3 Italia Signs 7-Year Network Transformation Deal with Ericsson

Ericsson won an exclusive contract with 3 Italia that includes a seven-year agreement to modernize and upgrade the existing WCDMA/HSPA network. Ericsson will modernize and upgrade the existing 3G mobile broadband access and core networks, optical and radio transport, data charging, and consumer-services platforms and systems. The deal also extends the exclusive managed services contract signed in 2005 for the total management of 3 Italia's multi-vendor...

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TIA Outlines Roadmap for National Broadband Plan

In comments filed with the FCC, the Telecommunications Industry (TIA) outlined six key principles that it believes should govern any national broadband plan in the United States. Specifically, it believes that the Commission should work to:enhance efforts to stimulate investment and innovation in next-generation broadband; pursue forward-looking spectrum management and the allocation of additional spectrum; strive to provide communications...

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Russia's MTS Signs Retail Deal with Nokia

Mobile TeleSystems, one of the leading mobile operators in Russia and the CIS, had signed a memorandum of understanding with Nokia for the direct delivery of Nokia devices to MTS' retail network. The first joint project of the two companies will be the priority sales launch of Nokia N97, Nokia's flagship mobile computer, equipped with exclusive software from MTS."This partnership agreement with Nokia is a milestone in our development of the MTS proprietary...

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NTT Com Offers Free WLAN for Eye-Fi Cards

NTT Communications has begun offering free upload connectivity via its HOTSPOT public wireless local area network (WLAN) in Japan to anyone, including non-subscribers to HOTSPOT, to all Eye-Fi users. The service allows users to upload photos and videos from cameras, camcorders and other portable devices that are equipped with either the Eye-Fi Share or Eye-Fi Share Video, which are standard-sized SD memory cards with built-in Wi-Fi capability and...

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