8 September, 2009, Leatherhead, UK - AIRCOM International, the leading independent network planning and optimization consultancy, today announced that it has joined the Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) Alliance. The NGMN is a group of world-leading operators and technology vendors, representing over half of the total mobile subscriber base worldwide. The Alliance strives to create a successful ecosystem for next-generation broadband networks and services and establish an open platform for innovation in the field of mobile broadband.

This new key partnership combines the insight of the NGMN partners with AIRCOM’s expertise in end-to-end network planning, sharing, outsourcing and OSS optimization for IP and cellular networks. AIRCOM will work proactively with the NGMN Alliance to drive the next generation of 4G network technologies such as LTE and WiMAX forward, combining practical experience from around the globe with key technical expertise to advance adoption of new technologies.

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Wavesat Introduces LTE Chipset Featuring 100 Mb/s Downlink Capability

Company’s LTE Chipset family – the “Odyssey 9000” — Solidifies Leadership

in Multi-Protocol 4G Baseband Processors

San Mateo, CA – September 9, 2009 – Wavesat Inc., a leading supplier of Broadband Wireless semiconductor solutions, will launch its Odyssey 9000 family of LTE chipsets at the 4G World in Chicago next week, with the first LTE chipset featuring CAT-3 performance (100 Mb/s downlink, 50 Mb/s uplink) for mobile devices including USB dongles, data cards, mobile handsets and MIDs. The Odyssey 9000 is a highly integrated SOC with industry beating performance and power consumption, along with a highly flexible and programmable architecture to easily adapt to LTE’s evolving requirements. Wavesat’s award winning multi-protocol architecture also allows the Odyssey 9000 to support other 4G technologies including WiMAX and Japan’s XGP standard.

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PARIS, September 9, 2009 – Ekinops, a leading provider of next generation solutions for CWDM and DWDM metro, regional, and long-haul optical transport, announced today the deployment of its Ekinops 360 platform in French offshore territories by Mediaserv. The broadband networks of the Martinique1 region, French Guyana2 region and La Reunion3 region will receive this platform.

As an integral part of the core network, Ekinops’ equipment helps fulfill Mediaserv’s long-term strategy to satisfy growing demand for additional bandwidth in the offshore territories.

Ekinops has been working with Mediaserv since the beginning of 2008 to implement an optical network, the purpose of which is to transport high-speed Internet traffic amongst the three offshore territories of French Guyana, Martinique and La Réunion. According to Ehsan Emami, President of Mediaserv, ease of use for implementing Ekinops’ solution was a deciding factor in choosing Ekinops.

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Addition of IPeer brings Unified Communications Services to Customers

RICHMOND, VA — September 9, 2009 — Cavalier, a leading provider of competitive telecommunications services throughout the eastern United States, today announced the expansion of its IPeer advanced IP telephony solution into the Richmond and Norfolk markets. IPeer is a hosted PBX business service that provides a rich set of IP PBX features, like Live Message Screening, unified messaging, auto-attendant and call center queuing. IPeer makes businesses more efficient by integrating landline voice service, fax, voice mail, email and mobile phone service.

 “By making IPeer available in the Richmond and Norfolk metropolitan areas, Cavalier is able to deliver unified communications services to a large customer base we have served for more than 10 years,” said Lou Sommi, senior vice president of marketing at Cavalier. “With communications systems becoming more