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EU: France Telecom broke antitrust rules

EU: France Telecom broke antitrust rulesWell, it seems that...the EU Competition Commission and EU courts are serious about enforcing the EU laws proscribing unfair competition practices against all violators, EU or non-EU based. And, are not just tools of protectionism that abuse US based companies, as some of the...

Tags: Corporate law, Linux, antitrust, antitrust rule, France Telecom

Discussion threads 2007-01-30

User-Level Performance in WLAN Hotspots

This paper presents a novel performance analysis of the downlink of WLANs carrying TCP traffic. The paper first provide a packet level analysis that accounts not only for the interaction between TCP and the IEEE 802.11 MAC protocol, but also for the different radio conditions experienced by various users. It...

Tags: Radio, WLAN, France Telecom, TCP, Analysis, Tcp/Ip, Wireless LANs, LANs, Performance Management, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Networking, Human Resources, Workforce Management

White papers 2007-01-01

A Simulation Study of TCP Performance Over UMTS Downlink

Data transfer on the UMTS downlink can be done either through Dedicated Channels DCH or shared channel FACH. The data transfers on the DCHs can receive very high throughputs. However, a setup time of the order of 250ms is required before data transfer can begin on the DCH. For very...

Tags: Channel, UMTS, France Telecom, TCP, Cellular Phones, Tcp/Ip, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Networking

White papers 2007-01-01

A Statistical Bandwidth Sharing Perspective on Buffer Sizing

The issue of buffer sizing is rightly receiving increasing attention with the realization that the bandwidth delay product rule-of-thumb is becoming unsustainable as link capacity continues to grow. The present paper examines this issue from the light of ones understanding of traffic characteristics and the performance of statistical bandwidth sharing....

Tags: Bandwidth, France Telecom

White papers 2006-11-29

MPLS-TE Routing: Adopting a Generic Architecture and Evaluating Various Implementation Approaches

Various Multi-Protocol Label Switching-Traffic Engineering (MPLS-TE) Routing Systems have been proposed in the literature to achieve optimization of resources utilization, Quality-of-Service QoS and Fast Recovery. This paper proposes a generic architecture for MPLS-TE Routing Systems, which aims to ease the classification and the analysis of these systems. Then this paper...

Tags: QoS, France Telecom

White papers 2006-08-18

Improving Intra Mode Coding in H.264/AVC Through Block Oriented Transforms

In an H.264 video encoder, the important task of intra coding is performed in the residual domain after a spatial transform has been applied to the block data. Although the intra prediction is very efficient and shows the ability to capture some orientations of the image, after this spatial prediction...

Tags: Orientation, France Telecom, Corporate Communications, Engineering, Marketing

White papers 2006-06-20

Impact of Data Traffic Composition on GPRS Performance

The topic of this paper is the evaluation of the impact of data traffic composition on GPRS performance. A detailed statistical analysis of GPRS traffic per service at different levels has been carried on live measurements. A multi-service performance model is presented in order to derive simple and closed form...

Tags: Performance, GPRS, France Telecom, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

White papers 2005-06-17

A Multi-Agent System for Dynamic Service Composition in Ambient Intelligence Environments

Pervasive computing environments involve a variety of smart devices, which tend to overcharge humans with complex or irrelevant interaction. Ambient Intelligence pushes forward a vision where technology is integrated into everyday objects with the intent of making users' interaction with their surrounding environment simpler and more intuitive. This paper exposes...

Tags: Environment, Interaction, France Telecom, Semantic Web, Internet

White papers 2005-03-29

Performance Modelling of GSM/GPRS Cells With Different Radio Resource Allocation Strategies

This paper presents an analytical model for the performance evaluation of GSM/GPRS cells with different resource allocation schemes. The presented model is based on the Modified Engset Model with a finite number of users generating ON/OFF sessions in the cell. The closed formula following from the model is applicable for...

Tags: Performance, GPRS, Resource Allocation, Radio, France Telecom, Allocation, GSM, Performance Management, Advertising & Promotion, Cellular Phones, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

White papers 2005-01-27

FranceTelecom R&D White Paper on SAT+WiFi Experiment

This white paper describes a bi-directional broadband access composed of a satellite link coupled to Wifi access developed by FranceTelecom in order to provide high bit rate access to areas not covered by terrestrial ADSL technologies. About 10 experimentations have been launched in France in rural environment, providing IP access...

Tags: IP, Experimentation, France Telecom, Satellite, Wireless LANs, Network Technology, Broadband Internet, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Telecommunications, Networking

White papers 2004-11-04

France Telecom Streamlines Service and Increases Competitiveness With PeopleSoft CRM

With increasing competition nipping at its heels, France Telecom began searching for a solution that would help it retain loyal customers. To get a complete picture of each customer, France Telecom had to get its call and service centers on the same page. Each organization had its own information system...

Tags: PeopleSoft Inc., France Telecom, CRM, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software

Case studies

Processor Sharing Models for Bluetooth-Based File Sharing Systems

This paper analyzes the performance of a file sharing system based on the Bluetooth technology. Files are stored in a server to which clients may connect by setting up a Bluetooth connection. Files are transmitted over the TCP/IP protocol suite, and users alternate between activity and idle periods. The first...

Tags: Processor, France Telecom, File-sharing, Bluetooth, Peer To Peer (P2P), Wi-Fi, Wireless, Internet

White papers

w-HA (France Telecom) Grows Mobile / Electronic Payments Ecosystem With Valista Technology

Combining technological expertise and aggressive service innovations, France Telecom has grown into one of the world's top 5 communications carriers with revenues exceeding ?34 billion and operations in over 60 countries. France Telecom needed to create a world-class eCommerce service enabling purchases of goods and services via mobile, fixed-line and...

Tags: Payment Processing, Payment, Electronic Payment, Mobile, France Telecom, Operational Accounting, Internet, Finance

Case studies

Dynamic Service Composition in Ambient Intelligence Environments: A Multi-Agent Approach

Ambient Intelligence pushes forward a vision where technology is integrated into everyday objects with the intent of turning the users' surrounding environment into a global and simple interface with information systems. This vision poses major challenges in designing systems that smartly adapt their behavior towards smarter interaction with users. This...

Tags: Environment, Vision, France Telecom, Strategy, Management

White papers

Telecom Provider Gains Mobile Productivity and Efficiency With Messaging Solution

The France Telecom Group, a global telecommunications giant with 153 million customers, wanted to integrate voice, fax, and e-mail data for traveling executives - both internal employees and customers of its Orange Business Services brand. In an increasingly mobile world, France Telecom believed that a messaging solution needed rich support...

Tags: Mobile, Voice, France Telecom, Messaging, Microsoft Corp., Groupware, Telecommunications, Telecom & Utilities, Enterprise Software, Software

Case studies

Additional Resources

France Radio (gadget)

Introducing the Radio France gadget with 60 stations of streaming digital radio. Simply click on the radio station you desire and play the live Internet stream. Don't pay for live audio streams, when you can listen for free. This gadget uses your windows media player and real player for audio...

Tags: Radio, Gadget, Sidebar Gadgets, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2008-10-10

Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 demo (exe)

Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 is the 2009 edition of Konami's popular football simulation, featuring new stadiums, player motions and gameplay modes. It also includes improved Teamvision, changing tactics according to the situation, better off-the-ball movement, air resistance calculations for ball trajectory, and new friction routines to affect ball movement in...

Tags: Konami Corp.

Software downloads 2008-10-10

Start-up looks to extend battery life

Intel-backed ZPower's silver-zinc battery is set to make its debut with a large laptop manufacturer next year, promising batteries that are 95 percent recyclable and 40 percent longer life. Intel-backed start-up ZPower may be the first to introduce an alternative to the ubiquitous lithium-ion laptop...

Tags: Battery, Intel-backed ZPower, Mercury, Battery Life, Engineering, Matthew Broersma ZDNet.co.uk, batteries, laptops, ZPower, silver-zinc battery

News items 2008-10-09

sBOOKs - Robert Louis Stevenson (exe)

See 15 ebooks from R. L. Stevevson in one easy to use application. Robert Louis Stevenson was born in Edinburgh on the 13 November 1850. He studied at Edinburgh University and also qualified as a lawyer. He travelled extensively in Europe and began his writing career during these years. He...

Tags: SmartSolutions, E-books, Professional Development, Personal Technology, Career

Software downloads 2008-10-09

RIM's Storm: Why it matters

Research in Motion launched its Storm touch handheld and it is critical to the company's long-term plans. RIM, along with Vodafone and Verizon Wireless, launched the Storm on Wednesday (Techmeme, statement, Crave review, gallery). The phone, a rival to the iPhone 3G, signals a product barrage for...

Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Keyboards, 3G, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Peripherals, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Components, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-10-08