Vodafone Italia Gets Go Ahead for Fixed-Mobile Convergence Service
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Vodafone's Italian unit finally got the go-ahead order to trial its new mobile service temporarily for two months. The Italian communications ministry came up with the compromise after a court in Rome blocked the service late in November, claiming that it encourages customers to transfer their fixed-line number to their mobile ...
BenQ Mobile May Be Sold to Financial Investor
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BenQ Mobile, the former mobile handset joint venture of the German electronics maker, Siemens, and the Taiwanese vendor, BenQ, is in advanced negotiations with a private equity fund. The potential investor has already completed the due diligence. At the same time, Siemens has refused to pay the outstanding 100 million euro (US$131.9 ...
The DIY Dream, Deferred
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MAYBE IT'S PART OF THE RUGGED individual, American Dream ethos, but very few of us can resist the opportunity to do things ourselves. Whether it's putting in a new kitchen or learning how to knit, DIY is hot. Resellers and master agents are on top of the trend, implementing self-provisioning and self-management for their own ...
Dutch Pull Plug on Free Analog TV
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AMSTERDAM, Netherlands -- The Netherlands ended transmission of 'free to air&' analog television Monday, becoming the first nation to switch completely to digital signals. Few Dutch consumers noticed, because the overwhelming majority get TV via cable. Only around 74,000 households relied primarily on the ...
Third VoIP Era Uses Software to Challenge Telcos
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VoIP is quickly maturing, gaining new power and capabilities. As the technology gains added strength, it promises to pose its most serious challenge yet to traditional voice service providers. When VoIP first arrived, the technology was little more than a nuisance to traditional telcos. Focused on a narrow bandwidth, PC-to-PC ...
McDowell to Vote on AT&T-Bellsouth Merger
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As predicted by Light Reading sources last week, Commissioner Robert McDowell was cleared by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) general counsel to vote on the merger of AT&T Inc. and BellSouth Corp. McDowell had recused himself earlier due to his recent employment by the CLEC group Competitive ...
Nokia Scores A Hat Trick
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During this past week, Nokia disclosed a deal with France Telecom covering mobile content while landing a 3G contract from carrier Wind in Italy and a network-modernization pact with Philippine telecom operator Eastern Telecom. The French deal calls for Nokia to integrate a customized remote-content service and related platforms ...
Alltel Adds TeleNav Navigation Service
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Alltel Wireless wants to make sure its customers are always pointing in the right direction. With this hope in mind, the carrier is launching the TeleNav GPS Navigator service on select devices. The TeleNav GPS Navigator is a mapping service designed to give users a 3-D bird's eye view of moving maps, voice and on-screen ...
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