The Future of European Business Leadership
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The founding fathers of the European Union, Robert Schuman and Jean Monnet, dreamed of creating a community of nations that would become more convergent as the years went by. The result of their vision is the EU, the most far-reaching plan for economic integration ever to be attempted among a group of sovereign...
Indian Mobile Market Surpasses 100-mil. User Landmark
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The mobile subscriber base in India continued to maintain high growth last month, with net additions of approximately 4.25 million subscribers. At the end of last month, there were 101.2 million mobile subscribers in the country, representing a penetration level of 9.2%. Meanwhile, the fixed-line market experienced a decline of 110,000...
New 'Ten' MVNO Debuts with MSN Messenger
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Ten, a new MVNO in France, has launched commercial services offering innovative mobile data services such as MSN Messenger and email. Ten - a start-up from former Tele2 director Jean-Louis Constanza, which also has private-equity backing - offers unlimited subscriptions to MSN Messenger and mobile email for a flat fee using GPRS...
Cingular Wireless Estimates Men Use More Mobile Minutes than Women in U.S.
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U.S. mobile operator Cingular Wireless has found that men used 16.2% more mobile calling minutes then women in 2006, among other results in its 2006 annual market research.Cingular Wireless’s market research was carried out with 1,016 adult customers (of which 48% were men and 52% were women), according to reports from PR Newswire....
Verizon Bets Big on Fiber Optic Overhaul
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Optical fiber -- strands of glass 15 times thinner than a human hair -- have been used by telecommunications companies over long-haul routes since the 1980s. Now, Verizon Communications Inc., is making a big and expensive bet on replacing the network of copper wires that has provided phone service since the 19th century with fiber, giving...
The IP Telephony Business Value Gap: Top 10 Reasons Why Businesses Aren't Getting Full ROI From VoIP
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This whitepaper explores the top ten causes of the IP telephony business value gap, including: Implementation of IP Telephony, Targeting of Enterprise solutions, Business case for IP Telephony, Pioneering third-party applications and Early-adopter experience. Additionally we explore what is not being done to fill this gap, including:...
Court Upholds FCC on Broadband CALEA Compliance
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WASHINGTON — A U.S. Court of Appeals ruling that upheld the FCC’s decision to apply digital wiretapping rules to VoIP providers probably won’t significantly affect wireless carriers’ broadband wiretap capabilities, according to a CTIA representative. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of...
Europe-Wide Wireless Network Planned
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The fact that home and office wireless networking is gaining momentum is hardly news. Municipal wireless networks are also on the fast track to widespread deployment, with numerous systems already in operation and many more planned. But what about wirelessly connecting an entire continent? Imperial College London is working on just such...
Will Carphone Drive AOL U.K. Into Its Warehouse?
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Carphone Warehouse, which has been in the broadband business for a grand total of 60 days now, is being touted as a potential bidder for Time Warner's AOL U.K. subsidiary - a deal that could potentially approach $2 billion in what might be a high-stakes, three-way bidding contest. Also being touted as potential bidders for AOL...
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