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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]
Cheat Sheet: FTTx
Cheat Sheet To install fibre connections, telcos would have to dig in new cables - not very cheap and therefore not very popular. UK telcos have traditionally been reluctant to go fibre due to the costs involved. [11 May 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]
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]
Ren Zhengfei
AS Profile He's winning the low-cost game of a commoditised market and is passing on those savings to telcos and users - and is causing Cisco many a sleepless night. Why? Breaking out of China Ren Zhengfei is transforming Huawei from a Chinese telecoms and... [25 Sep 2006]
BT's 21CN: Upgrades to start in November
News Instead, BT and fellow telcos are working on a communications plan to let them know about the changeover and when they can expect to be upgraded - including the creation of a new website and a single point of contact for all queries, regardless of... [04 Sep 2006]
Q&A: BT CTO Matt Bross
Comment Other telcos seem to be watching the 21CN with baited breath. But is it just an abstract noun he likes to pump out alongside PowerPoint presentations or is there some weight behind his words? Bross, appointed to BT in 2002 when he moved from US... [22 Sep 2005]
Marconi to be bought by Chinese telco?
News Back in June, Marconi's CTO Andy Evans predicted other UK telcos might choose SoftSwitch as a way of building their own next-generation networks faster than BT. Shares in Marconi rose sharply on Monday morning after the UK telecoms manufacturer... [08 Aug 2005]
Is a bitter Marconi bitching about BT's chances?
News Marconi sells a product called the SoftSwitch, which it says can help telcos replace legacy PSTN networks and offer applications such as real-time video calls and internet telephony. In the wake of Marconi's surprise failure to be selected as one... [13 Jun 2005]
Leader: BT's fluid core
Leader But right now, we hear from suppliers eager to please, knowing similar contracts will in the not-too-distant future be up for grabs at dozens of other telcos around the world. The big contract win story of the day - actually a story about contract... [28 Apr 2005]
BT names buddies for £10bn 21CN
News While this does mean BT must address the challenges inherent with being a first-mover, the upside is that it is in a strong position when negotiating contracts with vendors, as involvement in 21CN will be a valuable card to play when other telcos... [28 Apr 2005]
BT: Show us your source code
News Our world has been dominated too long by big telcos working with vendors selling proprietary systems. Telecommunications equipment makers and software providers have handed over details of their source code as part of the process of being... [22 Feb 2005]
