List of All Telecom News
| Bell Mobility to Launch Palm Treo Pro and BlackBerry Pearl Flip Smartphones
12/02/2009
The vast majority (84%) of of Wi-Fi users are interested in citywide Wi-Fi services, and a surprisingly large percentage (56%) say they would be willing to pay for it just like any other public utility, according to a recent survey by Devicescape, a wireless application vendor.The international poll of 2700 Devicescape customers found that laptop and smartphone users are coming to expect Wi-Fi... |
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| BellSouth Hopes to Integrate Yellow Pages and 411
11/09/2006
In an attempt to boost the popularity of its 411 directory assistance offering, BellSouth Corp. is currently testing a new feature that would let callers find local businesses based on keywords, rather than just giving a specific company`s name.When an if the new service is commercialized, customers will be able to ask for the nearest hardware store, dry cleaner, car wash, or virtually any other... |
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| Boost Mobile Offers Unlimited Calling to Canada and Mexico
14/12/2009
Swedish telecommunications carrier, TeliaSonera, has debuted the world’s first commercially-available 4G wireless network, providing lightning fast mobile broadband access using Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology.The new network offers wireless data speeds of 20-Mbps to 80-Mbps and is aimed at laptop users who want fast mobile internet access on the go. It is initially available in... |
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| Boost Mobile Unveils Text to Landline SMS Messaging Service
21/10/2006
The Boost Mobile division of Sprint Nextel doesn`t think that SMS messaging should be limited to mobile phones, and is launching a new service allowing landline telephones to receive text messages.The new Text to Landline, powered by TeleMessage, converts messages into audio format, and delivers them to any telephone, at a cost of $0.10 to the sender. Receiving a message is totally... |
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| British Bank Bailout Could Threaten Private Equity Buyout of BCE Inc.
10/10/2008
The long-delayed acquisition of Canada’s biggest telecom carrier, BCE Inc., by the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan and other private equity investors, is on the rocks yet again, as the Royal Bank of Scotland (a major financial backer of the deal) faces political pressure on its ability to lend.The British government’s proposal to buy shares in a number of major UK financial... |
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| British Columbia to Require 10-Digit Local Dialing
09/06/2007
In September 2008, British Columbia is set to become the first Canadian province to require 10-digit telephone dialing for all local calls, the CRTC announced on Thursday.The 250 area code, which covers all of BC but the Lower Mainland, is running out of numbers, and the nation’s telecom regulator has decided to extend the 788 prefix, already used in and around Vancouver, into other parts... |
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| British VoIP Firms Must Offer Emergency Service, Ofcom Rules
08/12/2007
UK telecom regulator, Ofcom, has ruled that internet telephone carriers must provide uninterrupted access to Britian’s emergency number, 999, as well as the European Union’s universal emergency line, 112.Carriers have until September 2008 to comply with the ruling, which applies to all VoIP firms that allow their customers to call normal phone numbers over the internet.Ofcom says that... |
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| Broadband and Digital TV Boost Windstream’s First-Quarter Profit
13/05/2008
Regional U.S. telephone operator, Windstream Corp., has reported a 24% jump in first-quarter profit, thanks to strong customer growth in its broadband and digital television businesses.Windstream’s net income for the quarter rose to $123.7 million, or $0.27/share, from $99.9 million in the same three-month period a year earlier. Quarterly revenue came in at $811.7 million, up from $783.7... |
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| Broadband Voice Services Continue to Fuel VoIP and IMS Equipment Revenue
15/03/2008
Voice over broadband remains the top application driving service providers to invest in VoIP and IMS networking equipment, according to a recent report by Infonetics Research.Service providers spent more than $3.9 billion on VoIP and IMS equipment in 2007, Infonetics reports, representing growth of 19% over 2006. The firm expects worldwide service provider spending on such technology to reach... |
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| BT Begins Commercial Launch of 21CN IP Voice and Broadband Network
29/11/2006
The UK`s primary telephone operator, BT, has officially rolled out its 21st Century Network project in the village of Wick, near Cardiff.Residents of that small community are the first to have their voice and broadband communication needs routed over BT`s 21CN network, a massive IP-based infrastructure initiative to replace copper circuit switched telephone lines, at a cost of £10 billion over... |
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