Ericsson Wins Contract for Deutsche Telekom Optical Network Upgrade
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Germany's fixed-line incumbent has selected the Swedish vendor Ericsson to provide its DWDM optical technology for a planned network upgrade. Deutsche Telekom's broadband and fixed-line unit, T-Com, expects to upgrade its metropolitan and regional networks in Germany. Under the terms of the contract, Ericsson will deliver its ...
Net Neutrality and Telco TV Telecoms Bill Looks Shaky
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The Advanced Telecommunications and Opportunities Reform Act currently before legislators looks set to run into more problems as Senator Ted Stevens, chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, has announced that it is currently short of the 60 votes required to keep the bill from filibuster. A filibuster could fatally delay its passage ...
Motorola to Sell CellPhones Via Machine
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CHICAGO -- Shoppers craving the latest Motorola Inc. cell phones and accessories will be able to buy them at automated sales machines being installed in nearly two dozen malls and airports nationwide. The vending machine-like 'Instantmoto' stores will sell 12 kinds of phones and 18 accessories, said Bob Many,...
Dutch State to Sell Remaining 8 Percent Stake in KPN
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AMSTERDAM, Netherlands -- The Dutch government said Friday it will sell its remaining 8 percent stake in Royal KPN NV to cut the national debt. The phone company agreed to buy back around half of the stake for E800 million (US$1.01 billion), KPN said in a statement. The government is selling a total 167 million shares. ...
Listen to This
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One year ago, music on mobile phones reached a milestone with Cingular Wireless' introduction of the Motorola ROKR E1 phone that married Apple's iTunes music store with a phone. Since then, a lot has happened in the mobile music world. There are a lot more music phones available now, and a lot more music services available ...
Microsoft, Nokia Team for Mobile Search
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Mobile search capabilities have become a hot topic in the wireless space as of late. The latest: Nokia is teaming with Microsoft to deliver advanced search capabilities to Nokia Nseries and other compatible S60 wireless devices. Although terms of the agreement were not disclosed, Nokia has agreed to integrate Microsoft's Live...
Wireless Carriers Seek Stronger FCC Roaming Oversight
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Some 25 U.S. regional and rural wireless operators essentially are asking the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to clamp down on the terms and conditions imposed on them regarding roaming agreements they must sign with larger wireless carriers. At issue are extremely high rates being asked and a tough contract-negotiation ...
Sprint Eyes WiMax Backhaul
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NEW YORK -- When Sprint Nextel Corp. starts to roll out WiMax in Chicago and Washington, D.C., at the end of 2007 it is also considering using the wireless technology as a cost- effective way of providing backhaul for the new broadband networks. At the jam-packed 'Backhaul Strategies for Mobile Operators' Light Reading ...
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