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Vodafone Italia FMC solution hits home
Vodafone Italia has released a new broadband switch/router for the home though could be key enabler of future fixed-mobile convergence. The carrier's Station box, developed with Huawei Read more...
$50 billion Bharti Airtel/MTN deal bites the dust
A deal worth an estimated $50 billion between India's Bharti Airtel and the South African MTN Group hit the rocks this weekend after takeover target MTN tuned the tables and decided it wanted to Read more...
Embarq to end wireless partnership with Sprint
Independent telco and Sprint Nextel spin-off Embarq confirmed that it will end its wireless resale partnership with its former parent company next year. It is a sad situation, being jilted by one's Read more...
Will Pivot's demise be a boon for telcos?
Some interesting follow ups to Pivot's plunge to obscurity ... A new survey from Compete says consumers would be very interested in buying their wireless service from their existing telco or cable Read more...
AT&T looks toward growth in India
AT&T, which this week reported more landline losses but huge wireless gains in the first quarter-its wireless revenue shot up almost 50% to $2.9 billion--looks like it's planning to tap into Read more...
Russian telcos look to Asia for growth
It's the Cold War all over again. U.S. telcos looking to expand their market and market share will be facing off with a more aggressive and more competent foe as Russia's telco's-some of the most Read more...
Cable TV firms withdraw from Pivot venture
The major cable TV companies who had joined with Sprint Nextel to create the Pivot wireless venture are pulling out of the deal, news first reported by BroadbandReports. Their withdrawal does not Read more...
Vodafone says it's not easy being green, but it'll try
In recognition of Earth Day, this bit on Vodafone going green: The company said it's planning to cut CO2 emissions by 50 percent by 2020, using its 2006-2007 reduction emissions as a starting point. Read more...
Qwest CTO discusses technology trends
Qwest Communications CEO Pieter Poll, in the first installment of a two-part interview with Telephony, discusses the telco's interest in fixed-mobile convergence, wireless broadband and the need for Read more...
Qwest Denver outage hits broadband, wireless
A hardware failure at a Qwest Communications switching center in Denver knocked out service to Qwest broadband business and residential customers in downtown Denver, as well as customers of major Read more...