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Today, the 29th April 2011, the UK will come to a standstill when HRH Prince William and Miss Kate Middleton marry at Westminster Abbey in London, England.  


Thanks to its UK partner, Omnistream,  Net Insight will be providing connectivity for live pictures of the event from Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey to ensure this mission critical traffic is delivered with the best quality and best utilisation of broadcast infrastructure.

Net Insight was selected due to its complete package of services including its wide range of broadcast interfaces coupled with its flexible IP connectivity and management solutions. 

The services are delivered by SNG Broadcast Services Ltd.

• Sole supplier for LTE radio access network
• Upgrades and expands Rogers’ existing packet core network to Evolved Packet Core (EPC)
• Further expands global leadership in LTE

As part of this multi-year agreement, Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) expands its key supplier role with Rogers by delivering an end-to-end LTE network. Ericsson will deploy all 4G/LTE radio sites with its new multi-standard radio base station, RBS 6000, and upgrade and expand Rogers’ existing packet core network into an Evolved Packet Core (EPC) network, supporting the new LTE network.

“This deal reaffirms Ericsson’s leadership in LTE and further extends our long-standing relationship with Rogers. Ericsson’s LTE/EPC network will enable Rogers to deliver unique experiences for people and businesses thereby shaping the networked society,” said Angel Ruiz, head of Ericsson North America.

“Ericsson has been a strategic, valued partner of ours for more than 25 years and we more

Espoo, Finland - To deliver on its new strategy, Nokia today announced plans to align its global workforce and consolidate site operations. These measures are part of Nokia’s target to reduce its Devices & Services non-IFRS operating expenses by 1 billion euros for the full year 2013 in comparison to the full year 2010, as announced last week.

Earlier today, Nokia announced plans to form a strategic collaboration with Accenture that would result in the transfer of Nokia’s Symbian software activites, including about 3,000 employees to Accenture. In addition, Nokia also plans to reduce its global workforce by about 4,000 employees by the end of 2012, with the majority of reductions in Denmark, Finland and the UK. In accordance with country-by-country legal requirements, discussions with employee representatives started today.

Nokia also plans to consolidate the company’s research and product development sites so that each site has more

Accenture to provide future smartphone ecosystem services to Nokia

Espoo, Finland and New York, US - Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and Accenture (NYSE: ACN) today announced plans for a strategic collaboration in which Nokia would outsource its Symbian software activities and transition about 3,000 employees to Accenture. At the same time, Accenture would provide mobility software services to Nokia for future smartphones.

The collaboration, which is subject to final agreement, calls for Accenture to provide Symbian-based software development and support services, with the expected transition of about 3,000 Nokia employees to Accenture. The companies expect completion of the final agreement during summer 2011, and expect the transition of employees by the end of the calendar year 2011. Transitioning employees, located in China, Finland, India, United Kingdom and the United States, will initially work on Symbian software activities for Nokia. Over time, Accenture and Nokia will seek opportunities to more

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Net Insight, a leading developer of efficient and scalable transport solutions for media, IP and broadcast networks, has received an expansion order for the Digital Terrestrial TV (DTT) network from Lithuanian Radio and Television Centre (Telecentras).
 
Lithuanian Radio and Television Centre (Telecentras) is a nationwide Lithuanian telecommunication company owning two major radio and TV broadcasting networks for terrestrial analogue and digital broadcasting (DVB-T) as well as 4G mobile WIMAX. Telecentras selected Net Insight’s Nimbra platform for its DTT network in 2006. In 2007 they expanded the network to transport TV signals from national broadcasters, via optical fiber and radio links to the transmitter sites located across the country.  
The new order covers further expansion of the DTT network utilizing advanced core infrastructure and delivering various types of services to the customers with highest efficiency. The order includes IP/Ethernet Trunk Modules for enhanced multiservice operation and Nimbra more

Atlanta and Santiago, April 26, 2011

wine tasting event showcases the power of Cisco TelePresence

To demonstrate the immersive effect of Cisco TelePresence™, Orange Business Services and Cisco held a virtual wine tasting event via Cisco TelePresence. Enterprise customers and prospects from six North American cities, as well as Santiago, Chile, attended the event, led by renowned wine expert Pascual Ibáñez. Attendees discussed and tasted selections from Viña Concha y Toro wine, the second largest winemaker in the world and an Orange Business Services customer with headquarters in Chile.

Cisco TelePresence harnesses the power and speed of today’s network to provide a fully immersed and life-sized virtual collaborative experience in high-definition. Attendees for the wine tasting engaged with one another about the color, taste and vintages in a virtual space that created the appearance of everyone occupying the same room even though they were all situated hundreds more

Overland Park, Kan. and St. Louis, Mo. – April 25, 2011 – Washington University in St. Louis has selected Sprint (NYSE: S) to deploy an enhanced in-building and campus-wide wireless 3G network, enabling students, faculty, staff, administration and campus visitors to have virtually seamless voice and data connectivity for communication and real-time collaboration throughout 58 Danforth Campus facilities.

“Our security and operations support staff increasingly rely on mobile devices for voice, data and applications. We were interested in a solution that will provide highly reliable cellular services in all buildings and interior spaces for security and support staff and also benefit faculty and students. Sprint’s Custom Network Solution will provide this service level for our faculty, staff and students that use Sprint data and voice services, and offer the opportunity to expand coverage to other carriers in targeted areas,” said Andrew Ortstadt, Associate Vice Chancellor for Information Services more

SHENTEL DEPLOYS PROTEUS™ SPECTRUM CONDITIONING SOLUTION FROM ISCO INTERNATIONAL TO INCREASE CAPACITY AND IMPROVE 3G NETWORK PERFORMANCE AND COVERAGE

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL – April 25, 2011 - ISCO International, LLC, a leading provider of flexible spectrum conditioning solutions for wireless service providers, today announced that Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (Shentel) has successfully implemented ISCO’s Proteus™ spectrum conditioning equipment in order to increase capacity, improve performance and provide a superior customer experience from Shentel’s PCS network.

The implementation of Proteus spectrum conditioning is part of a comprehensive effort by Shentel to increase capacity, expand coverage and enhance the quality of its 3G wireless network. Shentel provides network coverage along the highway I-81 corridor from Harrisonburg, Va. to Harrisburg, York and Altoona, Pa

“It is very important for us to ensure that Shentel’s customers enjoy an exceptional network experience, free from the many types of interference that negatively more

* $0.57 diluted EPS, compared to $0.41 diluted EPS, and $0.58 per diluted share when excluding significant items, in first quarter of 2010
* Consolidated revenues of $31.2 billion in the first quarter, up more than $700 million, or 2.3 percent, versus the year-earlier period
* 10.2 percent growth in wireless revenues, with an 8.6 percent increase in wireless service revenues
* Best-ever first-quarter increase in total wireless subscribers, up 2.0 million to reach 97.5 million subscribers in service, with gains in every category
* Best-ever first-quarter smartphone sales of more than 5.5 million
* iPhone activations increased nearly 1 million year over year to 3.6 million, with 23 percent of subscribers new to AT&T; iPhone subscriber churn unchanged year over year
* Best-ever first-quarter connected device net adds of 1.3 million
* Branded computing subscribers (includes tablets, aircards and other data-only devices) up 421,000, doubling since the more

RESTON, Va., April 20, 2011 – LightSquared™, the nation’s first, wholesale-only integrated 4G-LTE wireless broadband and satellite network, and Cellular South, the nation’s largest privately owned wireless communications provider, have entered into a bilateral roaming agreement.

This agreement will provide subscribers of Cellular South with a nationwide 4G-LTE footprint as well as satellite coverage in rural areas where there is no terrestrial network. It will also expand LightSquared’s 4G data coverage to additional rural communities.

“LightSquared’s wholesale-only, integrated 4G-LTE wireless broadband and satellite network, makes them a valuable partner because it enables us to provide our customers, including those in rural locations, with nationwide access to the most advanced technology and reliable coverage available,” said Hu Meena, president and CEO of Cellular South.
“Cellular South’s passion and commitment to helping their customers get the most out of their wireless services makes them a great partner for LightSquared,” more