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October 24, 2012 : Network virtualization, software-defined networking … call it what you want, this is a big deal for telcos
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October 21, 2011 : Service providers need to get to grips with Customer Experience Management (CEM) and figure out what it means for them
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September 22, 2011 : Remind me, baby, of you! We don't want Teardrops in our BBWF eyes – we just want sizzlin' tech developments and some Womack & Womack on our iPad
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August 31, 2011 : ITIL looks set to become all the rage at progressive telcos
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August 1, 2011 : France Telecom's stats show the scope of Europe's FTTH challenge
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June 15, 2011 : Telecom acquisition attention turns to SPIT (Service Provider IT)
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May 4, 2011 : And not just meteorologically. Expect cloud services to loom large at the SPIT fest that is Management World
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February 9, 2011 : The FTTH Council Europe's annual event in Milan is bulging at the seams, though there are some notable absentees
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January 18, 2011 : What might private equity owners get for the SPIT giant? And who might buy it?
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November 26, 2010 : As its IPO looms, Skype's statistics, including its capex-to-revenue ratio, are worth a quick look
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May 27, 2010 : The service provider IT (SPIT) world's heading for a year of upheaval, if the signs at this year's Management World are anything to go by
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May 10, 2010 : Ahead of the annual OSS fest on the French Riviera, a bunch of questions need answering
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March 4, 2010 : The deployment of Service Provider IT (SPIT) systems is going to be crucial for operators, but they need to put their skates on
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February 10, 2010 : The deployment of non-traditional telco systems has emerged as an increasingly critical focus area for carriers the world over
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November 12, 2009 : Going it alone is hard to do in a next-gen world
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October 15, 2009 : Some people thought ITU Telecom World was ready for the tradeshow graveyard, but the show retains a pulse that could still be beating in 2011
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September 17, 2009 : The telecom software sector is on fire and undergoing dramatic change
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September 3, 2009 : If the broadband sector is going to 'deliver the promise,' we need some startup action
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July 1, 2009 : European giants battle over Nortel assets, but what's the motivation?
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May 7, 2009 : The telecom software industry has been sparked into life again, but there's still a big bottleneck
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April 2, 2009 : It's IPTV, Jim, but not as we know it
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January 29, 2009 : European incumbents give the global recession the bird and boast of mobile and IPTV success, growth plans, and shareholder payback
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January 8, 2009 : The Spanish giant has stirred up the tightly knit European corporate services market with a major, $480M deal that's come out of the blue
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September 18, 2008 : Huawei should buy Nortel's carrier Ethernet and optical assets if it's really serious about playing with the big boys
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September 5, 2008 : I've got a new job, so it's time to make a 'to do' list
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July 21, 2008 : BT claims it could take fiber access to 1 million homes by early 2013, but it won't explain how it arrived at that magic, attention-grabbing number
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July 9, 2008 : Billing and boring used to be synonymous in the telecom lexicon – but not anymore
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March 28, 2008 : More and more operators are using carrier Ethernet switch/routers to support high-performance business Ethernet and residential triple-play services
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March 12, 2008 : German giant Deutsche Telekom needs a reality check as it makes outlandish promises about its planned 4G wireless services
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November 21, 2007 : The Old Continent's big telecom players have an emerging market right on their doorstep: Central and Eastern Europe
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September 7, 2007 : Microsoft announces a new interop lab, and Thomson updates on its video capabilities and customers, as the IPTV brigade spews news at the IBC broadcast technology show in Amsterdam
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July 13, 2007 : Summer fever has hit Europe as, along with the usual round of acquisition deals and rumors, the crowded French DSL market looks set to welcome another player, and Telekom Austria rearranges its chairs
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June 29, 2007 : Some of Europe's governments have embarked on pre-summer sales, cashing in on their holdings in national operators. Plus plenty more M&A and legal action on the Old Continent
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June 14, 2007 : Service creation is the key to telecom success, and in the telecom world, the OSS sector is at the heart of those developments, as we found out on a recent visit to the annual TeleManagement World event in Nice
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May 20, 2007 : The excitement of a Serbian victory in Europe's annual musical battle has failed to overshadow the region's gripping broadband-inspired news, accompanied by the usual splattering of M&A and mobile snippets
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May 10, 2007 : There's no end to the European carrier M&A action as Neuf beefs up its broadband base, Telenor buys again in Denmark, and Mobistar prepares to pull the acquisition trigger
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April 26, 2007 : Mobile matters and the usual splurge of acquisition activity have been dominating the European scene, including the promise of a $2B+ investment in Russian 3G networks
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April 11, 2007 : Political intrigue surrounds Telecom Italia's future, the Greeks want a new partner for the incumbent telco, and there's 'muchas' interest in some tasty ISP morsels that are on the Euro table
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March 14, 2007 : It's CeBIT, home to the annual Hannoverian hotel room dash, a 'schnitzel' every mealtime, and 26 halls full of IT and telecom gadgetry
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February 27, 2007 : We took a camera to 3GSM and photographed some overhyped technology, some marketing hot air, a walking talking Orange woman, and a flaming sausage...
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April 24, 2006 : All the latest merger and acquisition news and gossip from the Old Continent, including an investment in Deutsche Telekom by private equity group Blackstone
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April 20, 2006 : The Light Reading Live! showboat is swinging into London town next week with Ethernet on the brain and a new interactive format to get the utmost from the specialists
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February 24, 2006 : The annual 3GSM World Congress shifted to Spain this year, so Eurobites, always fond of a siesta, decamped to Barcelona. Here's what we found
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February 8, 2006 : Industrial group Sonae has launched an audacious takeover bid for Portugal Telecom. Plus, an IPO update from Russia and Italy, and KPN beats expectations but feels the heat
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January 18, 2006 : The latest on Europe's fiber fixation, plus other European carrier news, including broadband developments in Germany and a look at some shiny new rumors
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January 6, 2006 : British carriers are at the center of the latest European M&A speculation, with C&W cited as a target from across the English Channel and BT as the predator for ITV
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December 21, 2005 : The acquisition action is never ending in Europe, where private equity players are assuming an increasingly major role in the telecom consolidation process
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September 23, 2005 : Some UK operators are seeking an exit from the plain old telephony business as VOIP continues to make inroads; Danish incumbent TDC is attracting bidders; Siemens downsizes; Telenet aims for IPO
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August 22, 2005 : As Russia takes its latest step towards privatization of the state carrier, the summer recess hasn't dulled Western Europe's appetite for ownership changes. Plus, the latest Euro gossip
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August 4, 2005 : Europe's leading incumbent operators are telling a common story: Broadband is boosting the top and bottom line. Plus, what's the real value of the average European DSL customer?
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