Huawei Supplies Optical Backbone for Magyar Telekom

Magyar Telekom has installed a 2,700 km optical backbone network using gear from Huawei Technologies. The backbone, which covers all of the country including the capital city Budapest, is based on Huawei's OTN/ASON-based WDM platform and enables Magyar Telekom to migrate from providing traditional voice-oriented services through its previous DWDM system to providing next generation data-oriented services to its customers. Financial terms were not...

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Neuf Cegetel Reaches 3.3 Million Broadband Clients, up 70K

As of the end of Q1 2008, Neuf Cegetel had 3,294,000 broadband clients, an increase of 70,000 compared to the end of 2007; this includes +100,000 new customers for the Neuf brand and -30,000 customers for the other brands.For Q1 2008, Neuf Cegetel reported revenue of EU 908 million, an increase of 13% versus the first quarter of 2007 (6% excluding the impact of Club Internet acquisition in June 2007). The Mass Market division generated revenues of...

Nortel Revenue Rises to $2.76 Billion, Cites LG-Nortel Gain

Citing momentum from the completion of an LG-Nortel joint venture contract, Nortel reported Q1 2008 revenue of $2.76 billion, up by 11 percent year over year. Gross margin in the first quarter of 41.6 percent, up 120 basis points year over year. Operating margin in the first quarter of 4.7 percent, up 512 basis points year over year. The net loss in the first quarter of 2008 of $138 million included special charges of $88 million for restructurings, a loss of $19 million due to changes in foreign exchange rates, a charge of $12 million related...

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Vietnam National Telecoms Installs Cisco Telepresence System

Vietnam National Telecoms (VTN) has established Cisco TelePresence demonstration centers in Hanoi and Hochihminh City. The Cisco TelePresence systems are among a range of advanced communications technologies that will be showcased in the two centers.The Cisco TelePresence systems enable staff and visitors at each location to participate in face-to-face meetings across a virtual table using life-size, ultra-high-definition 1080p video and high-quality,...

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Embarq Applauds Cap on USF

EMBARQ applauded the Federal Communications Commission's decision to cap support for competitive eligible telecommunications carriers under the Universal Service Fund. David Zesiger, Embarq's Senior Vice President for Regulatory Policy and External Affairs, stated "By limiting support for multiple carriers in rural areas, as the Federal-State Joint Board recommended, the Commission showed its commitment to the long-term health of the Universal Service...

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FCC to Cap High Cost Support Under the Universal Service Fund

Seeking to stem the growth of the Universal Service while it pursues larger reform measures, the FCC adopted an interimcap on payments to competitive eligible telecommunications carriers (ETCs). Total annual support for competitive ETCs will be capped at the level of support that they were eligible to receive in each state during March 2008.Currently, consumers pay more than 11 percent in USF fees on their interstate phone bills. Growth in contributions...

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T-Mobile and Nokia Collaborate on Social Networking

T-Mobile and Nokia are collaborating to accelerate the availability of new Internet services and personal social communities on mobile devices. Under the agreement, the companies will offer their European customers faster and easier access to all of T-Mobile's web'n'walk Internet services as well as all to Nokia's Ovi Internet services on a wide range of Nokia devices. The goal is to drive the mobilization of social networks. The companies will...

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