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Deutsche Telekom shifts focus away from telephony

fmmonteverde — Thu, 24 May 2012 17:40:31 +0800

Deutsche Telekom is placing cloud computing and network integration at the heart of its future strategy, as it bids to become a one-stop-shop for digital customers.

Leased line prices coming down

fmmonteverde — Thu, 24 May 2012 17:38:47 +0800

Global line leasing costs are falling due to the launch of new submarine cables, however the rate of decline varies greatly between regions, TeleGeography claims.

The

ZTE makes play for UK video market

fmmonteverde — Thu, 24 May 2012 17:05:29 +0800

ZTE is making a play for a slice of the UK business video conferencing market, with the launch of its first compatible products in the country.

The Chinese vendor tod

Ethnic MVNOs taking off in Europe

fmmonteverde — Thu, 24 May 2012 16:16:14 +0800

China Telecom launched its long-awaited UK MVNO this week, under the snappy name of CTExcelbiz.

Using EverythingEverywhere’s network, it’s aimed at Chines

Tata Comm loses for third year in a row

fmmonteverde — Thu, 24 May 2012 16:13:58 +0800

India's Tata Communications has recorded its third straight year of annual net losses, after its fourth quarter loss widened by over 66%.

Webwire: HP slashes jobs as profit falls; Court clears Eircom rescue plan

fmmonteverde — Thu, 24 May 2012 16:09:30 +0800

HP cuts jobs as profit falls

HP will lay off around 2

Europe drags Vodafone profit down

fmmonteverde — Wed, 23 May 2012 18:09:00 +0800

Vodafone’s net profit fell £867 million (€1 billion) in the year to end-March, as Europe’s financial crisis took its toll on the global mobile operator’s earnings.

EverythingEverywhere completes signal integration

fmmonteverde — Wed, 23 May 2012 18:06:52 +0800

EverythingEverywhere chief Olaf Swantee claims the operator now offers the best coverage in the UK, after completing a signal integration scheme.

The carrier complete

EU telcos' risk credit ratings on staff layoffs

fmmonteverde — Wed, 23 May 2012 17:16:39 +0800

European telcos face further pressure on their credit ratings as the opportunity to cut costs through layoffs wanes, Moody’s Investors Service warns.

In a speci

AlcaLu makes core router play

fmmonteverde — Wed, 23 May 2012 17:14:14 +0800

Alcatel-Lucent has made its expected play for the $4 billion (€3.1 billion) core router market.

The company has unveiled a new line of core routers that promises