Sprint and Softbank, the Japanese cellular company that intends to buy 70 percent of the U.S.’s third largest carrier, are expected to allow the U.S. government oversight in its choice of network suppliers. The New York Times reports the deal, which is being pushed as a possible contingency for approval of the acquisition, would enable […]
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Research: OTN market to hit $13 billion by 2017
The optical transport network (OTN) equipment market is well on its way to topping the $13 billion mark by 2017, according to a recent study by Infonetics Research. Last year the OTN transport and switching equipment market grew 8 percent to $7.3 billion with the bulk of that growth coming from the OTN switching segment, […]
Kickstarter of the Week: OUYA!
Just 8 hours and 22 minutes into its Kickstarter campaign, and OUYA had already raised $1 million, surpassing its goal of $950,000. Ending its first day with nearly $2.6 million, the company set the record for the biggest one day raise on the crowd sourcing website, Kickstarter.com. OUYA was founded in 2012 by Julie Uhrman, […]
Even Graphene Has Weak Spots
Graphene, the single-atom-thick form of carbon, has become famous for its extraordinary strength. But less-than-perfect sheets of the material show unexpected weakness, according to researchers at Rice University in Houston and Tsinghua University in Beijing. The kryptonite to this Superman of materials is in the form of a seven-atom ring that inevitably occurs at the junctions of […]
Japanese Utility Takes Blame for Nuclear Crisis
The utility that operates Japan’s crippled nuclear plant says it deserves most of the blame for the crisis, in the company’s strongest remarks about its own shortcomings. Tokyo Electric Power Co. acknowledged in a report Friday that it was not prepared to deal with the earthquake and tsunami that ravaged northeast Japan in March 2011, […]
Michigan Tech Researcher Slashes Optics Laboratory Costs
Just as the power of the open-source design has driven down the cost of software to the point that it is accessible to most people, open-source hardware makes it possible to drive down the cost of doing experimental science and expand access to everyone. As part of this movement, a Michigan Technological University lab has […]
Clearwire dips into $80 million from Sprint
Clearwire has opted to draw $80 million in funding for April from Sprint, as part of the carrier’s proposed offer to buy the WiMax provider for $2.97 per share. Clearwire accepted the draw for March despite Dish’s insistence it would withdraw its offer to buy the remaining half of Clearwire for $3.30 per share. Clearwire […]
Lightpath connects Westchester Community College
Lightpath, a division of Cablevision, has helped New York-based Westchester Community College connect its main campus to five remote locations with its fiber network. Using the Lightpath Education Services Suite, the college was also able to enable online registration for students, connect the security staff across locations, offer classes via VOD, and incorporate closed-captioning into […]
Time Warner Cable opens Manhattan data center
Time Warner Cable Business Class, the commercial services division of Time Warner Cable, has opened the doors on a new data center in downtown Manhattan to better serve its business customers. The 17,000-square-foot facility is located at 395 Hudson Street, which was unscathed by flood waters from Superstorm Sandy since its located on a “Zone […]
Malone’s Liberty Global buys a stake in Ziggo
John Malone’s Liberty Global has continued its recent shopping spree with today’s news that it has bought a 12.65 stake in Dutch cable operator Ziggo for about $808.3 million. Liberty Global, which announced last month it was buying Virgin Media in a cash and stock deal valued at $23.3 billion, bought 25.3 million Ziggo shares […]