NTT Com to Expand its Global IP Network into Eastern Europe

NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) announced on November 18 that it has expanded the reach of its Tier 1 Global IP Network in Europe with new Point of Presence (POP) locations in Budapest , Bucharest and Sofia . The new global IP network POPs allow NTT Com to better enable service providers and content networks to gain access to its high-capacity, reliable and efficient network.

As a strong emerging market, Eastern Europe offers valuable opportunities to the global IP transit industry, and the new Budapest , Bucharest and Sofia PoPs will directly enable not only the growth of the regional market but also the ability for global players to effectively and efficiently connect to Eastern European infrastructure. NTT Europe, NTT Com’s local subsidiary has been working closely with Eastern European companies for several years to identify how best to help them meet broadband growth demands, leading to the new investment in global IP network POPs.

NTT Com’s Global IP Network Service is a high-speed broadband IP communication service operating throughout Asia , Oceania, Europe and the United States . It directly connects to the company’s Global Tier-1 IP backbone, which boasts top-level bandwidth for fast, reliable data transmission, including 550 Gbps for U.S.- Japan traffic, 453 Gbps for Japan – Asia /Oceania, 87 Gbps for Japan – Europe and 100 Gbps for Europe-U.S. The network, which supports both IPv4 and IPv6, was one of the core networks for this June’s World IPv6 Day trial. NTT Com’s Global Tier-1 IP backbone uses peering relationships only to acquire and forward traffic, and does not depend on any other ISP as a last-resort destination for traffic.

About NTT Communications Corporation
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Edgewater Wireless Partners with SMTC to Build Next Generation Multi-channel Wi-Fi Devices

SMTC Awarded New Manufacturing Contract at Markham, Canada Facility

Edgewater Wireless (TSX-V: KPI.V – News), a premier supplier of leading edge technologies and intellectual property for the communications market and SMTC Corporation (NASDAQ: SMTX – News)(TSX: SMX.TO – News) (“SMTC”), a global electronics manufacturer services provider, today jointly announce a partnership to manufacture Edgewater Wireless’ EAP3000 family of state-of-the-art wireless access point devices.

Through the agreement SMTC will provide Edgewater Wireless with a range of complex electronic manufacturing and integrated service solutions at their Canadian facility, to support the volume manufacturing and order fulfillment of the Edgewater Wireless EAP3000 family of devices. SMTC will provide component procurement, assembly, test and world-wide shipping services for Edgewater Wireless’ current multi-channel Access Point products, and will support the build and test of future planned product solutions as they are introduced into the rapidly growing WiFi infrastructure market.

Edgewater Wireless chose SMTC for its expertise in all aspects of supply chain management to support Edgewater Wireless’ immediate customer demand and to quickly ramp up production volume as new high-performance, feature-rich products become ready for full commercialization.

“SMTC is the perfect partner for our manufacturing and support needs,” said Stewart Harrison, Director of Operations for Edgewater Wireless. “SMTC brings the expertise and the flexibility that we need to aggressively pursue a large and rapidly growing market with our highly differentiated wireless access point product solutions”.

“We are truly delighted that Edgewater Wireless chose us as their manufacturing partner for their new Series of Wireless Access Point Devices,” said Lori Hamoline, Vice President and General Manager of SMTC Markham. “We look forward to supporting and growing Edgewater Wireless’ product line.”

About Edgewater Wireless Systems, Inc:

Edgewater Wireless develops and commercializes leading edge technologies and intellectual property for the communications market. The company’s customer base includes some of the world’s largest telcos and enterprises. Edgewater Wireless’ EAP3000 product family delivers significantly greater bandwidth density, advanced network visibility, improved security, and network reliability required to meet the demands generated by the explosive growth in data communications occurring around the world. Backed by an extensive patent portfolio, the flagship EAP3000 product family leverages an internally developed, high-performance multi-channel, standards compliant radio chipset that targets the rapidly growing demand for data communications capacity. Drawing from top industry professionals, Edgewater Wireless is managed by an experienced team with extensive commercialization and development expertise in advanced wireless, communications and semiconductor solutions. For more information, please visit www.edgewaterwireless.com.

About SMTC Corporation:

SMTC Corporation, founded in 1985, is a mid-size provider of end-to-end electronics manufacturing services (EMS) including PCBA production, systems integration and comprehensive testing services, enclosure fabrication, as well as product design, sustaining engineering and supply chain management services. SMTC facilities span a broad footprint in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and a partnering relationship in China, with more than 1,500 full-time employees. SMTC services extend over the entire electronic product life cycle from the development and introduction of new products through to the growth, maturity and end-of-life phases. SMTC offers fully integrated contract manufacturing services with a distinctive approach to global original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and emerging technology companies primarily within industrial, computing and communication market segments.

SMTC is a public company incorporated in Delaware with its shares traded on the Nasdaq National Market System under the symbol SMTX and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol SMX. For further information on SMTC Corporation, please visit our website at www.smtc.com (http://www.smtc.com/)

The Next Generation of Onboard Navigation Apps: NAVIGON 2.0 for iPhone Lets You Download Maps by State

Map Management Capabilities Prolong Internal Phone Storage, New Version also Includes an Option for Quarterly Map Updates and a New User Interface

NAVIGON GmbH, a subsidiary of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN – News), the global leader in satellite navigation, today launched the second generation of its award-winning iPhone navigation app, NAVIGON 2.0 for iPhone. The new version completely redefines core elements of iPhone navigation, including a new and unique map management function and an in app purchase option for quarterly map updates, both not found in any other onboard navigation app. Also included is a very simple and intuitive user interface. Existing NAVIGON for iPhone users receive the update to the new version at no cost.

“Navigation systems have become more complex over the last years. We’ve added over 30 new features to our app since it first launched, ranging from traffic and parking information to advanced lane guidance, and our challenge with this new version was to not just add new functionalities but take the overall user experience to the next level,” said Gerhard Mayr, NAVIGON vice-president of worldwide mobile phone business. “We completely rethought the way the app interface is structured and as a result, NAVIGON 2.0 is more intuitive and easier to use than ever before. We’re also the first ones to solve the problem of having to save large amounts of map data on the phone to be independent of a data connection. The new version allows users to pick exactly which maps they need on their iPhone, leaving more room for other apps or photos and videos, for example.”

Map Management and Update Capabilities
NAVIGON 2.0 is the first iPhone onboard navigation app that separates the app from the maps, allowing users to choose which map regions to download to their device. Users who, for example, own the USA version can pick the states they want immediately and download additional regions at a later time1. This ability prolongs internal phone storage, since users save only the maps they need on their device. Separating the app and maps also simplifies future updates, as users can update the app (about 40MB) without reinstalling the maps multiple times.

NAVIGON 2.0 is also the first iPhone navigation app to offer quarterly map updates. The FreshMaps service uses trusted, field-verified, and quality-controlled map and points of interest updates from NAVTEQ® to ensure the most accurate data possible. Users can keep their maps accurate and reliable by receiving quarterly updates for a one-time fee. FreshMaps also upgrades the USA or regional versions to the full North America map. NAVIGON’s new Latest Map Guarantee provides customers the latest NAVTEQ map available when purchasing NAVIGON 2.0 for iPhone.

New User Interface
The new user interface is much easier to use, allowing to easily switch between different pages with animated menus and new multi-touch user gestures. It is now possible to access the start screen during navigation to enter a new address without having to first stop the current route. In addition, NAVIGON separated the app options into two menus, differentiating between settings and actions. The new Settings menu allows users to easily customize functions and change preferences, for example when to receive speed warnings, while the new Actions menu lets you use functions that are needed while navigating such as points of interest search and social network postings.

NAVIGON 2.0 for iPhone also has a fresh new look that displays the map in the background even when accessing menu pages. Furthermore, it is very easy to rotate and zoom maps in any direction when in 3D mode and tap points of interest on the map to instantly add them to a route.

Pricing and Availability
The NAVIGON 2.0 upgrade is available at no cost for all existing customers. NAVIGON’s North American apps and selected in app purchases are up to $25 off until November 30, 2011. The promotional offerings are below next to the regular prices.
Applications

NAVIGON for iPhone North America: $39.99 instead of $59.99

NAVIGON for iPhone USA: $29.99 instead of $49.99

NAVIGON for iPhone Canada: $29.99 instead of $49.99

NAVIGON for iPhone East, Central or West: $19.99 instead of $29.99

In App Purchases

NAVIGON FreshMaps:
North America: $14.99 instead of $19.99
USA (upgrades to maps of North America): $19.99 instead of $39.99
Canada (upgrades to maps of North America): $19.99 instead of $39.99
MyRegion (upgrades to maps of North America): $24.99 instead of $49.99

Safety Cameras: $4.99
Traffic Live: $19.99
ZAGAT Survey® Ratings and Reviews: $7.99
Panorama View 3D: $9.99

Accessories
NAVIGON Design Car Kit for iPhone: $49.95, available at BringMobi.com

NAVIGON for iPhone is compatible with iPhone 4S, 4, 3GS, 3G iPad 3G and iPad 2 3G. The app also runs on first generation iPhone and iPod Touch, but third party accessories for GPS reception are required for these devices.

Check out a video of NAVIGON 2.0 for iPhone here. For more information, please visit: www.navigon.com.

Find NAVIGON on:

Twitter: www.twitter.com/NAVIGON_US

Facebook: www.navigon.com/facebook

Flickr: www.navigon.com/flickr

YouTube: www.navigon.com/youtube

About NAVIGON GmbH – a GARMIN company:
Germany-based NAVIGON GmbH was founded in 1991 and is a leading supplier of satellite navigation products. In July 2011, the company was acquired by Garmin Ltd. and operates as a fully-owned subsidiary. The NAVIGON brand offers mobile navigation devices (PNDs), smartphone navigation applications, and solutions for the automotive OEM industry.

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1 Map downloads require an internet connection.

Interop Technologies to Provide Hosted CMAS Solution to MetroPCS

Operator Chooses Affordable Compliance with CMSP Gateway

Interop Technologies, a provider of core wireless solutions for messaging, mobile device management, and connectivity gateways, today announced that MetroPCS Communications, Inc. has selected Interop’s hosted Commercial Mobile Service Provider (CMSP) Gateway. The Interop solution provides an affordable way for MetroPCS to deliver Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) alert messages to subscribers with CMAS-compatible handsets.

Interop’s solution, which has been designated a Certified CMSP Gateway Host by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), ensures compliance with CMAS standards in time for the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) implementation deadline of April 2012. Certification eliminates the need for operators to spend time and resources conducting testing with FEMA and ensures that they can deliver Presidential, Imminent Threat, and AMBER alerts as soon as they become available.

“Interop’s hosted CMSP Gateway minimizes the overall investment required to comply with the voluntary CMAS initiative,” said Tony Mijares, Senior Vice President of Global Sales and Distribution, Interop Technologies. “We are pleased to enable MetroPCS to enhance the safety of its subscribers.”

About Interop Technologies

Interop Technologies (www.interoptechnologies.com) is the leading provider of innovative messaging, mobile device management, and connectivity gateways to the global telecom and broadband industries. With its unmatched deployment flexibility, Interop enables operators of all sizes to launch new services quickly. The company’s highly scalable, future-proof solutions deliver “five-nines” (99.999 percent) reliability and high performance in mixed-generation technology environments. Interop designs, builds, and manages all solutions in-house, providing modular architecture that makes migration to next-generation technology simple. Interop Technologies maintains its corporate headquarters and a network operations center (NOC) in Fort Myers, FL, with a fully redundant NOC and offices in Dallas, TX.

TRADE NEWS: Agilent Technologies Introduces Signal Processing Libraries for 802.11ac WLAN and 60-GHz 802.11ad

Libraries Accelerate R&D Validation and Enable Simulation-to-Test Continuity

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) today released SystemVue 2011.10, the latest update to the leading design environment for wireless physical-layer architects.

The release provides new digital signal processing reference libraries for emerging connectivity standards IEEE 802.11ac and 802.11ad, and delivers updates for 4G-LTE, 3G-HSPA and wideband digital predistortion libraries. These industry-first libraries will help PHY system architects and component designers accelerate product design cycles and achieve higher overall system performance.

The new 802.11ac WLAN connectivity standard promises data throughputs of more than 1 Gb/sec for short-range media streaming, gaming and computer networks. The W1917EP WLAN baseband verification library provides over 50 new baseband signal processing blocks, built into working, user-modifiable transmit and receive reference designs in a closed-loop physical layer.

With this new library, system architects will now be able to see system-level effects of 802.11ac algorithms and models, predistortion, impairments, interferers, and fading on signal quality and bit error ratio.

The W1917EP library helps validate baseband algorithms, nonlinear RF components and system performance when integrating system-on-a-chip chipsets into next-generation wireless products. It interoperates with other Agilent test equipment and software, providing a consistent, structured approach from simulation to hardware test. This allows the earliest possible design validation and product maturity.

Similarly, the W1915EP mmWave WPAN baseband verification library targets system architects working at 60 GHz, where measurement challenges are even more difficult. The library provides transmit and receive reference designs for simulation-based validation of the 802.11ad physical layer. The 802.11ad physical layer (which is also compatible with WGA PHY specification version 1.1) is used in the development of next-generation high-bandwidth HD video streaming systems and set-top boxes.

A key advantage of the W1915 library is earlier R&D validation of RF transceivers and system designs, using simulation, accurate waveforms and high-fidelity modeling to mitigate verification challenges at millimeter-wave frequencies. The W1915EP library also connects directly to Agilent’s M8190A wideband arbitrary waveform generator, enabling direct hardware testing of both baseband and RF components using the same precisely degraded test vectors used in simulation.

“SystemVue continues to provide designers of emerging communications products the tools they need to design, validate and test early algorithms, components and systems,” said Todd Cutler, general manager of Agilent’s EEsof organization. “Simulation-assisted measurements are a powerful enabler for SoC designers and system integrators working to deliver early 60-GHz product designs.”

The SystemVue 2011.10 release also provides improvements for 3G and 4G system designers:

• W1910 LTE baseband library has been updated to 3GPP Release 9.1.0 and can now auto-generate setup files for Agilent’s 89600 VSA software.
• W1916 3G baseband library now supports HSDPA. Also, a new signal combiner feature provides support for multi-standard radio verification alongside 4G signals.
• W1716 DPD now characterizes power amplifiers from wideband M9392A VSA measurements up to 250 MHz, or from Agilent ADS and GoldenGate simulations.
• Direct integration of the new Agilent Command Expert software connects measurement applications with system design.
• Native 64-bit operation and reduced memory usage on Microsoft Windows® 7.

U.S. Pricing and Availability

Agilent’s SystemVue 2011.10 is available for download at www.agilent.com/find/eesof-systemvue-latest-downloads. Pricing for the SystemVue environment starts at approximately $17,000. A free, 30-day evaluation is available at www.agilent.com/find/eesof-systemvue-evaluation. An image of SystemVue 2011.10 with its new modules is available at www.agilent.com/find/SystemVue80211ad_images.

About Agilent EEsof EDA Software

Agilent EEsof EDA is the leading supplier of electronic design automation software for microwave, RF, high-frequency, high-speed digital, RF system, electronic system level, circuit, 3-D electromagnetic, physical design and device-modeling applications. More information is available at www.agilent.com/find/eesof.

About Agilent Technologies

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A – News) is the world’s premier measurement company and a technology leader in chemical analysis, life sciences, electronics and communications. The company’s 18,700 employees serve customers in more than 100 countries. Agilent had net revenues of $6.6 billion in fiscal 2011. Information about Agilent is available at www.agilent.com.

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