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Software upgrade eases network management with more ways to optimize SDV infrastructure

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Oct. 29, 2009—BigBand Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: BBND), a leader in digital video networking, today announced an enhancement to the company’s Switched Video Analysis (SVA) solution, offering cable operators further ways to leverage Switched Digital Video (SDV) architectures and BigBand’s recently unveiled video software control plane, Converged Video Exchange (CVEx™). The new SVA enhancement is a software upgrade to the industry’s most widely deployed SDV platform and offers MSOs the ability to optimize SDV assets and HFC spectrum and to maximize programming availability.

For example, service providers are using the SVA software to track success rates for tunein requests on SDV channels, to plan service group and node splits, and to optimize SDV channels line-ups in order to maximize the number of programs that can be carried in the spectrum (oversubscription) without blocking events. more

Global Crossing Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results
— Free Cash Flow increased $62 million sequentially to $52 million, resulting in year-to-date Free Cash Flow of $10 million.
— OIBDA increased 30 percent year-over-year to $91 million, resulting in year-to-date total of $259 million.
— Consolidated revenue increased to $643 million, a 1 percent increase year-over-year in constant currency terms.
— “Invest and grow” revenue increased to $553 million, a 4 percent increase year over year in constant currency terms.
— Company confirms annual guidance for 2009.

Press Release
Source: Global Crossing
On 4:15 pm EDT, Wednesday October 28, 2009

FLORHAM PARK, N.J., Oct. 28 / — Global Crossing (Nasdaq: GLBC - News), a leading global IP solutions provider, today announced third quarter 2009 results. The company said it will discuss its consolidated financial and operational results for the third quarter 2009 on a more