Ireland Nets €855 Million in 4G Spectrum Auction

Ireland completed a very successful auction of spectrum in the former GSM-only bands (900 MHz and 1800 MHz) and in the 800 MHz band (the so-called ‘Digital Dividend’), which became available on 24 October last following the switch-off of analogue broadcasting. The auction raised approximately €854.64 million for these spectrum rights, comprising of €481.7 million in Upfront Fees (adjusted as necessary by transitional arrangements), along with...

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Winning Bidders in India's 1800 MHz Spectrum Auction

India's Department of Telecommunications confirmed the following winning bidders in last week's 1800 MHz Spectrum Auction for 2G services.  The auction was ordered by the country's Supreme Court, following the high profile scandal involving the previous license awards.   This auction generated approximately INR 94 billion (US$1.71 billion), falling significantly short of market predictions in the INR 400 billion range. http:...

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Time Warner Cable Opens $82 Million Data Center in North Carolina

Time Warner Cable (TWC) inaugurated a National Data Center East in Charlotte, North Carolina. The $82 million dollar National Data Center is a 178,000 square foot (16,500 m2) facility that includes 1,600 racks of technical equipment and four 12,000 square foot data halls. The second facility is a four-story, 103,500 square foot administrative office building. In support of TWC’s green initiative, both buildings will seek Silver LEED certification. The...

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Alcatel-Lucent Names Dave Geary to Head Wireless Division

Alcatel-Lucent appointed David J Geary as president of its Wireless division, effective January 1, 2013, replacing Wim Sweldens.  Geary was previously president of the Wireline division since 2009 and before that he served as President of Switching Division, President of Application Solutions at Lucent, COO of Lucent's Integrated Network Solutions Group, and Senior VP of North American sales for Lucent's Service Provider Networks division. In...

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Infonetics: Optical Sales Slow in Q3 - SONET/SDH Declines Outpace WDM Gains

The global optical network hardware market, including WDM and SONET/SDH, fell 2% sequentially in Q3 2012, according to preliminary analysis from Infonetics.  This marks the third straight quarter of declines following 5 consecutive quarters of minor increases. "Investment in new WDM gear is growing, but it isn't growing fast enough to offset the accelerated declines in SONET/SDH," notes Andrew Schmitt, principal analyst for optical at Infonetics Research....

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