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Android spyware infections on the rise, report says

An increasing number of Android phones are infected with mobile malware programs that are able to turn the handsets into spying devices, according to a report from Kindsight Security Labs, a subsidiary of telecommunications equipment vendor Alcatel-Lucent.

The vast majority of mobile devices infected with malware are running the Android operating system and a third of the top 20 malware threats for Android by infection rate fall into the spyware category, Kindsight said in a report released Tuesday that covers the second quarter of 2013.

The Alcatel-Lucent subsidiary sells security appliances to ISPs (Internet service providers) and mobile network operators that can identify known malware threats and infected devices by analyzing the network traffic.

Data collected from its product deployments allows the company to compile statistics about how many devices connected to mobile or broadband networks are infected with malware and determine what are the most commonly detected threats.

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Alcatel-Lucent, Telefónica trial 100, 200 and 400G bps links on live network

Alcatel-Lucent and Telefónica in Spain have successfully completed a trial that sent a mixture of 100Gbps, 200Gbps and 400Gbps data links over a single fiber pair.

The need for operators to upgrade their mobile networks to handle growing data volumes is getting a lot of attention, but growing consumption of, for example, streaming video is affecting their whole network infrastructures, and in the core parts data links at 400Gbps will help meet the increasing demands.

The use of the speed is still in its infancy, but vendors are taking small steps in the right direction. The field trial Alcatel-Lucent conducted with Telefónica was the first to mix and match links or wavelengths running at 100Gbps, 200Gbps and 400Gbps on a live network using WDM (wavelength-division multiplexing) technology. The distance was up to about 650 kilometers.

To perform the trial, Telefónica’s network in Catalonia, Spain, was outfitted with Alcatel-Lucent’s new 400G adaptive-modulation transponder and the ROADM (reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer) integrated in the vendor’s 1830 Photonic Service Switch.

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LGS Innovations Appoints Rich Martin as New CIO

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LGS Innovations Appoints Rich Martin as New CIO


Telecommunications Veteran to Lead All IT-Related Activities

HERNDON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– LGS Innovations™, an independent subsidiary of Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE and Euronext Paris: ALU), today announced the appointment of Rich Martin to Chief Information Officer. In this role, Mr. Martin will serve as the technical and personnel leader, establish strategic priorities, and manage operations for all information technology-related activities.

“As a professional leader who doesn’t just understand technology, but the business of technology, Rich is a perfect fit for our team,” said LGS Innovations CEO Kevin Kelly. “He will be a critical component in our efforts to research, develop, and deploy the highest value network solutions for our government customers.”

Mr. Martin brings more than 20 years of technical and managerial experience to LGS Innovations, having most recently served six years as the Chief Information Officer for Transaction Network Services. During that time, he managed a team of 40 professionals in four countries, supported operations in 20 countries, and managed a $10 million operating budget. His IT initiatives led to millions in savings from increased efficiencies and reduced expenditures.

LGS is on the cutting edge of networking and communications,” said Martin. “I’m looking forward to working with such an innovative team to support our efforts from an IT perspective.”

Mr. Martin holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Old Dominion University, and a Master of Science degree in Information Systems Technology from George Washington University.

About LGS Innovations

LGS InnovationsTM LLC solves the most complex networking and communications challenges facing the U.S. Federal Government. Building on its Bell Labs heritage, LGS Innovations delivers groundbreaking research and advanced networking and communications solutions that provide an information advantage and contribute to the mission success of its customers. Solutions include Infrastructure & Installation; Video Teleconferencing and IPTV Solutions; Public Safety and Emergency Communications, Tactical Communications; Wireless/Mobility; 4G/LTE; Cloud Solutions; Enterprise, Optical and Data Networking; Network Integration; and Research and Development in Advanced Multimedia/RF, Cybersecurity, sensing technologies, and Photonics.

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Verizon Kicks Off Wireless Technology Innovation Awards in Southeast Louisiana

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Verizon Kicks Off Wireless Technology Innovation Awards in Southeast Louisiana

Small and Mid-Sized Businesses to Compete for $10,000 Prize for Innovative Use of Wireless Technology

NEW ORLEANS–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Starting April 1, Verizon Wireless will begin accepting entries for its 2013 Wireless Technology Innovation Awards for small and mid-sized businesses located in Southeast Louisiana. The company invites businesses, non-profit groups and other organizations to showcase ways Verizon Wireless mobile technology solutions improve efficiency, save money and elevate customer satisfaction. Corporate sponsors for the awards program include Alcatel Lucent, Samsung, and Blackberry.

“Mobile technology is dramatically changing the ways small and mid-sized businesses operate,” said Krista Bourne, president – Houston/Gulf Coast Region, Verizon Wireless. “More than ever before, wireless technology can help businesses innovate, serve customers better, save time and cut costs. The Wireless Technology Innovation Awards highlight the creativity of our regional businesses and showcase the best practices that are making them more successful year over year.”

Judging Criteria

Participants should share initial business challenges and demonstrate how they creatively implemented Verizon Wireless solutions to solve problems with their business. Participants must topline the benefits of the solutions employed and explain how they have positively affected their business or organization.

One grand prize winner for organizations with up to 500 employees will earn a $10,000 cash award from Verizon Wireless and one runner up organization will earn a $5,000 cash award. The winning companies or organizations will be featured in a Verizon Wireless Technology Innovation Awards video, which will highlight each winner’s business, services and/or products and how they incorporated wireless technology into their business.

Verizon Wireless will accept entries for the Wireless Technology Innovation Awards April 1 through Aug. 31, 2013. Verizon Wireless executives and local business leaders will evaluate the entries and winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on Oct. 22 at The Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans, La.

For more information on the contest, visit the official Wireless Technology Innovation Awards www.vzwinnovationawards.com.

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless operates the nation’s largest 4G LTE network and largest, most reliable 3G network. The company serves 98.2 million retail customers, including 92.5 million retail postpaid customers. Headquartered …read more
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LGS Innovations Awarded $1 Million CIO-SP3 Task Order with Department of Health and Human Services

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LGS Innovations Awarded $1 Million CIO-SP3 Task Order with Department of Health and Human Services


DHHS Network Security Strengthened, Maintenance Streamlined

HERNDON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– LGS Innovations™, an independent subsidiary of Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE and Euronext Paris: ALU), today announced it has been awarded a contract worth just over $1 million to provide maintenance and engineering network support for the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Office of Information Technology (OIT). The contract was awarded as a task order under the CIO-SP3 contract vehicle and has a one-year period of performance.

Under the terms of the contract, LGS will provide maintenance and support of OIT’s Cisco®, Riverbed® and Check PointTM Firewall network equipment in addition to providing training on Cisco® and Check PointTM Firewall equipment.* LGS will also provide a solution that will create network traffic flows clean of malware infections and many other risks associated with security breaches.

“Our approach streamlines the maintenance of DHHS‘s network so that all support can be delivered in a consistent manner with a single phone call or email,” said LGS Innovations CEO Kevin Kelly. “This will help minimize disruptions to DHHS‘s mission to protect the health of all Americans.”

For this task order, LGS will partner with Advanced Computer Concepts (ACC), a certified Cisco® Gold Partner and small business located in Washington D.C.

About LGS Innovations

LGS InnovationsTM LLC solves the most complex networking and communications challenges facing the U.S. Federal Government. Building on its Bell Labs heritage, LGS Innovations delivers groundbreaking research and advanced networking and communications solutions that provide an information advantage and contribute to the mission success of its customers. Solutions include Infrastructure & Installation; Video Teleconferencing and IPTV Solutions; Public Safety and Emergency Communications, Tactical Communications; Wireless/Mobility; 4G/LTE; Cloud Solutions; Enterprise, Optical and Data Networking; Network Integration; and Research and Development in Advanced Multimedia/RF, Cybersecurity, sensing technologies, and Photonics.

An independent subsidiary of Alcatel-Lucent dedicated solely to serving the U.S. Federal Government, LGS Innovations is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, with offices in Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, and North Carolina. To learn more about LGS Innovations, visit http://www.lgsinnovations.com. LGS Innovations: …read more
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OCZ Picks a CFO

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San Jose-based OCZ Technology Group is switching CFOs.

On Monday, the maker of solid-state memory drives announced that its chief financial officer of nine years, Arthur Knapp, is retiring and will be replaced by Rafael Torres.

Torres comes to OCZ from Alcatel-Lucent subsidiary Capella Photonics, where he served as CFO up through the switchmaker’s January acquisition by larger Lucent. He also has experience in that position in two other Nasdaq-listed firms, $1.2 billion market-capped Power Integrations and smaller PLX Technology. In each case, OCZ says that Torres helped to engineer turnarounds at businesses that had come upon difficult times — such as those encountered by unprofitable OCZ.

OCZ shares gained 3.9% in Monday trading, closing at $1.85 per share ahead of the news.


 

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Bell Labs shifts focus to cloud and networking products

Facing a rapidly evolving technology market, Bell Labs is paying more attention to projects that can bring it short-term gains, in areas such as software.

“The biggest challenge we face is speed,” said Bell Labs‘ president Gee Rittenhouse in an interview last week. “The challenge for Bell Laboratories is to be the best in the world, and solve the absolute hardest problems. But also doing it in a way that has relevance in this very fast pace, innovation market.”

Bell Labs is the research division of networking equipment supplier Alcatel-Lucent. Last month, the company appointed Rittenhouse as the new leader of the nearly 90-year-old famed research group, known for inventing the first transistor, along with a whole host of other technological innovations and discoveries. During his tenure, Rittenhouse plans to steer Bell Labs more toward software products related to networking and cloud computing.

Product priorities

“We want to still be the innovation arm of Alcatel-Lucent that continues to amaze and surprise people. But I think in order to do that we do have to change somewhat,” he said. “As the industry moves toward dynamic networks, distributed systems, Bell Labs also has to move toward those directions.”

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Infonetics: LTE Market Nearly Doubling in 2013

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Infonetics: LTE Market Nearly Doubling in 2013

CAMPBELL, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Market research firm Infonetics Research released excerpts from its 4th quarter 2012 (4Q12) and year-end 2G, 3G, 4G Mobile Infrastructure and Subscribers report, which tracks 2G, 3G, LTE, and WiMAX network equipment and subscribers.

ANALYST NOTE

“The U.S., Japan, and South Korea have been fueling the engine with LTE, but weak activity in BRIC countries dragged the overall mobile infrastructure market in 2012,” notes Stéphane Téral, principal analyst for mobile infrastructure and carrier economics at Infonetics Research. “The good news, though, is that this year BRIC is coming back with some serious LTE spending.”

Téral adds: “We’re forecasting the LTE market to almost double in 2013, easily passing the $10-billion mark for the first time. Operators are in the midst of a second wave of LTE deployments, and LTE-Advanced is gearing for true 4G prime time, with NTT DOCOMO, SK telecom, and likely Russia’s Yota all planning launches this year.”

MOBILE INFRASTRUCTURE MARKET HIGHLIGHTS

  • The global mobile infrastructure market—including 2G/3G, LTE, and WiMAX—rose 6% sequentially in 4Q12, to $10.8 billion, driven by North America, China, and sustained modernization projects in Europe
  • LTE revenue grew 115% in 2012 from 2011, fueled by an onslaught of new deployments worldwide paired with the existing strong markets of Japan, North America, and South Korea
  • The GSA reports that 145 commercial LTE networks have been launched in 66 countries as of January 2013
  • Ericsson maintains its lead in the LTE infrastructure market, though Nokia Siemens Networks is closing the gap as of the 4th quarter; meanwhile Alcatel-Lucent is #2 for the full year 2012 and posted its best LTE quarter to date in 4Q12
  • Subscriber growth is driving the mobile infrastructure market: wireless subscribers hit 6 billion in 2012 and are expected to reach 7 billion by 2017, including 569 million LTE subscribers
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Here's What This $20 Billion Hedge Fund Has Been Buying

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Every quarter, many money managers have to disclose what they’ve bought and sold, via “13F” filings. Their latest moves can shine a bright light on smart stock picks.

Today, let’s look at SAC Capital Advisors, which is run by Steven Cohen. SAC is one of the biggest hedge funds around, with a reportable stock portfolio totaling $20.3 billion in value as of Dec. 31, 2012. A fund doesn’t easily grow that large without performing well and, indeed, Cohen has reportedly averaged returns of roughly 30% annually over two decades.

The company has been in the news more than usual lately, though, due to an insider trading scandal. Prosecutors are investigating, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) waiting before taking actions of its own.

Interesting developments
So what does SAC Capital’s latest quarterly 13F filing tell us? Here are a few interesting details:

The biggest new holdings are Alcatel-Lucent and O’Reilly Automotive. It also added lots of other companies, such as Infinera . Alcatel-Lucent has long been struggling, saddled with debt, heavily shorted, and aiming to cut costs. It may be turning itself around successfully, though, as it’s among the most upgraded tech stocks over the past three months. The France-based company has been building a valuable wireless network in the U.S. and has a new CEO. It has been collecting new contracts for work around the globe, such as in India and Iraq, and is establishing itself in China, too.

Fans of optical-networking specialist Infinera have great expectations for the company’s DTN-X platform and like its disruptive technology. It’s not perfect, though, with a string of years in the red and substantial cash burn.

Among holdings in which SAC Capital increased its stake was Cliffs Natural Resources , which has seen its stock figuratively fall off a cliff, down 60% over the past year. Investors were further dismayed recently, when the company announced a 76% dividend cut and plans to raise money by boosting its share count by 6%. At this point, with a forward P/E of about 9, some wonder whether it’s a bargain.

SAC Capital reduced its stake in lots of companies, including American Capital Agency , which offers investors a huge dividend yield topping 15%. There are concerns that the dividend may get reduced, but even if it’s cut in half, it will remain substantial. In the meantime, the company recently benefited from an increased interest rate spread higher than some high-profile peers. It has also boosted the proportion of its portfolio that isn’t likely to suffer from borrowers refinancing and prepaying mortgages. In 2012, the company delivered a total economic return of 32% to shareholders. You might still want to be wary, though, as there are some aspects of the company that aren’t too appealing, and it’s quite sensitive to changes in interest rates and inflation.

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Does China's 4G Boom Make Alcatel-Lucent a Buy Today?

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The 4G wireless market in China is growing fast, and that creates opportunity for Alcatel-Lucent. Or does it? In this video, Andrew Tonner describes why he thinks Alcatel is on the outside looking in on this market. To be sure, Alcatel is in the midst of a turnaround, but China may not be a big part of its future. Andrew describes some of the problems Alcatel faces in the Chinese market and looks at the competitors that seem to be winning the 4G wireless battle.

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Adtran's Looking Like a Bargain

By Richard Saintvilus, The Motley Fool

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“How much worse can things get?” is never a glowing endorsement. But in the case of Adtran , it’s hard to not like the company’s prospects after it lost 34% of its value in 2012. But Adtran was not alone. It was one of several names (including Alcatel-Lucent) that suffered in the poor carrier-spending environment. But these shares look interesting. And with continued improvement in its business and consumer demand, Adtran could be one of the best bargains in the sector.

In-line quarter was as good as a beat
When Oracle picked-off Acme Packet , I started canvassing the sector to figure out who was next. I thought it signaled consolidation. And considering Acme Packet‘s tough time — posting soft revenue due to its heavy reliance on carriers — Adtran was as good a candidate as any. Adtran’s fourth-quarter results weren’t great, either, but were in line with expectations. Revenue dropped 20% year over year and 13.7% sequentially.

As has been the case with larger players like Cisco , Adtran’s enterprise hardware was heavily affected, down 6% year over year. But the company was able to offset the slowdown with growth from dealer channels. And I think this area will be key this year — and as Adtran is assessed in the future. Likewise, the company is making strides with value-added resale channels, which increased 12%, helped by growing demand of the Bluesocket wireless LAN product.

Adtran continues to be underestimated for its technology. While this company is not flashy and doesn’t generate headlines, it does not mean it lacks in innovation or demand. Both broadband access and Internetworking haven’t performed as well lately. But these are good businesses that should see a revival going forward. However, the weak spending environment really took a toll on a sequential basis. Even so, broadband surged 100% year over year. Surprisingly, though, amid tough fiscal concerns overseas, Adtran posted 9% growth in international revenue.

This quarter was far from robust. But it was consistent with what the Street has been seeing from the likes of F5 Networks and the aforementioned Acme Packet. In-line results in this environment are wins, as far as I’m concerned. And it seems investors seem to agree. The stock has been up as much as 14% since the announcement.

Where’s this company going?
I’ve always liked Adtran. But its lack of aggressiveness and conservative approach gets lost in sector that is dominated by big egos. The company’s acquisition of the Broadband Access Business — or BBA— from Nokia Siemens, which completed last year, was a welcome signal that perhaps things are beginning to change. I think this company has a chance to become a leader within a recovering industry.

For Adtran, the good news is that it has three prominent carriers in VerizonQwest, and AT&T, which account for close to 55% of the company’s revenue. It also signals an overreliance. Oracle didn’t care much, even though 80% of Acme Packet‘s revenue relies on carriers. But trying …read more
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Alcatel-Lucent boss leaving as losses mount

Alcatel-Lucent CEO Ben Verwaayen is leaving the loss-making French-U.S. telecommunications gear maker after a failed four-year bid to return it to profit.

Verwaayen said in a statement Thursday that it was “clear to me that now is an appropriate moment” for Alcatel-Lucent to seek new leadership.

The Dutchman’s surprise departure comes as Alcatel-Lucent reported losing €1.37 billion last year, compared to a €1.1 billion gain a year earlier.

No details on Verwaayen’s replacement were provided. He has agreed to stay on as caretaker until a successor can be found. Alcatel-Lucent said it wll look at candidates both internally and from outside the company.

Verwaayen joined Alcatel-Lucent in 2008 after the ouster of the previous management led by American Patricia Russo. Russo and her French counterpart Serge Tchuruk had masterminded the $11.6 billion merger of Lucent of the U.S. and Alcatel of France. The combined company has racked up many billions of euros in losses since its creation in 2006, something Verwaayen has spent four years trying to reverse.

Alcatel-Lucent supplies telecom operators and corporations the technology for building global communications networks. It has suffered from repeated rounds of costly layoffs and restructuring, as well as intense competition from the likes of Ericsson of Sweden, China’s Huawei and Nokia Siemens Networks, a Finnish-German joint venture.

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