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Posted in September 2010

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BT Preps 'Landmark' FTTC Investment


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September 30, 2010 : That's fiber to the countryside... UK incumbent unveils £132M rural broadband plan that involves laying 130,000 kilometers of fiber

Virgin's Business Broadband Broadside


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September 29, 2010 : UK cable player Virgin Media flicks the Vs at its rivals with a super-fast but simple fiber-based symmetrical broadband offer

ZTE Fills Out Its 100G


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September 28, 2010 : 3:15 PM Chinese vendor presents an integrated 100Gbit/s portfolio

UK Mobile Giant Flexes Its Muscle


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September 28, 2010 : Joint venture mobile operator Everything Everywhere outlines its growth plans, though points to the pain of shrinking ARPU and a recalculation of its customer base

Alliance Gives Orange's Cloud an Edge


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September 27, 2010 : 1:30 PM Cloud partnership puts Orange Business Services ahead of rivals, says analyst

Orange, Cisco, et al. Forge Cloud Alliance


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September 27, 2010 : Orange Business Services teams up with Cisco, VMware, and EMC for a cloud-computing business alliance

AlcaLu Gets Cheeky With Patent


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September 27, 2010 : 11:10 AM Files patent related to its 'bottoms up' approach to managed services
Comment: Re: perspective - Ray Le Maistre September 27, 2010

Tower Firm Plans IPO


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September 27, 2010 : 7:20 AM Indonesian passive infrastructure operator heads for the public market

Ericsson Buys Another Piece of Nortel


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September 25, 2010 : Snaps up Nortel's multiservice switch business for $65 million to support CDMA and GSM assets acquired earlier
Comment: Who deserves to win? - Ray Le Maistre September 24, 2010
Comment: Counterbids? - Ray Le Maistre September 24, 2010

CSG to Buy Intec for £237M


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September 24, 2010 : CSG to bolster its billing capabilities, customer base, and international reach with the acquisition of struggling Intec

Leading Lights: Telecom Services Finalists


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September 23, 2010 : 2:30 PM The Leading Lights Awards shortlists have been published – here's who's in the telecom services category, and why
Comment: Of course we care... - Ray Le Maistre September 23, 2010
Comment: Further blow for Thai 3G - Ray Le Maistre September 23, 2010

Huawei Boasts 700-Mbit/s DSL


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September 22, 2010 : 9:05 AM What the…?
Comment: Re: Fingers crossed - Ray Le Maistre September 21, 2010
Comment: You are spoiling us - Ray Le Maistre September 21, 2010

More 3G Action in India


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September 21, 2010 : 11:40 AM Bharti unveils its 3G equipment suppliers

Europe's 'Digital Oxygen'


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September 21, 2010 : 11:10 AM EC intros measures to promote widespread high-speed broadband

MTS Splits Services Deal 3 Ways


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September 21, 2010 : 10:25 AM Indian operator shares its managed services contracts, with ZTE taking a share of the spoils

Testing Cisco's Mobile Network, Part I


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September 21, 2010 : What did we learn from EANTC's test of Cisco's all-IP mobile network? LR's Ray Le Maistre interviews Carsten Rossenhövel to find out
Comment: Re: Lowell... - Ray Le Maistre September 20, 2010

EuroProfile: fonYou


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September 20, 2010 :
  • They're re-inventing mobile telephony
  • They want to give Facebook users a voice
  • They know good tapas when they taste it
  • Verizon Lines Up Seidenberg's Successor


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    September 20, 2010 : Verizon Wireless CEO Lowell McAdam named as Verizon Communications COO, in line to take over as CEO

    Broadband Subs Exceed 500M


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    September 20, 2010 : Despite slow growth in North America, global broadband market tops half a billion, while IPTV numbers near 40M, finds the Broadband Forum

    Thai Court Halts 3G Plan


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    September 17, 2010 : 12:15 PM Spectrum auction on hold following court injunction

    Huawei Addresses Security Fears


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    September 17, 2010 : 11:15 AM Chinese vendor looking to allay concerns

    IBM Lands Major Outsourcing Deal


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    September 17, 2010 : IBM joins Bharti Airtel on its African adventure with a deal to run the carrier's service provider IT (SPIT) systems UPDATED 11:40 AM

    TDC Sells Swiss Sunrise for $3.2B


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    September 17, 2010 : Danish incumbent sells Swiss operations to CVC Capital Partners as it prepares for an IPO

    Reliance Hands 3G Deal to ZTE


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    September 16, 2010 : 3:15 PM Chinese vendor snaps up key 3G gig in India

    Huawei Hits Back at Dumping Claims


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    September 16, 2010 : 12:00 PM Chinese vendor rejects claims of illegal subsidies and 'injurious dumping'

    Power to the People


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    September 16, 2010 : 11:25 AM Network transformation projects aren't just about technology

    Samsung Breathes Life Into Euro WiMax Market


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    September 16, 2010 : Two national network deals in Eastern Europe put WiMax back on the continent's wireless broadband map

    SDPs Need a Revamp, Says Carrier


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    September 15, 2010 : Service delivery platforms aren't delivering to carrier needs, with many vendors pitching substandard products, says European carrier exec
    Comment: Slowly but surely.... - Ray Le Maistre September 14, 2010
    Comment: Optimistic? - Ray Le Maistre September 14, 2010
    Comment: IMS coming of age? - Ray Le Maistre September 14, 2010

    Openet 'Surprised' by Amdocs Legal Action


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    September 13, 2010 : CEO of Irish policy control vendor says Amdocs legal action came out of the blue, and could delay stock market listing
    Comment: Re: Head start - Ray Le Maistre September 13, 2010
    Comment: Shape of things to come - Ray Le Maistre September 13, 2010

    RAD's Ethernet Price Pledge


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    September 13, 2010 : 9:25 AM New Carrier Ethernet CPE priced as low as $400

    Will EC Probe Huawei, ZTE?


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    September 13, 2010 : 5:45 AM European Commission receives complaint about Chinese vendor subsidies

    BT Builds CDN With CDS


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    September 10, 2010 : 9:50 AM Carrier to use Cisco's Content Delivery System for its content delivery network

    Nokia Dumps CEO, Hires Elop


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    September 10, 2010 : With its mobile device leadership faltering, Nokia replaces Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo with Stephen Elop, a Microsoft man from Canada
    Comment: Who took this decision? - Ray Le Maistre September 10, 2010
    Comment: A wild guess... - Ray Le Maistre September 9, 2010

    OSS: The Missing Link


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    September 9, 2010 : The evolution of OSS continues as industry experts link service provider IT (SPIT) software directly to carrier revenues

    Weinman Quits AT&T


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    September 9, 2010 : 1:00 PM AT&T's cloud evangelist is moving on

    Euronews: Sept. 9


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    September 9, 2010 : Telenor, Vodafone, and Amsterdam figure in today's European news roundup

    MEN at Work for Ciena


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    September 8, 2010 : Legacy sales disappoint, but MEN steps up for Ciena's Q3

    Ericsson Buys North American Integrator


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    September 7, 2010 : Snaps up a chunk of North American strategy and technology consulting services specialist InCode
    Comment: Was it ever thus... - Ray Le Maistre September 7, 2010
    Comment: Appropriate message - Ray Le Maistre September 7, 2010
    Comment: Rural connections - Ray Le Maistre September 7, 2010
    Comment: Re: Dublin, Very Nice! - Ray Le Maistre September 6, 2010

    Is the Rise of Mobile Money Aiding Terrorism?


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    September 6, 2010 : Customer screening vendor says mobile money transfers are open to abuse by crooks and terrorists, but industry body dismisses the claims

    Huawei Bags India 3G Deal


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    September 3, 2010 : 8:55 AM With restrictions lifted, Huawei lands network deal with Tata

    Dublin, Not Nice


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    September 3, 2010 : 6:00 AM TM Forum moves its annual jamboree

    Fastweb Hits 100Mbit/s


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    September 3, 2010 : 5:45 AM Italian operator takes fast FTTH to 2 million homes and businesses
    Comment: Shocking... - Ray Le Maistre September 2, 2010

    Eurosqueeze?


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    September 2, 2010 : 12:35 PM How far will consolidation shrink the European market?

    TelcoTV Asia: In Pictures!


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    September 1, 2010 : It's day one of TelcoTV Asia in Shanghai, and our photographer was there to capture the action
    Comment: Fresh air - Ray Le Maistre September 1, 2010
    Comment: RIM needs a catch-all fix - Ray Le Maistre September 1, 2010
    Comment: The gloves are off... - Ray Le Maistre September 1, 2010
    Comment: Need for speed? - Ray Le Maistre September 1, 2010
    Comment: Walk the walk - Ray Le Maistre September 1, 2010