Over the last five years, the fixed telecoms sector in Central and Eastern Europe has faced major challenges from mobile, which has appeared unstoppable. However, it is now believed that the decline in fixed-line penetration may show signs of slowing down - and that in some markets there may yet be some growth...

According to the ITU 45,000 exhibition visitors attended ITU Telecom World. But how many were from Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and Central Europe? It seems many exhibitors felt not enough to justify the cost of participating. Telecom returns to Geneva in 2009. But has the day of mega-events passed, or has a rival event taken Telecom's place?

JDSU has added a new IPTV transport stream monitoring capability to its QT-600 Ethernet and triple-play probe...

Pioneer Consulting has completed a study of market demand and supply in connection with the proposed West African Festoon System (WAFS)...

Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications Company has officially released its second-generation handheld phones, believed by the company to be the lightest and smallest in the industry.

Golden Telecom has commissioned Nortel to provide a solution for launching a mobile WiMAX field trial in Moscow based on Nortel 4G technology.

A growing customer database in Latin America is expected to enjoy VoIP solutions thanks to an expansion in activity in the region by deltathree...

Nokia has implemented a complete GSM core network for Telefónica Móviles Perú...

Emerging Markets Communications has won the contract to provide satellite communications and to integrate United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees offices worldwide...

Looking into the future of telecoms and, in particular, communications convergence, IBM has set up a new business unit aimed at fine-tuning and updating IBM's strategies...

Lucent Technologies has signed a new contract with Eletropaulo Telecom, a telecom service provider forming part of AES Eletropaulo's electric energy distribution group and operating in the state of Sao Paulo .

Nokia has developed an HSDPA connectivity module for notebook computers, which it claims will expand mobility by bringing wireless wide-area connectivity to notebook users...

Extending the existing copper products in its Heliax family, Andrew Corporation has introduced a selection of corrugated aluminium-cable products designed to be a cost-effective, high-quality extension to its copper corrugated transmission-line systems...

A project to make ICT available at all times for pupils in schools in the emerging markets has received a major boost...

Earlier this year Developing Telecoms reported on the obstacle that was holding the country back from the wireless Internet. Now Cambodia can now look forward to 3G services.

Deployment of Lucent's SurePay solution will integrate Belize Telecommunications Limited's existing GSM, AMPS and wireline charging/billing systems into one platform...

Indian Railways will use wireless railway communications technology from Nortel to help improve safety and efficiency on one of the most important and busiest rail arteries serving India' s most populous state, Uttar Pradesh...

Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications Company has introduced further enhancements to its high-speed data product Thuraya DSL...

Globecomm Systems Inc, a provider of end-to-end satellite-based communications solutions, has received a contract modification worth US$2.7million.

Teledata Networks, has announced an US$8milion contract to deliver its BroadAccess Multiservice Access Gateways (MSAGs) to Kazakhtelecom, Kazakhstan' s Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier (ILEC)...

Emerging Markets Communications (EMC) has recently connected an EMC Quick Deployment kit which is now fully operational in Beirut, Lebanon .

Guatemala has a wireline tele-density of less than 30%. Michael Schwartz was briefed on the modernisation - and on the role of key contractor Teledata Networks - by Teledata Networks' new CEO Eran Ziv...