Anritsu Shows Handheld LTE Tester

Anritsu has extended its BTS Master handheld base station analyzer with new options to measure all defined LTE bandwidths and frequencies. The handheld instrument allows field engineers and technicians to conduct RF, modulation, and Over-the-Air (OTA) measurements on signals during the deployment, installation, and operation of LTE networks.With the new options, Anritsu's tester provides RF and modulation quality measurement capabilities for LTE...

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Zayo Lands $25.1M Federal Stimulus Award

Zayo Bandwidth was awarded $25.1 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to connect 21 Ivy Tech Community College campuses to the I-Light network, Indiana's high-performance, optical-fiber telecommunications network for research and education. The award also will allow Zayo Bandwidth to expand broadband connectivity to certain unserved and underserved areas across Indiana.Zayo Bandwidth will add 620 miles of fiber to its existing...

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FCC Highlights Elements of Upcoming National Broadband Plan

With the deadline for delivering a National Broadband Plan to Congress on March 17 less than a month away, the FCC team developing the plan presented elements under consideration in the "national purposes" section of the plan. The working recommendations highlight the role of broadband to healthcare, education, energy and the environment, government, public safety and homeland security, job training, and small business.Government plays a major role in these sectors as policymaker, buyer, or supplier, but itspolicies have often inhibited or failed...

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TelePacific Completes $395 Million Senior Credit Facility

TelePacific Communications, a CLEC serving SMBs in California and Nevada, completed syndication of a $395 million senior credit facility to a group of institutional investors.Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Banc of America Securities LLC, acted as Joint Bookrunners and Joint Lead Arrangers, and Credit Suisse AG, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent. The facility is comprised of a $370 million term loan due in August 2015 and a $25 million revolving line of credit. TelePacific noted that its 2009 annual...

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Corning's New OptiTip Pulls Four Fibers in FTTH

Corning Cable Systems GmbH & Co KG is introducing a Multi Fiber Preconnectorised OSP Solution that enables up to four fibers per customer to be rapidly connected without the need for expensive fusion splicers or installation skills. Corning said its multi fiber plug 'n play solution enables the advantage of preconnectorised outside plant to be used in a multi fiber environment. http://www.corning.com http://www.corning.com/cablesyst...

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Motorola Completes Acquisition of BitBand

Motorola completed its previously announced acquisition of BitBand, a provider of IPTV content management and delivery systems. BitBand will be integrated into Motorola's Home & Networks Mobility business.Based in Netanya, Israel, BitBand has more than 60 commercial IPTV deployments worldwide, including TELE2 (Holland), Fastweb (Italy), and Swyazinvest (Russia).Motorola said the acquisition ov BitBand will complement its existing on demand product...

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