BT Openreach Expands Fibre Rollout to 178 More Exchanges

BT Openreach is expanding its fibre rollout to a further 178 exchanges -- the majority of which will be enabled in 2012 -- covering more than 1.8 million homes and businesses.



“We continue to make tremendous strides with our fibre programme. Super-fast broadband is already within reach of more than six million premises today and we are on track to pass ten million premises next year.," stated Olivia Garfield, CEO of Openreach. “Our ambitions do not stop there. We will make fibre available to two thirds of UK premises by the end of 2014."http://www.btplc.com

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American Tower to Buy 2,500 Towers in Mexico for $500 million

American Tower, which own and operates approximately 40,000 communications sites in the United States, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ghana, India, Mexico, Peru and South Africa, agreed to acquire approximately 2,500 towers from Telefonica's Mexican subsidiary, Pegaso PCS, for approximately $500 million, excluding value added tax.


James Taiclet, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of American Tower, said: "We continue to strengthen our relationship with Telefonica, and this acquisition nearly doubles our portfolio in Mexico and provides us with a highly desirable network of sites in this key market. We believe that our experienced local management team will secure strong growth on these towers as our customers in Mexico deploy new spectrum and next generation wireless technologies."http://www.americantower.com

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VSS Monitoring Releases Packet De-duplication for Analytic Tools

VSS Monitoring introduced a packet de-duplication feature that improves the efficiency and effectiveness of existing monitoring solutions by eliminating redundant data packets, which reduces the processing load on the tools and false event alarming.It is compatible with both IPv4 and IPv6.


VSS Monitoring's architecture optimizes and scales connectivity between network switching and the intelligence ecosystem of network analytical, inline security and WAN acceleration tools.


"To achieve unprecedented results in times when resources are constrained and business growth is imperative, enterprises and service providers must correct network inefficiencies and gather greater intelligence to optimize their growth potential," said Martin Breslin, CEO of VSS Monitoring. "Our goal is to offer new solutions that help our customers achieve a greater return on existing investments by enabling them to improve network visibility, reduce redundancies, and illuminate blind spots to heighten performance."http://www.vssmonitoring.com

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Rogers Expands LTE around Toronto and Vancouver

Rogers Communications has expanded its LTE network in more cities in the Greater Toronto Area and surrounding Vancouver. Rogers was first to launch a LTE network this summer in Ottawa followed by Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver.


"Today more Rogers customers from the east and west can experience the future of fast as we continue to expand the gold standard wireless network technology, the Rogers LTE network to more Canadian cities surrounding Toronto and Vancouver," said John Boynton, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Rogers Communications. "We are proud to be first to offer the LTE network to more cities in the Greater Toronto Area and surrounding Vancouver."http://www.rogers.com/lte

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Ericsson's CTO Heads to Australia

Ericsson's CTO, Håkan Eriksson, who is currently based in Silicon Valley, will take on a new role as head of Ericsson's business in Australia, New Zealand and Fiji. The company expects to appoint a new CTO shortly.


Eriksson, whose wife is Australian, said "I have spent the last 25 years in Ericsson within the research & development organization and the last nine of those as CTO. When I took the job as CTO, the debate was whether 3G would ever appeal to the mass market... Although the CTO role has always meant staying very close to our customers, I now look forward to more directly support our customers in monetizing their networks in a world where technology and networks become increasingly more complex."http://www.ericsson.com

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Oracle Releases Connected Digital Lifestyle Solution

Oracle released its Connected Digital Lifestyle Solution, a unified platform for service exposure, content management and delivery, and advertising to enable new revenue streams and increase customer loyalty. Key elements include:

• End-to-end digital content retailing platform that enables Service Providers to increase revenue and customer loyalty by deploying compelling, cross platform mobile device and web storefronts



• Content lifecycle management system allowing CSPs to streamline content publishing processes and enable content providers to easily submit and track their content



• In-application billing to simplify the purchasing experience and increase revenue through significantly higher conversion rates



• Service exposure and policy enforcement platform allowing CSPs to monetize unique network assets – such as location data, subscriber profiles, Quality of Service and messaging – by exposing these assets as Web 2.0 application programming interfaces (APIs) to enable the creation of innovative applications and services



• Multi-channel advertising capabilities – including short message service (SMS), multimedia message service (MMS), mobile web, in-application and video – to stimulate content consumption



• Location and subscriber profile targeting to increase advertising effectiveness and drive new revenue generating opportunities – such as retailer geofencing

In addition, Oracle released Communications Services Gatekeeper 5.0, an open, standards-based service exposure and policy enforcement solution that enhances a service delivery platform (SDP) to facilitate access to value-added network capabilities in a controlled, secure and automated fashion.
http://www.oracle.com

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Colombia Will Have 10 Mobile Operators in 2012

The Colombian government plans to license two new mobile operators next year, bringing the number of mobile operators in the country to ten, including MVNOs, according to El Tiempo. Current operators include Comcel, Movistar, Tigo, Avantel, Uff Móvil, UNE, ETB, Virgin Mobile. Mobile penetration already exceeds 103%.http://bit.ly/s1nKP9

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AT&T Evaluates Options with T-Mobile USA Bid

AT&T and Deutsche Telekom filed a court motion seeking to stay further proceedings regarding its proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA until January 18, 2012, to allow the two companies time to evaluate all options. The U.S. Department of Justice joined in the filing.


“AT&T is committed to working with Deutsche Telekom to find a solution that is in the best interests of our respective customers, shareholders and employees. We are actively considering whether and how to revise our current transaction to achieve the necessary regulatory approvals so that we can deliver the capacity enhancements and improved customer service that can only be derived from combining our two companies' wireless assets.�?http://www.att.com

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VimpelCom Completes USD 1 Billion Financing

VimpelCom completed a committed revolving credit facility of approximately USD 500 million for VimpelCom Amsterdam B.V. and a separate committed revolving credit facility of approximately USD 475 million for OJSC Vimpel-Communications ("OJSC VimpelCom").
http://www.vimpelcom.com

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Motorola Mobility Signs Licensing Deal with VTech

Motorola Mobility has expanded its business relationship with VTech Telecommunications Ltd. regarding patent licensing, trademark licensing and technology licensing. Motorola Mobility and VTech have updated the companies' existing intellectual property licensing arrangement covering Motorola Mobility's Wi-Fi, video and cordless phone patent portfolios. The terms of the agreement are confidential.
http://www.motorola.com

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BT Openreach Expands Fibre Rollout to 178 More Exchanges

BT Openreach is expanding its fibre rollout to a further 178 exchanges -- the majority of which will be enabled in 2012 -- covering more than 1.8 million homes and businesses.



“We continue to make tremendous strides with our fibre programme. Super-fast broadband is already within reach of more than six million premises today and we are on track to pass ten million premises next year.," stated Olivia Garfield, CEO of Openreach. “Our ambitions do not stop there. We will make fibre available to two thirds of UK premises by the end of 2014."http://www.btplc.com

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American Tower to Buy 2,500 Towers in Mexico for $500 million

American Tower, which own and operates approximately 40,000 communications sites in the United States, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ghana, India, Mexico, Peru and South Africa, agreed to acquire approximately 2,500 towers from Telefonica's Mexican subsidiary, Pegaso PCS, for approximately $500 million, excluding value added tax.


James Taiclet, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of American Tower, said: "We continue to strengthen our relationship with Telefonica, and this acquisition nearly doubles our portfolio in Mexico and provides us with a highly desirable network of sites in this key market. We believe that our experienced local management team will secure strong growth on these towers as our customers in Mexico deploy new spectrum and next generation wireless technologies."http://www.americantower.com

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VSS Monitoring Releases Packet De-duplication for Analytic Tools

VSS Monitoring introduced a packet de-duplication feature that improves the efficiency and effectiveness of existing monitoring solutions by eliminating redundant data packets, which reduces the processing load on the tools and false event alarming.It is compatible with both IPv4 and IPv6.


VSS Monitoring's architecture optimizes and scales connectivity between network switching and the intelligence ecosystem of network analytical, inline security and WAN acceleration tools.


"To achieve unprecedented results in times when resources are constrained and business growth is imperative, enterprises and service providers must correct network inefficiencies and gather greater intelligence to optimize their growth potential," said Martin Breslin, CEO of VSS Monitoring. "Our goal is to offer new solutions that help our customers achieve a greater return on existing investments by enabling them to improve network visibility, reduce redundancies, and illuminate blind spots to heighten performance."http://www.vssmonitoring.com

Read More

Rogers Expands LTE around Toronto and Vancouver

Rogers Communications has expanded its LTE network in more cities in the Greater Toronto Area and surrounding Vancouver. Rogers was first to launch a LTE network this summer in Ottawa followed by Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver.


"Today more Rogers customers from the east and west can experience the future of fast as we continue to expand the gold standard wireless network technology, the Rogers LTE network to more Canadian cities surrounding Toronto and Vancouver," said John Boynton, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Rogers Communications. "We are proud to be first to offer the LTE network to more cities in the Greater Toronto Area and surrounding Vancouver."http://www.rogers.com/lte

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Ericsson's CTO Heads to Australia

Ericsson's CTO, Håkan Eriksson, who is currently based in Silicon Valley, will take on a new role as head of Ericsson's business in Australia, New Zealand and Fiji. The company expects to appoint a new CTO shortly.


Eriksson, whose wife is Australian, said "I have spent the last 25 years in Ericsson within the research & development organization and the last nine of those as CTO. When I took the job as CTO, the debate was whether 3G would ever appeal to the mass market... Although the CTO role has always meant staying very close to our customers, I now look forward to more directly support our customers in monetizing their networks in a world where technology and networks become increasingly more complex."http://www.ericsson.com

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Oracle Releases Connected Digital Lifestyle Solution

Oracle released its Connected Digital Lifestyle Solution, a unified platform for service exposure, content management and delivery, and advertising to enable new revenue streams and increase customer loyalty. Key elements include:

• End-to-end digital content retailing platform that enables Service Providers to increase revenue and customer loyalty by deploying compelling, cross platform mobile device and web storefronts



• Content lifecycle management system allowing CSPs to streamline content publishing processes and enable content providers to easily submit and track their content



• In-application billing to simplify the purchasing experience and increase revenue through significantly higher conversion rates



• Service exposure and policy enforcement platform allowing CSPs to monetize unique network assets – such as location data, subscriber profiles, Quality of Service and messaging – by exposing these assets as Web 2.0 application programming interfaces (APIs) to enable the creation of innovative applications and services



• Multi-channel advertising capabilities – including short message service (SMS), multimedia message service (MMS), mobile web, in-application and video – to stimulate content consumption



• Location and subscriber profile targeting to increase advertising effectiveness and drive new revenue generating opportunities – such as retailer geofencing

In addition, Oracle released Communications Services Gatekeeper 5.0, an open, standards-based service exposure and policy enforcement solution that enhances a service delivery platform (SDP) to facilitate access to value-added network capabilities in a controlled, secure and automated fashion.
http://www.oracle.com

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AT&T Evaluates Options with T-Mobile USA Bid

AT&T and Deutsche Telekom filed a court motion seeking to stay further proceedings regarding its proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA until January 18, 2012, to allow the two companies time to evaluate all options. The U.S. Department of Justice joined in the filing.


“AT&T is committed to working with Deutsche Telekom to find a solution that is in the best interests of our respective customers, shareholders and employees. We are actively considering whether and how to revise our current transaction to achieve the necessary regulatory approvals so that we can deliver the capacity enhancements and improved customer service that can only be derived from combining our two companies' wireless assets.�?http://www.att.com

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VimpelCom Completes USD 1 Billion Financing

VimpelCom completed a committed revolving credit facility of approximately USD 500 million for VimpelCom Amsterdam B.V. and a separate committed revolving credit facility of approximately USD 475 million for OJSC Vimpel-Communications ("OJSC VimpelCom").
http://www.vimpelcom.com

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Motorola Mobility Signs Licensing Deal with VTech

Motorola Mobility has expanded its business relationship with VTech Telecommunications Ltd. regarding patent licensing, trademark licensing and technology licensing. Motorola Mobility and VTech have updated the companies' existing intellectual property licensing arrangement covering Motorola Mobility's Wi-Fi, video and cordless phone patent portfolios. The terms of the agreement are confidential.
http://www.motorola.com

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ip.access Secures $15 Million for Small Cells

ip.access, a privately-held company based in Cambridge, UK, raised $15 million in new funding from its current investors and from a major new backer.


ip.access is the leading supplier of picocells. Its nanoGSM and nano3G picocell solutions provide 2G and 3G coverage and capacity for offices, shops and (using satellite backhaul) passenger aircraft, ships and remote rural areas. nanoGSM is currently deployed in live installations in more than 50 networks around the world. The company has recently outlined its vision for femtocells and picocells in private and public consumer, small office and enterprise applications, and is actively expanding its product portfolio to give operators the widest possible choice of small cell solutions.


The company’s existing investors Amadeus Capital Partners, Cisco, Intel Capital, Qualcomm, Rothschild & Cie Gestion, Scottish Equity Partners and TE Connectivity all participated in the funding and re-affirmed their commitment to the small cell market. http://www.ipaccess.com

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