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Steve Oetegenn Shares Why and How Pay-TV Operators Should Embrace IP and OTT Delivery Models to Remain Competitive

WHO: Verimatrix enhances the value and security of pay-TV networks with advanced software-based technologies designed to address the challenges facing the pay-TV industry of today, and anticipate the challenges of tomorrow. The Verimatrix 3-Dimensional Content Security approach provides a framework to enhance operator competitiveness and the consumer experience in the new world of pay-TV. Steve Oetegenn, chief sales and marketing officer, will be available for press and analyst interviews.

WHAT: Conference Session:
“Emerging Delivery Technologies that Can Enhance your Business Model.” Oetegenn will share why recent trends of Internet video consumption are such that no pay-TV operator can afford to ignore. Beyond the hype of over-the-top (OTT) services, pay-TV operators are still in the power position with the majority of more

Strategic acquisition enhances Motorola’s On Demand Portfolio

SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Feb. 19 — Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT - News) today announced that it completed the previously announced acquisition of BitBand, a leading provider of content management and delivery systems, specializing in video on demand for IPTV. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Integrated into Motorola’s Home business, the acquisition of BitBand will complement Motorola’s existing on demand product line which includes the Adaptive Media Management framework for content management and high-performance streaming servers for centralized and edge-based on demand networks. BitBand brings products tailored for IP video and expertise in IPTV solutions, as well as solutions for content delivery networks (CDN) and Over-the-Top video services. With the addition of BitBand’s products, Motorola can offer comprehensive on demand solutions for customers worldwide, addressing a wide range of deployment scales, access networks, video formats and business models.

BitBand customers more

VIERA, FL—February 17, 2010—SkyCross, a global antenna designer and manufacturer, announced today that the GSM Association named iMAT MIMO antennas winner of “Best Network Technology Advance” at the annual Global Mobile Awards 2010 on February 16 in Barcelona. Within this category, the GSMA judges were looking for products or services that deliver demonstrable improvements both for end users and network operators and are applicable to multiple markets on a global scale. SkyCross iMAT antenna technology enables enhanced MIMO (multiple-input, multiple-output) performance in sleek devices. With its carrier-proven ability to boost capacity, data rates, and reliability of 4G networks, iMAT convinced the judges that SkyCross deserved this prestigious award.

The judges, all highly experienced wireless professionals, had this to say about SkyCross: “Realizing the real need for high speed in the mobile device is vitally important to fully exploit the massive investment in super fast more

February 15, 2010 – Edgeware, the technology leader in distributed video delivery, today announced that Telekom Austria, Austria’s leading provider of telecommunications services, is deploying Edgeware’s video delivery appliances to power its fast-growing aonTV service.

As part of its new IPTV platform delivered by Ericsson, the world’s leading supplier for telecommunications, Telekom Austria is deploying next-generation purpose-built appliances from Edgeware to deliver its on-demand TV and video content. Edgeware´s powerful video delivery system is an integral part of Ericsson´s end-to-end multi-platform TV solution.

“We are proud to win a leading Telco like Telekom Austria, together with one of our strategic global OEM partners. This deal proves that our distributed delivery solution directly addresses the challenges facing large operators, who need to offer the most competitive services today, while at the same time preparing for the new era of “anytime, anywhere” TV and video,” says Joachim Roos, CEO of more

EXFO Implements New Standards-Based Test, Revolutionizing Carrier Ethernet and Mobile Backhaul Service Deployments

EXFO is first to implement EtherSAM, based on the ITU-T Y.156sam standard-the only Ethernet service test fully adapted to today’s mobile backhaul, commercial and wholesale services for turning up and troubleshooting eight times faster, with 100% first-time-right results.

QUEBEC CITY, Feb. 9 — EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering Inc. ( EXFO, TSX: EXF) announced today the implementation of EtherSAM, a new Ethernet service testing methodology based on the ITU-T Y.156sam standard, into its Ethernet testing products. This methodology is completely adapted to today’s reality and enables network operators to optimize the quality of service and reduce operational costs.

With the evolution of Ethernet services, widely used standards such as RFC 2544 are no longer adequate to fully validate service-level agreements (SLA). To address the limitations of current test methods, the ITU has introduced a new draft more

STOCKHOLM, Sweden – Net Insight, a leading developer of efficient and scalable optical transport solutions for media, IP and broadcast networks, today announced that Tata Communications, India’s leading global provider of communications services, has selected Net Insight’s Nimbra platform to deliver the solution for an international video contribution network connecting India with major cities in the United States, Europe and Asia Pacific.

Tata Communications, who own and operate a comprehensive terrestrial, subsea and satellite network, is deploying a new media transport solution using Net Insight’s Nimbra platform. The Tata Global Network includes one of the world’s largest submarine cable networks and a Tier-1 IP network with connectivity to more than 200 countries across 400 points of presence.

In order to expand the service offering to include comprehensive support for professional media services, Tata Communications began planning for a new global media network in 2008, which would cover the more

AT&T Reports Fourth-Quarter Earnings Growth with a 2.7 Million Net Gain in Wireless Subscribers, Continued Strong Growth in IP-Based Revenues, Record Full-Year Cash Flow

$0.51 diluted EPS for the fourth quarter versus $0.41 in the year-earlier period

$34.4 billion full-year cash from operating activities versus $33.7 billion in 2008, and $17.1 billion free cash flow, up 28.4 percent versus 2008 (free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital expenditures)

2.7 million fourth-quarter net addition in total wireless subscribers, the second highest quarterly net gain in the company’s history; full-year wireless net adds totaled 7.3 million, equaling the company’s best-ever annual total, to reach 85.1 million subscribers in service

Best-ever fourth-quarter wireless subscriber churn levels – 1.19 percent postpaid and 1.44 percent total
2.6 percent growth in postpaid wireless subscriber ARPU (average monthly revenues per subscriber), eighth consecutive quarter with a year-over-year increase

Continued robust more

Motorola Strengthens IP Video Portfolio With Strategic Acquisition

SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Jan. 7 — Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of SecureM, LLC and its wholly owned subsidiaries, together operating as SecureMedia®, a developer of software-based digital rights management (DRM) and security systems for IP video distribution and management. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The acquisition, which is subject to customary closing conditions, is expected to close in Q1 2010. SecureMedia will now become part of Motorola’s Home & Networks Mobility business. more

Sling Media Unveils Suite of New OEM Products at CES 2010

Innovative New Placeshifting Products Improve Time to Market, Simplify Installation for Television Service Providers

LAS VEGAS, NV–(Marketwire - 01/06/10) - CES — Sling Media, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ:SATS - News), today unveiled four products as part of an expanded strategy targeted at television service providers and consumer electronics manufacturers. Leveraging the award-winning technology in its core Slingbox� product, Sling Media has created elegant, easy-to-install new products that deliver video placeshifting, allowing anyone to enjoy their video around their home or around the world.

New Sling Media OEM Products Unveiled at CES 2010:

— Slingbox 700U
— Sling Receiver 300
— Sling Monitor 150
— Sling Touch Control 100 more

Next-Generation Passive Optical Network Test Paves Way for Enormous Capacity Increases

WALTHAM, Mass. – Verizon (NYSE: VZ) is the first telecommunications company in the world to successfully field-test a passive optical network system known as XG PON that can transmit data at 10 gigabits per second (Gbps) downstream and 2.4 Gbps upstream, four times as fast as the current top transmission speeds supporting the company’s all-fiber FiOS network.

The test, conducted recently in southern Massachusetts sets the stage for Verizon to meet the emerging customer demand for a wide variety of devices and applications that require a network capable of transmitting large amounts of data at very high speeds. The devices and applications could include unicast HD video streaming, ultra-high-definition video, 3D video, user-generated content distribution, video conferencing and new high-speed data services for medium and large business customers. more