Thursday, August 5, 2010
Undersea Fiber Cable to Connect LA to Auckland
AUKLAND, New Zealand—Pacific Fibre Limited, partnered with Pacnet, Asia’s leader in telecommunication services, recently announced plans to jointly build a subsea fiber optic cable between New Zealand, Australia, and the United States.The proposed plan for 8,450 miles of cable is expected to cost around $400 million and will connect Sydney, Auckland, and Los Angeles with 5.12 Terabits/sec of capacity initially, upgradable to over 12 Terabits/sec.Currently, poor bandwidth in New Zealand isn’t able to handle certain applications and prices for bandwidth paid by Australians and New Zealanders are high when compared internationally.According to Pacific Fibre’s website, the aim of the cable is "to make fast, inexpensive, [and] unlimited broadband a reality.” The companies will award the contract to the vendor to build the cable in the coming months.The new cable is expected to be ready for service in 2013.
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Level 3 Expands Oprations in Boston
BOSTON, Jun 03, 2010 -- Level 3 Communications, Inc. today announced that it has expanded its operations and is enhancing its local presence in Boston. This initiative reflects Level 3's ongoing commitment to enhancing its presence in local markets throughout the country, with the goal of providing mid-market enterprises with a world-class customer experience.
"It's encouraging to see Level 3 invest in Boston and bring local businesses competitive solutions for a broad range of communication services," said Brenda MacDonald, senior vice president of carrier operations for TNCI, Inc. "While much of the industry is focused on operational consolidation, Level 3's local approach demonstrates their commitment toward meeting their customers' region-specific needs."
In support of this local-expansion effort, Level 3 is growing and realigning its local workforce in Boston to combine a local presence, in-depth marketplace knowledge and broad expertise in the communications industry. Through a combination of its extensive backbone network, metro fiber-optic footprint, and a locally focused sales and customer support team, Level 3 provides greater opportunities for mid-market enterprises to take advantage of Level 3's broad portfolio of communications services.
"Boston is a unique market and one that is a crucial part of our local strategy," said Tracy Davis, Level 3's general manager for New England. "Offering industry expertise and a local marketplace knowledge gleaned from our on-the-ground support team, Level 3 is committed to continually improving the customer experience in Boston and providing high-quality communications services that offer a competitive alternative for local businesses."
The company plans to add capacity to the network in the region and expand the number of businesses that are directly connected to the Level 3 network. This expansion will provide mid-market enterprises with access to the full suite of Level 3 services and allow them to quickly and easily increase their bandwidth as business needs grow. The expansion of operations in Boston marks the continuation of a locally focused strategy that Level 3 launched successfully in mid-2009.
"It's encouraging to see Level 3 invest in Boston and bring local businesses competitive solutions for a broad range of communication services," said Brenda MacDonald, senior vice president of carrier operations for TNCI, Inc. "While much of the industry is focused on operational consolidation, Level 3's local approach demonstrates their commitment toward meeting their customers' region-specific needs."
In support of this local-expansion effort, Level 3 is growing and realigning its local workforce in Boston to combine a local presence, in-depth marketplace knowledge and broad expertise in the communications industry. Through a combination of its extensive backbone network, metro fiber-optic footprint, and a locally focused sales and customer support team, Level 3 provides greater opportunities for mid-market enterprises to take advantage of Level 3's broad portfolio of communications services.
"Boston is a unique market and one that is a crucial part of our local strategy," said Tracy Davis, Level 3's general manager for New England. "Offering industry expertise and a local marketplace knowledge gleaned from our on-the-ground support team, Level 3 is committed to continually improving the customer experience in Boston and providing high-quality communications services that offer a competitive alternative for local businesses."
The company plans to add capacity to the network in the region and expand the number of businesses that are directly connected to the Level 3 network. This expansion will provide mid-market enterprises with access to the full suite of Level 3 services and allow them to quickly and easily increase their bandwidth as business needs grow. The expansion of operations in Boston marks the continuation of a locally focused strategy that Level 3 launched successfully in mid-2009.
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
US court rules against FCC on `net neutrality'
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal appeals court has ruled that the Federal Communications Commission lacks the authority to require broadband providers to give equal treatment to all Internet traffic flowing over their networks.
Tuesday's ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia is a big victory for Comcast Corp., the nation's largest cable company. It had challenged the FCC's authority to impose so called "net neutrality" obligations.
It marks a serious setback for the FCC, which needs authority to regulate the Internet in order to push ahead with key parts of its massive national broadband plan.
Tuesday's ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia is a big victory for Comcast Corp., the nation's largest cable company. It had challenged the FCC's authority to impose so called "net neutrality" obligations.
It marks a serious setback for the FCC, which needs authority to regulate the Internet in order to push ahead with key parts of its massive national broadband plan.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Telstra to Upgrade Melbournew to Sydney Link
JULY 14, 2009 -- Telstra says it will upgrade the capacity of the Next IP network between Melbourne and Sydney to cope with a tenfold increase in network traffic volumes between the two cities.
Michael Rocca, group managing director, Telstra Networks & Services, said the upgrade will use Ericsson optical transmission technology to accommodate growing transmission demand on the inter-capital route.
"In the past five years, IP traffic on the inter-capital routes has grown tenfold and while this is not having any detrimental impact on our customers, it is imperative that we keep ahead of the surge in demand for the carriage of voice, data and video," Rocca said.
"Australian organizations are realizing the tremendous productivity benefits achievable with the Telstra IP network. Upon completion in March 2010, we expect these will be the fastest and highest-capacity transmission links available in Australia, providing four times the capacity available today and helping keep Telstra customers head and shoulders ahead above the rest for many years to come."
Demand on telecommunication networks is generally focused on capital cities as a result of greater population and the concentration of international voice and data links in those areas.
The upgrade will increase the capacity of Telstra's existing DWDM transmission technology from 10 to 40 Gbps and will use underlying optical fiber infrastructure without requiring major changes to the network.
Telstra will use Ericsson's Marconi MHL 3000 DWDM platform for the upgrade.
Michael Rocca, group managing director, Telstra Networks & Services, said the upgrade will use Ericsson optical transmission technology to accommodate growing transmission demand on the inter-capital route.
"In the past five years, IP traffic on the inter-capital routes has grown tenfold and while this is not having any detrimental impact on our customers, it is imperative that we keep ahead of the surge in demand for the carriage of voice, data and video," Rocca said.
"Australian organizations are realizing the tremendous productivity benefits achievable with the Telstra IP network. Upon completion in March 2010, we expect these will be the fastest and highest-capacity transmission links available in Australia, providing four times the capacity available today and helping keep Telstra customers head and shoulders ahead above the rest for many years to come."
Demand on telecommunication networks is generally focused on capital cities as a result of greater population and the concentration of international voice and data links in those areas.
The upgrade will increase the capacity of Telstra's existing DWDM transmission technology from 10 to 40 Gbps and will use underlying optical fiber infrastructure without requiring major changes to the network.
Telstra will use Ericsson's Marconi MHL 3000 DWDM platform for the upgrade.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Yikes
ADC dials down outlook, plans more job cuts
Monday, February 2, 2009, 10:31am CST
Minneapolis
ADC Telecommunications Inc. on Monday lowered its first-quarter guidance and said it’s planning more layoffs in an effort to cut costs. The company's stock tumbled after the announcement.
The Eden Prairie-based company cut 350 jobs worldwide in October, including between 180 and 190 positions in Minnesota. ADC will announce how many additional jobs will be cut at a later date, a company spokesman said.
ADC, which makes equipment for the telecom industry, said it now expects revenue of between $240 million and $255 million in the first quarter, down from earlier projections of between $255 and $290 million. The slowing economy and a drop in customer spending prompted the company to lower its sales estimates, the firm said in a statement.
ADC now expects to record a loss of between 17 and 23 cents per share in the first quarter; previously, it projected a loss of between 5 and 17 cents per share.
Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expect the company to report a loss of 2 cents per share and revenue of $274.9 million. Those estimates don’t include one-time charges; ADC’s projections include a non-cash amortization expense of 9 cents per share.
The company also said it has ended its $200 million line of credit, which it noted in a statement “has become increasingly costly to maintain.” It expects to end the quarter with more than $500 million in cash.
ADC will announce its first-quarter earnings on March 3. The company’s stock price was down nearly 30 percent in afternoon trading, slipping to $3.56 per share.
Monday, February 2, 2009, 10:31am CST
Minneapolis
ADC Telecommunications Inc. on Monday lowered its first-quarter guidance and said it’s planning more layoffs in an effort to cut costs. The company's stock tumbled after the announcement.
The Eden Prairie-based company cut 350 jobs worldwide in October, including between 180 and 190 positions in Minnesota. ADC will announce how many additional jobs will be cut at a later date, a company spokesman said.
ADC, which makes equipment for the telecom industry, said it now expects revenue of between $240 million and $255 million in the first quarter, down from earlier projections of between $255 and $290 million. The slowing economy and a drop in customer spending prompted the company to lower its sales estimates, the firm said in a statement.
ADC now expects to record a loss of between 17 and 23 cents per share in the first quarter; previously, it projected a loss of between 5 and 17 cents per share.
Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expect the company to report a loss of 2 cents per share and revenue of $274.9 million. Those estimates don’t include one-time charges; ADC’s projections include a non-cash amortization expense of 9 cents per share.
The company also said it has ended its $200 million line of credit, which it noted in a statement “has become increasingly costly to maintain.” It expects to end the quarter with more than $500 million in cash.
ADC will announce its first-quarter earnings on March 3. The company’s stock price was down nearly 30 percent in afternoon trading, slipping to $3.56 per share.
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