Golden Telecom Announces US$7.4-mil. Regional Consolidation in Russia
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Golden Telecom has reported that it has spent a total of US$7.4 million on the acquisition of a number of regional telecoms operators in Russia. The group has acquired Urals-based fixed-line operator Atel for US$4.5 million. Atel commands 7% of the fixed-line market of Perm, the country's 13th largest city, with a population of ...
Cablevision to Appeal DVR Ruling
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Cablevision Systems Corp., a New York-area cable TV provider, said Tuesday that it will appeal a federal court ruling that blocked the company's rollout of a next-generation digital video recorder service. Cablevision told The Associated Press that it will appeal the decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals on Tuesday and also seek ...
Expiration of Nokia-Qualcomm Licensing Pact May Bring More Lawsuits
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A licensing agreement between Nokia Corp. and Qualcomm Inc. expires Tuesday, potentially heralding a new wave of lawsuits between the wireless industry heavyweights. The agreement was to expire in each time zone at 12:01 a.m. local time, said Bertha Agia, a Qualcomm spokeswoman. The high-stakes dispute centers on royalties for ...
Alcatel-Lucent Wins French 3G Contract
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Alcatel-Lucent has won a contract to deploy UMTS/HSPA equipment beginning in September for the SFR network in France, becoming the second 3G supplier for the operator. SFR and Alcatel-Lucent also will form a strategic technology partnership, allowing SFR VIP access to the Alcatel-Lucent 3G competence center based in France. SFR ...
Cablecos Could Make Hay From Vonage's Slow Death
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The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit granted Vonage a temporary stay of last week's injunction stopping it from signing new customers unless it can find a way to do so without violating Verizon patents. This could bode well for cablecos looking to add new phone subs. The stay could keep Vonage alive for ...
NextWave Buys IPWireless
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NextWave Telecom Inc. said today that it will buy IPWireless Inc. in an initial $100 million payout of cash and stock for the firm's wireless broadband technology portfolio. San Bruno, Calif.-based IPWireless raised over $200 million in VC and strategic funding during eight years of operation. The terms of the deal are ...
Qwest's Quest for Video
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Qwest Communications International Inc. was one of the first names in telco TV, but lately it's not the first name that comes to mind when the subject comes up. While other big telcos are mounting scare campaigns against cable TV and attempting to woo Wall Street with their vision of the future, Qwest has taken a more ...
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