Singapore's MobileOne Installs NSN Basestations, Plans LTE Trial

Singapore's MobileOne (M1)is updating its 2G network with Nokia Siemens Networks' Flexi Multiradio base stations. In addition, M1 is set to start an LTE trial in February 2010. Undertaken in collaboration with Nokia Siemens Networks, the LTE trial will last two months. M1 will be showcasing the high-speed wireless broadband capabilities of LTE at its flagship store in Paragon on Orchard Road. This will allow customers to see amongst other things...

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Zain Nigeria Installs Huawei's Blade Mobile Soft-switch

Zain Nigeria has installed Huawei's ATCA-based, next-generation blade mobile softswitch to serve 8 million customers. Huawei said its blade mobile softswitch can provide real-time monitoring, fault location and automatic recovery features. In addition, based on the MSC Pool networking architecture, Zain can quickly achieve network resource sharing, guarantee the services continuity, and improve the system' s reliability achieved up to 99.9999%....

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Alcatel-Lucent to Demo LTE-connected Car in 2.6 GHZ Spectrum

Alcatel-Lucent will offer a public showing of an LTE network in the 2.6 GHz spectrum band and the ng Connect "LTE Connected Car" on January 19 at the company's campus in Vélizy, just outside of Paris.The event will feature demonstrations of exciting new applications conducted in cooperation with other companies in the LTE "ecosystem" including mobile device maker LG Electronics, mobile gaming company FishLabs, digital signage leader SIGNEXX and mobile...

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iBasis and Telecom Italia Migrate Bilateral Voice Traffic to IP

iBasis and Sparkle, the international wholesale arm of Telecom Italia, have migrated their bilateral voice traffic to IP. Both companies believe they are the first to accomplish full migration to IP of their international voice bilateral in compliance with guidelines developed by the i3 Forum, an independent industry alliance created to promote an industry-wide transition of voice and related services to IP. http://www.ibasis.com http://www.telecomitaliasparkle.c...

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SMS Mobile Giving Surpasses $20 Million

As of Monday, the Mobile Giving Foundation said donations made via mobile phones in the U.S. and Canada for Haiti Earthquake Relief had surpassed $20 million. On Sunday, thanks to widespread marketing on national broadcast outlets, mobile donations increased by $3.5 million and the pace of donation is accelerating. http://www.mobilegiving....

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GlobeNet to Deploy Huawei's DWDM Platform

GlobeNet, which provides carrier transport services between North and South America, will deploy Huawei's upgradable NG-DWDM platform to connect its cable landing station, in southern New Jersey, to its Point of Presence (POP) sites in New York City via two diverse paths. These links allow GlobeNet to seamlessly offer high availability services from NYC to its cable landing sites in Brazil, Venezuela, Bermuda, Florida and beyond.Specifically, Huawei...

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Philippine LD Telephone Uses Level 3 Facility

The Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) will use Level 3 Communications' landing station connectivity at the Asia America Gateway (AAG) submarine cable system -- a key communications link between the two continents. Level 3's services provide a diverse and scalable extension of the PLDT pan-Asian network to carry voice, data and video traffic in the United States. http://www.level3....

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Ericsson Appoints Heads for Global Services and CDMA Units

Ericsson has appointed Magnus Mandersson to lead its Global Services operation, leading 40,000 professionals in areas such as managed services, systems integration and consulting. Magnus Mandersson joined Ericsson in 2004 where he has held the positions as head of managed services and market unit Northern Europe. He was also the global key account executive for Deutsche Telekom. In 2009 he was appointed head of business unit CDMA Mobile Systems...

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Baidu's CTO Resigns

Baidu, China's largest search engine, announced the resignation of Mr. Yinan Li, its Chief Technology Officer (CTO), for personal reasons. http://www.baidu....

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Verizon Updates its FiOS Bundles

Verizon introduced new FiOS service bundles, including an option that will deliver 35 Mbps symmetrical Internet to the home. New double-, triple- and quad-play bundles are available with a 24-month service agreement that guarantees the customer's rate will not change for two years. FiOS bundles are also available in month-to-month plans that do not require a minimum term agreement. Early termination fees have been increased for the bundles.Ultimate:...

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