DÜSSELDORF, Germany - Monday, September 15th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ZTE, a publicly-listed global provider of telecommunications equipment, network solutions and mobile devices, and German network operator E-Plus have announced that they are cooperating on the deployment of an IMS (IP multimedia services) based core network infrastructure. This will be the basis for a commercial voice-over-LTE (VoLTE) service in the E-Plus network.

Since 2013, when large-scale commercial LTE networks began to be established all around the world, the question of how to launch 4G voice services has been important to all major operators. By using 4G LTE’s high-speed mobile communications technology, VoLTE provides high-quality voice services for end users through the IMS core network.

With ZTE'S help, E-Plus deployed the IMS core network within only a few months and has already started testing VoLTE services for commercial use in the E-Plus network. Compa ... Read more »

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SAN DIEGO. - Thursday, September 11th 2014

Pathway Genomics Corporation, a San Diego-based CLIA and CAP accredited clinical laboratory that offers genetic testing services globally, today announced it has launched BreastTrueTM High Risk Panel, a blood or saliva next-generation sequencing test with deletion/duplication analysis to detect mutations in seven high-risk breast cancer susceptibility genes, including BRCA1, BRCA2 and PALB2.

Recent studies of breast cancer survivors have shown that approximately 70 percent of the mutations identified were BRCA1/2 mutations. Approximately 4 percent had germline mutations in other cancer-susceptibility genes, including high-risk genes. These additional high-risk genes include CDH1, PALB2, PTEN, STK11, and TP53. Pathway Genomics’BreastTrue High Risk Panel analyzes all of these genes.

“The development and launch of this breast cancer high risk panel is a necessity to effecti ... Read more »

KANPUR, India - Friday, September 12th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)  MKU, a leading manufacturer of ballistic protection solutions for personnel and platforms has introduced the new 6th Generation ballistic protection technology Ammoflex-6 and Polyshield-6 that help to reduce the weight and thickness of personal body armour by 40%. This reduction not only increases the agility and speed of the soldiers but also greatly reduces stress and enhances endurance.

A personal ballistic vest manufactured using 6th generation Ammoflex 6 technology which conforms to the stringent norms as per NIJ 0101.06 Level II weighs 1.5 Kg, and Level 3 of VPAM BSW 2006 weighs only 1.3 kg. An armour insert for Rifle protection made using 6th generation Polyshield 6 technology weighs less than 850g.

These 6th Generation protection solutions will be showcased at the upcoming exhibitions- SMM in Hamburg, Germany (9-12 Sep), GPEC in Germany (9-11 Sep) and ADEX in Azerbaijan (1 ... Read more »