telecom hardware
RSS telecom hardwareVerizon to splash $1bn on wireless broadband spree
News The Verizon announcement could indicate that telecom providers are ready to spend additional cash in new growth areas, such as next-generation wireless and voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP). A new service called Iobi... [09 Jan 2004]
China opens first internet café chain
News One of the operators, Asia United Telecom and Network Company, opened the doors to the first café in the Chinese capital. IBM will bankroll the building of a huge internet café in downtown Beijing - fitted out with Big... [26 Nov 2003]
ITU 03: Alcatel and HP think small
News France Telecom is the first telco to pin its flag to the initiative. Like others, notably salesforce.com, the companies are preaching the convenience of using off-the-shelf bundles of software, hardware... [14 Oct 2003]
IBM makes latest grid push
News The other new customers joining IBM's grid computing fold are NLI Research Institute, a unit of the Nippon Life Insurance Group in Japan; Ngee Ann Polytechnic, a college in Singapore; T-Systems, a unit of Germany’s Deutsche... [24 Sep 2003]
Intel teams up with Asian telcos for Wi-Fi
News In March this year, Starhub joined broadband providers China Netcom, Korea Telecom, Maxis from Malaysia and Telstra from Australia to form the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA). The new collaboration will work towards... [16 Sep 2003]
Microsoft could be 'major force' in telecoms
News Microsoft could emerge as a "major force in telecom" once converts to internet-based telephony choose to add advanced services like web teleconferencing, predicts a new report by IDC. Hardware becomes... [26 Aug 2003]
Mobile sector rediscovers its form
News Mobile giants Telefónica, France Telecom and Verizon - owner of Verizon Wireless along with Vodafone - have all turned in juicy profits despite a less than rosy economic outlook. Across the water, France... [30 Jul 2003]
Juniper offers Wi-Fi hotspot-in-a-box
News For the upcoming bundle, Juniper has added these gateway functions to its E-series line of telephone network equipment, which is currently used by Korea Telecom, Australia's Telstra and NTT Communications in Japan, among... [21 May 2003]
Wi-Fi roaming comes to GSM
News Hewlett-Packard and Juniper Networks have joined the growing number of telecom equipment makers trying to combine wireless networking and mobile phone services. The system handles billing and authentication, linking into... [04 Feb 2003]
Intel to invest $150m in wireless start-ups
News Demand is expected to increase substantially, and telecom carriers, hardware manufacturers and chipmakers are all crafting products and services for the market. Intel plans to invest $150m in wireless... [22 Oct 2002]
BT is Europe's biggest broadband rip-off
News France Telecom and Telecom Italia offered mid-range prices of E30 (£18) and E36 (£22), respectively. Of the European telcos surveyed, only one - France Telecom - offered a cheaper home... [19 Feb 2002]
'Don't blame 11 September', says Gartner
News Investment in hardware for IT and telecom infrastructures has been cut while supply chain management (SCM) is the highest priority for spending, followed by customer relationship management (CRM). The... [29 Oct 2001]
Alcatel shows-off cheery results
News Nomura communications equipment analyst Richard Windsor said the apprehension of a recession in the UK was just a reflection of the fact that BT had stopped buying new kit, while Deutsche Telecom, and other incumbent... [26 Jul 2001]
Microsoft pours £10m into Sendo
News Sendo is a private company, whose investors include Bowman Capital and Hong Kong-based CCT Telecom. As for Microsoft, the spokesman added: "They invested in us because they are interested in becoming a force in the... [23 Jul 2001]
Companies excluded from the FSTE4GOOD UK
News Intec Telecom Systems Atlantic Telecom Group Project Telecom Group Redstone Telecom Telecom Plus FTSE All Share IT software, hardware... [10 Jun 2001]
