New Product Recap: July 2012

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July 31, 2012 | Tim Hills | Post a comment

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This report, as you've come to expect, is a recap of many of the month's biggest product announcements in communications, organized into the following broad categories for your convenience:

For a quick view of what we have included from your favorite vendors, glance at Table 1; and if you want to see quickly what we have included under each product category, look at Table 2.

Enjoy! And don't forget that you can click here to see our list of previous long-form features and New Product Recaps.

Table 1: Vendors and products included in this Recap

Vendor	Product(s)	Comment
Actix	ActixOne	Enhancement adds small-cell analytics to allow operators to prioritize small-cell rollouts, understand small-cell performance and measure the impact on their macro networks
Alcatel-Lucent	Metro Cell Express	Service for wireless small-cell network rollout based on the lightRadio metro portfolio and intended to enhance mobile services in high-density urban centers such as railway stations, shopping malls and sports stadiums
Alliance Fiber Optic Products	MPO Fiber Optic Loopback Assemblies	For burn-in and testing of MPO network components and systems
Anritsu	easyTest Tools	Enhancement to E series Site Master and Cell Master handheld analyzers
Anritsu	MS272xC Spectrum Master enhancement	Burst-detection enhancement can capture up to 20,000 measurement/s
Antenova	A10453	LTE antenna reference design for smartphones
ARRIS	WorkAssure	Integration of existing workforce management solution with SkyCreek's automated multichannel customer-contact technologies
Avago Technologies	AFBR-81uVxyZ and AFBR-82uVxyZ	120Gbit/s multichannel optical transmitter and receiver modules for inside-the-box data-center applications and a CXP pluggable transceiver for board-edge box-to-box and rack-to-rack communications
Avago Technologies	AGPS-F001	Filter-LNA module designed to simplify portable navigation systems and embedded GPS/GNSS systems in tablets and cellphones
Avago Technologies	MGA-16x16 series	Balanced ultra-low-noise amplifiers include integrated active biasing and a shutdown functionality
Avago Technologies	MGA-43x28 series	Power amplifiers providing final-stage gain for picocell and enterprise femtocell systems
Belkin	@TV	Works over Wi-Fi or a 3G/4G network and allows users to access all content from their home theater on tablets, smartphones, and laptops
Broadcom	BCM4335	5G IEEE 802.11ac W-iFi combo chip for smartphones and tablets
Cambium Networks	PTP 810	Point-to-point (PTP) wireless backhaul solution supporting native E1/T1 and native Ethernet in a single platform
Clearleap	ClearPlay Authentication service	Managed service transparently authorizes and authenticates subscribers on major content provider portals, allowing service providers to enable TV Everywhere
EMCORE	J-Type Medallion 6000	Series of externally modulated 1550nm cable television (CATV) fiber-optic transmitters
Empirix	Regression Testing as a Service (RTaaS)	Quality-assurance solution for ensuring that existing services are not negatively affected when changes are introduced into complex contact-center environments
Google	Nexus 7	First own-brand tablet
Haivision	CoolSign 5.0	New version of digital signage system brings together digital signage with IP video, allowing delivery of combined rich media and live broadcasts across campuses and to remote signage players and mobile devices
Haivision	Viper 1.1	New release of compact appliance combining dual-channel HD encoding, low-latency secure streaming, video on demand, and contextual multichannel record-review-publish workflow within a single chassis
Huawei Technologies	E5776	Presented as the world's first LTE Category 4 multimode mobile Wi-Fi product
Huawei Technologies	OceanStor T series and Tecal series	Unified storage products and high-end servers
ip.access	Network Orchestration System (NOS)	Next-generation management tool for the small-cell layer of mobile operator networks
Ixia	IxCatapult small-cell validation solution	For LTE femto, pico and microcells
JDSU	In-Service PMD (I-PMD) analyzer	Qualifies fiber-optic networks and tests polarization mode dispersion (PMD) without having to shut down links or reroute live traffic
Keynote Systems	Mobile Device Perspective (MDP) 6.0	Enhancements to mobile Web performance monitoring product add mobile diagnostic capabilities to speed mean time to detection (MTTD) and mean time to repair (MTTR) for operations teams
MACH	Bill Shock Prevention solution	For mobile data roaming
MediaTek	MT6577	Dual-core platform developed specifically for sub-US$200 smartphones
Microsoft	Surface	Upcoming tablet device
Motorola Mobility	WT24004 (Workgroup Terminal)	Consolidates passive optical LAN (POL) connectivity in applications with a high concentration of end users and IP-enabled devices
Mozilla	Firefox for Android	Version of Firefox Web browser for Andoid mobile devices
Mozilla	Firefox Mobile OS	Planned open mobile ecosystem based on HTML5
NXP Semiconductors	Eighth-generation (Gen8) LDMOS RF power transistor portfolio for wireless base stations	Covers all main cellular frequency bands between 700 to 2700MHz and increases efficiency of Doherty amplifiers by as much as three points and gain by as much as 1 dB
Openet	Interaction Gateway	Enables operators to extend Policy and Charging Control (PCC) system capabilities to the device for improved customer experience and optimization of network resources
Optelian	FLX-1610	Multiservice networking card to the LightGAIN portfolio provides high-density, multiprotocol aggregation and flexible deployment options
RAD Data Communications	ETX-220A	10 GbE NTU with intelligent demarcation and aggregation capabilities for Carrier Ethernet access
Research In Motion	BlackBerry 10 Developer Toolkits	Update
Symantec	Mobile Security additions and enhancements	Include Mobile Security for Android, Mobile Management for Configuration Manager, Mobile Management, and Nukona App Center
Technicolor	Cirpack Small SBC	Small version of session border controller delivering multimedia and interactive communications services while securing customer IP networks
Technicolor	MediaAccess TG233	5GHz wireless video bridge for in-home wireless video distribution
Tektronix	Medius	Upgrades to centralized management server to give video service providers a more comprehensive and clearer view of the condition of programs flowing in large, geographically distributed networks
Tilgin	HG2200	Family of next-generation service gateways with high capacity and advanced service capabilities
Ulticom	Diameter Signaling Controller (DSC) upgrade	Includes availability of full 3GPP Diameter Routing Agent (DRA) compliance
Source: Light Reading, 2012

Table 2: Contents of product categories in this Recap

Product Category	Vendor	Product(s)
Broadband/Cable Access & Applications	Belkin	@TV
	Clearleap	ClearPlay Authentication service
	Haivision	CoolSign 5.0
	Haivision	Viper 1.1
	Motorola Mobility	WT24004 (Workgroup Terminal)
	RAD Data Communications	ETX-220A
	Technicolor	MediaAccess TG233
	Tilgin	HG2200
Carrier Transport & Optical Networking	Optelian	FLX-1610
Components & Devices	Alliance Fiber Optic Products	MPO Fiber Optic Loopback Assemblies
	Avago Technologies	AFBR-81uVxyZ and AFBR-82uVxyZ
	EMCORE	J-Type Medallion 6000
	NXP Semiconductors	Eighth-generation (Gen8) LDMOS RF power transistor portfolio for wireless base stations
Mobile Devices & Software	Antenova	A10453
	Avago Technologies	AGPS-F001
	Broadcom	BCM4335
	Google	Nexus 7
	Huawei Technologies	E5776
	MediaTek	MT6577
	Microsoft	Surface
	Mozilla	Firefox for Android
	Mozilla	Firefox Mobile OS
	Research In Motion	BlackBerry 10 Developer Toolkits
	Symantec	Mobile Security additions and enhancements
Switching, Routing & Network Platforms	Technicolor	Cirpack Small SBC
	Ulticom	Diameter Signaling Controller (DSC) upgrade
Telecom Software & Service Provider IT	Actix	ActixOne
	ARRIS	WorkAssure
	Huawei Technologies	OceanStor T series and Tecal series
	ip.access	Network Orchestration System (NOS)
	Keynote Systems	Mobile Device Perspective (MDP) 6.0
	MACH	Bill Shock Prevention solution
	Openet	Interaction Gateway
Test & Measurement	Anritsu	easyTest Tools
	Anritsu	MS272xC Spectrum Master enhancement
	Empirix	Regression Testing as a Service (RTaaS)
	Ixia	IxCatapult small-cell validation solution
	JDSU	In-Service PMD (I-PMD) analyzer
	Tektronix	Medius
Wireless Infrastructure	Alcatel-Lucent	Metro Cell Express
	Avago Technologies	MGA-16x16 series
	Avago Technologies	MGA-43x28 series
	Cambium Networks	PTP 810
Source: Light Reading, 2012

— Tim Hills is a freelance telecommunications writer and journalist. He's a regular author of Light Reading reports.

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