MISSOULA, MT — (Marketwire) — 01/12/12 — The Blackfoot Board of Trustees announced today that William A. "Bill" Squires has been named Chief Executive Officer for Blackfoot Telecommunications Group (Blackfoot) and its subsidiaries, effective immediately. Bill has been serving as interim CEO since December 2, 2011, and replaces Joan Mandeville who served as Blackfoot-s Chief Executive Officer since 2003. Previously, Bill served as the company-s Senior Vice President & General C
MCLEAN, VA — (Marketwire) — 01/12/12 — PTGi () (NYSE: PTGI) announced today that Primus Australia has signed NBN Co-s Wholesale Broadband Agreement (WBA).The WBA sets out the terms and conditions that the NBN Co in Australia will use to govern the supply of products and services to its wholesale customers."We are delighted to be a part of such an important agreement for the future of the telecommunications industry in Australia. Primus is an established leader in high speed broadband f
MILPITAS, CA — (Marketwire) — 01/12/12 — (NASDAQ: JDSU) (TSX: JDU) announced today that selected to help ensure the non-interrupted delivery of high-bandwidth services over its high-speed submarine, trans-Pacific cable infrastructure. The new solution is part of JDSU-s field-proven product line used by major telecommunication operators worldwide.Southern Cross Cable Network is using the JDSU T-BERD/MTS-8000 V2 to support its network upgrade from 10G to 40G — and eventually to 100G — t
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM — (Marketwire) — 01/12/12 — Following a successful project with Britannia Hotels, the UK-s largest Next Generation Network (NGN) operator, TalkTalk Business and channel partner, Connected World have secured a new contract to provide a raft of network solutions to Pontins.Hotel group Britannia, which also operates the popular Pontins brand, first turned to Connected World to deliver a fast and reliable network to connect Britannia-s 37 hotels with its call centre, data
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN — (Marketwire) — 01/12/12 –* Ericsson-s Chief Intellectual Property Officer, Kasim Alfalahi, will
report
directly to President and CEO Hans Vestberg* Monetizing its entire patent portfolio and building on its technology
leadership and R&D investments, as stated at the Capital Markets Day on
November 9, 2011* Any company using cellular connectivity needs a license to Ericsson-s
industry leading patent portfolio comprising 27,000 patentsEricsson (NASDAQ: ER
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN — (Marketwire) — 01/12/12 –* Consolidates position as a leading player in operations support
systems/business support systems (OSS/BSS) market with key position in
service fulfilment, assurance, network optimization and real-time
charging* Accretive to Ericsson earnings per share within 12 monthsEricsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) has today completed the acquisition of Telcordia, a
global leader in the development of mobile, broadband and enterprise
communications software and s
OTTAWA, CANADA — (Marketwire) — 01/11/12 — DragonWave Inc. (TSX: DWI)(NASDAQ: DRWI) a leading global supplier of packet microwave radio systems for mobile and access networks, today announced financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2012, ended November 30, 2011. All figures are in U.S. dollars and were prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.Revenue for the third quarter of fiscal year 2012 was $11.8 million, compared with $13.6 million in th
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN — (Marketwire) — 01/11/12 –* Connectivity increases relevance, says Ericsson CEO Hans Vestberg* First keynote for Ericsson at world-s foremost consumer electronics trade
fair* Announced industry-changing deal with the world-s largest shipping line* Collaboration with MIT to look at how network traffic portrays human
connectionsDoing business in the Networked Society requires opportunity and
creativity, and
Ericsson-s (NASDAQ: ERIC) President and CEO Hans Vestberg offered new
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 01/11/12 — TransGaming Inc. (TSX VENTURE: TNG) ("TransGaming" or the "Company") announced today that it granted options to purchase 1,388,000 common shares under the Company-s stock option plan, of which 389,000 were granted to directors and officers. The granted options have an exercise price of $0.475 (being the January 10, 2012 closing price of the shares on the TSX Venture Exchange), vest 1/4 each year on June 1 from 2012-2015, and e
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN — (Marketwire) — 01/11/12 –The oceans are the last "white spot" for mobile communication industry to
connect. The world-s largest shipping company, Maersk Line, has appointed
Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) to address this by introducing end-to-end systems
integration and deployment of mobile and satellite communication to its
entire
vessel fleet.The Maersk Line fleet comprises more than 500 container vessels. Over the
next
two years, Maersk Line will outfit 400 of these v
