Orange Reaches 174 Million Accesses

France Telecom group's consolidated revenues for the first half 2008 rose to EUR 26.304 billion, a 3.9% increase on a comparable basis following a 3.6% increase in the second half of 2007. This improvement concerned mature Western European markets, which were up 3.0% on a comparable basis. Revenues in developing markets were up by 11.2% in the first half 2008. On an historical basis, growth in the first half 2008 was 1.5%, including the unfavourable...

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Telefónica Group Now Serving 245 million Access Points

Telefónica reported financial results in line with the growth targets for both the Group as a whole and for the different geographic areas (Spain, rest of Europe, and Latin America), leaving it on track to meet the financial targets announced for 2008. Telefónica achieved overall revenues of EUR 28.149billion in the first six months of 2008, for a year-on-year increase of 1.2%. Changes in the consolidation perimeter subtract 2.8 percentage points...

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Veraz Announces Restructuring

Veraz Networks announced a restructuring that involves reducing its overall headcount and streamlining operations. The company has reduced its workforce by approximately 160 employees and contractors and consolidated certain operations across all organizations, bringing worldwide headcount to approximately 300. The company said these initiatives, which will significantly lower Veraz's break-even point, will result in a third quarter pre-tax restructuring charge, excluding stock-based compensation, of approximately $1.2 million to $1.5 million...

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Motorola Posts Q2 Sales of $8.1 billion, Ahead of Expectations

Motorola exceeded market expectations by reporting Q2 sales of $8.1 billion and GAAP net earnings of $4 million. The company had positive operating cash flow of $204 million and ended the quarter with a net cash* position of $3.6 billion and a total cash position of $7.8 billion."Motorola's Home and Networks Mobility and Enterprise Mobility Solutions segments delivered strong results in the second quarter, driven by sales growth and operating margin expansion. These segments are well positioned to continue generating year-over-year sales and margin...

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NZ's TelstraClear Selects Juniper's E320

New Zealand's TelstraClear has upgraded its broadband network capacity and enhanced its service delivery capabilities with Juniper Networks E320 Broadband Services Routers and C-series Controllers. TelstraClear is using the C-series Controllers to manage service provisioning over a wide array of access types, including cable and retail and wholesale DSL.Juniper said the upgrade ensures adequate capacity to address TelstraClear's fast-growing subscriber base and to support its increasingly rich mix of residential broadband access, business services...

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Telekom Malaysia Expands Optical Net with Ericsson

Telekom Malaysia awarded a two-year contract to Ericsson for the nationwide expansion of its optical network. Specifically, the contract is for the supply of SDH and DWDM equipment, installation services and comprehensive maintenance. Deployment started in June 2008. Financial terms were not disclosed. The included products for high-speed transport are the Marconi-branded Optical Multiservice (OMS) and MHL 3000 WDM product families.http://www...

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Alcatel-Lucent Wins Submarine Cable Network Bid

Alcatel-Lucent was awarded a contract to deploy the Atlantic-Mediterranean segment of the 15,000 km (9,000 mile), Europe India Gateway (EIG) submarine cable system. The planned Europe India Gateway (EIG) will connect three continents at a cost of more than US$700 million. The 15,000-kilometer (9,000-mile) cable network system is expected to be completed in 2010. Landings are planned in the United Kingdom, Portugal, Gibraltar, Morocco, Monaco, France,...

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Qualcomm Achieves 20 Mbps HSPA+ Data Call

Qualcomm completed the world's first data call using High-Speed Packet Access Plus (HSPA+) network technology. The call achieved a data transfer rate of more than 20 Mbps in a 5 MHz channel. The call was completed using Qualcomm's MDM8200 product, the industry's first chipset solution for HSPA+.HSPA+, also known as HSPA Evolved, is designed to enhance the mobile broadband user experience and enable a wide range of services. Qualcomm estimates...

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Allot Cites Deployment by Global Tier 1 Operator

Allot Communications announced the deployment of its Service Gateway Omega by a global Tier 1 operator, which currently services more than 20 million subscribers. The customer name was not disclosed. "The increasing adoption of Allot solutions by mobile operators worldwide is a direct outcome of the exploding growth of data bandwidth and services over mobile networks and their emergence as an additional platform to deliver broadband services," commented Allot CEO and president, Rami Hadar. "The Service Gateway, equipped with Subscriber Management...

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BT Reaches 13.0 Million Broadband End Users

Citing growth in managed solutions, broadband and convergence revenue, BT reported quarterly revenue of 5,177 million pounds, up 3 percent. EBITDA before specific items and leaver costs increased by 1 percent year on year. Earnings per share before specific items and leaver costs increased by 2 percent to 6.1 pence.Some highlights:BT reached 13.0 million wholesale broadband connections (DSL and LLU) at June 30, 2008, including 4.8 million local...

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AT&T Announces New Managed Services Contract

AT&T announced a data services contract with American Nuclear Insurers (ANI), a joint underwriting association that provides liability insurance for nuclear facilities throughout the United States. Under the terms of the contract, AT&T will serve as ANI's primary data services provider, delivering AT&T Secure E-mail Gateway service and AT&T Web Security to the company's headquarters. Financial terms were not disclosed.http://www...

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Cablevision Surpasses 2 Million Optimum Voice Lines

Cablevision Systems, which serves the NYC metropolitan area, has surpassed 2 million phone lines in service -- a company milestone. Cablevision offers small and medium-sized business customers up to 12 lines of Optimum Voice, up to four lines for residential customers.http://www.optimum....

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Extreme Networks Posts Revenue of $98.3 Million, up 13% YoY

Extreme Networks reported quarterly net revenue of $98.3 million, compared to $87.1 million in the year-ago quarter, a 13% increase. Net income on a GAAP basis was $0.8 million or $0.01 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $5.0 million or a loss of $0.04 per diluted share in the year-ago quarter."With revenue up 13% for the quarter and 6% for the year, we continue to gain momentum with our channels and end users," said Mark Canepa, president and CEO of Extreme Networks. http://www.extremenetworks....

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