7:45 AM -- Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. looks all set to sign a five-year fiber-to-the-casa broadband equipment deal with Vodafone Italy , reports Il Sole 24 Ore.

Vodafone Italy, which is already working with the Chinese vendor on mobile packet core developments, has joined forces with other Italian carriers to build a national fiber-based broadband access network. (See Huawei, Vodafone Delve Into Mobile Core and Italians Unveil FTTH Project.)

— Ray Le Maistre, International Managing Editor, Light Reading