News
• RGB earns NXTcomm award
By Brian Santo
RGB Networks’ Modular Video Processor (MVP) has won a NXTcomm Eos Award, in the Content Delivery and Management category.
The MVP is a complete IPTV solution, combining RGB’s video processing capabilities with a chassis to enable telecom carriers to offer a full range of digital video services, including HDTV. The MVP has been designed specifically for telecom carriers, combining support for MPEG-2 and MPEG-4/H.264 advanced processing, switching and ad insertion in a chassis.
“Winning a NXTcomm Eos Award confirms that the industry recognizes the value that the MVP brings to telco IPTV deployments,” said Ramin Farassat, VP of product marketing for RGB Networks. “We consulted closely with several large telecom carriers in developing the MVP to ensure it meets their critical requirements, and this award is a testament that we’ve designed the MVP with everything telcos need to deliver advanced IPTV services.”
• Qwest names former Sprint exec SVP of investor relations
By Traci Patterson
Qwest has named Kurt Fawkes as the company’s SVP of investor relations; SVP Rahn Porter, currently leading Qwest’s investor relations, will assume the role of SVP and treasurer, replacing Janet Cooper, who is leaving the company.
Fawkes and Porter will report to John W. Richardson, Qwest’s EVP and CFO, effective June 9.
Fawkes joins Qwest from Sprint Nextel, where he led the investor relations organization since 1994. Prior to that role, Fawkes oversaw financial planning for Sprint’s network and information technology organizations. Prior to leading investor relations, Porter served as Qwest's VP and assistant treasurer.
• Zhone’s MSAP selected by One Communications
By Traci Patterson
Zhone Technologies’ MALC Multi-Service Access Platform (MSAP) has been chosen by One Communications for the delivery of voice, Ethernet in the First Mile (EFM) and tiered DSL business services.
One Communications – headquartered in Rochester, N.Y., and Waltham, Mass. – is a privately held local exchange carrier that provides communications services to more than 160,000 small- and medium-size businesses (SMBs) in 16 states in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Upper Midwest regions.
“Zhone enables us to provision core business services, including EFM, DSL and telco-grade voice, from a single platform while retaining a high degree of network agility,” said Aaron Bruneau, VP of engineering for One Communications. “Zhone is pushing edge intelligence deeper into the access network, which also presents new opportunities for networked content and future-proof business services.”
• Reuters: Yahoo dismissed Google deal before Microsoft bid
By Traci Patterson
One day prior to receiving Microsoft’s takeover bid in January, Yahoo executives dismissed a search-advertising deal with Google due to antitrust concerns, Reuters reported.
The information is according to court documents that were made public on Monday.
"We are focused on long-term value creation rather than short-term gains," read a Yahoo document prepared for Yahoo execs before an "all hands" internal meeting on Jan. 30, Reuters reported. Microsoft’s takeover bid came on Jan. 31.
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