Archive for July, 2009
David Orton appointed CEO of Aptina
Aptina has appointed David Orton as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the company’s Board of Directors. He will assume his new responsibilities starting 5 August 2009. David Orton succeeds Nicholas Brathwaite who has been the CEO since April 2008 and who will assume the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors for [...]
Huawei to build Vodafone Czech Republic’s 3G network
Vodafone Czech Republic has selected Huawei as the supplier of its high-speed 3G network infrastructure. Under the five year contract, Huawei will be responsible for expanding Vodafone’s 3G network. The contract will first focus on continuing the expansion of 3G coverage within Prague, as well as Bruno. Huawei will also work on the modernisation and [...]
Huawei launches ‘first’ commercial LTE eNodeB
Huawei, a provider of next generation telecommunications network solutions, has launched, what is claimed to be, the world’s first LTE eNodeB ready for large-scale commercial deployment. The company has informed this LTE eNodeB is capable of fully supporting a downlink rate of up to 150 Mbps in commercial LTE networks. By adopting 64QAM (Quadrature Amplitude [...]
Ericsson announces agreement with Telefonica O2 UK
Ericsson will provide field maintenance and other services for the Telefonica O2 UK 2G and 3G networks. Under the new agreement, Ericsson will provide field maintenance services for radio and switch sites, spare parts management logistics support as well as optimisation and drive services and facilities engineering services for Telefonica O2 UK. Ericsson and Telefonica [...]
Melco signs software patent agreement with Microsoft
Microsoft and Melco Holdings have entered into an agreement that will provide Melco Group’s customers with patent coverage for their use of technologies running Linux and other related open source software. Specifically, the patent covenants apply to Buffalo-branded Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices, which run Linux, and Buffalo-branded routers, which also run Linux. Although the [...]
Xavier Gentric assumes senior sales role in Nevion
Nevion, a media transport solution provider for broadcasters, telecommunications service providers and government entities, has added Xavier Gentric to a senior sales role in western Europe. Based in France, Gentric will manage Nevion’s growth in the region, providing strategic sales and management of key customer relationships. Gentric brings project management and technical experience, including 13 [...]
Viasat acquires NHL broadcasting rights from ESPN
Modern Times Group (MTG), an international entertainment broadcasting group, has signed an agreement to acquire the live broadcasting rights to the National Hockey League (NHL) in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark. MTG’s coverage of the NHL will start in October 2009 with the beginning of the 2009-2010 season. The NHL’s rights are syndicated by sports [...]
Spirent launches multi-GNSS navigation, positioning test system
Spirent Communications, a provider of navigation and positioning test solutions, has launched the Spirent GSS6700 Multi-GNSS Constellation Simulator for global navigation satellite system (GNSS) testing. The GSS6700 offers not only GPS test capability but also support for the Russian GLONASS system and planned European Galileo system, the company said. The company further noted the GSS6700 [...]
Neural acquires Fico’s Liquid Credit for Telecom solution
Neural Technologies, a provider of risk management software solutions, and Fico, a provider of analytics and decision management technology, have announced that Neural Technologies has acquired a key asset from Fico, the Liquid Credit for Telecom solution. Current customers for Fico’s Liquid Credit for Telecom solution will experience a transition of their current services and [...]
Sonera introduces 3G services in the 900 MHz frequency
Sonera has informed that it has accelerated its turbo 3G build-out programme by introducing mobile broadband services in the 900 MHz frequency. The company has informed that a significant part of the turbo 3G extension will be based on the 900 MHz frequency. In a lower-frequency network, an individual base station serves a larger coverage [...]
