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Colt picks up Tibco for cloud services

Real-time deployment and management for high performance apps

Nokia Siemens Networks opens new R&D centre in India

To develop, test and deliver software to support telecoms networks

Gulf Bridge International signs submarine cable deal with Vodafone Qatar

New cable system to connect all the countries of the Gulf region

BT expands One Source for Polycom Immersive

Combines Polycom’s immersive high-definition systems with BT's management services and automation

Global fibre broadband subscribers to reach 106 million in 2014, says ABI Research

Asia-Pacific region has the highest fibre broadband penetration

Huawei launches 300mm-depth 20G/40G metro services platform

Claims to enable IP intelligence on metro network edge and drive convergence

Interphase, Aricent collaborate with Mindspeed to create 4G basestation platforms

Claims to offer LTE eNodeB offering in AdvancedMC form factor

ICM speeds disaster recovery with new BT voice and data deal

BT to provide data switches for voice calls between sites and Avaya aura communication manager

AT&T, Sling Media team up on SlingPlayer mobile app for 3G network

Mobile app optimised to conserve wireless spectrum

Pepsico taps Cisco, BT for telepresence

Plans to deploy telepresence systems across its major offices globally

Actix to provide Centralised LTE SON System to NEC

To support LTE self-planning, self-optimisation and self-healing of the LTE radio access network

Comments & Opinion

London 2012 IT: No Second Chances

15,000 athletes, 22,000 journalists, 70,000 volunteers and 94 Olympic venues. 3,500 technology specialists, 8,000 computers, a fixed deadline and the world watching. What could possibly go wrong? Jason Stamper reports.

FSA could extend voice recording requirements to mobile calls

Adding to its existing requirement that companies under its jurisdiction record wireline voice calls made by their employees, the UK Financial Services Authority is to consider the possibility of extending its condition to include mobile calls. Datamonitor believes that this will prompt vendors to come to market with technology for this purpose, adding to Obsidian/Open-Tec's existing offering.

TomTom: tracking fuel prices

TomTom has released a new sat nav system that tracks petrol and diesel prices in 12,000 fuel stations across the UK and allows users to compare fuel prices in their current location. The new technology is likely to increase competition between neighboring fuel retailers, but will also offer up a number of marketing opportunities that fuel retailers should not ignore.

Enterprise content management helps communications sector to survive lean IT budgets

Although communications service providers are faced with shrinking or flat IT budgets, their core product is becoming a commodity. They have responded with new business strategies, products and partnerships. However, many providers have implemented on an ad hoc basis, rather than establish a comprehensive enterprise content management strategy, thus crippling their cost effectiveness.

BlackBerry Storm touch-screen phone to boost RIM's SME market share

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion has announced its first touch-screen smartphone: a 3G device called Storm, which will launch in November 2008 across the US and Europe. The phone is aimed at the consumer sector, but Datamonitor believes that it holds particular appeal for the small and medium enterprise market and will boost Research in Motion's market share in this area.

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