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A. Michael NollTXP offers ONT help
TXP, a Texas-based company which had acquired a family of optical network terminal products from Siemens, is fast becoming a third-party choice for both carriers and vendors looking for ONT help. The
SPOTLIGHT: Telefonica leads Euro pack
IPTV and broadband continue to excel in Europe, and all four major telco incumbents in western Europe--BT, France Telecom, Deutsche Telekom and Spain's Telefonica--have made news with strategic
ALSO NOTED: UI, Freenet end deal talks; Wind will carry IPTV; and much more...
> German ISP United Internet and telco Freenet broke off merger discussion. Brief > Italy's Wind
AT&T's telework future questioned
AT&T reportedly is pulling back on its extensive and much-celebrated telecommuting program. Network World reports that some AT&T employees are being told they must come back to traditional
Study sees 2010 bandwidth bottleneck
Several years back, when a bandwidth glut seemed imminent, the telecom industry got in the habit of asking "how much bandwidth is too much?" Now, there's no such thing as "too much," and only fears
Dell'Oro: Ethernet switch sales hit $4.8 b
New market research from Dell'Oro Group says that Power over Ethernet (PoE) port shipments rose 80% during the third quarter and drove total Ethernet switch sales to reach $4.8 billion. PoE port
Vivendi/Oger investment talks end
Discussions between French media giant Vivendi and Middle East firm Saudi Oger that were expected to result in an investment by Vivendi in Saudi Oger's Oger Telecom unit have ended without a deal.
Feds fight Nacchio info request
Michael McConnell, the nation's top intelligence officer, is looking to block any efforts by lawyers in former Qwest CEO Joe Nacchio's civil fraud case to gain information about government contracts
Verizon tests 100 Gbps
What: Verizon pushed 100 Gbps over a single wavelength in a field test using Alcatel-Lucent gear. Why you should care: Verizon, long assumed to be the first one to 100 Gbps, originally had a goal to
SPOTLIGHT: Vuze wants FCC to stop P2P blocking
Online video content provider Vuze last week appealed to the Federal Communications Commission to stop broadband service providers from blocking or delaying peer-to-peer Internet traffic. Comcast's
ALSO NOTED: Charter eyes switched digital video; HD videoconferencing for SMBs?; and much more...
> Charter Communications chooses BigBand Networks for switch digital video. Article > LifeSize bets that small
Muni Wi-Fi fad fades further
Earthlink reportedly, and not so surprisingly, is considering strategic alternatives for its municipal Wi-Fi business. All the rage just a couple years ago, the muni Wi-Fi fad has faded fast this
Zayo buys VoicePipe, adds managed services
Zayo Bandwidth, the new network operator that has made a big splash already with several fiber-related network acquisitions, continued it M&A binge by buying retail VoIP carrier VoicePipe
Alcatel-Lucent delves into DPI
It sounds like Alcatel-Lucent is readying a major push into deep packet inspection, a technology which is key to offering managed security services that include intense traffic monitoring. DPI also
China telcos await 3G news
Shares of China's two largest wireline telcos--China Telecom and China Netcom--rose sharply today in the Hong Kong stock market after a national news agency reported the Chinese government may
AT&T still interested in EchoStar?
EchoStar's stock price has dropped 24% in the last month, and that has re-ignited reports AT&T may bid to acquire the satellite TV firm before the end of this year. Barron's reported EchoStar's
Vonage must pay Verizon $117.5 million
The U.S. Court of Appeals turned down Vonage's request for an appeal in its patent lawsuit from Verizon Communications, meaning Vonage must pay Verizon the full $117.5 million in damages that
SPOTLIGHT: Is Google building 10 Gig E gear?
Many telecom industry observers believe Google will have a hard time making the transition from search engine giant to network operator. Could the transition to equipment maker be any easier?
ALSO NOTED: Uganda telco pursues IPO; Smart Telecom unwraps Christmas bundle; and much more...
> Uganda Telecom is being restructured with the aim to hold an IPO in 2009. Brief > Ireland's Smart
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