Telecom managed services market to slow down as telecoms cut Capex
Telecom Lead Asia: Network managed services market growth is set to slow down in the next five years.
ABI Research says the network managed services...
Deutsche Telekom taps Tail-f Systems for SDN project
Telecom Lead Europe: Deutsche Telekom has selected Tail-f Systems, a provider of network service programmability solutions, to deliver the key software components of its...
Verizon and NEC achieve transmit speed of 40.5 terabits per second over field fiber
Telecom Lead America: Verizon and NEC achieved transmit speed of 40.5 terabits per second for a long-haul distance of more than 1,800 kilometers and...
Ooredoo ties up with CommScope to ease wireless networks building
Telecom Lead Middle East: Ooredoo, a mobile service provider in Middle East, has tied up with CommScope to improve installation quality and on-going network...
Belgacom deploys Juniper routers to manage bandwidth growth
Telecom Lead Europe: Belgacom, a telecom service provider in Belgium, has deployed Juniper Networks T Series Core Routers to manage future bandwidth growth.
The realized...
DragonWave to cut 33% of senior management jobs
Telecom Lead America: DragonWave, which acquired Nokia Siemens' microwave technology business last June, said it would cut 33 percent of its senior management jobs.
The...
GSMA urges Indian telecom regulator to reassess Universal Service Fund charges
Telecom Lead India: GSMA has urged governments and telecom regulators to take a re-look at their approach to Universal Service Fund (USF) charges.
The new...
Aviat, Ericsson, Fujitsu, Huawei to challenge BridgeWave’s lead in millimeter wave equipment market
Telecom Lead Asia: Aviat Networks, Ericsson, Fujitsu and Huawei will challenge BridgeWave’s lead in the millimeter wave equipment market in 2013.
Infonetics Research says millimeter...
Huawei revenue up 9.8 percent to $35.57 billion, profit up 34 percent in 2012
Telecom Lead Asia: Huawei said its sales revenues rose to 9.8 percent $35.57 billion (220.19 billion yuan) in 2012 against $32.39 billion in 2011.
The...
TELES taps TranSwitch’s Atlanta communications processors
Telecom Lead America: TELES, a provider of routing and switching solutions, has selected TranSwitch’s Atlanta 2000 gigabit communications processors for its CELLX product family.
Oliver...
Telecom industry faces a debt of Rs 2,50,000 crore: minister
Telecom Lead India: Telecommunications and IT minister Kapil Sibal on Wednesday said the Indian telecom industry is facing a debt of Rs 2,50,000 crore.
The...
Broadcom and SK Telecom launch world’s first 5G Wi-Fi hotspot router
Telecom Lead Asia: Broadcom and SK Telecom have announced the launch of 5G Wi-Fi hotspot router.
Main benefits of the world’s first 5G Wi-Fi hotspot...
Cisco to acquire 3G / 4G small-cell provider Ubiquisys for $310 million
Telecom Lead America: Cisco is set to acquire 3G and LTE / 4G small-cell provider Ubiquisys for $310 million.
The acquisition is part of Cisco’s...
Mumbai has 49% illegal telecom towers
Telecom Lead Asia: Maharashtra government says nearly 49 percent of cellphone towers in Mumbai are illegal.
Minister of state (urban development) Bhaskar Jadhav said that...
NTT Comm selects Compass-EOS routers
Telecom Lead Asia: NTT Communications has selected Compass-EOS to offer next-generation r10004 core-grade modular routers to NTT for use in its high-capacity transpacific network.
Compass-EOS...
US wants India to review testing policy on telecom equipments
Telecom Lead India: The US government wants India to review its domestic testing policy on telecom equipments.
The US Trade Representative (USTR) said in a...