Telecom and VoIP Daily News



France Telecom sees Africa growth despite crisis

time November 19th, 2008 by author david

France Télécom logoFrance Telecom still sees Africa as a lucrative frontier market despite the global financial crisis, a company official said on Tuesday. … more

Posted in Telecom |

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 |

China Mobile seeking stakes in other operators

time November 18th, 2008 by author david

China Mobile logoThe global financial crisis has brought about one unexpected benefit for China Mobile, the chance to buy stakes on the cheap in foreign mobile network operators. … more

Posted in Mobile |

India’s mobile phone demand to continue growing

time November 18th, 2008 by author david

India’s mobile phone demand is forecast to continue growing next year, despite the global economic slowdown, according to research firm iSuppli. … more

Posted in Mobile |

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 |

Say Goodbye to BlackBerry? Yes He Can, Maybe

time November 16th, 2008 by author david

Sorry, Mr. President. Please surrender your BlackBerry.

Those are seven words President-elect Barack Obama is dreading but expecting to hear, friends and advisers say, when he takes office in 65 days. … more

Posted in Mobile |

Most Mobile Users? Asia

time November 15th, 2008 by author david

Asia will be home to more than half of the world’s mobile connections by 2011, according to research house Ovum.

Last year (2007), Asia accounted for 42 percent of global mobile connections. … more

Posted in Mobile |

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 |

« Previous Entries Next Entries »