OTHER NEWS
New GE Critical Power business to help support mission-critical facilities
GE has unveiled its new Critical Power business, which will provide data centres, hospitals and telecom networks with solutions to help keep electricity flowing to crucial equipment during power outages. READ...
Competition Bureau launches Fraud Prevention Month
March is Fraud Prevention Month, and the Competition Bureau of Canada is participating in a variety of initiatives aimed at helping Canadians protect themselves against fraud. READ...
Feds say they will improve competition in the wireless sector
Christian Paradis, minister of industry, announced new measures the federal government is taking to increase competition in the wireless sector to provide Canadians ''with more choices and access to the latest technology at better prices''. What are they? READ...
UL to begin developing standards for the Canadian market
UL has been accredited by the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) as one of only two standards development organizations based outside of Canada, which means it can now create standards exclusively for Canadians. READ...
Robert Howard joins Platinum Tools in national and regional accounts
Robert Howard, most recently with ICM/Belden, has joined Platinum Tools ''to further develop its growing portfolio of regional and national accounts''. READ...
IEEE WCET Certification Program exams April 7 - May 4
The IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc) will hold the next IEEE WCET certification exam next month to address the ''international wireless industry's need for qualified individuals with real-world problem-solving skills''. READ...
Bell Labs highlights optical transmission rates of 1 Tb/s per-wavelength channel
Bell Labs—the research organization within Alcatel-Lucent—says it has laid the foundation for the future of ultra-high-capacity optical communication networks with the publication of the results of ''ground-breaking experiments'' in optical technology. READ...