19.08.2009
Tata Communications, Tyco wrap up TGN-IA cable system
Tata Communications and Tyco Telecommunications have finished the construction, testing and commissioning of the TGN-Intra Asia (TGN-IA) Cable System. With a test program now complete, a process that that verified compliance with necessary transmission requirements, Tyco and Tata have established... |
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19.08.2009
Qwest to exit wireless business for good
Qwest`s impending exit from the wireless service business not only highlights the challenges of being a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), but also the idea that the service provider should refocus its attention on being a wireline provider. The carrier informed customers they have 60 days to... |
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18.08.2009
Bharti Airtel launches global wholesale optical service
India`s Bharti Airtel has one ambition: to become a major provider of "global wholesale" services. The service provider is making good on that ambition as it recently launched a new optical wholesale service out of Singapore that will make its 200,000 km fiber network available to any international... |
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16.08.2009
Nortel VoIP and MEN speculation continues
It appears a number of companies may still be in the running as buyers in Nortel`s separate sales of its VoIP and Metro Ethernet Networks units. Canada`s Financial post reports Nortel is close to getting an offer for its VoIP business, and though the company isn`t saying where it might come from,... |
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16.08.2009
France Telecom reportedly closing Boston area lab
Boston.com reports France Telecom is planning to close its Orange research and development lab (named for the FT subsidiary that operates as a business service provider in the U.S.) later this fall in an apparent cost-cutting move. The French telco has another Orange lab in Silicon Valley, but it... |
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13.08.2009
Cable & Wireless goes global with Ethernet
Looking to sate the desires of multi-national corporations (MNCs) for consistent Ethernet connectivity, Cable&Wireless is making its Ethernet service suite available across 31 network sites in the U.S., Asia, India and Europe. Offering speeds of up to 1 Gbps, Cable & Wireless will offer its... |
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13.08.2009
Southeast Asian undersea cable suffers major damage
On Wednesday a piece of the Asia-Pacific Cable Network2 (APCN2) undersea optical cable that provides connections between China and Taiwan was damaged. As a result, Internet traffic had to be rerouted onto other undersea cables, and Internet access users in Southeast Asia saw slower connections.... |
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13.08.2009
Integra Telecom extends enterprise-grade data service to SMBs
SMBs in Colorado that want enterprise-grade services at small business prices have a new ally in Integra Telecom. The CLEC has launched an enterprise-level Internet offering it says will fit the budgets of small- and medium-sized businesses. Integra will offer the new SMB broadband service... |
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12.08.2009
Stayton Cooperative Telephone fiberizes its last mile
Making a wholesale switch from an all-copper to an all-fiber based last-mile network is not an overnight process, but Oregon-based Stayton Cooperative Telephone believes it`s worth the effort. Seeing cable start to encroach into its rural footprint, the rural operator will deploy Occam Networks`... |
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12.08.2009
Vermont's telecom regulators are losing patience with FairPoint
FairPoint`s time as an operating service provider in Vermont continues to be on the ropes as frustrated regulators launched an investigation to possibly revoke the ILEC`s right to continue operating in the state. On Monday, Vermont`s Public Service Board pressed current FairPoint President... |
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