» NECA Member Works On "Electric Avenue" in Portland
NECA Member, Hughes Electrical Contractors worked with PGE and Portland State University to create “Electric Avenue,” making electric vehicles and charging stations accessible to Portland, Oregon. 

» LightSquared to defend project in open letter in newspapers
LightSquared said late Sunday that it planned to run the next day in major newspapers in the U.S. an open letter explaining its position over the controversy surrounding its LTE network, particularly concerns about its interference with GPS.

» Nefsis Web-Based Video Conferencing Cloud Eliminates the Cost and Complexity of Integrating Desktop Gateway and Collaboration Servers

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Online services innovator Nefsis® announced today that its video conferencing cloud for business "virtualizes" multipoint video control units (MCUs), desktop gateways, and collaboration servers – effectively eliminating these...

» Glowpoint Launches OpenVideo Mobile™

MURRAY HILL, N.J., Sept. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Glowpoint, Inc. (OTCBB: GLOW), a leading global provider of cloud managed video services, today announced the launch of OpenVideo Mobile™, an app that allows end users to manage and schedule video conferencing and telepresence...

» AT&T Expands Mobile Broadband Coverage in Northbrook
NORTHBROOK, Ill., Sept. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its continuing network investment to support growing demand for advanced mobile devices and applications, AT&T* today announced the activation of a new mobile broadband cell site in Northbrook that will enhance coverage for...

» Something Special for Line Contractors at NECA 2011 San Diego
Participants in the outside line construction industry are invited to enjoy special programs, and special savings, at NECA 2011 San Diego.

» Broadcom Unveils Breakthrough Integration on xDSL Integrated Access Device Platform

PARIS, Sept. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Broadband World Forum (BBWF) -- News Highlights: Industry's first all-in-one IAD SoC to integrate multi-mode ADSL2+/VDSL2, supporting channel bonding and G.vector with 802.11n, DECT, VoIP and Ethernet Switching into a single chip.Leverages Broadcom's...

» Quake-prone Japanese area implements cloud-based disaster system
A coastal region of Japan due for a major earthquake and possible tsunamis has implemented a cloud-based disaster management system run by Salesforce.com. Shizuoka Prefecture, on Japan's eastern coast in the central region of the country, lies curled around an undersea trough formed by the junction of two tectonic plates. It has been rocked by repeated large temblors in past centuries, collectively called "Tokai earthquakes," and the central government has warned that with underground stresses high another is imminent.