Bridge Alliance Launches Flat-rate Data Roaming in Asia

The Bridge Alliance, which brings together leading mobile operators in Asia Pacific. launched its one-flat rate mobile data roaming plan spanning 11 territories in the region.With ‘Bridge DataRoam', customers have a choice of two capped usage monthly subscription plans - US$30 for 15MB (Bridge DataRoam15) or US$60 for 40MB (Bridge DataRoam40). The one-flat rate is applicable when customers roam on the alliance's 11 member operator networks, namely:...

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Orange and Sagem Target Eco-Design

Orange and Sagem Communications have announced an "eco-design" partnership targeting the entire range of liveboxes, TV set-top boxes and landline telephones. The companies will collaborate on designing equipment that consumes less energy, using materials in the products' manufacture and packaging that have a lower impact on the environment, and simplifying product recycling. http://www.francetelecom.com http://www.sagem....

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Vodafone and Nokia Agree on Handset Apps/Services

Vodafone, the world's largest mobile operator by revenue, and Nokia, the world's largest handset manufacturer, have agreed to launch an integrated suite of Vodafone services combined with Nokia Ovi Services on a range of Nokia handsets. Vodafone and Nokia also agreed that a number of these handsets will be exclusive to Vodafone.The companies said their services will offer customers a greater choice of communications, Internet services, content and...

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Tellabs Enhances 8800 MSR with Multilink PPP and GFR

Tellabs has enhanced its 8800 MSR with new capabilities that deliver Multilink PPP (ML-PPP) and Generic Framing Procedure (GFP) to enable transport of Ethernet traffic over traditional copper and SONET networks. In addition, service providers worldwide can carry traditional circuit-based traffic over new packet-based networks. The Tellabs 8800 MSR uses a technology called Structure-Agnostic TDM over Packet (SAToP). Tellabs said SAToP provides relief by disguising traditional traffic to look like packet-based traffic. This enables service providers...

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Avaya Selects Broadcom VoIP Silicon

Avaya has selected Broadcom's VoIP silicon for two lines of Avaya one-X Deskphone IP telephones. This includes Avaya's 9600 series for full-featured IP phones for enterprise customers, and the 1600 series for highly functional, cost efficient IP phones. The Avaya 9600 series one-X Deskphone Edition phones use Broadcom's most advanced VoIP processor, the BCM1103 which features integrated MIPS and digital signal processing (DSP) processors, Gigabit Ethernet switch and Fast Ethernet physical layer devices (PHYs). Several of Avaya's enterprise IP...

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Bell Canada Sees Growth in Wireless, Slower Access Line Loss

Led by Bell Canada's rebounding wireless business, BCE reported net earnings per share (EPS) of $0.50 for Q3, compared to $0.36 for the same period last year. Some highlights for the quarter:Bell Wireless SegmentTotal Bell Wireless operating revenues grew 8.0% to $1,072 million. Wireless network revenues increased by 8.0% to $974 million.Bell Wireless EBITDA increased 17.2% to $449 million with EBITDA flow-through of 92%. EBITDA margins on network...

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HP Launches Service Delivery Platform

HP launched its Service Delivery Platform (SDP) 2.0 for telecom operators. The new release incorporates software for governance, management and quality that help service providers take full advantage of the platform's service-oriented architecture (SOA). The aim is to create a unified resource layer through which multiple services communicate with underlying wireless or wired networks, third-party applications and Web 2.0 mash-ups.HP said its SDP 2.0 enables operators to create converged services that blend telecom, web and IT resources. Examples...

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Veraz Posts Q3 Revenue of $32 Million

Veraz Networks reported Q3 revenue of $32.2 million, which represents a year-over-year increase of 23% from the third quarter of last year. Third quarter IP product revenues were $19.4 million, an increase of 68% over the third quarter of 2006. Net income was $0.3 million, including $0.5 million in stock-based compensation expense, as compared to the third quarter of last year with a net loss of $3.4 million, including $0.5 million in stock-based compensation expense. "In Q3, the majority of our IP product revenue came from the initial Next Generation...

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T-Mobile USA to Cut Early Termination Fees

T-Mobile USA will introduce a more flexible policy for customers entering into contracts for mobile service. Under the company's new guidelines, early termination fees (ETFs) will decline during the course of a customer's contract with T-Mobile. T-Mobile expects to introduce the more flexible ETF policy in the first half of 2008. http://www.t-mobile....

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Cisco Posts Quarterly Sales of $9.6B, up 17% YoY

Cisco reported first quarter net sales of $9.6 billion, net income on a generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) basis of $2.2 billion or $0.35 per share, and non-GAAP net income of $2.5 billion or $0.40 per share. "We believe the migration to the second phase of the Internet and the proliferation of networked Web 2.0 technologies will help drive dramatic gains in productivity and innovation across all industries. If this market transition continues to unfold as we expect, it has the potential to power Cisco's and the industry's growth for...

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