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CERMETEK LAUNCHES ITS LOWEST-COST EMBEDDED MODEM MODULE.
Cermetek Microelectronics, Inc., Milpitas, Calif., has announced the CH1724, its least expensive modem module. Cermetek achieved low cost by careful design for manufacturing efficiency, without comp . . .

VERIZON WIRELESS/ZTE USA DEBUT AD3700 USB MODEM.
Verizon Wireless and ZTE USA have debuted the AD3700, a Mobile Broadband USB modem with global connectivity. The consumer-friendly AD3700 gives customers access to high-speed networks in more than 1 . . .

SEMETRICS TO PROVIDE IMPROVED DATA MODEMS FOR A-10 AIRCRAFT.
Symetrics Industries, Melbourne, Fla., has announced a follow-on order from Lockheed Martin in Owego, NY, for additional Improved Data Modems for the Precision Engagement modification of the A-10 ai . . .

SIERRA WIRELESS DEVICES CERTIFIED "COMPATIBLE WITH WINDOWS".
Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ:SW has announced a milestone in the company's efforts to simplify the way customers connect with mobile broadband networks. The Sierra Wireless AirCard(R) 402 2-in-1 data car . . .

SUNRISE TELECOM REPORTS $13.2 MIL SALES FOR 2ND QTR OF 2009.(Financial report)
Sunrise Telecom Incorporated (Pink Sheets: SRTI), a leader in test and measurement solutions for telecom, wireless and cable networks, has announced unaudited financial results for the three months . . .

NEW REPORT TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF SERVICE.
Quality of Service on IPTV networks, for both operators and their customers worldwide, can now be greatly improved thanks to the efforts of a dedicated team of experts at the Broadband Forum. The . . .

ETIHAD ATHEEB TELECOM/MOTOROLA LAUNCH WIMAX NETWORK.
Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT) and Etihad Atheeb Telecom Company (GO) have announced the launch of a new nationwide WiMAX 802.16e network in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Atheeb will offer wireless broadb . . .

AMS AIR-TO-GROUND SYSTEM UPGRADED FOR DATA STREAMING.
AeroMechanical Services, Ltd, Calgary, has completed testing of an upgrade to its Automated Flight Information Reporting System (afirs(TM)) that allows continuous streaming of GPS position and aircr . . .

EUTELSAT'S TOOWAY RAISES SPEEDS FROM 2 MPS TO 3.6 MPS.
Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL), Europe's leading satellite operator, has increased the speed of its innovative Tooway(TM) consumer broadband service to 3.6 Mbps from 2 Mbps for no add . . .

SUNRISE DEBUTS ENHANCED CM2000 CABLE MODEM NETWORK ANALYZER.
Sunrise Telecom(r) Incorporated (OTC: SRTI.PK), San Jose, Calif., a leader in test and measurement solutions for telecom, cable and wireless networks, has announced the next generation of its CM2000 . . .

IRIDIUM IN REGULATORY PROCESS TO ENTER RUSSIAN MARKET.(Industry overview)
Iridium Satellite LLC, the world's only mobile satellite services (MSS) operator with truly global coverage, has formed a company called, "Iridium Communications Russia, OOO" to pursue a license for . . .

STAY CONNECTED IN MORE PLACES WITH WIRELESS ACCESS.
On the heels of the announcement that customers can use the HP Mini 1151 NR netbook to access the nation's largest and most reliable 3G network, Verizon Wireless also announced, it will automaticall . . .

CEVA PARTNERS WITH SMIC TO DELIVER CEVA-TEAKLITE DSP CORE.
CEVA, Inc. (NASDAQ: CEVA), San Jose, Calif., a leading licensor of silicon intellectual property (SIP) platform solutions and DSP cores, has announced the availability of fully-functional silicon fo . . .

VERIZON WIRELESS BEEFS UP CAPACITY ON MACKINAC ISLAND.
Verizon Wireless haS upgraded equipment on its existing Mackinac Island cell sites, thereby doubling voice and data capacity on the Island for the Detroit Regional Chamber Mackinac Policy Conference . . .

COMCAST LAUNCHES DIGITAL VOICE PHONE SERVICE IN SANTA BARBARA.
Comcast Corporation, (NASDAQ:CMCSA), the nation's leading provider of entertainment, information and communications, has announced the launch of Comcast Digital Voice(R) in several Santa Barbara Cou . . .

COMTECH DEMONSTRATES TROPOSCATTER COMMUNUCATIONS PRODUCTS.
Comtech Systems Inc., a subsidiary of Comtech Telecommunications Corporation (NASDAQ:CMTL) has demonstrated new on-air troposcatter communications products in conjunction with the AFCEA TechNet meet . . .

FARIA WATCHDOG LRIT CERTIFIED FOR IRIDIUM SATELLITE NETWORK.(Company overview)
Faria WatchDog(R), Inc. has announced that its WatchDog 750 long-range identification and tracking (LRIT) ship terminal has successfully completed the compliance and test requirements for operation . . .

DAQTRON UNVEILS DOCSIS 3.0 RF PROTOCOL ANALYZER.
DAQTron, Inc., Atlanta, the worldwide leader in DOCSIS test systems, has unveiled the industry's first DOCSIS 3.0 RF Protocol Analyzer (DP-360) for functional analysis of the upstream and downstream . . .

ARRIS SHIPS MORE THAN 20 MILLION E-MTA CABLE MODEMS.
Zarlink Semiconductor Inc. (TSX:ZL) Ottawa, Canada, has shipped over 50 million voice lines to ARRIS Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARRS). Zarlink VoiceEdge(tm) products enable critical voice functionality in . . .

ZTE UNVEILS NEXT GENERATION OF DATA CARDS.
ZTE Corporation ("ZTE"), Shenzhen,China, a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, has announced the launch of two innovative cards as part of its high speed p . . .

QUALCOMM TARGETS SUB-$150 SMARTPHONES WITH NEW CHIPSET.
Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM), San Diego, Calif. a leading developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies, products and services, has announced the new Mobile Station Modem(TM) (MSM . . .

SIERRA WIRELESS UNVEILS USB MODEMS FOR HSPA+ NETWORKS.
Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ:SWIR) has introduced the Sierra Wireless USB 306 and the USB 307, the world's first mobile broadband USB modem for HSPA+ networks. The new modems nearly triple the speed of o . . .

MOTOROLA SHIPS 1,000 HIGH-DENSITY DOWNSTREAM MODULES.
Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT) has announced that the company has provided international cable customers with more than 1,000 units of its TX32 Decoupled Downstream Module. The TX32 enables operators to . . .

FASTER BROADBAND AMPLIFIERS ACCELERATE MULTIMEDIA NETWORKING.
As consumers and business users demand ever-higher Internet and networking speeds, STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a world leader in analog ICs, has introduced a new broadband signal amplifier IC th . . .

QUALCOM/LINKTOP SIGN MODEM CARD/MODULE LICENSE PACT.
Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM), San Diego, Calif. a leading developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies, products and services, and Linktop Technology Co., Ltd., a company special . . .

COMTECH GETS $3.0 MILLION ORDER FOR MODEM UPGRADE KITS.
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Nasdaq:CMTL), Melville, N.Y., has announced that its Orlando, Florida-based subsidiary, Comtech Systems, Inc., has received orders aggregating $3.0 million for addi . . .

BROADCOM UNVEILS EURO-DOCSIS 3.0-BASED CHIPSET.
Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ:BRCM), a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, has announced the industry's first DOCSIS(R) 3.0/Euro-DOCSIS(TM) 3.0-based chipset with a . . .

NETGEAR LAUNCHES NEW SERIES OF NEXT-GENERATION WIRELESS ROUTERS.
NETGEAR(R), Inc. (NASDAQ:NTGR), a worldwide provider of technologically innovative, branded networking solutions, has launched of its next generation of versatile, high-performance wireless routers . . .

SMC NETWORKS SAMPLES 320 DOWNSTREAM DOSCIS 3.0 CABLE MODEM.
SMC Networks, a leading provider of advanced, high performance networking solutions for small- and medium-sized businesses (SMB) and enterprise markets, has announced at the Future of Cable Business . . .

C-MOTECH EXPANDING TO FOREIGN MARKETS WITH WIBRO DATA MODEMS.
C-Motech, South Korea, a company specializing in wireless data modems presented its wireless data modem development technology and vision to 40 overseas bloggers from 17 countries and 200 Korean blo . . .

SIERRA WIRELESS AGREES TO ACQUIRE WAVECOM IN FRIENDLY DEAL.
Sierra Wireless to make an all cash offer of (euro)8.50 per ordinary share of Wavecom - Founders of Wavecom, representing 21% of Wavecom's shares outstanding, have committed to tender all their shar . . .

COYOTE WINS "EUROPEAN TELEMATICS ENTREPRENEURIAL AWARD".
The 2008 European Telematics Entrepreneurial Company Award was presented to Coyote System. The Award recognises the company's ability to address market challenges with its innovative driver assistan . . .

ANADIGICS POWERS SIERRA WIRELESS' COMPASS 885 USB MODEM.
ANADIGICS,Inc. (NASDAQ: ANAD), Warren, N.J. has announced that production volumes of it's AWT6155, AWT6221 and AWT6241 power amplifiers (PAs) are being shipped to Sierra Wireless for use in the Comp . . .

SIERRA WIRELESS PROVIDES SMALLEST USB MODEM TO SOFTBANK MOBILE.
Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ:SWIR) and SoftBank Mobile have announced that the new Sierra Wireless Compass(TM) 888 USB Modem will soon be available exclusively in Japan to SoftBank Mobile customers. Th . . .

REDLINE'S MOBILE WIMAX PRODUCTS SELECTED BY MILCOM FOR THAILAND.
Redline Communications Group Inc. (TSX and AIM: RDL), Toronto, a leading provider of WiMAX and broadband wireless infrastructure products, has announced that Milcom Systems has selected Redline's Wi . . .

DIGI LAUNCHES ADVANCED ENTERPRISE CLASS CELLULAR ROUTERS.(Company overview)
Digi International (NASDAQ:DGII), Minnetonka, Minn., has introduced the Digi Transport family of enterprise class, multi-function cellular routers. Certified by Verizon Wireless in the U.S., Digi Tr . . .

NETGEAR CMD31T CABLE MODEM GETS DOCSIS 3.0 CERTIFICATION.
NETGEAR(R), Inc. (NASDAQ:NTGR), San Jose, Calif., has announced that its CMD31T Cable Modem received DOCSIS(R) 3.0 certification in CableLabs(R)' Certification Wave 60. DOCSIS 3.0 specifies support . . .

PORTUGAL'S ZON TVCABO SELECTS NETGEAR'S CABLE GATEWAY.
NETGEAR(R), Inc. (NASDAQ:NTGR) San Jose, Calif., has announced that ZON TVCabo, a subsidiary of ZON Multimedia and Portugal's largest triple-play operator, has selected NETGEAR's Wireless Cable Voic . . .

GIGAMEDIA SELLS LEGACY ISP BUSINESS.
GigaMedia Limited (NASDAQ:GIGM) has announced the sale of its legacy cable and corporate Internet service provider ("ISP") business, consistent with GigaMedia's focus on the high- margin, high-growt . . .

SOFTWARE UPGRADE ALLOWS FARMERS TO USE FREE RTK NETWORKS.
Leica Geosystems, Englewood, Colo., has released a new software upgrade for the mojoRTK Auto-steer console allowing producers to take full advantage of the CORS (Continuously Operating Reference Sta . . .

LINKSYS HELPS MAKE HOME NETWORKING GREENER.
Linksys(R), Irvine, Calif. a division of Cisco, a leading provider of VoIP, wireless and networking hardware for consumer and small business environments, has announced, enhanced efforts in helping . . .

MOTOROLA ACHIEVES CERTIFICATE AUTHORITY FOR DOCSIS 3.0.
Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT), Horsham, Pa., has achieved 'Manufacturer Certificate Authority' status for DOCSIS(R) 3.0 products from CableLabs DOCSIS 3.0 Certificate Authority body. The Motorola PKI Ce . . .

NETCOMM'S TELSTRA PARTNERSHIP UNVEILS WIRELESS DEVICE.(Company overview)
Telstra, Australia's leading telecommunications company, has partnered with NetComm Limited, Australia's leading provider of data communication technology and the world's leading 3G embedded module . . .

TIME WARNER CABLE LAUNCHES POWERBOOST TO ROAD RUNNER TURBO.
Time Warner Cable North Texas has launched PowerBoost. PowerBoost is a new technology being deployed that allows Road Runner Turbo customers to temporarily experience download speeds significantly f . . .

NETGEAR WIRELESS-N UPGRADE KIT DELIVERS PLUG AND PLAY SOLUTION.
NETGEAR, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTGR), San Jose, Calif. a worldwide provider of technologically advanced, branded networking solutions, has announced the launch of the Wireless-N Upgrade Kit (WNEB3100), a Plu . . .

COMPASS USB MODEM AVAILABLE TO CANADIANS VIA TELLUS.
Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ:SWIR), has announced that the Compass(TM) 597 USB modem is now available in Canada from TELUS. The Compass 597 USB modem provides TELUS customers with access to wireless high . . .

COMPANIES LAUNCH INTEGRATED 3G NOTEBOOK SOLUTION IN CIS.(Company overview)
Mobile TeleSystems OJSC ("MTS") (NYSE: MBT), the largest mobile phone operator in Russia and the CIS, Microsoft, the worldwide leader in operating systems and productivity software, and Fujitsu Siem . . .

AT&T ANSWERS NEED FOR SPEED IN NEW JERSEY.
Watch video on the go. Surf the wireless Internet at DSL-like speeds. Share live video during a cell phone call. AT&T (NYSE:T) has announced these services and more including the new 3G iPhone are a . . .

TRIMBLE UNVEILS REAL-TIME CORRECTIONS FOR MAPPING.(Correction notice)
Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB), Sunnyvale, Calif., has introduced a significant advancement in high-accuracy, in-the-field mapping with its new Trimble(R) VRS Now(TM) H-Star(TM) service. This revolutionary s . . .

ASTRATA APPOINTS NEW DIRECTOR OF GROUP SALES/BUSINESS.
Astrata Group (BULLETIN BOARD: ATTG) has appointed the former Siemens' Regional ASEAN vice president for Wireless Modules, Shawn Sanderson, as its new Group Sales & Business Development Director. . . .