Telecom
Susanne Ruoff to head BT’s Swiss operations
BT has appointed Susanne Ruoff as Chief Executive Officer of BT Switzerland. She will join BT on 1 April 2009. In her new role, Ruoff will be in charge of BT’s operations in Switzerland, serving the needs of multinational companies and organisations headquartered in the country. BT has been present on the Swiss market since [...]
Syniverse to provide mobile number portability in India
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in India has selected Syniverse Technologies, a provider of business and technology solutions, as one of two companies that will implement mobile number portability (MNP) services in the country. Syniverse was awarded a letter of intent to provide India’s telecommunications operators with number portability clearing house and centralised database solutions for [...]
Telesphere introduces Hosted Call Recording service
Telesphere, a US-based business phone and internet services provider, has announced a new Hosted Call Recording service to its Telesphere Anywhere customers. The offering gives Telesphere customers the ability to digitally record and store calls in a standard M3U/MP3 format. The Hosted Call Recording will give customers the ability to record calls made to their [...]
Speakeasy launches direct SIP for Integrated Voice
Speakeasy, a Seattle-based broadband voice (VoIP), data and IT service provider, has expanded its SIP IP voice and data integration capability as part of its ‘Integrated Voice’ service. Speakeasy can now provide combined voice and data service over direct SIP trunks (Session Initiation Protocol), in addition to its existing service over analog and digital lines. [...]
Ericsson to help BSNL roll out 3G services in India
Ericsson is using its WCDMA/HSPA technology to help BSNL, a telecom operator in India, to launch 3G services across 11 cities in the country. The commercial launch of the 3G services in India is expected to allow consumers to experience improved communications including rich voice, video and data services. As part of its roll-out strategy, [...]
Telecom NZ set to launch new mobile network
New Zealand-based Telecom NZ is all set to launch its nationwide 3G WCDMA 850MHz (W850) mobile network by June. To this effect, the company has chosen Alcatel-Lucent as technology partner. With the launch of the new network, Telecom hopes to take improve speed and performance by providing a pathway to Long Term Evolution or LTE [...]
Ericsson to help Telecom Italia up broadband speed
Ericsson and Telecom Italia have initiated deployment of mobile network technology of 28 Mbps speeds. The deployment will include Multiple Input and Multiple Output (MIMO) technology. Milan will be the first town to enjoy speeds up to 28 Mbps in download and 5.8 Mbps in upload. Tests in Telecom Italia’s mobile network will start early [...]
Dialog to deploy solar, wind-powered BS in Lanka
The GSMA is working with Dialog Telekom to deploy ten solar and wind-powered base stations in Sri Lanka as part of its Green Power for Mobile programme. The trial, which will deploy five off-grid and five on-grid base stations, has seen two sites go live this month and a further eight sites will go live [...]
Ericsson, Zain build green-powered site in Kenya
Ericsson and pan-African operator Zain have built a green-powered site in a remote village in northeastern Kenya, as part of the Millennium Villages project. With the affordable mobile communication the site provides, the villagers of Dertu can make calls, access health services and education, Ericsson informed. Using a combination of wind and solar power addresses [...]
SES New Skies’ NSS-9 satellite launched
SES New Skies, an SES company, has announced that the NSS-9 satellite successfully roared into space onboard an Ariane 5 ECA booster from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on 12 February at 7:09 pm local time (10:09 pm GMT). Approximately 32 minutes after lift-off the spacecraft separated from the Ariane 5 upper stage [...]
