Anritsu to Acquire NetTest A/S

Anritsu, the largest Japanese provider of communication solutions, agreed to acquire NetTest, a provider of network monitoring systems and field use communications test products, from Axcel, its parent company. Financial terms are not disclosed.NetTest is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark and has 480 employees. Other primary locations for R&D facilities are in the U.S., France and Italy. For the year ended December 31, 2004, NetTest had revenues of approximately US$94 million with sales in over 70 countries. NetTest's products address IP...

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Wisair Awarded FCC Certification for UWB Chipset

Wisair received FCC certification for its development system based on its Ultra Wideband (UWB) chipset solution. Wisair said it is the first WiMedia/MBOA company to receive FCC certification for UWB. The FCC certification was achieved through a close collaboration between Wisair and TDK Test Services. http://www.wisair.com/Wisair's investors includes Intel Capital, NTT, NIF Ventures, Apax, Vertex, RAD Group and Tamar Ventures....

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QUALCOMM to Acquire Flarion for OFDMA Technology

QUALCOMM will acquire will acquire Flarion Technologies, a pioneer of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex Access (OFDMA) mobile broadband technology, for $600 million in stock and cash.Flarion, a start-up based in Bedminster, New Jersey, developed a fast, low latency air interface technology that combines attributes of TDMA and CDMA. Flarion's flash-OFDM mobile broadband system is a packet-switched radio access network with QoS capabilities that overlays onto a mobile operator's existing cell sites and spectrum. Flarion's platform provides...

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IPSTAR Launched Aboard Ariane 5

Arianespace successfully launched the THAICOM 4 (IPSTAR) spacecraft, the heaviest commercial satellite to date, aboard an Ariane 5 rocket from French Guiana.Built for Shin Satellite, Plc of Thailand, iPSTAR-1 is designed to provide both enterprises and consumers throughout Asia, Australia and New Zealand with various levels of Internet access services.iPSTAR-1 has a total data throughput capacity of over 40 Gbps. The satellite will provide users with data speeds of up to 8 Mbps on the forward link and 4 Mbps on the return link. From its 119.5 degrees...

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Alcatel and Datang Ready TD-SCDMA for China

Alcatel Shanghai Bell and Datang Mobile completed the industrialization phase of TD-SCDMA in China and are now ready to deliver TD-SCDMA products to the China 3G market. The companies said they are now ready to provide an end-to-end TD-SCDMA solution, including core, access, application platform and terminals.TD-SCDMA is one of three ITU 3G standards. The other two are W-CDMA and CDMA 2000. http://www.alcatel....

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ST and Sumitomo Join HomePlug Powerline Alliance

STMicroelectronics and Sumitomo Electric Industries (SEI) have joined the HomePlug Powerline Alliance. The HomePlug alliance noted several major events underway: HomePlug AV, an in-the-home technology focused on easily transporting High-Definition Television (HDTV) and other high-speed digital content throughout homes is nearing its specification release; HomePlug BPL, a to-the-home technology, has just completed its Market Requirements Document (MRD); and the HomePlug Command & Control effort is ramping up for technology evaluations.The alliance...

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Texas Legislature Passes Telecom and Video Franchise Deregulation Bill

The Texas House voted 144-to-1 to pass a bill that updates regulation of telecommunications in the state and allows for a single statewide franchise provision for companies entering the cable television business. The bill, Senate Bill 5, was passed by the Texas Senate earlier this week and now awaits final approval by Texas Gov. Rick Perry.The state-issued video franchise will not require mandatory build outs and will keep existing municipal cable franchise agreements in place until they expire.In addition to providing for a single state franchise...

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Former WorldCom CFO Sentenced to Five Years

Scott Sullivan, the former CFO of WorldCom, was sentenced to five years in federal prison. Sullivan had plead guilty to conspiracy charges in the collapse of WorldCom and later testified against his former boss, Bernie Ebbers. In a statement before the sentencing, Sullivan expressed shame and remorse for his behavior. He could have been sentenced to as much as 25 years. -In July 2005, Bernard J. Ebbers, the former chief executive officer of WorldCom, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for his role in the WorldCom fraud. Ebbers is 63 years old....

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ZyXEL Combines Wi-Fi Hotspot Finder with Access Point

ZyXEL Communications introduced a portable device the size of a stick of gum that combines a Wi-Fi hotspot finder with an access point. The ZyXEL AG-225H locates all the 802.11a and 802.11b/g access points in range and provides detailed information like SSID, encryption and security, operational channel, radio band, and signal strength on its LCD display. It also functions as a USB 2.0 client adapter and soft access point that allows users to instantly...

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