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Level 3 First to Deliver Uncompressed High-Definition TV Signal From Major Professional Sports League Event to Broadcast Studio

Level 3 Delivering Broncos Home Games During 2009-2010 Season

BROOMFIELD, Colo., October 08, 2009

Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: LVLT) has announced that it is delivering Denver Broncos home games from Invesco Field in Denver to the game’s broadcaster using an uncompressed high-definition (HD) video feed. Level 3 delivers the signal entirely on its fiber-optic network and is the first in the broadcast industry to enable end-to-end delivery of uncompressed HD video. more

Ooma Expands Free Home Phone Services With Ooma Telo

Free U.S. Calling, Outstanding Voice Quality, Caller ID, Call Waiting, 911

PALO ALTO, Calif.– Ooma, Inc. today announced that Ooma Telo™ is now available for purchase at more than 1,200 retail locations and leading online shopping destinations. Ooma Telo offers free, clear and reliable home phone service for consumers who are tired of being held hostage by legacy phone carrier contracts and monthly fees. Ooma Telo delivers free U.S. local and long distance calls over the Internet with a suite of sophisticated telephony features that enable unparalleled ease of use and exceptional affordability. more

Cincinnati Bell Selects Motorola’s FTTH and Video Delivery Solutions to Provide Advanced Television and Broadband Experiences to Consumers

Motorola’s field-proven GPON and RF video solutions to provide highest quality video and broadband services to Cincinnati Bell subscribers

HORSHAM, Pa – September 22, 2009 –Motorola Inc. (NYSE:MOT) Home and Networks Mobility business today announced that Cincinnati Bell Inc. (NYSE:CBB) has selected Motorola’s gigabit passive optical network (GPON), edge modulation, encryptor and encoding solutions for deployment in its fiber network. Cincinnati Bell’s fiber network will enable the delivery of rich personalized media experiences and support multiple high-speed broadband service tiers and advanced video services including the highest quality high-definition TV (HDTV), video-on-demand (VOD) and standard definition television programming available to consumers today. more

California-based communications provider SureWest offers CM4all website builder to Internet customers

COLOGNE, Germany & BOSTON –CM4all, a leading provider of web-based applications, is proud to announce that North American communications provider SureWest Communications has begun offering CM4all’s core product, CM4all WebsiteCreator.

“We have continuously updated our software throughout the past 10 years. And the result speaks for itself. We are very pleased to add another experienced and successful communications provider such as SureWest to our customer base,” Robert Schovenberg, CEO of CM4all explains. more

Verizon Out in Front of Cable Again
With Launch of Internet Security Suite for Mac

Company’s Backup & Sharing Service Also Now Compatible With Apple Operating System

NEW YORK – Verizon announced today the availability of an Internet security suite designed specifically for Mac users – becoming the first major American Internet service provider to offer such a product over its network. more

Interoperability of Edgeware Web TV servers with Envivio SilverLiveTV and iLiveTV
to Enable Adaptive Streaming to Microsoft® Silverlight and Apple iPhone clients

Edgeware AB and Envivio® Inc. announced that the companies will work together to provide content providers and
operators with content delivery solutions for Internet and Mobile TV that take advantage of the
latest adaptive bitrate streaming technologies from Apple and Microsoft. The companies will
collaborate to ensure interoperability of Envivio’s iLiveTV™ and SilverLiveTV™ solutions with
Edgeware’s Web TV server products. Both companies are demonstrating adaptive streaming
technologies at IBC 2009.

Encoding for adaptive streaming is an important ingredient for the success of premium TV
and video delivery over the Internet, ensuring uninterrupted, quality viewing when networks
become congested. Efficient caching and delivery of popular content from servers positioned
close to the consumers minimizes congestion and enables a higher aggregate quality.
Interoperability between encoders and delivery servers more

Fiber Deep ensures green strategy success through reduced energy consumption and associated cost savings

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Aug. 31, 2009 – Cable operators have a lot to consider when assessing the environmental and financial benefits of green optical networks. To help address these questions, Aurora Networks, Inc., the only optical transport solution provider focused on delivering a cost-effective, optimized platform for next-generation cable services, has developed a checklist identifying five “must-have” components for green optical networks.

As cable operators and vendors implement strategies that aim to reduce energy usage and other environmental impacts, the cable industry can implement the most effective and green optical transport solutions to deliver today’s subscriber-demanded services.

According to the IEEE’s Energy Efficient Ethernet Committee, telecommunications network equipment alone accounts for 1 percent of all power consumption in the United States. Also, research from the International Telecommunications Union estimates that the global more

Herndon, VA (PRWEB) August 5, 2009 — Global-i, Inc. (www.globaliconsulting.com), a provider of technology-management consulting and project-based outsourcing services to the Communications & IT industry, announced today that it is launching its Global-i GTM™ Suite of Go-to-Market and Launch Management Services for meeting New/Enhanced Products and Services Launch needs and Infrastructure Deployment/Systems Integration Rollout needs of Converged Communications & IT Clients.

The services will benefit Communications and IT clients launching products and services through a fully-gated product lifecycle management (PLM/SDLC) process and/or rolling out its infrastructure deployment/systems integration initiative via a thorough implementation process. The company will provide the services via fixed-fee consulting and managed outsourcing. The fixed-fee service will be a custom service and will be developed per the needs of the client and delivered via Global-i GTM™ service directly from Global-i offices. The service can also be delivered as a contracted service via Global-i ExpertConsultant™ service more

Calix and Hatteras Partner to Offer Joint Solution to Enable Broadband for Un-Served and Underserved Communities

Rural independent operating companies to leverage joint solution as part of Broadband Stimulus grants

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hatteras Networks, the global leader in Mid-Band Ethernet solutions for enterprise access and next-generation mobile backhaul, and Calix, the largest communications equipment supplier focused solely on access solutions for broadband service delivery, today announced their partnership, joint solution, and the certification of Hatteras Networks’ products in the Calix Compatible Solution Assurance Program. more