Cisco's Aggregation Services Router 9000 Series (ASR 9000) is expected to significantly improve Frontier's mobile backhaul performance in up to 20 US service areas. Frontier Communications is a broadband provider focusing in underserved regions. The embattled company is struggling to reverse declining sales. Its profit declined by 50% year-on-year last quarter as itloses more clients.
Reallocation of resources from rural broadband to wireless backhaul business seems to be the most logical step to do to revive sales. China Telecom is also deploying Cisco routers. The telco will be rolling out IPTV services via ASR 9000, offering converged IPTV and VPN services. China Telecom is the country's biggest mobile telecommunications firm. The router will first be deployed in Chinese coastal areas, such as Shanghai, Guangdong and Fujian.Last year, Kabel Deutschland (KDG) also announced plans to deploy ASR 9000 for aggregation and distribution of video, voice and data services across its IP architecture, paving the way for enhanced services like 3-D TVchannels.
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Belden will buy Miranda Technologies for about $330 million. The deal is seen as the end of the long battle between Miranda's management and investors, who believe that the firm is undervalued. Miranda elected a board member who finalized the sale at a price of $17 a share, amounting to C$345million or U.S. $330 million in total. For the most part of 2011, Miranda shares traded at $8. But share price rose late last year as stockholders called for partnership or a sale.
Belden said Miranda's current operations , such as manufacturing and R&D, are so far not subject to planned changes.With no significant product overlap, the main concern is to maintain the continuity of supply and support for customers of both companies, said Belden. Miranda Technologies President Strath Goodship said Belden benefits from long list of successful businesses. The company has served a number of broadcast customers and is a highly reputed company in Canada and Montreal. He said collaborative efforts between Belden and Miranda will deliver value for all parties involved. He claims that the deal is fully supported by the management team of Miranda.
In March, Miranda sided with dissidentinvestment group to endorse Tim Thorsteinson for inclusion to the board as areplacement of Thomas Cantwell. Miranda issued a separate release to affirmtheir support to Cantwell.
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