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Posted in June 2008

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Poland: Vendor Magnet


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June 30, 2008 : 9:30 AM -- More and more vendors are polishing up their Polish

FT Drops $42B Bid


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June 30, 2008 : 9:15 AM -- France Telecom has decided not to bid for TeliaSonera

C&W Offers £329M for THUS


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June 30, 2008 : C&W agrees improved offer worth $656M just ahead of its self-imposed deadline, sending THUS's stock up 20% in morning trading, but THUS still thinks it's worth more

NEC Shells Out $300M for NetCracker


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June 27, 2008 : NEC fancies the NetCracker suite so much, it's forking out $300M to buy the OSS firm

Carriers Under Siege From EC


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June 27, 2008 : Mobile operators are facing new measures from the EC's Viviane 'The Plumber' Reding that could hit their top and bottom lines

Carriers Don't Trust Ethernet Backhaul?


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June 26, 2008 : Ethernet-based backhaul deployments are scarce because mobile operators don't trust the technology, according to a carrier survey

BT Buys Into IT Again


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June 26, 2008 : 9:00 AM -- BT adds to its IT capabilities, as does Telenor

THUS M&A Update


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June 26, 2008 : 8:30 AM -- British operator in acquisition spotlight

CommunicAsia 2008, Part II


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June 25, 2008 : More visuals from the CommunicAsia 2008 event in Singapore – IN COLOR!!
Comment: 2 + 2 = ? - Ray Le Maistre June 25, 2008
Comment: Re: MPLS-TP - Ray Le Maistre June 25, 2008

'Idea Shower,' Anyone?


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June 25, 2008 : 6:00 AM -- Going forward, we need to eradicate management speak...

NSN Unveils Unified Optical Platform


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June 24, 2008 : Nokia Siemens has developed an all-in-one optical platform for metro, regional, long-haul, and ultra-long-haul deployments, but at least one analyst has doubts whether such a product is needed

Newport Clings On


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June 24, 2008 : 1:20 PM -- SBC vendor gets more cash, seeks new CEO

Mobile OS Wars: Nokia Snaps Up Symbian


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June 24, 2008 : With Apple and Google shaping up to challenge for mobile OS bragging rights, Nokia takes control of Symbian and forms a new industry body
Comment: Skype 4.0 - Ray Le Maistre June 24, 2008

Nokia Is Going Plazes


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June 23, 2008 : And it's going where only its carrier customers used to tread

Italians Strike NGN Ducts Deal


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June 23, 2008 : Telecom Italia and FastWeb plan to share the passive infrastructure parts of their next-generation networks in a bid to save money and launch their fiber-access services more quickly

Slide Show: CommunicAsia 2008


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June 20, 2008 : Visual splendors from the CommunicAsia 2008 show in Singapore

IPTV Roundup: What's With NSN?


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June 20, 2008 : Nokia Siemens CEO clams up on IPTV, Alcatel-Lucent pumps up its renamed video server, and set-top box vendor Amino faces acid test as it makes a strategic acquisition and appoints a new CEO

Prepare for Sonus Scrap


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June 20, 2008 : 8:40 AM -- Major Sonus shareholder takes on the board

CommunicAsia: APAC's TV Times


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June 19, 2008 : There's already plenty of telco TV action in the Asia/Pacific region, but, as CommunicAsia has shown this week, there's still room for a lot more growth

Tier 1 M&A Update


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June 19, 2008 : 9:00 AM -- Decision time for FT, Telefónica, and VOD

AlcaLu Bangs Its Drum


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June 18, 2008 : 9:00 AM -- Excitement over China and UK deals

Huawei Pumps Up Its APAC Biz


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June 18, 2008 : Giant vendor predicts 56% growth in its non-domestic Asia/Pacific business in 2008, and a 44% global growth rate, as it shows off its wares at CommunicAsia

Singapore Unveils Digital Hub Vision


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June 17, 2008 : At CommunicAsia, Singapore's Infocomm authority sets sights on creating 'a digital media and entertainment capital,' and says the island state has the international connectivity to cope with capacity pressures
Comment: SupportSoft Hit - Ray Le Maistre June 17, 2008

AlcaLu Gets Motivated


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June 17, 2008 : Alcatel-Lucent snaps up remote broadband subscriber management specialist Motive for nearly $68 million, but the deal isn't without its complications

Infinera in at DT


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June 16, 2008 : 9:35 PM -- Optical vendor lands Euro Tier 1 deal

Huawei Rivals AlcaLu for DSL Crown


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June 13, 2008 : Some research reports show Huawei ahead of Alcatel-Lucent in DSL port shipments in Q1 2008, though AlcaLu still led the way during the past year

Reding Back on Attack


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June 13, 2008 : 9:05 AM -- EU regulator back on the mobile data warpath
Comment: Re: Tony the Great! - Ray Le Maistre June 12, 2008

Sonus Looks East


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June 12, 2008 : 2:45 PM -- VOIP vendor has its eyes on rubles and renminbi

Another African IPO


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June 11, 2008 : 1:10 PM -- If it's good enough for Safaricom...
Comment: Defending Oklahoma - Ray Le Maistre June 11, 2008

Fujitsu Backs PBB-TE


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June 11, 2008 : 9:35 AM -- PBB-TE the 'ideal technology' for metro Ethernet networks

Giancarlo Steps in at Avaya


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June 11, 2008 : 6:00 AM -- Former Cisco star Charles Giancarlo takes the helm at Avaya

NSN Sells Optical Unit


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June 11, 2008 : Nokia Siemens Networks continues its streamlining process with the sale to a private equity firm of a niche enterprise optical equipment division for an unknown sum

Danon's Back in the French Fray


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June 10, 2008 : Former BT executive Pierre Danon is back at the service provider front line as CEO of deux French operators – cable player Numéricable and business carrier Completel

More Snooping Scandal


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June 10, 2008 : 9:30 AM -- Nokia is the latest vendor in the snooping spotlight

Euro M&A Gossip


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June 10, 2008 : 9:15 AM -- Europe's awash with acquisition speculation

IPO Success in Africa


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June 10, 2008 : 9:00 AM -- Safaricom rises on its first day of trading

Iliad Closes In on $1.3B Acquisition


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June 9, 2008 : Iliad is in exclusive talks to buy Telecom Italia's French broadband business in a deal valued at €800M ($1.27B), a move that would make it the clear No. 2 in the highly competitive French DSL market

Subscribers per kW?


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June 6, 2008 : 1:00 PM -- Green creep is throwing up some alternative RFIs

Telstra CEO: Survival of the Bravest


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June 6, 2008 : Sol Trujillo, CEO of the Australian incumbent, says carriers have to be brave and place some major bets if they're to survive in a Web services world and compete with the likes of Google

T Italia Wields Axe


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June 5, 2008 : 2:25 PM -- New owners, new structure, and 5,000 new layoffs

IPTV Startup Bags $18M


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June 5, 2008 : NOON -- Newbridge founder and TV broadcaster back Inuk Networks

TeliaSonera Rejects FT's $42B Bid


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June 5, 2008 : Scandinavian powerhouse says France Telecom's $41.75B takeover offer undervalues the company, but analysts and investors expect FT to return with a better offer

Nokia Siemens CEO Slams 'Silly Pricing'


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June 4, 2008 : The 'silly pricing' in the emerging markets is shifting away from infrastructure deals to managed services deals, says NSN CEO Simon Beresford-Wylie

Tiscali Takeover Looms


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June 4, 2008 : 1:40 PM -- Vodafone now favorite to buy Euro triple-player

Nokia Siemens Gets Ruthless on R&D Focus


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June 3, 2008 : With integration issues still biting, NSN's big cheese says the vendor's ongoing product portfolio review will be driven by market leadership potential and profitability – so PBT is out!

Analyst: PBT’s Not Dead Yet


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June 2, 2008 : BT decision to dump PBT in favor of MPLS is a blow to the emerging carrier Ethernet technology's supporters, but it's certainly not a killer blow, says Heavy Reading analyst

China Begins $70B Carrier Revamp


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June 2, 2008 : Asset swaps and acquisitions worth more than $70 billion have begun in China, where the carriers are forming three giant operators, each with hundreds of millions of customers