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Alteva CSO to Discuss Cloud Opportunities in the Channel at UC3 Summit

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Alteva CSO to Discuss Cloud Opportunities in the Channel at UC3 Summit

Channel Conference Focuses on Unified Communications, Collaboration and Cloud Solutions for SMBs

PHILADELPHIA, PA & SCOTTSDALE, AZ – February 6, 2012 – Alteva, a leading cloud-based Unified Communications (UC) solution provider that is a subsidiary of Warwick Valley Telephone Company (NASDAQ: WWVY) (referred to as WVT Communications Group), today announced that its Executive Vice President and Chief Sales Officer Louis Hayner will join executives from Communication Resources Inc. (CRI), j2 Global Communications, Meetrix, SimpleSignal and TrueCloud to discuss “The Great Cloud Debate – Is It For Everyone?” at the UC3 Summit in Scottsdale, Arizona on February 8th from 3:05-3:45pm. Panelists will discuss the various cloud models available on the market today and explore security and financial issues and how they relate to the end user and more

WVT Communications Group CSO to Discuss Channel Education Through Certifications at ITEXPO East

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Alteva and USA Datanet Will Showcase Unified Communications Solutions at “The World’s Communications Conference and Expo”

WARWICK, NY & MIAMI, FL – January 24, 2012 – Warwick Valley Telephone Company (NASDAQ: WWVY), referred to as WVT Communications Group, the parent company of leading cloud communications pioneers, today announced that its Executive Vice President and Chief Sales Officer Louis Hayner will join executives from Apptix and Crystal Technologies Group to discuss “Educating the Channel with Industry Standard Certifications” at ITEXPO East in Miami, Florida on February 1st from 2:30-3:15pm.

“It’s imperative for service providers to work closely with the channel, providing them with the tools they need to be successful. Even more important, however, is the provision of a structural foundation of industry standards and guidelines more

Momentum Telecom inks LogiSense for Digital Voice, VoIP Billing

Today from BroadSoft Connections in AZ, LogiSense broke the news that it has been selected by Momentum, a leading provider of cloud-based communications solutions, as its new billing provider.

Momentum selected LogiSense because of its proven track record of successful deployments and cost-effective IP billing solution.

Momentum currently offers wholesale digital voice services to more than 350 cable operators, municipalities, value-added resellers (VAR) and managed services provider (MSP) partners throughout the United States. By leveraging its fully redundant telecommunications infrastructure and back-office capabilities, Momentum is able to provide turnkey residential and business solutions that give operators the ability to incorporate high-quality telephony services into their service portfolio.

“In delivering exceptional digital voice service to providers across the country, it is imperative that we have trusted partners who deliver a significant value-add in today’s hyper-competitive marketplace,” said Kelly Windham, director of billing, Momentum. “Working with LogiSense more

Industry Executives and Corporate Sponsors Provide Broad Support for Oct. 10 Wireless Hall of Fame Event

Limited Number of Tickets Remain

AUSTIN, TX–Sept. 20, 2011–Executives from across the wireless industry have signed up for the 2011 Wireless Hall of Fame celebration, scheduled for the US Grant Hotel in San Diego on Oct. 10. The reception and dinner event has received strong sponsorship support from leading industry companies.

Dr. Irwin Jacobs, founder of Qualcomm and a Wireless Hall of Fame member, is serving as event chairman. Corporate sponsors include:

• Bandwidth level—AT&T, Eagle River Holdings, Qualcomm, and Verizon Communications

• Spectrum level—Ericsson, Personal Communications Devices, Sprint, Syniverse Technologies, T-Mobile, and Trilogy Partnership

• Frequencies level—Aloha Partners, BilltoMobile, Cenoplex, Cox Communications, Dyna LLC, Gemalto, Interop Technologies, Leap Wireless, Mobilitie, and Sybase 365.

CTIA, CommNexus, Coracle Group, and the Telecom Council of Silicon Valley also have provided communications support and assistance.

“Wireless continues to be a game changer more

Shaw and Cisco to Partner on Advanced Wi-Fi Network

Shaw Communications and Cisco Systems announced an agreement to deploy an extensive Wi-Fi network in Western Canada — to provide wireless broadband access.

The broadband wireless network will be available to Shaw customers in various markets where Wi-Fi access points are deployed. The availability of this next-generation network will allow Shaw customers to connect their Wi-Fi enabled devices — such as media tablets, mobile phones and portable computers — to thousands of Wi-Fi access points, located within Shaw’s communities.

Data usage and the demand for connectivity continue to increase: according to Cisco’s Visual Networking Index (VNI) Forecast (2010-2015), there will be nearly 15 billion network connections by 2015. Shaw will use several advanced Cisco Internet networking technologies, including the Cisco CRS-3 Carrier Routing System, and Cisco ASR 5000 and 1000 Series routers to deliver enhanced video, data, and mobile services to residential and commercial customers.

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VPISystems Announces OnePlan for Mobile, Industry’s First End-to-End Smartphone to Mobile Network Modeling & Subscriber QoE System

VPISystems Announces OnePlan for Mobile, Industry’s First End-to-End
Smartphone to Mobile Network Modeling & Subscriber QoE System

Helps Mobile Operators Predict & Prepare for Escalating Broadband Traffic and the rapid proliferation of new “Smartphone”
and tablet devices

March 23, 2011 – Orlando, FL – VPISystems, the leading provider of predictive network impact analysis software for subscriber quality assurance and network congestion avoidance, announced at CTIA today its OnePlan for Mobile offering. OnePlan is the industry’s first fully integrated environment for end-to-end mobile network modeling & subscriber quality assurance that starts at the Smartphone level to identify and manage congestion across the link & network element layers of a mobile operators’ RAN, Packet Core, and Voice Core networks. OnePlan helps mobile operators reduce churn, increase service conversion rates, and intelligently target their CAPEX expenditures where they are most needed.

“Smartphone behavior and data driven congestion more

DRAGONWAVE’S HORIZON COMPACT+ MEETS THE 4G BACKHAUL CHALLENGE WITH THE HIGHEST CAPACITY PER CHANNEL

Next-generation all-outdoor packet microwave system lowers cost per bit, leads industry in spectral efficiency and allows zero footprint installations

To offset the cost and capacity challenges created by today’s high-bandwidth 3G applications and the accelerating rollout of 4G, mobile operators must find ways to increase overall system capacity. DragonWave Inc.’s (TSX: DWI / NASDAQ: DRWI) introduction of Horizon Compact+ provides operators with a key tool to address lifecycle cost in three critical areas: Spectrum utilization, capacity and location leasing costs.

As the first all-outdoor system to incorporate XPIC (Cross Polarization Interference Cancellation) technology, Horizon Compact+ also becomes the first to take advantage of XPIC’s spectrum-doubling capability. Building on the capacity increases from DragonWave’s previously announced Bandwidth Accelerator technology, this spectrum-doubling capability increases the data bandwidth of Horizon Compact+ to as high as 2 Gbps.

Cost containment is another Horizon Compact+ benefit. “Leasing costs are a more

Converging Mobile and Fixed IP Networks in UAE

du, the UAE’s integrated telecom service provider, announced it has converged its fixed and mobile IP transport networks using the Cisco CRS Carrier Routing System.

This enables fixed-mobile convergence on du’s network to meet the demand for high-end broadband services and makes the company unique in its ability to rapidly deploy new high-bandwidth mobile applications and data packages.

Cisco and du have collaborated previously to develop a portfolio of data and mobility services in the UAE. This new phase of network development will allow du to improve the speed, flexibility and scalability of mobile-based services to its customers.

IP Network Convergence in Action:

- This is one of the first regional fixed-mobile convergence projects where the fixed and mobile all services run on the same IP network with mobile (signaling and bearer), mobile data, residential Internet, business Internet, residential voice, enterprise voice, international voice, Layer more

Verizon Wireless Selects SkyCross Antennas to Enable LTE Devices Showcased at 2011 CES

SkyCross Technology Optimizes High-Speed Wireless Connectivity,
Supports Up to 10 Frequency Bands

LAS VEGAS, BASKING RIDGE, N.J., and VIERA, Fla.— From the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), SkyCross, a global designer and manufacturer of antenna solutions, announced that its versatile, high-performance antenna technologies are enabling wireless connectivity for multiple devices operating on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Mobile Broadband network.

SkyCross antennas are incorporated in the following devices being demonstrated in the Verizon Wireless booth at 2011 International CES: tablet computers from Acer and Cisco®, a home automation control point from Ionics EMS, Inc., and additional products fostered through the Verizon Wireless LTE Innovation Center.

Antennas are a significant part of LTE devices since multifunction, multiband devices require multiple antennas for full broadband connectivity. Over the past 10 years, SkyCross has built a commercial knowledge base and an extensive portfolio of patented antenna designs and techniques for more

SkyCross Collaborates With Verizon Wireless, Ionics EMS, and Others for Connected Home Demonstration at 2011 International CES

SkyCross iMAT® Antenna Provides High-Performance MIMO Connectivity For Home Automation Computer

LAS VEGAS, BASKING RIDGE, N.J. and VIERA, FL – From the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), SkyCross, a global designer and manufacturer of antenna solutions, announced that its high-performance, Isolated Mode Antenna Technology (iMAT®) is being used to demonstrate high-speed wide area connectivity with an Ionics EMS control point computer, which provides remote access and control of home automation systems over the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Mobile Broadband network.

SkyCross Isolated Mode Antenna Technology (iMAT®) is a unique, patented technology for ultra-fast broadband networks that enables a single device antenna to deliver the performance benefits of multiple antennas without creating interference issues. This technology can enable device throughputs of up to the theoretical maximum of the LTE standard. iMAT® also supports up to 10 operating frequencies, including those for 3G, 2G, and Wi-Fi more