New Stuff 07/11/12
Kansas-based TMNG Global is offering a whole new portfolio of services – dubbed Network Operations Managed Services (NOMS) – that includes tools that validate network inventory and topography, decommission legacy network assets and reduce overall capex/opex. Additional managed services include data-guided asset recovery and lease management, optimization of interconnect costs, and directed customer migration to advanced and more profitable services…The AT2500Plus from Sunrise Telecom is a one-button, automated analog/digital proof-of-performance suite that simplifies and standardizes testing through a Web-browser interface. The suite includes the AT-Web analog/digital FCC/SCTE testing system; an optional realPOP SaaS Web service for report generation; and greater-than-43 dB MER measurements, even on tilted and fully loaded networks without external pre-amps or filters…Getac, a maker of ruggedized computers, will start shipping a tablet PC aimed at field services and public safety in mid-August. Housed in a magnesium alloy case, the Getac E110 tablet PC includes an Intel Atom N2800 1.86 GHz processor, embedded LifeSupport backup battery to support hot-swapping, a 10.1-in. HD sunlight-readable display with QuadraClear and the Windows 7 Professional OSS…VeriTime, a patent-pending distributed timing technology from IC-maker Vitesse Semiconductor, delivers what it says is the industry’s highest accuracy IEEE1588v2 timing for IP Edge networks. According to industry analysts, sub-10 nanosecond accurate timing is essential for operation of TD-LTE and LTE-Advanced networks that will bring gigabit broadband connectivity to mobile devices, with predictions that IEEE1588v2 will become the de facto standard in 4G mobile networks.