Rogers Boasts Operating Profits 33%, Revenue 15%; Income Triples on Growth in All Units
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Rogers has reported results for the third quarter of 2006, with consolidated revenue growth of 15% to C$2.35 billion (US$2.09 billion) while operating profits rose 33% to C$784 billion and net income tripled from C$48.9 million to C$154.0 million. Breaking down growth by operating segment, wireless drove revenue up during the third ...
Nortel, Neuf Cegetel Partner for FMC Roll-Out
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Neuf Cegetel has confirmed that its latest fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) service TWIN is running on Nortel's IMS-ready Multimedia Communication Server 5200 (MCS 5200) which seamlessly integrates voice with video, collaboration, and presence services. Customers using TWIN mobile devices will be able to make calls, charged at the ...
German Government Pre-Registers Potential Bidders for WiMAX Lice
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Germany's Federal Network Agency has started pre-registrations for companies seeking to participate in the planned auction of point-to-multipoint broadband wireless licences in the 3.4-3.6 GHz band. The German government has scheduled the beginning of the auction for December this year. Companies have until 8 November to ...
Remote Control
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As telcos seek ways to reduce costs and to enter new markets, some are moving their non-core and even core activities offshore to lower-cost locations and, in some cases, outsourcing to a third-party supplier. Successful outsourcing is all about approaching the initiative as a transformation and not just as a ...
Gateway M255-E: Vista-Ready Laptop
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As Microsoft Vista works its way into the PC mainstream, a growing number of laptop users are beginning to look for machines that can exploit the new operating system to its full potential. These individuals could do a lot worse than considering the Gateway M255-E. Based on Intel's snazzy Core 2 Duo processor, featuring a ...
Mobilephone Carrier Softbank Mobile to Modify Advertising
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Japan's mobilephone carrier Softbank will modify the content of its advertising to make sure it doesn't mislead customers at the request of the country's fair trade watchdog, a company official said Wednesday. The move by the Tokyo-based Softbank Mobile Corp. comes just a few days after the Fair Trade Commission called in ...
Tele2 Posts a Loss for Third Quarter, Raises Earnings Guidance
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Swedish telecom company Tele2 AB posted a loss for the third quarter on Wednesday after taking a charge related to the sale of its French unit and writedowns. The shares jumped, however, after the company gave an optimistic forecast. The loss came to 3.66 billion kronor (US$506 million) in the three months through ...
Swisscom Finally Launches Microsoft-Based IPTV
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In one of the most closely watched IPTV launches to date, Swisscom tomorrow will deploy its long-delayed Microsoft TV-powered service. The repeated delays of Swisscom to launch what it is calling 'Bluewin TV' have been tracked by the industry as an indication of Microsoft's difficulty in getting to market. The ...
AT&T Set to Expand its U-verse
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AT&T Inc. has said it will roll out its U-verse broadband video service, which includes high-definition television, in 15 to 20 markets before the end of 2006. Light Reading now has the skinny on where that's likely to happen. The project is a huge move for AT&T, which up until now has offered service to 30,000 people ...
Road Warriors Leading Charge to SmartPhones
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.- Next-generation, richly featured handsets capable of both voice and high-speed data are still at the early stage of adoption, but are starting to win mindshare and regular usage among high-usage US business travelers, reports In-Stat. According to a recent In-Stat survey, business travelers spending $300 per month ...
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