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Xerox invents reusable paper
The technology, dubbed Erasable Paper, creates prints that only last for a day, then fades away. So the paper can be used over and over. They first started from the observation that there is still a strong dependence on the printed page for reading and...
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Mobile LATAM survey
3G Americas reports that there are 290m mobile subscribers in Latam, of which 97m in Brazil, 53m in Mexico, 31m in Colombia, 27m in Argentina, 12.5m in Chile. Mobile penetration is uneven in the region, with Brazil reaching 60%, Mexico 76%, Colombia 83%,...
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Optical market survey
According to Infonetics, the worldwide optical network hardware revenue grew 4% to $3.1bn in 3Q06, could rise 9% in 2006 and reach $11.8bn in 2009. Metro accounts for 65% and long-haul for 35% of the total market. NA generated 35% of worldwide sales,...
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Can Sonaecom/ PF deal be made soon?
During the week, Anacom, the Portugal regulator, gave its appreciation on Sonae's hostile €11bn takeover bid for Portugal Telecom (PT). Surprisingly (it was expected a formal approval, followed by the blessing of the Portugal's competition authority,...
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Mobile Viruses Alert
According to Kapersky Lab, the anti-virus software house, there were now only few mobile viruses in the market.They have names Comwar3.0, Mobler.a, Acallno or Wesber. Some are using file infesting technologies (Comwar, Mobler for both Symbian and Windows...
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100-Gig Ethernet: a future standard
It is done. The IEEE 802.3 Higher Speed Study Group (HSSG) has voted in favor of 100 Gbit/s as the next standard speed for Ethernet. It closes a period of uncertainty with a lot of proposals (serious or less realistic) on what speed ( 40G, 80G, 100G,...
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VOD and IPTV to chalenge TV?
A new study from CA Cheuvreux said that new ICTs are opportunities for traditional medias rather than threats. Of course, there will be a transfer between traditional TV and Internet (IPTV, VOD) in term of audience, but new ICT will give more flexibility...
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France: ADSL to prevent fixed decline
In France, the number of fixed subscriptions is now plateauing at a housjhold teledensity of 82% for the first time in ten years, stopping the decline of 13 points in 15 years. According to Credoc, demand for broadband internet connectivity and triple-play...
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Portuguese mobile telecom market
The local regulator Anacom has released its 3Q06 statistics. There were almost 12m mobile subscribers (+7%), of which 80% are prepaid. While fixed-to-mobile calls declined 8% over last year, international traffic increased 43%. Furthermore the international...
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Skype goes mobile
Everybody has heard of Skype voice calls on fixed broadband access (be it DSL, Cable or else). Between PCs, calls are free, as well as the software, but to call traditional phone number, small fees are paid, lower than traditional voice pricing. You can...
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Digital divide still there
The gap was highlighted in a new report from the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Information Economy Report. The gap is not narrowing with rich countries increasing by 15% in six months its number of broadband subscribers and reaching...
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FTTH in Japan
A recent report from Yano Research provides interesting figures on the Fiber-to-the-Home market in Japan. With 5.4m FTTH subscribers at the end of March 06, the growth has been 88%. It is forecast that 3m new subscribers would be added each year, bringing...
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Dispute on H3C
H3C is the name of a JV formed by Huawei and 3Com in Nov. 2003, with respectively 49%/ 51% ownership. H3C had $170m in revenue and $18m in net profits, about half of 3Com figures. So, H3C is quite vital to 3Com, as other 3Com unit is loosing money. In...
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Teliasonera revamps its structure
Teliasonera will re-organize into four product-based units and targets to reach €11bn in revenues in two years. The three product lines (mobility services, broadband services, integrated enterprise services) will deal with operations in the Nordic and...
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Vodafone FY1H07 results
Vodafone reported FY1HO7 results, ended Sept. 30. Revenues were €23.2bn, +4%, of which €21.5 came from service revenues, +4%. EBITDA amounted to €9.3bn, up 3%, and operating loss amounted to €4.3bn, vs income last year. Net loss for the period amounted...
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Telefonica 9-mo 06 results
Telefonica announced very good results for 9-mo operations. It reported the best combination of growth and profitability in the sector. Net profit amounted to €5.2bn, up 59%; revenues grew 43% to €38.7bn, of which €13.5bn in Moviles, up 12%; OIBDA increased...
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New ITU Secretary-General
ITU members have elected Mr Hamadoun Toure of Mali as Secretary-General of the ITU for a four-year term. Mr Toure told the 1500 delegates from around the world that he would work with transparency, objectivity and vigour to realize the two main objectives...
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Evolved EDGE: the new star
ABI Research reports that GSM operators are increasingly focused on Evolved EDGE as a viable alternative to 3G network upgrades in 2008 and beyond. Evolved EDGE promises to deliver data rates equivalent to 3G while utilizing existing GSM spectrum licenses....
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Optical Networking Market
According to Ovum-RHK, the optical-networking market topped $3.1bn in 3Q06, its best performance since the internet bubble. Alcatel captured an almost 17% market share with sales of $516m (up 21%) in the quarter and comforted its leading position. NA...
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DT changes its CEO
For weeks, Kai Uwe-Ricke was contested inside and outside DT, even if its position was recently confirmed again. Surprinsingly, DT announced it will leave the company effective Nov. 13, following bad results announcement. It seems that many issues have...
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Telecom Bill unlikely now
With Democrats taking control of the House of Representatives and the Senate, in US mid-term elections, it is natural that the telecom legislation and key committee memberships are impacted. First, Democrats are likely to want much stronger net-neutrality...
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NTT FY1H07 results
NTT announced a 12% drop in FY1H earnings to $2.5bn, while sales were flat at $44.6bn. Operating profit declined 9% to $5.9bn. Earnings were hit by lower income in fixed voice services, weaker earnings in DoCoMo due to increased costs of migrating customers...
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EU continues fighting roaming charges in Europe
EU Commissioner Viviane Reding again said current roaming charges were still too high, despite recent moves by phone companies to cut costs. On average, roaming costs are four times higher than national mobile calls. EU wants to cap roaming costs, starting...
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Technology: 3G and Satnav in a single chip
Europe has launched the GAWAIN project with the target to to combine satellite positioning with 3G mobile phone technology on a single chip. Both positioning systems, GPS and Galileo, will be embedded in the chip, along with 3G technology. Tests are on...
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BPL offer
A new step has been done in Europe with the largest ever BPL deployment project in Paris suburbs. More than 1.5m households are eligible for receiving BPL services, including voice over internet and broadband internet. The regional community syndicate...