* Best resigns from Concurrent board
By Traci Patterson
Concurrent said that Alex Best has resigned from the company’s board of directors, effective since Friday. Best, who also serves as a director for Arris, resigned due to the potential conflict of interest that could arise because of Arris’ acquisition of C-Cor, which was completed on Friday. C-Cor and Concurrent provide competing VOD product lines.
* JDSU bows OTDR with 5-wavelength test capability
By Mike Robuck
JDSU took the wraps off of its Short-Range LAN (SRL) OTDR – for the T-BERD/MTS-6000 and T-BERD/MTS-8000 – that provides a testing combination of up to five wavelengths in both multi-mode and single-mode.
The SRL OTDR complements the existing range of OTDR modules within the T-BERD/MTS family and offers a combination of range and dead-zone specifications, which are critical to characterizing fiber networks and providing best-in-class optical performance. The SRL OTDR was designed to help construction and maintenance teams for cable and telecommunications network operators save time and reduce errors when testing access and LAN networks.
* Telrad introduces voice-over-WiMAX system
By Brian Santo
Telrad Networks has released a product for the consumer end of a voice-over-WiMAX service. The Commatch 1000 is a generic voice and data system, interoperable with the company’s Commatch 6004 SIP access gateway. Carriers can use the pair to provision voice services through existing TDM infrastructure, the company said.
“We found that our customers were looking for an end-to-end VoIP solution for their WiMAX deployments,” said Rebecca Rachmany, director of marketing for Telrad. “Following successful implementations and field trials of our Commatch 6004 solution, Telrad has been able to leverage its expertise to ensure full interop of the entire deployment with the introduction of the Commatch 1000 series.”
* Motorola expanded WiMAX portfolio in 2007
By Traci Patterson
In 2007, Motorola Inc. increased its number of commercial WiMAX network contracts to 15, and the company demonstrated the first live mobile WiMAX 802.16e handoffs between continuous WiMAX cells supporting voice, data and multimedia applications.
Motorola is on track to support Sprint’s Xohm soft launch in Chicago by year’s end and is also prepared for the commercial launch in Q2 2008. Fred Wright, the SVP of WiMAX and cellular networks for Motorola’s Home & Networks Mobility division, said, “With the recent and impending launches of commercial service by major broadband wireless operators worldwide, WiMAX is set to become a mainstream broadband wireless technology at least two years ahead of other alternative technologies.”