‘It’s time to start thinking seriously about the return value in consumer electronics’. That’s the message from returns and overstock specialists B-Stock as the annual flurry of video games released for Autumn and Christmas takes place. Ben Whitaker, Director EMEA at B-Stock, suggests that looking into the value of such products could well be a way to invigorate retailers, both those based in traditional brick and mortar stores and those using eCommerce platforms. Whitaker said: “A stark fact revealed recently by the Retail Gazette suggests returned goods are costing retailers…
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Ranplan releases the world’s first heterogeneous wireless planning tool supporting 5G
08 October 2018 – Ranplan Wireless, provider of the industry’s only in-building and outdoor wireless planning and optimisation software solution, has announced the release of Ranplan Professional 5.2, offering key functionality to support 5G New Radio (NR). These new 5G NR capabilities allow the telecommunication industry to efficiently plan, design and optimise the next generation of mobile networks, supporting the key features of 5G NR specified in 3GPP Rel 15 for both non-standalone (NSA) and standalone (SA) deployment modes and all foreseen 5G frequency bands from 700MHz to 100GHz. Building…
Read MoreTelesat and Newtec Successfully Complete Over-The-Air Testing on Telesat’s First LEO Satellite
Newtec’s high-throughput modems achieved flawless operation, delivering highly reliable services with no packet loss under high Doppler conditions SINT-NIKLAAS, Belgium, 8 October 2018 – Newtec, a specialist in the design, development and manufacture of equipment for satellite communications, today announced its modems have become the first to be successfully tested over-the-air on Telesat’s inaugural Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite. Telesat’s Phase 1 LEO satellite was launched on January 12, 2018, and the company is now conducting live demonstrations of its capabilities – an important milestone in Telesat’s plans to deploy…
Read MoreNetComm’s new reverse powered Gfast DPU portfolio delivers a faster, more efficient FTTH roll-out
8 October 2018 (Sydney): NetComm today announced an expansion to its Distribution Point Unit (DPU) portfolio, with new features that provide network operators the opportunity to connect millions more premises more cost effectively to ultra-fast broadband. NetComm’s new range of DPUs will feature 4-port, 8-port and 16-port models that will enable network operators to service more premises from a single DPU – this will be particularly useful in delivering services to previously problematic Multi-Dwelling Units (MDUs). The on-ground reality is that broadband network operators have deployed a substantial amount of…
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