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Articles published in February 2009

T Italia Reports 2008


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February 27, 2009 : Board of Directors approves results for 2008

Brenner Bolts NCTA


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February 27, 2009 : Dan Brenner is leaving the association to join the Washington office of Hogan & Hartson LLP

TWC Leaves Nest on March 12


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February 27, 2009 : Board of Directors has declared a special cash dividend of $10.27 per share of its common stock, payable on March 12, 2009

T-Mobile USA Reports Q4


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February 27, 2009 : 31% increase in data services revenue compared to the fourth quarter of 2007

BSNL Does 3G With Ericsson


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February 27, 2009 : Ericsson is using its WCDMA/HSPA technology to help BSNL launch 3G services across 11 Indian cities

Xiocom Acquires RoamAD


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February 27, 2009 : New Zealand-based RoamAD supplies next-generation WiFi networks as well as public safety networks for CCTV and video surveillance

DT Revamps


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February 27, 2009 : Expands its Board of Management; intends to adopt more of a regional focus with greater emphasis on integration

Deutsche Telekom Kloses '08


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February 27, 2009 : Adjusted net profit rose by 14.0 percent to €3.4 billion; reported net profit more than doubled to €1.5 billion

Jazztel Reports 2008


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February 27, 2009 : Revenue for the fiscal year was 19% higher than in 2007, closing out the company’s first fiscal year ever with a positive EBITDA

Occam Reports Q4


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February 27, 2009 : Revenue for the fourth quarter was $31.7 million, up 26 percent from the prior quarter and up 49 percent from the same quarter a year ago

IPTV Launches in Moscow


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February 27, 2009 : Moscow City Telephone Network (MGTS), a member of Comstar United Telesystems, has launched interactive digital Internet TV services

BBC Consults on IPTV


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February 27, 2009 : Launches a public consultation on proposal to develop a joint venture partnership to help enable the delivery of IPTV

Kudelski Reports 2008


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February 27, 2009 : Increasing footprint in Asia including for new solutions; positive outlook for 2009 with improved profitability and cashflows

UTStarcom Reports Q4


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February 26, 2009 : Net sales for Q4 2008 were $241M as compared to $806M in Q4 2007

CommScope Posts Q4


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February 26, 2009 : Company announces Q4 sales of $862M

Limelight Reports Q4


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February 26, 2009 : Record revenue of $36 million for the fourth quarter of 2008, a 23% increase from fourth quarter 2007

Cisco Names Worldwide EVP


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February 26, 2009 : Robert Lloyd has been named Executive Vice President of Worldwide Operations, effective April 26

Cablevision Posts Q4 Loss


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February 26, 2009 : Fourth-quarter consolidated net revenues grew 11.4% to $2.052 billion compared to the prior year period

JDSU Enhances WDM Modules


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February 26, 2009 : Announces additions to its WaveReady product line of scalable optical transport solutions designed for access and metro optical networks

Vodafone, Microsoft Team Up


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February 26, 2009 : Vodafone to offer businesses a solution composed of fixed and mobile voice and data, customer equipment, and Microsoft Online Services

Bharti, Sofrecom Do VAS


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February 26, 2009 :

SmarTone Updates on LTE


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February 26, 2009 : SmarTone-Vodafone to implement LTE through reuse of existing, lower-frequency spectrum, which provides superior radio in-building coverage

AT4 Wireless Tests LTE


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February 26, 2009 : Has selected the E2010 Broadband Wireless Test Set to start offering LTE testing services in North America

India Accepts MVNOs


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February 26, 2009 : Government has accepted the recommendations of the Telecom Regulatory Authority for introduction of Mobile Virtual Network Operators

SmarTone Cruises With HTC


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February 26, 2009 : Announces a partnership with HTC Corp. to unveil the New Generation Touch Cruise in Hong Kong

Maxim Unveils Femto Chips


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February 26, 2009 : Introduces the MAX2557/MAX2597, a WCDMA Band II and Band V femto base-station transceiver chipset

Vonage Closes 2008


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Cogent Closes 2008


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February 26, 2009 : Net service revenue of $215.5 million for 2008, an increase of 16.1% from $185.7 million for 2007

Tele Columbus Closes 2008


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February 26, 2009 : Operating profits grew at around 11% to €109M; subscriptions for new services reached record growth levels of around 51%

OpenTV Closes 2008


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February 26, 2009 : First profitable year in OpenTV’s history; exceeded revenue and net income guidance

Sonus Reports Q4


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February 26, 2009 : Revenue from continuing operations for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008 was $89.5 million; loss from continuing operations was $99M

Telefónica Closes 2008


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February 26, 2009 : Revenue advanced 6.9%, driven by Latin America (+12.9%), underpinned by the business in Spain (+1.5%) and Europe (+5.9%)

Wintegra Tackles Carrier Ethernet


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February 26, 2009 : WinIP3 processor significantly extends Wintegra’s reach in the access infrastructure

Zhone Sells EFM in Puerto Rico


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February 26, 2009 : Puerto Rico based CLEC has added Ethernet in the First Mile to its service portfolio with Zhone’s MALC multiservice access platform

euNetworks Picks Infinera


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February 26, 2009 : euNetworks has selected an Infinera Digital Optical Network for its pan-European network

Codetel Does IPTV With AlcaLu


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February 26, 2009 : Codetel teams with Alcatel-Lucent to launch nationwide IPTV service in the Dominican Republic

Telstra Reports H1


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February 26, 2009 : Announces a strong first-half result with free cashflow growing by 44% to $1.9 billion

Trujillo Quits Telstra


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February 26, 2009 : Telstra CEO Sol Trujillo to depart company on June 30 to return to the US

ZTE Wins Thai Optical Deal


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February 26, 2009 : To help CAT Telecom construct a large-scale national backbone optical network covering the entire territory of Thailand

FastWeb Reports 2008


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February 26, 2009 : Revenues at €1,708 million; customer base increased 17% to 1,483,000 subscribers at the end of the year

OpenTV Posts Profitible '08


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February 25, 2009 : 2008 marked the first profitable year in OpenTV’s history, CEO says

HP Deals Sun


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February 25, 2009 : HP and Sun Microsystems sign multi-year partnership agreement for Solaris on HP ProLiant servers

Mediacom Posts Q4


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February 25, 2009 : Revenues increased 8.3% to $360.2M

Power & Tel Resells IBBS


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February 25, 2009 : IBBS and Power & Tel partner to provide triple-play service throughout Latin America

NSN Lands China Deals


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February 25, 2009 : As part of the China-Europe Purchasing Delegation, China Mobile and China Unicom sign framework agreements with Nokia Siemens Networks

Alloptic Picks Xelerated


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February 25, 2009 : Alloptic extends its EPON access solution by selecting Xelerated’s wirespeed network processor

Shaw Picks Moto for Wideband


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February 25, 2009 : Motorola delivers economic downstream capacity for Shaw Communications with TX32 module and SURFboard cable modems

Nortel Cuts More Jobs


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February 25, 2009 : Another 3,200 jobs join the 1,800 that Nortel recently cut; employee compensation gets a review

Nortel Cuts More Jobs


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February 25, 2009 : Another 3,200 jobs join the 1,800 that Nortel recently cut; employee compensation gets a review

Harris Stratex Gets Adaptive


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February 25, 2009 : New feature lets mobile operators deliver more ‘megabits per megahertz’ than ever before
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