Wednesday, February 25, 2004
The news in telecom for today,
A bit of a slow day, but some interesting news all the same.
Michael Sabia, Bell Canada Enterprises President and CEO, made an extremely interesting speach on the changes taking place in the industry. He quotes research on how users are changing from their normal wireline service, and using cellular services, voip, and other technolgy more and more.
[quote] He said that even today, before the full impact of IP is felt, customers
are increasingly turning to substitutes for their traditional wireline
telephone service on which Bell continues to be heavily regulated. Mr. Sabia
pointed to research that showed:
- 10% of Canadians have cut back on the number of wireline connections
at home because of e-mail
- About half of cell phone customers use their cells at home, even when
they have a nearby wireline
- 55% of Internet users say they use local phone service less because of
the options the Internet gives them, and
- 230,000 Canadian homes and 8 million U.S. homes have already switched
totally to wireless.
Click Here to read the full news release.
San Antonio, Texas, and Santa Clara, California, February 25, 2004
SBC announced an agreement which should mean more sales of their DSL services for business customers.
Intel And SBC Communications Offer High-Speed Internet, High-Capacity Digital Services To Small And Medium Businesses
SBC Yahoo! DSL Business Edition, SBC DS1 services complement business offerings sold through Intel Product Dealers
SBC Communications Inc. (NYSE: SBC) and Intel Corporation today announced an agreement to promote and sell SBC Yahoo! DSL Business Edition and SBC Digital Services (DS1) through the Intel® Product Dealer Channel, one of the largest value-added reseller programs in the nation. More....
Looks like a good move to me, but time will tell.
Ericsson has been busy in the mobile telephone market again, with multiple announcements. Looks like their aggressive marketing is really paying dividends.
25 February 2004
Ericsson and Econet sign USD 110 million GSM expansion contract in Nigeria
Ericsson and Econet Wireless Nigeria have signed a GSM expansion contract valued at USD 110 million. When completed, the expansion will result in greater geographic coverage for the operator and will double the network capacity. More.....
25 February 2004
Ericsson chosen as Managed Services partner by Orange Switzerland
Ericsson was selected by Orange Communications S.A. Switzerland to provide field services for half of their GSM Network. The Managed Services agreement mainly covers maintenance of site infrastructure and system technology. More....
25 February 2004
Ericsson announces agreement to supply, integrate, host and manage BT Mobile World
Ericsson and BT have announced that they have signed a contract where Ericsson will supply, integrate, host and manage BT Mobile World, BT's mobile data services portal. The service enables BT to offer its customers a wide range of rich content quickly and efficiently. More....
25 February 2004
New hosting service from Ericsson speeds up introduction of mobile applications and content
Ericsson today announced an expansion of its managed services offering with a hosting service for applications and content management. Ericsson takes the responsibility for integration and round-the-clock operations and maintenance of the hosted solution. It enables operators and service providers to introduce new mobile applications and content to consumers and enterprises in a speedy and secure way. More....
25 February 2004
Ericsson integrates, hosts and manages ALLTEL Axcess Picture Messaging service
Ericsson and U.S. operator ALLTEL have successfully implemented a managed services hosting arrangement whereby Ericsson is integrating, hosting and managing ALLTEL's Axcess Picture Messaging service throughout the operator's CDMA coverage area. More....
See you tommorrow.
A bit of a slow day, but some interesting news all the same.
Michael Sabia, Bell Canada Enterprises President and CEO, made an extremely interesting speach on the changes taking place in the industry. He quotes research on how users are changing from their normal wireline service, and using cellular services, voip, and other technolgy more and more.
[quote] He said that even today, before the full impact of IP is felt, customers
are increasingly turning to substitutes for their traditional wireline
telephone service on which Bell continues to be heavily regulated. Mr. Sabia
pointed to research that showed:
- 10% of Canadians have cut back on the number of wireline connections
at home because of e-mail
- About half of cell phone customers use their cells at home, even when
they have a nearby wireline
- 55% of Internet users say they use local phone service less because of
the options the Internet gives them, and
- 230,000 Canadian homes and 8 million U.S. homes have already switched
totally to wireless.
Click Here to read the full news release.
San Antonio, Texas, and Santa Clara, California, February 25, 2004
SBC announced an agreement which should mean more sales of their DSL services for business customers.
Intel And SBC Communications Offer High-Speed Internet, High-Capacity Digital Services To Small And Medium Businesses
SBC Yahoo! DSL Business Edition, SBC DS1 services complement business offerings sold through Intel Product Dealers
SBC Communications Inc. (NYSE: SBC) and Intel Corporation today announced an agreement to promote and sell SBC Yahoo! DSL Business Edition and SBC Digital Services (DS1) through the Intel® Product Dealer Channel, one of the largest value-added reseller programs in the nation. More....
Looks like a good move to me, but time will tell.
Ericsson has been busy in the mobile telephone market again, with multiple announcements. Looks like their aggressive marketing is really paying dividends.
25 February 2004
Ericsson and Econet sign USD 110 million GSM expansion contract in Nigeria
Ericsson and Econet Wireless Nigeria have signed a GSM expansion contract valued at USD 110 million. When completed, the expansion will result in greater geographic coverage for the operator and will double the network capacity. More.....
25 February 2004
Ericsson chosen as Managed Services partner by Orange Switzerland
Ericsson was selected by Orange Communications S.A. Switzerland to provide field services for half of their GSM Network. The Managed Services agreement mainly covers maintenance of site infrastructure and system technology. More....
25 February 2004
Ericsson announces agreement to supply, integrate, host and manage BT Mobile World
Ericsson and BT have announced that they have signed a contract where Ericsson will supply, integrate, host and manage BT Mobile World, BT's mobile data services portal. The service enables BT to offer its customers a wide range of rich content quickly and efficiently. More....
25 February 2004
New hosting service from Ericsson speeds up introduction of mobile applications and content
Ericsson today announced an expansion of its managed services offering with a hosting service for applications and content management. Ericsson takes the responsibility for integration and round-the-clock operations and maintenance of the hosted solution. It enables operators and service providers to introduce new mobile applications and content to consumers and enterprises in a speedy and secure way. More....
25 February 2004
Ericsson integrates, hosts and manages ALLTEL Axcess Picture Messaging service
Ericsson and U.S. operator ALLTEL have successfully implemented a managed services hosting arrangement whereby Ericsson is integrating, hosting and managing ALLTEL's Axcess Picture Messaging service throughout the operator's CDMA coverage area. More....
See you tommorrow.
