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Posted in December 2010

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Euronews: Dec. 31


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December 31, 2010 : It's a quiet end to the year, with mobile matters dominating the news queue

China Clamps Down on VoIP


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December 30, 2010 : 1:50 PM Only telco VoIP services get the all-clear from Chinese authorities

Euronews: Dec. 30


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December 30, 2010 : Vodafone, SFR, COLT, Skype, and Eutelsat all feature in today's menu of tasty news morsels

2010 Top Ten: A Year of SPIT


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December 29, 2010 : 2010 was the year of SPIT. No, really!

Euronews: Dec. 29


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December 29, 2010 : Nokia Siemens Networks, Rostelecom, and Polkomtel have been wrapped in today's news parcel

Euronews: Dec. 28


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December 28, 2010 : Alcatel-Lucent and Telefonica feature in today's news nibbles

Euronews: Dec. 27


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December 27, 2010 : Deutsche Telekom and subsea mobile plans lead the way in today's news roundup from the Old Continent

Ericsson's Stock-ing Filler


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December 24, 2010 : Of the three major European telecom vendors, Ericsson is the only one to give its investors reason for any Christmas cheer

NTT Docomo Launches LTE Service


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December 24, 2010 : Japanese giant hits launch deadline and looks forward to the benefits of low-latency mobile data transmission

India 'Scandal' Update


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December 23, 2010 : 7:00 AM The latest on the 2G spectrum affair

Downtime Hits Skype


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December 23, 2010 : Node failures hit service, but where's the Schadenfreude?

BT, DT Prep SPIT Keynotes


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December 22, 2010 : 11:25 AM BT and Deutsche Telekom executives are the keynote speakers at our upcoming service provider IT (SPIT) conference in London

Russia Buys Into MTS India


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December 22, 2010 : Russian government splashes $600 million on a 17% stake in Indian mobile operator

Ericsson Buys Mobile SPIT Specialist


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December 22, 2010 : Ericsson acquires wireless network optimization specialist Optimi to boost service provider IT (SPIT) capabilities

AT&T Snaps Up Qualcomm's LTE Spectrum


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December 20, 2010 : AT&T is splashing out $1.9B to buy the 700MHz spectrum that Qualcomm's been using for its FLO TV service in the US
Comment: Re: PCRF Vendor list - Ray Le Maistre December 20, 2010

India Telecom 2010: In Pictures!


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December 17, 2010 : Ericsson, Huawei, Motorola, Nokia Siemens Networks, and Escorts all featured at the telecom show in New Delhi
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NSN Revamps SPIT Unit


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December 16, 2010 : Nokia Siemens Networks is reorganizing one of its main divisions and replacing the division's leader

Rumor: NSN Stake Sale Near


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December 16, 2010 :

Reliance Lands $1.9B Loan From China


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December 16, 2010 : One of India's largest mobile operators has secured a $1.93 billion loan from a Chinese bank to pay for its 3G plans

Huawei Earmarks $2B for India R&D


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December 15, 2010 : Seeking to find favor with local operators and decision-makers, Huawei lays out a five-year investment plan for India

Might NSN Choke on Its Moto Morsel?


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December 15, 2010 : 12:30 PM The NSN/Motorola merger stew is nearly cooked, but what will it taste like?

Ericsson Wins SPIT Managed Services Deal


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December 15, 2010 : The Swedish vendor is breaking new ground in Italy with a deal to upgrade and manage 3 Italia's service provider IT (SPIT) infrastructure
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Euronews: Dec. 14


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December 14, 2010 : BT, Portugal Telecom, Telekom Serbia, and Wipro lead the charge in today's race for the euronews finishing line

India Telecom 2010: Power to the Broadband


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December 10, 2010 : 6:15 AM In New Delhi the show floor is dominated by talk of mobile broadband and stands of power systems

India Telecom 2010: AlcaLu, ZTE Win at BSNL


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December 10, 2010 : In India, Alcatel-Lucent and ZTE look to have landed deals worth $600M in the controversial GSM tender at state-owned carrier BSNL
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Who Is Packing a PCRF?


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December 9, 2010 : Policy servers are becoming increasingly important weapons in the carrier arsenal as the battle against data overload intensifies, but from which companies can these policy servers be sourced?

Another Opening for Aepona


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December 9, 2010 : 10:50 AM British service provider IT (SPIT) vendor helps Rogers open up its APIs

India Telecom 2010: In the Shadow of Scandal


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December 9, 2010 : 4:45 AM India's telecom trade show has opened under a cloud