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Agilent Technologies Inc is celebrating a US$14.5 million order with
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Chilean internet telephony provider RedVoiss has launched SippyPhone, a free service which it hopes will compete with Skype. The service consists of software installed on a PC; communication is possible by microphone or through a handset...
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First the Soviets built a telephone system in Afghanistan. The Chinese did too. The two weren’t compatible. Afghan Telecom is the company ordered to sort it all out. It is using expertise from Globecomm Systems. Michael Schwartz learns more...
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Alan Morgan, District Manager, East Africa at American Power Conversion, submits his list of preventative measures designed to ensure operations do not come unstuck through electricity shortages.
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After evaluating a number of sites in
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Latin America's mobile industry generates almost US$20 billion of economic activity each year: nearly 1.3% of regional GDP and 2.5% of the region's capital investment. Last year, moreover, mobile operators invested more than US$7 billion in Latin America.
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Nokia and Telefónica Móviles will be supplying a complete GSM system deal to Telefónica Móviles
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Work on the East African Submarine System (EASSy) is likely to start early next year. The World Bank is willing to offer finance. After all, the Internet and mobile-based commerce can change people's lives. Michael Schwartz says lessons can be learnt from a predecessor.
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Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited has awarded Nokia a comprehensive GSM/EDGE and GPRS network expansion project in
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Cable and Wireless will be boosting the range of services its
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Convergent billing specialist Cerillion Technologies will be supplying Caymanone with a complete CRM and billing solution for its local telecoms network in the Cayman Islands...
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Vivo, South America's largest mobile telephone carrier, has commissioned Motorola to expand its CDMA network, including additional Motorola SoftSwitches, and expansion of its CDMA 3G EV-DO high-speed mobile service...
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Motorola has settled its financial and legal claims against Turkish cellular phone operator Telsim and the Turkish Savings and Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF).
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Cameroon will soon enjoy the benefits of a telecoms spinal cord carried in a backbone stretching right down the country...
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Network equipment manufacturer Cisco is set to make its largest investment to date outside the United States.
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E-Link Americas, a not-for-profit corporation established to promote connectivity for social and economic development in Latin America and the Caribbean , has selected Nera to supply broadband satellite equipment...
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Using its teleport facility in Dubai, UAE, as a hub for operations, Samacom is linking with satellite communication services provider Globecomm to open up a new Middle East service operation...
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Fifteen West African nations have today (7 October 2005) agreed to a common regulatory framework for their national ICT markets...
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Medallion Communications, a newly launched interconnect clearing house for all telecommunications service providers in Nigeria, has commissioned Intec Telecom Systems to provide a combined interconnect transiting switch and interconnect settlement scheme under one platform...
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As India prepares for its largest ever expansion of telecoms the Indian Ministry of Telecommunications is considering a proposal to make it mandatory for equipment suppliers to manufacture equipment in India. Michael Schwartz assesses India's progress towards becoming a telecoms giant...
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Venezuela's tax agency Seniat declared last Wednesday that it had imposed fines and ordered the temporary closure of various foreign companies' offices in the country due to tax irregularities.
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Bangladesh is opening up its telecoms market by inviting open tenders for another GSM licence, for 15 years initially.
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Jordan has overtaken Palestine as the most competitive Arab cellular market, the two followed closely by Algeria.
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Deregulation and its consequent competition have led Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago to order three Intec OSS/BSS products to increase efficiency and service quality...
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Nokia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Brazil's Telemar Oi. Trials are to begin of Nokia's fixed-mobile convergence solutions...
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Emirates Telecommunications Corporation has selected Nokia to supply the first Push to talk over Cellular network solution in the United Arab Emirates...
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Earlier this summer, Nokia sold its one billionth phone. The customer is based in Nigeria and Nokia is quick to acknowledge the significance of this event...
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