20.09.2010
Italian service providers iron out open access fiber network agreement
A group of unnamed Italian service providers have finalized the technical details on a proposed open access Fiber to the Home (FTTH) network. Paolo Romani, Italy`s Deputy Minister for Communications said in a Dow Jones article that the service providers jointly developed a technical model to... |
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20.09.2010
Verizon FiOS customers faced with $3.50 online credit card payment fee
Paying your Verizon (NYSE: VZ) FiOS bill online may be more convenient than licking stamps and sending it out in the snail mail box, but now the telco is going to charge you $3.50 if you pay with a credit card. The reason, argues Verizon, is that it will "begin using a new vendor to process... |
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17.09.2010
IBM to build out computing network for Bharti Airtel in Africa
IBM has signed a "sweeping 10-year collaboration" agreement with Bharti Airtel to build and manage the computer network needed to expand its mobile communications network into 16 countries on the African continent, the company announced today. The company`s IT buildout will incorporate Bharti`s... |
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16.09.2010
New Zealand government to study Telecom New Zealand's breakup proposal
New Zealand`s government wants to analyze the regulatory implications of Telecom New Zealand`s proposal to break up its network and retail businesses so it could participate in the government`s Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB) network plan. Although TNZ was not chosen as a finalist, it was shortlisted... |
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15.09.2010
AT&T targets cost conscious SMB segment with $90 wireless/wireline bundle
AT&T`s new "All for Less" wireless/wireline bundle shows that the incumbent carrier is leveraging its strong brand to target the needs of the cost conscious SMB segment with services that were traditionally only available to larger businesses. The new bundled service suite, which begins at $90... |
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13.09.2010
UK competitive providers now serve 7 million lines
With seven million of BT`s (NYSE: BT) lines being used by competitive players such as Sky or TalkTalk, it`s safe to say that the Ofcom`s, the UK`s main telecom regulator, bet on local loop unbundling (ULL) has paid off. What contributed to the growth of the UK`s competitive broadband market was an... |
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13.09.2010
PAETEC makes bid to acquire Cavalier Telephone
Consolidation of the CLEC industry is in full swing at this fall`s Comptel show as PAETEC (Nasdaq: PAET) moves to acquire Cavalier Telephone for $460 million in cash. By purchasing Cavalier, PAETEC instantly gains nearly 17,000 fiber route-miles from Cavalier`s Intellifiber Networks subsidiary to... |
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13.09.2010
BT, China Telecom to discuss potential partnership
BT (NYSE: BT) sees China as a major area of growth so this week it`s meeting with China Telecom`s executives to discuss how the two service providers could collaborate with one another. News of BT striking a possible collaboration with China Telecom, the smallest of China`s three main telecom... |
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12.09.2010
Zayo Bandwidth enhances wireless offerings with antenna infrastructure solution (AIS)
Zayo Bandwidth is gaining a stronger foothold in the competitive wireless backhaul wholesale market with 1,000 macro cell sites on-net and more than 500 others under construction. Already providing a host of network access products to wireless operators, including TDM, fiber or... |
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09.09.2010
New Zealand's Crown Fiber whittles down fiber provider candidates for broadband plan
Crown Fibre Holdings, the holding company charged with building out New Zealand`s Ultra-Fast Broadband Initiative, is getting close to finalizing contracts with three regional fiber service providers. After whittling down the proposals it received to a shortlist of fourteen, Crown Fibre has chosen... |
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