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Verizon Business adds to SLAs Verizon Communications' Business unit has expanded its service-level agreement (SLA) options, allowing customers to invoke their SLAs on the last mile of their network connection, even in cases where Verizon doesn't own those pipes. SaaSy eXpresso gives a jolt to Excel workgroups You'd be hard-pressed to find any organization that doesn't depend on Microsoft Excel. Unfortunately, this doesn't mean spreadsheets are treated as an enterprise resource, and here's where the SaaS (software as a service) movement fills the gap. A new hosted application, called eXpresso, not only brings document management to spreadsheet-based workgroups, but jumps past basic file versioning solutions by adding considerable community features including chat and simultaneous editing – all without an IT admin lifting a finger.  September 6, 3:00 a.m. PDT Tata to aid India's telecoms expansion India's largest outsourcer Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. has landed a US$140 million contract from India's large state-owned telecommunications services provider, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd., for the deployment of next-generation networks in the country. August 30, 7:15 a.m. PDT Qwest names telecom veteran as new CEO Qwest Communications International has named telecommunications industry veteran Edward Mueller chairman and CEO, replacing the retiring Richard Notebaert. August 13, 6:21 a.m. PDT UK report questions role of ISPs in online safety A new report on Internet safety has concluded ISPs (Internet service providers) should take more responsibility for online security since end users are often lax. August 10, 7:13 a.m. PDT Former SunRocket customers struggle with new VOIP provider Customers of SunRocket, the VOIP company that recently folded, may have hoped their troubles were over when two competitors stepped up to offer them service in the absence of the failed provider. August 9, 5:52 a.m. PDT Update: Merger costs dog Alcatel-Lucent in Q2 Merger costs, flat sales and a strong euro contributed to a second-quarter net loss at Alcatel-Lucent. July 31, 7:01 a.m. PDT Verizon revenue, net income up on Fios strength Verizon Communications reported net income of $1.7 billion for the second quarter of 2007, up slightly from a year ago, fueled largely by increases in data and wireless revenues. July 30, 6:53 a.m. PDT Nothing sure but death and the Internet tax debate As a federal ban on discriminatory and access taxes on the Internet approaches a Nov. 1 expiration date, Congress is once again embroiled in a question that comes up every three or four years: To what degree does the Internet merit special federal protection from state and local tax collectors? July 27, 5:15 a.m. PDT Strong iPhone sales boost AT&T earnings Profit and sales jumped in the second quarter at AT&T as the U.S. communications giant signed up more wireless customers, including new iPhone users, and sold more Internet services to enterprises. July 24, 7:13 a.m. PDT Security team claims successful iPhone hack A team of security experts in Baltimore said it has found a flaw in Apple's iPhone handset that can be used by attackers to access private data stored on it. July 23, 4:27 a.m. PDT Powerful earthquake disrupts Japan communications A powerful earthquake that struck northern Japan Monday morning has caused disruption to communications services in the country. July 16, 4:25 a.m. PDT FTC is neutral on net neutrality The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is taking the middle ground in the net neutrality debate that pits large telecommunications operators against Internet giants. June 28, 4:32 a.m. PDT European Commission pushes Germany on telecom access The European Commission asked the German regulatory authority, the Federal Network Agency, Monday to do more to ensure a level playing field in the market for high-speed optical fiber connections to the home or office. June 25, 9:49 a.m. PDT EU gives final OK on law to cut roaming costs The European Union's 27 governments gave the final OK Thursday to a law that will slash the cost of using a mobile phone abroad by around 70 percent, the German government said. June 7, 6:33 a.m. PDT European legislators aim to cap roaming fees by summer European legislators hope that a compromise agreement to cap mobile phone roaming charges will become law before Europeans take their summer holidays. But a network operators' group warned to expect delays because even if the law takes effect as planned July 1, network operators won't have to offer the new tariffs until September. May 23, 8:48 a.m. PDT EC still convinced mobile roaming consensus is possible Failure to agree on a law slashing the cost of using your mobile phone abroad this week hasn't dented the European Commission's optimism that the legislation will still be passed, it said Friday. May 4, 9:33 a.m. PDT Threat of regulation prompts lower EU roaming fees Regardless of how a key European Parliament committee votes Thursday on a proposal to lower mobile phone roaming charges, the threat of regulation has already prompted numerous operators to begin dropping their fees. April 11, 7:55 a.m. PDT Nuance adds brains to voice search Carriers can give directory assistance more quickly and make the experience more natural for users with new Nuance Communications voice-recognition software, the company said Tuesday. April 11, 5:48 a.m. PDT Carrier groups oppose spectrum auction proposal Representatives of large broadband and wireless carriers have voiced opposition to a proposal from consumer groups that would impose open access and net neutrality conditions on a spectrum auction next year. April 6, 9:13 a.m. PDT Ex-FCC chairman Powell to advise NTT DoCoMo A former head of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will lead a U.S.-based advisory board for Japan's NTT DoCoMo, the Japanese mobile telecom carrier said Tuesday. March 27, 8:34 a.m. PST EU proposal stiffens sanctions for copyright violations Companies from across IT face criminal sanctions, including prison time for employees, if their networks, software programs or online services are ever used to carry illegally copied material such as music or film, according to a draft law from the European Commission supported Tuesday by a committee of the European Parliament. March 20, 8:42 a.m. PST Vodafone's emerging markets drive growth Vodafone Group had almost 200 million customers by Dec. 31, but continues to face challenges in the competitive and saturated European market. January 31, 5:04 a.m. PST Update: Wireless boosts AT&T's quarterly earnings AT&T reported a 17 percent increase in profits for its latest quarter, citing a substantial increase in new wireless subscribers and wireless service revenues. January 25, 9:32 a.m. PST Carriers say cell phone transmitters pose no danger A four-year long study of cellular telephone base stations has found their transmissions pose no risk to human health, the carriers funding the study said Wednesday. January 24, 4:40 a.m. PST France Télécom targets Web 2.0 France Télécom hopes to get more out of the 15 research centers it operates around the world by bringing them together as a single structure, Orange Labs. January 18, 9:47 a.m. PST Vodafone CEO visits India to smooth market entry Vodafone Group's Chief Executive Officer Arun Sarin is visiting India, even as the British operator’s bid for a majority stake in Indian mobile services operator Hutchison Essar has run into tough competition. Sarin is scheduled to meet with government officials and local businessmen during his three-day visit starting Wednesday. January 10, 6:11 a.m. PST AT&T offers more concessions for BellSouth acquisition In a bid to win approval from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for its planned US$67 billion acquisition of BellSouth Corp., AT&T Inc. has expanded the set of concessions it's offering to overcome opposition to the deal. December 29, 4:11 a.m. PST IPMobile to test 42Mbps cellular data A Japanese mobile carrier will test a cellular technology that promises downloads as fast as 42.2Mbps (bits per second) in Tokyo this month. December 15, 6:13 a.m. PST IBM aims security bundle, new blade at telecom space IBM is looking to increase its business with telecommunications operators with the unveiling of products, including a security bundle and a blade server, specially tailored to their needs. December 4, 8:24 a.m. PST M1 CEO: Mobile data prices need to come down Mobile operators need to rethink how they price their 3G data plans to better compete with fixed-line broadband services, according to the top executive at Singaporean operator MobileOne (M1). December 4, 7:53 a.m. PST Microsoft supports developers of mobile mashups Microsoft onMonday took the wraps off a new service, called Connected Services Sandbox, that offers developers tools and support needed to produce Web-based applications for mobile phones that combine APIs (application programming interfaces) from different sources with telecommunication services. December 4, 4:36 a.m. PST GSM operators team on near field communications Several mobile phone operators are collaborating on an initiative aimed at achieving a common approach to short-range wireless technology in mobile phones that can be used for contactless applications such as ticketing and billing. November 21, 5:06 a.m. PST Time Warner names NBC executive to lead AOL In a surprise move, Time Warner said Wednesday it plans to replace the chief executive officer of its beleaguered AOL property with a television executive. November 16, 9:51 a.m. PST Congress sets Alcatel-Lucent hearings Another hurdle has cropped up for the merger of Alcatel SA and Lucent Technologies Inc. as the U.S. House Armed Services Committee has set a hearing on the national security implications of the deal. November 10, 10:32 a.m. PST EU survey: Roaming costs too much It's not just a bunch of bureaucrats in Brussels who think mobile phone companies charge too much for making calls abroad. Some 63 percent of European citizens avoid using their mobile phones while travelling, mainly because of the costs attached, according to a survey carried out for the European Commission. November 7, 8:03 a.m. PST 'Free' mobile phone service to launch next year For young people, the idea certainly sounds tempting: If they're willing to accept advertising on their mobile handsets, they can phone for free. November 2, 5:36 a.m. PST Cicero supports Wi-Fi cellular roaming on Nokia phones Some users of Nokia’s combined Wi-Fi and cellular phones will soon be able to make voice calls that can roam between the two networks without dropping the call. November 1, 7:53 a.m. PST Nokia aims to ease converged phone use Using dual-mode Wi-Fi and cellular mobile phones may get easier with new software that Nokia is offering to service providers and application developers. October 31, 5:17 a.m. PST Redefining innovation Innovative ideas are a dime a dozen, according to Jim Andrew, senior partner at big-time consultancy BCG. In fact, at most companies, coming up with great concepts for a product, service, or process isn’t even an issue. But turning those ideas into money … ah, there’s the rub. October 30, 3:00 a.m. PST NTT DoCoMo profits fall on 3G subsidies NTT DoCoMo saw profits fall in the first six months of the current financial year due in part to increased handset subsidies as more customers switched to its 3G network. October 27, 5:54 a.m. PDT Update: T-Mobile merges Wi-Fi, cellular T-Mobile USA is tapping into home broadband to give cellular customers a better deal. October 25, 4:03 a.m. PDT AOL reorganizes to focus on online advertising Less than two years after its last major reorganization, AOL is again redrawing its internal business architecture to better align it with its new strategy to focus on online advertising and retreat from the Internet access market. September 22, 4:00 a.m. PDT Telecom Italia to acquire AOL's German ISP Telecom Italia will acquire the Internet access unit of AOL in Germany for €675 million ($853.5 million) in cash, the two companies announced Sunday. September 18, 6:42 a.m. PDT AOL leader to scale back involvement Ted Leonsis, one of AOL's top leaders in the past 13 years, will shed his day-to-day management duties in January, but will remain vice chairman of the Dulles, Virginia, Web portal and Internet services provider. September 15, 8:29 a.m. PDT Ericsson wins $1 billion contract in India Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson has bagged a contract worth about $1 billion over three years from Indian mobile services provider Bharti Airtel. August 24, 5:19 a.m. PDT FTC to examine net neutrality The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has formed an "Internet Access Task Force" to examine whether net neutrality advocates' fears of large broadband providers blocking or slowing Web content from competitors are justified, the agency's chairwoman said. August 22, 8:44 a.m. PDT Regulatory battle looms on VDSL Can speed -- a very high speed -- be a reason not to regulate a new broadband service? That's at the heart of a regulatory battle that has pitted Deutsche Telekom and its major shareholder, the German government, against the country's national regulator and the European Commission. August 22, 7:59 a.m. PDT AOL reviews privacy policy after shakeup AOL on Monday announced steps it is taking to prevent another security breach like one in which subscriber search query results recently were posted online. August 22, 4:26 a.m. PDT China Mobile subscribers near 300M The world's largest mobile phone network operator could see its subscribers near 300 million by the end of this year if it maintains its current pace of growth, the company said Thursday in results for the first half of 2006. August 18, 7:51 a.m. PDT Gov't wiretap lawsuits transferred to California court A panel of U.S. judges has consolidated 17 lawsuits that allege that telecommunications carriers participated in a secret U.S. government-sponsored wiretapping program. August 11, 8:15 a.m. PDT Deutsche Telekom steers into rough waters Intensifying competition and pressure to lower prices have forced Deutsche Telekom, Europe's largest provider of telecommunication services, to reduce its sales and earnings forecast for this year and next. August 10, 7:41 a.m. PDT PDA shipments hit record high Wireless networking providers pushed sales of PDAs (personal digital assistants) to a record high, up 2.7 percent from last year to 3.7 million units shipped in the second quarter. August 7, 9:47 a.m. PDT AOL freebies won't guarantee success As AOL tears down the few remaining walls that once enclosed its proprietary online service, some question whether it will be able to thrive as a business driven mostly by online advertising. August 3, 4:46 a.m. PDT Time Warner quickens pace of AOL sale Time Warner will provide an update early next month on its progress in selling the service provider components of its AOL divisions in Europe, a source close to the company said Wednesday. July 19, 4:49 a.m. PDT Microsoft wants closer operator ties Microsoft wants to expand its relationships with telecommunications operators, part of a plan to win more consumer business by bundling software and other products with telecom services, according to a company executive. June 22, 4:17 a.m. PDT Korean firm to invest $1B in China's mobile market SK Telecom will invest $1 billion in China United Telecommunications (China Unicom) to give the South Korean company a foothold in China's mobile market, and a stake in the country's No. 2 mobile carrier. June 21, 6:01 a.m. PDT O2 buys UK broadband operator Be O2 became the third U.K. mobile operator in about a month to branch out into fixed-line broadband services, with an announcement on Tuesday that it bought broadband operator Be Un. June 20, 5:07 a.m. PDT Competitors ask FCC to block AT&T, BellSouth merger A group of competitive telecommunications service providers on Tuesday said they have urged the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to deny the proposed merger of AT&T and BellSouth. June 6, 7:46 a.m. PDT Mobile operators cut roaming prices Six European mobile phone operators have agreed to slash international wholesale roaming charges in a bid to avert tough regulations from the European Commission, Germany’s T-Mobile said Friday. June 2, 7:01 a.m. PDT F-Secure partners with ISPs on security F-Secure said Tuesday it is offering two security software packages that ISPs (Internet service providers) can market to customers in hopes of bolstering broadband fees. May 30, 6:45 a.m. PDT Skype grows harder to block The larger Skype's user base grows, the less likely it is that telecommunications operators or regulators will successfully block the VOIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) service, said the head of Skype's European operations, during an interview at the VON Europe conference in Stockholm. May 18, 6:50 a.m. PDT High-availability Exchange made easy The obvious solution for bringing HA (high availability) to your Exchange server is to use Microsoft’s own Exchange clustering features. Although Exchange’s clustering is reliable and robust, this isn’t an easy configuration to set up. It’s also usually costly, not only in terms of additional hardware and software licenses, but also because it requires a skilled Exchange administrator. May 12, 3:00 a.m. PDT EC roaming plan will raise local rates A European Commission proposal aimed at lowering mobile international roaming costs will lead to higher local calling charges for some, a consulting company hired by a group representing mobile operators said on Thursday. April 27, 9:23 a.m. PDT Nextlink reborn as broadband wireless operator In a move that may sound familiar to some, XO Holdings launched on Monday a subsidiary called Nextlink that uses a new broadband fixed wireless network to offer telecommunications services to businesses and other operators in the U.S. April 25, 6:15 a.m. PDT Asian mobile carriers link for roaming services A group of seven Asian mobile phone network operators are teaming up to provide comprehensive roaming services to their estimated 100 million customers, the companies announced Monday. April 24, 5:23 a.m. PDT French operator to offer roaming Wi-Fi telephony In a move that could be replicated elsewhere, French telecommunications operator Iliad will soon allow its subscribers to make free wireless VoIP (voice over Internet Protocol) calls over their own and other people's phone lines. April 21, 9:39 a.m. PDT China's fixed-line operators see slower growth The listed arms of China's two major fixed-line operators, China Telecom Corp. and China Netcom Group Corp., reported modest increases in first-quarter revenue on Friday, but their gains lagged far behind those reported by the country's largest mobile operator. April 21, 5:04 a.m. PDT In Brief: China Mobile profits jump 28 percent China Mobile, the listed arm of China's largest mobile operator, Friday reported a sharply higher first-quarter profit, citing continued rapid growth in the number of mobile subscribers. April 21, 4:04 a.m. PDT In Brief: Siemens joins Bridge Mobile Alliance The Bridge Mobile Alliance, a group of Asian mobile operators, said Wednesday that Siemens has joined as an associate member, bringing to 10 the number of telecommunication equipment makers and other vendors that belong to the group. April 19, 6:56 a.m. PDT Telecom, media companies protest EU plan A European Union proposal to regulate Internet TV and other new media services has created an uproar among Internet and telecommunications companies, which banded together and released on Tuesday a paper detailing their complaints April 18, 8:58 a.m. PDT Oracle targets telecom providers Oracle made another move to target telecommunications providers Tuesday, unveiling plans for a telecom service delivery platform (SDP). April 18, 7:45 a.m. PDT Amdocs buys content billing company Amdocs, a maker of billing software for telecoms and other service providers, will buy Qpass for $275 million, the companies announced Tuesday. April 18, 5:43 a.m. PDT Vodafone plans major reorg and shift in strategy Vodafone Group could be preparing a radical shift in its strategy: Europe's largest mobile phone operator, which has taken pride in its clear focus on mobility, may soon aim at establishing a stronger footing in the fixed-line communications market. April 7, 4:39 a.m. PDT Music industry sues 2,000 uploaders in Europe The music industry unleashed a new wave of copyright lawsuits on European Internet users on Tuesday, bringing the total sued since November to around 2,000, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). April 4, 8:53 a.m. PDT Lucent and Alcatel: Now comes the hard part Now that Lucent Technologies Inc. and Alcatel SA have reached a definitive merger agreement (See the full story and more analysis), the two companies have their work cut out for them over the next year or so to make the deal work, according to one analyst. April 3, 4:52 a.m. PDT Alcatel, Lucent agree to merge Alcatel SA and Lucent Technologies Inc. have reached a definitive agreement to merge, they said Sunday. April 2, 8:04 a.m. PDT Hutchison says it has nearly 12 million 3G customers Hutchison Whampoa now serves almost 12 million 3G mobile phone customers worldwide, over half of them in Italy, it said Thursday. March 23, 4:31 a.m. PST Update: Softbank to acquire Vodafone's Japan unit Softbank has agreed to buy Vodafone Group's struggling Japanese mobile phone unit for around ¥1.8 trillion ($15.3 billion), the companies announced Friday. March 17, 5:50 a.m. PST Do you believe in the power of telecom mergers? In a year when top-tier Oscars went to niche-market movies, why are business plaudits going to do a blockbuster deal such as AT&T’s just-announced $67 billion acquisition of BellSouth? If scale doesn’t work in movies anymore, why should it work in business? March 17, 3:00 a.m. PST NTT DoCoMo expects Asia to lead investment next year NTT DoCoMo expects investments in Asian mobile operators to lead its overall investment during the coming financial year, the company's president said Thursday. March 16, 4:20 a.m. PST Tech groups urge Congress to keep net neutrality More than 60 technology companies, consumer advocates, and trade groups are urging a U.S. House of Representatives committee to seriously consider legislation designed to prohibit broadband providers from discriminating against competing services transmitted over their networks. March 2, 9:30 a.m. PST Europe tackles high roaming charges The European Commission plans to take steps to prevent mobile phone operators from charging users extraordinarily high roaming charges, a spokesman said on Wednesday. February 8, 7:57 a.m. PST Broadband, services drive Ericsson sales The rollout of high-speed mobile data networks as well as a demand for services drove sales up 15 percent in 2005 for Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, the company said Tuesday. January 31, 6:47 a.m. PST A channel play for SaaS in 2006 Microsoft’s competitors are ridiculing what they claim is Redmond’s half-hearted entry into the world of SaaS (software as a service) with CRM 3.0. In numerous conversations I’ve been told, “It shouldn’t even be called SaaS. They’re not even hosting it. They are just reselling their solution to VARs.” January 3, 3:00 a.m. PST US senator's bill would overhaul FCC's authority A U.S. senator has introduced a bill that would limit the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's (FCC's) policy-making power over telecommunications and broadband providers. The bill, in many cases, would allow the FCC to step in only when there's "clear and convincing evidence" that competition has failed. December 16, 9:33 a.m. PST NTT DoCoMo to take 10 percent stake in KTF NTT DoCoMo, Japan's largest cellular carrier, will take a 10 percent stake in KTF, South Korea's second-largest cellular carrier, the two companies said Thursday. December 15, 4:20 a.m. PST Icahn warns Time Warner not to scorch AOL Billionaire investor Carl Icahn on Wednesday warned the head of Time Warner and its board of directors that he would hold them personally liable if they resort to a "scorched earth" policy with regard to America Online as a way to fend off an upcoming proxy fight. December 8, 5:41 a.m. PST Study: customers suffer where regulators are weak Customers pay more and are offered fewer telecommunications services in European countries where regulators have done a poor job of weakening former monopolies, according to a report commissioned by the European Competitive Telecommunications Association and released on Friday. December 2, 8:37 a.m. PST Foxconn may make $2B mobile phone investment in India Foxconn International Holdings, the mobile phone arm of the world's largest electronics contract manufacturing company, is planning a major investment in India that could be valued as high as $2 billion. November 29, 6:12 a.m. PST T-Online, Deutsche Telekom merger put on hold Deutsche Telekom has suffered a setback in its plans to reintegrate T-Online International, after a German court on Tuesday rejected an acquisition of the online subsidiary until pending shareholder lawsuits are cleared. November 29, 6:07 a.m. PST Government says yes, then no to Swisscom expansion Maybe it's time the Swiss government and its majority-owned telephone company, Swisscom, sit down and discuss what each expects from the other. November 28, 6:32 a.m. PST AOL eyes Web video market with publishing partnership America Online (AOL) struck a deal with a fledgling online video distribution system developer, Brightcove, that will bring Brightcove's video self-publishing system to AOL.com sometime next year, the companies announced Tuesday. November 22, 8:54 a.m. PST Wall Street Beat Dell lived down to its gloomy financial forecast from last week when it released its third-quarter earnings on Thursday, showing lower earnings than in last year's third quarter and revenue that is growing, but not as quickly as previously projected. Dell missed its revenue target for the second straight quarter. The company, once adored by Wall Street, is struggling with intense competition and with product-quality problems. November 11, 4:12 a.m. PST U.S. mobile lifts Deutsche Telekom Q3 results Deutsche Telekom, Europe's largest telecommunications service provider, reported Wednesday an increase in third-quarter earnings and sales due largely to the strong performance of its U.S. mobile phone unit. November 9, 5:55 a.m. PST Nortel earnings hit by restructuring Nortel Networks reported Wednesday an increase in revenue for the third quarter but an overall loss, citing restructuring costs and a penalty stemming from a refiling of the company's tax returns. November 2, 7:59 a.m. PST Steve Case resigns from Time Warner board America Online (AOL) co-founder Steve Case resigned from Time Warner's board of directors on Monday, another step in the symbolic dismantling of a merger that's regarded as one of the biggest debacles of the dot-com era. October 31, 9:07 a.m. PST Verizon revenue up, income flat Verizon Communications Inc. reported Thursday net income of US$1.9 billion for the third quarter of 2005, with income essentially flat from the third quarter of 2004. October 27, 5:42 a.m. PDT BellSouth: Carriers are 'first responders' Carriers need to be given higher priority in disasters because telecommunications infrastructure is so critical to recovery efforts, a high-ranking BellSouth executive said Monday. October 25, 9:02 a.m. PDT Cisco expands carrier Ethernet lineup Cisco Systems is getting ready to sell more gear into the burgeoning market for Ethernet services from carriers, preparing to introduce new switches and hardware modules at the Telecom 05 show in Las Vegas this week. October 25, 4:29 a.m. PDT > Applications > Platforms > Telecom |
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