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News McCabe said that the impending release of Google Android would provide a "wonderful catalyst" for the breakdown of proprietary software and hardware bundles from telcos. McCabe made reference to the rush by Australian telcos to secure rights to the... [30 Jun 2008]
Ofcom consults on next generation access
News For example, US telcos are rolling out NGA because of the length of the local loops they are faced with; Japan has more tower blocks than the UK, making it cheaper to roll out fibre there; and France has a more uniform and suitable sewer system... [27 Sep 2007]
Keep call-log data for a year, telcos told
News UK telecoms companies will be required to retain call log information for 12 months after an EU-based directive was signed into law by the Home Secretary. The Data Retention Regulations, which transpose most of the EU Data Retention Directive into... [31 Jul 2007]
In brief: Apple goes to Hollywood, 'Tubing', Finns freed by Iran
News The paper cites prices of $2.99 for a 30-day rental in what, to start with, is a US move pencilled in for the autumn, likely to pit the iPod-maker against cable operators and telcos. Apple is close to an agreement with several Hollywood film... [11 Jun 2007]
Verizon snaps up Cybertrust
News The deal is the latest to see the coming together of telcos and security companies as businesses look to streamline the number of vendors they deal with. US telco Verizon Business has announced the acquisition of managed security services provider... [15 May 2007]
C&W slaps down spin-off talk
News Speculation surfaced in the press earlier this week it was to spin off its two separate business units, UK and International - the latter of which operates in 33 countries abroad - selling to rival telcos or private equity firms. [01 May 2007]
Brits love bundles - and payphones
News Over the past few years, telcos have been remodelling themselves as converged communications companies - and it seems consumers are beginning to bite with more and more of us buying bundled services, particularly in the UK. [30 Apr 2007]
Will mobile operators give customers £400m?
News An O2 spokesman said call rates are likely to come down across the board through competition, fixed-line telcos will benefit most from the changes and may pass savings onto consumers. Regulator Ofcom has saved the UK's mobile operators hundreds of... [27 Mar 2007]
Retail will be FMC champion
News Converged fixed-mobile services are increasingly being offered by telcos in the UK. The take-up of the latest must-hype telecoms technology, fixed mobile convergence, or FMC, will vary dramatically according to industry. [22 Mar 2007]
Fibre to the home hits one million
News Unlike traditional forms of broadband access, FTTH suppliers in Sweden are not telcos, tending rather to be utlities or local authorities. Fibre to the home (FTTH) is making slow but steady progress in western Europe with nearly one million users... [01 Mar 2007]
Outsourcing to save Kelly Services $13.5m?
News The VNO model pioneered by the likes of Sirocom and Vanco is essentially the reselling of network capacity to customers at the lowest price by passing traffic around different carriers and is challenging the traditional model of asset-heavy telcos... [28 Feb 2007]
Nortel joins BT's 21CN gang
News BT recently announced a venture to resell its knowledge of next-generation networks to rival telcos, where some industry watchers believe its experience of procurement will be of benefit. Nortel has become the latest vendor on BT's books for... [16 Jan 2007]
Telcos: Is expansion the answer?
News As revenue streams for seasoned services such as broadband and mobile decline, telcos are investing in new markets such as media or IT to compensate. But more than half of new ventures are expected to flop because telcos do not fully understand the... [12 Jan 2007]
Virtual worlds to boost telcos
News Having seen web 2.0 reduce them to transport pipes, telcos may yet have a chance to steal a march on other service providers with the advent of web 3.0 - a new era heralded by the arrival of virtual worlds such as Second Life. [07 Dec 2006]
BT to sell 21CN knowledge to rival telcos
News BT is now hoping to pass on those lessons to other telcos with the launch of BT Global Venture. As well as selling advice to fellow telcos, BT Global Venture will offer to build and operate their networks and provide managed services including... [06 Dec 2006]
