23.02.2009
Cavalier Telephone launches fiber operator
Virginia-based independent telco Cavalier Telephone has launched a new subsidiary, Intellifiber Networks, that plans to exploit the capacity of a 16,000-mile fiber network that covers the East Coast and reaches into the Midwest to serve enterprise, wholesale and government markets.The... |
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05.03.2008
CeBIT: Deutsche Telekom makes IPTV moves
Germany`s Deutsche Telekom is lowering its IPTV package prices by as much as 17%, the carrier announced at the CeBIT trade show in Hanover, Germany. The telco also announced that starting next month customers will be able to program their media receivers over the Internet using PCs or mobile... |
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05.02.2008
Cell phone directory goes belly up
A start-up company that sought to launch an online directory for cell phone numbers has shut down the service after consumers and Verizon Wireless complained about the service. The start-up Intelius had 90 million numbers in its database, which it was selling for $15 a number to anyone who had a... |
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01.12.2010
Central Indiana Power, Hancock Telecom build fiber-based smart grid
There has been a lot of talk about how utilities and telecom providers can work together to build out a smart grid infrastructure, but Central Indiana Power (CIP) and Hancock Telecom are putting those thoughts to action in Indiana. Under the terms of the agreement between the telco and the utility,... |
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09.03.2010
CenturyLink catches the 40 Gbps service wave
At next week`s Spring Comptel show in Nashville, Tn., it`s likely the talk on the show floor will center on how wholesale carriers are ramping up networks to satisfy mobile operator`s wireless backhaul needs. One carrier that`s responding to that need is CenturyLink, which has deployed 40... |
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22.11.2010
CenturyLink reaches agreement with Cox over Qwest acquisition
CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) cleared yet another competitive provider hurdle today as Cox Communications dropped its opposition to its pending acquisition of Qwest (NYSE: Q). Similar to the agreement it made with competitive carrier Integra, Cox said that CenturyLink resolved issues it had "raised about... |
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04.05.2010
CenturyLink takes the VoIP network plunge with Sonus
CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) has decided that the more efficient foundation for its voice traffic would be a converged IP network that could accommodate both legacy TDM and IP voice traffic across its fiber backbone. To reach that goal, CenturyLink turned to Sonus Networks (Nasdaq: SONS) and its suite... |
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13.10.2011
CenturyLink's Glen Post to serve on White House telecom security panel
Glen Post, CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) CEO, is adding another task to his duties by serving on President Obama`s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC). Post Joining fellow service provider CEOs Maggie Wilderotter of Frontier (NYSE: FTR) and James Crowe of Level 3... |
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16.05.2011
CenturyLink's next M&A target could be Sprint, if AT&T, T-Mobile deal is successful
CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) may be transforming itself from a rural landline operator to a global service provider focused on delivering a larger suite of IP-based services, but the one missing link in its growing empire is wireless--something an acquisition of wireless operator Sprint might solve,... |
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05.04.2011
CenturyLink's Post: AT&T/T-Mobile deal will have minimal impact on its wireless backhaul future
CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL), a wireline-centric provider, believes that it will take time to understand what effect AT&T`s (NYSE: T) proposed deal to acquire T-Mobile (XETRA: DTE.DE) will have on its growing wireless backhaul business. Like Qwest, which it just completed its merger with on Friday... |
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