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Articles published in December 2006

Packet Island Intros App


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December 29, 2006 : Packet Island announced general availability of its next generation micro-appliance

AT&T, BellSouth Merge


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December 29, 2006 : Merger combines AT&T, BellSouth, and Cingular Wireless

Globix Appoints CEO


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December 29, 2006 : Globix announced that Kurt Van Wagenen has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer of the Company effective January 1, 2007

VZW Invests in NC


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December 29, 2006 : VZW announced that over $146 million was invested in 2006 to enhance the company's voice and data wireless network across North Carolina

GCUK Closes Fibernet Buy


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December 29, 2006 : GCUK announces closing of senior secured notes and acquisition of Fibernet

Level 3 Closes Offering


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December 29, 2006 : Level 3 completes offering of $650M of 9.25% senior notes

iCELL Picks AscenVision


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December 29, 2006 : Wireless ISP iCELL Network selects AscenLink wireless backhaul for Wireless@SG, the Singapore government’s wireless broadband program

UMTS/WCDMA Subs Hit 100M


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December 29, 2006 : UMTS Forum says UMTS/WCDMA subscriptions to surpass 100M at the start of 2007

Consumer Groups on AT&T


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December 29, 2006 : Free Press, Consumers Union, and Consumer Federation of America comment on AT&T's net neutrality concessions in merger with BellSouth

Tollgrade Lands Contract


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December 28, 2006 : Tollgrade signs five-year service agreement renewal with large domestic telecom operator

AsiaInfo Wins BSS Deal


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December 28, 2006 : AsiaInfo has recently signed contracts to upgrade the BSS of China Telecom's Henan, Shanxi, Tianjin, and Heilongjiang subsidiaries

Nokia Wins Contract


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December 28, 2006 : Nokia has won a major GSM/GPRS/EDGE network expansion contract from leading Russian operator MegaFon

Xilinx Rolls Virtex-5


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December 28, 2006 : Xilinx has shipped the industry's largest FPGA

Chunghwa Assesses Quake


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December 28, 2006 : Chunghwa Telecom undersea cable failure due to earthquake

FLAG Announces NGN


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December 28, 2006 : Reliance Communications announced significant plans to expand FLAG Telecom’s global optic fibre network

Covad, NetZero Team


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December 28, 2006 : United Online will expand its NetZero DSL broadband Internet service offering using Covad’s network

Ericsson Studies China Impact


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December 28, 2006 : Ericsson and the Stockholm School of Economics have agreed to create a program aiming to generate knowledge China's impact on global trade

Ericsson Studies China Impact


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December 28, 2006 : Ericsson and the Stockholm School of Economics have agreed to create a program aiming to generate knowledge China's impact on global trade

Openwave Reviews Proposal


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December 28, 2006 : Openwave issues statement regarding preliminary proxy filing by Harbinger Capital Partners

Reliance Mulls Hutch Bid


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December 28, 2006 : Reliance Communications confirms its interest in acquiring rival Indian operator Hutchison Essar

StarHub Updates on Cable Damage


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December 28, 2006 : StarHub says it has diverted 80% of its Internet bandwidth to other undersea cables following earthquake

Quake Disrupts StarHub Service


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December 27, 2006 : StarHub reports undersea cables damaged by earthquake off Taiwan, affecting services

NEC Delivers Node B


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December 27, 2006 : NEC Corporation announced that it has started delivery of a new 3G (W-CDMA) Node B series 'RS381, RS880'

Comcast Invests in SF


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December 27, 2006 : Comcast announced plans to invest an additional $80 million dollars to turbo-charge the existing network infrastructure in Bay Area communities

Bowl Games Go Online


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December 27, 2006 : FOX Sports announced that full-length games from the 2007 Tostitos Bowl Bash on FOX will be available on the Internet

MPhase Launches Program


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December 27, 2006 : MPhase has launched a channel partnership program to expand its market reach for its innovative, carrier grade IPTV system

DS2 Picks Foundry


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December 27, 2006 : Austriamicrosystems’ Full Service Foundry announced that it will produce Design of Systems on Silicon’s (DS2) advanced analog chip DSS7800

Ericsson Makes Tender Offer


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December 27, 2006 : Maxwell Acquisition has commenced its tender offer for all outstanding shares of Redback Networks at a price of USD 25.00 net per share in cash

Optibase Wins in ND


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December 27, 2006 : NDTC has selected Optibase’s carrier-grade IPTV streaming platform, MGW 5100, to deliver local television channels to its subscribers

RAD Touts Ethernet Strategy


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December 27, 2006 : Light Reading service provider poll supports RAD's Ethernet Demarcation Strategy

Partner Appoints CEO


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December 27, 2006 : Israeli operator Partner Communications appoints David Avner as CEO

StarHub Offers 100-Mbit/s


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December 27, 2006 : StarHub to commercially launch 100-Mbit/s residential broadband service in Singapore using Docsis 3.0 technology

F5 Regains Compliance


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December 26, 2006 : F5 Networks has been notified by Nasdaq that it is in compliance with Nasdaq’s requirements for continued listing on The Nasdaq Stock Market

Verizon Builds Out NY


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December 26, 2006 : Verizon Wireless has completed nearly $350 million in network enhancements in the New York Metro region this year

China VOIP Expands


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December 26, 2006 : Jinan Yinquan Technology announced it has launched a major, systemwide expansion program

Vitesse Explains Ouster


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December 26, 2006 : KPMG was dropped as a preventative measure, not because of any Special Committee findings, Vitesse clarifies

Level 3 to Buy CDN


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December 26, 2006 : SAVVIS has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its CDN services business to Level 3 Communications for $135 million in cash

Sitronics Wins Vodafone Deal


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December 25, 2006 : Vodafone Czech Republic has selected Sitronics Telecommunication Solutions

UTStarcom CEO Under Scrutiny


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December 23, 2006 : Hong Lu faces possible civil injunction in connection with ongoing SEC investigation into the company

UTStarcom CEO Under Scrutiny


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December 22, 2006 : Hong Lu faces possible civil injunction in connection with ongoing SEC investigation into the company

Hutchison Courts Suitors


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December 22, 2006 : Hutchison has been approached by various potentially interested parties regarding a possible sale of its equity interests in Hutchison Essar Ltd.

Liberty Acquires DirecTV


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December 22, 2006 : Liberty Media has entered into a definitive agreement with News Corporation to make exchanges

Adtran Revises Q4 Outlook


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December 22, 2006 : Adtran announced revised revenue and earnings estimates for the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2006

BigBand Files for IPO


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December 22, 2006 : BigBand Networks has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the US Securities and Exchange Commission

Beijing Mobile Uses AsiaInfo


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December 22, 2006 : AsiaInfo has signed a contract to develop Phase III of Beijing Mobile's Business Intelligence (BI) system

Axia, Covage Get Concessions


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December 22, 2006 : Axia and Covage win another real broadband concession in France

Ericsson Claims Breakthrough


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December 22, 2006 : Ericsson and 3 Italia achieved the successful establishment of mobile data connections based on Enhanced Uplink in a commercial network

Tibco Reports Q4


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December 22, 2006 : Tibco announced record results for its fourth quarter, which ended on November 30, 2006

Nokia Wins Russian Deal


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December 22, 2006 : Nokia has won a major GSM/GPRS/EDGE network expansion contract from leading Russian operator MegaFon

Huawei Picks Xelerated


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December 22, 2006 : Xelerated's Xelerator X11 network processor was selected by Huawei for next-gen packet-based multi-service products for Metro networks
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