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Aussie Antarctic researchers on 'ADSL 1' speed Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 5:12PMVoice over 512kbps.
Entrepreneur in a hurry Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 3:26PMGeonoise Thailand founder juggles many businesses
Bahrain Telecommunications Report Q1 2010 - New Market Report Published Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 4:36AMIn the Q1 2010 update on Bahrain's telecommunications market contains newly revised and extended forecasts for the country's fixed-line, broadband and mobile telephony markets.
Orange Business Services Unifies Communication Service for NXP Semiconductors Worldwide Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:00AMPARIS & AMSTERDAM----Orange Business Services is delivering key elements of NXP Semiconductors BV’s unified communication strategy. The service provided by Orange enables NXP to improve multinational team collaboration and speed up workflow at a low cost of ownership and predictable cost per user.
Umniah launches new electronic portal for wireless and ADSL Internet users Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 1:31AM08 March 2010 Umniah launched this week a new electronic portal that caters to ADSL and Umax Internet users at www.umniah.com.
Umniah Launches New Electronic Portal for Wireless and ADSL Internet Users Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:05AM06 March 2010 Amman - Within its interests to provide high quality services that meet the growing needs of the local market, and as part of its efforts towards developing its services in the field of wireless and ADSL Internet services, Umniah Umniah - the fastest growing telecom service provider in Jordan - announced the launch of a new electronic portal that caters to ADSL and Umax Internet ...
Umniah Launches New Electronic Portal for Wireless and ADSL Internet Users Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 5:20AM06 March 2010 Amman - Within its interests to provide high quality services that meet the growing needs of the local market, and as part of its efforts towards developing its services in the field of wireless and ADSL Internet services, Umniah - the fastest growing telecom service provider in Jordan - announced the launch of a new electronic portal that caters to ADSL and Umax Internet users at ...
Research and Markets: Moldova - Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband & Forecasts Report Offers Fixed Broadband Forecasts to 2019 Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 6:13AMDUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Moldova - Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband & Forecasts" report to their offering.
Research and Markets: Algeria - Internet and Broadband Market, Overview & Forecasts Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 5:25AMDUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Algeria - Internet and Broadband Market, Overview & Forecasts" report to their offering.
Portugal Telecom's profit jumps 118% in Q4 Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 6:38AM(Telecompaper) Portugal Telecom reports fourth-quarter revenues of EUR 1.811 billion, up 6.7 percent from EUR 1.697 billion in the year-earlier period. Adjusting for the effects of the consolidation of Telemig, lower MTRs and using constant exchange rates, revenues would have increased by 2.3 percent year-on-year. EBITDA rose 5.6 percent year-on-year to EUR 648.0 million, while Portugal Telecom ...
Cable modem maker CastleNet to debut on Taiwan OTC market on March 16 Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 10:39PMShares of Taiwan-based cable modem maker CastleNet Technology will debut on Taiwan's OTC securities market on March 16, 2010, according to the company.
Qtel’s ‘Fibre to Home’ plan targets 100,000 homes Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 9:29PMDOHA: Qtel is taking a giant leap toward next generation broadband fibre optics technology with an investment of QR600m to develop “Fibre To The Home” (FTTH ) ultimate Internet connection programme that will stand to benefit at least 100,000 homes over the next two years.
Intel and Orange partner on MeeGo Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 2:41PMIntel and European mobile operator Orange announced an agreement to deliver Orange multimedia services for Intel Atom-based devices running the new Linux-based, Intel/Nokia MeeGo mobile OS. The partnership aims to develop a common MeeGo-based software framework across multiple devices, say the companies.
Qtel Allocates QR600 Million for First Phase of Fibre-to-the-Home Project Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 6:20AMDoha, Qatar: Building on its heritage as the company that brought Broadband technology to Qatar, Qtel Qtel today announced the first phase of a national programme for "Fibre to the Home" (FTTH), aiming to link homes across Qatar with fibre connections over the next three years.
Bezeq Group Reports Full-Year 2009 Financial Results [1] Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 6:19AMTEL AVIV, Israel, March 3, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- - Net Profit Attributable to Shareholders for 2009 Rose 121.5% to a Record NIS 3.60 Billion - Net Profit Attributable to Shareholders From Continuing Operations for 2009 Increased 21.1% to a Record NIS 2.16 Billion - EBITDA for 2009 Increased 8.8% Year-Over-Year to a Record NIS 4.46 Billion, for a Consolidated EBITDA Margin of 38.7 ...
Posted: 03-03-2010 , 11:38 GMT Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 5:49AMBuilding on its heritage as the company that brought Broadband technology to Qatar, Qtel today announced the first phase of a national programme for “Fibre to the Home” (FTTH), aiming to link homes across Qatar with fibre connections over the next three years.
Qtel Allocates QR600 Million for First Phase of Fibre-to-the-Home Project Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 5:37AMDoha, Qatar: Building on its heritage as the company that brought Broadband technology to Qatar, Qtel today announced the first phase of a national programme for "Fibre to the Home" (FTTH), aiming to link homes across Qatar with fibre connections over the next three years.
Europe’s €25bln digital deficit Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 4:10AM3 March 2010 ; Consumers and businesses are losing €25bn per year and broadband speeds are being restricted due to uncompetitive telecoms markets, reveals a study on Europe’s Digital Deficit released today.
Jazztel targets net profit of EUR 50-65 mln in 2012 Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 3:12AM(Telecompaper) Spanish operator Jazztel has released its business plan for the 2010-2012 period. The operator expects revenues ranging between EUR 850 and 890 million in 2012, up from EUR 454 in 2009. EBITDA is also expected to grow to EUR 145-165 million, versus EUR 41 in 2009. Jazztel also expects to turn to net profit this year, from a net loss of EUR 24 in 2009. The operator estimates net ...
Sybase and Orange Business Services Partner to Provide Mobile Device Management Services for Enterprises Worldwide Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 2:01AM-
Growing a new type of crop Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 2:14PMAs Screen Play has written many times before, the digital distribution revolution is changing the structure of the interactive entertainment industry and accommodating studios of all sizes - even tiny operations on sheep farms. Matthew Hall, an experienced Australian games developer who has worked for companies like Tantalus and Big Ant in a variety of roles, calls Apple’s bulging App Store “a ...
Kuehne + Nagel Extends Contract with Orange Business Services Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 8:00AMPARIS & ESCHBORN, Germany----Kuehne + Nagel, one of the world’s leading providers of integrated logistics services, has signed a 3-year contract extension with Orange Business Services.
Handheld Tester assists tier-1 ADSL engineers. Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 7:51AMDesigned to test subscriber telephone connectivity line parameters, Model 701C is useful for installation, testing, and maintenance of ADSL equipment. Battery-powered tester automatically detects signal loss, frame loss, power loss, and cell loss, and displays test results on multi-lingual display. Able to store 100 groups of test results and 7 pre-defined test settings, unit connects to PC via ...
Network Appliance is based on Intel® Xeon® processor 3400. Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 7:50AMModel CAR-4000 1U Platform Communications Appliance supports 4 DIMM slots with high-speed 1,333 MHz dual-channel DDR3 ECC memory and can include 3.5 in. or two 2.5 in. SATA HDDs. Dual x8 PCI Express Gen2 slot is 8 Gbps bidirectional while fiber and copper port connections include dual-port 10G readiness and PCIe Gen2 Quad Port GbE and SFP modules. System features up to 20 PCI-Express Gen2 GbE ...
Research and Markets: South Africa - a Comprehensive Report on the Country's Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband Industry Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 6:17AMDUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "South Africa Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband" report to their offering.
Fitch Upgrades Five Russian Telecom Incumbents; Affirms One Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 5:37AMRemember me? Fitch Ratings has upgraded the debt ratings of a number of Russian telecoms operators - Centertelecom, North-West Telecom, Volgatelecom and Sibirtelecom, to 'BB' with Stable Outlook.
Argela's Web TV Solution is Launched by TTNET Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 3:00AMISTANBUL----TTNET, Turkey’s leading broadband operator, and Argela, a leading next-generation telecom solutions provider, today announced that TTNET launched Tivibu service running on Argela’s Web TV solution.
NBN Co unveils five national fibre test sites Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 10:24PMDogged by pricing.
Carrier Source Inks Master Agent Agreement With New Edge Networks Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 5:19PMLAS VEGAS, March 1 /PRNewswire/ -- CHANNEL PARTNERS SHOW -- New Edge Networks, the managed services business communications unit of EarthLink Inc., is pleased to announce that Carrier Source, a leading one-stop telecommunications management company specializing in business services, has signed on as a Master Agent.
France Telecom Misses Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 2:13PMFrance Telecom has reported results for full year 2009, with earnings per ADS of $1.58 missing the Zack Consensus Estimate of $2.65.
PON, VDSL and DOCSIS 3.0 Telecom Sales Robust in the Fourth Quarter, According to Dell'Oro Group Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 8:07AMAccording to a newly published report by Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the networking and telecommunications industries, revenue from telecom infrastructure equipment capable of providing high access network bandwidth, including EPON and GPON OLTs, VDSL DSLAMs, and DOCSIS 3.0 CMTS, grew 10 percent sequentially and 18 percent over the year-ago period during the ...
AVM Selects Ikanos Communications' Processors for Next-Generation Multimedia Home Gateways Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 7:07AMIkanos' Processors Enable Advanced Wireless Telephony, File Sharing and Multi-Channel HD IPTV Services Throughout Europe
AVM Selects Ikanos Communications' Processors for Next-Generation Multimedia Home Gateways Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 7:00AMFREMONT, CA--(Marketwire - 03/01/10) - Ikanos Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: IKAN - News ), a leading provider of advanced broadband semiconductor and software products for the digital home, today announced that that AVM , Germany's leading manufacturer of broadband network equipment, has selected Ikanos' Fusiv Vx180 communications processor for integration into its most advanced family of ...
TeliaSonera upgrades fixed network to VDSL2 with Ericsson Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 3:05AM(Telecompaper) TeliaSonera has contracted Ericsson to upgrade its fixed broadband access network from ADSL to VDSL2 to offer media-rich services to both its residential and business clients. Under the agreement, Ericsson will deliver EDA 1200 based on VDSL2 technology and related installation services. The contract covers TeliaSonera operations in Sweden, Denmark and Norway. According to the ...
Vivendi: 2009 Targets Achieved Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 1:53AMPARIS----Regulatory News:
NTT West to limit staff access to rivals' data Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 3:04PMOSAKA (Kyodo) NTT West Corp. will limit employee access to data on the customers of rival Internet service providers in response to a business improvement order from the government over the provision of such data by subsidiaries to sales agents. Since non-NTT Internet service providers have to use NTT's telephone circuits to offer asymmetrical digital subscriber line services, NTT West can ...
AirTies Enlists AcumenLink as US Partner To Deliver Its IPTV Set-Top Boxes Across America Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 3:13PMISTANBUL----AirTies, the innovative wireless home networking vendor, has today announced a strategic partnership with AcumenLink, to market and distribute its family of gateways and set-top boxes throughout the Americas, to those operators that wish to offer IPTV to their subscribers.
Ofcom looks into broadband speed gap Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 11:27AMThe telecoms regulator has enlisted monitoring company SamKnows to gather data on real-world broadband speeds
Lowest Mobile Rates In The Region Lead To High Mobile Penetration In Columbia Telecoms Market Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 10:41AMColombia's telecom market has started to experience intensifying competition since regulations have opened the long-distance sector and ushered network unbundling and wholesale services.
South Africa's Telecoms Landscape Changing Fundamentally And Prices Dropping Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 10:41AMSouth Africa's telecom sector boasts the continent's most advanced networks in terms of technology deployed and services provided.
France Telecom holds steady despite staff upheaval Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 10:34AMFrance Telecom endured a tough year capped by the resignation of its CEO as it produced stagnant growth, declining margins and a deeply unhappy workforce. Outgoing...
Convergys Supports Telecom Egypt with Smart BSS Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 9:34AMConvergys Corp.
Telefónica's Net Profit up 2.4% in 2009 to 7,776 Million Euros Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 1:43AMMADRID----During the year the company has been registering improvements on its commercial activity and customer adds. Net profit for the 4Q increased 22% yoy and the client base grew by 6.8 million accesses.
Virgin Promises 100Mbps Connections To UK Homes Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 1:09AMregisterShift writes "Virgin said it will roll out 100 megabit-per-second broadband connections to homes in the UK. The company said users will experience speeds 'very close' to what's advertised as it plans to deploy cable instead of ADSL used by competitors. 'There is nothing we can't do with our fiber optic cable network, and the upcoming launch of our flagship 100mbps service will give our ...
Once again, Ofcom plans testing fixed-line broadband speeds Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 2:32PMOfcom has said it will once again be testing fixed-line broadband speeds.
Virgin promises faster broadband Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 2:20PMVirgin Media says it will start rolling out broadband with speeds of up to 100 megabits per second (Mbps) to homes by the end of this year.It says the high-speed service will provide "very close ...
Research and Markets: UK - The 3rd Largest Broadband Market in Europe with 18 Million Customers in 2010 Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 11:38AMDUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "United Kingdom Telecom Country Profile 2010" report to their offering.
Virgin promises faster broadband Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 10:50AMVirgin Media says it will start to rolling out broadband with speeds of up to 100Mbps to homes by the end of this year.
Ofcom to test UK broadband speeds again Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 9:58AMWatchdog calling for web users to take part in research Ofcom has revealed it will once again be testing fixed-line broadband speeds.
Comtrend Bonded ADSL2+ Gateway Selected by SureWest Communications for IPTV Rollout Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 9:35AMSingle Box Solution Provides Blazing Speed at an Attractive Cost to Support Advanced IP-Based Entertainment