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Telecoms
Sixty-eight percent of service providers say outbound spam costs them up to USD 100,000 per year, according to a new research study “The Growing Problem of Outbound Spam” by industry analyst firm Osterman Research and Commtouch® (Nasdaq: CTCH).
In the first ever comprehensive report on how outgoing messaging abuse affects service providers, the Commtouch-Osterman study surveyed ISPs, hosting providers, managed service providers and Internet portals around the world, asking specific questions regarding spam and scam email messages generated from within their networks. Exploitation of service providers’ networks to send unsolicited email can lead to customer loss, operational cost increases, brand damage and even potential lawsuits.
The research also surveyed end-users on how they perceive providers’ efforts in dealing with outbound spam.
”Service providers are starting to realize that dissatisfied customers, blacklisting and other problems caused by outbound spam are issues they cannot ignore,” said Michael Osterman, president and founder of Osterman Research. “By eliminating spam originating from within their networks, service providers can reduce their costs while improving the service levels they offer their customers.”
Highlights of the survey include these findings:
The in-depth Outbound Spam Report discusses:
“Based on the results of this research study and our discussions with customers, many service providers that have tried to prevent outbound spam using various techniques are still suffering from false positives and poor detection levels,” said Asaf Greiner, Commtouch’s vice president of products. “The only way to effectively keep off of blacklists is to block outgoing spam while simultaneously targeting the sources of the problem – the spammer accounts, compromised accounts, and zombies.” • Source: Commtouch (9-6-10)
Just right after announcing the validation of the new Enhanced Power Control Test Case, AT4 wireless obtains official Bluetooth SIG validation for its BITE T1111 Bluetooth low energy RF testing option.
Bluetooth low energy represents the next generation of short range wireless devices communications. With the power and consumption efficiency drastically improved, this new technology will provide end users with a wide range of new and promising wireless applications.
Derived from the Bluetooth Basic Rate and EDR RF test cases, the low energy RF test cases have been optimized in terms of test duration and test cases implementation by means of reducing the number of RF test cases or introducing the direct test mode.
Commercially available since late 2008, BITE low energy option supports the RF Transmission and Reception test cases, for both nominal and extreme operating conditions, as defined in the recently adopted low energy RF PHY Test Specification for Bluetooth 4.0.
With this achievement, AT4 wireless has managed that all technologies and test cases supported by the BITE T1111 RF Tester are validated according to the Bluetooth SIG Test Systems Validation Guidelines, making this platform the worldwide reference for Bluetooth qualification testing.
“We consider this success a very important milestone for the Bluetooth Community due to the fact that the majority of the Bluetooth SIG recognized Laboratories are using our BITE test system.”, commented Angel Romero, Product Manager at AT4 wireless. “Now all these Labs can trust their Bluetooth Qualification activities in a fully validated test platform”. • 6-4-10
NetLogic Microsystems’ multi-core, multi-threaded XLR® processors and knowledge-based processors are powering advanced mobile infrastructure solutions from Datang Mobile for TD-SCDMA and LTE deployments
NetLogic Microsystems, Inc. announced that Datang Mobile Communications Equipment Co., Ltd. has selected its multi-core, multi-threaded XLR® processors and knowledge-based processors to power Datang Mobile’s advanced TD-SCDMA and LTE mobile infrastructure solutions. Datang Mobile is a leading provider of mobile infrastructure network solutions such as basestations, NodeB, radio network controllers (RNCs) and mobile gateways that are deployed by leading carriers such as China Mobile.
Datang Mobile’s next-generation LTE and TD-SCDMA solutions are ATCA (Advanced Telecommunications Computing Architecture)-compliant, and utilize multiple XLR732 processors from NetLogic Microsystems per blade to deliver the performance and scalability required for advanced mobile core and edge systems. These advanced systems will be deployed as part of the fourth phase of China Mobile’s TD-SCDMA rollout in 2010, as well as next-generation LTE upgrades.
“We are very pleased to have selected NetLogic Microsystems as a very important and strategic technology partner and vendor for our mobile infrastructure solutions,” said Mr. Zhao Xin, general manager for LTE products at Datang Mobile. “We have been very impressed with the best-in-class performance of NetLogic Microsystems’ XLR732 multi-core, multi-threaded processors and knowledge-based processors, as well as the superior local support that we have received from NetLogic Microsystems.”
“We have enjoyed a long and positive relationship with Datang Mobile for both our knowledge-based processor and our multi-core processor families, and we look forward to continued and expanded collaboration between our companies,” said Dr. Sunny Siu, president and general manager of Asia-Pacific at NetLogic Microsystems. “We continue to lead the industry on performance, functionality, power and scalability across our product lines to deliver best-in-class products that are powering advanced 3G and LTE mobile infrastructure deployments worldwide.”
NetLogic Microsystems’ market-leading XLR732 processor integrates eight high-performance MIPS64® cores, each with four-way simultaneous multi-threading, for a total of 32 fine-grain processor threads to mitigate latency, improve computational efficiency and throughput for network data plane and control plane processing in base stations, eNodeB, RNCs, gateways, switches, routers, ATCA and AMC service cards, security appliances and storage appliances. The processor also offers a best-in-class packet management, packet distribution and network accelerator engine, an intelligent Fast Messaging Network™ to maximize on-chip communications bandwidth, a superior memory sub-system, high-speed interconnects, and a broad set of acceleration engines. This enables NetLogic Microsystems’ multi-core processors to support billions of in-flight messages and packet descriptors between all on-chip elements. The XLR processor family is supported by a comprehensive software development kit (SDK) that contains reference and production-ready software components, which enables customers to accelerate time-to-market.
In addition, NetLogic Microsystems’ innovative knowledge-based processors are powering Datang Mobile’s packet core and radio network controller solutions. NetLogic Microsystems’ knowledge-based processors are used to accelerate important functions such as quality of service (QoS), billing and packet filtering that in turn enhance the performance of quad-play services for mobile wireless carriers such as China Mobile. By utilizing knowledge-based processors from NetLogic Microsystems, service providers can more efficiently deploy bandwidth-intensive applications and services such as the delivery of high-quality video to mobile handsets, interactive gaming, voice-over-IP (VoIP) and Internet access. NetLogic Microsystems offers the industry’s highest performance knowledge-based processors with the fastest decision rate, largest database capacity and the lowest power consumption, all of which are important factors for advanced 3G and LTE systems. • 17-2-10
NetLogic Microsystems, Inc. is a worldwide leader in high-performance intelligent semiconductor solutions that are powering next-generation Internet networks.
Acquisition complements Altobridge’s emerging markets strategy • ADC strengthens focus on its in-building and microcellular wireless market leadership
ADC ( network infrastructure solutions) and Altobridge (solutions for mobile network operators) announced that Altobridge has acquired ADC’s portfolio of GSM base station and switching products. Terms of the transaction, which closes today, were not disclosed.
The ADC GSM base station and switching product portfolio supports demanding applications such as remote wireless and small national networks, as well as government, emergency and private network communications. These products complement Altobridge’s innovations in several markets, including its Fully Managed Service business for meeting the growing communication needs of emerging markets, and solutions for optimising voice and data transmission for Mobile Network Operators (MNOs).
As part of the transaction, Altobridge is acquiring ADC’s existing GSM base station and switching product customer base and retaining all of the employees necessary to support the business. In addition, Altobridge is acquiring certain assets and intellectual property related to the product portfolio.
“The sale of our GSM base station and switching technology to Altobridge is a positive development for our respective customers, employees, shareowners and companies,” said Dick Parran, president of Network Solutions business unit for ADC. “ADC maintains a strong commitment to expanding our leadership position in providing in-building and outdoor wireless solutions that are increasingly essential in meeting the coverage and capacity challenges of 3G and 4G networks, while Altobridge is well positioned to build on the strong foundation established by both companies in the remote and specialty network market.”
"Mobile Network Operators face a major challenge to deliver accelerating voice and data traffic for declining returns. Altobridge will continue to innovate and deliver further solutions that drive down these underlying communication costs,” said Mike Fitzgerald, CEO of Altobridge.
"This acquisition will enable Altobridge to broaden our Intellectual Property portfolio and grow our Fully Managed Service business as we work hand in hand with MNOs striving to connect their subscriber groups at lower costs."
Both companies are committed to ensuring a smooth transition for existing customers. Contracts and warranties with existing and pending customers will continue to be supported by Altobridge. • January 2010
Telecom networks
NetLogic Microsystems, Inc. [NASDAQ: NETL], a worldwide leader in high-performance intelligent semiconductor solutions for next-generation Internet networks, today announced that its market-leading multi-core, multi-threaded processors and knowledge-based processors are powering best-in-class TD-LTE equipment from Motorola and Continuous Computing to provide TD-LTE coverage at the Shanghai World Expo 2010.
The exponential growth in global mobile traffic, IP-based smart phones, and rich applications and services is driving carriers to upgrade mobile infrastructure networks from the third-generation (3G) Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA), High Speed Packet Access (HSPA), CDMA2000 and TD-SCDMA to fourth-generation (4G) Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology over the next several years in order to provide consumers with higher bandwidth services, to lower capital and operating expenses for carriers, and to mitigate the stress that mobile Internet services are placing on existing networks.
The Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) recently reported that 80 operators have made firm commitments to deploy LTE in 33 countries; leading carriers who have publicly announced LTE trials include AT&T, China Mobile, KDDI, NTT DoCoMo, SingTel, Telefonica O2, TeliaSonera, Telstra CSL, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, Vodafone and Yota.
Motorola's WBC 700 mobility management entity (MME) is architected around unique, high performance Advanced Telecommunications Computing Architecture (ATCA) packet processing blades from Continuous Computing. These sophisticated ATCA blades feature NetLogic Microsystems' multi-core, multi-threaded processors and knowledge-based processors to deliver the highest levels of security, reliability and performance required for LTE now and in the future.
Motorola's next-generation WBC 700 portfolio - the Evolved Packet Core (EPC) component of the network - helps operators meet rapid growth in subscriber demands for mobile broadband by giving them the opportunity to increase revenue while reducing cost per bit. Motorola's WBC 700 solution is engineered with a design philosophy of a distributed architecture that can scale independently for data traffic or control messaging, giving operators the performance and capacity they will need to effectively operate their LTE networks and the flexibility to support future growth.
"We have partnered with NetLogic Microsystems, the worldwide leader in multi-core and knowledge-based processing technologies, to offer highly advanced and differentiated ATCA products to our customers," said Mike Coward, CTO and co-founder at Continuous Computing. "The combination of our superior LTE and Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) platforms with NetLogic Microsystems' best-in-class processors has led to our being selected for multiple LTE deployments worldwide."
Continuous Computing's flagship FlexPacket ATCA product line is designed to support 40G and 10G ATCA standards and is targeted at core and edge elements in 3G wireless, Evolved HSPA (HSPA+), LTE, as well as DPI applications such as security, video content delivery, lawful intercept and intelligent traffic shaping. Continuous Computing's FlexTCA pre-integrated platforms provide the highest I/O density, the highest packet processing performance and establish a new floor for customers' cost-per-Gigabit compared to competitive ATCA solutions.
"We are proud to be part of the LTE deployment at the World Expo in Shanghai this year through our collaboration with Motorola and Continuous Computing," said Chris O'Reilly, vice president of marketing at NetLogic Microsystems. "This global showcase at the World Expo is further testament to our increasing success in leading LTE deployments at multiple carriers worldwide."
NetLogic Microsystems provides an end-to-end wireless infrastructure silicon solution with its market-leading portfolio of multi-core processors, knowledge-based processors, Layer 7 content processors and 10 Gigabit Ethernet PHY devices that offers customers unprecedented breadth, depth and scalability to develop systems from mobile edge to packet core
NetLogic Microsystems' multi-core, multi-threaded processors offer a rich set of features and functionality with unprecedented performance and power for embedded telecommunications, enterprise, data center, security and storage applications. These processors integrate up to eight high-performance MIPS64® cores, each with four-way simultaneous multi-threading, for a total of 32 NXCPUsTM to mitigate latency, improve computational efficiency and throughput for network data plane and control plane processing in base stations, eNodeB, RNCs, gateways, switches, routers, ATCA and AMC service cards.
The processors also offer a tri-level cache architecture and best-in-class packet management, packet distribution and network accelerator engine, an intelligent Fast Messaging NetworkTM to maximize on-chip communications bandwidth, a superior memory sub-system, high-speed interconnects, and a broad set of acceleration engines.
This enables NetLogic Microsystems' multi-core processors to support billions of in-flight messages and packet descriptors between all on-chip elements.
The processor family is supported by a comprehensive software development kit (SDK) that contains reference and production-ready software components, which enables customers to accelerate time-to-market.
The knowledge-based processors from NetLogic Microsystems integrate up to 128 high-performance knowledge-based processing engines, and includes an enhanced Intelligent Load Balancing Engine (ILBE) to efficiently allocate multiple tasks and communicate among all the 128 knowledge-based processing engines.
The knowledge-based processing engines and ILBE are tightly coupled with integrated advanced Sahasra® Algorithmic Engines (SAEs) to dramatically lower the power consumption of search processing.
These industry-leading processors also integrate an innovative Range Encoding Engine (REE), which employs advanced one-hot and fence encoding algorithms to implement range encoding that allows customers to effectively double the efficiency of performing port range inspection. • 5-8-10
NetLogic Microsystems, Inc. is a worldwide leader in high-performance intelligent semiconductor solutions that are powering next-generation Internet networks. NetLogic Microsystems' best-in-class products perform highly differentiated tasks of accelerating complex network traffic to significantly enhance the performance and functionality of advanced 3G/4G mobile wireless infrastructure, data center, enterprise, metro Ethernet, edge and core infrastructure networks.
Altobridge will be playing a key role in the SATELLITE 2010 Conference programme on 17 March as a panel member during the session: Wireless Backhaul and Integration via Satellite: Helping Terrestrial Operators Expand. Altobridge CTO, Richard Lord, will be one of a distinguished, select panel brought together to share their expertise and unique insights on this subject.
The event will be attended by more than 9,300 satellite professionals from 70 countries with more than 300 companies exhibiting their products and services. SATELLITE 2010 will take place at the Gaylord National Convention Center, 201 Waterfront Street, National Harbor, Maryland, USA. Moderated by President of Northern Skies Research, Chris Baugh, panel members include: Steven Blumenthal, Head of Ground Networks, O3B Networks USA, LLC; Doron Elinav, VP, Marketing, Gilat Network Systems; and Jay Yass, Vice President, Network Services, Intelsat. The general panel discussion will follow individual presentations by each participant.
The Altobridge presentation by Richard Lord will address wireless backhaul and integration via satellite by looking at such issues as:
Regional issues across Asia, Africa and South America, such as licence obligations, VSAT footprint and the need for mesh or multi-star solutions will also be addressed by the Altobridge presentation and the wider panel discussion. This session will take place between 1015am and 1130am on Wednesday 17 March.
According to the organisers: ‘The conference programming will continue with sessions on the military … mobile and commercial sectors … developing creative financial solutions for the challenging marketplace. More than 300 satellite communications experts will lead sessions on topics including comms-on-the-move… hybrid solutions, “greening” satellite communications, the increasing importance of religious broadcasters to the satellite sector, accelerating demand for aeronautical and maritime satellite services…’
SATELLITE 2010 is designed to look to the future of satellite-enabled communications and the new technologies and markets that will open up as a result – an event design in total synergy with the breakthrough technologies and new market wins from Altobridge. • March 2010
Headquartered at Kerry Technology Park, Ireland with further R&D, Service & Sales offices in San Jose (USA), Shenzhen (China) and Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Altobridge is a leading provider of telecommunications solutions that cut the cost of communications to, from and between wireless devices. Altobridge sells wireless network solutions and provides a Managed Service to Mobile Network Operators, Government Organisations & NGOs and also licenses its core Intellectual Property to other network suppliers. At the heart of the company’s offering lies the patented and patent-pending technologies: Local ConnectivityTM, Split ArchitectureTM , Remote Power Optimisation™ and Data at the Edge™. Wireless Networks with this embedded capability operate more cost effectively.
Following the strategic acquisition of the ADC Mobile Network Solutions business in December 2009, Altobridge can now offer customers a broader portfolio of products and services.
HP today unveiled a telecom solution that helps service providers better serve the millions of mobile customers who use the internet through high-speed LTE (long-term evolution) networks.
HP Subscriber Data Management (SDM) enables service providers to integrate the valuable customer (subscriber) data that is dispersed across an organization in multiple repositories, including the Home Subscriber Server, location solutions, data services platforms, user device profiles, and operations and business support systems (OSS and BSS).
By creating a unified, in-depth view of each customer, HP SDM helps service providers assemble an integrated picture of their customers’ profiles. With this knowledge, providers can enrich the applications they offer to drive customer satisfaction and new revenue through highly personalized mobile services.
This capability is even more important as networks evolve from 3G (third generation) to 4G and LTE. With faster networks and smarter devices, data traffic and service options are rapidly increasing. Mobile users are enjoying thousands of web-based applications, many of which are delivered by “over the top” internet service providers and smartphone vendors.
“Telstra provides about 9 million Australian fixed-line services and over 10 million mobile services – including more than 6 million 3G services – and we are focused on providing each one of our customers with a rich, personalized and integrated experience,” said Michael Lawrey, executive director, Network and Technology, Telstra. “The convergence of networks and technologies requires a transformational approach in the way we do business, particularly in the way we first design and then offer our customers next-generation services. HP is helping us make the best use of our customer information and network assets so we can produce a personalized and integrated experience for our customers.”
In a competitive market with rising customer expectations, service providers can use HP SDM to leverage their unique assets: customer trust, detailed customer data, and powerful network capabilities that can enable a personalized, context-aware mobile experience.
“Service providers can offer an unmatched array of personalized services by creating a unified customer profile with HP SDM,” said Dave Sliter, vice president, Communications and Media Solutions, HP. “In the LTE world of unlimited customer choice, HP SDM can help service providers break down data silos, transform their business and ultimately offer subscribers a more rewarding experience.”
HP SDM enables service providers to choose among three broad approaches to achieving a unified subscriber profile: federation of existing repositories to dynamically link data from across a network, consolidation into a single repository, and replication of data in different repositories and moving it to a different entity that can allow the proper access. • 10-2-10
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