All About Nortel:
So, who won MEN?We know there was an auction yesterday for Nortel’s metro Ethernet business. And we know there were two bidders: Ciena and, most likely, Nokia Siemens.So, who took home the “prize” – an asset that Nortel viewed as its “crown jewel” when it originally put on the block more than a year ago.Keep in mind, if Nor (Read More)
DSLreports - front page:
There's been a flurry of rumors lately surrounding T-Mobile owner Deutsche Telekom, and their desire to improve T-Mobile's fourth-place fortunes in the U.S. wireless market. Rumors recently suggested that Deutsche Telekom wanted to buy Sprint and merge the company with T-Mobile, despite some headache-inducing technical and (Read More)
Financial Times:
Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom say they see no reason to bow to Ofcom, the telecoms watchdog, to gain regulatory approval for the merger of their UK operations. (Read More)
FT.com - Arts & weekend, House & home:
For those who want a flavour of the Scottish countryside, the small town of Pitlochry offers a mix of modernity, tradition and access. An hour's drive from Edinburgh airport, its biggest advantage is good transport. (Read More)
CommunicationsDirect News:
France Telecom's chief executive has told a conference the group
plans to announce a new strategy before the end of the year, which
will see the operator turn its focus onto big projects like
high-speed broadband roll-out and developing new telecoms... (Read More)
DSLreports - front page:
Apparently taking a page out of this month's advertising debate between AT&T and Verizon, Canadian carrier Telus has sued Rogers Communications for ads claiming that the Rogers wireless network is "the fastest and most reliable in the country." Telus and Bell Canada have of course just launched their new, $1 billion HSPA ne (Read More)
CommunicationsDirect News:
Indian mobile operator Aircel, controlled by Malaysia's Maxis,
plans to invest US$5.5 billion over the next three to five years to
expand its mobile network, Business Times reports. Aircel now covers
18 circles in India and expects to launch its services to all 23
circles by the middle of next year. (Read More)
All About Nortel:
Faced with the prospect of holding two auctions on the same day, Nortel has postponed the auction for its GSM/GSM-R business. The company said it is holding discussions with a number of interested parties, and will provide an update next week.In the meantime, Nortel will hold an auction today for its metro Ethernet division (Read More)
DSLreports - front page:
According to the Wall Street Journal, the FCC is seriously considering re-establishing some kind of open access rules, which would give new entrants access to incumbent infrastructure at reduced price. Open access was the central idea behind the 1996 telecom act, which required incumbent operators to share network access wi (Read More)
All About Nortel:
It looks like Ciena will not be the only bidder for Nortel’s metro Ethernet network business, which goes on the auction block tomorrow.According to TheStreet, Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) will be submitting an offer that could include an investment from private-equity firm One Equity Partners.One Equity’s investment portfol (Read More)
DSLreports - front page:
Manassas, Virginia was the first US city to see a real, non-trial launch of broadband over powerline (BPL) technology. However, BPL has floundered the last few years because of its inherent potential for interference with amateur and emergency radio, its irrelevance in the face of next-generation speeds, and the unavoidable (Read More)
DSLreports - front page:
Yesterday we issued a report exploring how Verizon was again hinting at how they believed metered billing is inevitable. We also discussed how yet again, you had an ISP suggesting that a shift to metered billing was financially necessary (not true) and that the ISP desire to shift to metered billing was dictated by some kin (Read More)
Tech Blog:
LiMo could do with a little of the limelight.The mobile Linux operating system has been almost forgotten as Google-led Android has become the open-source flavour of the year for handset makers and carriers.But on Thursday, LiMo recorded some progress in its adoption, with SK Telecom and Samsung announcing South Korea’s fir (Read More)
CommunicationsDirect News:
Portugal Telecom (PT) is targeting overseas growth in its Brazilian markets and in sub-Saharan Africa, the operator's chief executive has told the Financial Times. CEO Zeinal Bava told the U.K. business daily that PT plans to tap the high-growth potential of the emerging regions, boosting overseas reven (Read More)