| IP Infusion to support MPLS-TP
29/07/2010
More on this Topic Industry News Blogs Briefing Room A new version of IP Infusion’s ZebOS network platform software, currently under development, will support the emerging MPLS-TP standard, the company announced today. Service providers are expected to... |
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| AT&T IP domain goes to Cisco, ALU, Juniper — including the 4G core
29/07/2010
More on this Topic Industry News Blogs Briefing Room AT&T (NYSE:T) is keeping its suppliers on their toes as it gradually reveals its domain strategy. Today it announced three — not the promised two — vendors for its wireline and wireless IP core and transport domain. ... |
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| Prepaid, 4G returns Sprint to customer growth
28/07/2010
Sprint (NYSE:S) may have posted another loss in the second quarter, but the operator is growing for the first time in three years. Sprint recorded net subscriber additions for the quarter ending June 30, driven not only by its continued success in prepaid, but by the addition of the newest smartphone in its arsenal, the HTC EVO 4G. More on this... |
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| Verizon earnings ride mobile data, FiOS penetration
23/07/2010
Verizon Communications still doesn’t have the iPhone, and company officials concede that its biggest wireless competitor still offers more smartphones and has been more focused on that segment. Yet, in announcing Verizon’s second quarter 2010 earnings Friday, John Killian, executive vice president and CFO, insisted that Verizon continues to be well-positioned in the smartphone market. ... |
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| Ericsson: LTE gear shipping in volume
23/07/2010
Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) is starting to ship long-term evolution (LTE) equipment in volumes as 4G deployments ramp up worldwide, but particularly in the U.S., where Verizon Wireless (NYSE:VZ, NYSE:VOD) and MetroPCS (NYSE:PCS) are both launching Ericsson-built networks this year. More on this Topic Industry News Blogs Briefing Room ... |
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| Skype does away with proposed iPhone mobile VoIP charges
23/07/2010
Skype users – and the mobile phone market – had been long awaiting the arrival of a Skype app that would work over 3G on the iPhone. But when it arrived in June, the disappointment was palpable: the app didn’t work in the background, making it practically useless, and came with a small charge from Skype, a big surprise in a market that seemed to be driven by essentially free calling. ... |
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| Smartphone comes to AT&T’s rescue
22/07/2010
AT&T’s (NYSE:T) earnings today painted a picture of growth driven not just by the dwindling prospect of luring away its competitor’s customers but through boosting revenues through data plans. AT&T announced an impressive increase in monthly average revenue per user (ARPU) of 3.4% for postpaid customers off the back of data revenue growth. What’s more, AT&T’s postpaid churn was at a... |
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| NSN to ramp up US operations in wake of $7 billion LTE deal
21/07/2010
One day after Nokia Siemens Networks (NYSE:NOK, NYSE:SI) CEO Rajeev Suri acknowledged that NSN was “weak” in North America, the vendor demonstrated considerable strength in the very region in which it previously had fell short. NSN announced a $7 billion, 8-year deal 4G infrastructure and outsourcing deal with new long-term evolution (LTE) operator LightSquared. According to NSN’s North America... |
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| Exalt microwave backhaul supports `pay-as-you-grow`
20/07/2010
More on this Topic Industry News Blogs Briefing Room A new microwave backhaul offering from Exalt is designed to offer carriers the ability to add capacity incrementally and minimize the costs of spare equipment. For less then $20,000 carriers can get a... |
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| New LTE network embraces the `dumb pipe`
20/07/2010
More on this Topic Industry News Blogs Briefing Room Harbinger Capital Partners has formalized its plans to create the first wholesale-only 4G network in the U.S., announcing today an ambitious plan to build out a nationwide long-term evolution footprint covering 92% of the population in... |
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