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Verizon NEBS ITL Lab Meeting Features Personnel & Requirements Changes
Verizon’s annual NEBS meeting in Baltimore, Maryland with ITL Labs was last week, and MET Labs’ NEBS guru Troy Franklin was there. Following are highlights from his notes. NEBS Personnel Changes Verizon NEBS Program Head Howard Davis has exited the NEBS group, assuming leadership of Verizon’s Optical Systems Testing team in Baltimore. Andy Marquis, from... Read More
Verizon Revises VZ.TPR.9203 to Include Testing Requirements by Location for Wireless NEBS Equipment
Last month, Verizon revised its Technical Purchasing Requirement VZ.TPR.9203 to include testing requirements by location for wireless Network Equipment Building System (NEBS) equipment. Issue 5 replaces Issue 4, which dated from March, 2009. Wireless equipment is a small, but growing, portion of the overall NEBS market. VZ.TPR.9203 Issue 5 includes a new “Table 2,” which details... Read More
Telcordia Releases GR-1089-CORE Issue 6 for NEBS Testing
Telcordia Technologies has released the Issue 6 update to GR-1089-CORE, Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) and Electrical Safety – Generic Criteria for Network Telecommunications Equipment. Issue 6 replaces Issue 5, which dated from August 2009. Here is a sneak peak at some of the key updates in the Network Equipment Building System (NEBS) document: Section 3, “Electromagnetic... Read More
Chuck Graff Drops Bombshell on First Day of NEBS Conference
NEBS Guru Chuck Graff dropped a bombshell today, the first day of the 16th annual Verizon NEBS Conference in Scottsdale, AZ. He announced his retirement. All the other presentations about the broadband and wireless network, smart grid, ATT’s overview, energy efficiency, and even the presentation on evaluating product change paled in comparison. Chuck’s official title... Read More
