Our new poll: Do you plan on buying Apple's new iPhone? Visit our web site to vote.Verizon Wins Vonage Patent Infringement Case
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Vonage has been ordered to pay Verizon US$58 million plus 5.5% per line in monthly royalties to Verizon for infringing on three patents relating to VoIP services, the Virginia Eastern District Court has ruled. The jury found five patents (from an original seven) to be valid but found the claim (rather than the patents) on two patents ...
Deutsche Telekom Ceases FMC Service, T-One
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Germany's fixed-line operator, Deutsche Telekom, has ceased marketing of its fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) product, branded T-One, due to poor uptake of the service among its customers, which is attributed to poor WLAN coverage and complicated dialling. Significance: Deutsche Telekom's fixed-line unit, T-Com, introduced T-One ...
Telecom Italia Outlines Expansion Plans
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The Italian telecoms giant, Telecom Italia, has outlined plans to boost its international presence, reversing a recent trend that has seen it sell off foreign assets to pay down its debt. In the group's business plan for 2007-2009 , which was unveiled today, Telecom Italia said it hopes to increase the international proportion of its...
Weekly Poll Results -- Traveling With Your Mobile
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CommunicationsDirect latest poll results are in. The question posed was, "Do you use a mobile handset when you travel abroad?". The results indicate 71% use their current mobile and pay roaming fees, 21% buy prepaid phone cards, and 8% don't use a mobile at all when traveling. Be sure to vote in our next poll ...
Web Services: Paving the Way to SOA
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"Web Services" comprise a body of standards and protocols that have become vital in the drive toward SOA, as they define how services interact in business transactions. Earlier fears were that Web Services might be CORBA revisited or client/server reborn. This group of interfaces and protocols, however, are opening up telecom ...
Shareholders of Hutchison Telecom Approve Hutchison Essar Sale Plan
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HONG KONG -- Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd. said today its shareholders have approved plans to sell its 52 percent stake in Indian mobile phone operator Hutchison Essar to Britain's Vodafone Group PLC. We received overwhelming support from shareholders for the transaction, Hutchison ...
Clearwire IPO Has WISP Grabbing The Brass Ring
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Intel-backed wireless Internet service provider (WISP) Clearwire yesterday floated a $600 million initial public offering (IPO), coming in at the top of its expected price range amid reports that a massive number of institutional investors were left standing at the gate with cash in hand, the offering being six or seven times ...
Alltel CEO Cools Takeover Speculation
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Speaking at a leadership conference yesterday in Fort Smith, Ark., Alltel CEO Scott Ford noted that the rumors swirling around its potential acquisition by another wireless company were nothing new. Ford was at the Leadership Fort Smith Alumni Association luncheon to address the 100 attendees about corporate leadership, but fielded ...
Starent Aims for $115M IPO
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Starent Networks Corp. plans to raise $115 million from an IPO on the Nasdaq , the company revealed this week. The mobile data core equipment vendor, which is now deployed by more than 60 carriers in 25 countries, did not provide a potential share price range or say when it might float its stock. Starent's ST16 ...
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