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Updated: Tuesday 9 March 2010 - 18:00 est 23:00 gmt
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NB: A number of these headlines will be covered in more detail in the next edition of OND.
Business Wire carries a number of current releases.
Vendors
1Cisco unveils CRS-3 core router offering 322 Tbit/s capacity, notes use by AT&T in 100G field trial  more ...
2Metaswitch acquires service broker market pioneer AppTrigger on undisclosed terms  more ...
3Astute and RadiSys offer ATCA-based server + storage platform for communications, military/aerospace customers under OEM agreement
4Germany's Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications to detail wireless broadband communications using visible light at OFC/NFOEC
5Mindspeed closes offering of 2.52m shares at $7.25 per share, raises net $17m to fund general corporate purposes
6IEEE P1901 BPL standard enters 30-day sponsor balloting period
7Clearfield introduces WDM modules for node segmentation, cell backhaul, business services applications
8StarLink to offer Net Optics network monitoring products in Middle East under expanded agreement
9II-VI terminates proposed acquisition of Zygo, provider of optical metrology and precision optics solutions
10Opnext demos single-wavelength coherent 127 Gbit PM-QPSK modem over >900 km AT&T ULH link
11Ciena to offer $375m of convertible notes to fund acquisition of Nortel MEN assets
12Laser 2000 to offer Optelian LightGAIN optical transport systems in Europe
13IP Infusion introduces tunnelling technology enabling coexistent IPv4 and IPv6 networks
14Advanced Photonix appoints John Riccardi as National Sales Account Manager, Terahertz products
15Orckit establishes office in Bangkok, appoints Monchai Kunwattanakorn as VP of Sales, Thailand, Laos + Myanmar
16Westcon to distribute Acme Packet Net-Net SBCs worldwide
17SiBEAM, developer of mmWave solutions, raises $36.5m in Series D funding to support growth
18Avago unveils high linearity power amplifier modules for 2 GHz LTE, WiMAX and WiFi applications
19ZTE opens test lab at Dusseldorf facility operated by Vodafone Germany
20Wind River enhances Carrier Grade Linux OS with support for HP BladeSystem server blades
21Mellanox appoints VPs of System Solutions, Architecture and Back-end Engineering
Service Providers
1AT&T completes 100 Gigabit Ethernet backbone field trial with Cisco, Opnext and Ixia
2Global Crossing expands capacity on MAC, SAC and PAC submarine cable systems to meet demand for IP, Ethernet transport
3GNI, promoting privacy in ICT sector, appoints Susan Morgan, formerly with BT, as Executive Director
4NTT Communications interconnects Arcstar global IP VPN with TTK, operator of fibre network in Russia
5360networks details expansion in '09, extends VoIP service to total 68m people from 1,400 rate centres
Contracts
1Budapest Internet Exchange deploys Force10 E-Series switch/routers to meet bandwidth needs  more ...
2New Jersey's Wall Township Public Schools selects Optimum Lightpath as communications services provider
3AldeaVision deploys additional Net Insight Nimbra systems to transport coverage of 2010 World Cup in S Africa
4AT&T utilises Ixia K2 HSE load module for testing of standard-ready, single-flow 100 GBE field trial
5Cablevision du Nord of Quebec selects Mixed Signals Sentry + Medius content monitoring solutions to support video service QoE
6BT provides Ethernet-based data services for UK's Convergence Group under 5-year, $15m contract
7Cochlear selects BT to provide and manage single global network solution under $3m deal
Markets
1Dell'Oro reports mobile infrastructure market down 13% in Q4 to $10bn despite 50% growth in WCDMA segment
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