20.10.2008
DT to partner with competitors for fiber build
Deutsche Telecom is reportedly going to work with its competitors to build out fiber networks, rather than shouldering the costs by itself.DT fixed-infrastructure boss Timothy Höttges is apparently working out bi-lateral arrangements with several phone company competitors for infrastructure... |
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16.10.2008
SPOTLIGHT: The big crank phone
Twenty-five years ago, the last hand-cranked phone call was made in Maine. This week, a 14 foot tall metal sculpture of the old-style crank phone was dedicated in Bryant Pond to note the event.The Bryant Pond Telephony Company operated the last operating handcrank phone service in the U.S.,... |
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16.10.2008
UK crime-fighting concern over VoIP calls, social networks
The huge growth in VoIP traffic is "jeopardising" the capability of UK law enforcement to investigate all types of crime, senior officials are telling The Times of London.As more and more calls get routed over the web, police are losing the ability to track call data. There`s a big push in the... |
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14.10.2008
A month after Ike, Galveston telecom restoration continues.
A month after Hurricane Ike rolled over Galveston and much of Southeast Texas, thousands of residents are still waiting for electricity, and some are still without landline phone service, cable or Internet.Local utilities AT&T, CenterPoint Energy, Texas Gas Service and Comcast met at Galveston... |
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14.10.2008
M2Z drums for action on nationwide "Free" wireless broadband spectrum
M2Z Networks received a boost for its goal to put the "AWS-3" spectrum into play for a nationwide free broadband wireless network Friday. The good news came in a report from the FCC`s Office of Engineering and Technology that said offering two-way broadband service in the spectrum would... |
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14.10.2008
IP/MPLS Forum approves mobile backhaul spec
The IP/MPLS Forum announced progress in applying multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) technology to mobile backhaul infrastructures. The group approved its first technical specification as part of its MPLS in Mobile Backhaul Initiative (MMBI). Mobile carriers have been looking to move... |
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13.10.2008
PCCW pulls media/telecom stake off market
Hong Kong telco PCCW issued a statement saying it is ending efforts to sell as much as a 45 percent stake in a newly-created telecommunications and media subsidiary because "the recent market downturn has significantly impacted the offers received." Several private equity... |
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09.10.2008
SPOTLIGHT: Comcast gives free cable with Internet or phone service
Cable-provider Comcast has decided to ride the coattails of the digital TV transition by offering free basic cable for 12 months for customers who sign up for at least one other Comcast service.New users can get basic cable (20 to 30 channels) without other services for $10 a month.Will Verizon`s... |
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09.10.2008
Qwest offers web-based home phone management
Could it be? Corporate users and consumer VoIP services like Vonage and Comcast have been able to manage their phones via the web for years, but now Quest has broken ranks with AT&T and Verizon to offer a - dare we say - modern way to manage a home phone.The qHome service is only... |
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09.10.2008
"Wannabe" mobile worker flood predicted
A new class of mobile workers is emerging, says Forrester Research. Employees will insist upon mobile support from employers, and already nearly a third of smart phone users expense all or some of their monthly wireless bills.Currently, the mobile "wannabes" represent 6 percent of the present... |
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