UK Establishes Code of Practice for ISPs

Ofcom, the official regulator for the UK telecom market, published a new Code of Practice to ensure that internet service providers (ISPs) offer greater clarity over customers' broadband line speeds. The need for such a Code of Practice arises over concern that consumers could be misled or misinformed by ISPs advertising headline speeds that are higher than users can receive in practice. Already, 37 ISPs, representing roughly 80 percent of the...

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PCCW Deploys 1xEV-DO Rev. A with Huawei

PCCW, Hong Kong's incumbent telecommunication provider, has selected Huawei to help deploy its CDMA2000 1X/1xEV-DO Rev. A Network. TSpecifically, Huawei will provide its fourth generation CDMA Base Transceiver Station (BTS) solution to help PCCW construct a CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Rev. A network. Huawei's fourth generation BTS features multi-standard convergence, high integration, All-IP, energy conservation & environmental protection. Financial terms...

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Ericsson Appoints Head of Networks Business Unit

Ericsson has appointed Johan Wibergh as Senior Vice President and head of its Networks business unit effective July 1, 2008, replacing Kurt Jofs, who has decided to step down and will leave the company at the end of the year.Johan Wibergh is currently head of Ericsson Brazil. Previously, he was Vice President and head of sales for business unit Global Services during 2004-2005. In June, 2005, he was appointed head of Ericsson in the Nordic and Baltic...

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Ciena Posts Revenue of $242 Million, up 25% YoY

Ciena reported second quarter revenue of $242.2 million, representing a 7% sequential increase from fiscal first quarter revenue of $227.4 million, and an increase of 25% over the same period a year ago when Ciena reported revenue of $193.5 million. Ciena's net income (GAAP) for the fiscal second quarter 2008 was $23.8 million, or $0.23 per diluted common share. This compares to fiscal first quarter GAAP net income of $28.8 million, or $0.28 per diluted common share, and a reported GAAP net income of $13.0 million, or $0.14 per diluted share, for...

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Dell'Oro: WDM Sales Surpass SONET/SDH for the First Time

Sales of WDM systems surpassed that of SONET/SDH multiplexers for the first time ever in the first quarter of this year, according to a newly published report by Dell'Oro Group. Within the $1.4 billion WDM market, the WDM Metro segment outperformed the DWDM Long Haul segment and grew 47 percent over the year-ago quarter. The report also shows that the WDM Metro market was highly fragmented in the first quarter, with seven vendors accounting for...

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Tiscali Expands its North American Network

Tiscali International Network (TINet), which provides wholesale IP/MPLS services, announced a major expansion of its North American network footprint, targeting new network Points of Presence (PoP) in Toronto, Seattle, Atlanta and Dallas.The first Canadian PoP to be deployed on the TINet network is at the Switch & Data Facilities at 151 Front Street, in Toronto. Later this month, TINet will establish network presence in Dallas and then in July, Seattle and Atlanta.http://www.tiscali....

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Broadcom's Co-Founder Indicted on Federal Drug and Fraud Charges

Henry T. Nicholas III, the co-founder of Broadcom, was indicted on federal narcotics charges that he regularly maintained a supply of ecstasy, cocaine, methamphetamine and other controlled substances for use and distribution. Among other things, the narcotics indictment accuses Nicholas of using ecstasy to spike the drinks of industry executives and employees of Broadcom customers. According to the indictment, over a nine-year period, Nicholas maintained drug-involved premises, specifically homes in Laguna Hills and Newport Coast, a warehouse...

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Verizon Targets 20% Energy Efficiency Gain in Telco Gear Starting in 2009

Verizon has established its own series of Telecommunications Equipment Energy Efficiency Ratings for new telecommunications-related equipment with the aim of cutting its carbon footprint. The standards will be applied to certain broadband, video, data-center, network and customer-premises equipment purchased after Jan. 1, 2009. The target provided to the manufacturers of such equipment is 20 percent greater efficiency than today's gear.Equipment...

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Verizon FiOS TV to Carry 150 HD Channels

Verizon plans to add more than 60 new channels to its FiOS TV lineup, including high-definition (HD), sports and multicultural content. Included in the new content will be more than 25 high-definition channels, bringing the total number of HD channels to between 52 and 65, depending on the customer's location.By year's end, Verizon expects to offer up to 150 HD channels, which will include all available major HD programming. Other Verizon HD choices...

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Verizon Wireless to Acquire Alltel for $28.1 billion

Verizon Wireless agreed to acquire Alltel Corporation for $5.9 billion. Based on Alltel's projected net debt at closing of $22.2 billion, the aggregate value of the transaction is $28.1 billion. Both carrier operate CDMA networks and plan future LTE migration. Together, the companies serve over 80 million wireless subscribers.Alltel serves more than 13 million customers in markets in 34 states. This includes 57 primarily rural markets that Verizon...

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