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Test Shows Current FiOS Network Offers Bandwidth Headroom to Meet Emerging Business and Consumer Needs

WALTHAM, Mass., Aug. 16 — Verizon has completed a field trial in which it delivered approximately 1 gigabit-per-second bandwidth to a customer on the currently deployed gigabit passive optical network in a live production FiOS network setting. This kind of capacity and versatility will enable Verizon to accommodate a wide array of new and emerging consumer and business services such as 3DTV, desktop virtualization and remote storage, as well as wireless backhaul for the next generation of wireless technologies.

Verizon’s GPON platform supports a total throughput of 2.4 Gbps downstream and 1.2 Gbps upstream to customers connected to the PON. This test successfully demonstrated the ability to serve customers on the FiOS network with Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) service.

The latest field trial was conducted in June in Taunton, using an existing GPON more

First TV Provider to Offer BlackBerry Smartphone App with DVR Management and Ability to Download and Watch TV Content While on the Go

DALLAS, Aug. 12 — TV fans, tune into your BlackBerry Torch. With AT&T U-verse, not only can you schedule DVR recordings on the go from your smartphone, you can now also download and watch popular shows on the BlackBerry Torch, which is available only for AT&T customers starting today in AT&T stores and online at www.att.com/blackberrytorch.

AT&T* today launched U-verse Mobile for the BlackBerry Torch smartphone, an app that lets customers take their U-verse TV experience with them, wherever they go. AT&T is the first TV provider to offer an integrated mobile app that allows you to both manage your DVR and download and watch select shows. U-verse Mobile is available today on BlackBerry App World(TM), and is another example of how AT&T delivers more

Latest advances in IPTV to deliver broadcast TV, VOD, and Internet video streams to IP-enabled devices to be part of CableLabs Summer Conference

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Aug 11, 2010 — BigBand Networks, Inc., a leader in digital video networking, will demonstrate managed IP video delivery using BigBand vIP PASS to enable cable operators to deliver and monetize video to IP-enabled consumer devices in the home leveraging existing network infrastructure as part of the CableLabs Innovation Showcase, which takes place during the CableLabs Summer Conference, Aug. 15-18, 2010, in Keystone, CO.

BigBand’s Innovation Showcase demonstration will feature:

— Managed video services delivery to a broad range of ‘out-of-the-box’ IP-enabled consumer electronic devices such as game consoles, PCs and mobile tablets;

— Ability to leverage existing switched digital video and narrowcasting technology to meet multi-screen video service demands with substantial time-to-market advantage;

— Use of the Digital more

Total Access 5000 Delivers Next-Generation Service Options for Businesses and Residents in Central Maine

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — ADTRAN, Inc., (NASDAQ:ADTN), a leading provider of next-generation networking solutions, today announced that Oxford Networks, a telecommunications company providing phone, Internet and data services to businesses and residents across the state of Maine, has selected ADTRAN’s flagship product, the Total Access 5000 Multi-Service Access and Aggregation Platform (MSAP), to deliver a mix of voice, High-Speed Internet Access, Fiber–to-the-Home (FTTH), and Carrier Ethernet services to its residential and business customers, including key anchor institutions such as schools and libraries.

“We are pleased that Oxford Networks has selected the Total Access 5000 for its next-generation services delivery”
Oxford Networks has one of the largest fiber investments in northern New England and is aggressively modernizing its network to bring next-generation services to market using the 10 Gigabit Ethernet transport of the Total Access 5000. more

Qwest Communications today reported financial results for the second quarter 2010. In the quarter, the company reported expanded margins, improved year-over-year revenue trends across all segments and strong cash flows.

In the second quarter, net income was $158 million. Earnings per share were 9 cents compared to 12 cents in the second quarter 2009. The current quarter’s earnings per share results include a 2 cent charge for severance, realignment and merger-related expenses, which was offset by a 1 cent gain related to the accounting treatment of the company’s convertible debt. Results in the prior-year period include net one-time benefits from special items of 4 cents per share.

Second quarter consolidated net operating revenues declined 5 percent compared to the second quarter 2009 and declined 1 percent sequentially. After normalizing for the effects of the company’s transition to a new wireless business model, second quarter consolidated net operating revenue more

Media companies and content owners face an expanding challenge trying to publish their video assets across multiple devices with varying rights restrictions and advertising obligations. Today, thePlatform, the leading white-label video publishing company, launched a suite of new features to enhance its customers’ ability to enforce video business policies, monetization models, and content restrictions using the company’s mpx Beta video management system. more

Occam Networks announced today that Wabash Mutual Telephone , a subscriber-owned telephone exchange in Mercer County, Ohio, has chosen Occam and its BLC 6000 multiservice access platform (MSAP) to expand broadband services in west central Ohio. As part of a $4.3 million broadband stimulus fiber project, Wabash will provide digital television, high-speed Internet and voice services to Fort Recovery and the surrounding area. The project will be funded through a combination of Broadband Initiatives Program (BIP) grants and loans and will increase broadband access in areas that currently have limited access to high-speed service. 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

Limelight Networks, Inc. today announced the acquisition of Delve Networks, a privately-held provider of cloud-based video publishing and analytics services.
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Calix, Inc (NYSE:CALX) today announced that Broadband Stimulus award winners South Central Telephone Association (SC Telcom) and Madison Telephone, LLC (Madison Telephone) have selected the Calix Unified Access portfolio to address their respective “Fiber Forward” initiatives. Each initiative will leverage advanced Calix fiber access technologies to deliver a superior broadband services experience to underdeveloped parts of their respective access networks. The three separate initiatives awarded to the two companies will together result in over $13.9 million invested in implementing advanced broadband services in southern Kansas. more