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Actelis says Ethernet access device provides mobile backhaul alternative
Actelis Networks says it will show off a new Ethernet Access Device (EAD) for mobile backhaul applications at the International CTIA Wireless Expo in New Orleans. The EAD provides a more economical and efficient approach to providing mobile backhaul services for networks using picocells or other small cells.
2012-05-09
Cables Unlimited provides remote radio head hybrid cabling
Cables Unlimited, a division of RF Industries (NASDAQ RFIL), says its OptiFlex hybrid cabling products offer a variety of benefits for wireless carriers with 4G, WiMAX, LTE, and other upgrade plans that include remote radio head (RHH) topologies. The custom, application-specific cables offer optimal low-loss performance with less cost than standard tower configurations, the company asserts.
2012-05-09
JDSU PacketInsight provides fast network test data analysis
JDSU (NASDAQ: JDSU; and TSX: JDU) has unveiled PacketInsight, a software-enabled network monitoring offering that collects data from a variety of network sources and offers quick analysis -- hundreds of times faster than competing alternatives, the company asserts.
2012-05-09
DSL plans of Verizon questioned by congressman
Verizon's (NYSE: VZ) decision to couple its DSL service with landline service for new customers and those seeking to change service plans has drawn the attention of U.S. Rep. Mike Doyle (D-Pa.) who had some pointed questions for the carrier.
2012-05-09
Size matters as Verizon FiOS tops Consumer Reports survey
It pays to be the biggest even if you may not necessarily be the best. That's one way of looking at a Consumer Reports' survey that hedged a bit before naming Verizon FiOS (NYSE: VZ) as "highly rated" among providers offering a triple play of voice, video and data services, the magazine says in its June issue.
2012-05-09
Hamilton Thorne Gets CE Mark for Its LYKOS(R) Clinical Laser System
Hamilton Thorne Ltd. (TSX-V: HTL), a leading provider of precision laser devices and advanced image analysis systems for the fertility, stem cell and developmental biology research markets, today announced that the Company has received a CE Mark for its new LYKOS® assisted clinical reproductive laser system. The CE Mark provides conformity to European Medical Device Directive 93/42/EEC, which allows a company to market and sell products in the European Economic Area (EEA).
2012-05-08
The continued reduce of Alcatel-Lucent: A wakeup call
The French telecommunications manufacturer Alcatel lusted after the American Lucent Technologies, and in 2006, after a few years of courtship, consummated the affair. Alcatel acquired Lucent for $13.4 billion in Alcatel stock to create Alcatel-Lucent. The usual justification for the merger was made about synergies, efficiencies and expanded markets.
2012-05-08
CWA goes up against Verizon-cable wireless spectrum dealings
The Communications Workers of America (CWA) has added its voice to those opposing any kind of relationship between cable companies and Verizon (NYSE: VZ).
2012-05-08
Lightower increases glass ceiling in Central and Northern New Jersey
Lightower Fiber Networks is strengthening its Central and Northern New Jersey fiber optic network by adding over 100 new miles of glass through Bergen, Hudson, Essex, Morris, Middlesex and Mercer counties.
2012-05-08
Frontier shares descend along with first quarter earnings
News that Frontier Communications' (Nasdaq: FTR) first-quarter 2012 earnings were only about 50 percent of what they'd been during the same period in 2011 ($26.8 million versus $54.7 million) led to a 7 percent decline in the value of the company's stock, which dropped 29 cents to $3.60 in Monday trading.
2012-05-08