Archive for February, 2010
GENBAND Wins Bid To Buy Nortel Carrier VoIP Assets
Telecompetitor GENBAND, Inc., a leading developer of next-generation media, session and security gateway solutions, today announced that it will acquire substantially all assets of the Nortel Carrier VoIP and Application Solutions Business (CVAS). The acquisition is subject to… Topics: Nortel, carrier, Genband, Texas, telecom, VoIP
Nortel’s Name Likely To Disappear
Telephony Unfiltered When Nortel Networks decided to auction itself off in pieces, its name was of the items on block. But now with its last business unit slated to go to Genband, Nortel hasn’t found anyone interested in taking up the moniker despite its long history in the industry. Topics: wireless, Avaya, telecom, CDMA, VoIP, Ericsson, [...]
Auction For Indian 3G Spectrum Moved To April 19th
The long delayed auction of 3G spectrum in India has been given a new date – April 9, 2010. According to information released by the Indian government on Thursday, invitations to apply to participate in the auction will be issued on February 25, with the actual auction to take place around six weeks later. Topics: [...]
Vonage Still Alive and Kicking
Telecompetitor VoIP pioneer Vonage is still alive and kicking. In fact, they made a profit in 4Q09, their first profitable quarter for the year. Considering Vonage has been labeled “dead man walking” on more than one occasion, it’s noteworthy to see them march on. Challenges still remain though. They ended 2009 with 2.4 million subscribers, [...]
Satellite Companies Getting $100M Stimulus for Broadband
The vast majority of stimulus funds so far have been awarded to terrestrial wireless and fiber-optic projects. But industry officials say a federal program, set to begin this spring, will set aside at least $100 million to bring satellite-based services to remote communities. Topics: United States, networking, broadband stimulus, HSPA, Hughes, broadband, telecommunications, satellite, telecom, [...]
Sweedish Carrier Tele2 CEO Walks Out On Company
Harri Koponen, the chief of Swedish carrier Tele2, has walked out citing “irreconcilable differences” with the company. Koponen joined Tele2 in 2008 as president and CEO and oversaw a period of increased focus on profitability, with a refocusing of the company’s footprint in Russia and the CIS. Topics: MVNO, carrier, broadband, Sweeden, telecoms, telecom
Nexus One Going Haywire In the U.K.
Nexus One users in the U.K. are having quite an annoying issue with their devices. After an update that was rolled out in late January, there have been reports that some users have been dialing emergency numbers as soon as they try to access their voicemail, or call a freephone number. To make matters worse, [...]
California Relocation May Be In Store for Motorola
Now that Motorola has made its break-up plans public, it’s clear it won’t be completed without a number of painful decisions. Under consideration is whether Motorola’s handset business should move from its Chicago-area headquarters to California to be closer to a stronger work pool. In addition, long-time Motorola exec Dan Moloney has resigned to head [...]
Sprint Suppliers Must Implement “Green” Guidelines
Today Sprint CEO Dan Hesse laid out a new set of green product guidelines for all its manufacturers. Hesse said, “Moving forward, every handset vendor who manufactures handsets to operate on Sprint’s networks must produce handsets that meet or exceed Sprint’s new green design criteria and specifications. Working in partnership with our handset manufacturers, Sprint [...]
The Problem With Google Voice
One of the problems with Google Voice (and really any unified communications platform) is helping would-be users figure out why they need it. Is there really something so fundamentally wrong with today’s paradigm of a phone line, caller ID, voice mail/answering machine? The answer is: probably yes. But helping a customer understand exactly what is [...]
WiMax Phone Launching by Summer 2010 Says Sprint
In a recent interview with Forbes, a Sprint spokesperson said that the company plans to launch a WiMax-equipped phone by the end of June. That date is several months sooner than Clear (Sprint’s WiMax network parter) has told Phone Scoop that such a device would be available. Topics: Sprint, WiMax
1 Gbps Broadband Soon To Be Everywhere In Netherlands
ReggeFiber, in partnership with Dutch incumbent KPN, will make 1 Gbps the standard connection speed for all FTTH customers. The company currently has more than 300,000 customers and is on target to grow to a million subscribers. Topics: FTTH, broadband
Shaw Launches Trial of 1Gbps FTTH
Canadian cableco Shaw Communications is planning to launch a trial of fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) technology allowing peak speeds of up to 1Gbps, ten times faster than the 100Mbps top speed of its premium cable-based High Speed Nitro Internet service, currently available in Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver. Topics: telecom, FTTH, Shaw Communications, Canada
AT&T’s HSPA 7.2 Is Not Quite What It Seems
AT&T wasn’t trying to pull a fast one, even though it was marketing this move as an enhancement. In the 5 January press release, the company makes it crystal clear that it’s upgraded the software to allow HSPA 7.2 even though it doesn’t have the necessary backhaul improvements in place to make the network actually [...]
Free Calls and SMS to Canada From Vopium During Olympics
Vopium, a leading VOIP Provider is offering free international calls to Canada including Vancouver. You can make calls to not only Vancouver but any Canadian mobile or fixed line for FREE and you can text for free too. Topics: SMS, Vopium, telecommunications, Canada, telecom, VoIP
