Belgacom Mobile Selects Siemens for Network Evolution

Proximus (Belgacom Mobile), Belgium's largest mobile operator, selected Siemens Communications for the evolution of its core network under a four-year upgrade plan. Financial terms were not disclosed.In a first step, Proximus will introduce the Siemens high-performance PowerMSC (Mobile Switching Center). This will enable Proximus to reduce the current number of network elements. In a next step, Proximus will migrate its existing Home Location Register (HLR) base towards Siemens' next generation HLR innovation platform. The HLR base is the database...

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EU Telecom Rules: Commission Takes Action Against 11 Member States

Eleven European countries have failed to implement properly EU telecom rules and hence the European Commission has initiated action against them to insure implementation. The key issues at stake include the independence of the national telecoms regulator, the requirement of number portability and of comprehensive subscriber directories, designation of "universal service" providers, and the availability of the European emergency number 112. The eleven countries are Czech Republic, France, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia,...

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Current Attracts Strategic Investors for its BPL

Current Communications, a start-up based in Germantown, Maryland, attracted strategic investment from Goldman, Sachs & Company, Google, and The Hearst Corporation, one of the nation's largest diversified communications companies. The financing also included additional investments from two of Current's existing investors, EnerTech Capital and Liberty Partners (the company's principal stakeholder.Specific financial terms were not disclosed, although a report in The Wall Street Journal reported the investment at about $100 million.Current is...

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i2Telecom Offers $24.99 Unlimited Global Calling

i2Telecom International announced a $24.99 per month global calling plan that offers unlimited calling throughout the USA, Canada and to more than a hundred major cities around the globe. i2Telecom features its "VoiceStick," a portable VoIP product that can convert any computer into a VoIP telephone simply by plugging into any USB port. i2Telecom also features an "i2Bridge" capability that convert any cellphone into a VoIP device. http://www.i2telecom....

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Zhone to Acquire Paradyne for $180 Million

Zhone Technologies agreed to acquire Paradyne Networks, a supplier of broadband loop carriers (BLCs) and Ethernet access equipment, in a stock swap valued at approximately $180 million.Paradyne supplies a family of IP-based broadband access solutions, including BLCs, DSLAMs, Ethernet in the First Mile bonded solutions, IADs, and CPE. The products support both residential triple play solutions and business class bonded SHDSL, ADSL2+, T1/E1, and DS3 bonded solutions for LAN extension and cell site data backhaul applications.Zhone's networking solutions...

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