Archive for the ‘Global Telecom News’ category

Broadband take-up boosts BT earnings

February 4th, 2012

Pension deficit widens £1.6bn, but pre-tax profit for third quarter is up 48% at the UK telecoms group
Courtesy: FT.com

HP Simplifies Networking with Broadest Choice of OpenFlow-enabled Switches

February 4th, 2012

HP today announced a portfolio of OpenFlow-enabled switches, providing customers with the broadest choice in the industry for simplifying network management while meeting a wide range of bandwidth, performance and budget needs.
Courtesy: telecomtv.com

Leaked details of Apollo, Microsoft’s next Windows Phone

February 4th, 2012

A video intended for Nokia partners lifts the lid on the new features to be rolled out later this year with Windows Phone 8, codename Apollo. Guy Daniels reports.
Courtesy: telecomtv.com

Telcordia Applied Communication Sciences Becomes Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Telcordia Technologies

February 4th, 2012

Separates Advanced Research and Innovation Business from Recent Acquisition; Continues to Serve Current Government and Commercial Clients; Carries on Bell Labs Heritage.
Courtesy: telecomtv.com

TechStars and Microsoft BizSpark Team Up to Offer Startups $60,000 in Cloud Services on Windows Azure

February 4th, 2012

TechStars taps Microsoft BizSpark Plus to give startups a head start.
Courtesy: telecomtv.com

FiberCorp Ready to Provide IaaS Virtualization Services

February 4th, 2012

FiberCorp announced that it will offer virtual private services (VPS) to its customers as part of a cloud services family of services based on Cisco networking technology.
Courtesy: telecomtv.com

BT set to launch ‘ultrafast’ internet

February 3rd, 2012

Direct fibre-optic connections will become available to most British homes and businesses next year
Courtesy: FT.com

MTN to probe Iran bribery allegations

February 3rd, 2012

Rival Turkcell alleges that second mobile licence in the Islamic Republic was granted to the South African group through corrupt means
Courtesy: FT.com

Hutchison seals deal to buy Orange Austria

February 3rd, 2012

The Hong Kong owner of European telecoms mobile operator 3 is to pay €1.3bn to France Telecom and Mid Europa partners
Courtesy: FT.com

Resurgence of the MVNO?

February 3rd, 2012

The launch of two new mobile virtual operators shows that there is still no shortage of interest in the network-free business model, despite many high-profile failures in the recent past. Guy Daniels reports.
Courtesy: telecomtv.com