Huawei may become the market leader in 2013, overtaking Ericsson: IDC
Telecom Lead Asia: Huawei is poised to become the market leader in wireline and wireless equipment segment in 2013, overtaking Ericsson, according to IDC.
Ericsson...
Ericsson to buy Devoteam Telecom & Media to better IT capabilities
Telecom Lead Europe: Wireless equipment major Ericsson is set to buy Devoteam Telecom & Media to improve IT capabilities.
The acquisition is part of Ericsson’s...
Alcatel-Lucent upgrades 9,600km digital submarine cable system using coherent technology
Telecom Lead America: Alcatel-Lucent is upgrading 9,600km trans-Pacific digital submarine cable system using coherent technology.
The first phase of the upgrade will increase the system...
Infinera demonstrates 100G optical signal across Telstra Global’s submarine cable
Telecom Lead America: Infinera has demonstrated 100G optical signal enhanced with Soft Decision Forward Error Correction (SD-FEC) across Telstra Global's fiber pair within Segment...
NTT Communications selects Hibernia to provide 100G network
Telecom Lead Asia: NTT Communications has selected Hibernia Networks to provide 100G network capacity to support the company’s European expansion and its NTT Communications...
Huawei targets 10-12% revenue growth in 2013
Telecom Lead Asia: ICT solutions and telecom equipment maker Huawei is targeting 10-12 percent growth in revenue in 2013.
Meanwhile, Huawei on Monday said its...
ZTE to post net loss of up to $466 million for 2012
Telecom Lead Asia: Telecom equipment maker ZTE is likely to post net loss of up to 2.9 billion yuan ($466 million) for 2012.
The net...
Mobile operator Capex in 2013 to decrease 7% to $98.6 billion
Telecom Lead Asia: Mobile operator capital infrastructure expenditure (Capex) in 2013 is likely to decrease by 7 percent to $98.6 billion.
This will be a...
Nokia taps TCS to transform IT
Telecom Lead Asia: Mobile phone major Nokia has tapped Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to transform its IT landscape.
TCS, as a global IT partner, will...
Ericsson India head Fredrik Jejdling to move to Africa
Telecom Lead Asia: Ericsson India head Fredrik Jejdling is set to move to Africa as the head of Region for sub-Saharan Africa.
Fredrik Jejdling’s African...
Pacnet to deploy 100 Gbps and Optical Transport Network to meet capacity needs in...
Telecom Lead Asia: Pacnet has announced plans to deploy an optical mesh network with 100 gigabits per second (Gbps) technology and integrated Optical Transport Network (OTN) switching utilizing...
U.S. Cellular rolls out 4G LTE in 11 more markets with Nokia Siemens Networks
Telecom Lead America: Nokia Siemens Networks has helped U.S. Cellular successfully launch a 4G LTE network along with its partner, King Street Wireless, in...
Nokia Siemens Networks helps Saudi Telecom manage Hajj mobile broadband rush
Telecom Lead Middle East: Saudi Telecom Company (STC) said it has delivered the best mobile broadband experience to Hajj pilgrims this year thanks to the...
Huawei Marine launches 2nd generation repeater for subsea turnkey telecom networks
Telecom Lead Asia: Huawei Marine Networks has launched its 2nd generation repeater and branching unit for subsea turnkey global telecommunication networks.
The RPT1660 and BU...
DoT list – Huawei’s new challenge in Indian telecom market
Telecom Lead Asia: Huawei has approached Cellular Operators’ Association of India (COAI) to share its concerns with the Department of Telecom (DoT) that excludes...
Ericsson and Huawei bag $256 million contract from Mobily to expand networks
Telecom Lead Middle East: Ericsson and Huawei have bagged a $256 million contract from Saudi Arabian telecom provider Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) to expand and upgrade its high-speed networks.
Mobily, the second-largest...