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Telstra undecided on NBN bid

time November 21st, 2008 by author david

Telstra logoPublicly at least, Telstra is saying it is undecided if it will put in a bid for the national broadband network reports The Australian. … more

Posted in Broadband |

BT to kill 100Mbps fibre broadband?

time November 21st, 2008 by author david

british telecom logoBT is considering shelving its £1.5bn (US$2.2 billion) high-speed fibre optic broadband network. … more

Posted in Broadband |

British Telecom India sees growth opportunity in crisis

time November 19th, 2008 by author david

british telecom logoWith cost-cutting becoming the key mantra for corporates tackling the current crisis, British Telecom sees new growth opportunities in India by offering communication solutions that will help lower expenses, BT India chairman Arun Seth said here. … more

Posted in Broadband, Telecom |

Spanish regulator in talks with EU about Internet access

time November 19th, 2008 by author david

European Union flagThe Spanish telecommunications regulator said Tuesday that it was in talks with the European Commission over access to the former state monopoly’s new high-speed broadband network. … more

Posted in Broadband, Governence |

BT fibre-rollout on track despite financial crisis

time November 19th, 2008 by author david

british telecom logoBT has said its plans to roll out next-generation super-fast broadband across the UK are not at risk due to the economic situation, despite concern from some shareholders.

BT announced in July that it was to invest £1.5bn to upgrade its network to bring fibre to 10 million homes by 2012. … more

Posted in Broadband |

Wireless at warp speed: White space promises to put WiFi on steroids

time November 16th, 2008 by author david

Federal Communications Commission - FCC - logoHow much would you pay for unlimited access to WiFi hotspots that stretched for miles instead of a few hundred feet, provided unbroken connections even deep inside buildings, and offered broadband speeds ten times faster than today’s wimpy connections found in coffee shops, hotel lobbies, airport lounges and homes? … more

Posted in Broadband, Governence |

European Commission raises serious doubts about proposed Spanish broadband regulation

time November 15th, 2008 by author david

The European Commission has informed the Spanish telecoms regulator, Comisión del Mercado de las Telecomunicaciones (CMT), that it has serious doubts that the draft measures on the Spanish wholesale broadband access market, notified under the Electronic Communications Framework Directive, are compatible with EU law. … more

Posted in Broadband, Governence |

NZ Nats win prompts ‘telecommunications hui’ call

time November 9th, 2008 by author david

The Telecommunications Users Association has called for a “telecommunications hui”, following National’s election victory. … more

Posted in Broadband, Governence, Telecom |

Tiscali to sell UK broadband business to BSkyB

time November 6th, 2008 by author david

Tiscali logoTiscali, the troubled Italian broadband provider, has confirmed that it is in talks with BSkyB to sell its UK broadband business to the satellite broadcaster. … more

Posted in Broadband |

Telstra warns of broadband network pullout

time November 6th, 2008 by author david

Telstra logoWhether it is bluff or whether it is real, Telstra is threatening to not even put in a bid for the national broadband network this month reports Australian IT. … more

Posted in Broadband, Telecom |

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