Integra5 Previews SMS to TV Application

In conjunction with Scientific Atlanta, Integra5 demonstrated an SMS-to-TV application that seamlessly converges quad play elements -- mobile phones, landlines, TVs and PCs -- into new cross-platform services. The application, which is part of the i-Communicate application suite for Integra5's Converged Services Delivery Platform (i5 C-SDP), enables the user to send a text message from a cell phone to a TV. The text message is displayed on the TV...

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Siemens to OEM Crossbeam's Unified Threat Management Platform

Siemens Networks will sell Crossbeam Systems' Unified Threat Management (UTM) platforms under an OEM agreement for deployment in mobile and fixed carriers' networks. Crossbeam's UTM platform consolidates a variety of best-of-breed security applications such as firewall, spam filter, anti-virus, web security and intrusion prevention, used to recognize and repel attacks on the telecommunications network in a single device. Within the partnership with Crossbeam Systems, Siemens will provide the design know-how for security solutions and network integration,...

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Radialpoint Names Martin Demers as President & COO

Radialpoint, which provides managed Internet services solutions for broadband providers, Martin Demers as President and Chief Operating Officer. Reporting to Hamnett Hill, CEO of Radialpoint, Mr. Demers will be responsible for all business operations, including pursuing new opportunities.Prior to joining Radialpoint, Mr. Demers was President and CEO of Interstar Technologies. Before that, he was Chief Marketing Officer at ACE*COMM, a Washington DC-based provider of operations support systems (OSS), where he was responsible for building and growing...

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Intelsat Cites Restoration Role Following Taiwan Undersea Fiber Cuts

Intelsat said it was able to restore services for many voice, video and data providers following the 26-Dec-2006 undersea earthquake off the coast of Taiwan. The earthquake severed six major undersea fiber optic cables, disrupting telecommunications throughout the Asia-Pacific region.Intelsat restored traffic to customers in Asia and the Middle East through its flexible satellite network and its GlobalConnex Managed Network Services infrastructure. Traffic delivery to the area has primarily used Intelsat's teleports and its six satellites serving...

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Nigeria Awards Spectrum License to Mubadala of UAE

The Nigerian Government has agreed to license spectrum in the 1800MHz and 900MHz bands to the Mubadala Development Company of the United Arab Emirates. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) also intends to proceed with the licensing of radio spectrum in the 3G and 450 MHz bands. These new licences will encourage the deployment of advanced technology to continue the development of telecommunications in Nigeria. http://www.ncc.gov...

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Widevine Joins the Digital Watermarking Alliance

The Digital Watermarking Alliance, an industry group that was formed in September 2006 to create awareness of the value of digital watermarking to content owners, industry, policy makers and consumers, has added Widevine Technologies to its ranks.Widevine provides content protection and forensic watermarking solutions for telco, internet, mobile, cable and satellite service providers worldwide. Its patented Widevine Mensor solution invisibly watermarks content at multiple points in a video distribution network and employs session-based watermarks...

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LG Earns CableLabs Certification for Two-Way Interactive Digital Cable HDTV

LG Electronics' plasma HDTV has achieved Certification status as OCAP-enabled interactive digital television set, including the multi-stream CableCARD (M-Card) system, from a recently concluded certification by CableLabs.LG Electronics' 42-inch OpenCable plasma HDTV set features built-in OCAP technology, M-Card capabilities and interactive capabilities, as well as high-definition content and interactive services like Video-on-Demand and Pay-Per-View. The TV can connect directly to a local cable TV system, and receive current advanced interactive...

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Amino Links its STBs with Orb Network' MyCasting Service

Amino, which supplies IPTV set-top boxes, has formed a partnership with Orb Networks, a software developer offering the "MyCasting" media streaming service.The two companies plan to integrate Amino's AmiNET series of (STBs) with Orb's software and roll out a series of product offerings throughout the year. The combination of technologies will close the gap between the STB and the PC, using the Orb MyCasting application platform as the bridge. Orb MyCasting gives consumers secure, free, instant, and everywhere-access to everything from their photos...

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Crown Castle and Global Signal Stockholders Approve Merger

Crown Castle stockholders voted to approve the merger with Global Signal, whose stockholders also voted to approve the deal."We are excited about the combination of Crown Castle and Global Signal, which will create the largest US wireless tower company with the best-located assets in the industry, with approximately 55% and 72% of our towers in the top 50 and top 100 BTA's, respectively," stated John P. Kelly, President and Chief Executive Officer of Crown Castle. "The complementary nature of the US portfolios and our experienced management team...

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Level 3 to Exchange Debt for Equity

Level 3 Communications announced that pursuant to an exchange agreement, Southeastern Asset Management, on behalf of certain investment accounts, and Legg Mason Opportunity Trust have agreed to exchange $490 million aggregate principal amount of Level 3's 10% Convertible Senior Notes due 2011 for a total of approximately 160.1 million shares of Level 3's common stock, equivalent to approximately 326.78 shares per $1,000 note, and the payment of accrued and unpaid interest on the notes to the closing date. Level 3 said the exchange will reduce its...

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IP Captioned Telephone Service Eligible for TRS Compensation

In a decision that could benefit the deaf and hard-of-hearing, the FCC adopted a Declaratory Ruling finding that Internet Protocol (IP) captioned telephone service (IP CTS) is a type of telecommunications relay service (TRS) eligible for compensation from the Interstate TRS Fund (Fund). The decision would enable these affected consumers to more easily take advantage of the flexibility and portability that IP captioned telephone service offers by freeing them from having to use specialized equipment. An IP captioned telephone call can be set...

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AsicAhead Secures Funding for WiMAX Radios

AsicAhead NV, a start-up based in Hasselt, Belgium, announced US$10 million in its series B round of funding, for its development of advanced mobile Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFICs) for the WiMAX market.AsicAhead is working on an "on the fly" reprogrammable single-chip radio solution that enables WiMAX-connected devices and systems to be deployed worldwide. The reprogrammable wideband transceiver is designed to overcome the challenges of regional frequency band variation, multiple radio bandwidths and low-power requirements. It also...

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Calix Appoints Ex-Cisco Exec to its Board

Calix announced the addition of Don Listwin to the company's board of directors. A 25-year industry veteran, Listwin held positions of increasing responsibility during a ten-year period at Cisco Systems. In his last role at Cisco, Listwin was responsible for the service provider business. Listwin was also president and CEO at Openwave, a provider of software solutions for the communications and media industries. http://www.calix....

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Optibase Acquires 23% Stake in Scopus Video Networks Ltd.

Optibase, which supplies encoding, decoding, video server upload and streaming solutions, acquired a 23% equity stake in Scopus Video Networks Ltd. from Koor Corporate Venture Capital and Koor Industries Ltd. at an aggregate purchase price of approximately US$16 million.Scopus develops, markets and supports digital video networking products that enable network operators to offer advanced video services to their subscribers.http://www.optibase.com http://www.scopus.n...

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Westell Appoints Thomas E. Mader as President and CEO

Westell Technologies appointed Thomas E. Mader, 57, as President and Chief Executive Officer, replacing E. Van Cullens, who last year announced his intention to retire and will continue as a member of the company's board of directors.Mader most recently a corporate vice president and general manager of Motorola's Wireline Networks business. Prior to Motorola, Mader served as president and chief executive officer of Netrake Corporation. Mader led Lucent's Fiber Optic development company in Germany and held other senior sales and marketing positions...

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