03.05.2011
Cablevision unveils new triple play bundle to battle AT&T, Verizon
Cablevision`s (NYSE: CVC) updated triple play bundle--"Ultimate Triple Play"--is a move to attract and prevent more churn of its video customer base. With its "Ultimate Triple Play," an update of the Optimum Triple Play it introduced in 2004, Cablevision customers will get 275 channels... |
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03.05.2011
Commerce Commission thinks Telecom New Zealand has inflated its network's value
Telecom New Zealand has come under fire by the country`s Commerce Commission under charges that it has overstated its last mile network`s value and that its financial statements aren`t reliable. As is the common practice in other countries, Telecom New Zealand is required publish financial... |
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14.04.2011
USCarrier Telecom jumps into the Ethernet exchange game
USCarrier Telecom, a Southeastern-based wholesale provider, has decided it`s time to enter the emerging Ethernet exchange business. Leveraging Cyan`s Z-Series packet optical transport platform (P-OTP), USCarrier will provide Ethernet-based virtual interconnection across its Points of Presence in... |
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13.04.2011
MRV names telecom veteran David Stehlin as its new SVP of sales and marketing
David Stehlin, who is best known in the telecom industry for his work at Overture Networks and Ceterus Networks, has joined MRV Optical Communications (OCS) unit as their new Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Reporting directly to Barry Gorsun, President of MRV OCS, Stehlin will oversee... |
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12.04.2011
Infonetics: IP/Ethernet dominated wireless backhaul spending in 2010
Driven by the wireless operator`s ongoing migration from 2G to 3G and even 4G LTE, wireless operators continue to turn to IP/Ethernet as their wireless backhaul solution of choice. Infonetics` new Mobile Backhaul Equipment and Services market share and forecast report revealed that 89 percent of... |
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08.04.2011
Pacific Fibre goes it alone, looks for vendors to help build submarine cable system
Pacific Fibre is ready to invite vendors to build its Pacific Cable System and has issued an Invitation to Tender to qualified submarine cable network suppliers. Interested vendors have until mid-May to respond, and Pacific Fibre said that contract negotiations with selected vendors will follow... |
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08.04.2011
Infonetics: Service providers want multi-service flexibility in their home gateways
Regardless of the region, the home gateway is becoming a key component service providers (cable and telcos) are using to drive residential broadband revenue growth through triple and quad play service packages (broadband data, IP voice and video). Infonetics Research confirms the growth of the home... |
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07.04.2011
Telecom Italia CEO does not want to sell its copper network
Telecom Italia`s (NYSE: TI) CEO Franco Bernabe isn`t interested in selling the incumbent providers network anytime soon. In fact, he believes that the network still has plenty of life left in it. "Such an infrastructure will still continue for many years to guarantee telephone services and... |
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07.04.2011
Zayo launches new managed services unit
Zayo Group`s debut of its new managed services subsidiary illustrates the company`s realization that business customers need a service provider that can respond and craft solutions that are tailored to their specific needs. The new unit will be run under Zayo`s Onvoy Voice Services unit, which is... |
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06.04.2011
SaskTel hatches seven year, $800 million FTTH network plan
SaskTel, the dominant Saskatchewan, Canada area telco, has launched an ambitious seven-year plan to build a Fiber to the Home (FTTH) network throughout its serving regions. Under its Next Generation Broadband Access Program (2011 - 2017), SaskTel will spend CAD 207 million (USD 216 million) this... |
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