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Articles published in December 2009

City Telecom Seeks TV License


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December 31, 2009 : City Telecom has submitted an application for a Domestic Free Television Programme Service in Hong Kong

Nuance Buys SpinVox


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December 31, 2009 : Nuance announced that it has acquired SpinVox, a leading provider of voice-to-text services to telecom companies across five continents

iSuppli: The Connected Car Coming at CES


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December 30, 2009 : Visteon at the upcoming 2010 CES in January is set to unveil its connected car demonstrator, iSuppli says

InfoValue Touts WiMax IPTV Deal


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December 30, 2009 : InfoValue Computing announced its IPTV deployment at a brand new WiMAX infrastructure in Asia Pacific

Vodafone Buys Fixed Line Biz


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December 30, 2009 : Vodafone Turkey announces the acquisition of Borusan Telekom

3Com, Spirent Team in Data Center


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December 30, 2009 : 3Com and Spirent announced live data center proof of concept demonstration that showcases capabilities of 3Com's H3C S12500, S5820X

Verizon Boasts $17B Capex


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December 30, 2009 : Verizon's $17B network investment in 2009 pays off

Fluke Buys ClearSight Networks


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December 30, 2009 : Fluke Networks announced that it has acquired ClearSight Networks

Nokia Asks ITC to Bite Apple


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December 29, 2009 : Nokia requests ITC investigation into Apple patent infringement processed and transmitted by Hugin AS

Nokia Asks ITC to Bite Apple


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December 29, 2009 : Nokia requests ITC investigation into Apple patent infringement processed and transmitted by Hugin AS

Orga Lands Euro Deal


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December 29, 2009 : Leading European MNO has selected Orga Systems' Virtual Voucher

Net Insight Wins in Africa


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December 29, 2009 : Net Insight to supply backbone network for cable TV distribution in an African country

Accanto Touts Record Growth


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December 29, 2009 : Accanto announced record year for orders of its intelligent Customer Service Assurance solution, with a growth rate of 59% over 2008

Isocore Tests Hitachi Packet/Optical Gear


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December 29, 2009 : Isocore carried out an independent validation of the AMN 1700 Packet Transport System of Hitachi

Bharti Touts Wholesale IP Offer


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December 29, 2009 : Bharti Airtel announced the readiness of its Middle East Connect network, to serve global carriers in the region

KT Retires 6,000 Staff


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December 29, 2009 : KT announced 5,992 employees will be retiring as a result of the special early retirement program

MTS Ups Stake in Comstar


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December 29, 2009 : Mobile TeleSystems announces that it has acquired through an exchange of shares an 11.06% stake in Comstar

MTS Buys Transport Network


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December 29, 2009 : Mobile TeleSystems announces that it has acquired a 100% stake in OAO Eurotel, one of the leading federal transit operators in Russia

Comverse Settles Backdating Case


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December 28, 2009 : Law firms representing shareholders of Comverse Technology have reached a $62M settlement

Tele2 Settles With TeliaSonera


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December 28, 2009 : Tele2 Sweden entered into settlement agreement with TeliaSonera concerning interconnect

Qualcomm COO Leaves for Better Job


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December 24, 2009 : Len Lauer has resigned from Qualcomm to take a CEO position at a yet-undisclosed company

AlcaLu Wins in Ukraine


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December 24, 2009 : Has been selected by Kyivstar to design, install, and maintain a country-wide metropolitan transmission packet-based IP/MPLS network

Airtel Surveys Mobile Usage


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December 24, 2009 : Bharti Airtel study based on over 220 million downloads on mobile across music, images, and games

Nortel Settles With Itself


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December 24, 2009 : Nortel announces inter-company funding agreement and settlement of certain inter-company claims

Omnicity Agrees to Buy USPPP


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December 23, 2009 : Indiana goes wild

Telefónica Acquires Jajah


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December 23, 2009 : Telefónica acquires leading communications innovator Jajah for the value of €145 million (US$207 million) in an all-cash transaction

3Com Posts Q2


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December 23, 2009 : Revenue in the quarter was $322.2 million, compared to revenue of $354.6 million in the corresponding period in fiscal 2009

Nortel to Sell VoIP Unit to Genband


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December 23, 2009 : Sale agreement for a purchase price of US$282 million, subject to balance sheet and other adjustments estimated at approximately US$100M

Genband to Buy Nortel VoIP Unit


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December 23, 2009 : Deal combines Genband’s access, trunking, session, and security gateway technology with Nortel’s softswitch and application technology

Hotspot Use Shifting to Handhelds


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December 23, 2009 : Hotspot usage is increasingly shifting away from notebooks and laptops toward handhelds, according to In-Stat

Intracom Wins Maxis Deal


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December 23, 2009 : Has won a $5 million contract to supply point-to-multipoint (WiBAS) equipment to Maxis Berhad in Malaysia

Redknee Adopts Anti-Takeover Plan


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December 23, 2009 : Shareholder Rights Plan designed to allow shareholders sufficient time to properly assess any unsolicited takeover bid

KPN Updates on FTTH


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December 23, 2009 : KPN will proceed with fiber on a regional basis, following commercial fiber pilots in 10 cities

VocalTec Joins Amazon Cloud


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December 23, 2009 : VocalTec Class-5 VoIP Solution now available on Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)

Australia Publishes FTTH Bill


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December 23, 2009 : Draft of legislation to support the rollout of fiber optic networks in new developments around Australia

Comcast Brings D3 to Chico


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December 22, 2009 : Unveils its 50-Mbit/s Extreme High-Speed Internet service for consumers in several areas of California

Clearwire Starts Rights Offering


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December 22, 2009 : Whatever that is...

Starz Names CEO


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December 22, 2009 : Chris Albrecht, former Chairman and CEO of HBO, will join Starz as its President and CEO

Bayan Launches Voice SMS


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December 22, 2009 : First-ever deployment of convergent voice SMS in Philippines

Orga Wins APAC Deal


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December 22, 2009 : Asian mobile network operator chooses Orga Systems’ convergent real-time rating, charging, and billing system, OPSC Gold

Telstra Revises 2010 Guidance


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December 22, 2009 : Telstra now expects sales revenue in fiscal year 2010 to be flattish compared to fiscal year 2009

Telstra Trials FTTP


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December 22, 2009 : Announces a trial in Point Cook, Victoria, to upgrade part of its access network with fiber-to-the-premises technology

iBasis Gets New Top Team


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December 22, 2009 : Team will be led by John van Vianen as CEO; Paul Floyd, formerly SVP of Products, Operations, and Network, has been named COO

Beijing Digs NSN's Direct Tunnel


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December 22, 2009 : Beijing Mobile implements Nokia Siemens Networks’ direct tunnel technology to deliver high-speed data services

NSN Standardizes LTE Voice


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December 22, 2009 : Claims successful IMS-compliant voice calls and SMS messaging using standardized LTE equipment

Tata Backhauls With NSN


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December 22, 2009 : Tata Teleservices appoints Nokia Siemens Networks to provide future-proof mobile backhaul network in India

NSN Claims Optimization Crown


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December 22, 2009 : Close to 80 telcos have selected NetAct Optimizer for automatic optimization... slow... news... day

Creditors Approve Thomson Plan


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December 22, 2009 : All creditors’ committees (Suppliers, Lenders, and Noteholders) have now approved the Restructuring Plan

AlcaLu Delivers GPON to Vietnam


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December 22, 2009 : Has been selected by CMC Telecom Infrastructure Corp. to deliver the first GPON solution in Vietnam

AlcaLu Wins in Bosnia


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December 22, 2009 : Has been selected by the main public telecom provider in Bosnia and Herzegovina to enhance its nationwide network
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