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BSNL Launches Fully Loaded GSM Prepaid Pack In Tamilnadu
India’s National Telecom backbone and State-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has enthralled its prospective GSM service subscribers in Tamilnadu circles by launching fully… ] Related Topics: India, Info, LEC, OSP, prepaid, telecom »
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Upgrades Technology to Increase Health Care Efficiency, Thanks to $500,000 Verizon Grant
MISSION HILLS, Calif. – Providence Holy Cross Medical Center has embarked on a technology upgrade, funded by a $500,000 grant from Verizon, that will improve the hospital’s efficiency, increase accuracy of patient records, and initiate health care outreach for uninsured Californians. Related Topics: California, OSP, Verizon »
Fitch sees Weak Prospects for U.S. Cable and Telecoms Companies in 2010
Research Recap submits: Fitch Ratings expects that many of the competitive and economic pressures of 2009 will remain for U.S. telecommunications and cable operators in 2010: Competitive overlap of services is ever-growing for this sector and will continue to materially affect companies’ near-term results and long-term prospects. Economic challenges for the sector, particularly related to unemployment... »
Huawei backs Australia’s NBN model
A leading global player in providing high-speed internet systems has backed the Rudd government’s plan for an open-access national broadband network. The company that will build and operate the $43 billion network — NBN Co — is expected to announce early next month a shortlist of prospective partners to join the project. To read this report... »
Verizon Business Joins NORAD to Track Santa’s Sleigh
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Where in the world is Santa Claus? That’s a question millions of children ask on Christmas Eve. On the big night, the answer will be only a toll-free call away. Verizon Business again is teaming with the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) to provide a special free... »
Happy New Year Everybody
From everyone here at The GigaOM Network, wishing you all a very happy and prosperous 2010. Related Topics: LEC, OSP, telecom »
PTCL Win Special International Recognition Award
On the occasion of 27th International Telecom Management Information Platform (TEMIP) User Group Conference held at Hamburg, Germany PTCL Network Operations Centre (NOC) team has been honored with ‘Special International Recognition Award’ on displaying exemplary expertise acquisition for extensive utilization/ customization of product features in an exceptionally short time span. Muhammad Nasrullah, CTO, PTCL receiving... »
Happy New Year 2010
On the eve of auspicious occasion of this new year I hope that all you people out there will find the new year more rewarding and brings more feathers in your cap of achievement. I pray almighty to convert this year into most memorable ones. Lets there be a year in the sojourn of... »
Economic Lessons from 2009
The Roman god Janus looks both ahead and behind at the same time. With his namesake month January days away, now’s a good time to look at a few things income investors learned in 2009, and what they portend for the year ahead. Without a doubt, the best news about 2009 was that income investments... »
PTA Quality of Service (QoS) Parameters for Improving Fixed Broadband and Cellular Data Services
Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) has formulated two sets of Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) to improve and monitor the Quality of Service (QoS) of “Fixed Broadband” and “GPRS/EDGE” networks. The objective of introducing these KPIs is to create transparency and set monitor-able standards in fixed broadband and GPRS/EDGE services hence ensuring consumers’ satisfaction. Extensive consultations with... »
Smartphones to Go All ‘Star Wars’ On Us?
Everybody’s hedging their bets on what will happen with the smartphone sector in 2010. And, not surprisingly, the blogosphere is rife with talk of a Google Phone, the Palm Pixi (considered a “budget” device for a cash-strapped world), and new designs from Sony Ericsson.But among the most interesting forecasts we’ve …(153 words) Related Topics: Google,... »
Smartphones to Go All ‘Star Wars’ On Us?
Everybody’s hedging their bets on what will happen with the smartphone sector in 2010. And, not surprisingly, the blogosphere is rife with talk of a Google Phone, the Palm Pixi (considered a “budget” device for a cash-strapped world), and new designs from Sony Ericsson.But among the most interesting forecasts we’ve …(153 words) ... »
Help Us Help UCSF Heart & Vascular Center
It was two years ago that I had a heart attack, an event that changed my life. Had it not been for the timely intervention of some friends and some amazing medical professionals including my cardiologist, J. Eduardo Rame (who has since moved to U. Penn) at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)... »
Deutsche Telekom CEO plans further partnerships
Deutsche Telekom is planning further partnerships and investments under a new strategy to address the growing convergence between TV, the Internet and mobile networks, its chief executive told a German magazine. “The new ‘Strategie 2.0′ will, above all, highlight more strongly our growth prospects with regard to internet services,” Rene Obermann told Der Spiegel. “In... »
Mobilink Salutes Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah
“My message to you all is of hope, courage and confidence. Let us mobilize all our resources in a systematic and organized way and tackle the grave issues that confront us with grim determination and discipline worthy of a great nation.” Message to the Nation October 24, 1947. These are the golden words from Father... »
NAVTEC To Launch Technical Courses From 11th January, 2010
National Vocational and Technical Education Commission (NAVTEC) has planned to launch new technical courses in 23 useful disciplines from next month. The courses would be organized in collaboration with three leading institutes Construction Technology Training Institute,National Institute of Electronics Ministry of Science & Technology and Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital to train youth. The courses to... »
Airvana’s Peculiar Acquisition Announcement
What should we make of Airvana’s (AIRV) announcement that a private equity group is buying the company for $530 million, or $7.65 a share in cash? With $205 million in cash and equivalents as of September, plus almost $40 million collected subsequently from Ericsson, Airvana has more cash than it needs, so this isn’t... »
Former Exec: Nortel, Protect My Money from Lawsuits
A former Nortel Networks executive wants the company to pay him up to $1 billion to cover any damages he might have to pay out in class-action lawsuits.John Roth left with $130 million a few years ago, after leading the company in some of its most prosperous times in the …(152 words) ... »
8 Years Later, the Blogging Goes On
It’s now been eight years since I wrote the first post on the blog version of GigaOM. Up until Dec. 13, 2001, GigaOM was nothing more than a repository for my previously published articles and résumé. But with a little help from Ben Trott, co-creator of Movable Type (and co-founder of Six Apart), I... »
Verizon Business Joins NORAD to Track Santa’s Sleigh
Where in the world is Santa Claus? That’s a question millions of children ask on Christmas Eve. On the big night, the answer will be only a toll-free call away. Verizon Business again is teaming with the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) to provide a special free hotline for …(260 words) ... »
Google CEO Gets a Twitter Handle on @ericschmidt
Image by Flickr user Charles Haynes The blogosphere yesterday was abuzz that Google CEO Eric Schmidt had started tweeting. He posted a tweet promoting his op-ed in The Wall Street Journal and an appearance on CNN’s GPS using his Twitter handle @eschmidt0. Apparently, the guys from Twitter noticed and gave him his real ID. This morning... »
Jeff Bezos on Kindle & e-Books
Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos in an interview with The New York Times talks about the future of e-readers and the Kindle. Bezos thinks it won’t be long before Amazon is “selling more electronic books than we are physical books.” Here are some key points from the interview : If a book is available on Kindle,... »
Fitch Sees Tough Times for Cable, Telecom Companies Continuing into 2010
Research Recap submits: As Comcast and GE wrap up their deal for Comcast to acquire NBC Universal, Fitch Ratings has a timely report on the cable and telecom industry: “Fitch Ratings expects that many of the competitive and economic pressures of 2009 will remain for U.S. telecommunications and cable operators in 2010. Competitive overlap of... »
Will a Black Eye from Consumer Reports Hurt AT&T, iPhone?
Larry Dignan (ZDNet) submits: The blogosphere lit up Tuesdaywhen news of Consumer Reports’ cell phone satisfaction survey hit the Internet and AT&T (T) – and, indirectly, Apple (AAPL) – received the blackest of black eyes by the magazine. It wasn’t enough that Consumer Reports ranked AT&T dead last with an overall ranking of “poor” for... »
Digium|Asterisk World Expands At ITEXPO
TMC and Digium announced that all exhibit space sold out at their expanded Digium|Asterisk World, scheduled to take place Jan. 20-22, 2010 as part of ITEXPO East in Miami, Florida. Recently, TMC was forced to expand the Digium|Asterisk World exhibit showcase since all 16 spaces originally allocated had been sold. There are... »
App Developers Not Happy With Android
IMPORTANT POINTS The design of the Android Marketplace makes it difficult for apps to be noticed. The number of app downloads is small. Developers are worried about the fragmentation of the Android market place. With dozens of Android-based smartphones likely to be sold by global brands such as Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Dell and Motorola, it’s no surprise that... »
Norwest Closes $1.2 Billion Venture Fund
Norwest Venture Partners (NVP), one of the most respected funds in Silicon Valley, says that it has closed NVP XI, a $1.2 Billion fund that would invest in diverse sectors and geographies. NVP, which recently recorded a major hit with the $405 million sale of video-conferencing equipment maker LifeSize, is one of the few... »
Skype’s Legal Drama Ends: It’s Time to Start Innovating
Sam Diaz submits: The on-going legal drama that has left a dark cloud over online voice and video communications company Skype has finally been settled. In the end, the co-founders get a 14 percent ownership of a new Skype, eBay (EBAY) maintains a 30 percent stake in the new company and consortium of private... »
The French Issue
Image via Wikipedia I know this post will upset many of my French readers and maybe some of my French friends, but I wanted to share this point of view in order to better understand if I’m doing something wrong. The “issue” is this one: anytime, I repeat, ANYTIME my company deals with a French prospect,... »
Skype’s Legal Drama Ends: Its Time to start Innovating
Sam Diaz submits: The on-going legal drama that has left a dark cloud over online voice and video communications company Skype has finally been settled. In the end, the co-founders get a 14 percent ownership of a new Skype, eBay (EBAY) maintains a 30 percent stake in the new company and consortium of private... »