Qwest Offers Windows Live Services to Broadband Users

Qwest Communications is the first communications provider in the U.S. to offer its broadband customers Microsoft's Windows Live services.Windows Live from Qwest is available at no additional charge to residential Qwest Broadband customers who choose Microsoft as their ISP. These services include:Qwest.Live.com: A customizable home page that includes Live Search and hundreds of gadgets for weather, sports, news, games, etc.Windows Live OneCare from Qwest: an all-in-one security and performance service for customers' computers, including anti-virus,...

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AT&T Selects Sun Servers and Storage Arrays for U-verse

AT&T will use Sun Microsystems' servers and modular arrays for its U-verse IPTV service. Specifically, AT&T has decided to deploy Sun Fire X4600 servers and Sun StorageTek storage arrays, which will provide access to the U-verse TV Video-on-Demand library.The servers and arrays will be rolled out in new deployments of IP-video super hub offices and IP-video hub offices in the AT&T U-verse network.The AT&T solution from Sun will also...

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Ericsson Selected for GPON Rollout in Cyprus

CYTA, the leading operator in Cyprus, selected Ericsson for a GPON rollout. The contract includes delivery of central office optical equipment and devices for the homes, EDA1200 and EDA1500, and passive infrastructure such as fiber systems and cables. Apart from the GPON network (point-to-multipoint configuration), the pilot project includes also a point-to-point network, using Ericsson's equipment (switches and CPEs). Financial terms were not...

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Alcatel-Lucent to Supply Fiber Backbone for Libya

The Libyan Post Telecommunications & Information Technology Company (LPTIC) selected Alcatel-Lucent to supply a nationwide, 4,400 km fiber backbone that will link all the major cities in the country. The contract is valued at more than EUR 90 million. http://www.alcatel-lucent....

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India's Reliance Awards US$400 Million Wireless Contract to Alcatel-Lucent

Reliance Communications, India's largest integrated telecom service provider, awarded a contract valued at US$400 million to Alcatel-Lucent for expansion of its wireless network to more than 20,000 towns and 600,000 villages. Alcatel-Lucent described the project as one of the largest telecom expansions undertaken by a telecom operator anywhere in the world. Under the contract, Alcatel-Lucent will upgrade Reliance's CDMA and GSM network with additional...

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MSF Releases NGN Implementation Guidelines

The MultiService Forum released their R3 "NGN Guidelines," which are a distillation of the technical specifications based on the MSF Implementation Agreements (IAs) validated in last October's GMI 2006 event. The Guidelines are meant to provide a coherent framework for the practical implementation of large scale Next Generation Networks. The Guidelines are now freely available for downloading from the MSF website.The MSF Release 3 Architectural Framework...

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Disney Offers Movie Rentals Through Xbox LIVE

Microsoft and Disney-ABC Domestic Television announced an agreement to offer films from The Walt Disney Studios to U.S. members of Xbox LIVE, the online games and entertainment network on Xbox 360.The service launches today, offering access to a growing catalog of new and classic movies from The Walt Disney Studios, including titles from Walt Disney Pictures, Touchstone Pictures, Hollywood Pictures and Miramax Films.Xbox LIVE Marketplace currently offers more than 2,350 hours of premium entertainment content from 15 partners.Microsoft said that...

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Skype Now Available for the Nokia N800 Internet Tablet

Thanks to an OS upgrade from Nokia, Skype is now available for use on the Nokia N800 Internet Tablet. The Nokia feature upgrade also introduces Adobe Flash 9 browser plug-in taking a step forward in web compatibility, support for largercapacity memory cards and considerably enhanced online use-times among other improvements. http://www.nokia.com http://www.skype....

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XO Expands Broadband Wireless Coverage to 36 Markets

XO Communications has expanded its broadband wireless coverage from 12 to 36 metropolitan markets across the U.S. The services are delivered in partnership with Nextlink, an affiliated XO company, and the nation's largest holder of Local Multipoint Distribution System (LMDS) spectrum with licenses in 75 metropolitan markets. The new markets are: Akron, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Cleveland, Columbus, Colorado Springs, Denver, Detroit, Fort Lauderdale,...

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Bookham Appoints Alain Couder as President and CEO

Bookham announced the appointment of Alain Couder as president and CEO, succeeding Dr. Peter Bordui, acting president and chief executive officer, who will continue to serve as Chairman of the company's board of directors. Couder was most recently President and CEO of Solid Information Technology Inc., a supplier of database solutions. Prior to joining Solid, Couder served as President and CEO of Confluent Software, Inc., and IP Dynamics, Inc., and...

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Orange Business Services Expands in India via Acquisition

France Telecom has acquired the enterprise and managed services divisions of GTL Limited, an Indian company specialized in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) including integration and managed services. Financial terms were not disclosed.This acquisition strengthens the local presence of Orange Business Services, the business communications arm of the France Telecom Group. Services for Indian and multinational corporations (MNCs) throughout...

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Level 3 Acquires Ireland's Servecast for CDN

Level 3 Communications has acquired Servecast Limited, a Dublin-based provider of live and on-demand video management and streaming services for broadband and mobile platforms. Level 3 has paid approximately EUR 33 million in cash.Founded in 1998, Servecast offers publishing and distribution tools for video rights holders to monetize their digital assets. These tools enable customers to manage, protect, deliver and track online audio and video content. Servecast supports multiple stream rates, languages, currencies and formats, including Adobe...

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Motorola Expects Revenue Shortfall for Q2

Motorola announced preliminary estimates for the second quarter of 2007 saying it now expects Q2 sales to be in the range of $8.6 billion to $8.7 billion, compared with previously announced guidance that Q2 sales would be essentially flat with first quarter 2007 sales of $9.4 billion. Motorola now expects a second quarter GAAP loss per share from continuing operations in the range of $(0.02) to $(0.04), including estimated net charges of approximately $0.03 - $0.04 per share related to previously announced workforce reductions and other highlighted...

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European Commission Approves Public funding of Fiber Network in France

The European Commission approved the funding by Sicoval (an association of municipalities on the south-east side of Toulouse) of a fiber network serving businesses and public organizations on its territory. The construction and operation of the network has been delegated to the consortium Marais Contracting -- Vinci -- Alcatel, which was selected by invitation to tender and will receive aid of EUR 2 million. http://www.europa...

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