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A. Michael NollIliad revises FTTH goal
France has proven to a healthy competitive battleground for operators of fiber-based broadband networks and Iliad, through its brand Free, has been one of the more aggressive and innovative carriers
BEA stays in M&A hunt
BEA Systems rebuffed a $17-per-share acquisition bid from Oracle, arguing that the company is worth at least $21 per share. Oracle isn't buying that argument, or the company, at least for now. But,
FCC: MDU TV competition coming
The Federal Communications Commission reportedly is considering new rules that would allow telcos and other service providers to compete for TV customers who live in multi-dwelling units, such as
Innovation of the Week: UMA gets connected
What: Unlicensed mobile access technology Why you should care: UMA was really the first technology choice for carriers who were early believers in fixed-mobile convergence (FMC). Early on, it was
SPOTLIGHT: VON: Telcos still positioning
In his semi-annual VON keynote, VoIP promoter Jeff Pulver advised telcos that they have a place in the VoIP universe, and that they shouldn't dismiss the recent interaction between VoIP and social
ALSO NOTED: Pirelli buys Avanex stake; InfoVista buying Acellent; and much more...
> Alcatel-Lucent sells its position in optical components maker Avanex to Pirelli. Article > Performance management vendor
Poll: No telco immunity
After about 65 votes, visitors to FierceTelecom.com are leaning heavily (73 percent of them at least) toward the belief that telcos who allegedly
Verizon has 717,000 FiOS TV customers
Verizon Communications, in reporting third-quarter earnings today, posted a drop in net income of almost 34 percent, but on the much brighter side reported slightly higher revenue and a FiOS TV
Telcos lag on landline repairs
As hair-band frontman and reality TV super-stud Bret Michaels sang, "Every rose has its thorn." Telcos may soon be singing this, too, not because they lost at love, as Michaels did before penning his
Cerf leaving ICANN
Vinton Cerf, former MCI official, current Google advisor and chairman of the Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), will be leaving his position at ICANN later this week when his
Qwest, Alca-Lu, Sprint earnings on tap
With Verizon Communications having reported earnings today, the telecom industry has three more high-profile third-quarter earnings reports coming this week: Qwest is on deck for tomorrow,
Senate OKs extending Net tax ban
With just a handful of days until the moratorium Internet usage taxes is set to expire, the U.S. Senate followed the House of Representatives in approving an extension of the moratorium. That
SPOTLIGHT: Occam: No sale, no CEO search
Things have seemed shaky for a couple of weeks at Occam Networks since investors slammed company management for an accounting snafu. Some of those investors urged the company's board to either seek
ALSO NOTED: TeliaSonera posts strong Q3; Bell Canada postpones TV;and much more...
> Revenue up as TeliaSonera CEO says carrier has a record third-quarter. Article > Bell Canada reportedly has
Telecom earnings run the gauntlet
This morning, I looked up the derivation of "running the gauntlet," partly because I wasn't sure of the spelling (it sometimes is "gantlet" or in even stranger forms), and partly because I wasn't
Vonage, Verizon settle patent suit
Vonage reached a settlement agreement with Verizon in patent dispute between the two companies. The deal calls for Vonage to pay Verizon $80 million if the U.S. Court of Appeals still agrees to hear
BEA scaring Oracle away?
BEA Systems is spooked by Oracle's $6.66 billion bid to buy the company, and is now trying to scare Oracle away with a demand for at least $8.2 billion (yes, it's almost Halloween). Actually, the
BT, Golden Telecom partner
U.K. telco giant BT has signed a backbone agreement with Russian upstart Golden Telecom that will allow BT to broaden its services in Russia, and let Golden Telecom customers use Bat's far-reaching
Telcos eye MPEG-4 conversion
It's an HDTV world--or at least it is becoming one; we just live in it. And, that means new TV offerings need to be MPEG-4 capable. Most telcos have gotten the message, and though it took some time
Q3 tough for Telenor
Norway's Telenor reported lower revenue and EBITDA for the third quarter, and the company also revised its outlook lower for the rest of this year. The Norwegian telco has been quick to expand into
