Monday, September 6, 2010

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How to Simplify the Transition to IP-Based Unified Communications

September 6, 2010

Legacy phone systems are no longer cutting it, especially as more people work remotely and require mobile capabilities to collaborate effectively. As a result, an increasing number of enterprises are transitioning toward IP-based unified communications. But if the network migration isn’t managed properly, unified communications can overwhelm networks and affect application performance. Here, Knowledge Center [...]

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Alcatel-Lucent Makes First LTE Call Within Public Safety Broadband Spectrum

September 6, 2010

Alcatel-Lucent Makes First LTE Call Within Public Safety Broadband Spectrum Alcatel-Lucent says that it has achieved an industry first by successfully completing a data call using a LTE wireless broadband network operating at Band 14, the spectrum earmarked for public safety agencies in the USA. Read more on Cellular-News.com

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Globe borrows P5B for capex

September 5, 2010

Globe borrows P5B for capex Globe Telecom Inc. has secured a P5-billion loan from state-run Development Bank of the Philippines to finance its expansion activities this year. Read more on Philippine Daily Inquirer

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Skype Video Calls for 10 Follow Gmail Calling

September 4, 2010

Skype 5.0 for Windows lets users make group video conference calls for up to 10 users. The service comes one week after Google introduced Call Phones from Gmail. – Skype’s second beta for Skype 5.0 for Windows allows users to make group video conference calls for up to 10 people. The leading provider of PC-to-PC [...]

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Research and Markets: Sweden – Broadband Market – Overview, Statistics & Forecasts

September 4, 2010

Research and Markets: Sweden – Broadband Market – Overview, Statistics & Forecasts DUBLIN—-Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Sweden – Broadband Market – Overview, Statistics & Forecasts” report to their offering. Read more on Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance

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iTV: iDon’t Get It

September 3, 2010

The Internet is buzzing with the news about Apple’s iTV. At the very least, this is a refreshing change from it buzzing with rumors about iTV. We all know that Steve Jobs is the master marketer of our time; he can turn a sow’s ear into a silk purse just by talking about it. The [...]

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China Telecom Americas Connects with CENX to Expand Carrier Ethernet Services

September 3, 2010

China Telecom Americas Connects with CENX to Expand Carrier Ethernet Services China Telecom Americas, the North American subsidiary of China Telecom Corporation Ltd. , the world’s largest fixed-line telecommunications and broadband services provider, today announced that it has  established connections with CENX, operator of the world’s first and most connected Carrier Ethernet exchange. Read [...]

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Google Gmail Logs 10M Calls in First Week

September 2, 2010

Google said Sept. 1 Gmail users made more than 10 million calls through its new Call Phones from Gmail feature. The company provided tips on how to use the service with Google Voice. – Google said Sept. 1 Gmail users made more than 10 million calls through its new Call Phones from Gmail feature since [...]

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Enablence delivers broadband platforms to China

September 2, 2010

Enablence delivers broadband platforms to China SEPTEMBER 1, 2010 — Enablence Technologies Inc. (TSX VENTURE:ENA) says it is delivering equipment worth $6 million to China’s Dalian Huanyu Sunshine Group Co. Ltd., as part of a $20 million project announced earlier this year. Read more on Lightwave

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CRTC orders phone rebates

September 1, 2010

CRTC orders phone rebates Canada’s major telecom companies must rebate phone customers up to $90 each, while spending hundreds of millions of dollars more to expand broadband service into rural communities, the country’s telecom regulator ordered Tuesday. Read more on Canada.com

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Monitor vs. TV: What’s in a Name?

August 31, 2010

I long for the old days, when things were simpler. Back when a computer monitor was a computer monitor, and a TV was a TV. It’s not that way anymore. Almost all TVs now have a way that lets you connect it to a laptop or desktop computer: either a VGA connector, or an HDMI [...]

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Cisco Eyes Skype Acquisition: Reports

August 31, 2010

Cisco reportedly is considering buying Skype before the VOIP and video conferencing vendor enters into its planned IPO later this year. It would continue Ciscos push into video. – Skype officials are in planning stages for their expected IPO, which they announced Aug. 9. But reports are circulating that Cisco Systems may derail those plans [...]

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Plugging into a world of broadband fixes

August 31, 2010

Plugging into a world of broadband fixes Whenever summer spreads across Scandinavia and the ground thaws, thousands of Norwegians will take to their front garden with a shovel. Read more on Sydney Morning Herald

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Clearwire Tries for Coolness With Pay-As-You-Go 4G

August 30, 2010

Clearwire Tries for Coolness With Pay-As-You-Go 4G Clearwire’s attempt to be hip in its marketing propaganda feels forced and undercuts a great pay-as-you-go 4G service. Clearwire – Sprint Nextel – WiMAX – Services – 4G Read more on PC World

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How Google Gmail Calling Affects Skype

August 29, 2010

Google’s Gmail calling threatens Skype because it copies its service for initiating and receiving free or cheap calls over IP. Gmail and Skype offer tradeoffs and analysts and industry experts have different takes on how these services match up. – When Google launched its Gmail calling service August 25, the top question was how the [...]

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BT ad banned over broadband speeds claim

August 29, 2010

BT ad banned over broadband speeds claim An ad in BT’s long-running “Adam and Jane” campaign has been banned for misleading customers over the speed of the company’s broadband, the Advertising Standar Read more on Yorkshire Post

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Get Connected at Your Outlet

August 28, 2010

According to a press release from Western Digital, research by Parks Associates indicates that 42% of the consumers unwilling to connect their TVs to the Internet felt that either the router connection is too far away, or that it would be too complicated to set up, or both. WiFi does help solve the connection problem, [...]

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Vector profits as broadband decision looms

August 28, 2010

Vector profits as broadband decision looms Electricity and gas network owner Vector reported steady earnings in the year to June 30, with underlying net profit up 4.3 per cent to $172.6 million on a revenue increase of 1.1 per cent to $1.19 billion.Earnings before interest,… Read more on The New Zealand Herald

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Google Gmail Rings Up 1 Million Calls in 24 Hours

August 27, 2010

Google’s new Gmail phone-calling service racked up 1 million calls from users in its first 24 hours of release. Gmail calling potentially challenges Skype and Facebook. – Skype and Facebook could have a substantial new competitor on their hands, if Googles new Gmail phone-calling service keeps attracting a substantial number of users. “Over 1,000,000 calls [...]

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Sprint’s Virgin Mobile To Debut Unlimited Broadband Plans

August 27, 2010

Sprint’s Virgin Mobile To Debut Unlimited Broadband Plans Sprint’s Virgin Mobile To Debut Unlimited Broadband Plans Read more on FOX Business

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