Ixia unveils new 100 GbE tester; Frontier Communications reaches inflection point

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> The Canadian Mental Health Association celebrated Earth Day and promoted mental health by recycling mobile phones, batteries and accessories through the Bell Blue Box program. Release

> The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) has mandated that new homes should be prewired with optical fiber. Article

> Ixia unveils new platform to enable service providers and large enterprises to gain greater visibility into their 100GbE network backbones. Release

> UK adults are taking online password security risks. Post

Cable News

> CBS Corp. has purchased a minority stake in Syncbak, an Iowa-based company that has developed an authentication platform to stream local TV station programming to a user's mobile device. Article

> Comcast struck a deal with a deal with the Outdoor Channel that will enable subscribers to watch TV shows about their hobbies on mobile phones and tablets while they are waiting for their catch. Article

IPTV News

> Arris is going to shed itself of the Motorola brand, one that became a major force in the cable industry after the latter purchased General Instrument in the 1990s. Article

And finally … Report: Frontier Communications reaches an inflection point. Article