Astellia and VOIPFUTURE join forces to provide VoIP monitoring for 3G and 4G networks

Rennes, France/Hamburg, Germany, April 24th, 2012 – Astellia and VOIPFUTURE today announced their partnership to complete Astellia’s network monitoring solution for 2G, 3G and LTE networks with VOIPFUTURE’s offering. Astellia, forerunner in monitoring solutions for optimization of mobile network QoS and QoE, and VOIPFUTURE, the leading provider of voice quality monitoring in IP networks, combine their best of breed technology for a superior QoS and QoE solution.

This answers the growing demand in the global market for Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) and Long Term Evolution (LTE) monitoring solutions. The rapidly growing number of deployments in the next couple of years will open new avenues of opportunity for Astellia and VOIPFUTURE.

Astellia’s probe-based monitoring solution provides mobile network operators with a deeper understanding of E2E network efficiency (from radio access to core), subscriber behavior and experience, handset performance, voice and data services. Through relevant Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) mobile network operators get precious information which helps them troubleshoot issues, identify high churn risk subscribers and improve user experience.
VOIPFUTURE’s technology is designed to control and improve voice quality in IP networks, such as modern IMS and LTE mobile networks. The solution uses a combination of packet flow analysis and deep packet inspection to monitor and analyze VoIP services. Its unique KPIs support mobile operators and carriers in their move to IP by providing essential information to management, customer care and operations.

“This partnership allows us to address our customer’s new challenges with IP-based voice transmission in 3G and 4G networks. Hereby we complete and strengthen Astellia’s Core solution in VoIP and VoLTE.” stated Emmanuel Audousset, EVP Business Development of Astellia. “Mobile operators will greatly benefit from Astellia’s profound mobile expertise and VOIPFUTURE’s innovative RTP and MOS monitoring technology.” he added.
“In joining forces, VOIPFUTURE and Astellia anticipate the strong demand of mobile operators for VoIP quality monitoring.” said VOIPFUTURE’s CEO Jan Bastian. “VOIPFUTURE and Astellia will give mobile operators the crucial data they need to control their network, secure service quality and optimize operations.”

About Astellia
Astellia is a global leader providing E2E mobile network monitoring and optimization solutions, presenting telecom operators with a clear, independent insight into their network performance and a near real-time visibility of the QoE of their subscribers. Astellia’s probe-based monitoring solution covers 2G, 3G and 4G technologies from radio access to the core network. Astellia delivers real business value by providing intelligence through a powerful product and expert service portfolio. Astellia partners with more than 180 worldwide telecom operators. Headquartered in France, Astellia has offices in Paris, New York, Reston, Singapore, Beirut, Rio de Janeiro, Prague, Saint Petersburg, Johannesburg and New Delhi. In order to help operators move faster towards more profitable network and services, the Astellia consultancy team shares its deep knowledge through a wide range of services such as network performance audits, telecom training and technical assistance.

Contact:
Esther Duval – Astellia.com +33 299-048-060; e.duval@astellia.com

About VOIPFUTURE
VOIPFUTURE delivers carrier-grade leading edge technology to monitor and analyze voice quality in IP networks. Target customers include mobile operators, carriers, large enterprises, managed service providers and NGN vendors. VOIPFUTURE’s innovative RTP Monitoring solution is characterized by high performance, precision and vendor independence. Flexible deployment options and open interfaces provide for various applications including VoIP troubleshooting, network optimization, inter-provider peering and customer SLA monitoring. VOIPFUTURE was founded as a Siemens spin-off in early 2007 in Hamburg, Germany and major investors are Hasso Plattner Ventures and KfW Bank.

Contact:
Sandra Vodene – VOIPFUTURE.com
+49 40 688 900 130; news@voipfuture.com

Power Amplifier Solution for 3G and 4G Smartphones

New family offers mix-and-match two-band combinations, giving mobile device manufacturers a flexible, high-performance platform that speeds time to market 

HILLSBORO, OREGON (USA) – February 20, 2012 – TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. (NASDAQ: TQNT), a leading RF solutions supplier and technology innovator, today unveiled the industry’s smallest dual-band PA duplexer (PAD) for global 3G and 4G smartphones. The new TRITIUM Duo™ family combines two band-specific power amplifiers (PAs) and duplexers in a single compact module, effectively replacing up to twelve discrete components.

“We’ve powered the world’s top smartphones with over a half billion of our single-band TRITIUM™ modules, and now the TRITIUM Duo™ is being evaluated by customers for use in next generation smartphones,” said Ralph Quinsey, president and chief executive officer of TriQuint. “Our broad technology portfolio has enabled us to integrate two commonly used bands in one small footprint. Not only have we simplified the RF front-end for phone designers, we have also increased performance and flexibility.”

The TRITIUM Duo family shares a common 6 x 4.5mm footprint, giving designers the flexibility to support multi-band, multi-mode operations across multiple platforms. Mobile device manufacturers can capitalize on the dramatic size reductions to include more features or larger batteries in thinner, lighter form factors with all the performance needed for CDMA, 3G, and 4G networks.

TriQuint’s TRITIUM Duo family provides several key benefits to mobile device vendors:

1. 1.    Smallest Size, Highly Integrated

• 2 PAs & 2 Duplexers in a module smaller than a single-band PAD
• A quad-band solution (2 TRITIUM Duos) is ~ 50mm2, half the footprint of a comparable discrete solution

1. 2.    Increased Flexibility

• Common family footprint simplifies design, speeds overall time to market
• Mix & match popular band combinations across platforms

1. 3.    Lower Parts Count

• Replace up to 12 discrete parts with 1 PAD
• Reduce BOMs: improve manufacturing & supply chain efficiency

1. High Performance

• Optimized for each of its two bands, no switching is required after amplification – unlike configurable architectures

Significant Integration Enabled by Industry’s Broadest Technology Portfolio

The new dual-band TRITIUM Duo implements proprietary TriQuint CuFlip™ technology to replace wire bonds with copper bumps; this saves board real estate and enables superior system performance by eliminating noise-radiating wires. The copper bumps also dissipate heat better than traditional interconnect techniques. The integrated Flip Chip BiHEMT power amplifier die achieves industry leading current consumption to provide maximum talk-time and thermal efficiency critical for smartphone applications.

The new TRITIUM Duo also employs a wafer level packaging (WLP) technique to provide hermetic filter encapsulation for improved performance and a reduced size. In addition, the modules integrate high-performance BAW and SAW duplexer capabilities.

TriQuint will showcase its mobile device platform solutions, including the new TRITIUM Duo family, at the communications industry’s largest annual trade show, the GSMA Mobile World Congress, in Barcelona, Spain, on February 27 – March 1, 2012. The TRITIUM Duo is currently sampling, with volume production planned in June. To locate one of TriQuint’s distributors, resellers or local and field sales representatives, please visit www.triquint.com/sales.

This streamlined dual-band TRITIUM Duo family brings an even higher level of integration to TriQuint’s portfolio of award-winning PA-duplexer modules. An industry pioneer in integrating passive and active devices, TriQuint provides complete, high performance RF front-end solutions by integrating amplifiers, filters and switches. The TRITIUM Duo™ combines with TriQuint’s QUANTUM Tx™ family of transmit modules to offer a complete RF front-end solution for smartphones and other mobile devices.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. (NASDAQ: TQNT) press release contains forward-looking statements made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Readers are cautioned that forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. The cautionary statements made in this press release should be read as being applicable to all related statements wherever they appear. Statements containing such words as ‘leading’, ‘smallest’, ‘superior’, or similar terms are considered to contain uncertainty and are forward-looking statements. A number of factors affect TriQuint’s operating results and could cause its actual future results to differ materially from any results indicated in this press release or in any other forward-looking statements made by, or on behalf of, TriQuint including, but not limited to: those associated with the unpredictability and volatility of customer acceptance of and demand for our products and technologies, the ability of our production facilities and those of our vendors to meet demand, the ability of our production facilities and those of our vendors to produce products with yields sufficient to maintain profitability, as well as the other “Risk Factors” set forth in TriQuint’s most recent 10-Q report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This and other reports can be found on the SEC web site, www.sec.gov. A reader of this release should understand that these and other risks could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations expressed / implied in forward-looking statements.

FACTS ABOUT TRIQUINT
Founded in 1985, TriQuint Semiconductor (NASDAQ: TQNT) is a leading global provider of innovative RF solutions and foundry services for the world’s top communications, defense and aerospace companies. People and organizations around the world need real-time, all-the-time connections; TriQuint products help reduce the cost and increase the performance of connected mobile devices and the networks that deliver critical voice, data and video communications. With the industry’s broadest technology portfolio, recognized R&D leadership, and expertise in high-volume manufacturing, TriQuint creates standard and custom products using gallium arsenide (GaAs), gallium nitride (GaN), surface acoustic wave (SAW) and bulk acoustic wave (BAW) technologies. The company has ISO9001-certified manufacturing facilities in the U.S., production in Costa Rica, and design centers in North America and Germany. For more information, visit www.triquint.com.

TriQuint: Connecting the Digital World to the Global Network^®

6 March 2012, Shenzhen, China – ZTE Corporation (“ZTE”) (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ), a publicly-listed global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, today announced it had attained the No. 1 global ranking for PCT patent filings in 2011.

According to global findings released by the World Intellectual Property Organization on its official website, ZTE ranked No.1 among global companies in terms of PCT patent filings in 2011 with 2,826 total applications. The company moved up from the No. 2 spot, which it held in 2010. The statistics also show consistent growth in ZTE’s international patent filings over the past five years, which increased by more than 50 per cent year-on-year in 2011.

According to ZTE, more than 60 per cent of its PCT filings in 2011 were related to LTE/3G, cloud computing and the Internet of Things. To date, ZTE’s total international patent filings (including pending applications) is over 10,000.  

“Becoming the world No.1 in PCT applications is a great accomplishment, but not our ultimate goal,” said ZTE President Shi Lirong. “Through innovation, we seek to enable people around the world to enjoy enriching life experiences through new technologies.”

ZTE has filed for over 40,000 domestic and international patent filings (including pending applications), and is an industry leader in the area. More than 90 per cent of the company’s patents are invention-related, including numerous basic patents covering international telecommunications technical standards and core patents covering key telecommunications technologies. The company has won several patent awards domestically, including four China Patent Gold Awards, 12 China Patent Awards of Excellence, and four Major Invention Awards in China’s information industry.

ZTE invests 10 per cent of its annual revenue in R&D and its R&D spending over the last three years has hit RMB 20 billion. Currently, ZTE employs more than 30,000 experienced researchers, and runs 15 research centers in China, France, India, Sweden and the United States. The company also built ten innovation centers around the world in cooperation with mainstream operators in Europe and North America in 2011.

About ZTE

ZTE is a publicly-listed global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions with the most comprehensive product range covering virtually every sector of the wireline, wireless, service and terminals markets. The company delivers innovative, custom-made products and services to over 500 operators in more than 140 countries, helping them to meet the changing needs of their customers while achieving continued revenue growth. ZTE’s 2010 revenue led the industry with a 21% increase to USD10.609 billion. ZTE commits 10 percent of its revenue to research and development and takes a leading role in a wide range of international bodies developing emerging telecoms standards. A company with sound corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives, ZTE is a member of the UN Global Compact. ZTE is China’s only listed telecom manufacturer, publicly traded on both the Hong Kong and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ). For more information, please visit www.zte.com.cn. 

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ZTE Corporation                                                   Edelman PR

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Year-on-year figures up 33% to $9.2 billion, ahead of all other major telecom companies

24 February 2012, Shenzhen, China – ZTE Corporation (“ZTE”) (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ), a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, announced today it had achieved the world’s-fastest sales revenues increase for the first nine months of 2011.

According to leading consulting firm Frost & Sullivan, ZTE achieved the highest growth rate in revenue among the top vendors in the global telecommunications market, with an approximate 33.4 per cent increase in sales revenue year-on-year to $9.17 billion in the first nine months of 2011. ZTE’s sales revenues were $6.87 billion during the corresponding period the previous year.

Average revenue growth for the industry during the first three quarters of 2011 was approximately 10 per cent.

Frost & Sullivan attributes ZTE’s rapid growth in 2011 to the company’s aggressive marketing and sales strategies in China and overseas. The research firm sees ZTE’s work to expand and upgrade wireless networks, develop smart terminals, and its participation in China’s national broadband strategy and tri-network integration as factors that will consolidate the company’s market position and ensure steady and sustainable growth.

In 2011, ZTE also successfully expanded its business into additional tier-1 markets around the globe, including work with Softbank in Japan, Bharti Airtel in India, and América Móvil in Mexico.

The company currently supplies network equipment to all of the world’s top 30 global telecommunications operators (excluding the US market), and is the No. 4 mobile phone manufacturer in the world. ZTE also has cooperated with 90 per cent of the top 50 global telecoms operators in Europe.

About ZTEZTE is a publicly-listed global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions with the most comprehensive product range covering virtually every sector of the wireline, wireless, service and terminals markets. The company delivers innovative, custom-made products and services to over 500 operators in more than 140 countries, helping them to meet the changing needs of their customers while achieving continued revenue growth. ZTE’s 2010 revenue led the industry with a 21% increase to USD10.609 billion. ZTE commits 10 percent of its revenue to research and development and takes a leading role in a wide range of international bodies developing emerging telecoms standards. A company with sound corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives, ZTE is a member of the UN Global Compact. ZTE is China’s only listed telecom manufacturer, publicly traded on both the Hong Kong and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ). For more information, please visit www.zte.com.cn.

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Margrete Ma Diana Pong / Andres Vejarano
ZTE Corporation Edelman PR
Tel: +86 755 26775207 Tel: +852 2837 4734 / 2837 4735
Email: ma.gaili@zte.com.cn Email: diana.pong@edelman.com andres.vejarano@edelman.com

GE Satcom Announces Name Change to Signalhorn

Stuttgart, Germany – 23 February 2012: The recently acquired GE Satcom announces today that the company has formally changed its name to Signalhorn.

The change of ownership took place February 2, 2012 and includes the entire GE Satcom or Satlynx group of
companies located in Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and other key locations.

The rebranding to Signalhorn marks a significant event in the forty year history of the organisation and therefore justifies a powerful and substantial brand identity to carry it forward into many more decades of superior service delivery.

Adjacent to one of our state-of-the-art teleport and technical centres in Leuk, Switzerland, stands a prevailing, trusted navigation point – Signalhorn Mountain. Like the mountain, Signalhorn represents empowerment, solidarity, and dominance: all built on a foundation around Trusted Networks.

“Our customers will benefit from an unparalleled combination of solutions, professional services, and expertise
that highlight our existing and growing resources,” states Robert Kubbernus, President & CEO. “We are bringing together our resources to focus on a new future under a new brand. With a unique blend of knowledge, innovation, platforms, and infrastructure, we are confident that our networks remain second-to-none.”

Signalhorn is a multi-discipline communications expert group dedicated to delivering sophisticated network
services, depth of expertise, and unmatched customer commitment to Government, Defence, Enterprise,
Maritime, and Oil & Gas industries. It encompasses essential capabilities and resources to provide robust
communications solutions: Satellite, Terrestrial, 3G, 4G, and WIFI.

Signalhorn caters to customers’ highest demands for connectivity regardless of geographic location. Whether on land, at sea, or in the air, solutions are designed to converge technology platforms and seamlessly provide the most robust and reliable communications networks.

“We look to the future with great optimism and continue to be active in developing solutions that meet and
exceed our customers’ communication requirements worldwide,” concludes Kubbernus.

About Signalhorn
Signalhorn delivers trusted and fully managed end-to-end communication solutions to Government, Defence,
Enterprise, Maritime, and Oil & Gas customers that require mobility, security, and, above all, reliability. With
over three hundred global customers and over 10,000 remote sites being served in approximately 130 countries, Signalhorn will continue to expand its services offered and the quality of its service.

For further information, please contact:
Julia Sarkiaho | Marketing Manager | T +49 (0) 7191 971 126
press@signalhorn.com | www.signalhorn.com

Appointment of Ritu Mahandru, Chris Rowett and Paolo Restagno will lead expansion and availability of Service Virtualization from ITKO in the region.

Core News Facts

1. ITKO, a CA Technologies company, appoints three senior directors to manage their LISA Solutions business in EMEA.
2. Appointment of Ritu Mahandru, Chris Rowett, and Paolo Restagno will spearhead business growth in CA Technologies recently acquired CA LISA solutions for Application Lifecycle Optimization.
3. CA LISA virtualisation and validation software from ITKO increases the agility of developing and delivering complex and cloud-based applications to market faster, while shifting quality left to eliminate costly constraints and defects in an environment of constant change.

MORGES, Switzerland, 23 February 2012, CA Technologies (NASDAQ:CA) today announced the appointment of three senior executives in EMEA to spearhead further growth in service virtualization and Cloud application development solutions across the region through their ITKO software group.

Ritu Mahandru is appointed senior sales director, ITKO solution sales in the U.K. and the Nordic region; Chris Rowett is appointed senior director for ITKO technical sales in EMEA; and Paolo Restagno is appointed senior director with responsibility for ITKO sales in the Southern Europe, Middle East, and Africa (SEMEA) regions.

“These important senior executive appointments to the ITKO business will benefit our customers whilst heralding further growth for our Service Virtualization and Cloud development solutions across the region,” says Eric Grotefeld, VP EMEA, ITKO. “Our technology enables customers to anticipate how their applications will perform in alternate environments, significantly reducing risk, and accelerating their time to value. With these appointments, ITKO will drive even further demand for the broadest continuum of IT management solutions that includes composite and cloud application environments.”

Ritu Mahandru joins as Senior Director of Solution Sales. She will have responsibility for accelerating ITKO Solutions sales growth in the Northern Europe region, which includes the U.K. and Ireland, the Nordics and the Netherlands. Prior to joining ITKO, Mahandru was responsible for all business development activities in Europe at Tealeaf technology, a leading provider of customer experience management software for online businesses. Her extensive experience also includes work at BEA Systems and Cape Clear.

As Senior Director with responsibility for running ITKO in the Southern Europe, Middle East, and Africa (SEMEA) regions, Paolo Restagno will be accountable for driving growth for CA LISA Solutions throughout this important territory. Restagno joins CA Technologies from Telligent, a leading provider of Enterprise Social Business Software and Enterprise Networking, where he built the SEMEA operations. Prior to this, he held different Regional Sales Management positions in companies like Plumtree Software, BEA System and Oracle.

The appointment of Chris Rowett as Senior Director of Technical Sales will help customers increase their adoption and value from Cloud-based applications. Rowett joins ITKO from IBM, where he was the services lead for Open Pages Centre of Excellence. Prior to this, he was managing director for EMEA at Cape Clear Software (UK) Ltd.

The combination of CA LISA Service Virtualization and DevTest Cloud capabilities with Service Assurance, Unified Automation, Service Management and Turn-key Cloud creates the most compelling offerings in the market that accommodate the complexity inherent in today’s applications and environments. The benefit for customers are business services that can be built, tested, and delivered in hours and days, not months and years. ITKO solutions drive faster time-to-market by eliminating software dependences, and increasing the reliability of composite applications that leverage cloud computing, SOA, BPM, integration suites and ESBs.

About ITKO

ITKO, a CA Technologies company, optimizes composite application lifecycles. Their CA LISA virtualisation and validation software increases the agility of developing and delivering complex and cloud-based applications to market faster, while shifting quality left to eliminate costly constraints and defects in an environment of constant change. ITKO solutions drive Business Service Innovation by eliminating software dependences, decreasing release times, and increasing the reliability of composite applications that leverage cloud computing, SOA, BPM, integration suites and ESBs. ITKO’s global customers include five of the top six Fortune 500 commercial banks, five of the top six Fortune 500 telecommunications firms as well as leading firms in insurance, travel, retail, utilities and government agencies. For more information, visit http://www.itko.com.

About CA Technologies
CA Technologies (NASDAQ: CA) is an IT management software and solutions company with expertise across all IT environments – from mainframe and distributed, to virtual and cloud. CA Technologies manages and secures IT environments and enables customers to deliver more flexible IT services. CA Technologies innovative products and services provide the insight and control essential for IT organisations to power business agility. The majority of the Global Fortune 500 relies on CA Technologies to manage evolving IT ecosystems. For additional information, visit CA Technologies at www.ca.com.

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22 February 2012, Shenzhen, China – ZTE Corporation (“ZTE”) (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ), a publicly-listed global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, today reinforced its commitment to providing high quality telecommunications solutions worldwide by acknowledging its intent to continue to source application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) from two industry-leading manufacturers.

ZTE plans to maintain its relationship with Qualcomm, a supplier of more than ten years, to provide device processor components as ZTE drives LTE adoption in 2012 and beyond. Qualcomm will continue to provide chipset solutions for ZTE wireless devices available in markets around the world.

Additionally, Broadcom and ZTE are engaged through 2012. Broadcom will provide networking processor solutions for ZTE Bearer network, Ethernet and XDSL products, which will be used as ZTE expands its infrastructure presence worldwide. The newest investment with Broadcom reflects the continued efforts that ZTE is making to customize deployments for customers and ensure availability of reliable and cost-efficient solutions.

“As a leading semiconductor supplier, Broadcom has demonstrated technology innovation throughout ZTE’s product portfolio,” said Thomas Lagatta, executive vice president of Sales, Broadcom Corporation. “ZTE is one of the most important Broadcom partners, we are very proud of the milestone we have achieved with ZTE together, and look forward to further strategic collaboration.”

“ZTE believes that its solutions are dependent upon the partners we select to provide high-quality, reliable products for customers,” said Ye Weimin, Senior Vice President. ZTE Corp, . “We are strengthening relationships with telecommunications’ best technology companies to demonstrate our capabilities, customization and value. ZTE continues to put the resources in place to grow as a worldwide leader in the infrastructure and device industry.”

The collaborative relationships that ZTE maintains in the industry demonstrate ZTE’s commitment to bring the best components, latest technologies and most complete solutions to customers around the globe. ZTE has a history of supporting American companies and has invested more than $13 billion in U.S. companies and technologies through the purchase of products and licensing of intellectual property. This strategy demonstrates ZTE’s global and inclusive business model that utilizes best-in-class technology, efficient engineering and manufacturing, and worldwide reach to bring customers quality mobile products.

About ZTE
ZTE is a publicly-listed global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions with the most comprehensive product range covering virtually every sector of the wireline, wireless, service and terminals markets. The company delivers innovative, custom-made products and services to over 500 operators in more than 140 countries, helping them to meet the changing needs of their customers while achieving continued revenue growth. ZTE’s 2010 revenue led the industry with a 21% increase to USD10.609 billion. ZTE commits 10 percent of its revenue to research and development and takes a leading role in a wide range of international bodies developing emerging telecoms standards. A company with sound corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives, ZTE is a member of the UN Global Compact. ZTE is China’s only listed telecom manufacturer, publicly traded on both the Hong Kong and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ). For more information, please visit www.zte.com.cn.

Media Contacts:
Margrete Ma
ZTE Corporation
Tel: +86 755 26775207
Email: ma.gaili@zte.com.cn

Mitch Peterson
ZTE USA
Tel: +1 913 706 9529
Email: mitchell.peterson@zteusa.com

LONDON, UK February 16, 2012 – JDSU today introduced PacketPortal™, a Smart Network Application   Platform (SNAP), that allows communications service providers to profitably scale to unprecedented bandwidth demand while providing the highest quality subscriber experience.   PacketPortal uses microprobe technology to cost-effectively gather intelligence anywhere in the network for use with a suite of customer care, marketing and other applications.  These applications give service providers a new way to drive revenue, build strong brands and command subscriber loyalty.  

PacketPortal provides ubiquitous, real-time access to critical network data, replacing traditional methods that can’t scale to the number of connected devices that some analysts predict could grow to 50 billion by 2020.  It uses intelligent microprobes that are easily embedded in existing routers, switches and other network elements without increasing footprint or power consumption. These microprobes are auto-discovered and registered with the PacketPortal software platform, securely providing network intelligence for the service provider’s application environment.  The first generation of PacketPortal captures network data from optical transceivers about the size of a USB memory stick. 

“Anyone who has suffered through dropped calls, download delays and slow streaming video should welcome the arrival of PacketPortal,” said David Heard, president of JDSU’s Communications Test and Measurement business segment. “Our vision is to expand the number of PacketPortal-enabled devices, eliminating blind spots across the network and providing service providers with the intelligence needed for profitable growth and a consistent, high-quality end user experience.”

Several major network equipment manufacturers are engaged in the PacketPortal certification process and more than ten service providers are in active field trials.  

Cloud-Based, Open Development Platform

PacketPortal cost-effectively provides service providers with remote visibility all the way to the network edge –  where it is needed most – and uses an innovative cloud-based approach to separate data collection and filtering from management and analysis.  PacketPortal was introduced today with five customer experience management applications, including those for 4G/LTE, triple-play and consumer content analysis. Its unique benefits to communications service providers include:

• mean-time-to-repair reduced from days to minutes with improved network monitoring capabilities for quickly and cost-effectively detecting and resolving service issues;
• new opportunities to tailor service packages and fee structures based on individual subscriber bandwidth demand;
• better customer service and reduced churn as network complexity escalates;
• reduced network footprint and power consumption; and
• lower capital and network operating expenses

Today’s commercial launch of PacketPortal follows a five-year development effort based on JDSU’s decades-long collaboration with the world’s leading network equipment manufacturers and service providers.    Leveraging its deep knowledge of network management methods and procedures, JDSU has created an open application development platform designed to support new and innovative ways to leverage PacketPortal for improved customer experience and business results.

The introduction of PacketPortal has been met with enthusiastic response from the industry:

Michael Howard, co-founder and principal analyst of Infonetics Research: “Service providers are concerned with end-to-end performance of applications, so monitoring, measuring, and assurance solutions have to be flexible, not restricting carriers by limiting where data is captured within a network.  PacketPortal’s capability to be moved around the network to its most congested points is what operators want for optimal performance of their next-generation networks.”

Graham Bishop, engineering director, TalkTalk Technology: “TalkTalk is focused on delivering the best value broadband services to consumers and businesses.  Partnering with JDSU to take early advantage of PacketPortal’s ability to obtain unique customer intelligence will allow us to improve our customers’ experience while delivering significant operating efficiencies and setting the foundation for innovative, exciting new services.”

For more information on PacketPortal, including videos with comments from JDSU and other industry experts, visit www.jdsu.com/go/packetportal and www.jdsu.tv.

About JDSU
JDSU (NASDAQ: JDSU; and TSX: JDU) innovates and markets diverse technologies that enhance the way people experience the world every day. We enable fast, high-quality communications, secure financial transactions, reliable consumer electronics, green energy, differentiated brands and a host of other solutions. We provide these solutions through three business segments: Communications Test and Measurement, Communications and Commercial Optical Products, and Advanced Optical Technologies. To learn more about JDSU, please visit www.jdsu.com and www.jdsu.tv and follow us on JDSU Perspectives, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.

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Comviva’s Mobile Data Platform Spurs Mobile Data Traffic Growth in Emerging Markets

Introduces its unique data packages for operators to bolster data traffic towards increased ARPU

- Enables 70% improvement in download speed
- 50% reduction in Total Cost to Operator through MDP

Dubai, November 27, 2011: Comviva, the global leader in providing mobile solutions beyond VAS, today introduced data packages for its Mobile Data Platform (MDP), to provide complete control of the data pipe to the operators across emerging markets including Middle East, Africa, Latin America, Europe and Asia.

Comviva’s new mobile data packages introduced are designed to suit different market segments depending on the traffic volume & future growth in the subscriber base. The new packages are MDP 500 for scalability upto 500Mbps, MDP 1000 for upto 4Gbps and MDP 5000 for capacity of upto 30Gbps. These packages are designed to take care of current needs plus scalability requirements, so that capacity upgrades are non-disruptive.

Vikram Shanbhag, Vice President, Mobile Messaging Solutions, Comviva said “In the struggle to maintain a high performance network, improve scalability, encourage long term customer loyalty and provide differentiated services, operators face a challenge in managing the explosive data pipe. The exponential rise in traffic volumes has led to higher network congestion. Aligned to the expected data demand, Comviva’s future proof Mobile Data Platform supports increasing data usage while significantly reducing operators’ investment on Capex and Opex.”

“Also with the increased adoption of smart phones, subscribers expect a PC like experience on their mobile device. As the demand for mobile data is growing by leaps and bounds, operators around the world are presented with a unique opportunity to generate new revenue streams and grow their business,” further added Shanbhag.

With over 10 years of experience in managing mobile data pipes for more than 80 operators globally across 40 plus countries, Comviva is ideally placed to be the leader in evolving an operator’s mobile data strategy. Comviva’s award-winning Mobile Data Platform (MDP) enables mobile operators and wireless service providers to effectively manage, optimize and monetize the broadband data traffic to deliver a better service experience – while reducing investment in Capex and Opex. MDP is a comprehensive suite, offering acceleration, smart caching, video caching, P2P caching, policy & bandwidth management, DPI based profiling and inline billing.

According to a 2011 Cisco Report, Mobile data traffic will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 92 percent from 2010 to 2015. Furthermore it is estimated that 2/3rd of world’s mobile data traffic will be video by 2015.

About Comviva Technologies Ltd.

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This year’s event includes three separate conference tracks, covering a broad spectrum of the industry’s most burning issues; operator and developer revenue streams, publishing strategies, mobile and tablet app marketing, handset innovation, branding and the rise of the TV app.

With operators, platform and app store owners keen to connect with new developer talent, developers are well catered for at Apps World Europe, with two full free-to-attend tracks across both days delivering advice and insight from leading developers.

Speakers across the conference include representatives from brands like Spotify, Rovio, Google TV, EA Games, SingTel, RBS, BBC, Sky, British Airways and O2; eager to discuss how their organisation is harnessing the power of multiplatform apps. To see the full agenda, click here: http://www.apps-world.net/europe/workshops/agendas/workshop-agendas

Ian Johnson, Apps World founder, said: “We feel like this has been a real watershed year in terms of companies recognising the value and scope of what apps represent to their future business activities. The interest in apps has broadened to include marketing professionals across all industries. The opportunity for talented developers to connect with large multinational brands is a facet of the show we take very seriously, that’s why we’re offering the developer streams for free.

“As soon as connected TV takes full hold in the mind of the consumer, we will have a whole new apps revolution on our hands, so I will be looking forward to the TV Apps sessions as much as anyone.”

Speakers include:

Thomas Chung, VP, GM, The Playforge

Peter Vesterbacka, CEO, Rovio (Angry Birds)

Daniel Heaf – Digital Director, BBC Worldwide

Thibaut Rouffineau, VP Developer Partnerships, Wireless Industry Partnership (WIP)

Miles Ross, Head of Mobile, IPC Media

Javier Lorente Martínez, Global Project Manager, Mobile Data Group, Telefónica, UK

Shaun Gregory, Managing Director, O2 Media

Chris Carmichael, ba.com & Mobile Innovation Manager, British Airways

David Gibbs, Director of Mobile Application & Services, BSkyB

James Bromley, Managing Director, Mail Online

Anthony Rose, Co-Founder and CTO, Zeebox

Neil Swanston, Mobile Experience Manager, Centrica

Steve Wing, Head of Digital Marketing, Consumer Media, Guardian News and Media

Rajeev Aikkara, Project Manager – Mobile Systems, ASOS

Justin Moodie, Digital Publisher, DK Books

Evan Krauss, EVP, Shazam Entertainment

Andy Gower, Research Group Leader, BT

Notes to editors

Apps World Europe is part of an international conference series covering four continents, with shows also in New York, Cape Town and Singapore. For more information on the Apps World Series, visit: http://www.apps-world.net

Follow developments and announcements on the official show blog: http://www.apps-world.net/blog

Connect on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/apps-world

For further media information, or to arrange press accreditation for the event, please contact:

Kate Williams

kate@sixdegs.com

To exhibit at Apps World Europe 2011, please contact:

Enquiries@sixdegs.com

Tel: +44 (0) 117 973 2353