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Innovation: the Key to the Connected Customer’s Heart and Rich Revenue Opportunities
September 11, 2012 | EditorInnovation is currently THE buzz word across the broadband, media and IT industry. The need for service differentiation, new revenue opportunities and the importance of strengthening the customer relationship are driven by, and are driving a push to greater innovation in businesses across the industry – both new and old. Read More
Phoenix Expands Firebird Range with New Products to be Unveiled at ECOC Next Week
September 10, 2012 | EditorPhoenix Photonics, the UK-based optical fibre components specialist, will next week unveil two new products as part of its expanded Firebird instrumentation range when it exhibits at the ECOC exhibition, being held in the RAI Conference Centre in Amsterdam (Stand number 614). Read More
Standardization Critical to the Success of Cloud and Connected Devices, says UPnP Forum
September 10, 2012 | EditorOnly a standardized approach to the cloud-delivered service environment will enable a breakthrough in interoperable seamless service integration into devices, warns global networking standards group, the UPnP Forum. This announcement comes during the IBC in Amsterdam, where a focus is being placed on the pioneering applications and technologies that are driving the future of device interoperability. Read More
Polatis Appoints New Vice President of Sales for Europe, Middle-East and Africa Region
September 5, 2012 | EditorPolatis, Inc. the performance leader in all optical switch technology, today announced the appointment of Bernd Schilp as Vice President of Sales for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. Bernd brings with him a wealth of sales management and industry knowledge of the optical switching market and will further strengthen the Polatis global sales team. Read More
Kenton Named Largest UK Reseller Partner Contributor by Actelis
September 4, 2012 | EditorActelis, the leading global provider of carrier Ethernet over copper network equipment, has named network access specialist, The Kenton Group, as its largest UK reseller partner contributor for 2011. This confirms that Silicon Valley-based Actelis®, The Broadband Acceleration Company™, was Kenton’s largest supplier of Ethernet telecommunications solutions for the UK market in 2011. Working collaboratively over the past ten years, Actelis has provided The Kenton Group with its award-winning broadband solutions portfolio, including Ethernet access devices, aggregation switches and EFM repeaters. Read More
SCTE 2013 Awards Open for Nominations
September 4, 2012 | EditorThe SCTE (Society for Broadband Professionals) has announced that its SCTE 2013 Technological Innovation Awards and Individual Achievement Awards are now open for entries. Nominations are invited by the end of January 2013. The awards recognise the achievements of companies and individuals in the broadband arena and will be presented during the SCTE Gala Dinner on Saturday 23 March 2013 (Drapers’ Hall, London, UK). Previous SCTE Technological Innovation Awards winners include Harmonic, RGB Networks, Technetix and Ineoquest. Read More