New Three-Tuner Moxi(R) HD DVR and Reduced Pricing for Moxi Multi-Room Packages Unwrapped for Holiday Season Nov 10, 2009
The company supplies broadband operators with the tools and platforms they need to deliver, reliable telephony, demand driven video, next-generation advertising and high-speed data services. ARRIS products expand and help grow network capacity with access and outside plant construction equipment, reliably deliver voice, video and data services and assure optimal service delivery for end customers. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Telecom revenues back to 08 levels Nov 9, 2009
These include licence fee, spectrum usage charges, service taxes and other related levies, education cess while another 5% of their revenues goes towards the Universal Service Obligation Fund, which is used to fund rural telephony Therefore, any reduction in the telcos revenues translates to a direct fall in the contribution of this sector to the governments kitty ... Similarly, the finmins objections also resulted in the DoT failing to implement its decision to exempt licence fee for... (India Times)
Green: Creating Standards That Worked Nov 9, 2009
Basically, you couldn't do all the things that we've done subsequently [to develop a two-way digital platform] with high-speed data and telephony and VOD.. During his tenure, Green also pushed the cable industry to embrace standards. (Multichannel News)
Iowa Network Services Selects CloverLeaf for Interactive IPTV Services Nov 9, 2009
Telephony, core network transport, broadcast video and Internet services via netINS are among the products offered by INS to telecommunication companies across the state of Iowa and to enterprise customers nationwide. For more information, visit or call 800-469-4000. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Skype to get independence Nov 8, 2009
NEW YORK: Now that eBay has vaulted a major hurdle in its efforts to sell Skype, the Web telephony service must prove it can make it on its own ... Now that eBay has vaulted a major hurdle in its efforts to sell Skype, the Web telephony service must prove it can make it on its own. (India Times)
Right in tune Group has wide-ranging businesses Nov 7, 2009
A new kid on the block in the mobile telephony industry of Malaysia, Tune Talk, which was launched in August this year, is already talking about taking its services to the Singapore space next year. The company is currently in preliminary, but encouragingly progressive, negotiations with two mobile operators in the island republic for the possible venture to realise its aspiration of becoming a pan-Asean mobile virtual network operator. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
eBay settles Skype software suit Nov 7, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO: E-commerce giant eBay has settled its long-running legal feud with the founders of Skype, clearing the way for a $2-billion sale of the internet telephony pioneer, the company announced on Friday ... E-commerce giant eBay has settled its long-running legal feud with the founders of Skype, clearing the way for a $2-billion sale of the internet telephony pioneer, the company announced. (India Times)
BSNL-MTNL losing share in mobile market Nov 7, 2009
NEW DELHI: Even as India's mobile telephony sector has been able to buck the slowdown, the performance of government-owned BSNL and MTNL has been deteriorating, despite having a one-year lead in the launch of 3G services. According to DoT's latest data, both the companies are losing market share to private operators in the mobile telephony segment ... Even as India's mobile telephony sector has been able to buck the slowdown, the performance of government-owned BSNL and MTNL has been... (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
Basics Slide At Mediacom In Q3 Nov 7, 2009
For the period, Mediacom added 7,000 digital-cable customers, 11,000 high-speed Internet subscribers and 7,000 telephony customers. More Content. (Multichannel News)
M&J SAGA: Why Mills Okayed Kamara Nov 6, 2009
What those who argued this way forgot to remember was that the British had long started probing Mwater and other companies which had worked in Ghana and elsewhere long before their mobile telephony flagship chose to partner our flagging Ghana Telecom. Reality soon hit home. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Panel reviews India's broadband woes Nov 6, 2009
"The governments' faith in basic service operators interest in improving rural telephony is misplaced. They should open Internet telephony for ISP and allow it to access USO Fund. This will improve broadband and Internet penetration", says Rajesh Chharia, president ISPAI.. Topics. (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
UPC Holding B.V. Provides Selected Financial Information for the Period Ended September 30, 2009 Nov 5, 2009
6 million telephony subscribers at September 30, 2009 ... Our third quarter organic additions included broadband internet and telephony additions of 75,000 and 53,000 RGUs, respectively, and video losses of 69,000 RGUs ... Advanced services represent our services related to digital video, including digital cable and direct-to-home (DTH), broadband internet and telephony. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
DoT Relief Package: To benefit Airtel, Vodafone, Rel Comm, BSNL Nov 5, 2009
Similarly, the finance ministrys objections also resulted in the DoT failing to implement its decision to exempt licence fee for fixed-line telephony in rural India from January 2009 onwards. Had this proposal been implemented, BSNL would have been the largest beneficiary, as the PSU would have saved up to Rs 1,200 crore annually. (India Times)
Liberty Global posts smaller loss Nov 5, 2009
1 million telephony subscribers. Customers are counted more than once as revenue generating units if they subscribe to more than one service. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Cablevision triples its earnings Nov 4, 2009
The company surpassed 2 million telephony subscribers for the first time in the third quarter, adding 176,400 customers, an increase of 9 ... The company surpassed 2 million telephony subscribers for the first time in the third quarter, adding 176,400 customers, an increase of 9. (New York Post -- Business)
India to address US woes on spectrum auctions Nov 4, 2009
Also on the agenda are the liberlisation of internet telephony and allowing virtual private network operators to set shop in India. The US Telecommunications Subcommittee has also said that despite Indias telecom regulator Trai recommending lifting of all curbs on the internet telephony and also calling for mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) to be permitted to offer services, the government here has so far not cleared these policies ... Incidentally, the India-US ICT Working Group... (India Times)
Rutledge: Cablevision Can Manage Retransmission Consent Nov 4, 2009
Digital-cable subscribers also fell by 14,300 in the period, while high-speed data subscribers increased by 19,100 and telephony customers rose by 34,000 in the period. On the conference call, Rutledge said that the company was seeing a greater impact in subscriber losses in urban areas that have higher unemployment rates. (Multichannel News)
Cox Charities Grant Deadline Ends November 16 Nov 4, 2009
The third-largest cable television company in the United States, Cox offers an array of advanced digital video, high-speed Internet and telephony services over its own nationwide IP network, as well as integrated wireless services. Cox Business is a full-service, facilities-based provider of communications solutions for commercial customers, providing high-speed Internet, voice and long distance services, as well as data and video transport services for small to large-sized businesses. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Neutral Tandem Announces 2009 Third Quarter Financial Results Nov 4, 2009
Headquartered in Chicago, Neutral Tandem, Inc. is a leading provider of tandem interconnection services to wireless, wireline, cable and broadband telephony companies. Founded in 2003, Neutral Tandem facilitates inter-carrier communications with a cost-effective alternative to the Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier (ILEC) network. (Primezone Releases)
Competition is gouging phone users Nov 3, 2009
Telstra is obliged under the universal service obligation to offer telephone customers a basic telephony service for $30 a month. The Rudd Government wants to replace this with a new service - the national broadband network - which on the most favourable assumptions will cost customers $60 to $70 a month for a basic telephone service. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Cover Story: Overbuilders Version 2.0 Nov 3, 2009
Privately held WideOpenWest hasn't focused as much on business, but instead on broadband and phone; its subscriber base has grown by about 34% since 2002 and it has boosted penetrations of high-speed-data and telephony penetrations by double digits every year in the same time frame. According to Abdoulah, WOW's high-speed data penetration is 87% of basic customers; telephony penetration is 57. (Multichannel News)
NEC unveils latest IP telephony server Nov 3, 2009
NEC Corp Malaysia has unveiled its latest IP telephony server, the Univerge SV8500, for various industries, including hospitality, education, finance, enterprise and public sector. The SV8500 is an advanced application server that supports voice, unified communications and mobility solutions for (up to) tens of thousands of users, said Daisaku Takeuchi, managing director of NEC Corp Malaysia. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Technology)
PSC Hosts IT Showcase On Lakeland Campus Nov 1, 2009
Topics will include Microsoft s Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008/Virtualization; Citrix s Web App Accelerator, XenApp, XenDesktop and XenServer; Cisco s IP Telephony, Network Security; and APC s datacenter live demo. The IT Showcase is co-sponsored by the Polk County Chapter of the Association of Information Technology Professionals and Perpetual Technology Solutions of Lakeland. (The Fort Meade Leader, FL)
Electronic Privacy Information Center: Privacy Nov 1, 2009
Updates on the digital telephony law, statistics, and other material on electronic surveillance. Workers of the world are exposed to numerous forms of surveillance while earning a living. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Reliance Comm posts 51% decline in profits Nov 1, 2009
MUMBAI: Reliance Communications, the nations second largest wireless telephony company, on Saturday announced 51% decline in quarterly profit due to forex loss. ( ). (India Times)
Rel Comm posts 51% decline in profits due to forex losses Nov 1, 2009
MUMBAI: Reliance Communications, the nations second largest wireless telephony company, on Saturday announced 51% decline in quarterly profit due to forex loss ... Reliance Communications, the nations second largest wireless telephony company, on Saturday announced 51% decline in quarterly profit due to forex loss. (India Times)
PSC Hosts IT Showcase On Lakeland Campus (8) Nov 1, 2009
Topics will include Microsoft s Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008/Virtualization; Citrix s Web App Accelerator, XenApp, XenDesktop and XenServer; Cisco s IP Telephony, Network Security; and APC s datacenter live demo. The IT Showcase is co-sponsored by the Polk County Chapter of the Association of Information Technology Professionals and Perpetual Technology Solutions of Lakeland. (Bartow Polk County Democrat, FL)
The Washington Post Company Reports Third Quarter Earnings Oct 31, 2009
At September 30, 2009, Revenue Generating Units (RGUs) grew 1% due to continued growth in high-speed data and telephony subscribers, partially offset by a reduction in basic and digital subscribers. A summary of RGUs is as follows. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
COGECO Increases Quarterly Dividend to $0.10 Per Share Oct 30, 2009
Through its Cogeco Cable subsidiary, COGECO provides its residential customers with Audio, Analogue and Digital Television, as well as HSI and Telephony services using its two-way broadband cable networks. Cogeco Cable also provides, to its commercial customers, data networking, e-business applications, video conferencing, hosting services, Ethernet, private line, VoIP, HSI access, dark fibre, data storage, data security and co-location services and other advanced communication solutions. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Maxis drawing retail interest Oct 30, 2009
Investors attracted to decent dividends and leading position in telephony market. PETALING JAYA: Maxis Bhds listing is having a lot of interest from retail investors, given its track record of decent dividends and leadership position in the mobile telephony market. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Grupo Salinas Chairman Ricardo Salinas Delivers Keynote Message During VII Foro Iberoamericano of the Asociacion Iberoamericana de Centros de Investigacion y Empresas de Telecomunicaciones Oct 30, 2009
In addition to its core mobile telephony services, Iusacell also provides a wide range of other telecommunications services, including long distance, wireless local telephony and data transmission services. About AHCIET. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Flexible, Open-Source Telephony Resources Oct 26, 2009
Useful, open-source telephony applications and platforms are available these days ... Sure, you're up on and perhaps other , but the freewheeling world of open source includes many hugely useful telephony applications and platforms that are more unusual ... Central Communications Hub is an extremely powerful open-source telephony engine and platform that is especially popular with. (BusinessWeek)
India says will start 3G auction in January Oct 25, 2009
The auction of 3G radio spectrum for mobile services will put India's cellular market -- the fastest growing in the world -- on track for a new level of wireless telephony, experts say. The government has said it aims to raise 250 billion rupees (5. (Yahoo! Asia News)
EPF likely to get discount for Maxis shares Oct 23, 2009
Due to its leadership position in the local mobile telephony market, its healthy profit margins and decent dividend offerings, Maxis fits nicely into the investment criteria of funds like the EPF.. Related Stories. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
25 forces transforming the world Oct 23, 2009
Some examples: Apple, a computer company, has moved into telephony and music with the iPhone, iPod and iTunes, the search engine Google has entered the telecommunications market with Google Voice and the Google Android platform. On the local front, the supermarkets Woolworths and Coles are making incursions into transport with petrol discounts, while Australia Post plans to set up an insurance company. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Ericsson hit by financial crisis in 3Q Oct 22, 2009
The downturn in investments has coincided with a drop in GSM sales, as telecommunication operators shift from voice telephony to mobile broadband, E 00004000 ricsson said ... The downturn in investments has coincided with a drop in GSM sales, as telecommunication operators shift from voice telephony to mobile broadband, Ericsson said. (India Times)
Ericsson Profits Drop 71.5 Percent in 3rd Quarter Oct 22, 2009
The downturn in investments has coincided with a drop in GSM sales, as telecommunication operators shift from voice telephony to mobile broadband, Ericsson said. "Sales of network equipment declined due to lower demand in the current tougher market environment," outgoing Ericsson chief executive Carl-Henric Svanberg said in a statement. (ABC News -- Wire)
Vodafone admits error on MNP Oct 22, 2009
There are two main telephony technologies; Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) and CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access). MNP is a system that allows cellular phone users to change networks and yet maintain their original phone number, including the network prefix of the network they moved from. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Kasapa challenges Vodafone on MNP Oct 21, 2009
There are two main telephony technologies; Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) and CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access). Kasapa is the only CDMA network in the Ghana competing with five other GSM operators - MTN, Vodafone, Glo Mobile, Tigo and Zain. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Clash of the clouds Oct 19, 2009
America s Federal Communications Commission is looking into its refusal to carry Google Voice, a telephony and messaging application for the iPhone. Its bar on rivals devices connecting to iTunes may cause trouble too. (The Economist)
IBM, Digium Team on Asterisk Phone System Oct 17, 2009
"A Smart Cube administrator will have a single point of configuration for a telephony user as well as other IT services, such as e-mail (Domino) and instant messaging (Sametime), with a single point of support from IBM," Pete Engler, Digium's product manager for strategic products, told InternetNews. com. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Kenya: Public Service Needs to Do a Lot More [editorial] Oct 17, 2009
More are now hooked up to the mobile telephony services, which they use to send vital information to subscribers. Despite these, however, there are some practices that slow down the public service. (allAfrica.com)
Kenya: New Rules Herald Era of Tight Controls in Mobile Telephony Oct 17, 2009
com: Kenya: New Rules Herald Era of Tight Controls in Mobile Telephony (Page 1 of 1). New Rules Herald Era of Tight Controls in Mobile Telephony ... Mr Odinga said that the high inter connect charges had hampered affordability of mobile telephony services to customers in Kenya. (allAfrica.com)
How to prevent phishing attacks with social engineering tests Oct 16, 2009
The explosion of voice over IP telephony in recent years has facilitated mass calling, making it cheap and easy to make automated voice calls to thousands of targets. Typically, attackers will send a recorded voice message to a target, claiming that there are problems with the victim's credit card or bank account, and soliciting the target to enter his or her account number as verification. (Search Security, MA)
Entrepreneurs adept at finding a new route to success Oct 16, 2009
So back to the drawing board it was, this time armed with the realisation that smart phones, while far more exciting, were still a very small part of the mobile telephony market. Providing data on basic handsets meant it was restricted to using the short message service (SMS). (India Times)
Field experiment on a robust hierarchical metropolitan quantum cryptography network Oct 16, 2009
As a solution to the basic question to distribute secure key in the classical cryptography, quantum cryptography and quantum key distribution have a splendid prospective in the Internet and communication network for secure telephony, confidential fax and VPN etc. To some extend, Wuhu cryptography network is quite a creative and interesting attempt on the electronic administration. (EurekAlert!)
Challenge heats up for WiMAX Oct 15, 2009
Even so, its proponents believe it is a long-term business, not unlike how early investments into mobile telephony networks eventually paid off handsomely. This partly explains how WiMAX players continue to be able to raise funds despite the business not proving to be viable yet. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Global Equity acquires GreenPages unit Oct 15, 2009
CBE Technologies, headquartered in Providence, R.I., operates in New England, offering IT and telephony services. denvernews@bizjournals. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Google Voice Users: Tell a Friend (or Three) Oct 14, 2009
Google today announced that Google Voice users will soon be able to invite friends and family to join the innovative (and free) service that offers a plethora of telephony features, including the ability to route all of your home, mobile, and work calls through a single number, as well as record calls, and read transcriptions of voicemails. Google Voice Invitations will be rolled out "over the next few weeks," according to the. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Is Google getting too big to 'do no evil'? Oct 14, 2009
" This explains growing concerns about Google's presence, with governments and businesses expressing ambivalence about one of the world's most ubiquitous, and in certain quarters feared, brands. Some have compared Google to Microsoft when it was rising in the 1990s. There are concerns about Google's plans to create a 21st century version of the Library of Alexandria through its book search deal. Google wants to digitise hundreds of thousands of out-of-print and out-of-copyright books. US Judge... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Digivox and Sangoma Deliver IVR Solution to Brazil's Largest Bank Oct 14, 2009
IVR System Based on Open Source Telephony and Sangoma Cards to Process 35 Million Calls per Month in Bank of Brazil ... The IVR system is based on the Asterisk open source telephony platform and runs a VoiceXML interpreter from SpeechVillage and a Portuguese language automatic speech recognition and text-to-speech engine from Loquendo, all working on top of Sangoma's award-winning telephony interface boards ... "Leveraging a standards-based platform, open source telephony and Sangoma's... (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Analyst Bullish On Cable/Satellite Oct 11, 2009
Ryvicker increased her valuation range for TWC to between $50 and $54 per share (up from her previous estimate of $30 to $33 for four reasons: one, TWC has the most operating leverage given its pure-play status as an MSO and therefore investors should get the biggest bang for their buck should fundamentals improve even slightly; two, with the recent realignment of its sales force, TWC has the most near-term upside in its business telephony segment; three, there is no M&A overhang on the... (Multichannel News)
Obama Promises Butchers No New Financial Regulations Oct 10, 2009
Googles Voice telephony service is being investigated by a reinvigorated FCC for violations of the common carrier program, the Journal. Google has refused to connect Voice users to some rural numbers, citing high connection fees. (Slate)
Nigeria: Telecom Investment in Country Hits U.S.$18 Billion Oct 10, 2009
He said "the country is keen on attracting more investments so as to expand the needed services in the areas of Internet and broadband services across the country, having made a remarkable inroad into voice telephony services.". According to him, "the current investment figure is made up of about US$12 billon (N1.86 trillion) from foreign direct investment while the balance is from investments made from and within the country since 2001.". (allAfrica.com)
Mobile device management strategy for diverse mobile ... Oct 9, 2009
A typical scenario: BES for BlackBerry provisioning, Exchange ActiveSync for Windows Mobile provisioning, a homegrown database for telephony asset inventory, and no process for employee-owned smartphones. As mobility itself moves beyond wireless access to email, contacts and calendars, enterprises must reject this band-aid approach in favor of a top-down unified strategy. (SearchMobileComputing.com)
AFL keen to beat league to the loot Oct 9, 2009
It is understood the NRL is planning to hold off until 2011 to start its broadcast negotiations because it deliberately ensured all its major contracts, including telephony, internet and major naming sponsorships, expired together in 2012. Having the entire code's assets up for grabs at one time is seen as a financially strategic move. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
AT&T Blinks; Opens 3G Network to VoIP Oct 8, 2009
Prior to this, the only way to use Skype's VoIP telephony service was to use a Wi-Fi network, which could be spotty or unreliable. In announcing the news, ATE: T) noted it has offered a variety of other wireless devices that enable VoIP applications on its 2G and 3G networks for other phones, like Windows Mobile devices. (SmallBusinessComputing)
In Defense of Godin, Google, and Open Systems Oct 8, 2009
" And this isn't just about brand ownership. Bloggers and private citizens are coming to terms with the idea revolution, too. Here's proof: On Sept. 23, Google launched that lets users mark up sites with notes and opinions. Trick is, these comments are visible in a Google-powered Web browser window, not on the Web page itself. Even Jeff Jarvis, a journalism professor who has urged newspapers to loosen restrictions on content, seemed stunned. Sidewiki, , "is not adding value to the conversation... (BusinessWeek)
'Masters of light' win Nobel Physics Prize Oct 7, 2009
Charles Kao, Willard Boyle and George Smith were hailed by the Nobel jury as "the masters of light" for transforming communications from copper-wire telephony and postal mail to the era of the Internet, email and instant messaging. Related article: Born to be wired. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Electronic Privacy Information Center: Privacy Oct 7, 2009
Updates on the digital telephony law, statistics, and other material on electronic surveillance. Workers of the world are exposed to numerous forms of surveillance while earning a living. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Nobel In Physics: Creators Of Optical Fiber Communication And CCD Image Sensor Oct 7, 2009
Light flows in thin threads of glass, and it carries almost all of the telephony and data traffic in each and every direction. Text, music, images and video can be transferred around the globe in a split second. (Science Daily)
Nobel honours 'masters of light' Oct 7, 2009
The modern telephony system is built on the technology, and high-speed broadband internet would not be possible without it. Wondrous views. (BBC News -- Americas)
Africa: Continent Presses for Better Broadband Oct 6, 2009
Poor countries, in particular the least developed ones, remain at the lower end of the index with limited access to ICT infrastructure, including fixed and mobile telephony, Internet and broadband. comments. (allAfrica.com)
ACCC calls for clarity on mobile internet speeds Oct 6, 2009
"If you have two people standing under the same tower, then your speeds start to diminish. If you have 2000 people standing under the tower, your speeds diminish even more. In terms of mobile telephony, a lot depends on the use of the bandwidth and how distant you are from the tower itself.". One example Samuel pointed to was former Telstra chief Sol Trujillo's claim that upgrading to the Telstra 3G network would provide a 21-megabits-per-second connection. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Deal or no deal, Bharti not off growth track Oct 5, 2009
Bharti Airtel accounts for nearly a fourth of India's mobile telephony market and nearly a third of total telecom revenues generated in the country. Bharti has a pan-India presence with operations in all the 22 telecom circles. (India Times)
