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- Safaricom personalizes mobile service
Leading Kenyan telecoms operator Safaricom will soon be able to offer new, personalized services to its subscribers. The operator is deploying Nokia Siemens Networks’ Subscriber Data Management (SDM) platform to pull together subscriber data that currently resides on multiple databases.
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- Telenor Hungary commissions ZTE to build Hungary's first LTE-ready network
ZTE will switch, expand and operate the GSM/UMTS/LTE network and deploy over 6,000 base stations, including LTE eNodeBs throughout the country. With its SDR-based solution achieve a unified 2G/3G/LTE core network, supporting multi-mode and multi-band wireless services.
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- Telecom Italia and Nokia Siemens Networks trial LTE in Turin (Italy)
Telecom Italia is undertaking a trial of Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology, in collaboration with Nokia Siemens Networks, in some city areas of Turin, Italy. The trial is a major step in the operator’s efforts to bring next-generation mobile services to its customers.
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- Alcatel Lucent to extend West Africa Cable System from Portugal to UK
Spanning 2,000 km and operating at 40 gigabit per second (40G), this new section will increase the overall design capacity from 3.8 Terabit/s (Tbit/s) to 5.12 Tbit/s, equal to the download of 8 million MP3 files or over 8 thousand DVDs in 60 seconds.
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- Empower improves agility with Nokia Siemens Networks’ field force management
Empower is implementing Nokia Siemens Networks’ field force management approach. Based on a Software as a Service (SaaS) model,* the approach automatically allocates needed resources to place and schedule work as efficiently as possible.
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- Synchronica launches Messaging Toolkit for MediaTek Device Manufacturers
Synchronica plc, the international provider of next-generation mobile messaging services, has launched the Mobile Gateway MediaTek Toolkit for device manufacturers using MediaTek chipsets. The toolkit provides a complete set of technical and commercial resources.
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- Nokia to acquire Motally
"The acquisition underpins Nokia's drive to deliver in-application and mobile web browsing analytics to Ovi's growing, global eco-system of developers and publishers, enabling partners to better connect with their customers and optimize and monetize their offering".
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- ZTE announces 2010 interim results, revenue reaches USD 4.524 billion
The net profit grew by 12.02% to USD129.143 million in the six months ended June 30, 2010 based on Hong Kong financial reporting standards. Basic earnings per share amounted to USD0.047. ZTE's international revenue rose 19.58% year-on-year to USD2.246 billion.
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- Ncell, EMS and RIM introduce the BlackBerry Solution in Nepal
Ncell is offering BlackBerry® Enterprise Server for corporate customers and BlackBerry® Internet Service for smaller businesses and individual users. At launch, Ncell will offer the BlackBerry® Bold™ 9700 smartphone to its customers.
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- ZTE Tops the Global CDMA Market with a 30% Market Share
ZTE Corporation (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ), a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, has been ranked as the leading vendor of CDMA BTS by IDC.
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- MTN South Africa provided 3G mobile coverage at football stadiums with Qualcomm’s QUEST
Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) and MTN South Africa announced their successful collaboration in providing fans attending the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ with a quality 3G user experience.
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- Smart Communications goes live with Synchronica-based Push Email Service
Smart Communications, Inc., the largest mobile operator in the Philippines, has launched GoMail, a mass market push email service based on Synchronica's award-winning Mobile Gateway middleware.
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- PCCW deploys Huawei’s 40G OTN network solution
Huawei today announced the deployment of their 40G Optical Transport Network (OTN) solution for PCCW, Hong Kong' s premier telecommunications provider and a world-class player in Information & Communications Technologies.
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- Motorola Passes MIIT's full feature set TD-LTE lab trial
The Motorola Solutions business of Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) announced today that it has passed China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) 2.3 GHz full feature set lab trial with a 100 percent pass rate.
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- Independent labs confirm Nokia Siemens Networks TD-LTE leadership
The high-definition video call demo showcased interoperability between Nokia Siemens Networks’ LTE infrastructure and Samsung’s TD-LTE USB dongle, and marks a definitive step toward ensuring early availability of a functioning TD-LTE ecosystem for commercial deployments.
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- China Mobile prepares to launch converged multimedia apps
China Mobile’s corporate customers in Beijing, Yunnan, Xinjiang, Jiangxi, Hunan and Fujian will soon enjoy a wide range of IMS-based applications like Multimedia Telephony (MMTel) on top of traditional voice services across their fixed, mobile and Internet connections.
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- Ericsson has delivered 2 million radio base stations
It took Ericsson some 20 years to install one million radio base stations as announced in 2007, but it took only three years to deliver the next million. The two millionth radio base station was an Ericsson RBS 6000 unit, delivered today as part of a mobile broadband network expansion project.
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- SingTel and Huawei deploy IP Core Router clustering system
Huawei, a leader in providing next-generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, today announced that SingTel has successfully deployed its NE5000E 1+2 router cluster system in the converged IP backbone network.
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- China Telecom awards Alcatel-Lucent CDMA network upgrade contract in 56 cities
Alcatel-Lucent today announced it has been selected by China Telecom to upgrade the service provider’s CDMA network in 56 cities across nine provinces. The contract will help China Telecom expand the capacity and coverage of its wireless network.
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- ZTE helps UCell launch 4G Network in Uzbekistan
During the test in the nation's capital Tashkent, ZTE and UCell demonstrated high-speed Internet access, streaming video, file uploads and downloads, Internet browsing and VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) services by using ZTE's LTE equipment.
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- New York and New Jersey get “business class” optical networks
The integrated telecommunications carrier has chosen Nokia Siemens Networks’ long-haul dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) system to efficiently manage its network as capacity demand grows.
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- Movistar Argentina launches Windows Live Messenger on Synchronica Technology
Movistar, the largest mobile carrier in Argentina and a subsidiary of mobile giant Telefónica, today launches a mass market mobile service for Windows Live Messenger based on Synchronica's Java-based client for this popular IM application.
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- Nokia Siemens Networks helps GSM operators break spectrum barrier
Nokia Siemens Networks has launched a unique Dynamic Frequency and Channel Allocation (DFCA) feature that can double GSM network capacity within existing spectrum. The feature supports growth, while maintaining service quality and controlling costs.
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- Nokia Siemens Networks increases China Unicom 3G service quality
China Unicom’s subscribers in Shanghai now enjoy more consistent, higher quality and faster mobile broadband services, thanks to proactive troubleshooting and faster customer support. Nokia Siemens Networks’ real-time traffic monitoring and analysis tool was implemented in April 2010.
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- Motorola expands low teledensity WiMAX deployment options for small operators
The Networks business of Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) announced today its selection of Eden Rock Communications, LLC (“Eden Rock”) to serve as a system integrator for delivering Motorola’s WiMAX end-to-end (E2E) low teledensity solutions.
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- Motorola expands low teledensity WiMAX deployment options for small operators
he Networks business of Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) announced today its selection of Eden Rock Communications, LLC (“Eden Rock”) to serve as a system integrator for delivering Motorola’s WiMAX end-to-end (E2E) low teledensity solutions.
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- Motorola Names Daniel M. Moloney President of Motorola Mobility
Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today announced that the company named Daniel M. Moloney president of its Motorola Mobility business. He joins Motorola Mobility after serving as chief executive officer of a leading electronic component company.
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- Qualcomm appoints Rob Chandhok as President of Qualcomm Internet Services
Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) today announced the appointment of Rob Chandhok as president of Qualcomm Internet Services (QIS). Chandhok’s new position adds to his existing responsibilities as president of Qualcomm Innovation Center Inc.
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- HTC strengthens Management Team in preparation for future growth
HTC Corporation, a global leader in mobile phone innovation and design, today announced a series of executive promotions and newly created management positions focused on building a stronger foundation for future growth.
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- ZTE and Iberbanda deploy Spain's First WiMAX 802.16e Network
ZTE Corporation (“ZTE”), a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, announced today the deployment of Spain's first WiMAX 802.16e network with Iberbanda, a Spanish broadband telecommunications operator.
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- Huawei, Frequentis and Funkwerk successfully complete GSM-R E2E Test
Frequentis and Funkwerk, two leading next-generation communications terminal providers, and Huawei, a leader in providing next-generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, have successfully completed a GSM-R end-to-end (E2E) Interoperability Test.
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- Cable&Wireless worldwide to supply IP services for Axiata in Singapore
Cable&Wireless Worldwide has won a new deal from Axiata Group Berhad (Axiata) to support its growing IP capacity needs in Asia Pacific. Axiata is one of the largest Asian telecommunication companies focused on high growth low penetration emerging markets.
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- Ericsson awarded its largest fiber-to the-home contract in India
Using the technology in its communication platform, Radius can provide building services - such as parking management, access control, automated lighting, and security services - through a single integrated infrastructure.
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- Bridgewater Systems Reports Financial Results for Q2 2010
Bridgewater Systems has announced financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010. This news release contains forward-looking statements. Reference should be made to “Forward-Looking Statements” at the end of this newsrelease.
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- Synchronica Mobile Gateway complies with Lawful Interception
Synchronica fully appreciates the sovereign right of any nation to enforce measures it believes necessary to protect national security. The Convention on Cybercrime requires lawful interception, and it is common in many countries around the world, both developed and developing.
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- DigiEcoCity, Nokia Siemens Networks to create world’s first digital eco-city in Gongqing
The partnership is aimed at developing Gongqing into a model city based on the principles of sustainable development that uses digital technology* to provide a high-quality of life to its residents.
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- Japan's SOFTBANK MOBILE chooses Ericsson mobile broadband solution
ricsson's (NASDAQ: ERIC) Service Aware Support Node (SASN) solution has been chosen by leading Japanese operator, SoftBank Mobile Corp. to provide expanded capabilities to its increasing number of smartphone subscribers.
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- Alcatel-Lucent reports Strong progress in Q2
Alcatel-Lucent is preparing for a strong second half of the year, backed with a growing order book. As sales trends continue to improve and we continue to see the benefits of our actions on costs, the leverage effect at the operating profit level will be significant. We maintain our full-year outlook.”
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- COMPRION launches new LTE Test (U)SIM
All new LTE data fields up to Release 9 are included in the 256K/J Test (U)SIM. The card has implemented three applications: a Test SIM, a Test USIM and a Test ISIM. The Test (U)SIM also supports the three voltage classes 1.8V, 3V and 5V.
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- Bridgewater Systems announces support for Cisco Unified Computing System
Bridgewater Systems (TSX: BWC), the mobile personalization company, today announced the availability of the Bridgewater® Policy Controller (PCRF) and Home Subscriber Server (HSS) on the Cisco Unified Computing System.
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- San Francisco Bay Area selects Motorola for 700 MHz LTE Broadband Network
The Enterprise Mobility Solutions business of Motorola (NYSE: MOT) and the Public Safety Agencies within the San Francisco Bay Area have entered an agreement to build a 700 MHz LTE system. This broadband system provides an overlay to the existing Project 25 standards.
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- Huawei completes industry's first successful DSL retransmission IOP Test
Huawei in partnership with major DSL chipset suppliers, including Broadcom Corporation, Lantiq and Ikanos, successfully completed the industry' s first ITU-T G.998.4-compliant DSL retransmission interoperability (IOP) test.
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- Alcatel-Lucent selected by AT&T as IP/MPLS/Ethernet/EPC Domain equipment supplier
Alcatel-Lucent today announced its selection as one of AT&T’s Domain Suppliers for IP/MPLS/Ethernet/Evolved Packet Core equipment. The domain award includes Alcatel-Lucent’s entire IP/MPLS/Ethernet/Evolved Packet Core family of products.
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- Telecom Personal launches personal E-Mail based on Synchronica Mobile Gateway
Telecom Personal, the mobile subsidiary of Telecom Argentina, has launched Personal E-M@il, a mass market push email service based on Synchronica's award-winning Mobile Gateway middleware.
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- Vodafone continues to pave the way for a nationwide LTE Network
Vodafone has made further decisions in connection with its LTE upgrade and has selected Huawei and Ericsson as technology partners. "We eventually plan to upgrade all base stations in Germany to LTE – the next generation mobile communications technology.
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- StarHub adopts world's first Smartphone Signaling Solution in Singapore
Huawei, a leader in providing next-generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, and StarHub, Singapore' s leading operator, today jointly announced that StarHub has adopted the world's first smartphone signaling solution .
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- Ericsson announces second quarter results
Sales in the quarter were down -8% year-over-year and increased 6% sequentially. Sales for comparable units, adjusted for currency exchange rate effects and hedging, declined -15% year-over-year. The net impact of currency exchange rate effects and hedging was slightly negative.
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- ST-Ericsson reports second quarter 2010 financial results
President and CEO, Gilles Delfassy, commented: "Our performance in the quarter was the result of both lower sales and our continued tight control of costs. Our restructuring plans are fully on track and we managed to mitigate the impact of the lower level of revenues.
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- China Mobile and China Telecom select Alcatel-Lucent’s fiber-based PON solutions
Alcatel-Lucent today announced that it has been selected by both China Mobile and China Telecom to deploy its Passive Optical Networks (PON)-based solutions to cost-effectively deliver a wide range of next-generation broadband services such as HDTV and high-speed Internet throughout China.
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- ZTE completes world's first MSF LTE/EPC interoperability tests
ZTE Corporation (“ZTE”) (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ), a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, today revealed that it has successfully completed the world's first MSF LTE/EPC Interoperability tests.
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- Far EasTone selects Alcatel-Lucent’s Carrier Ethernet Solution
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced that it has inked a four-year Carrier Ethernet project with Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), a major telecom operator in Taiwan, for its IP network transformation.
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- China Mobile selects Ericsson managed services
China Mobile Hebei, a provincial company of China Mobile, has selected Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) as a sole managed services partner for all its 22,000 2G/3G (GSM/TD-SCDMA) base station sites through a three-year field maintenance agreement.
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- Sony Ericsson reports second quarter 2010 results
Bert Nordberg, President, Sony Ericsson commented, "Our second quarter results show that the company continued the momentum seen in the first quarter as a result of our focus on the value market and the success of new smartphones; Xperia(TM) X10 and Vivaz(TM).
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- Greenpacket projects strong growth of 4G WiMAX in CALA
Greenpacket is forecasting an 87 percent compound average growth rate (CAGR) from 2010 to 2014 for WiMAX subscribers in Caribbean and Latin America (CALA) up from 900,000 at the end of 2009. WiMAX technology’s time-to-market advantage will prove to be a key motivation.
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- Telefonica O2 modernizes GSM network for smart device users
Telefónica O2 subscribers in Prague and Brno will soon enjoy faster mobile broadband speeds. The operator is upgrading its network to 2.5G, EDGE (Enhanced Data Rate for GSM), technology to keep pace with growth in mobile data and the increasing use of smart devices.
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- ZTE positioned in the Leaders Quadrant in by Gartner
ZTE Corporation (“ZTE” - H share stock code: 00763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ) today announced that it has been positioned in the leaders quadrant in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Softswitch Architecture Report.
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- Starhome takes a look into the world of Managed Services
Starhome®, the leading provider and acknowledged driving force of roaming services for mobile network operators, has been watching the proliferation of managed services and the impact the trend is having on the roaming industry.
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- Synchronica announces interim Results for first half of 2010
Synchronica plc’s award-winning product portfolio includes the flagship product Mobile Gateway, which provides push email, synchronization, instant messaging, backup & restore, and mobile connectivity to social networks.
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- Comverse deploys first joint Voicemail System for Wireline & Mobile Networks in Belize
Belize Telemedia Limited (Telemedia), Belize's leading telecom provider and only multi-play carrier, is getting ready to launch the nation’s first joint voicemail system, powered by Comverse. This new voicemail system for both wireline and mobile subscribers will replace two legacy systems.
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- Telcordia wins Aegis Graham Bell 2010 Awards
Telcordia today announced that it has won the prestigious Aegis Graham Bell 2010 Awards in the Telecom Operations Management category for its successful work with our customers in India and the Telcordia® Real-Time Charging solution.
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- World Cup fuels Mobile Gaming growth
Global mobile media company, BuzzCity, delivered more than 8.3 million games to 14.8 million unique users across the world through its free mobile gaming portal Djuzz during June. This is an increase of 295% in downloads and a 335% increase in unique visitors to the portal.
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- Comverse wins Billing & OSS World’s Excellence Award for Best Cost Management Implementation
Comverse has received Billing & OSS World’s Excellence Award for Best Cost Management Implementation for consolidating GCI’s multiple lines of business into Comverse’s multi-service convergent Business Support System (BSS) solution.
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- Ericsson - first complete TD-LTE solution showcased
LTE, the next generation of mobile broadband technology, includes two versions: one for paired spectrum, frequency division duplex (FDD); and one for unpaired spectrum, time division duplex (TDD) - or Ericsson's TD-LTE.
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- Telstra and Huawei Carry out Australia's first LTE Demo at 1800MHz
In an Australian first, Telstra and Huawei, a leader in providing next-generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, successfully demonstrated Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology operating on 1800MHz spectrum.
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- Mobile subscriptions hit 5 billion mark
Mobile broadband subscriptions are growing at similar pace and are expected to amount to more than 3.4 billion by 2015 (from 360 million in 2009). Studies show that soon 80 percent of all people accessing the internet will be doing so using their mobile device.
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- ZTE ranks third in global optical networking market
ZTE Corporation (“ZTE” - H share stock code: 00763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ) today announced that it is ranked third in the global optical networking (ON) industry, according to the latest research by industry analyst firm Ovum.
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- Tata Communications to Provide Managed Telepresence Services to Hannover Re
Tata Communications today announces that it has been chosen by German reinsurance company, Hannover Re, to deploy and run its Telepresence facilities, serving the group’s internal teams in 18 locations across 16 countries, worldwide.
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- HickoryTech to offer advanced IPTV service
Nokia Siemens Networks is providing its multi-screen IPTV platform that allows the operator to deliver high- definition video and advanced capabilities including personal video recording (PVR), faster channel change speed and personalized, third party apps.
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- Malaysia’s Astro selects Alcatel-Lucent to deliver premium video content to SmartPhones
Alcatel-Lucent announced today that it has been selected by Measat Broadcast Network Systems (Astro), Malaysia’s largest pay TV operator, to deliver an end-to-end multimedia solution to support the delivery of the first television service optimized for SmartPhones in the country.
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- Comverse leads telecom industry’s Convergent Charging Market
Comverse is the market share leader in convergent charging solutions to the telecom industry, according to a recently published Infonetics Research report. The convergent charging market, which continues to grow in response to operators' need for a single billing system.
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- Optical fiber network expands mobile capacity for Slovenian subscribers
Subscribers of Si.mobil will now be able to enjoy improved access to hi-speed data services. The operator has recently deployed Nokia Siemens Networks’ optical transport platform to enhance user experience by improving network efficiency across the country.
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- ZTE wins world's largest fixed network transformation contract
ZTE Corporation has been selected by Turk Telekom, the fifth largest fixed network operator in Europe, as the sole supplier of core network equipment and services for a nationwide all-IP network transformation project.
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- Hong Kong Broadband Network launches 1 Gbps broadband services
Hong Kong Broadband Network Limited (HKBN), a wholly-owned subsidiary of City Telecom (H.K.) Limited (SEHK: 1137 and NASDAQ: CTEL), has launched a symmetric 1 Gbps broadband services offering - powered by Alcatel-Lucent’s gigabit passive optical network (GPON) solution.
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- Renesas Electronics to acquire Nokia's wireless modem business
Renesas Electronics Corporation and Nokia Corporation today announced that they are deepening their collaboration by forming a strategic business alliance to develop modem technologies for HSPA+/LTE (Evolved High-Speed Packet Access / Long-Term Evolution) and its evolution.
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- Nokia Siemens Networks helps Vodafone Portugal provide new services
It has selected Nokia Siemens Networks’ Service Broker to enable the seamless convergence of legacy circuit-switched services, such as Personnel Greeting Voice services, with IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) services.
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