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Tom Wheeler of FCC

FCC net neutrality rules open fight between telecoms and content firms

U.S. telecom regulators on Thursday formally proposed new net neutrality rules that could allow Internet service providers such as AT&T, Verizon, Comcast, Sprint, etc....

MTS offers free Wi-Fi to Rapid Metro users in Gurgaon, India

Indian telecom service provider MTS India (Sistema Shyam TeleServices) today announced free Wi-Fi services to Rapid Metro users in Gurgaon, Delhi NCR, India. The company is promising...

Huawei supports Broadnet IP core network for 400G technology

Telecom network vendor Huawei and Norway’s fiber-based data communications provider Broadnet announced the launch of the IP core network enabled for commercial use of...

Alcatel-Lucent VDSL2 vectoring line shipments reach 5 million

Alcatel-Lucent today said its VDSL2 vectoring line shipments reached 5 million, strengthening its presence in fixed-line ultra-broadband access business. The company said VDSL2 vectoring shipments...
Ooredoo network

Ooredoo names Yousuf Abdulla Al Kubaisi as CEO of wholesale arm Ooredoo Global Services

Ooredoo has appointed Yousuf Abdulla Al Kubaisi as the chief executive officer of Ooredoo Global Services (OGS), the group's wholesale arm. OGS, which is participating...

Alcatel-Lucent to assist Nextgen for undersea cable in North West Australia

Alcatel-Lucent will assist Nextgen Group, a supplier of network connectivity, data center facilities and cloud services in Australia, will roll out a 2000 km...

BT fiscal 2014 revenue remains flat at £18 billion, despite broadband growth

BT said its fourth quarter revenue in fiscal 2014 dipped 1 percent to £4,748 million, while full year revenue remained flat at £18,287 million,...

Huawei completes 400G trial on subsea network over 6000 km for Tata Communications

Huawei said its 400G field trial on a subsea network over 6000 km for Tata Communications showed an optical transmission of 400G signals. Achieving an...

Wi-Fi deployments reach 4.2 million hotspots in 2013: ABI Research

Wi-Fi deployments have reached 4.2 million hotspots in 2013, said ABI Research. The number of hotspots will grow at a CAGR of 15.0 percent between...
Broadband user

Telecoms to make €30 billion broadband Capex in 3 years in Western Europe

Telecom carriers will be investing €30 billion towards broadband Capex (capital spending) in Western Europe in the next three years, said IHS. The report said...
Verizon

Verizon Wireless to hire more than 400 employees in Alabama

American telecom carrier Verizon Wireless has decided to hire more than 400 employees in Alabama this year. These are full time positions, said Verizon Wireless....

Fiber-optic broadband service revenue increases 15% to $46 bn in 2013: ABI Research

Fiber-optic broadband service revenue grew over 15 percent to $46 billion in 2013, said ABI Research. The fiber-optic broadband market will generate $100 billion revenue...

C Spire announces $160 a month shared data plan

C Spire today announced its latest shared data plan featuring four lines with unlimited voice, text and 10 GBs of data for $160 a...

TeliaSonera hires Swisscom executive Henriette Wendt

European telecom carrier TeliaSonera has hired Swisscom executive Henriette Wendt as the head of Group Corporate Development. She will be responsible for strategy, business development,...
Nokia

Nokia Q1 2014 result: revenues dip 15%, network falls 17%, HERE drops 3%

Nokia today said its Q1 2014 revenue dipped 15 percent to EUR 2,664 million. Its network business fell 17 percent, while HERE location service...

NSN opens two offices in Myanmar to manage 3G network of Ooredoo

Nokia Solutions and Networks (NSN) has opened two new offices in Yangon, the former capital of Myanmar. The decision will assist NSN to support...

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