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NewsAfrica soon to have a glut of bandwidth
New submarine cables, scheduled for completion over the course of the next several years, could take Africa from a severe shortage of international bandwidth to a more-than-comfortable excess. In Read more...
Deutsche Telekom hit by data trade scandal
Deutsche Telekom has had a tough summer. First, it was caught in a scandal involving spying on its own executives and board members. Now the German telecom is embroiled in a scandal involving the Read more...
Also Noted: Germany has Europe's largest telecom market
A large and affluent population that's receptive to emerging technologies has helped Germany become Europe's largest telecom market with Internet usage above European averages, according to Research Read more...
France Telecom re-assures despite profit slide
France Telecom reported a 19% decline in profit for the first half of 2008 to about $4.17 billion, along with a slight revenue increase of 1.5%. However, while industry observers recently have been Read more...
Ericsson profit drops 70%, but N.A. sales up
Ericsson posted second quarter earnings that included a 70% decline in net income to $319 million from the second quarter last year. Corporate restructuring and the weakness of the U.S. dollar Read more...
Tech exec Beal leaves BT
Matt Beal, who was a member of the office of the CTO at BT and had become a key player in the carrier's 21st Century Network project, has left the company, according to a post at Light Reading Read more...
NSN announces multi-talented WDM platform
It has been assumed for years that having fewer boxes in their networks is a high priority for carriers. Yet, that probably has not stopped them from deploying new, additional gear with additional Read more...
NSN cooling on PBT after BT wavers
While Nortel Networks is defending provider backbone transport technology in the face of primary customer BT pushing PBT onto the back burner, Nokia Siemens Networks, BT's other PBT supplier of Read more...
MPLS records win over PBT with BT Group decision
This is one “maybe” supporters of Provider Backbone Transport (PBT) have been dreading hearing. Light Reading Europe is reporting BT Group has decided PBT isn’t robust enough for Read more...
| Press ReleasesPrice squeeze looms as telcos compete for pay-TV customersLondon 9th June 2008--IPTV is increasingly being offered free by telcos across Europe to encourage people to choose their broadband services. According to the latest research from media analysts Read more... Max Telecom Deploys first Nationwide European Mobile Broadband Network with Navini Oct. 16, 2007 Â Deployment Sets Stage For Mobile WiMAX RICHARDSON, Texas, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- For The First Time In Bulgaria, Max Telecom Will Offer Nationwide Commercial Solutions For Read more... Press Release: European Commission Extends its Review of Proposed Acquisition of BSG by Syniverse TechnologiesEuropean Commission Extends its Review of Proposed Acquisition of BSG by Syniverse Technologies TAMPA, Fla., July 10 -- Syniverse Technologies, a leading provider of technology and business solutions Read more... Press Release: Trustive launches European flat-rate hotspot accessTrustive launches European flat-rate hotspot access Unlimited Wi-Fi access for the mobile professional and small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) Read more...Wireless Voice Revenues Reaching Peak in Western EuropeWireless Voice Revenues Reaching Peak in Western Europe
Voice Revenue Growth Precipitously Drops to 1 percent Q1 2007
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