Ballard Fuel Cells Power Motorola TETRA Base Stations in Denmark

Ballard Power Systems' fuel cells are being used as the power source for a 1.6 kiloWatt backup power system in a public safety application deployed by Motorola in Denmark. Specifically, Dantherm Air Handling A/S, is utilizing Ballard's fuel cell product in a fully integrated cabinet solution for Motorola TETRA base stations throughout Denmark's SINE network. Motorola is responsible for establishment and operation of Denmark's nationwide SINE public safety network, which consists of approximately 500 sites. Ballard fuel cells will provide backup...

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HomeGrid Forum Collaborates with Digital Living Network Alliance

HomeGrid Forum, which promotes the ITU-T's G.hn standardization efforts, has signed a liaison agreement with the Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) setting the stage for collaboration between the two organizations and the approval of G.hn as a DLNA-recognized Physical Layer technology for the next-generation of home networking products.The G.hn standard is aimed to deliver a single unified technology for the wired home network that addresses...

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Telstra Boosts DWDM between Melbourne and Sydney

Telstra will upgrade the optical transmission capacity of the Next IP network between Melbourne and Sydney to cope with a tenfold increase in network traffic volumes between the two cities. The upgrade will increase the capacity of Telstra's existing DWDM transmission technology from 10 to 40 Gbps and will use underlying optical fibre infrastructure without requiring major changes to the network. Telstra is using Ericsson's Marconi MHL 3000 WDM platform,...

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MetaSwitch Headed for Greenfield Deployment in Curaçao

MetaSwitch's IP communications platform has been selected for the Santa Barbara Plantation Resort Community in Curaçao. Curaçao, with a population of approximately 150,000 and a land area of 171 square miles, is the largest and most populous island in the Netherlands Antilles. The Santa Barbara Plantation is a master planned mixed-use resort located on the southeastern side of Curaçao. A state-of-the-art telecommunications system is being developed...

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SureWest Selects ADTRAN Total Access 5000 for Carrier Ethernet

SureWest Communications has selected the ADTRAN Total Access 5000 Carrier Ethernet Access Platform and NetVanta 800 Series of intelligent Network Termination Units (NTUs) to deliver Ethernet services to business customers in its Sacramento, California market. The ADTRAN solution will allow SureWest's operating subsidiaries to offer Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) compliant services such as Ethernet Private Line (E-Line) and Ethernet LAN (E-LAN) to their...

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Juniper Announces Adaptive Threat Management for Distributed Enterprises

Seeking to close the security threat window-of-vulnerability from months to minutes or seconds, Juniper Networks is evolving its network security solution to enable dynamic and intelligent responses across all enterprise locations -- including data center, campus, branch, remote and partner/extranet locations. To do this, Juniper is making its platforms both identity-aware and application-aware. The Adaptive Threat Management Solutions include:...

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Harris Stratex Networks Build Network Operations Center in RTP, North Carolina

Harris Stratex Networks has commissioned a state-of-the-art network operations center (NOC) at its Morrisville, NC-based headquarters. The NOC, which was inaugurated last week, will centrally monitor, manage and control networks for enterprise, carrier, and state and local government customers. It is designed to manage and monitor multi-vendor, multi-protocol network infrastructure, including various subscriber access, 4G/WiMax access, IP backhaul and core network technologies, as well as network elements providing energy, security and surveillance...

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AMIMON Secures $10 Million for Wireless HD Silicon

AMIMON, a start-up with operation in Herzlia, Israel and Santa Clara, California, raised $10 million in new venture financing for its wireless HD semiconductor solutions. AMIMON's chipsets have been shipping in volume embedded in wireless HDTVs and video accessories by leading TV OEMs selling AMIMON-based products in the US, Europe and Japan. Earlier this year AMIMON announced its second generation chipset designed for the WHDI (Wireless Home...

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Microsoft Research Delivers Workflow Tools for Scientific Discovery

Microsoft Corp. has developed new software tools that help scientists work with large volumes of data.Scientists in data-intensive fields such as oceanography, astronomy, environmental science and medical research can now use these tools to manage, integrate and visualize volumes of information. The tools are available as no-cost downloads to academic researchers and scientists at http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/collaboration/tools. http://research.microsoft.c...

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Vodafone UK Offers Samsung Netbook With built-In Mobile Broadband

Vodafone UK has begun promoting the Samsung NC10 ultra-mobile netbook with built-in mobile broadband connectivity.Free on both a 24 month contract for 25 pounds Sterling a month with 1GB of data and a 24 month contract for 30 pounds Sterling a month with 3GB of data, the Samsung NC 10 netbook has a Vodafone SIM and mobile broadband software pre-installed meaning customers won't need to use a USB modem.The Samsung netbook weighs 1.33kg and includes a built-in webcam, a bright 10.2-inch glossy LED display and a normal-size, PC-style keyboard. ht...

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Iridium/Boeing Completes High Integrity GPS Program Milestones

Iridium Satellite and Boeing have cited two major milestones in the High Integrity Global Positioning System (GPS) program for the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory.The first milestone, completion of an Enhanced Narrowband (ENB) software modification to computers on Iridium satellites, enables second-generation GPS-aiding signals to be broadcast through the entire Iridium constellation. These broadcasts will enable rapid, more accurate GPS position fixes than are available with current technology. The GPS-aiding signals will provide appropriately...

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Exalt Supplies High-Speed Microwave Radios in Illinois

The Addison Fire Protection District in DuPage County, Illinois, has chosen Exalt Communications' EX-4.9i all-indoor digital microwave radio systems to deliver dispatch calls and to provide location information, traffic alerts, call specifics, mapping and other data vital to its mission. DuPage County spans 337 square miles west of downtown Chicago and has nearly 1 million residents, making it the second-largest county in Illinois. It is also home to 29 fire protection districts.The Exalt EX-4.9i microwave radio systems were deployed by A Beep,...

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