Total Telecom Online back issues from July 2008:
Galileo gets off the ground.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mary Lennighan, Total Telecom The procurement process for Europe's Galileo satellite navigation project was formally launched on Tuesday, after lengthy delays and much controversy. The European Commission and the European Space Agency (ESA) opened the first ...
Blyk signs Belgian MVNO deal with Mobistar.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mary Lennighan, Total Telecom Ad-funded mobile service provider Blyk plans to launch in Belgium, having brokered an MVNO deal with network operator Mobistar. Mobistar made the announcement on Tuesday, although the operator declined to give any specifics of the ...
450 jobs to go at SFR-Neuf Cegetel.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mary Lennighan, Total Telecom 450 jobs will be cut following the merger of French telecoms operators SFR and Neuf Cegetel, the companies' management announced Monday afternoon, according to local press reports. The number represents around 5% of the combined ...
Free mobile Web is an open mobile Web.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mark Watson, Volantis Systems The Internet grew in size and popularity largely because of its openness. From the early days of the Web, pretty much anybody could develop an application or Website and -- language issues aside -- feel confident that it would be ...
Colibria SIP messaging solution [Colibria].
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Colibria Colibria, the leading provider of new generation mobile instant messaging (MIM) and Presence-enabled solutions, today announces the availability of its SIP IM Server. Designed to enable the convergence of voice, media and text based communication across mobile, ...
Damovo extends wireless reach with Red-M [Damovo].
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Damovo DAMOVO EXTENDS WIRELESS REACH WITH RED-M Voice-over WiFi and location-based asset tracking drive growing enterprise demand for wireless infrastructure deployments Damovo UK, the enterprise ICT provider, and Red-M, a leading wireless ...
Telcordia opens Poland research centre [Telcordia Technologies].(Company overview)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Telcordia Technologies Telcordia Technologies a global leader in the development of IP, wireline and mobile telecommunications software and services, today announced that it has opened a research centre in Poznan, Poland. The Poznan Technology Research Centre will play a ...
Panztel migrates business to Kingston Communications [Kingston Communications].
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Kingston Communications Kingston Communications to host 0800 for mobile workforce monitoring company Mobile workforce monitoring company Panztel has chosen Kingston Communications to host its range of 0800 numbers and integrate VoIP into its system to help ...
MLL Telecom to manage police network [MLL Telecom].
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: MLL Telecom MLL Telecom announced today that it will continue to manage the fixed, microwave radio, wide area network it built for Dorset Police in 2003. The initial contract of five years has been extended for an additional two years until December 2009. The ...
Wimbledon gets bandwidth from Exponential-e [Expo-E:].
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Expo-E: Exponential-e, a specialist provider of bespoke Ethernet solutions for the corporate market, today announced deployment of its aPowerserve Internet' solution for the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC). The Ethernet-over-fibre solution enables AELTC to quickly ...
New Sarian router [Sarian Systems].
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Sarian Systems Sarian System's new CR4110 router combines the speed and reach of CDMA 1X/EV-DO networks with the power of a high-speed VPN capable router to deliver fast internet connectivity to remote locations. Utilising CDMA EV-DO 450 MHz technology, ...
InVueTXT Chooses TynTec [TynTec].
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: TynTec Low-rates SMS provider signs deal with high-quality messaging specialist for global delivery July 1st, 2008 -- London, UK: Mobile messaging operator TynTec (www.tyntec.com) today announces a deal with international SMS provider InVueTXT ...
Work pressure on business travellers [iBAHN].
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: iBAHN London - (July 1, 2008) -- iBAHN, the leading provider of digital converged services for hoteliers, today announces the findings of a survey of international business travellers. It confirms that businesses are increasingly putting pressure on their employees to ...
North East, Wales most fickle service switchers [Tied Down Britain].
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Tied Down Britain Survey into consumer feelings towards flexibility, contracts and constraints See the results at www.tieddownbritain.co.uk 1st July 2008 People in the North East are the most fickle consumers of services in the UK, according to a ...
Extending customer contact [rostrvm ].
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: rostrvm New rostrvm release heralds a customer service revolutionThe latest call centre offering from Rostrvm Solutions represents a significant milestone in the call centre industry by providing enterprises with the capability to automatically route calls beyond the ...
Avocent acquires Touchpaper, Ergo 2000 [Avocent].
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Avocent Move to Expand Avocent's Leadership in IT Operations Management 01 July 2008 -- Avocent Corporation (NASDAQ: AVCT) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Touchpaper Group Limited, a privately held provider of IT business management ...
Aastra introduces new IP softphone [Aastra Telecom UK].
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Aastra Telecom UK Aastra today announced the availability of its 2380ip softphone for its IntelliGate systems tailored for the needs of SMBs. The new softphone is designed to help business users fully leverage the benefits of IP communications. Whatever their location, ...
Bytemobile names EE sales director [Bytemobile].
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Bytemobile 1st July 2008 -- Bytemobile, Inc., the global leader in mobile internet solutions for network operators, today announced the appointment of Zbig Zdanowicz as sales director, Eastern Europe. Based in Dusseldorf, Germany, Zdanowicz is responsible for all new ...
IPTV is coming-- [Open IPTV Forum].
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Open IPTV Forum More companies join the push to deploy Interactive Personalised TV -- new specifications imminent Efforts to accelerate the deployment of IPTV by combining the expertise of key telecom operators, consumer electronics manufacturers and network ...
Alcatel-Lucent fibre deal with Neuf Cegetel [Alcatel-Lucent].
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Alcatel-Lucent Paris, July 1, 2008 - Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced that it has signed a new frame agreement with Neuf Cegetel, France's leading alternative service provider, for the deployment of a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network in ...
Ericsson to provide mobile broadband modules for Toshiba [Ericsson].
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Ericsson Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) has become partner of choice for the integration of HSPA mobile broadband modules into Toshiba's business laptop range in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). HSPA (High Speed Packet Access) is the world's most widely deployed ...
Nokia welcomes Warner Music [Nokia].
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Nokia Nokia welcomes Warner Music Group to Comes With Music July 01, 2008 Warner Music content also available via Nokia Music Stores globally New York, NY, USA - Nokia (NYSE: NOK) today announced that Warner Music Group (NYSE: WMG) will make its ...
724 lets operators realise potential of MMS [724 Solutions].
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: 724 Solutions 724 Solutions' Lets Mobile Operators Realize the Full Potential of MMS With 724's Seamless Messaging - MMS Edition, mobile operators can embrace the trends in multimedia content, social networking and user generated content for MMS services. ...
ZTE to help Ethiopia Telecommunications [ZTE].
Jul 02, 2008 ... Byline: ZTE 2 July 2008, Shenzhen, China -- ZTE Corporation ("ZTE"), a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions is exclusively developing Ethiopia's nationwide network to cover 14 major cities including, Addis Ababa, the country's capital ....
Totally Trivial: Fresh start.
Jul 02, 2008 ... Byline: Nick Wood , Total Telecom New life not for sale A man who auctioned his life on eBay has revealed plans to achieve 100 of his life's ambitions in 100 weeks. The goals range from surfing in Hawaii, to learning to play the harmonica, and even driving a car into ...
Orange brings Unik to corporate customers.
Jul 02, 2008 ... Byline: Nick Wood , Total Telecom Orange Business Services announced Wednesday it is launching its Unik fixed-mobile convergence product for corporate customers. Unlike its consumer and small business offerings of the same name, Unik for corporate is designed for ...
BearingPoint, Nexus Telecom partner [BearingPoint INFONOVA].(Company overview)
Jul 02, 2008 ... Byline: BearingPoint INFONOVA NEXUS TELECOM AND BEARINGPOINT INFONOVA AGREED TO INTEGRATE THE NEXUS MEDIATION AND NEAR REAL-TIME ROAMING DATA EXCHANGE SOLUTIONS INTO BEARINGPOINT'S INFONOVA NEXT GENERATION BSS. Unterpremstatten, Austria, July 2nd, 2008 -- BearingPoint ...
Local Matters expands relationship with Fonecta [Local Matters].
Jul 02, 2008 ... Byline: Local Matters Fonecta integrates Local Matters' FlexiQ platform into its new IP-based switching platform July 2, 2008-- Local Matters has been awarded a contract from the Fonecta Group in Finland to integrate its already installed FlexiQ platform with Fonecta ...
The MSK [Mobyko].
Jul 02, 2008 ... Byline: Mobyko Load your mobile with the ultimate survival kit London -- 02/07/2008: Mobyko, Zygo and Texperts, three of the UK's most innovative mobile players, have teamed up to launch the MSK (Mobile Survival Kit - www.mobilesurvivalkit.com). Designed to provide ...
Cambridge Broadband launches Backhaul Blog [Cambridge Broadband Networks].
Jul 02, 2008 ... Byline: Cambridge Broadband Networks Cambridge Broadband Networks launches 'Backhaul Blog' to spur debate across telecoms industry Creates forum to discuss issues and opportunities around all forms of backhaul Cambridge UK, 2 July 2008: Backhaul is one of the biggest ...
30 minutes and counting [Vodafone].
Jul 02, 2008 ... Byline: Vodafone 2nd July 2008 Vodafone UK's Critical Response Time Index * 1 in 10 businesses now expect a 30 minute turnaround on new business emails * The lack of mobile email access is costing British business at least [pounds sterling]7.345 billion a ...
Kick the SMS habit this summer [Palringo].
Jul 02, 2008 ... Byline: Palringo Texting too expensive and just too basic says instant messaging expert, as EU prepares to act on prices July 2nd 2008 -- London, UK - As Europe's mobile firms hit the EU's deadline yesterday to cut the cost of sending an SMS from abroad, mobile ...
Geo connects BIS into new data c [Geo].
Jul 02, 2008 ... Byline: Geo London, United Kingdom, July 02, 2008 - Geo, a leading provider of dedicated fibre networks, today announced that BIS Ltd, a data centre and managed services specialist, has signed a 3-year contract with Geo to provide it with a diverse fibre route between three ...
France Telecom, Etisalat partnership [France Telecom].
Jul 02, 2008 ... Byline: France Telecom Etisalat and France Telecom Wednesday announced their intention to collaborate in a number of fields of strategic importance for the telecommunications industry, notably in Home services, contents, as well as international network. A Memorandum ...
Vodafone in $900m Ghana Telecom buy.
Jul 03, 2008 ... Byline: Mary Lennighan, Total Telecom Vodafone has announced the acquisition of a 70% stake in Ghana Telecommunications Company at a cost of US$900 million ([pounds sterling]452 million), a deal that values the telco at $1.3 billion. Ghana's government, which sold the ...
Telstra launches social LBS.
Jul 03, 2008 ... Byline: Nick Wood , Total Telecom Telstra Thursday launched a new location-based service (LBS) that enables customers to use their handsets to locate friends and family. Called Whereis Everyone, the service's main feature allows subscribers to view the whereabouts of ...
Ambani mulls majority MTN stake.
Jul 03, 2008 ... Byline: Nick Wood , Total Telecom A consortium headed by Reliance Communications (RCOM) owner Anil Ambani is considering taking a majority stake in MTN in a bid to prevent a legal challenge being launched by his brother Mukesh Ambani, reports the Financial Times Thursday. ...
Tech Mahindra partners with Telecom NZ [Tech Mahindra].
Jul 03, 2008 ... Byline: Tech Mahindra Tech Mahindra, India's 6th largest software exporter, announced a partnership with Telecom New Zealand (known as Telecom) to work together to deliver the Next Generation Telecom (NGT) retail transformation program. This Next Generation Telecom program will ...
HOT Telecom chooses TTI Telecom [TTI Telecom].
Jul 03, 2008 ... Byline: TTI Telecom FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HOT Telecom Chooses TTI Telecom to expand Service Assurance solution for VoIP services ROSH HA'AYIN, Israel -- July 2, 2008 -- TTI Team Telecom International Ltd. (NASDAQ: TTIL - News; "TTI Telecom"), a global ...
India to be largest market for mobile WiMAX by 2013 [Cantab Wireless Ltd].
Jul 03, 2008 ... Byline: Cantab Wireless Ltd FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE India to be the largest market for Mobile WiMAX by 2013 Cantab Wireless Ltd Cambridge, UK -- 3rd July 2008 Mobile WiMAX may not succeed in mature mobile broadband markets, but it will have a future in BRIC ...
Gorillabox delivers Nelson Mandela concert [Red Lorry Yellow Lorry].
Jul 03, 2008 ... Byline: Red Lorry Yellow Lorry Gorillabox delivers Mandela concert live via mobile TV ~ partners with international AIDS charity 46664 to provide global mobile TV services ~ 3 July 2008 - Gorillabox, the fully managed mobile TV enabler, recently partnered ...
Purple Labs acquisition of mobile client software business [Purple Labs].
Jul 03, 2008 ... Byline: Purple Labs Purple Labs acquires mobile browser business from Openwave Chambery, France -- July 3, 2008 -- Purple Labs, a French developer of Linux-based mobile software, today announced that it has completed its acquisition of the mobile client software ...
O2 introduces Sierra Wireless USB modem [Sierra Wireless].
Jul 03, 2008 ... Byline: Sierra Wireless The Compass 885 USB Modem from Sierra Wireless now available in the UK on the O2 network LONDON and VANCOUVER, Canada -- July 3, 2008 -- O2 and Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR -- TSX: SW) today announced the world's first commercial launch of ...
Vodafone NZ uses Seeker Wireless [Seeker Wireless].
Jul 03, 2008 ... Byline: Seeker Wireless Auckland and London, July 3, 2008 - Seeker Wireless, one of the leading location based service technology companies announced today that its SeekerZoneacents solution has been deployed to power the new Local Zone product launched this week by Vodafone New ...
Telenor, Nokia Ovi deal [Telenor].
Jul 03, 2008 ... Byline: Telenor Telenor and Nokia cooperate on bringing mobile services to consumers (Fornebu, Norway and Espoo, Finland 3rd of July 2008) Telenor and Nokia today announced cooperation on mobile services to accelerate the adoption of new Internet services on the Ovi services ...
Millicom appoints CFO [Millicom].
Jul 03, 2008 ... Byline: Millicom Millicom said Thursday it has appointed Francois-Xavier Roger as its new chief financial officer starting Sep. 1. It said Roger will join Millicom from Groupe Danone where he served as Vice-President Corporate Finance since 2006 and previously as ...
Nokia's Bochum plan [Nokia].
Jul 03, 2008 ... Byline: Nokia Nokia, the NRW Government and the City of Bochum to create a "Growth for Bochum" program July 03, 2008 Espoo, Finland - Nokia, the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the City of Bochum jointly unveiled a plan today to stimulate growth, create ...
TomTom, BASE deal [TomTom].
Jul 03, 2008 ... Byline: TomTom TomTom and BASE sign agreement to bring the world's most advanced traffic information service to Belgium Jul 03 2008 TomTom and BASE sign agreement to bring the world's most advanced traffic information service to Belgium Brussels, Belgium/ ...
Friday Review: Flash backs.
Jul 04, 2008 ... Byline: Mary Lennighan, Total Telecom As has become traditional, the telecoms world celebrated U.S. Independence Day by doing not a lot. The thought of reviewing this week's largely non-existent telecoms news stories (there were a couple of exceptions -- see below) ...
Zain still has eyes on foreign expansion.
Jul 04, 2008 ... Byline: Nick Wood , Total Telecom Zain this week said it has been given government approval for a $4.53 billion capital increase in order to fund its foreign expansion plans, reported the Middle East North Africa Financial Network. Under the terms of the Kuwaiti ...
Chilean authorities at odds over tariff liberalisation.
Jul 04, 2008 ... Byline: Mary Lennighan, Total Telecom Chilean antitrust commission the FNE has hit out at the country's telecoms regulator and antitrust tribunal over plans to liberalise fixed-line tariffs, regional news service BNAmericas reported on Thursday. The FNE insists that ...
Opposition to Ghana Telecom-Vodafone deal grows.
Jul 04, 2008 ... Byline: Anneli Groenewald, Total Telecom Ghana's parliamentary minority parties have questioned the deal that saw Vodafone buy a 70% stake in Ghana Telecom from the government, the Ghanaian Chronicle reported on Thursday. Vodafone announced yesterday that it will pay ...
Meteor selects Ericsson charging solution [Ericsson].
Jul 04, 2008 ... Byline: Ericsson Meteor Mobile Communications has selected Ericsson's real-time charging solution, Charging System CS3.0, for its combined GSM and 3G services in Ireland. Under the terms of their agreement, Ericsson has supplied Meteor with its Charging System 3.0, ...
Leading brands tap T9 Nav [webitpr].
Jul 04, 2008 ... Byline: webitpr Tiger Beer and The Times confirmed as advertising partners for Nuance's mobile search and discovery solution LONDON, July 04, 2008 -- Nuance Communications, Inc. today announced that companies will have a new advertising medium to target consumers ...
Kabira enriches KPSA [Kabira ].
Jul 04, 2008 ... Byline: Kabira KPSA 3.4 Delivers Advanced Performance, Operational and Re-usability Enhancements London, U.K. -- July 4, 2008 -- Kabira Technologies, a leader in extreme transaction processing software for global enterprises, today announced the release of the 3.4 ...
Technology Law Group launches blog [Technology Law Group, LLC].
Jul 06, 2008 ... Byline: Technology Law Group, LLC Technology Law Group Launches Interactive Blog on Telecommunications, Intellectual Property and Technology Issues Washington, D.C. - Technology Law Group, LLC is pleased to announce the launch of an interactive Blog dedicated to ...
Comstar buys Ural operator UTC for $43.3m.
Jul 07, 2008 ... Byline: Nick Wood , Total Telecom Russian fixed-line operator Comstar United TeleSystems announced Monday it will acquire 100% of regional operator Ural TeleSystems (UTC) in a cash deal worth 1.015 billion roubles, or about $43.3 million. The company said that UTC is ...
Saudi's Mobily gets green light for Zajil buy.
Jul 07, 2008 ... Byline: Mary Lennighan, Total Telecom Saudi Arabia's number two mobile operator Etihad Etisalat, or Mobily, has been granted approval by the country telecoms watchdog to buy local Internet service provider Zajil, it emerged this weekend. The deal, which first made the ...
Zain's Ghana launch imminent.
Jul 07, 2008 ... Byline: Anneli Groenewald, Total Telecom Kuwait's Zain plans to launch commercial mobile services in Ghana before the end of the year, and has rebranded its operation there in anticipation of the move, according to press reports this weekend. The company said it will ...
Mobile capex to reach $163.5bn by 2013 - analysts.
Jul 07, 2008 ... Byline: Nick Wood , Total Telecom Annual capital expenditure on mobile communications equipment will reach $163.5 billion by 2013, up from $131 billion in 2007, according to a new report from ABI Research. The market research firm said that economic uncertainty in the ...
Microsoft to go it alone in Israel.
Jul 07, 2008 ... Byline: Mary Lennighan, Total Telecom Microsoft is to take sole control of MSN Israel, the Internet portal it currently operates in partnership with Israeli ISP Internet Gold, the firms announced at the weekend. It seems that Microsoft will acquire Internet Gold's ...
Tech Mahindra deal with Telecom Fiji [Tech Mahindra].(Company overview)
Jul 07, 2008 ... Byline: Tech Mahindra Telecom Fiji partners with Tech Mahindra to provide Global ICT services to enterprise customers in Oceania market. Tech Mahindra, country's 6th largest software exporter, announced a multi-million dollar deal with Telecom Fiji Limited (TFL), a ...
Aria Networks OEM agreement with Amdocs [Aria Networks].
Jul 07, 2008 ... Byline: Aria Networks Aria Networks, a leading provider of planning solutions for Next Generation Networks (NGNs), today announce an OEM agreement with Amdocs (NYSE: DOX). This agreement will enable Aria's iVNT product line to be fully integrated with Planning Engine, a part of ...
NSN in Spanish rail comms deal [Nokia Siemens Networks].
Jul 07, 2008 ... Byline: Nokia Siemens Networks Spain to extend leading-edge wireless railway communications along its new high-speed routes Madrid, Spain / Espoo, Finland, July 07, 2008 Nokia Siemens Networks boosts traffic safety and operational efficiency for a new ...
Telsource selects Metrix and 360 [Metrix].
Jul 07, 2008 ... Byline: Metrix July 7th 2008 - Service management software vendor Metrix has announced that Telsource, one of the US' leading network integrators, has selected the Metrix Advanced Scheduling, powered by 360, to improve productivity, cut costs and drive revenue. ...