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• Alcatel-Lucent, Equinix debut Ethernet 'exchange'

  Alcatel-Lucent and data services provider Equinix have developed a program aimed at helping Ethernet carriers interconnect their networks.

• Alcatel claims new optical network speed

  Alcatel-Lucent researchers said they have figured out how to multiply the speed of the fastest undersea cables by a factor of 10, an achievement that someday could send the contents of 400 DVDs hurtling from Paris to Chicago in one second.

• Alcatel integrating network layers for efficiency

  Alcatel-Lucent on Wednesday set a course for tighter integration of the two main components of long-haul service-provider networks, saying it will help carriers streamline their infrastructure and run it more efficiently.

• Qwest to deploy network capable of 100Gbps

  Qwest Communications International is deploying equipment that will allow the carrier to deliver data at 100Gb per second (Gbps) all the way across its network to a customer's location.

• TransACT rolls out 1Gbps broadband

  As the National Broaband Network develops with the intention of provising 100Mbps fibre-to-the-premises, ACT ISP TransACT has announced the successful delivery of 1Gbps broadband to residential dwellings and businesses.

• Quigley appointed NBNCo chief

  The Rudd Government has chosen former Alcatel COO and president Mike Quigley as executive chairman of the NBNCo.

• Alcatel to push 100G to carrier edge

  Alcatel-Lucent plans to ship a router module next year that supports the emerging 100Gb per second Ethernet standard at the edge of carrier networks, where services are delivered to subscribers.

• Alcatel-Lucent will team with HP to sell telecom products

  Telecommunications equipment manufacturer Alcatel-Lucent and IT vendor Hewlett-Packard plan to jointly market their products to businesses looking for converged IT and communications systems.

• Alcatel-Lucent losses grow as revenue shrinks

  Alcatel-Lucent reported a 6.9 percent drop in first-quarter revenue compared to last year, while losses more than doubled.

• USPTO ruling favors Microsoft in Alcatel-Lucent appeal

  The U.S. patent office has rejected two claims regarding the last disputed patent in an ongoing legal battle between Microsoft and Alcatel-Lucent, appearing to pave the way for the software vendor to win a pending appeals case that would reverse a US$358 million penalty.

• Alcatel shows off IP core for LTE networks

  Alcatel-Lucent on Wednesday was set to introduce its Evolved Packet Core (EPC), a set of network components that will help to power the LTE network of Verizon Wireless and other mobile operators.

• Oracle, Alcatel-Lucent settle patent suit

  Oracle and telecom Alcatel-Lucent have settled a patent-related dispute, according to documents filed with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

• Alcatel-Lucent posts loss

  Losses at Alcatel-Lucent widened for the fourth quarter of 2008 as the economic outlook forced the company to write down the value of more assets.

• Alcatel-Lucent cuts jobs, focuses attention on three sectors

  Alcatel-Lucent is naming enterprises as one of three markets it will focus on as it lays off 1,000 more workers and makes cuts in other areas in an attempt to turn the company around.

• Alcatel-Lucent unleashes on large enterprises

  Alcatel-Lucent this week is expected to unveil a range of enhancements to its large enterprise product portfolio, including an upgraded data center switch and IP telephony extensions.