Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO) has announced a super-fast carrier routing system called the CRS 3.   Management stated that use of multiple CRS-3s in the network would enable data transfer speeds of up to 322 terabits per second (tbps), significantly higher than the 92 tbps of the CRS-1, which is currently used by many of the major carriers around the world, including AT&T (T), Sprint (S) and Verizon (VZ).   The company has sold around 5,000 CRS-1s to 300 network operators to date and this timely launch could help it gain market share. Management stated that the product was already in beta and would be available toward year-end.   The new routers are also 12 times faster than existing products from competitors such as Juniper (JNPR). Of course, Juniper has joined hands with Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) to develop solutions for faster data transfer, although

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Unilava Corp., a full-spectrum communications and advertising company, announced today the availability of a new product, the Broadband Bullet, which has been pre-sold via the Company’s existing sales and distribution infrastructure.

The Broadband Bullet is a powerful, easy-to-use new USB device which offers 8GB storage, like an ordinary flash drive, but also allows customers wireless broadband access via 3G and 3G+ high-speed data network standards (based on the High Speed Packet Access protocol, or HSPA/HSPA+).

With 7.2Mbps (3G) and 12Mbps (3G+) connectivity, the Broadband Bullet is an outstanding solution for mobile Internet, allowing customers on the go to simply plug the USB stick into their laptop and experience a blazing fast connection in over 120 countries worldwide on a robust 3G wireless broadband network.

EVP of Business Development and Technology for Unilava, Boaz Yung, described the Broadband Bullet as a reliable and truly “plug-and-connect experience for business travelers” seeking high-speed Internet

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Trading on the OTCBB, Nexaira Wireless, Inc. develops and delivers third and fourth generation (3G/4G) Wireless Routing Solutions. These solutions offer speed, reliability, and security to mobile operators, service providers, value added resellers (VARS), enterprise customers, and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) globally. Nexaira Wireless Inc. has their headquarters in Vancouver, B.C. and does business through their San Diego based operating subsidiary Nexaira, Inc.

Nexaira enables mobile operators, enterprises, and home office users to connect to, maintain, and manage high-speed data connections. The Company’s i3 GUI makes routing platforms quick and easy to install providing the functionality, performance, and ease of use expected in the market today. Nexaira routing devices are suited for high availability applications acting as the primary router to wireless, DSL, landline, or cable networks, applications for mobile and fixed internet, or for use in providing complete device and network redundancy in wan-failover/ fail back applications.

The Company’s wireless broadband

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In an effort to expand its opportunities in wireless backhaul, leading rural wireline carrier Windstream Corp. (WIN), will invest $20 million in 2010 to expand its fiber-optic network to support its wholesale business to wireless carriers. The network expansion will enable the company to boost data speeds and offer necessary support for advanced wireless (3G and 4G) services to its wholesale wireless customers across 16 states.    The fiber-to-the-cell site project will expand the availability of fiber-optic lines to cellular base stations to support increasing demand for higher bandwidth. Besides delivering faster data speeds, the network expansion will allow Windstream to provide more bandwidth to mobile operators and support Ethernet and next-generation technologies for business customers.   Wireless carriers are struggling to cope with galloping data traffic in recent times given the widespread use of bandwidth-intensive devices (such as the next-generation smartphones) and associated high-speed data services. ...

3G to Perk India's Broadband Sectorbr /br / 3G is emerging as the accepted technology platform across geographies as it can deliver high speed data and voice on a single network. Our research, "Indian 3G Mobile Forecast to 2012" identifies that 3G, if used as a data card/modem, will give impetus to the broadband penetration in the country.br /br /Penetration of broadband in the country stood at less than 1% in 2008. One of the reasons for the low growth in the Indian broadband market has been the challenge of providing high bandwidth connectivity using landlines, especially in remote and rural areas."Rollout of 3G services can also bridge the urban-rural digital divide, facilitating socio-economic development of the masses" says a senior analyst at RNCOS.br /br /Telemedicine, e-education and e-governance can be offered through 3G in the rural areas which are definitely going to improve the living standard of people. We ...

Finisar Corp. (Nasdaq: FNSR) designs, develops, manufactures and markets optical subsystems and related technologies for high-speed data centers around the world. The company today announced a new training course to provide knowledge of the emerging Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) technology. Finisar’s Medusa Labs will teach the networking protocol, highlighting the latest advancements in FCoE architecture and instrumentation.

Finisar is the first company to offer both training courses and analysis tools based on the FCoE standard. Students will get hands-on training, as well as experience analyzing Fibre Channel traces with Finisar’s 10Gpbs Xgig analyzer.

The company is addressing the growing number of data centers using the FCoE protocol, increasing the number of storage professionals who will require knowledge and training of the system.

“Because today’s storage environments are increasingly complex, network professionals must be proficient in a variety of storage protocols,” Dave Buse, general manager of Network Tools at Finisar stated

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