World’s First Interference-Aware Technology Delivered on Mass Market Platform

BRISTOL, England, January 20 /PRNewswire/ — Icera Inc., the Mobile Broadband semiconductor company, today announced the availability of IceClear(TM), the company’s new “interference-aware” receiver technology. Using sophisticated signal processing algorithms implemented in software, IceClear(TM) cancels the effect of interference from other cells, delivering up to triple the previous user data rate and cell site network efficiency. IceClear(TM) has been shortlisted for a GSM Association 2010 Global Mobile Award in the Best Mobile Technology Breakthrough category.

Interference-aware receiver technology has been known to achieve substantial user throughput and cell capacity gains for some time, but until now has been prohibitively complex and expensive to implement. The advantage of IceClear(TM) is to deliver this technology in software at no additional silicon cost.

IceClear(TM) provides material gains in user throughput right across the cell site but with particularly high gains towards the cell edge. In representative tests, where one dominant interfering cell limits user throughput to a few hundred kilobits per second, IceClear(TM) multiplies the throughput by a factor of up to 3.6 times.

Steve Allpress, CTO of Icera Inc., said: “IceClear(TM) is the latest in a series of innovations that is providing continuous competitive advantage to Icera’s customers. Mobile network operators are focusing on and differentiating themselves through the quality and consistency of their mobile broadband services. They can now look forward to delivering dramatically improved user data rates on their existing networks in a matter of weeks. This means that true mobile broadband can now be a reality for cellular users, irrespective of where in the network they happen to be.”

Until now, the mobile broadband user experience has tapered from the high headline rates achieved when the user is close to the base station, to much lower data speeds at the cell edge. Previously, the data throughput has been further seriously limited at the cell edge due to interference, referred to as dominant interference power, from signals of the same frequency and of similar strength, transmitted by adjacent cell sites.

The use of current generation equalizer and diversity technology in mobile broadband chipsets materially improved user data rates compared with earlier rake receiver systems, however data rates remained poor at the cell edge in loaded networks. Hardware-based methods of cancelling the dominant interference sources require additional complex and silicon-hungry signal processing algorithms. For these cost and complexity reasons, no other mainstream HSPA chipsets have delivered interference cancellation technologies in production products to date.

Unlike any other baseband technology, Icera’s Adaptive Wireless(TM) executes the entire modem in software on a specific high performance processor. This approach produces a unique flexibility to develop and implement advanced algorithms, which can adapt dynamically to specific channel conditions, in software, without the need to add any extra silicon blocks to the chip.

IceClear(TM) is included in the latest version of Icera’s Adaptive Wireless(TM) soft modem providing a significant enhancement to customers with what is already independently recognized as the industry’s top-performing HSPA mobile broadband technology

About Icera

Icera is a fabless semiconductor company, pioneering high performance, low power, soft modem chipsets for the fast growing mobile broadband device market. Icera technology delivers the highest performance modem solutions for USB dongles, datacards, laptops, mobile internet devices and smartphones. Founded in 2002, Icera is headquartered in the UK, with design locations in the UK, France, North America and China, with customer engineering and sales offices in Europe, Asia and the USA. For more information, visit the Icera web site at http://www.icerasemi.com.

SINGAPORE, Jan. 20 /PRNewswire-Asia/ –

After 15 years of In-building experience, 4 generations of networks integration and over 3,000 deployments worldwide, CONSISTEL harness all the experience, expertise and knowledge into the development of ATRIUM – The total solution that manages every process within the In-building wireless life-cycle.

CONSISTEL, a leading independent service provider for wireless and mobile network solutions today announced ATRIUM, a highly anticipated In-building wireless enterprise software suite that manages every process within the In- building wireless network lifecycle.

Announcing the new software suite, Masoud Bassiri, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, CONSISTEL Pte Ltd said, “The release of ATRIUM represents a significant leap forward to the fulfillment of our vision to become the leading In-building solutions provider. After 15years of In-building experience in integrating thousands of In-building wireless systems worldwide, we recognize the need for a comprehensive solution that enables a high level of automation in every process within the In-building wireless life-cycle. Hence, CONSISTEL paves its way into the development of ATRIUM – A breakthrough solution that revolutionizes the way In-building networks are designed and deployed, providing and monitoring real-time information on all projects. We’re the first company with a complete strategy to help network operators, system integrators and equipment manufacturers to transform their business processes in a fully automated way.”

“By benchmarking ATRIUM application software to our experience, we have discovered that the use of ATRIUM will help reduce services and labor costs by over 65% and full integration costs by over 30%. This is a significant cost saving for the customer in addition to the substantial time saving due to faster and more efficient design and implementation,” added Masoud.

ATRIUM is a powerful enterprise software suite that enables communication and collaboration across organizations, providing and monitoring real-time information on all projects through accurate analytics and intelligent information processing. With a unique design and methodology, ATRIUM encompasses multiple capabilities and features integrated into one enterprise platform. The fully integrated modules can be combined to automate every process within the In-building wireless value-chain or customized to integrate only those modules required today, with the option to add more modules and applications as the needs expand tomorrow.

ATRIUM will also be launched via a global webcast in conjunction with GSMA Mobile World Congress, CeBIT 2010 and CTIA Wireless 2010.

About CONSISTEL

CONSISTEL is a global wireless software solutions provider and system integrator with extensive experience in delivering In-building wireless communications systems around the world. We design and develop a complete range of wireless network software applications that enable our customers to integrate systems for mobile connectivity through efficient planning, designing and integration of wireless networks for profitability and growth. CONSISTEL is partially owned by Intel Capital and JAFCO Asia and has a ready pool of highly qualified professionals and recognized experts located regionally to support its operations. For more information, please visit http://www.consistel.com

Free lifetime turn-by-turn map guidance via CoPilot(R) Live Directions comes with free 30-day trial of premium voice-guided GPS navigation throughout USA and Canada

Princeton, NJ — January 19, 2010 / ( http://www.myprgenie.com ) — iPhone users in North America can now download a free app that provides lifetime turn-by-turn GPS map guidance with CoPilot(R) Live Directions(TM). The app, from GPS navigation pioneer ALK Technologies, Inc., gives you a 30-day Free trial of the full GPS navigation app for iPhone with premium features such as voice-guided, turn-by-turn navigation and 3D map displays throughout the US and Canada. After 30 days, users can opt to continue using premium voice-guided GPS navigation with a 12-month or 30-day subscription via in-app purchase ($19.99 and $2.99 respectively), or they can simply continue to enjoy free lifetime use of map-only turn-by-turn directions.

In addition to breakthrough affordability, CoPilot Live Directions takes a more flexible approach to map management. As with all CoPilot Live products, detailed street maps are stored on the phone, not downloaded per trip. However with CoPilot Live Directions, customers can choose how much or little of North America’s road network they wish to store on their iPhone. After installing the app, simply download your choice of map from in-app to iPhone via WiFi: either the complete map of North America (1.3GB) or individual maps of the states you need (approx 50MB).

Michael Kornhauser, Managing Director at ALK Technologies said, “With CoPilot Live Directions, we are making full-featured turn-by-turn GPS navigation for iPhone more affordable, more flexible and more accessible than ever. With a choice of features, mapping and subscriptions, including free map-based directions, there’s now a CoPilot to suit all types of traveler and every level of budget.”

Key features in CoPilot Live Directions:
* 30 days free full-featured CoPilot Live navigation with Text to Speech voice guidance, 3D maps and advanced trip planning
* Free lifetime use turn-by-turn directions with automatic route calculation and 2D maps
* Full street level maps of the US and Canada
* Detailed street maps downloaded via WiFi and stored on the iPhone, so there’s no need to rely on your data network for navigation
* Navigate to a street address or one of millions of businesses using integrated real-time local search
* Free CoPilot LiveLink location sharing lets friends and family know where you are via the Internet, Facebook or on-screen in CoPilot on their own phone

Customers who prefer to download the complete map of the US and Canada via iTunes rather than WiFi can do so by purchasing the lifetime use, full-featured CoPilot Live North America GPS navigation app via the AppStore.

About ALK
ALK Technologies has been developing innovative mobile navigation and transportation technology solutions since 1979. Find out more at CoPilotLive.com/Directions

You can also follow CoPilot Live online: Twitter, CoPilot Live North America Blog, Facebook, YouTube, and Flickr.

To see press release go to http://myprgenie.com/4013

New Tool Enables Accurate Characterization of Next-Generation Serial Interfaces, Optimizing Design Margins

N4876A 28 Gb/s Multiplexer

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) announced the N4876A 2:1 Multiplexer, extending the generator data rate of the J-BERT N4903B and ParBERT 81250A up to 28 Gb/s. Design and test engineers in the semiconductor, communications, storage, and computing industries now can accurately characterize the next generation of serial interfaces to optimize their design margins. The first public showing of the N4876A is January 20 at the Fiber Optics Expo 2010, Agilent Booth EAST 1-43.

New SERDES physical interconnects, electrical interconnects in backplanes, and communication or storage networks will operate at data rates far beyond 12.5 Gb/s. For example, the Optical Internetworking Forum defined that Common Electrical I/O backplanes operate at data rates between 19.9 and 28 Gb/s; IEEE 802.3ba, 100GBASE-LR4, and -ER4 are operating at 25.78125 Gb/s; and 32x Fibre Channel is expected to operate at 28.05 Gb/s. Designing and characterizing the physical layer performance of receivers and transmitters for these bit rates will require new test equipment capabilities. Agilent’s 2:1 Multiplexer doubles the pattern generator data rate by multiplexing two generator channels. The Multiplexer extends the variable generator data rate of J-BERT N4903B up to 28.4 Gb/s and of ParBERT 81250A up to 27.0 Gb/s. To enable multiplexing on J-BERT, a second channel option of N4903B is available.

The Multiplexer allows accurate characterization by providing excellent output signal performance with variable output amplitudes up to 1.8 Vpp; transition times of less than 20 ps (20%-80%); and intrinsic jitter of less than 1 ps rms. However, for jitter tolerance testing of receivers, the Multiplexer is transparent to jitter coming from J-BERT or ParBERT.

When used together with the Agilent 86100C Infiniium DCA-J oscilloscope, the Agilent BERTs with the 28 Gb/s Multiplexer provides the most accurate characterization, enabling transmitter quality and receiver robustness.

“We are very proud to expand the industry’s leading BERT solutions to the next speed class,” said Jürgen Beck, general manager of Agilent’s Digital Photonic Test product line. “By expanding the data rate range of our BERTs up to 28 Gb/s, we offer R&D and validation teams an affordable upgrade path without compromising our world-class performance. We are committed to enable R&D teams release the next generation of robust high-speed digital interfaces for the communication, storage and computer industry.”

Benefits of the Agilent N4876A Multiplexer include:

• accurate characterization by generating pattern streams with variable data rates up to 28.4 Gb/s and excellent signal quality;
• small size front-end box that can be located closely to the device under test allowing for the shortest possible signal cables;
• emulation of stress conditions with calibrated jitter coming from the J-BERT;
• flexible front-end box, which extends the data rate of the ParBERT or J-BERT configuration as a pure generator or as a full BERT; and
• affordable front-end that can be added to existing Agilent’s J-BERT N4903A /B or 81250A ParBERT setups.

Benefits of the second channel option of Agilent J-BERT N4903B include:

• easy user-pattern setup, including PRBS and pattern sequences, on J-BERT’s auxiliary data output;
• increased test flexibility with J-BERT’s auxiliary data output channel, including multiplexing to higher data rates, control signal for sequence triggering, cross-talk testing, or when using external channel addition, emulating 3-level signals or 2-tap de-emphasis, etc.; and
• options that can be upgraded now or later.

Additional information about Agilent’s N4876A is available at www.agilent.com/find/n4876.

Additional information about Agilent’s J-BERT N4903B and the new second channel option is available at www.agilent.com/find/jbert.

Additional information about Agilent’s ParBERT 81250A is available at www.agilent.com/find/parbert.

U.S. Pricing and Availability

The Agilent 28 Gb/s N4876A Multiplexer can be ordered starting in March 2010 and is priced at $39,500.

The Agilent J-BERT N4903B Option 002 “pattern and PRBS on auxiliary data output” can be ordered starting in March 2010. Pricing for the Agilent Option 002 is $24,800.

About Agilent Technologies
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) is the world’s premier measurement company and a technology leader in communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis. The company’s 17,000 employees serve customers in more than 110 countries. Agilent had net revenues of $4.5 billion in fiscal 2009. Information about Agilent is available on the Web at www.agilent.com.

KIT digital to Lead Industry in Seamless Mobile Device Streaming While Moving Between Broadband, Mobile and Wi-Fi Networks

NEW YORK, NY and PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC–(Marketwire – 01/19/10) – KIT digital, Inc. (NASDAQ:KITD – News), a leading global provider of on-demand software solutions for managing and monetizing Internet Protocol (IP) based video assets, is developing and adapting its forthcoming next generation “VX-one” IP video management platform to include the optimized delivery of IP video to tablet computers.

The move comes as KIT digital has seen the types of devices which its clients’ end-users are watching video on increase 95 percent, from 190 in 2008 to 370 in 2010.

“This rapid increase in the number of video-enabled devices that users are accessing on a daily basis tells a clear story to us about the exploding demand for mobility among online video viewers,” said Barak Bar-Cohen, EVP of global business development for KIT digital. “People want content when, where and on whatever device they choose. Our proven ability to deliver high-definition encoding, as well as complete content management, positions KIT digital to be the ideal partner for video delivery on these and other next-generation mobile devices.”

The new Network Services module of the upcoming release of “VX-one” will offer the ability to deliver the highest quality live content and Video on Demand (VOD) content to devices with a smaller footprint.

According to Andy Steward, KIT digital’s chief technology officer: “Our Network Services module will be able to connect mobile devices to tablets that may not have a mobile capability. This will bridge the gap to allow for video delivery on the move, when users may be unable to connect to Wi-Fi. Or as a tablet moves from a higher speed wireless connection to mobile carrier connections, the content delivery automatically adjusts to ensure constant delivery without buffering, whether on a small mobile screen or a larger screen, such as a tablet.”

Using KIT digital’s content management and content publishing solutions via “VX-one,” network operators, content owners and content distributors will be able to ensure that future users of tablet devices will benefit from the company’s ability to deliver high quality content to any device, anywhere.

KIT digital’s new platform, “VX-one” (originally referred to under the working title “VX2″), is built upon the success of “KIT VX,” the industry’s first truly end-to-end platform for ingesting, managing and publishing IP-video to the three screens (computer browser, mobile handset, and IPTV-enabled television set). The new platform will be progressively rolled out to new and existing clients during the second quarter of 2010 and the company intends to fully deploy “VX-one” across its global client set by the third quarter of 2010.

“VX-one” will feature several upgrades to the current “KIT VX” platform and brand new elements including: modern enterprise architecture, enhanced content management, an augmented playback experience relating to advertising and interactive user engagement tools as well as a recommendation engine and advanced reporting capabilities.

About KIT digital

KIT digital (NASDAQ:KITD – News) is a leading, global provider of on-demand, Internet Protocol (IP) based video asset management solutions. KIT VX, the company’s end-to-end software platform, enables enterprise clients to acquire, manage and distribute video assets across the three screens of today’s world: the personal computer, mobile device, and IPTV-enabled television set. The application of VX ranges from commercial video distribution to internal corporate deployments, including corporate communications, human resources, training, security and surveillance. KIT digital’s client base includes more than 600 enterprise customers across 30+ countries, including The Associated Press, Best Buy, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Disney-ABC, General Motors, Google, IMG Worldwide, Intel, McDonald’s, News Corp, Telefonica, the U.S. Department of Defense, Verizon and Vodafone. KIT digital maintains principal offices in Prague, Cologne, Dubai, London, Melbourne (Australia), New York, Stockholm and Toronto. For additional information, please visit www.kitd.com.