Huawei leads VoIP and IMS market share in Q1 2013, ahead of Alcatel-Lucent and Genband

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Telecom Lead Asia: Huawei is leading the VoIP and IMS space based on market share in the first quarter of 2013. Infonetics Research says the other two top players in the VoIP and IMS market are Alcatel-Lucent and Genband. Alcatel-Lucent had a strong quarter. Other vendors such as Acme Packet, ...

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T-Mobile taps Cisco ASR 5000 series for LTE

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  Telecom Lead Europe: T-Mobile has chosen the Cisco ASR 5000 Series to manage its mobile data traffic from the new LTE network, together with existing 2G and 3G networks. The Cisco ASR 5000 routing platform will help enable the Czech telecom operator to optimize video transmissions and ...

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Cisco and Telefonica complete 100G trial

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Telecom Lead Europe: Cisco and Telefonica Global Solutions have completed 100G trial. The long-distance 100G trial covering 4,000 kilometers was aimed at enhancing available bandwidth, simplifying network operations, reducing capital expenses, and helping user in a new generation of consumer ...

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Cisco Q3 revenue up 5.4% to $12.2 billion, thanks to Asia Pacific

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Telecom Lead India: Asia Pacific has powered Cisco’s Q3 FY 2013 revenue to 5.4 percent increase to $12.2 billion. Asia Pacific – which include India, China, Japan, etc. contributed revenue of $1.95 billion in Q3 against $1.86 billion in Q2. Cisco revenue from Americas decreased marginally to ...

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Ericsson, Nokia Siemens support telecom equipment rivals ZTE, Huawei in EU issue

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Telecom Lead Europe: Ericsson and Nokia Siemens Networks have supported ZTE and Huawei in the EU probe against Chinese telecom equipment makers. Ericsson and Nokia Siemens Networks have urged the European Union to back off from its threat of imposing tariffs on Chinese telecom equipment makers. ...

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Mobily selects Ericsson for packet core networks

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Telecom Lead Middle East: Mobily has selected Ericsson to provide Evolved Packet Core networks in the western region of the Kingdom. The Ericsson EPC solution enables Mobily subscribers to have the ability to access and consume four times more data. Last month, Mobily, Saudi Arabia’s ...

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Why India worried about telecom vendors Huawei and ZTE

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Telecom Lead India: Connection of Huawei and ZTE – telecom equipment vendors from China – with a Chinese Army project called PLA-863 worries Indian government. The Army connection has prompted the National Security Council (NSC) Secretariat to warn against Chinese telecom equipment makers, ...

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Ciena adds new packet capabilities to 6500 Packet-Optical Platform

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Telecom Lead India: Ciena has added new packet capabilities for its 6500 Packet-Optical Platform. Ciena on Tuesday said that the new E-Suite packet modules for the 6500, featuring Ciena’s service aware packet operating system (SAOS), enable a converged packet-optical solution for network ...

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U Mobile taps SAS Visual Analytics to access real-time consumer behavior

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Telecom Lead Asia: Malaysian 3G operator U Mobile has tapped SAS Visual Analytics to enhance informed business decisions. U Mobile says it can access real-time consumer behavior by integrating SAS Visual Analytics into its Malaysian operations. In its initial phase, U Mobile’s SAS software ...

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How IT firms lose grip on telecom equipment and services sectors?

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Telecom Lead Asia: Revenue contribution from telecom equipment and services sectors for Indian and global IT companies have decreased significantly in the recent quarters. Besides slowdown, several other factors are impacting the growth. First, there’s a decrease in investment in research and ...

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How Huawei aids telecom operators to challenge OTT players

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Telecom Lead India: Huawei solutions are set to assist telecom operators to address challenges from OTT companies. Huawei Technologies’ recently announced software defined network (SDN) solution is aimed at assisting telecom operators to challenge OTT players by reducing cost of operations and ...

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NSN’s global delivery center hub in China to assist TD-LTE operators

Telecom Lead Asia: Nokia Siemens Networks has revealed that its newly opened Global Delivery Center hub in China will assist TD-LTE operators in China and around the world. The global delivery center hub in Zhengzhou, province of Henan, provides tools, processes and resources to remotely manage ...

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WebNMS prices telecom tower manager at Rs 45,000, to take on IBM and Delta

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Telecom Lead Asia: WebNMS, a division of Zoho Corp, is set to take on IBM and Delta with its cell tower manager being priced at Rs 45,000 (excluding sensors). WebNMS’ telecom tower manager ensures around 50 percent reduction in operation cost, promises 35 percent reduction in carbon footprint, ...

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Carrier Ethernet equipment market dips 3% to $34 billion in 2012

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Telecom Lead India: The carrier Ethernet equipment market declined 3 percent to $34 billion in 2012. In 2011, the carrier Ethernet equipment market size had increased 13 percent. Spending on IP edge routers touched $9.4 billion in 2012, the most of any carrier Ethernet equipment segment. Asia ...

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Telecom incubator’s $20 million Startup Village angel fund gets SEBI nod

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Telecom Lead India: Startup Village, India’s first telecom incubator, has received the approval from SEBI for its Startup Village angel fund to the tune of $10 million. The size of the Startup Village angel fund can go up to $20 million with a Green Shoe (over-allotment) option. The angel fund ...

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Nominum appoints Umesh Jamwal to head Indian telecom market

Telecom Lead Asia: Nominum, a provider of network-based service delivery platform for mobile operators, has appointed Umesh Jamwal as the country manager, regional director of India and SAARC. Jamwal will establish relationships with telecom operators and partners in India, Sri Lanka and ...

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