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LION2 Indian Ocean submarine cable now in service

Published on April 12, 2012 By Don

The Lower Indian Ocean Network 2 (LION2) undersea fiber-optic cable system is now in service, according to France Telecom-Orange. LION2 adds Kenya to the LION network.

TDS Telecom bets on broadband, video drive up Q4 2011 revenue

Published on February 24, 2012 By Don

Buoyed by strong gains in consumer triple play and managed business services, TDS Telecom’s operating revenues increased 4 percent to $206.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2011.
TDS Telecom’s parent company Telephone and Data Systems (NYSE: TDS) …

Jersey Telecom connects customers in FTTH trial

Published on February 14, 2012 By Don

Jersey Telecom (JT) says it has begun delivering services to customers as part of an FTTH trial. The carrier has connected 24 homes so far, with a goad of approximately 500 connections over “the next couple of weeks.”

Qtel Fibre brings FTTH Internet to Qatar

Published on January 24, 2012 By Don

Telecom service provider Qtel has launched commercial services on Qtel Fibre, bringing FTTH connections to residential customers. After months of installation and development, the service is now live for customers in Qtel Fibre zones, with work ongoing…

France Telecom-Orange, SFR reach rural FTTH agreement

Published on November 15, 2011 By Don

France Telecom-Orange says it has signed an agreement with fellow French service provider SFR to spur deployment of fiber to the home (FTTH) outside of very densely populated areas of France.

France Telecom to officially turn Orange next summer

Published on September 19, 2011 By Don

France Telecom (NYSE: FTE) as a corporate brand may soon be no more as France’s incumbent telco may change the name completely to Orange as early as the summer of 2012.
Citing an internal memo, a La Tribune report revealed that France Telecom intends t…

France Telecom considers developing relationship with Google

Published on June 1, 2011 By Don

France Telecom’s (NYSE: FTE) partnership discussion with Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) reflects the French incumbent’s move to think outside of the telecom growth box.
Coming on the heels of its plan to increase network spending and achieve stable growth throu…

TIA 2011: Juniper’s Nagesh: Operators must become innovators

Published on May 18, 2011 By Don

In a keynote discussion this morning with the head of Google’s fiber communities project: an exploration of what comes next for telecom carriers and rivals

Windstream expands data center presence in Charlotte, NC

Published on April 29, 2011 By Don

Windstream’s (Nasdaq: WIN) new subsidiary Windstream Hosted Solutions is opening a third data center in Charlotte, N.C. to target new colocation and managed cloud services opportunities.
Although it can’t reveal the exact address of the new center due …

Citrix controller bridges telecom clouds, enterprise networks

Published on April 19, 2011 By Don

Improvements will help networks and applications run better through acceleration and availability