, broadband capabilities and innovative new applications in their homes.

Android is an open-sourced application platform designed by the Open Handset Alliance™ to support applications for smartphones from a range of manufacturers. With the release of the LG-Nortel Multimedia Phone, LG-Nortel brings Android into the residential market, and provides easy access to game, personal productivity, education, cooking, multimedia, videoconferencing, and other applications delivered directly by a telecommunications carrier to the unit’s built-in, 3.5-inch TFT LCD screen.

Broad support for Android across the software development community will help ensure the LG-Nortel Multimedia Phone will be tied to the ongoing innovation currently driving the smartphone market, such as new social-network and location-based services that enable a broad range of new capabilities that combine the best of the Web with personal user preferences.

“The pace of innovation in the smartphone market has become breathtaking, and Android is helping push the boundaries of what a personal communications device can do,” said JD An, vice president, LG-Nortel. “By building the world’s first residential terminal based on s Android operating system, we can help customers tap into a new world of personalized, engaging and entertaining applications from their homes – while helping telecommunications carriers deliver a unified communications experience to subscribers across both the wireless and wired domains. The LG-Nortel Multimedia Phone is nothing short of a revolution in home communications.”

The LG-Nortel Multimedia Phone joins LG-Nortel’s family of innovative, multimedia terminals, which have already enjoyed a warm reception from carriers including Korea Telecom, Telio and others. All have deployed LG-Nortel terminals to their customers to provide a rich, flexible, and easy-to-use interactive communications experience that brings Internet information services into the home in a timely and relevant way.
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