Vodafone Joins British Broadband Race
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Mobile giant Vodafone is set to enter the British broadband market before the year-end, becoming the latest big-name entrant in the United Kingdom's highly competitive broadband market. Instead of pursuing the acquisition route adopted by rival mobile operator O2, Vodafone is adopting the broadband resale option and has signed a ...
Neuf Cegetel Plans October 2006 IPO
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The largest French alternative fixed-line telecoms group has set an October date to list 20% of its shares in an initial public offering (IPO), which is aimed at raising between 500 million euro (US$636.2 million) and 1 billion euro. In a statement, the company said it had filed its IPO documents with French Stock Exchange watchdog ...
WiBro May Be Heading for Russia
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South Korea's IT chief Rho Jun-hyong has suggested that WiBro (wireless broadband) technology, pioneered this year in South Korea, may be launched in Russia, according to press reports. Rho has recently returned from a nine-day tour of Russia, Romania, Germany, and Hungary in which he showcased the capabilities of WiBro. He stated ...
Iliad Announces Fiber Optic Network, Shares Fall
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PARS -- Iliad SA, a provider of phone, Internet and TV services, announced plans to roll out a Euro1 billion (US$1.3 billion) high-speed fiber-optic network to French households from next year without raising prices. The company's shares plunged as some investors judged the plan too ambitious. The alternative ...
DOJ Wants Alltel to Shed Some Assets
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After agreeing to divest some assets, Alltel received the go-ahead from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to acquire Midwest Wireless Holdings. The acquisition was first announced in November 2005. The DOJ said it would not oppose the merger as long as Alltel divested assets in rural Minnesota - assets that include Alltel' ...
Nokia N93: So Cool, It's Hot
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So what's the current ultra-cool, must have cell phone? A strong case could be made for the Nokia N93. The Nokia N93 offers multiple coolness factors, including an unusual, innovative design, cutting edge multimedia features and a price tag that will make envious friends emit a sustained, low whistle when you tell them how much ...
Unified Communications Drive SMB Converged-Apps Growth
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According to new research, during the next five years, revenue growth from small and medium-sized business (SMB) converged applications will average 47 percent per year, compared to only 16 percent for underlying IP Telephony (IPT) systems. Demand is particularly strong for such Unified Communications (UC) applications as Personal ...
Telecom Italia to Revamp
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Trading in Telecom Italia SpA shares was suspended today at the carrier's own request as its board meets to discuss the Italian giant's future. The carrier announced Sunday that its chairman met the head of the Italian bourse, Consob (Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa), to discuss the operator's ...
Nokia, RIM & Moto: 'Prosumer' Trinity
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The rules of the game in the smartphone market changed last week. Following Motorola Inc.s lead earlier this year with the Q phone, Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM) unveiled the Pearl on Wednesday -- a $200 phone with a feature set that should appeal to both business and consumer users. Nokia Corp. capped the week ...
Broadband Powerline Networking to be King in Residential Networking
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Broadband powerline networking, a wired technology that does not require new cabling to be installed, is poised to emerge as a winner in the residential networking interface race on a worldwide basis, reports In-Stat. Powerline networking has advantages over coax and twisted-pair cabling for in-home deployment ...
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