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- Centralised Security Monitoring Helps the Andorran Telecoms Operator Deploy a Comprehensive Security Policy Centred on Prevention
- Created in 1975, Andorra Telecom is the sole operator and manager of telecommunications services in the Principality of Andorra. The challenge was to centralise security information which was managed by disparate IT operations departments and to automate incident management to prevent intrusions and sensitive information leaks. Andorra Telecom deployed RSA...
- Tags: RSA Security Inc., Security Monitoring, Telecommunications, Telephony, Security, Networking
- Case studies 2009-09-01
- Sprint increases bet on prepaid; Buys Virgin Mobile USA
- Sprint Nextel on Tuesday said it acquired Virgin Mobile USA in a stock swap worth about $483 million. The move is designed to cement its growing position in prepaid calling plan market. Sprint already owns 13.1 percent of Virgin Mobile. In a statement, Sprint said it plans...
- Tags: Virgin Mobile, Virgin Mobile USA, Sprint Communications, Branding, Wireless And Mobility, Marketing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-07-28
- Interview with Andrea Vaccari, research associate at MIT's SENSEable City Laboratory
- Now that machine and sensor data is joining social data traffic on the Internet, the ability to interpret and create meaning out of the information to improve life could be the post-Web 2.0 manifesto. MIT's Senseable City Lab has been on the task for years with various...
- Tags: City, Mobile, Network, Data, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, Cell Phone, Analysis, SENSEable City Laboratory, Cellular Phones, Networking, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Chris Jablonski
- Blog posts 2009-04-06
- Single 3Com Infrastructure Pays Off for TM R&D
- As the Research & Development arm of Malaysia's largest telecom operator, Telekom Malaysia Berhad TM, Research & Development (R&D) develops new-generation network and broadband initiatives that will support TM's next-generation network. R&D needed to Standardize on a single network platform; with ease of deployment and management; along with future-proofed to...
- Tags: R&D, Network, 3Com Corp., Research & Development, Networking, Telecommunications, Business Operations
- Case studies 2009-01-01
- Alcatel-Lucent & Mobilink - WiMAX Webcast
- With the support of Alcatel-Lucent, Mobilink - the leading mobile operator in Pakistan and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Orascom Telecom Holding - has recently launched Mobilink Infinity. Mobilink Infinity is a wireless broadband and telephony service for residential and enterprise consumers. The presenter of this webcast discusses his company's WiMAX...
- Tags: Lucent Technologies Inc., Webcast, Alcatel, Mobilink Infinity, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, VOIP, Telecom & Utilities, Wireless And Mobility, Telecommunications, Networking
- Webcasts 2008-12-03
- Big telecom acquiring a Google fixation
- Big telecom acquiring a Google fixationPlease clarify.I don't understand your conclusion.Quoting:What Google, and all of us, most need to do is work that problem, finding business models through which content owners can profit while the end-to-end integrity of the search-and-find Internet is preserved.That will break the link between the content...
- Tags: Strategy, Telecom & Utilities, telecommunications, Google Inc., content delivery
- Discussion threads 2008-11-10
- Russian Telecom Builds Operations Support Center on HP BladeSystem
- Open Joint Stock Company OJSC Multiregional TransitTelecom MTT is a national operator of domestic long-distance and international communication services in the Russian Federation. MTT wanted to deploy a platform to provide uninterruptible service quality management. MTT Integrated the Telcordia Granite Network Resource Inventory NRI System with Oracle Database Management System...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Telecommunications, Russian Telecom, Databases, Telephony, Application Servers, Enterprise Software, Middleware, Software, Data Management, Networking
- Case studies 2008-11-01
- Cable: Natural born monopoly?
- The second quarter results are out and it appears that the cable industry is winning share in broadband, phone and TV connections and handily thwarting encroachment by the likes of Verizon and AT&T. In fact, TV and broadband service is meant to be a monopoly and cable appears to be...
- Tags: verizon communications inc., broadband, at&t corp., ma bell, satellite, moffett, broadband growth, cost reduction effort, network technology, cable, broadband internet, telecommunications, networking, personal technology, larry dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-11
- Hutchison Telecom Hong Kong Unifies Its Mobile IM Solutions With NeuStar
- Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Limited ("Hutchison Telecom Hong Kong"), the leading 3G mobile operator in Hong Kong partnered with NeuStar to create a messaging service that gives users access to Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger and 3 Community from one central application on the mobile phone. Hutchison Telecom Hong Kong...
- Tags: Mobile, IM, Hong Kong, Hutchison, NeuStar Inc., Telephony, Instant Messaging, Telecom & Utilities, Advertising & Promotion, Telecommunications, Networking, Internet, Online Communications, Marketing
- Case studies 2008-08-10
- Managed Service That Goes Beyond the Call of Duty
- Orange France Telecom is a leading telecommunications operator with more than 170 million customers on five continents. Orange's UK retail stores are one of the most visible faces of the company, so their effective operation is key to the company's ongoing success. Following an extensive competitive evaluation, Fujitsu was chosen...
- Tags: Orange PCS, Fujitsu Ltd., Retail, Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, Vertical Industries, Telecommunications, Networking, Enterprise Software, Software
- Case studies 2008-06-01
- Apple's iPhone lands in 10 countries via Vodafone pact
- Apple's iPhone lands in 10 countries via Vodafone pactCan Vodafone succeed where others have failed in India?Vodafone is one of the top 3 players in India owning 16.72% as of March 31st 2008 of the Indian Cellular phone market as per this link - http://www.india-cellular.com/Market-Share.htmlBut the real question to ask...
- Tags: Cellular phones, Apple Inc., Vodafone Group Plc., Apple iPhone
- Discussion threads 2008-05-06
- TracFone Wireless
- Editor's note: Because evaluating wireless coverage requires experience with the network in a wide variety of physical locations, CNET does not rate wireless carriers. We can, however, tell you everything you need to know about the major carriers. We invite your feedback and ratings in our user opinions section--the more...
- Tags: Cellular phones, WIRELESS, Wi-Fi, Tracfone Wireless
- Product reviews 2008-04-24
- Helio
- Editor's note: Because evaluating wireless coverage requires experience with the network in a wide variety of physical locations, CNET does not rate wireless carriers. We can, however, tell you everything you need to know about the major carriers. We invite your feedback and ratings in our user opinions section--the more...
- Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Cellular phones, International Roaming, Helio
- Product reviews 2008-04-24
- Twitter: Blocked in Dubai over inconsistent values; Where's the next ban?
- Twitter: Blocked in Dubai over inconsistent values; Where's the next ban?I guess twitter makes sense in this casebut i still cant find a valid all day use for it.Good for clubbing with large groups though.same old censorship adapted to the sandThis is merely the western censorship with an Arab flavour.Most...
- Tags: Telephony, Twitter, inconsistent value
- Discussion threads 2008-04-16
- KTF Improves Transaction Speed by 1,000% With Integrated Authentication Service System
- Established in 1997, Korea Telecom FreeTel KTF is Korea's second largest mobile operator with a subscriber base of approximately 12 - 13 million. KTF required a system that could be developed quickly and was compliant with existing databases. KTF's Service Infrastructure Research Centre, part of its Research & Development Institute,...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., KT Freetel Co. Ltd., Authentication Service, Authentication, KTF, Blade Servers, Databases, Enterprise Software, Security, Servers, Hardware, Software, Data Management
- Case studies 2008-03-01
- The Total Economic Impact of Alcatel-Lucent's 5620 Service Aware Manager (5620 SAM)
- In conducting in-depth interviews with four existing 5620 SAM customers who initially managed their Alcatel-Lucent-based IP/MPLS network without deploying the 5620 SAM, Forrester found that these companies achieved benefits in: productivity gains in provisioning and technical support; cost avoidance in script maintenance; and strategic flexibility in new product development, including...
- Tags: Aware, Lucent Technologies Inc., Telecommunications Company, Alcatel, Forrester Research Inc., Telecom & Utilities, Telephony, Telecommunications, Networking
- White papers 2008-02-26
- TDC Song Securely Carries Customer Telecommunications in Tune to VPN-1 VSX
- TDC Song is a leading Nordic telecom operator. Having been recently acquired by the TDC Group of Denmark, Song Networks found itself changing its name to TDC Song. This reflects joining forces with the former Danish national telco TDC, which now straddles the entire Nordic region Denmark, Finland, Norway, and...
- Tags: Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., TDC Song, Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Networking
- Case studies 2008-02-12
- Networking Profiles and Alvarion's OPEN WiMAX Applications: A Technical Evaluation of WiMAX Forum Profile C
- Alvarion's OPEN WiMAX architecture is revolutionizing the telecom world by bringing a disruptive operator-centric culture to the telecom market. OPEN WiMAX creates a fresh approach, replacing the vendor-centric environment usually maintained by large telecom vendors. As an initiator and developer of the WiMAX Forum's profile C-based architecture, Alvarion continues to...
- Tags: Alvarion Ltd., Network, C, Telecommunications, OPEN WiMAX, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Telephony, Wireless And Mobility, Networking
- White papers 2008-01-03
- Saving Internet freedom - for users - from telcos
- Saving Internet freedom - for users - from telcosA little thing called competitionTelcos have to compete with cable broadband providers. Competition is the best regulator. Government regulation never works. We pay way to much for our phones due to government regulation, taxes and fees all meant to...
- Tags: TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Telecom & Utilities, QoS, telecommunications company
- Discussion threads 2007-12-13
- If Skype was disruptive to telcos, then Cubic Telecom is their nightmare (and good for you)
- A few weeks prior to my scheduled departure for Dublin, Ireland where I ran the most recent Mashup Camp, I started handing out the phone numbers of my hotel and traveling companions to people who might want to reach me while I was over there. For cell phone usage,...
- Tags: SIM Card, Web, Ireland, Phone, Call, Skype Technologies S.A., Wi-Fi, Service, Cubic Telecom, Phone Number, MaxRoam, Pat Phelan, Telecom & Utilities, David Berlind
- Blog posts 2007-11-27
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