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ISCO INTL DESCRIBES POSITIVE IMPACT OF SPECTRUM CONDITIONING ON MOBILE DATA TRAFFIC RATES IN NEW WHITE PAPER

Critical Improvements in Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) Allow Carriers to Achieve the Higher Order Modulations Associated with LTE, HSPA, UMTS and EV-DO

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL – August 1, 2011 – ISCO International, the leader in flexible spectrum conditioning solutions for 3G and soon 4G network operators, has issued a new white paper, “It’s All About SPEED – Data Performance and Spectrum Conditioning,” that describes how mobile data traffic rates can improve dramatically by using spectrum conditioning to improve SNR.

The paper, now available on the ISCO website at www.iscointl.com, examines the expected exabyte level growth in mobile data traffic over the next few years in the context of conditioned and unconditioned spectrum environments.

“The fact is, unconditioned spectrum means underutilized spectrum, or said another way, 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

Company Vice President Also to Join Panel on Best Practices

HICKORY, NC–Comsearch, a CommScope company, will continue its multi-year involvement with 4G World by joining a conference panel on best practices in addition to performing its typical spectrum management and frequency coordination duties.

“Comsearch has grown to become one of the wireless industry’s preferred vendors for frequency coordination and interference mitigation, and we are glad to share our market insight as part of the 4G World panel,” said Chris Hardy, vice president and general manager, Comsearch. “We also expect another smoothly run event in terms of spectrum management.”

Comsearch® engineers will coordinate wireless operations and remediate any interference issues among exhibitors, attendees, and local service providers before, during, and after 4G World for the fourth year in a row. Mr. Hardy will join five others on the Best Practices and Operational Strategies in more

TM Forum’s Management World: Destination Dublin

New state-of-the-art venue to host the world’s leading communications and digital services management conference in 2011

MORRISTOWN, NJ—September 3, 2010—TM Forum announced today that after eleven years in Nice, France, its flagship Management World conference will move to Dublin’s new, state-of-the-art Convention Center - the CCD - May 23-26, 2011. Dublin and the CCD will provide the perfect business environment for Management World attendees—a leading capital city that is easy to get to, easy to do business in and with a reputation for hospitality that is second to none.

As a vibrant European hub for global technology companies, including major communications service providers, IT organizations and large online businesses such as Google, Facebook and eBay, Dublin is a natural fit for the increasing scope of the industry’s premier conference.

“One of the keys to growing an event more

HICKORY, NC–CNT braided cable and connectors from Andrew Solutions, the CommScope, Inc. division that is a global leader in wireless communications systems and products, are winning over many of the world’s largest microwave OEMs as cost-effective cable solutions for connecting indoor and outdoor units in wireless backhaul networks.

“CNT solutions fill a product gap in the 50-ohm cable industry, offering greater flexibility in a low loss cable,” said Mike Fabbri, vice president and general manager, Braided Cable and Automotive Products, Andrew. “Many leading microwave OEMs have introduced CNT solutions into their backhaul network to expand capacity for the explosion in data applications and traffic.”

CNT™ coax offers electrical performance comparable to corrugated copper cables in these applications, but with higher flexibility and simplified connectorization at a lower cost. Andrew’s proven braiding technology helps ensure low signal loss, offering lower attenuation at every frequency. Even when more

AUSTIN, TX.–August 2, 2010–The Wireless History Foundation (WHF) will hold its inaugural Wireless Hall of Fame dinner in San Francisco on Oct. 5, 2010. At this first-ever event, industry leaders will honor newly named members of the Wireless Hall of Fame and recognize previous honorees from the early years of wireless. The dinner will take place at the Palace Hotel, the evening before the CTIA Enterprise and Applications™ 2010 tradeshow Oct. 6-8.

“Induction in the Wireless Hall of Fame is one of the wireless industry’s highest honors,” said Denny Strigl, retired president and chief operating officer of Verizon Communications and former president and CEO of Verizon Wireless. Strigl, a Wireless Hall of Fame member, is Chairman of the October 5 event. “I am proud to be associated with individuals whose contributions and achievements launched the wireless industry and to honor them at the inaugural Wireless more

Citrix ReceiverTM to be displayed on Samsung Moment as well as on Ford F-150 Vehicle with Ford Work Solutions in-dash computer at Citrix Summit and Synergy

Editor’s Note – Demos available during Citrix Summit and Synergy, May 11 to 14 in San Francisco at the Moscone West Convention Center. Photos and video are encouraged.

San Francisco – May 11, 2010 – Sprint (NYSE: S) and Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile) today announced that it has collaborated with Citrix Systems, Inc. to verify the first Android Device as Citrix Ready®– the Samsung MomentTM. Each organization has worked with Citrix for several months to help extend the virtual desktop capabilities of Citrix ReceiverTM to operate on multiple platforms in the mobile environment.

By combining the strengths of Sprint and Samsung with Citrix, businesses can gain the ability to utilize mobile computing not only from a handheld device more

4G launches, M2M partnerships, broadened solutions portfolio and third-party endorsements mark strong quarter

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., May 4, 2010 — Sprint (NYSE:S) Business Markets Group (BMG) continued to make strong contributions to Sprint’s performance in the first quarter, starting 2010 with an expanded solutions portfolio, broadened 4G device selection, M2M partnerships to benefit businesses and strong third-party endorsements reinforcing the unit’s momentum in the marketplace.

• Major business market wins in the first quarter contributed to Sprint’s best year-over-year improvement in net post-paid subscriber results in five years. Notable wins in the quarter included converged solutions, applications and handset sales to a cross-section of businesses from Kayentis, a Philadelphia-based software provider, to the Greater Chicago Food Depository – both of whom purchased 4G solutions.

• Business customers continue to benefit from Sprint’s rapid deployment of the first commercially available 4G service from a national carrier more

FORT MYERS, FL.—March 23, 2010— Interop Technologies, a provider of core solutions for messaging, device management, and connectivity gateways, today announced that PT Smart Telecom, one of the few wireless operators in the world using leading-edge CDMA EVDO Rev. B technology, has selected Interop’s turnkey CDMA OTA Provisioning solution to provide point-of-sale activation for devices on the company’s network. The solution automates activations, reducing operating costs for the network operator and improving the customer experience.

When PT Smart Telecom deploys the Interop CDMA OTA solution at the end of Q2 2010, the company will support more than 2.5 million subscribers. PT Smart Telecom wanted a solution that would enable the company to activate more subscribers on the network quickly with higher activation success rates. The Interop CDMA OTA solution enables PT Smart Telecom to dramatically increase activation accuracy.

“PT Smart wants to lead the wireless more

Nortel Carrier VoIP and Application Solutions (CVAS) unveiled new wireless and 4G Mobile VoIP solution enhancements that equip carriers to deliver a superior user experience, reduce network deployment costs and speed time to market.

Nortel CVAS’ 4G Mobile VoIP solution equips operators to integrate seamlessly with all cellular technologies, including 2G, 3G and the latest 4G LTE and WiMAX networks. The solution delivers a consistent set of voice, messaging and multimedia services to all of the subscriber’s devices, with seamless hand-off across WiFi, GSM 2G/3G, CDMA 2G/3G, HSPA/+, WiMAX and LTE networks.
Nortel CVAS’ new enhancements in 4G Mobile VoIP equip carriers with advanced routing capabilities for querying a Home Location Register (HLR) to optimize call routing into the cellular network, billing enhancements to facilitate billing correlation between legacy cellular and SIP networks, and roaming support on a foreign cellular operator’s network.

The more