BT to Acquire a French Network Services Provider

BT submitted an offer to CS Communication & Systèmes, a French IT systems and network services provider, to acquire its Mission Critical Infrastructures division for up to EUR 60 million. The division employs approximately 1,400 people and made EUR 137.7 million revenue in 2006.

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KT Employs NDS Content Protection for IPTV

NDS has been selected as the provider of content protection solutions for KT's new Mega TV service. Under this agreement, NDS VideoGuard conditional access will be deployed throughout the KT IPTV network to provide end-to-end content protection. VideoGuard facilitates an extensive range of pay TV business models, such as multiple channel packages, tiering, pay-per-view purchase of programs from the electronic program guide (EPG), impulse pay-per-view and other services. Financial terms were not disclosed.



KT's new Mega TV service will offer a multitude of video on demand (VOD) programming services, and a range of interactive TV services including an electronic program guide (EPG) developed by NDS.



KT will initially offer the on-demand service in Seoul, Gwa-Cheon, Dong-Tan and other selected cities in Kyung-Ki province. Mega TV offers programming from all Korean terrestrial TV operators -- KBS, MBC and SBS.



KT has an announced goal of attracting 300,000 Mega TV subscribers by the end of 2007. The company currently serves some 6.5 million broadband lines.

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nTelos Selects Alcatel-Lucent for Wireless Broadband Upgrade

nTelos, a Virginia-based integrated telecommunications provider serving the mid-Atlantic region, selected Alcatel-Lucent to upgrade its wireless network. The three-year contract, which is valued at up to $88.2 million in equipment, services and software, covers deployment of CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Revision A (Rev. A) technology in Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio and North Carolina. In addition, Alcatel-Lucent will provide its IP/MPLS solution, which includes the Alcatel-Lucent 7750 Service Router and 7450 Ethernet Service Switch, to deploy an IP routing and IP RAN backhaul solution.

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• Earlier this year, Tellabs said it was supplying optical access and optical transport equipment to nTelos. The access contract specified GPON equipment. In addition, nTelos is deploying the Tellabs 5500 NGX transport switch, the Tellabs 7120 NGX advanced transport node and the Tellabs 5320/L digital cross-connect. The equipment will be used for high-density bandwidth management and grooming.

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Zarlink Completes Legerity Acquisition

Zarlink Semiconductor closed its previously announced acquisition of Legerity, a developer and supplier of voice ICs for carrier, enterprise and residential gateway equipment.




Legerity, which is based in Austin Texas, has grown revenue from US$88 million in calendar year 2004 to US$113 million in calendar year 2006. For the calendar year 2006, income from operations was US$5.1 million and net income was US$4.1 million. Over its 27 year history, the company has shipped over 450 Million lines of DSP-based analog mixed signal products and nearly 320 Million SLIC lines.

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