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Fort Myers, FL–August 10, 2011–Interop Technologies, a provider of core solutions for messaging, device management, and connectivity gateways, has named Donn Wilkins to the position of Vice President, Channel Management. In this role, Wilkins will be responsible for developing strategic partnerships and managing channel relationships to support the company’s continued international expansion. Joining Interop in 2007, he most recently served as Vice President, Technical Operations and Handset Certification. He is based in Interop’s Fort Myers headquarters.

Wilkins has more than 30 years of experience in telecommunications and technology, including numerous overseas assignments. Prior to joining Interop, he served as Vice President of Technology Services at Syniverse Technologies, Inc. and was Vice President of Operations and Engineering at VeriSign, Inc. Wilkins served six years with American Airlines, where he held international business development posts and was Senior Vice President Network Services. In nine years with AT&T, Wilkins was more

Kirkland, Wash., Aug. 10, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Clearwire Corporation (NASDAQ:CLWR) a leading provider of 4G wireless broadband services and the largest wholesale operator in the United States, today announced the promotion of Chief Operating Officer Erik Prusch to President and Chief Executive Officer. John Stanton, the company’s Chairman and interim CEO, will become Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors. Both changes are effective immediately.

“Erik has demonstrated the ability and talent necessary to lead our organization through one of the most competitive periods in the mobile broadband industry’s short history,” said John Stanton. “I strongly believe that under his guidance our business will deliver value to shareholders as we continue to grow our business and leverage our unmatched and unencumbered spectrum advantage.”

“My personal commitment to Clearwire remains strong,” Stanton continued. “Further developing a successful strategic framework that will allow our business to thrive long-term continues more

BOISE, Idaho – August 9, 2011 – CradlePoint, a leading provider of 4G/3G network router solutions, today announced a partnership with Verizon Wireless to offer three new 4G LTE wireless broadband solutions designed to get business online faster, keep their networks connected longer, and power high-speed access to today’s cloud computing services. Leading the market in 4G solutions, CradlePoint provides access to the Verizon 4G LTE Network through CradlePoint routers that use Verizon Wireless external USB data modem sticks.

Each business connectivity solution offers additional flexibility for businesses with targeted needs, including:

• The CradlePoint MBR1200 helps businesses with the ability to create instant networks using Verizon 4G LTE at branch offices, retail locations or other remote operations, avoiding the cost and time required for wired line installations.

• The CradlePoint CBA750 is designed to allow businesses to use both wired (DSL/Cable/T1) and wireless (Verizon 4G LTE) more

Washington, D.C.—The Federal Communications Commission today made available new spectrum, covering almost two-thirds of the U.S. landmass, for wireless backhaul as part of the FCC’s Broadband Acceleration Initiative and its spectrum and regulatory reform agendas.

Building on recommendations in the FCC’s National Broadband Plan, today’s actions will speed the rollout of fourth-generation (4G) broadband networks, accelerate the role of expanded wireless broadband communications in national economic revitalization and job creation, and bring new broadband services to rural areas where microwave is often the only feasible backhaul option. By removing outdated regulatory restrictions, the FCC is also continuing its regulatory reform agenda, which has resulted in the elimination of more than 50 unneeded regulations and efforts to eliminate dozens of unnecessary data collections.

Microwave, or wireless backhaul, facilities are an essential component of many broadband networks, particularly mobile wireless networks, and are often used for the transmission of more

HUNTSVILLE, Ala.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ADTRAN®, Inc., (NASDAQ: ADTN), a leading provider of next-generation networking solutions, announced today that it has acquired Bluesocket, a privately held company in Burlington, Mass. Bluesocket is the first and only provider of wireless network solutions with virtual control. This acquisition was effective August 4, 2011, and includes all intellectual properties, technologies and the established customer base of Bluesocket. The Bluesocket team and product portfolio will be incorporated into ADTRAN’s Enterprise Networks Division.

This acquisition catapults ADTRAN into the forefront of industry-leading wireless solutions for enterprise and campus environments. Bluesocket’s revolutionary virtual wireless LAN solutions are redefining the 802.11n Wi-Fi industry. Combining ADTRAN’s powerful enterprise networks portfolio and Bluesocket’s innovative solutions will result in the industry’s most highly integrated, carrier-class, seamless wireless/wireline end-to-end voice, data, video and mobility solutions with virtual control. These solutions will enable both enterprises and large campuses to realize unprecedented scalability, seamless operations more

LONDON, August 8, 2011 – Leading International Research and Growth Consultancy Company Frost & Sullivan has presented Siklu, a pioneer in the mobile wireless backhaul market with the New Product Innovation of the Year Award in the Gigabit Ethernet Radios space, for its ground-breaking all-silicon technology.

Frost & Sullivan presents this award yearly to the company that has excelled in a range of dimensions. These include innovation, leveraging cutting edge technology, including value-add features, increased customer ROI and potential to penetrate markets. Siklu scored higher than the competitors analyzed on all of these criteria.

Siklu’s solutions meet mobile operators’ dual demands – high throughput at a low cost – through an innovative redesign of the millimetric wave radio system. Delivering gigabit speeds over the millimetric wave spectrum and priced at 80 percent less than comparable systems, Siklu’s EtherHaul radios are an ideal solution for spectrum-congested more

Cloud, Managed Services Leader Adds Citrix Desktop as a Service to Award-Winning Portfolio Consisting of AT&T, Microsoft Solutions, Proprietary AppsAnyplace Platform

Breakthrough Technology Group (BTG), a leading IT and telecommunications solutions provider, today announced that it has joined the Citrix® Service Provider Program (CSP).

“Citrix is an unquestioned pioneer in virtual computing; we are excited to join its CSP program and to leverage Citrix products including XenAppTM, XenDesktop®, XenServer® and NetScaler® via our AppsAnyplace platform,” said Jeff Kaplan, BTG chief executive officer. “BTG has been working with Citrix technology for several years in addition to using the Cloud.com software extensively. We are very pleased about the Citrix acquisition of this innovative platform, which will provide an even tighter coupling for BTG customers running on the Cloud.com software and Citrix products.”

In addition to its seat on the AT&T’s Advisory Council, BTG is Green-IT more

KIRKLAND, Wash. – August 3, 2011 – Clearwire Corporation (NASDAQ: CLWR), a leading provider of 4G wireless broadband services in the United States, today announced its intent to add “LTE Advanced-ready” technology to its 4G network. The announcement follows the successful completion of 4G technology trials that achieved download speeds exceeding 120 Mbps and demonstrated the potential of Clearwire’s unmatched spectrum advantage.
The initial implementation of Clearwire’s LTE network would target densely populated, urban areas of Clearwire’s existing 4G markets where current 4G usage demands are high. The robust all-IP infrastructure already deployed in these markets can be leveraged to serve the company’s LTE needs, delivering significant capital cost savings compared to a similar overlay by other carriers of an existing 3G architecture.

“Clearwire plans to raise the bar again for mobile broadband service in the United States,” said John Stanton, Clearwire’s Chairman and interim CEO. “Our leadership in more

RESTON, Va., Aug. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — LightSquared™, the nation’s first wholesale-only integrated 4G-LTE wireless broadband and satellite network, announced today that it has successfully transitioned approximately 50,000 public safety and enterprise customers from its MSAT satellites to LightSquared’s new SkyTerra 1 satellite.

This transition is a major step toward the launch of LightSquared’s next-generation integrated satellite and broadband network, which will ensure that public safety officials and first responders have ubiquitous access to communications during emergencies. In addition, the LightSquared network will provide federal, state and local agencies with access to interoperable communications throughout the United States, even in the most rural areas.

“Providing reliable communications for the public safety community is LightSquared’s highest priority. With the transition to LightSquared’s new satellite, first responders will continue to have the critical communication capabilities they have come to rely on in times of crisis,” said Sanjiv Ahuja, LightSquared chairman more

DUBLIN, Calif., Aug. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Mobile operators around the globe consider IP Exchange (IPX) an essential ingredient for next generation wireless services, according to a new study (”IPX: New Interconnect Strategies for Operators”) of global operators commissioned by Sybase 365, a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc., the global leader in mobile messaging and mobile commerce services.

“Despite the interest in IPX as a next-generation play, operators also report benefits on today’s congested networks. The majority rate the security and manageability of IPX as the main plusses, however operators are also excited by the potential to cut costs by reducing the number of connections needed,” said William Dudley, Group Director of Operator Services Products at Sybase 365. “Operators see potential in IPX to enable them to bring over-the-top services including multimedia and other high-bandwidth content, and social networking into the fold.”

Gearing Up for IPX

The majority more