BERLIN — (Marketwired) — 05/21/13 — u2t Photonics AG, the provider of leading-edge optoelectronic components, today announced the world-s fastest balanced photodetector offering a 3dB bandwidth of 70 GHz. The device supports systems for next generation networks using 400 Gbit/s or 1 Tbit/s coherent detection-based optical transmission.The BPDV3120R complements u2t-s product portfolio of ultra high speed photodetectors and receivers. The optical frontend consisting of a monolithic balanced ph
MCLEAN, VA — (Marketwired) — 05/13/13 — Primus Telecommunications Group, Incorporated (NYSE: PTGI)("PTGi") (NYSE: PTGI), a global facilities-based integrated provider of advanced telecommunications products and services, announced results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013.Additionally, in a press release issued separately, PTGi announced that it has entered into a purchase agreement to sell its North American retail telecommunications operations in the United States and Ca
MILPITAS, CA — (Marketwired) — 04/29/13 — Sigma Designs® (NASDAQ: SIGM), a leading provider of system-on-chip (SoC) solutions for home entertainment, connectivity and converging multimedia delivery, today announced advanced networking supplier ZTE, has chosen Sigma Designs- new G.hn CG5200 family of chipsets for its H505 series of powerline network adapters.The CG5200 enables a fully self-installable home entertainment network for the distribution of Triple Play and IPTV over existing in
MCLEAN, VA — (Marketwired) — 04/26/13 — (PTGi) (NYSE: PTGI), a global facilities-based integrated provider of advanced telecommunications products and services, announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Neil S. Subin as Chairman of the Board, effective May 1, 2013. Mr. Subin has served on PTGi-s Board since July 2009. Peter D. Aquino, PTGi-s Executive Chairman, is leaving the Board and company to pursue other interests, effective April 30, 2013, and the Board reduced the number of
MCLEAN, VA — (Marketwired) — 04/26/13 — (NYSE: PTGI), a global facilities-based integrated provider of advanced telecommunications products and services, will release its first quarter 2013 financial results after the market-s close on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 and hold a conference call on Thursday, May 9, 2013 at 8:30 AM ET.To access the call, please dial 866-305-6438 (toll free) or 706-679-7161 approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the conference call. The conference call will also
BOCA RATON, FL — (Marketwired) — 04/22/13 — , an international wholesale provider of submarine capacity, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Oi, announces today it has completed construction on its new high capacity subsea cable system (Segment 5). The new subsea cable system has a total design capacity of 30Tb/s and links Bermuda and the United States. The build was first announced in and will provide more than 30 times the previously lit capacity between Bermuda and the United States.Designe
MCLEAN, VA — (Marketwired) — 04/17/13 — (PTGi) (NYSE: PTGI), a global facilities-based integrated provider of advanced telecommunications products and services, announced that it has sold BLACKIRON Data ULC (BLACKIRON Data), PTGI-s pure data center operations in Canada, to Rogers Communications Inc. (Rogers) for approximately CAD$200 million. The transaction signed and closed on April 17, 2013.BLACKIRON Data serves approximately 4,000 customers, reported 2012 revenues of US$34 million and ow