27.10.2011
Telecom New Zealand's shareholders green light its breakup plan
The majority of Telecom New Zealand`s shareholders (99.8 percent) have approved the service provider`s structural separation plan. Under the terms of the agreement it struck with the government, the service provider will separate its wholesale wireline access infrastructure business, Chorus, which... |
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27.10.2011
Telmex Q3 2011: Subscriber defections to cable, wireless drive down revenue
Telmex`s (NYSE: TMX) Q3 revenue decline show the ongoing effect of consumers` freedom to either ditch their incumbent phone company for a lower-price triple play voice, video and data bundle from a cable operator or opt to go all wireless for their voice service. Telmex`s total Internet... |
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26.10.2011
AT&T's wireless receiver lets U-verse subs watch video anywhere in house
AT&T (NYSE: T) is on its way to helping solve the home wiring issue that plagues many service providers in rolling out triple play services over a home network with its new U-verse TV Wireless Receiver. Click here for a demo of Cisco`s wireless receiver With the new product, U-verse... |
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25.10.2011
Verizon to fill in FiOS gaps with home LTE wireless service
Verizon (NYSE: VZ) has indicated that it will be soon offering a new fixed home-based LTE wireless service targeting areas where it has not rolled out FiOS to challenge satellite broadband providers. According to a DSLReports article, the service provider revealed its plans during its Q3 2011... |
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24.10.2011
Integra Telecom brings aboard Level 3 vet Joe Harding
As Integra Telecom expands its focus on larger business customers, it has brought on yet another Level 3 Communications (Nasdaq: LVLT) executive to take charge of its growing service portfolio by appointing Joe Harding as the senior vice president of product management and development. An 18-year... |
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21.10.2011
Maryland Broadband Cooperative launches statewide middle mile network
The Maryland Broadband Cooperative (MDBC), one of the emerging middle mile network providers extending services to underserved communities in Maryland, is moving forward with plans to build out a 1,300-mile statewide optical open access network. Delivering a mix of traditional TDM and IP-based... |
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20.10.2011
ADVA Optical's wireless backhaul focus boosts Q3 2011 results
ADVA Optical Networking`s (XETRA: ADV.DE) focus on growing out its Ethernet access business to target mobile backhaul and other long-haul WDM optical networking opportunities continues to pay off as the European vendor reported that Q3 2011 revenues rose 1.9 percent to €79.3 million ($108.5... |
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19.10.2011
TeleGeography: Service providers scramble to keep up with colocation space demand
Despite the poor macroeconomic environment, data center and colocation space continues to be filled up a rapid pace, driving more service providers to increase their respective footprints organically and through targeted acquisitions. Server enclosures at New York Internet Co.`s Wall Street... |
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17.10.2011
Level 3 extends wireless backhaul reach via 52Eighty partnership
Level 3 Communications (Nasdaq: LVLT) has established an agreement with 52Eighty, a wireless tower infrastructure company, to create 200 new wireless tower access sites that will be situated near its Extended On-Net (EON) sites. The EON service was launched last year as a way to provide a suite of... |
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14.10.2011
Verizon takes another step out of the pay phone business
With cell phones being readily available and affordable, it`s not surprising to see Verizon (NYSE: VZ) continue to sell off its remaining 50,000 pay phones. Although financial terms were not revealed, Calif.-based service provider Pacific Telemanagement (PTS) will purchase the phones from the ILEC.... |
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