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Posted in June 2010

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Telefónica's $8.8B Brazilian Deal Blocked


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June 30, 2010 : Portuguese government intervenes, blocking Spanish giant's purchase of controlling stake in Brazilian operator Vivo

TEF Heaps on the Pressure


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June 30, 2010 : 6:55 AM Telefónica ups its Vivo offer ahead of vote
Comment: Building bridges - Ray Le Maistre June 30, 2010

AlcaLu Buys Some API Smarts


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June 29, 2010 : In a bid to further boost its 'applications enablement' strategy, Alcatel-Lucent buys an API repository used by tens of thousands of developers

CommunicAsia 2010: I'll Drink to That!


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June 28, 2010 : Our final set of pics from this year's CommunicAsia deals with the most important topics of the day: sports and beverages

India's Source Code Bombshell


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June 25, 2010 : 9:10 AM Who's going to hand over their source code to whom?

Vivendi Denies Reliance Talks


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June 25, 2010 : 8:20 AM French giant denies M&A negotiations

Euro Capex Caution


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June 24, 2010 : NOON Tighter purse strings in the Old Country

ZTE Bankrolls Canadian Mobile Network


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June 24, 2010 : New Canadian CDMA network to be kickstarted with $350 million loan from Chinese bank, brokered by equipment supplier ZTE

AlcaLu Lands GPON Role in Australia's NBN


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June 24, 2010 : Despite past associations, AlcaLu's involvement in national FTTx broadband access initiative is all above-board, says governing company

APAC's Dancefloor Omen


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June 22, 2010 : 11:35 AM Dancing Girls Fiscal Health Metric reveals negative trend

CommunicAsia 2010: Picture This!


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June 22, 2010 : Big names and a regional flavor were on display in Singapore, but the Dancing Girls Fiscal Health Metric gave us cause for concern

BT Staff Vote on Strike


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June 18, 2010 : 8:15 AM Industrial action expected

DT Spying Charges Dropped


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June 18, 2010 : 7:45 AM Former Chairman and CEO cleared of snooping

CommunicAsia 2010: What the FTTH?


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June 17, 2010 : Carrier CEO questions the need for really high consumer broadband speeds – and he's already offering the service!

CommunicAsia 2010: Oz Team Crunches Mobile Data


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June 17, 2010 : Australian developers take their mobile data compression techniques to the US, where patchy 3G coverage could give them a Tier 1 opening
Comment: Infamy, Infamy... - Ray Le Maistre June 16, 2010

CommunicAsia 2010: ZTE Overtakes AlcaLu in Broadband Battle


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June 16, 2010 : ZTE unveils FTTx deals with China Telecom and Telekom Malaysia, and claims to be No. 2 in global broadband fixed market

CommunicAsia 2010: Intel Still Bullish on WiMax


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June 15, 2010 : WiMax chip champion sticks with the party line, saying those that jump to LTE will do so for spectrum reasons

CommunicAsia 2010: The Broadband Conundrum


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June 14, 2010 : Fixed and wireless broadband developments, along with mobile apps and their smartphone friends, will be in the spotlight in Singapore

India's Billion-Dollar LTE Question


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June 14, 2010 : 5:00 AM How will Reliance Industries spend its first broadband wireless billions?

Packets Pay Off


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June 11, 2010 : 1:50 PM Ciena's Carrier Ethernet acquisition is bearing fruit

Ciena Loses Out on MEN Deferrals


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June 10, 2010 : Ciena can only watch as $90M of deferred revenues pass it by following the Nortel deal, but the vendor remains positive about the acquisition

Bharti Joins the Cloud Crowd


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June 10, 2010 : 5:15 AM Offers virtual IT resources, but is there any pent up demand?

Analyst: AlcaLu's 100G Game-Changer


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June 9, 2010 : Alcatel-Lucent's 100G launch is a significant development that will give it an advantage, reckons Heavy Reading analyst
Comment: Mutina revenues - Ray Le Maistre June 9, 2010

Ciena's Q2 Let Down by MEN


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June 9, 2010 : The optical and Ethernet business acquired from Nortel delivers limp sales, while Ciena's other product lines do better than expected

SPIT Watch: iPad, IPO & M&A


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June 8, 2010 : Openet links itself to the iPad, AT&T, and an IPO; Empirix acquires; BroadSoft sets its IPO price range; and Nakina has a new friend

Bharti Shows Off New Physique


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June 8, 2010 : But legal dispute mars Indian giant's African expansion
Comment: Dutch creep - Ray Le Maistre June 8, 2010
Comment: Re: CTIA sighting - Ray Le Maistre June 8, 2010
Comment: New offer - Ray Le Maistre June 8, 2010

Tejas Resuscitates Ethos


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June 8, 2010 : Indian optical vendor gives kiss of life to packet optical hopeful Ethos Networks with an all-stock takeover deal
Comment: Re: Dinosaurs - Ray Le Maistre June 7, 2010

Where's Matty?


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June 7, 2010 : 12:50 PM Matt Bross has become Huawei's invisible man

Reliance Lines Up Stake Sale


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June 7, 2010 : With AT&T linked to a potential investment, Reliance Comm's board approves equity stake sale, and encourages other M&A activities

FT: We're Committed to Switzerland


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June 4, 2010 : Its merger plans may be in tatters, but France Telecom says it isn't giving up on the Swiss market

BT Staff to Vote on Strike


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June 4, 2010 : 9:30 AM UK incumbent faces industrial action
Comment: Re: Holiday Cheer - Ray Le Maistre June 4, 2010

Holiday Plans in Ruins


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June 3, 2010 : 12:55 PM EC ruling on BT's FTTx network will ruin others' holiday plans

India: M&A Hotbed


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June 2, 2010 : 1:00 PM Reliance is at the heart of India's M&A speculation

'All You Can Eat' Is Off the Menu


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June 2, 2010 : 12:25 PM Pyramid Research outlines options to unlimited mobile data plans

Telefónica Ups Its Vivo Offer


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June 2, 2010 : 11:10 AM Finds spare €800 million down the back of its sofa

AT&T Intros Mobile Data Caps


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June 2, 2010 : New smartphone users lose access to unlimited data use offer as AT&T looks to ease pressure on its network

NSN Hires a CTO


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June 1, 2010 : Nokia Siemens Networks nabs BT exec to take senior technology role

China's Triple-Play Shift


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June 1, 2010 : 7:30 AM 'One pipe, all services' is the new mantra

Huawei's Latest US Offensive


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June 1, 2010 : 6:55 AM Seeks help from former Bush advisor