Shaw business has signed a multi-year deal to provide the city of Winnipeg with data networking, Internet and Wi-Fi services. Shaw Business will improve the city’s network access and connectivity by providing a virtual private local area network service (VPLS). Shaw Business will create separate VPLS domain names for each of the city’s business units […]
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Survey: Phone company customer satisfaction evens out
Improvements in customer satisfaction at Sprint Nextel and AT&T have narrowed differences among the Big 4 wireless carriers to the point that they’re basically even in terms of pleasing their subscribers, according to a study released Tuesday. The American Customer Satisfaction Index puts Sprint, AT&T, T-Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless within two points of each […]
LightSquared files for Chapter 11
As widely expected, LightSquared filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company reported assets and debts, each exceeding $1 billion. The Wall Street Journal had reported over the weekend that LightSquared was preparing for bankruptcy, even as it negotiated with lenders to avoid a default. According to LightSquared’s filing, Boeing Satellite Systems is its biggest […]
Voyager Mobile launch stymied by malicious attack
Voyager Mobile, the latest prepaid MVNO to resell Sprint’s 3G and WiMAX service, has delayed today’s launch because of an attack on its website. According to a post on the company’s website, Voyager Mobile “experienced a malicious network attack to its primary website.” Voyager is postponing the launch to a “time and date” in the […]
One-Year EVOLVE Trial Clinical Results Confirm Comparable Safety And Effectiveness Data Of The Boston Scientific SYNERGY™ Stent Versus PROMUS Element™ Platinum Chromium Stent
NATICK, Mass., May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) announces that the SYNERGY™ Everolimus-Eluting Bioabsorbable Polymer-Coated Platinum Chromium Coronary Stent System demonstrated non-inferior results in treating de novo coronary artery lesions at one year compared to the PROMUS Element™ Everolimus-Eluting Platinum Chromium Stent System in the EVOLVE First Human Use Trial. The trial […]
Boston Scientific Announces Positive Data From Lotus™ Transcatheter Aortic Valve Trial
NATICK, Mass., May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) announces results from the REPRISE I feasibility trial, which evaluated the acute safety of the Lotus™ Aortic Valve System in patients with severe aortic valve disease. The Lotus Aortic Valve System is the first transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) device of its kind that […]
A new look at prolonged radiation exposure
A new study from MIT scientists suggests that the guidelines governments use to determine when to evacuate people following a nuclear accident may be too conservative. The study, led by Bevin Engelward and Jacquelyn Yanch and published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, found that when mice were exposed to radiation doses about 400 times […]
Rogers launches SIP trunking for enterprise businesses
Rogers Business Solutions is now offering its SIP trunking services to enterprises in Canada that are seeking scalable voice services while using less equipment. Rogers’ IP-based voice service complements its existing fiber-based Internet and WAN connectivity services. Some of the advantages of SIP trunking include reducing the total cost of ownership with fewer trunks that […]
Voyager Mobile the latest prepaid MVNO
Voyager Mobile today introduced itself as the latest prepaid carrier to enter the market. According to a countdown clock at the company’s website, the company will go live with its initial offerings in limited markets tomorrow. John Mardini, president of Voyager Mobile, said the company will initially offer two plans. The first, America Lite, will […]
Reports: LightSquared could file for bankruptcy
LightSquared could file for bankruptcy as early as today, according to reports citing people familiar with the matter. LightSquared and its lenders have until 5 p.m. EST today to strike a deal that would keep the company out of bankruptcy court, both Reuters and The Wall Street Journal reported over the weekend. The Journal said […]