Apr 21, 2010

Global IP Solutions Enables HD Voice and One-Way Video Chat to the iPad

iPad Developers Can Simply Integrate Video Chat/Conferencing and Super HD Voice Capabilities, Ensuring Excellent Quality

San Francisco — April 20, 2010 — Global IP Solutions (Oslo Børs: GIPS), the leading provider of HD voice and video processing solutions, announced today the availability of high-definition (HD) and Super-wideband Voice as well as one-way Video Conferencing/Chat capabilities for iPad developers, powered by GIPS VideoEngine™ Mobile.

GIPS VideoEngine Mobile supplies iPad developers with a simple to integrate, high-level software API that contains the complex video conferencing/video chat capabilities into applications running on Apple's iPad operating system. As video access becomes available from Apple, GIPS VideoEngine will support two-way video chat/conferencing.

“With over 600,000 unit sales of the iPad to date, demand for this device is clearly continuing to grow,” said GIPS' Chief Marketing Officer Joyce Kim. “With the unique experience that a device like the iPad can deliver, it is imperative that the overall quality exceed all expectations and GIPS is proud to offer HD and Super HD voice and video for the iPad and other mobile devices.”

“GIPS technology is becoming increasingly significant with the growth in IP traffic as it offers HD voice and video communication capabilities that adjusts dynamically to available bandwidth on Wi-Fi or cellular networks,” said Roopam Jain, Principal Conferencing and Collaboration analyst at Frost & Sullivan. “The introduction of devices like the iPad will greatly increase wide scale voice and video communications beyond corporate boundaries.”

With GIPS VideoEngine Mobile, iPad developers can offer the best quality voice and video communication, overcoming the multiple issues intrinsic to mobile and IP networks such as delay, packet loss, bandwidth limitations, lip synchronization, dynamic bandwidth optimization and echo cancellation. GIPS VideoEngine Mobile ensures conversations dynamically adjust with Wi-Fi and cellular network conditions, thereby maintaining an uninterrupted experience.

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Apr 18, 2010

Verizon cuts 2010 FiOS by 2M homes

FCC-Any_resultsVerizon recently confirmed they will add 3M FiOS homes in 2010 but have now cut that to 1M for budget reasons. They implicitly also confirmed they are cutting back future FiOS builds as well by 2-4M homes from the original plans of 80% of homes passed. Verizon to get a New York City and other franchises have promised 100% local deployment, so unless they breach the franchise agreements they will reach 18-19M in a few years. This is consistent with my report that Verizon is cutting expenses to increase cash flow before Ivan Seidenberg's retirement. Ivan says a deal to sell to Vodafone is highly unlikely; I have no way of determining whether he is just playing hard to catch. Ivan personally would likely be ahead by $tens of millions if he sells, a powerful incentive. This is purely speculation; Ivan doesn't open his heart to me.

FiOS remains the best large network in the Western world, so denying it to 10M homes is a major political issue. Baltimore, with a large minority population, is not getting fiber while Maryland suburbs are. Baltimore is literally demonstrating in the street about that. The pattern is repeated, with inner cities and poorer rural areas getting inferior service. Verizon says they are not red-lining based on income but that's the practical effect of their plans. I've asked for, but haven't been given, the demographics of FiOS vs. non-FiOS territories. Unless they release that data, I'm going with Congressman Waxman's analysis they are providing inferior service - literally a tenth the speed - to the poor.

I've also sent a request for comments to the five FCC commissioners and the head of NTIA. D.C. claims they are making progress on broadband, but with this 2M cutback by Verizon following the 4M cutback by AT&T that's hard to accept. Most in D.C. are also ignoring the frequent and massive rate increases dating back to 2007 that are the leading cause of the slow uptake of broadband.Written by Dave Burstein April 2010 11:50


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Apr 13, 2010

RFICs enable 4G cellular base stations

Enabling high-density radio cards by combining multiple discrete functional blocks into a single device, the ADRF6601/2/2/4 series of mixers and ADRF6701/2/3/4 series of modulators meet the demanding performance required by higher-capacity base stations. With this breakthrough level of integration, the company claims that base station manufacturers can realize an unprecedented 60% reduction in board space and a significant savings on bill-of-materials costs.

The four ADRF670x products integrate a high-dynamic-range analog I/Q modulator, RF output switch, and PLL with integrated VCO. The modulator input bandwidth of 500 MHz can support either a specified band or complex IF up-conversion transmit signal paths.

The four ADRF660x products integrate a high-linearity active RF mixer, RF input balun for single-ended 50-Ω input, and a PLL synthesizer with integrated VCO. The active mixer provides a voltage conversion gain of 6 dB, alleviating the need for additional IF amplification over competing passive mixers. The differential IF output is capable of supporting IF frequencies up to 500 MHz.

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