(London, England & Research Triangle Park, N.C.) A new report - Cisco TechWatch 2012 - released by Cisco reveals the technology priorities and business challenges which senior IT decision makers in the UK anticipate in 2012. The report finds that on the surface IT decision makers are upbeat about 2012, with high aspirational goals for deploying technology which can innovate and drive their organisations forward. In particular they see Cloud (rated number one) and mobile device support / remote access (rated number three) as key priorities. (more…)

(Shenzhen, China & Hickory, N.C.) CommScope, a global leader in infrastructure solutions for communications networks, has received the “Golden Partner” award from Huawei Technology Co., Ltd., a leader in providing next-generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world. CommScope’s win of the 2011 Golden Partner Award is the fifth consecutive year in which it has been so honored by Huawei. The award presentation ceremony was staged at the 2011 Huawei Core Partner Convention at Huawei’s headquarters in Shenzhen, China. Representatives from its core strategic partners and senior executives from its supply chain, strategy, marketing and business units participated in this high-profile annual event. (more…)

(Greensboro, N.C.) TE Connectivity (TE) has announced a new plug-and-play cabling solution for Passive Optical Network (PON) architectures. TE’s Optical LAN Solution (OLS) capitalizes on its leading fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) product portfolio and takes a single strand of single mode fiber from the data center all the way to an individual desk or user area. As one of the most advanced, high-performance LAN solutions available today, the OLS network’s architecture is capable of delivering converged voice, video and data at high bandwidth levels for up to twelve miles, making it ideal for new construction as well as campus environments. GPON’s sophisticated data-encryption capabilities enable a secure information transport system for fiber-to-the-desk (FTTD) solutions. (more…)

(London, England & Hickory, N.C.) A survey of European business enterprises by CommScope, Inc., a global leader in infrastructure solutions for communications networks, has revealed that the majority of businesses (55%) expect investment in network infrastructure to grow by 10-25% in 2012, despite the continued struggles of the global economy. This increased investment will be fuelled primarily by the implementation of environmentally-friendly IT solutions, with network reliability and network intelligence as other key drivers. (more…)

(Hickory, N.C.) CommScope, Inc., a global leader in infrastructure solutions for communications networks, will have several prominent speaking roles during the 2011 International Wire and Cable Symposium (IWCS) and Conference on November 6-9 in Charlotte, NC. (more…)

(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) MCNC, the private, not-for-profit operator of the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN), today that it has released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for identifying an appropriate vendor(s) to supply DWDM-based Optical and/or Carrier Ethernet Networking equipment to light fiber routes (some existing and some currently under construction) that have been funded through the second phase of the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative (GLRBI). (more…)

(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) MCNC, the private, not-for-profit operator of the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN), announced today that it has released a Request for Proposals (RFP) from qualified contractors to attach new NCDOT-approved conduit and fiber cable along five North Carolina bridges included on the project route for the second phase of the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative (GLRBI) awarded through the federal Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP). (more…)

(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) Overture Networks, the industry’s most trusted Carrier Ethernet solutions provider, and Integra Telecom Inc., a provider of business grade networking, communications and cloud solutions, announced today the deployment of Overture’s Ethernet-over-Copper (EoC) technology as part of Integra’s expansion of its Ethernet Services product portfolio. The integration of Overture’s solution will provide Integra greater Carrier Ethernet accessibility, at a considerably lower per-megabit cost, to some 400,000 customers, while delivering an extremely high quality and scalable network solution for voice, video, data and internet. (more…)

(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) Sumitomo Electric Lightwave, a leader in the design and manufacturing of optical fiber and connectivity solutions, today announced the introduction of the Quantum Type-Q101-CA Dual-Heater Core Alignment Fusion Splicer™, the first splicer launched in its new Quantum Splicer product line. Having incorporated results from qualitative end-user research and needs analyses, Sumitomo Electric’s Quantum Splicer embodies unprecedented industry first advancements designed to address the needs of technicians for easier and faster splicer functionality, significantly expanded memory storage, improved ruggedness, and optimum splicing efficiencies in speed and performance. (more…)

(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) Overture Networks, the industry’s trusted Carrier Ethernet solutions provider, announced today that TMC, a global, integrated media company, has named ISG 400 and UTS 4000 as recipients of a 2010 Communications Solutions Product of the Year Award. A Communications Solutions’ award was also presented to Hatteras Networks for its Ethernet Access Evolution Suite. Overture and Hatteras merged on March 21, 2011. (more…)

(Exton, Pa. & Hickory, N.C.) The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE), working together with Alpha Technologies Inc. and CommScope Inc., last night unveiled a prototype powering system for hardened cable business services that leverages environmentally friendly technologies for continued availability during lengthy power interruptions. At SCTE’s headquarters here, an expanded clean energy solution has been installed that integrates solar and fuel-cell technology to provide an average of five to seven days—or more given hydrogen replenishment—of power for critical systems.  Designed to enable SCTE to maintain constituent services during adverse circumstances, the system also will help to build cable’s overall knowledge base around the backup powering that is key to business services success. (more…)

(Charlotte, N.C.) T-Mobile USA, Inc. has announced that the company is doubling the theoretical peak download speed of its 4G network in Charlotte and Raleigh, as well as surrounding areas. In addition to these cities, T-Mobile announced its faster HSPA+ 42 network is now available in 54 additional markets to reach more than 170 million people in 152 markets. (more…)