Nov 6, 2008 11:12 AM, By Mary Rose Roberts

On Monday, the state of New York began its internal systems-integration testing of the first phase of the statewide wireless network (SWN) being built by Tyco Electronics M/A-COM. Last month, the vendor certified the first phase as being ready for testing, but the network has failed tests twice before after M/A-COM has made such certifications. After the internal testing is completed on Nov. 21, a key sign will be whether the state conducts operational testing, which would begin on Dec. 2. The December tests only will happen if the results of this month�fs tests are positive; if the internal tests are not satisfactory, the state theoretically could nix the $2 billion contract with Tyco Electronics before the end of the year.

In Motion Technology launched its next�]generation onBoard Mobility Manager. The onBoard Mobility Manager continuously collects and analyzes information from vehicles equipped with In Motion�fs onBoard Mobile Gateway. The platform provides headquarters staff with a virtual dashboard of information from the field and sends alerts based on pre�]set thresholds. It works with standard web�]browsers and displays detailed information about vehicles, networks and devices on a three dimensional map.

Icomera AB, a provider of cellular broadband gateways, announced that usage of its mobile Internet access systems deployed on passenger transport worldwide has exceeded three and a half million sessions. Operators of trains, buses, coaches and ferries deploy Icomera�fs Moovbox technology to provide Internet access to passengers while also delivering high-speed connectivity to on-board systems such as ticketing and GPS-based vehicle tracking. By the end of October 2008, more than 1 million passengers had used Wi-Fi services across these fleets approximately 3.72 million times, a 272% increase in the last 12 months.

Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) announced that both it and its joint venture partner Mobile Satellite Ventures (Canada) Inc. have selected Telesat to manage in-orbit operations of both the MSV-1 and MSV-2 next-generation satellites to be launched into respective U.S. and Canadian orbital slots. The agreement calls for Telesat to conduct in-orbit operations of MSV�fs two next generation satellites, currently scheduled for launch in 2009 and 2010, from its Satellite Operations Center in Ottawa, Canada, and its backup facility in Mount Jackson, Va.

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