UPC Slovakia Launches VoIP, Moves into Triple-Play
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Slovakia's leading cable operator, UPC Slovakia, part of the U.S. cable TV giant Liberty Global, has launched internet telephony services (VoIP). The offering complements its existing cable TV and broadband internet services. The VoIP service is currently only available in the capital, Bratislava; other cities and towns in which the ...
British Regs Propose Lower Wholesale Mobile-Termination Fees
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British telecoms regulator Ofcom today proposed plans to cut wholesale mobile termination charges, a move that would lead to a drop in the prices that mobile operators charge for connecting calls made from rival networks or landlines. Ofcom wants the new rules-to include both 2G and 3G calls-to apply once existing regulations expire in ...
First True Quantum Cryptographic Network Claimed
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Securing network data is one of the top challenges facing telecom researchers. "The volume and type of sensitive information being transmitted over data networks continues to grow at a remarkable pace," says Prem Kumar, a professor of electrical engineering and computer science at Northwestern University's Robert R ....
ABC, NBC, CBS And Now ... AT&T
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For those who still believe watching TV on the smallest of screens is the consummate waste of time and money, keep reading: Ma Bell has just thrown her support behind the medium. Earlier today, San Antonio-based AT&T and Emeryville, Calif.-based MobiTV Inc., told the world they will partner to offer mobile TV to broadband users ... Cingular, Nokia Introduce Wireless E-Mail Device
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Nokia is rolling out the Nokia E62 wireless e-mail device in an effort to make wireless e-mail more of a mass market application. The device will be available exclusively in the U.S. from Cingular Wireless. The E62 supports a host of personal and business e-mail platforms such as Good Mobile Messaging, BlackBerry Connect, Cingular ...
Mobility, Version 2.0
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LOS ANGELES -- CTIA Wireless IT and Entertainment 2006 -- Midway through a period of increasing IT investment, enterprises are moving from early wireless deployments focused on increasing efficiency and lowering costs to second-phase programs that will transform business processes, according to a panel of CIOs at CTIA Wireless IT and ...
Regulator Orders Deutsche Telekom to Open German High-speed Network
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BERLIN -- Regulators on Wednesday gave Deutsche Telekom AG three months to open its new high-speed communications network to rivals. The company must offer a standard contract at a price agreed on with regulators so that competitors can easily access its VDSL network, the Federal Network Agency said. Deutsche Telekom, the ...
Covad Unveils Web-Based Phone System
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NEW YORK -- Broadband provider Covad Communications Group Inc. is launching an inexpensive Internet-based phone system for very small companies that is compatible with conventional telephones. The new service targets a market segment with limited options for affordable office communications technology. Covad ClearEdge ...
CTIA: We Want Our MobileTV
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LOS ANGELES -- CTIA Wireless IT and Entertainment 2006 -- Ask a dozen folks how delivering IPTV over mobile devices is going to work, and you will get a dozen answers. At least that's the impression left behind here, where so-called mobile TV was perhaps top of the list of buzz and bottom of the list of reality. One company ...
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