Belgian incumbent telco Belgacom and Swisscom Fixnet, Belgacoms Swiss counterpart, have announced the completion of a process that combined the international fixed-line operations of the two firms into a single joint venture. The transaction was
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Teliasonera Finland has announced it is to end the provision of public telephone box services. The Finnish telco is to remove the last of its 2,000 phone booths by the end of next year due to poor demand in the age of near 100 per cent mobile
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Romanian cable provider Astral Telecom has finished an upgrade to its IP network. The 820,000 upgrade, from American network solutions provider Cisco Systems, will permit the telco to deliver advanced triple-play voice, video and broadband internet
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UK telecoms supplier Energis has selected optical transport solutions provider Xtera Communications as the multi-reach DWDM supplier for their next-generation backbone network in the United Kingdom. Xtera will construct the new optical backbone,
[Date:8/15/2007 6:51:00 PM]
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Within two years, low-end camera phones will take much of the market share now held by low-end standalone digital cameras, according to new predictions from market analysts ABI Research. We believe that within the next two years, the quality of a
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IT service providers Swisscom IT Services and Comit have announced they are merging their activities in the banking sector. Swisscom IT Services will purchase all shares in Comit for around 40m (CHF 60m). As of 1 January 2006, Comit AG will be run as
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Dutch incumbent telco KPN has launched its third mobile brand in the Netherlands, under the name 'Simyo'. Simyo will be the first provider in the Netherlands with a 'no-frills' concept for people who want to make mobile calls and send text messages at
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The Maltese division of Vodafone has launched a 'combo card', combining GPRS and wi-fi services. Following the launch of the card, Vodafone becomes the sole mobile operator on Malta to offer a complete wireless laptop offering. Companies/Keywords Wi-fi
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Norwegian telco Telenor and the Orbital Sciences Corporation announced today that they have signed a contract for delivery of a new geosynchronous (GEO) communications satellite. The spacecraft, to be called THOR II-R, will be based on Orbital's
[Date:8/15/2007 6:47:00 PM]
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UK mobile operator O2 has launched a trial of its planned mobile TV service in the town of Oxford - the first such trial in the country. EastEnders, Coronation Street, CSI and Lost are among the TV programmes up to 400 O2 customers, living and working
[Date:8/15/2007 6:47:00 PM]
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Telecoms supplier Ericsson has been selected by Greek fixed-line provider Vivodi Telecom to deliver 10,000 ADSL 2+ lines using Ericsson's Ethernet DSL Access solution, providing new broadband capabilities to Vivodi Telecom subscribers. Through this
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Level 3 Communications today announced it has signed a new agreement to provide network services across Western Europe to Dante, a UK-based operator of large academic research networks. Under the terms of the three-year agreement, Dante will purchase
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OK, so you didn't get your grades. You're in a panic, feel crushed and a little sick. But you're still going to have a fabulous time at university or college. You just need to play the Clearing game. Here's how. If your results are only a grade or so off
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Aliant customers in Atlantic Canada can now use tracking devices to pinpoint their loved ones or employees. The company is launching four new services that use technologies like satellites and cell phone towers for instant access, providing immediate
[Date:8/15/2007 7:00:00 PM]
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AUSTRALIA: Optus optimistic though downwardly mobile
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SINGAPORE: SingTel's net income rises 15% to $868m
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German and Dutch incumbent telcos Deutsche Telekom and KPN have walked away from a 20bn joint offer for UK-based multinational mobile operator O2 after the collapse of negotiations over the structure of the combined offer, according to a report in the
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Dual SIM phone, a timely response to network THE introduction of dual SIM phones into the Nigerian market has been described as a timely response to challenges faced by subscribers with respect to telecommunications services in Nigeria. Speaking at a
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The MIT Technology Review has a piece on a new bit of eye-candy: a pressure sensor to measure glaucoma continuously, instead of once every 6 months in the ophthalmologist's office. ...According to Shareef, a continuous monitoring device, like those used
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It's not as easy to get lost these days. Not with all the new global positioning devices in cars that make use of digital mapping data. A growing number of new cars, especially luxury models, come factory-equipped with in-dash navigation systems. Owners
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TELSTRA has lopped off another piece of its IT services business following the sale of Sensis unit Invizage to Peter Kazacos' fledgling PKBA. The acquisition almost doubles the size of PK Business Advantage, which is pursuing an aggressive acquisition
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Tzero Technologies said Wednesday that it is now the first wireless manufacturer to be legally permitted to transmit HDCP-encrypted information over its radios. Tzero is now an 'Approved Retransmission Technology' from the Digital Content Protection
[Date:8/15/2007 7:20:00 PM]
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The lucky chaps at Taiwans Phone Daily been given a sample of Sony Ericssons new 3.2MP cameraphone, the K770, to play with. As is their style, theyve snapped the phone in great detail; we thought wed bring you some of the more interesting shots. Above is
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