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Ericsson scored a nice contract in Spain. Whish I could get in on this, but my transmission skills are a little rusty. Sure would be nice to stay close to home for a while though. Telefónica de España has selected Ericsson as supplier for its metro DWDM optical network. The new network will be a cornerstone of the next generation transport network of Telefónica in Spain. Under the agreement

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Ericsson scored a nice contract in Spain. Whish I could get in on this, but my transmission skills are a little rusty. Sure would be nice to stay close to home for a while though. Telefónica de España has selected Ericsson as supplier for its metro DWDM optical network. The new network will be a cornerstone of the next generation transport network of Telefónica in Spain. Under the agreement

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I like this one. I am probaly going to do some upgrade work for Jazztel in the coming weeks, so this might be a sign of more to come. It would sure be nice to be able to work near home for a change. I have been travelling too much on all these Nortel projects. Jazztel Launches VoIP Service for Carriers with Nortel Solution MARCH 28, 2006 MADRID, Spain - Jazztel has launched wholesale carrier

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New news from Ericsson. Looks like they are really pushing their softswitch just like Nortel is. I guess Huawei is really pushing the other telecom equipment manufacturers. Their prices are sooo much lower (not much overhead costs in China) it is really putting a strain on everyone else. Ericsson brings HSDPA and IMS to Optimus in Portugal Optimus, a mobile operator within the Portuguese

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Verizon has successfully reached an agreement with CBS for retransmission and video on demand of CBS content, with programs such as "CSI," "NCIS" and "Survivor." However they seem to be having a bit of a problem in negotiations with Cablevision Systems Corp. on allowing Verizon access to sports programming they wish to carry on FiOS TV. CBS and Verizon Reach Comprehensive Retransmission Consent

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January 3, 2006 NEW YORK - Verizon-branded home networking equipment will soon be availableat the same stores where consumers shop for their plasma TVs, MP3 playersand personal computers. The Verizon-branded broadband equipment -- including fully branded andpackaged wireless routers, desktop and notebook cards, and USB adapters --will be sold at many of the nationwide retail outlets that already

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December 23, 2005 Closing on Acquisition Will Take Place Early Next Year NEW YORK and ASHBURN, Va. – With the approval today by the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission, Verizon and MCI have successfully completed all the state, federal and international approvals for the two companies to be combined. The final state approval today sets the stage for Verizon to close on its

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Gil-Net Communications would like to say Happy Holidays to one and all.

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Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERICY) today announced that the existing managed services contract with TeliaSonera International Carrier has been expanded. By including new service areas such as management of site activities, ducts and fibers, facilities and subcontractors in the carrier's global network to Ericsson's responsibilities, Ericsson will be managing a major part of field operation activities for

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Nifty news for Canadian mobile entertainment fans. Bell Canada and Groove Mobile, the world's leading mobile music service, today announced the launch of Bell's nationwide full-track mobile music download service. Subscribers to Bell's new mobile music download service will now have instant access to a massive library of musical artists and genres that allows users the ability to browse, review,

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Date: Monday, December 12 2005 Baltic mobile operator, BITE Group, has signed a contract with Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERICY) for the supply of 2G and 3G mobile systems infrastructure in Lithuania and Latvia until 2008. The contract extends the existing business partnership between Ericsson and BITE Group companies for GSM and EDGE in Lithuania to Latvia and WCDMA. Read the full story: Ericsson chosen

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DECEMBER 12, 2005 TORONTO - Comcast Corporation (Comcast), the leading U.S. provider of cable, entertainment and communications products and services, has selected a next-generation optical solution from Nortel* [NYSE/TSX: NT] for its converged national IP backbone. Nortel will be supplying a DWDM solution that includes the Nortel Common Photonic Layer (CPL) and Optical Multiservice Edge (OME)

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Yet another telecom dig into the world of multi-media. More aggressive moves by a telco to break the stranglehold of the cable companies to deliver enterntainment services. Good. San Antonio, Texas, December 9, 2005 Wireless gateway enables IP-enabled services to be used throughout the home AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) today announced that a $43 million, one-year contract has been awarded to 2Wire to

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Here is an interesting joint venture. Bell South is going to work with a sat TV provider to offer combined television, voice, and data. Take that cable companies! Dec. 7, 2005 ATLANTA -- BellSouth Corporation (NYSE: BLS) and PDI-SAT, a DIRECTV Master System Operator, today announced a non-exclusive agreement to jointly market and deploy voice, data and DIRECTV services to the residential

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Date: Wednesday, December 7 2005 Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERICY) has added a number of new capabilities to its MINI-LINK TN microwave transmission family so that it now offers a complete, end-to-end transmission solution, optimized for the cost-effective rollout of mobile broadband. Key among the new features is HSDPA aggregation, based on a new aggregation unit, which helps operators optimize the

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Boy this multi-media, mobile television is really starting to take off. I wonder if there is going to be good revenue from this business model. It will probably be a success in Asia, but I wonder if that will carry over into Europe and North America. Time will tell I guess. Anyways this just out from Vodafone: 6 December 2005 Vodafone today announces the launch of its global Mobile TV channels

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And yet a 3rd from NT: Helps USPS Better Serve Businesses, Citizens Via Automated Tools DECEMBER 05, 2005 WASHINGTON - Nortel* PEC* Solutions* has earned contract modifications with the U.S Postal Service (USPS) totaling US$21 million for another year of service and support, including continued development of the PostalOne!® automated mail system. PostalOne! enables businesses across the

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And another from Nortel: Nortel to Expand High-Speed 1X NetworkDECEMBER 05, 2005 DALLAS - NorthernTel Mobility and Télébec Mobilité, two innovative wireless entities managed by Bell Nordiq, Group Inc. have selected Nortel* [NYSE/TSX: NT] to expand its CDMA 2000 1X 3G network. The network will deliver high-speed, broadband services to 490,000 subscribers across an approximately 830,000 square

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Nortel has been busy, 3 new contracts were announced today, this is the first. DECEMBER 05, 2005 BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Telefónica International Wholesale Services (Emergia) has doubled it's optical fiber network capacity throughout Latin America with services and optical solutions from Nortel* [NYSE/TSX: NT]. This expansion of Telefónica Wholesale's SAM-1 fiber optical ring creates one of

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Cool mobile television news from Ericsson: Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERICY) enables easy channel surfing for Mobile TV by introducing a client software that offers an attractive channel selector for mobile handsets. The new channel selector offers the quickest channel switching on the market and easy access to a list of available channels. As Mobile TV is quickly becoming an important subscriber service

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And even more cool multimedia stuff from Ericsson. Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERICY) and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) conduct the world's first live trial of interactive mobile TV. The trial demonstrates a new way of using mobile TV, which allows mobile phone users to vote, chat and communicate with a television presenter while watching their favorite show - all at the same time and all on

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After an absence of 20 months AT&T is returning to the DOW 30 under the "T" symbol on the NYSE. I guess that should give the shareholders heart. I wonder what the trading action will be like? Below is an exerpt from the press release. New AT&T To Begin Trading Under "T" Ticker Symbol "T" Will Return to Dow 30 After 20-Month Absence One of the most-recognized ticker symbols in the global

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Ericsson and MTN South Africa are first in demonstrating how 3G networks using WCDMA technology enable new mobile broadband services as well as a cost efficient fixed broadband alternative, when combining HSDPA and Fixed Wireless Terminals.Fixed Wireless Terminals is a solution for providing voice and high-speed data services using widely deployed mobile networks such as WCDMA. HSDPA is new

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Ericsson extends the managed service partnership with Sun Cellular to include Ericsson's hosted enterprise solution for push e-mail and Personal Information Management (PIM) called Ericsson MobileOrganizer (EMO). This agreement gives Sun Cellular a fast, easy and cost-efficient way to provide the mobile e-mail service to its subscribers.Ericsson's hosted enterprise solution allows operators to

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This is cool news for all you music lovers (who happen to be SBC Yahoo! DSL customers).They are going to offer unlimited downloads for 4.99 per month with a yearly subscription. I don't know what the library is like but it is supposed to contain over one million titles. Plus you will be able to listen to commercial free premium radio stations, and compile your own libraries, plus transfer songs

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