Friday, December 09, 2005
AT&T Selects 2Wire Residential Gateway for AT&T U-verse
Yet another telecom dig into the world of multi-media. More aggressive moves by a telco to break the stranglehold of the cable companies to deliver enterntainment services. Good.
San Antonio, Texas, December 9, 2005
Wireless gateway enables IP-enabled services to be used throughout the home
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) today announced that a $43 million, one-year contract has been awarded to 2Wire to deliver new Internet Protocol (IP)-based residential gateways for the AT&T U-versesm suite of services.
The residential gateway device will create a home network that delivers IP-based services throughout the home — IP-based video, high-speed Internet access and, eventually, voice over IP service.
"2Wire is a proven leader in the broadband gateway market and has now developed innovative IP gateways to help us deliver AT&T U-verse services to our customers," said Lea Ann Champion, senior executive vice president, in charge of operations for AT&T Project Lightspeed. "The residential gateway plays a significant role in ensuring customers have access to IP-enabled services throughout the home and on various IP-enabled devices."
Read the full release: Wireless gateway enables IP-enabled services to be used throughout the home
San Antonio, Texas, December 9, 2005
Wireless gateway enables IP-enabled services to be used throughout the home
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) today announced that a $43 million, one-year contract has been awarded to 2Wire to deliver new Internet Protocol (IP)-based residential gateways for the AT&T U-versesm suite of services.
The residential gateway device will create a home network that delivers IP-based services throughout the home — IP-based video, high-speed Internet access and, eventually, voice over IP service.
"2Wire is a proven leader in the broadband gateway market and has now developed innovative IP gateways to help us deliver AT&T U-verse services to our customers," said Lea Ann Champion, senior executive vice president, in charge of operations for AT&T Project Lightspeed. "The residential gateway plays a significant role in ensuring customers have access to IP-enabled services throughout the home and on various IP-enabled devices."
Read the full release: Wireless gateway enables IP-enabled services to be used throughout the home
Wednesday, December 07, 2005
BellSouth and PDI-SAT to Deploy Voice, Data and DIRECTV to Multi-dwelling Units in the Southeast
Here is an interesting joint venture. Bell South is going to work with a sat TV provider to offer combined television, voice, and data. Take that cable companies!
Dec. 7, 2005
ATLANTA -- BellSouth Corporation (NYSE: BLS) and PDI-SAT, a DIRECTV Master System Operator, today announced a non-exclusive agreement to jointly market and deploy voice, data and DIRECTV services to the residential multi-dwelling unit ("MDU") market across BellSouth's service territory.
"BellSouth's comprehensive portfolio of voice and data products, coupled with PDI-SAT's ability to offer customers digital-quality, multi-channel TV programming from DIRECTV , will provide the multi-dwelling unit market with a dependable source for the services that meet their needs," said Phil Jacobs, President - Community Technologies for BellSouth. "Developers, managers and residents of multi-dwelling developments in the Southeast are looking for a one-stop shop for the latest and most reliable communications and entertainment services. BellSouth and PDI-SAT will work to deliver a complete package of services to this growing market."
Read the full release: Bell South and DirectTV
Dec. 7, 2005
ATLANTA -- BellSouth Corporation (NYSE: BLS) and PDI-SAT, a DIRECTV Master System Operator, today announced a non-exclusive agreement to jointly market and deploy voice, data and DIRECTV services to the residential multi-dwelling unit ("MDU") market across BellSouth's service territory.
"BellSouth's comprehensive portfolio of voice and data products, coupled with PDI-SAT's ability to offer customers digital-quality, multi-channel TV programming from DIRECTV , will provide the multi-dwelling unit market with a dependable source for the services that meet their needs," said Phil Jacobs, President - Community Technologies for BellSouth. "Developers, managers and residents of multi-dwelling developments in the Southeast are looking for a one-stop shop for the latest and most reliable communications and entertainment services. BellSouth and PDI-SAT will work to deliver a complete package of services to this growing market."
Read the full release: Bell South and DirectTV
Ericsson Press release: Latest MINI-LINK TN additions create unique transmission solution for mobile broadband
Date: Wednesday, December 7 2005
Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERICY) has added a number of new capabilities to its MINI-LINK TN microwave transmission family so that it now offers a complete, end-to-end transmission solution, optimized for the cost-effective rollout of mobile broadband.
Key among the new features is HSDPA aggregation, based on a new aggregation unit, which helps operators optimize the handling of packet-based mobile broadband traffic.
Sivert Bergman, Vice President and head of business unit Transmission and Transport said: "As mobile operators roll out mobile broadband services based on technologies like HSDPA, they know they will need additional transmission capacity, but they don't know precisely how much, when or where. The MINI-LINK TN family helps them get around this issue, and avoid 'over-committing' too soon."
Traffic aggregation is vital to the business case for mobile Broadband services based on HSDPA - which delivers up to 14Mbit/s throughput to users - as it reduces the loading on, and therefore the cost of, transmission links behind the access network.
Read the full release: Latest MINI-LINK TN additions
Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERICY) has added a number of new capabilities to its MINI-LINK TN microwave transmission family so that it now offers a complete, end-to-end transmission solution, optimized for the cost-effective rollout of mobile broadband.
Key among the new features is HSDPA aggregation, based on a new aggregation unit, which helps operators optimize the handling of packet-based mobile broadband traffic.
Sivert Bergman, Vice President and head of business unit Transmission and Transport said: "As mobile operators roll out mobile broadband services based on technologies like HSDPA, they know they will need additional transmission capacity, but they don't know precisely how much, when or where. The MINI-LINK TN family helps them get around this issue, and avoid 'over-committing' too soon."
Traffic aggregation is vital to the business case for mobile Broadband services based on HSDPA - which delivers up to 14Mbit/s throughput to users - as it reduces the loading on, and therefore the cost of, transmission links behind the access network.
Read the full release: Latest MINI-LINK TN additions
Tuesday, December 06, 2005
Vodafone launches global Mobile TV
Boy this multi-media, mobile television is really starting to take off. I wonder if there is going to be good revenue from this business model. It will probably be a success in Asia, but I wonder if that will carry over into Europe and North America. Time will tell I guess.
Anyways this just out from Vodafone:
6 December 2005
Vodafone today announces the launch of its global Mobile TV channels featuring an exciting mix of world-class TV brands, pan-European sports coverage and leading entertainment and documentary programmes. Vodafone's global Mobile TV channels will be widely available across Vodafone markets from this month.
"With a wide range of ‘good for TV' handsets, an intuitive, easy to use service and a portfolio of instantly recognisable television brands and programming, the launch of global Mobile TV is a compelling proposition for our customers", says Peter Bamford, Chief Marketing Officer at Vodafone. "Attracting world class content providers, such as Twentieth Century Fox Television and HBO, ensures the premium quality of this product and underpins our confidence in its widespread adoption."
Read the full release: Vodafone launches global Mobile TV
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Anyways this just out from Vodafone:
6 December 2005
Vodafone today announces the launch of its global Mobile TV channels featuring an exciting mix of world-class TV brands, pan-European sports coverage and leading entertainment and documentary programmes. Vodafone's global Mobile TV channels will be widely available across Vodafone markets from this month.
"With a wide range of ‘good for TV' handsets, an intuitive, easy to use service and a portfolio of instantly recognisable television brands and programming, the launch of global Mobile TV is a compelling proposition for our customers", says Peter Bamford, Chief Marketing Officer at Vodafone. "Attracting world class content providers, such as Twentieth Century Fox Television and HBO, ensures the premium quality of this product and underpins our confidence in its widespread adoption."
Read the full release: Vodafone launches global Mobile TV
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Monday, December 05, 2005
Nortel PEC Solutions Wins US$21Million in Contract Modifications with US Postal Service
And yet a 3rd from NT:
Helps USPS Better Serve Businesses, Citizens Via Automated Tools
DECEMBER 05, 2005
WASHINGTON - Nortel* PEC* Solutions* has earned contract modifications with the U.S Postal Service (USPS) totaling US$21 million for another year of service and support, including continued development of the PostalOne!® automated mail system.
PostalOne! enables businesses across the country to work with USPS to enhance customer service and improve productivity through electronic acceptance, verification and payment systems, eliminating most of the paperwork. PostalOne! supports financial processing of an estimated US$35 billion in annual revenues from business mail services.
Read the full release: Nortel PEC Solutions Wins US$21Million in Contract Modifications with US Postal Service
Helps USPS Better Serve Businesses, Citizens Via Automated Tools
DECEMBER 05, 2005
WASHINGTON - Nortel* PEC* Solutions* has earned contract modifications with the U.S Postal Service (USPS) totaling US$21 million for another year of service and support, including continued development of the PostalOne!® automated mail system.
PostalOne! enables businesses across the country to work with USPS to enhance customer service and improve productivity through electronic acceptance, verification and payment systems, eliminating most of the paperwork. PostalOne! supports financial processing of an estimated US$35 billion in annual revenues from business mail services.
Read the full release: Nortel PEC Solutions Wins US$21Million in Contract Modifications with US Postal Service
Nortel Wins Wireless 3G Network Deal with NorthernTel Mobility and Télébec Mobilité
And another from Nortel:
Nortel to Expand High-Speed 1X NetworkDECEMBER 05, 2005
DALLAS - NorthernTel Mobility and Télébec Mobilité, two innovative wireless entities managed by Bell Nordiq, Group Inc. have selected Nortel* [NYSE/TSX: NT] to expand its CDMA 2000 1X 3G network. The network will deliver high-speed, broadband services to 490,000 subscribers across an approximately 830,000 square kilometer area in northern Québec and Ontario, Canada.
Nortel is the preferred wireless infrastructure supplier for both NorthernTel Mobility and Télébec Mobilité. Both operators have been deploying Nortel's network equipment since 1995.
The network expansion will allow NorthernTel Mobility and Télébec Mobilité to expand capacity and deliver superior voice quality. The expansion also supports advanced high-speed broadband multimedia services such as mobile Web, email, short messaging service, picture messaging, interactive gaming, access to corporate data and other multimedia applications.
Read the full story: Nortel Wins Wireless 3G Network Deal with NorthernTel Mobility and Télébec Mobilité
Nortel to Expand High-Speed 1X NetworkDECEMBER 05, 2005
DALLAS - NorthernTel Mobility and Télébec Mobilité, two innovative wireless entities managed by Bell Nordiq, Group Inc. have selected Nortel* [NYSE/TSX: NT] to expand its CDMA 2000 1X 3G network. The network will deliver high-speed, broadband services to 490,000 subscribers across an approximately 830,000 square kilometer area in northern Québec and Ontario, Canada.
Nortel is the preferred wireless infrastructure supplier for both NorthernTel Mobility and Télébec Mobilité. Both operators have been deploying Nortel's network equipment since 1995.
The network expansion will allow NorthernTel Mobility and Télébec Mobilité to expand capacity and deliver superior voice quality. The expansion also supports advanced high-speed broadband multimedia services such as mobile Web, email, short messaging service, picture messaging, interactive gaming, access to corporate data and other multimedia applications.
Read the full story: Nortel Wins Wireless 3G Network Deal with NorthernTel Mobility and Télébec Mobilité
Nortel: NEWS RELEASES: Telefonica Wholesale Expands Optical Network in Latin America with Nortel
Nortel has been busy, 3 new contracts were announced today, this is the first.
DECEMBER 05, 2005
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Telefónica International Wholesale Services (Emergia) has doubled it's optical fiber network capacity throughout Latin America with services and optical solutions from Nortel* [NYSE/TSX: NT].
This expansion of Telefónica Wholesale's SAM-1 fiber optical ring creates one of the most advanced networks linking the Americas and Europe while doubling capacity to meet increasing demand for advanced high-speed communication services by business and residential subscribers. Telefónica's network connects Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Guatemala, Peru, Puerto Rico and the United States with Europe.
"Nortel has been working closely with Telefónica Wholesale for more than five years - from the original launch of its network to ongoing optimization of its regional network with industry-leading optical solutions," said Ricardo Casal, managing director, Southern Cone, Nortel. "This current expansion gives Telefónica Wholesale one of the most modern and capable infrastructures in Latin America, positioning it as International Telecommunications Operator reference in Latin America."
Read the full story: Nortel: NEWS RELEASES: Telefonica Wholesale Expands Optical Network in Latin America with Nortel
DECEMBER 05, 2005
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Telefónica International Wholesale Services (Emergia) has doubled it's optical fiber network capacity throughout Latin America with services and optical solutions from Nortel* [NYSE/TSX: NT].
This expansion of Telefónica Wholesale's SAM-1 fiber optical ring creates one of the most advanced networks linking the Americas and Europe while doubling capacity to meet increasing demand for advanced high-speed communication services by business and residential subscribers. Telefónica's network connects Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Guatemala, Peru, Puerto Rico and the United States with Europe.
"Nortel has been working closely with Telefónica Wholesale for more than five years - from the original launch of its network to ongoing optimization of its regional network with industry-leading optical solutions," said Ricardo Casal, managing director, Southern Cone, Nortel. "This current expansion gives Telefónica Wholesale one of the most modern and capable infrastructures in Latin America, positioning it as International Telecommunications Operator reference in Latin America."
Read the full story: Nortel: NEWS RELEASES: Telefonica Wholesale Expands Optical Network in Latin America with Nortel
