Vodafone, FastWeb Sign Broadband Deal
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Vodafone Italy and Italian alternative broadband provider FastWeb have signed an agreement to offer a joint broadband service, making Italy the latest market where Vodafone has ditched its mobile-only status. The new service is branded as Vodafone Casa FastWeb and is set to debut shortly. Earlier this month, Vodafone Germany launched a ...
Revenue Assurance Takes on a New Name
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Compared with service providers in the United States, it is generally agreed that European service providers have been more than focus solely on revenue and cost, service providers in both Europe and the United States are turning their attention to end-to-end business ...
Time Warner to Sell AOL Germany to Telecom Italia
FRANKFURT, Germany -- Time Warner Inc. has agreed to sell AOL Germany's Internet access business to Telecom Italia SpA for 675 million (US$856 million), the companies said, giving the Milan company a firm foothold in the German market. The all-cash deal, which is subject to regulatory approval, is expected to ...
Phone Data Offers Real-time Traffic Routing
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Being stuck in traffic is never fun, but a new technology that transforms cell phone location data into an illuminated traffic map promises to make road congestion at least a little more avoidable. The system takes advantage of the steady stream of positioning cues, the untraced signals that all cell phones produce, whether in use or ...
Microsoft's Zune Gets Social with Wireless
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Microsoft is attempting to take in Apple Computer with the launch of its Zune media player, set to debut this holiday season. Unlike Apple's offering, however, Zune will feature wireless technology to make the device more social. Wireless Zune-to-Zune sharing lets consumers spontaneously share full-length sample tracks of ...
Telecom Italia CEO Resigns
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In a nearly unprecedented machine-gun-paced series of events during the past 72 hours, Telecom Italia's (TI) embattled CEO has resigned over opposition to his plan to split the company in half, the prime minister of Italy was forced by the opposition to face Parliamentary questioning over his forcing the resignation, it was revealed ...
BT Plans Further Global Push
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BT Group plc set out its international stall for analysts and the press at a London briefing Thursday, announcing revenue targets and hinting at further expansion through acquisitions. The carrier says its Global Services division, which provides network and IT services to large corporate customers in sectors such as ...
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