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Huawei opens Texas LTE lab to operators

With North American wireless operators increasingly planning to shift their networks to Long Term Evolution (LTE), China-based equipment maker Huawei has upgraded its LTE laboratory in Richardson, Texas. Operators and industry partners in North America...

Published Thu, Jul 30 2009 12:28 PM by Howard Solomon
Optimism from Bridgewater

The recession hasn’t hurt an Ottawa maker of personalization software for mobile operators too badly. Bridgewater Systems reported Thursday Q2 revenues of $16.1 million, compared with $11.8 million for the same period last year. The year...

Published Thu, Jul 30 2009 12:28 PM by Howard Solomon
Aastra PBX sales plunge in Q2

Canadian PBX maker Aastra Technologies said sales in its second quarter dropped just over 10 per cent compared to the previous quarter, cutting deeply into its net earnings. The quarter was “tough and disappointing,” chairman and co-CEO Francis...

Published Mon, Jul 27 2009 12:27 PM by Howard Solomon
Route1 fires CEO Andrew White in battle of press releases

Route1 Inc., a Toronto-based security vendor, has dismissed Andrew White, a shareholder who was president and chief executive officer until Monday. White, who owns 8.5 per cent of the company, said Monday he planned to try to replace the company’s...

Published Wed, Jul 22 2009 12:25 PM by Greg Meckbach
Wireless Internet and TV operator UBS makes a profit

Unique Broadband Systems Inc., owner of Milton, Ont.-based Look Communications, announced Tuesday it is in the black. Look, which provides television and Internet service using wireless equipment, said earlier this year it plans to wind down operations...

Published Tue, Jul 21 2009 12:24 PM by Greg Meckbach
New wireless entrant Globalive inks deal with Nokia Siemens

Globalive Wireless Management Corp., which bought licences a year ago in the Advanced Wireless Spectrum auction , announced Monday Nokia Siemens Networks will build its network. The company, which plans to offer services starting next year, said it will...

Published Mon, Jul 20 2009 12:24 PM by Greg Meckbach
How some Canadian wireless firms fared this quarter

Several Canadian wireless vendors made financial announcements this week, with good news and bad. As previously reported, DragonWave Inc. reported record revenue for the quarter ending May 31, plus a microwave backhaul hardware sale to Globalive Wireless...

Published Thu, Jul 16 2009 12:24 PM by Greg Meckbach
DragonWave forecasts revenues will double, expands to Asia

DragonWave Inc., an Ottawa-based manufacturer of wireless backhaul equipment, is still losing money but announced record revenues for its quarter ending May 31. The company sold $16 million worth of equipment during that quarter, up nearly 50 per cent...

Published Wed, Jul 15 2009 12:23 PM by Greg Meckbach
Telesat Canada completes transfer of Telstar 10 satellite

Telesat Canada has sold its leasehold interests in a satellite to APT Satellite Co. Ltd. of Hong Kong for US$69 million. APT Satellite Co. Ltd. has been operating Telstar 10, also known as Apstar 2. Telstar 10, launched in 1997, provides communications...

Published Mon, Jul 13 2009 12:23 PM by Greg Meckbach
Nortel polishes Communications Server 1000

Nortel has released a new version of its Communication Server 1000 , it’s IP PBX for communications and telephony-based unified communications. CS 1000 v. 6.0 provides even greater simplicity, resiliency, security, and openness than the previous...

Published Wed, Jul 08 2009 12:26 PM by Howard Solomon
Blueslice adds WiMAX AAA to server

Blueslice Networks has released the latest version of its Converged Subscriber Platform (CSP) 3000 for mobile operators, a fully-integrated 3GPP HLR, IMS HSS and WiMAX AAA server. The Montreal company said the update includes the capability...

Published Wed, Jul 08 2009 5:05 AM by Howard Solomon
Former Cisco VP Mike Volpi resurfaces

Mike Volpi, who left Cisco Systems Inc. in February, 2007, is now a partner with a Geneva-based venture capital firm. Volpi had been senior vice-president in charge of the San Jose, Calif. network equipment manufacturer’s routing and service provider...

Published Mon, Jul 06 2009 5:07 AM by Greg Meckbach
Updates for FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer announced

Fortinet has issued new software releases of FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer, which the company says significantly improve the enterprise management capabilities of it’s FortiGate multi-threat security appliances. The new releases correspond...

Published Thu, Jul 02 2009 5:08 AM by Howard Solomon

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July 2009 - Industry Watch

Huawei opens Texas LTE lab to operators

Optimism from Bridgewater

Aastra PBX sales plunge in Q2

Route1 fires CEO Andrew White in battle of press releases

Wireless Internet and TV operator UBS makes a profit

New wireless entrant Globalive inks deal with Nokia Siemens

How some Canadian wireless firms fared this quarter

DragonWave forecasts revenues will double, expands to Asia

Telesat Canada completes transfer of Telstar 10 satellite

Nortel polishes Communications Server 1000

Blueslice adds WiMAX AAA to server

Former Cisco VP Mike Volpi resurfaces

Updates for FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer announced

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