Mobile Satellite Ventures Appoints Cingular Exec as VP of RF Engineering

Mobile Satellite Ventures, which is planning a satellite-cellular wireless communications network for the U.S., announced the appointment of Mike Yglesias as Vice President of RF Engineering, where he will be responsible for the overall design segment of the MSV terrestrial Radio Frequency (RF) network. Yglesias joins MSV from Cingular Wireless, where he held the position of Director of RF Engineering.http://www.msvlp.comIn January 2006, Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV), a provider of hybrid satellite-cellular communications backed by Columbia Capital,...

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Verizon Signs PBS for FiOS TV

Verizon announced a major agreement with the Association of Public Television Stations (APTS) and PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) to carry local public television stations' digital programming over its fiber-optic FiOS TV service.Under the multiyear agreement, every Verizon FiOS TV system will carry the full digital signal of up to three public television stations within the system's service area, as well as any additional noncommercial station that does not duplicate programming of another station in the market. The agreement also includes...

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Aperto Networks Appoints VP of Engineering

Aperto Networks announced the appointment of Behrooz Parsay as vice president of engineering. Parsay began his career as an RF engineer and has held engineering management positions at L3 Communications, Ericsson, DIVA, Kestrel, and Lantern Communications. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Chico State University, and a Master of Science in Engineering Management from Santa Clara University. Aperto Networks also announced that Dr. Subir Varma has been appointed vice president of technology.http://www.apertonet....

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Aurora Ships New Optical Transmitter for its MSO Platform

Aurora Networks began shipping a new line of 1 GHz 1310 nm optical broadcast and narrowcast transmitters for cable operators. Four versions of the low-cost 1 GHz transmitters are available, offering:One all-band RF input portDual RF input ports for broadcast and narrowcast inputsDual RF input ports with automatic gain control (AGC)Fully-featured LCWDM versionsAurora also began shipping three other transmitters for its optical transport platform: 1550 nm broadcast transmitters optimized for NTSC 77-channel and PAL B/G 64-channel plans at transmission...

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