Diameter Signaling Controller (DSC)

F5 Networks (FFIV) saw its stock surge after announcing revenues that exceeded expectations, trading above $85 per share for the first time in several months. Its revenues were up 5% year-over-year and 6% sequentially, to $370.3 million for its fiscal …

Dialogic said that its SS7 signaling server has been deployed by Spanish operator Lleida.net to enhance its SMS connectivity with other operators, and that the carrier seeking to connect with a broader range of other carriers for SMS service closed …

Cisco recently announced a new core router with 10 times the capacity of the original equipment in the series, aiming to support the traffic demands that operators are facing. The Carrier Routing System-X (CRS-X) is a 400 Gbps per slot …

Sonus Networks is targeting both service providers and enterprises with two new session border controllers that are designed to simplify network design and add advanced communications features in unified communications environments. In March, the company was noted in an Infonetics Research report …

Oracle continues to make its way aggessively into telecom software, this time with the purchase of Tekelec, a provider of diameter signaling and policy control solutions. Tekelec has been privately held for just over a year; it was taken private …

Vendors are scrambling to help network operators figure out smarter ways to manage and optimize their networks, drawing data from various sources in order to make informed business decisions on infrastructure and services and exploring the promise of software defined …

Syniverse Technologies spent much of 2012 conducting LTE roaming and interconnect trials with seven tier-one wireless operators around the world, and the company said this week that it expects the trials to lead to an increase in LTE roaming this …

It’s no secret that the proliferation of smartphone and tablet devices – and the accompanying demand for mobile video – is continuing to drive the need for more bandwidth.

Diameter’s role in managing the explosive growth of signaling across an LTE network has more than doubled in not only signaling traffic, but also complexity. Diameter signaling protocol has been adopted by 3GPP and 3GPP2 as the standard protocol for …

After decades of “holy wars” surrounding cellular technologies, common ground seems to have been made around the LTE standard. Virtually all carriers around the world have said they plan on moving towards the standard at some point in the network …

During your average day how many times do you speak or text on your smartphone, browse on your tablet, or work on your laptop? In the evenings you may read e-books, message from your mobile, or check your Facebook. You …

The new CEO of Tekelec (TKLC) , Ron de Lange, took a few minutes to talk with RCR Wireless News concerning Tekelec’s new direction the company will take with de Lange at the helm. It’s safe to say that de …

AFL has signed an agreement to acquire TCC Group, a leading telecommunications network implementation and integration provider based in Bracknell, United Kingdom. TCC Group will join the AFL global portfolio to provide communications services to the European market. Tekelec, the …

Net-Net Policy Director provides critical security, routing and interoperability functions for LTE data and voice roaming and scaling all-IP networks GSMA MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS, BARCELONA, SPAIN, FEBRUARY 14, 2011 — Acme Packet® (NASDAQ: APKT), the leader in session border control …

F5 Networks Inc. (FFIV) is introducing a new platform delivery system that it says allows wireless operators to use a unified IP-based platform to manage voice, data and video traffic. The Seattle-based company said its software portfolio can give operators …

Sylvie Barak interviews Sonus Networks

Genband Inc. announced it has entered a definitive agreement to purchase Tekelec Inc.’s Switching Solutions Group division in a transaction that is expected to close in April.“The combination of the two companies creates an enviable gateway and applications production portfolio …