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Posted in February 2009

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MWC 2009: Ericsson Booth Tour


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February 27, 2009 : Ericsson had a booth at MWC, but that was just a teaser – when we went for our photo tour, we were shown around an entire hall!

Telstra CEO Sol Trujillo


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February 27, 2009 : Sol Hails Speedy Mobility

Sol-ong, Sol


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February 27, 2009 : NOON -- Sol Trujillo quits as CEO of Telstra
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Wireless Gives Deutsche Telekom a Lift


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February 27, 2009 : German giant's stock rises on healthy 2008 results, thanks largely to the performance of its mobile operations, and the carrier is confident of maintaining its earnings in 2009

MWC 2009: Alcatel-Lucent Booth Tour


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February 27, 2009 : What was on Alcatel-Lucent's booth at Mobile World Congress? Join us on a 20-minute tour of the stand's highlights, which include a virtual view into the future

FTTH Concerns for Europe


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February 26, 2009 : 10:45 AM -- Factors stack up against a fiber explosion – can Viv save the day?

Telefónica Slashes Capex by 10%


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February 26, 2009 : The Spanish giant is on a roll, with 2008's financials on the rise and 2009 set to show further growth, except for capex
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Sonus: So Tough to Call


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February 26, 2009 : After its fourth-quarter and full-year sales were way higher than any expected, who knows what will come next?

MWC 2009: Nortel Networks Booth Tour


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February 25, 2009 : With the tour of the Nokia Siemens stand behind us, we moved on to Nortel's presence at Mobile World Congress. No prizes for guessing that LTE was involved
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Spirent Keeps Cool


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February 24, 2009 : 4:00 PM -- Improved results plus more cost cuts equals stock leap

India Adds 15M Mobile Subs in January


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February 24, 2009 : Just when you thought it wasn't possible for the numbers to go any higher... India adds 15.4 million wireless lines in January

MWC 2009 Photos: Dial B for Barcelona


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February 23, 2009 : More pics from the crowded avenues and halls at last week's Mobile World Congress

MWC 2009: Nokia Siemens Booth Tour


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February 23, 2009 : Didn't make it to Mobile World Congress? Or maybe you didn't get to check out the Nokia Siemens stand? We did it for you, with photos

AT&T Plans $1B Global Spend


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February 23, 2009 : Despite plans to cut its overall capex in 2009, AT&T plans to invest another $1 billion in its global corporate-customer-focused capabilities, with Ethernet and applications high on the agenda

Infinera Bags Euro Action


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February 23, 2009 : 8:50 AM -- Optical maverick scores more European business

MWC 2009 Photos: Fun, Fones 'n' Fruit


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February 20, 2009 : Another year, and another Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, where the mood was sunny, and the horses were plentiful. Yes, horses... Check out our picture guide to this year's jamboree

Nortel to Offload Data Gear to Radware


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February 20, 2009 : The breakup of Nortel starts with the proposed sale of its application delivery switches to 'Stalking Horse' Radware, but there's still time for a higher bid

Dancing to Mobile's Tune


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February 19, 2009 : 12:50 PM - The Dancing Girls Fiscal Health Metric shows all's well in mobile

DSL Drives Russia's Fixed-Line Growth


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February 19, 2009 : While other markets see a drop in fixed-line subscriptions, they're still growing in Russia, with broadband and IPTV fueling that growth, finds Pyramid Research

MWC 2009: Vodafone's Backhaul Beauty Contest


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February 18, 2009 : Vodafone wants fatter backhaul pipes and is putting a number of microwave Ethernet vendors through their paces before it makes any decisions

MWC 2009: Starent Dines on LTE


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February 18, 2009 : Mobile packet core specialist is gearing up to build on its early LTE success at Verizon Wireless, says CEO Ash Dahod

MWC 2009: The Need for Speed


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February 17, 2009 : As mobile broadband gets real, operators such as TeliaSonera and Telstra are pushing ahead with next-gen rollouts

MWC 2009: SDR Coup for ZTE


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February 17, 2009 : Hong Kong operator CSL is to deploy a complete new software-defined radio (SDR) network from ZTE for its HSPA+ services and LTE migration

MWC 2009: HSPA Rules for Ericsson


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February 16, 2009 : There's a lot of talk about the introduction of LTE at Mobile World Congress, but Ericsson's CEO is banking on years of HSPA growth

MWC Preview: Rise of the Traffic Cops


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February 13, 2009 : Packet management technologies are becoming more prominent in the wireless world as mobile data volumes increase

FTTH Europe: Greece Plans €2B Rollout


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February 13, 2009 : Once the broadband pauper of Europe, Greece now has plans to build a countrywide open access FTTH network that will cost €2.1 billion to build over seven years – but private money is needed

Nokia Siemens, Juniper Team on Ethernet


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February 12, 2009 : Standing partners strengthen their relationship with a Carrier Ethernet package of metro and access switches plus NSN's Aspen management software

FTTH Europe: Slow Growth Forecast


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February 11, 2009 : It's progress, Jim, but not as we'd like it! Heavy Reading analyst sees Europe falling further behind North America and Asia/Pacific in the high-speed fiber access world

FTTH Europe: ECI Bags GPON Deal


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February 11, 2009 : Israeli vendor has a taker for its new GPON platform; plus other news from the FTTH Council Europe event in snowy Denmark

FTTH: Alive & Well in Europe


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February 11, 2009 : 7:20 AM -- Crowds flock to Copenhagen for FTTH event
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Checking Out MPLS-TP


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February 10, 2009 : 7:00 PM -- Test lab EANTC puts MPLS-TP through its paces

Cisco: Video to Drive Mobile Data Explosion


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February 10, 2009 : Mobile data traffic to increase 66-fold between 2008 and 2013, by which time it will reach 2 exabytes a month, forecasts Cisco

Ian Chin, VP of New Product Development, BesTV


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February 10, 2009 : China's IPTV opportunity

TDC Commits to Telco 2.0 Strategy


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February 9, 2009 : Danish incumbent to open up its network to third-party developers as it joins the growing number of Telco 2.0 early adopters

Huawei's SDP Coup


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February 6, 2009 : 1:40 PM -- Spanish giant Telefónica puts further faith in Chinese vendor

TDC Joins the Femto Club


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February 6, 2009 : Danish incumbent is the latest to field-trial femtocell technology and could move to a commercial deployment by the end of 2009

All Hail the Terminators!


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February 5, 2009 : 3:25 PM -- Carriers thwarted as the EU holds firm on mobile termination fees

Dutch Team Up for FTTH Expansion


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February 5, 2009 : Are you watching, Europe? Dutch incumbent shows what can be done by joining in with municipal fiber access rollout in Amsterdam

AlcaLu Ends 2008 With €5.2B Loss


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February 4, 2009 : Goodwill impairment charge sends Alcatel-Lucent's full year numbers deep into the red as it gears up for a tough 2009

Interview: DT's Randolph Nikutta


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February 2, 2009 : In this interview, DT's head of new media, Randolph Nikutta, told us the telco is rolling out interactive features in its IPTV service over the next few years

Deutsche Telekom's Dr. Randolph Nikutta


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February 2, 2009 : Making IPTV Interactive