Mary Rose Roberts
Mary Rose Roberts is the associate editor of Urgent Communications, formerly Mobile Radio Technology magazine. She can be reached at maryrose.roberts@penton.com
Vienna, VA, March 24, 2009 – Shared Spectrum Company (SSC), a leading provider of dynamic spectrum access wireless technology, today announced that Thomas A. Stroup, a wireless communications industry executive with over 20 years experience, has joined the company as Chief Executive Officer.
Mr. Stroup will take over the position previously held by Dr. Mark McHenry, a pioneer in dynamic spectrum access systems who founded SSC in 2000. Dr. McHenry will continue with the company as President and Chief Technical Officer.
“We have reached a growth point where we really needed someone with extensive executive-level experience growing a company,” said Dr. McHenry. “Tom’s success leading wireless companies combined with his deep knowledge of the wireless spectrum marketplace make him an outstanding person to lead SSC. Equally important, he shares our passion for unlocking our national RF spectrum to enable broadband wireless growth.”
Most recently, Mr. Stroup was CEO of SquareLoop Inc., a Reston-based provider of geographically-targeted messaging to mobile phones, PDAs and other wireless devices. He is also past president of the Personal Communications Industry Association and led the efforts of the wireless industry to obtain spectrum allocations, create regulatory structure, and develop industry standards.
“In a world increasingly dependent upon wireless communications, accessing spectrum will be key to the growth of many industries,” said Mr. Stroup. “SSC has developed the technology to safely open access to the many bands of underutilized spectrum in this country.”
He has held a variety of leadership positions in the communications industry, including co-Founder and CEO of CSM Wireless LLC, which holds mobile phone licenses in six markets. He also has served on the board of several technology organizations, including the Virginia Center for Innovative Technology.
Previously, Mr. Stroup served as the President and CEO of P-Com Network Services Inc., where he grew the company to over $45 million in revenues and over 400 employees within three years. Before P-Com Network Services, Mr. Stroup was founder, President, and CEO of Columbia Spectrum Management, a premier wireless telecommunications consulting and negotiating firm that he grew to over $21 million in revenues in under three years.
Mr. Stroup holds a BS, summa cum laude, in Public Administration from the University of North Dakota. He is also a graduate of Georgetown University Law Center where he served as Editor of the Georgetown Law Journal.
About Shared Spectrum Company
SSC, founded in 2000, is a leading developer of Dynamic Spectrum Access and spectrum measurement technologies. The company has developed innovative cognitive radio technologies for challenging wireless applications in multiple frequency bands. Additional information is available at SSC’s web site, www.sharedspectrum.com.
Irving, TX – March 24, 2009 – EF Johnson Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: EFJI) today announced that its 3e Technologies subsidiary has received a $1 million task order against a contract from a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) customer. The company announced the $14.9 million contract in January.
“The task order calls for us to deliver solutions to support the transmission of data, voice and video as part of a DoD maritime application,” said Michael Jalbert, president and chief executive officer of EF Johnson Technologies, Inc. “Our rugged wireless devices with integrated DoD approved encryption and authentication techniques for wireless networking are helping to support U.S. forces throughout the world. This is the first of many orders we are expecting over the next few years that will outfit the military with our secure wireless networking solutions.”
About EF Johnson Technologies, Inc.
Headquartered in Irving, Texas, EF Johnson Technologies, Inc. focuses on innovating, developing and marketing the highest quality secure communications solutions to organizations whose mission is to protect and save lives. The Company’s customers include first responders in public safety and public service, the federal government, and industrial organizations. The Company’s products are marketed under the EFJohnson, 3e Technologies International, and Transcrypt International names. For more information, visit http://www.EFJohnsonTechnologies.com.
SAN JOSE, Calif. — March 24, 2009 — Symmetricom, Inc. (NASDAQ: SYMM), a worldwide leader in precise time and frequency technologies that accelerate the deployment and enable the management of next generation networks, today announced the SyncServer® S300/S350 SAASM NTP Network Time Server that meets the Global Positioning System (GPS) security requirements of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). SyncServer S300/S350 SAASM is a high performance time server with a secure, Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM), GB-GRAM compliant GPS receiver. SAASM is the security architecture selected by the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) to provide the next generation security functions for GPS authorized military users.
The SyncServer S300/S350 SAASM has been granted security approval by the GPS Wing (GPSW) which confirms the product meets the latest security requirements of the DoD. GPSW has the overall responsibility for controlling the development, production, sale and distribution of GPS SAASM security devices. GPSW security approval is required prior to sale and use of the SyncServer S300/S350 SAASM by authorized customers.
“Symmetricom has been a leading provider of secure GPS based time and frequency solutions for over a decade” commented Paul Skoog, product marketing manager for Symmetricom. “Now, with the SyncServer S300/S350 SAASM we set new standards for security, reliability and versatility in synchronizing the time on mission critical servers and workstations for DoD networks.”
An ultra high-bandwidth NTP time server, SyncServer S300/S350 SAASM is based on Symmetricom’s SyncServer S300/S350 NTP Time Server with the following features:
• SAASM GB-GRAM PPS Receiver with RAIM – Compliant with DoD mandate to use GPS SAASM Precise Positioning Service (PPS) receivers
• Gigabit Ethernet Port in addition to three 10/100Base-T ports – The four completely independent ports provide the flexibility needed to easily adapt to different and changing network topologies and security requirements
• IPv6 Compliance – Assures the SyncServer will last through the IPv4 to IPv6 migration, futureproofing the DoD network
• RADIUS Authentication – For maximum security and easy password management, particularly when there are multiple administrators that need access to the servers
• Autokey – To assure time packet integrity from the authoritative time server by using secure digital signatures which are easily configured and managed through the easy-to-use web interface
• Alarm Relays for Monitoring Systems – In-depth internal monitoring, very flexible configurations and external alarming
• Easy Set-Up and Control – Multiple NTP ports allow for easy network configuration and adaptation; intuitive web interface for easy control and maintenance
Compliant with the Joint Chiefs of Staff mandate that all newly fielded DoD systems using GPS use SAASM PPS devices after October 1, 2006 (unless waived), the SyncServer S300/S350 SAASM provides the highest immunity to jamming, plus time and frequency precision and versatility. The SyncServer S300/S350 SAASM provides very reliable and secure network synchronization technology by combining multi-port network interfaces with multiple time reference technology and enhanced security protocols. Accurately synchronized clocks are critical for network log file accuracy, security, electronic transactions, database integrity, communications and many other essential DoD applications.
The SyncServer S300/S350 SAASM NTP network time servers will be available in July 2009.
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As a worldwide leader in precise time and frequency products and services, Symmetricom provides “Perfect Timing” to customers around the world. Since 1985, the company’s solutions have helped define the world’s time and frequency standards, delivering precision, reliability and efficiency to wireline and wireless networks, instrumentation and testing applications and network time management. Deployed in more than 90 countries, the company’s synchronization solutions include primary reference sources, building integrated timing supplies (BITS), GPS timing receivers, time and frequency distribution systems, network time servers and ruggedized oscillators. Symmetricom also incorporates technologies including Universal Timing Interface (UTI), Network Time Protocol (NTP), IEEE 1588 (Precision Time Protocol), and others supporting the world’s migration to Next Generation Networks (NGN). Symmetricom’s QoE video quality management solutions provide the tools necessary to accurately monitor and analyze video quality and bring higher satisfaction levels to the end user. Symmetricom is based in San Jose, Calif., with offices worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.symmetricom.com.
McLean, VA, March 24, 2009 - Spacenet Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq: GILT) and one of the world’s leading providers of satellite networking solutions, introduced its new Cisco integrated Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 certified encryption solution over satellite. The FIPS certified solution from Cisco and Spacenet provides new satellite communications options to government customers, including services for CONUS based Department of Defense agencies and backhaul services between EMEA and the U.S. utilizing their existing Cisco infrastructure.
“Spacenet has always been focused on meeting the network security requirements of our customers and offers integrated government-grade AES/Rijndael encryption,” said Spacenet Vice President of Government Services Mike Mazza. “The combination of Spacenet’s fully managed service, with industry-leading SLA’s and Cisco’s integrated FIPS 140-2 certified module delivers a whole new level of flexibility to government agencies as well as the ability to utilize their existing Cisco platform and investment. This ability to take advantage of existing infrastructure should also reduce the training required by agencies to deploy the service or to maintain it.”
Spacenet offers the industry’s foremost Cisco certified and integrated satellite networking solution, the Cisco VSAT Network Module, enabling seamless integration into select models of the Cisco series of Integrated Services Routers (ISR). This platform helps enable easy deployment of fixed VSAT networks in mission-critical applications; transportable solutions for rapid deployment and disaster recovery; and continuity of operations planning (COOP) connectivity. In addition, Spacenet offers comprehensive network management services including 24 X 7 customer support, network design and implementation, and program management. Spacenet services are available in North America and select countries in Europe, the Middle East, South America and Africa.
Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2, a standard published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), defines the security requirements that must be satisfied by a cryptographic module used in a security system protecting unclassified information within IT systems. Spacenet’s integrated VSAT Cisco solution not only supports FIPS 140-2 but also supports acceleration of the encrypted traffic without the need to install additional devices at the remote location. The solution utilizes the Spacenet and Cisco co-developed Integrated Acceleration and Encryption (ITAE) technology to provide end-to-end accelerated FIPS 140-2 certified encryption over satellite. The FIPS certified solution supports mission-critical disaster recovery, backup networks and other on-demand applications that are integrated directly into an organization’s existing infrastructure.
About Spacenet
Founded in 1981, Spacenet Inc. is one of the world’s leading providers of high-performance satellite and hybrid terrestrial networking solutions for US based enterprise, government and small office/small business customers. Spacenet has a longstanding tradition of industry leadership and innovation, and today has more than 100,000 operational network endpoints for customers including many Fortune 500 companies and major government agencies. Spacenet’s services include its custom satellite and hybrid network solutions for enterprise and government; Connexstar™ VSAT services for primary, backup and disaster recovery networks; and StarBand® broadband Internet by satellite. Spacenet is based in McLean, Virginia, and operates its own end-to-end services infrastructure including network management, field services and teleport facilities in McLean, Virginia; Atlanta, Georgia; and Chicago, Illinois. Spacenet is a wholly owned subsidiary of Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq: GILT). Visit Spacenet at www.spacenet.com.
HICKORY, NC, March 23, 2009—For network designers, system installers and other in-building wireless professionals wishing to avoid costly and time-consuming design and installation mistakes, Andrew, the CommScope, Inc. division that is a global leader in wireless communication systems and products, introduces the Invex.NxG™ i.Walk™ complete in-building wireless testing solution.
The Invex.NxG i.Walk system includes everything needed for confirming the proper design and placement of in-building antenna or repeater systems prior to final installation, helping ensure optimal indoor wireless coverage. The i.Walk kit includes the following:
· Invex.NxG i.PC™ testing software with hardware key and supporting manuals on CD
· Invex.NxG i.Scan™ digital scanning receiver
· Invex.NxG i.Send™, the portable base station emulator that broadcasts RF signals indoors, with carrying case
· An optional touch screen palmtop with Invex.NxG i.PC software preloaded
Other products from Andrew’s extensive test and measurement portfolio can be added to this fully customizable solution.
“Anyone familiar with the frustration of completing an installation before realizing the design is wrong and needs to be fixed will understand the usefulness of Invex.NxG i.Walk,” said Andrew’s Colin Garrett, product manager, Test and Measurement Systems, Wireless Network Solutions. “i.Walk will not only help in avoiding design and installation errors, but also in optimizing in-building wireless coverage systems by ensuring the best antenna placement.”
Network designers can use i.Walk to conduct initial surveys of a building, detecting ambient RF interference and signal weak spots, which can then be accounted for in the system design. Using the Invex.NxG i.Walk consists mainly in connecting the i.Scan to the i.PC laptop and setting it to the desired frequency bands. The designer then walks through the building taking RF readings, the results of which are then logged with the building’s floor plan for analysis and design of the in-building coverage network. The i.Send transmitter can be used for temporarily transmitting RF signals inside the building, in imitation of expected signal levels and also to help with design.
Andrew is the only company offering a complete in-building testing solution that provides mobile operators and their RF engineers all the tools needed to survey a building’s RF environment.
The i.Walk is an extension of Andrew’s Invex.NxG drive-test system, formerly called Invex3G®, which enables wireless operators to view their own and their competitors’ wireless voice and data services from the perspective of the subscriber by providing critical quality-of-service (QoS) measurements. Invex.NxG identifies failed originations, abnormal ends, call setup time, and call quality for improving voice service levels. It also performs packet data testing for analyzing upload/download throughput speeds for data services. Invex.NxG can also be used by field personnel for independently checking network signal strength and identifying base station locations and sectors, assisting them in their jobs.
The Invex.NxG i.Walk test and measurement system for in-building networks complements Andrew’s industry leading coverage and capacity solutions, such as the ION™ fiber distributed antenna system, in providing operators and enterprises with the most complete solutions to providing optimum wireless coverage indoors.
Andrew will debut Invex.NxG i.Walk at its stand (Hall C4, Booth 7547) at the International CTIA WIRELESS 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 1 – 3, 2009.
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Invex3G is a registered trademark and Invex.NxG, i.Walk, i.PC, i.Send, i.Scan, and ION are trademarks of CommScope, Inc.
About CommScope
CommScope, Inc. (NYSE: CTV – www.commscope.com) is a world leader in infrastructure solutions for communication networks. Through its Andrew® brand, it is a global leader in radio frequency subsystem solutions for wireless networks. Through its SYSTIMAX® and Uniprise® brands, CommScope is a world leader in network infrastructure solutions, delivering a complete end-to-end physical layer solution, including cables and connectivity, enclosures, intelligent software and network design services, for business enterprise applications. CommScope also is the premier manufacturer of coaxial cable for broadband cable television networks and one of the leading North American providers of environmentally secure cabinets for DSL and FTTN applications. Backed by strong research and development, CommScope combines technical expertise and proprietary technology with global manufacturing capability to provide customers with infrastructure solutions for evolving global communications networks in more than 130 countries around the world.
EXACOM proudly announces the introduction of the “Hindsight-G2TM” Next Generation Multi-Media Logging Recorders, which facilitates a “Unified Communications RecordingTM” solution to address the requirements for Public Safety, Homeland Security and Defense Applications.
The “Hindsight-G2TM” Next Generation series of Multi-Media Logging Recorders uniquely supports the concurrent recording of audio, video and data in a single recorder module.
The “Hindsight-G2TM” Next Generation utilizes a presence based architecture specifically designed to address the multi-media acquisition, storage and playback requirements of the new NG911 initiative for video, text messaging, VoIP, traditional E911 communications, and concurrent support for APCO-P25, RoIP, trunked and conventional radio communications recording in one system.
The “Hindsight-G2TM” features the unique “Time GateTM” user GUI which provides time synchronized multi-media, multi-channel monitoring and playback to support incident reconstruction, quality analysis and system reporting.
EXACOM, Inc., founded in 1986 by Helmut Koch, William Haskett and Edward Huggins is headquartered in Concord, New Hampshire with branch locations in the CA, SC, FL, CT, and in the UK. EXACOM is a leading manufacturer of communications recording systems for Public Safety, Homeland Security and Defense applications.
March 19, 2009, Alexandria, Va. – The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International will hold its Fifth Annual Public Safety Communications Leadership in Policy Awards Dinner on April 7 at the Fairmont in Washington, D.C. and present its annual awards for excellence in public safety communications policy.
The APCO International Annual Public Safety Communications Leadership in Policy Awards Dinner is the association’s premier event which brings together policy leaders within the public safety communications community and honors those who have vigorously worked to create, advocate, and promote public safety communications policy.
The 2009 winners are:
The Honorable Janet Napolitano, secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Leadership in Advancing Communications Policy
Senator Daniel K. Inouye, Hawaii - Leadership in Legislative Service
Erika Olsen, deputy bureau chief, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, FCC - Leadership in Regulatory Service
Chris Essid, director of the Office of Emergency Communications, Department of Homeland Security - Special Recognition Award
For more information, visit http://www.apcointl.com/LeadersDinner/. To receive a complimentary press pass and/or full biographies and pictures of the award winners, please contact Courtney McCarron Hastings at mccarronc@apco911.org.
A portion of the net proceeds of the event are for the benefit of the Public Safety Foundation of America, which is a wholly-owned qualified 501(c)(3) charitable subsidiary of APCO International, Inc., as defined by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code.
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About APCO International
The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International is the world’s oldest and largest professional organization dedicated to the enhancement of public safety communications. APCO International serves the professional needs of its 15,000 members worldwide by creating a platform for setting professional standards, addressing professional issues and providing education, products and services for people who manage, operate, maintain and supply the communications systems used by police, fire and emergency medical dispatch agencies throughout the world. For more information, visit www.apcointl.org.
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Arcata, CA — (March 17, 2009) — Carlson Wireless Technologies (CWT) announces it will be unveiling the LongHaul 4.9 public safety point-to-point microwave Ethernet radio at IWCE 2009, March 18-20 in Las Vegas. The LongHaul 4.9 is the latest release in the LongHaul™ radio family which includes radios in the unlicensed 2.4, 5.2, 5.4 and 5.8 GHz bands.
The LongHaul 4.9 was designed for CWT’s established public safety market and includes hardened components and software optimized for critical TDM and VoIP networks. The radio is powered by CWT’s next-generation SWiFT™ platform which provides a low fixed latency link that eliminates packet collisions or lost data during transmission. This allows the LongHaul™ to provide very high QoS for VoIP and security networks at distances beyond 80 miles.
“The SWiFT platform is a truly synchronous architecture that provides public safety agencies with the most cost effective and robust backhaul for both TDM and IP networks. Our radios are “distance immune,” said Chris Spoerle, Director of Customer Service. “The throughput of other microwave radios drops dramatically over a short distance, petering out after 30 miles. The LongHaul™ produces a consistent throughput of 32 Mb/s far beyond that.”
The LongHaul 4.9 includes integrated network and equipment monitoring allowing system managers to remotely keep an eye on internal temperature and power supply voltage. “This is extremely useful, especially for public safety,” said Spoerle. “A message is sent to you if an alarm condition is occurring. This way, you can address congestion, environmental and power issues before they cause an outage. In public safety networks, this is crucial.”
“We have a very loyal public safety customer base,” said Jim Carlson, CEO. “We understand that in current times everyone is very budget conscious. That is why we are proud to be able to provide our customers with such a high quality USA-made product that performs so well at great pricing.”
For over a decade Carlson Wireless has been providing TrueTDM™ and IP wireless communications solutions for large telecommunications projects, industry and public safety agencies to single telephone and data links. Carlson Wireless’ unique combination of their exclusive TrueTDM™. SWiFT™ combined with TCP/IP technology allows for perfect wireline quality for POTS, 4-wire E&M, T1, SCADA and IP for a variety of applications. For more information visit www.CarlsonWireless.com.
(Las Vegas, Nevada, March 18, 2009) — EADS Secure Networks North America has been chosen as the subcontractor for a Project 25 (P25) digital, trunked radio system to GE Transportation LLC in support of California’s Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District’s (District) new Advanced Communications and Information System (ACIS).
The District’s new ACIS will greatly enhance communications, and support numerous improvements for the security, safety and operational reliability of the mass transit system. Implementation of the $15.5 million project is scheduled to last two years.
“We are pleased to work with GE Transportation in providing the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District a new, digital radio communications platform to help ensure the safety and well-being of its mass transit customers,” said Steve Shanck, Executive Vice President-General Manager, EADS Secure Networks North America.
Among these new and upgraded services is the implementation of EADS’ CORP25, a turnkey P25 radio system leveraging the power of IP (Internet Protocol) and the P25 standard to provide highly dependable, fully interoperable communications. As an open-standards digital trunked solution, CORP25 allows P25 and non-P25 radios to operate together on one core architecture, providing operators full autonomy and control over the radio network. It also removes traditional proprietary boundaries, freeing operations like the District to choose from different vendors and technologies, further reducing their overall cost of ownership.
Most recently, EADS Secure Networks North America provided a digital radio communications system for the Beijing 2008 Summer Games, managing an unprecedented 1.6 million group calls in a single day. Currently, EADS Secure Networks North America, a division of PlantCML®, is demonstrating the CORP25 solution to mission-critical operations throughout the U.S., revealing the unprecedented control, flexibility, interoperability and choice it delivers to the public safety environment.
The District is a public agency based in San Francisco that serves the transportation needs of nearly 49 million customers annually through its three operating divisions: Golden Gate Bridge, Golden Gate Transit and Golden Gate Ferry.
About EADS Secure Networks North America, a division of PlantCML (www.eads-ps.com)
EADS Secure Networks North America, a division of industry leader PlantCML, provides interoperable, professional mobile radio communications solutions to the mission-critical environment. This Project 25 (P25)-based offering, made possible through the 2008 acquisition of PlantCML by EADS North America, provides increased capabilities and growth to the company’s portfolio and position in public safety and homeland defense. Today, PlantCML is pioneering the next generation of E9-1-1 and secure network communications through Voice over IP-enabled applications, interoperable P25 radio systems and advanced emergency notification technologies. PlantCML’s solutions are resident in 14 of the top 20 most populous U.S. cities and largest first responder operations. Internationally, more than 180 public networks in 65 countries utilize the organization’s digital radio systems for fully interoperable communications between agencies, across regions and throughout nations.
About EADS North America (www.eadsnorthamerica.com)
EADS North America is the North American operations of EADS, the second largest aerospace and defense company in the world. As a leader in all sectors of defense and homeland security, EADS North America and its parent company, EADS, contribute over $10 billion to the U.S. economy annually and support more than 190,000 American jobs through its network of suppliers and services. Operating in 17 states, EADS North America offers a broad array of advanced solutions to its customers in the commercial, homeland security, aerospace and defense markets.
Media Contact: Tami Timperio
VP, Global Marketing Communications
PlantCML® an EADS North America Company
Tel: 951-719-2423
Email: ttimperio@plantcml.com
Media Contact: Tim Paynter
Senior Manager, Corporate Communications
EADS North America
Tel: 703-236-3300
Email: tim.paynter@eads-na.com
Media Contact: Mary Currie
Public Affairs Director
Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
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