TomTom Launches GO 1050 World and VIA Series in China

TomTom today announces it has launched the GO 1050 World and VIA series, with lifetime Maps, in China. The new portable navigation devices are available at leading retailers including IT and 3C in Shanghai and Beijing and online at amongst others 360buy, Newegg and ICSON.

TomTom’s new GO 1050 World is fitted with a 5” screen, maps of China and access to over 50 countries and areas including: Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, the US and Canada. TomTom’s VIA Series come with either 4.3” or 5” screens. Except for the VIA 100, all models in TomTom’s new line-up offer the highly valued voice control system allowing for more than 100 voice commands including: route planning, calling home and instructions such as ‘travel via’.

“This is an important step for TomTom to showcase its advanced navigation technologies in the fast growing Chinese market and offer drivers all the benefits that TomTom customers have become accustomed to,” said Corinne Vigreux, Managing Director TomTom Consumer.

Key features

TomTom GO 1050 WORLD

• 5” screen
• Easy click magnetic mount
• Intuitive design with 5.0″ Fluid Touch screen
• Voice control
• Bluetooth hands-free calling
• Maps of 50 countries across Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, US & Canada
• Lifetime Map

TomTom VIA

• 4.3” or 5” screen
• Voice control (except for TomTom VIA 100)
• Bluetooth hands-free calling (TomTom VIA 125)
• Integrated mounting
• Flip screen
• Advanced lane guidance
• Lifetime Map

Price

• TomTom VIA, as from 1080 RMB
• TomTom GO 1050 WORLD 3380 RMB

About TomTom

Founded in 1991, TomTom (AEX:TOM2.as – News) is the world’s leading supplier of in-car location and navigation products and services focused on providing all drivers with the world’s best navigation experience. Headquartered in Amsterdam, TomTom has over 3,500 employees and sells its products in over 40 countries.

Our products include portable navigation devices, in-dash infotainment systems, fleet management solutions, maps and real-time services, including the award winning TomTom HD Traffic.

For the world’s most up-to-date route planner, including live traffic information please visit www.tomtom.com/livetraffic/

For further information, please visit www.tomtom.com.

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EDX Releases In-Building RF Planning Tool

EDX Wireless releases Signal-IQ, a comprehensive and integrated Planning and Design suite for in-building DAS and AP deployments

EDX Wireless, a supplier of innovative RF planning solutions, today announced the release of EDX® Signal-IQ™, a comprehensive software system for the design of in-building wireless networks, including Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS), picocell, femtocell and 802.11 Access Point (AP) deployments.

Extending EDX SignalPro family of RF planning solutions, EDX Signal-IQ is a fully integrated standalone indoor RF design tool focused on the unique and evolving needs of in-building design. With support for advanced RF modeling based on EDX’s 25 years of RF experience, Signal-IQ delivers rapid and accurate designs for indoor wireless networks.

“Signal-IQ extends the capabilities of our leading SignalPro family of products by adding significant new functionality specific for the design of in-building RF networks,” said Steve Webster, Director of Product Management at EDX. “SignalIQ builds on the EDX heritage, applying our extensive RF expertise to the emerging problems posed by in-building RF environment. In Signal-IQ we have created a comprehensive, yet cost-effective in-building RF design package.”

Designed with simple operation, yet with accurate RF coverage predictions as its primary goals, Signal-IQ streamlines end-to-end design of in-building RF networks of all types. Due to its efficient calculation algorithms, Signal-IQ can show real-time predicted RF coverage as an antenna or Access Point is moved, allowing the engineer to optimize the coverage from each antenna or AP.

Signal-IQ streamlines the import of building floor plans, including DWG (AutoCAD) format or via a simple integrated bitmap to vector convertor. Signal-IQ also includes advanced wall sketching tools that allow the user to simply and quickly sketch floor plans on imported image files. RF properties can then be assigned to walls and other objects via simple pull down menus. Areas of the floor plan with many features that have only a minor effect on radio propagation (such as rows of cubicles) can be rapidly grouped as an attenuation region instead of having to digitize and categorize all of the many elements within these areas, greatly simplifying initial set up.

Indoor RF network designs can be rapidly created by placing RF objects and connecting them with various placement tools including an automatic RF cable tool that allows a rapid and intuitive connection between RF objects. Cable lengths and RF losses are automatically calculated and stored in the Bill of Materials and RF link budget lists. Other features include a schematic view that allows the engineer to visualize the RF components and their interconnection. With the schematic view, the RF engineer can easily see missing connections and RF connector gender mismatches.

With the RF design placed on the floor plan, Signal-IQ allows the user to simulate and display the coverage of the indoor wireless network via a wide range of available RF study options. Another innovation is the RF design optimization tool which calculates EiRP and predicted coverage in real time as the antenna is moved around the floor plan of the building. This innovative feature allows the user to rapidly try what-if scenarios and optimize the coverage of each antenna in a complex DAS system.

Additionally, Signal-IQ contains many advances in overall workflow and usability. Helpful features have been added to streamline complex processes which are easily accessible with a quick context sensitive menu.

About EDX Wireless

EDX network design tools are some of the most widely used engineering software products for designing wireless communications networks, including wireless broadband, WiMAX, LTE, Wi-Fi, Public Safety, and other mobile wireless systems. This mature suite of tools is the result of over 25 years of development effort, EDX propagation and planning tools have been used in more than 60 countries worldwide for the successful design and deployment of wireless networks. For more information, visit www.edx.com.

Airvana Demonstrates World’s First End-to-End LTE Femtocell Solution

Integrated End-to-End Architecture Represents a Major Step Towards Commercial Grade LTE Femtocell Deployment

Airvana LLC, the global market share leader in femtocells, has today announced the successful demonstration of the world’s first end-to-end LTE femtocell solution in partnership with Hitachi Communications Technology Americas. The live demonstration was conducted for a Tier 1 Mobile Service Operator in September 2011.

The end-to-end solution used commercially available LTE terminals, the Airvana LTE femtocell, the Hitachi HeNB Gateway, and Hitachi’s commercially available Evolved Packet Core (EPC) solution. The demonstration included performance tests as well as live video streaming and internet browsing.

An LTE femtocell, also known as a Home eNode B (HeNB), provides LTE base-station functionality in a very small, cost-effective form factor to ensure maximum LTE performance to users inside businesses and homes. In wireless networks where data demands are constantly outpacing existing infrastructure, LTE femtocell solutions enable the efficient handling of LTE data traffic while minimizing the signaling load to the existing EPC elements in the core network.

“Airvana has a history of innovation, with the first 3G CDMA femtocell, the first IMS-based femtocell, and the first standards-based, open femtocell management system,” explained Michael Clark, Airvana’s General Manager for femtocells. “Being the first vendor to successfully complete an end-to-end LTE small cell demonstration is another tremendous accomplishment and proves the readiness of our LTE femtocell network architecture, soon to be introduced into commercial LTE networks,” added Clark.

Airvana and Hitachi have partnered in the past to provide end-to-end CDMA femtocell solutions; the partnership is now extended to LTE. “The HeNB Gateway leverages the Hitachi ER5000 MME’s proven subscriber and mobility management software and demonstrates the innovative architectural flexibility of Hitachi’s solution. We are pleased to provide this product as part of the end-to-end LTE femtocell solution with Airvana,” said Don Keeler, VP of PLM & Business Development, Hitachi Communication Technologies America, Inc.

“In addition to the LTE femtocell, Airvana provides a standards-based femtocell management system for automated configuration, radio interference management, and monitoring of both CDMA and LTE femtocells,” noted Michael McFarland, Airvana’s Senior Director of Product Management and Marketing. “This platform is already managing hundreds of thousands of multi-mode 1x/EVDO CDMA femtocells in commercial wireless networks and is being extended to support LTE.”

About Airvana LLC
Airvana LLC’s femtocell solutions dramatically improve the coverage, performance and capacity of 3G CDMA and LTE wireless networks. The company’s achievements include the delivery of the first 3G CDMA femtocell to be deployed commercially by mobile operators, the first IMS-based femtocell, and the first open femtocell management system. Airvana is a founding member of the femtocell industry body, the Femto Forum, and has played an active role in the development of femtocell standards. The company is headquartered in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, USA. For more information, visit www.airvana.com.

TeliaSonera International Carrier and Infinera Complete World’s First Terabit Optical Trial Based on 500 Gigabit per Second Super-Channels

TeliaSonera International Carrier and Infinera (NASDAQ: INFN – News) announced today the successful completion of the world’s first Terabit optical transmission based on 500 Gigabit per second (Gb/s) super-channels. The demonstration spanned 1,105 kilometers of fiber between Los Angeles and San Jose, California, marking a milestone in optical networking and offering a glimpse of what the network will be. The trial was conducted with elements of the new Infinera DTN-X platform and demonstrated twice the capacity of previous trials by adding a Terabit of capacity to a route carrying 300 Gb/s of production capacity.

“Our vision is to offer customers leading-edge services that efficiently scale their business. As 10 Gb/s services proliferate and 100 Gb/s router ports emerge, we are trialing advanced solutions that scale optical networks beyond 100 Gb/s,” said Erik Hallberg, President at TeliaSonera International Carrier. “This Terabit demonstration with Infinera highlights our commitment to delivering an outstanding experience for the most demanding customers.”

“We are delighted to work with TeliaSonera International Carrier to validate the 500 Gb/s super-channel implementation that is the foundation of this Terabit demonstration,” said Tom Fallon, CEO of Infinera. “We share a common vision of delivering the scale, simplicity and agility needed to win in a highly competitive environment.”

Infinera is a pioneer in the field of super-channels, and the first to demonstrate super-channels based on 500 Gb/s photonic integrated circuits (PICs). A super-channel is a large unit of optical capacity created by combining multiple optical carriers into a single managed entity, so that optical networks can scale capacity without scaling operational cost and complexity. Super-channels based on PICs enable operators to simply provision 500 Gb/s of capacity with a single operational maneuver. Infinera’s DTN platform, ATN platform and Infinera Managed Services are elements of Infinera’s portfolio as well as the recently announced DTN-X packet optical transport network platform that supports 500 Gb/s super-channels.

TeliaSonera International Carrier is part of Europe’s 5th largest telecommunications group, TeliaSonera, with 164 million subscribers generating revenues of over $11 billion. The company continues to expand the North American footprint of their global network, driven by strong demand from both operators and content players for IP, DWDM, voice and specialist-mobile services.

About Infinera
Infinera specializes in Digital Optical Networking systems that are designed to continually improve the economics of optical networking by combining the speed of optics with the simplicity of digital. Infinera is unique in its use of breakthrough semiconductor technology: Large Scale Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC). Infinera’s systems leverage PIC technology to provide customers with a service-ready architecture that enables faster time-to-revenue and greater profitability through network efficiency and the ability to rapidly deliver differentiated services without reengineering their optical infrastructure. For more information, please visit http://www.infinera.com/.

About TeliaSonera International Carrier
As one of the leading carriers globally — and number 1 in Europe — TeliaSonera International Carrier provides fiber-based telecommunications services and infrastructure that deliver supreme customer value with high quality in every dimension. In addition to serving Operators and Services Providers, we play a vital role in delivering content and applications to millions of passionate and demanding users worldwide through our solutions for the media, gaming and other online entertainment industries. Our wholly owned fiber network is one of the most extensive in the industry — with close to 200 points of presence covering Asia, Europe, and the US — all solidly backed up by award-winning customer care. Experience us at www.teliasoneraic.com.

NTT Com’s PC-1 Transpacific Submarine Cable to Introduce Next-generation Optical Transmission Technology

PC-1′s Capacity to More than Triple to 10 Tbps

NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) announced on November 4 that following the world’s first successful trial of 100 gigabit per second (Gbps) optical transmission on its PC-1 transpacific submarine cable system, which was announced in October, the company has confirmed the commercial viability of digital coherent transmission, a next-generation optical transmission technology, and has formally decided to incorporate the technology in the PC-1 by the middle of 2013. The upgrade will boost the PC-1′s transmission capacity to 10 terabits per second (Tbps), more than triple its current capacity of 3.2 Tbps.

Digital coherent transmission is a next-generation transmission technology that improves spectral efficiency through multi-level modulation such as phase modulation and polarization multiplexing. It greatly enhances receiver sensitivity by combining coherent detection and digital signal processing.

Data communication is rapidly increasing due to the expanding use of cloud computing and smartphone/tablet devices, as well as music/video downloading, blogs and social networking. NTT Com is helping to meet the surging demand for capacity with its PC-1 transpacific submarine cable, which links Japan and the U.S. among all transpacific cables. NTT Com uses the PC-1 to deliver global IP network services, Arcstar (TM) Universal One cloud-network services and global cloud services.

“Our subsea cable system PC-1 is an important international communications for the United States and Japan as proven during the March 11 disaster. Enhancing the capabilities of this PC-1, which provides the trans-pacific shortest link, through the most advanced technologies will satisfy ever increasing traffic and will be extremely beneficial for users,” said Takahiro Sumimoto, CEO of PC Landing Corp.

PC Landing Corp., an NTT Com group company and operator of the PC-1, succeeded in a trial 100 Gbps optical communication transmission using digital coherent technology in October. The trial, conducted over more than 9,500 kilometers of PC-1 fiber, was supported by the PC-1′s optically optimized architecture including efficiently placed optical repeaters and optical fiber layout.

Please visit
www.pc1.com/userfiles/file/pacific-crossing-and-infinera-complete-subsea-trial.pdf

About NTT Communications Corporation
Please visit www.ntt.com/index-e.html