Albacom and Cisco agree to collaborate to deliver pure packet-based business communications. The positive initiative should bolster Albacom's position and contribute to greater momentum for business-class IP services in ...

T-Mobile Deutschland is first-to-market with a live TV streaming service over its GPRS network. The timing here is irrelevant - the important point is T-Mobile Deutschland beat Vodafone D2 ...

Vodafone D2 slaps down its ace and launches the most disruptive international roaming service the market has ever seen. Vodafone World offers unbeatable international tariffs, and competitors can't hold a ...

Telecom Italia will deploy a 640 Kbps entry-level DSL product in the New Year for the same price as its current 256 Kbps entry-level offering. The offensive move will drive ...

TIM's new enterprise-targeted WLAN trial poses more questions than it answers. TIM doesn't have a hotspot network - but Telecom Italia does. ...

T-Mobile Deutschland strikes an agreement with sister fixed-line division T-Com to roll out a joint German network of 5,200 hotspots by the end of 2004. Who'll be first to blow ...

KPN will increase its national ADSL coverage in the Netherlands from 87% to 97% of the country, granting the incumbent even greater access to both direct and indirect broadband customers, ...

Kingston gives go ahead to Marconi SoftSwitch deployment across its national network. While the operator is keeping up, 2004 is shaping up to be an eventful year for the ...

Bluewin has launched a Web-based managed firewall service for its Internet Highway, Broadway and Gateway customers. While the offer is one of the most competitively priced, alternative operators are not ...

An impressive range of new hardware additions, security and software enhancements add further bulk to Avaya's IP telephony portfolio, but despite top-tier technology the company still must prove that it ...

Telenor launches an interesting Video-On-Demand service. While the company is not alone in offering such a service, Telenor has shown itself capable of moving up the value chain. QoS might ...

Claranet France is offering new business DSL subscribers free installation and provisioning up until December 31, 2003. Although not unique, the initiative is attractive as it gives savings of ...

Vodafone Deutschland is first out of the pen with a UMTS trial in Germany. In the absence of sufficient handset supplies, Vodafone Deutschland is starting with an unspectacular version of ...

The UK fixed line incumbent will heavily market an Internet-based voice service primarily to cable customers as a cheaper second-line option. For BT, the beauty of the service is ...

T-Mobile Deutschland's new battery re-charging service is an innovative approach to enterprise-focused value-add. The service provider-agnostic nature of this service will allow the operator to interface with customers of competing ...

ONO receives approval from Retecal's main shareholders for the acquisition of up to 100% of Retecal stock. Providing the acquisition is successful, ONO stands to expand its territorial reach in ...

T-Mobile UK launches Caller Tunes allowing customers to choose a tune for callers to hear before they answer the phone. Offering an additional way to personalise the mobile service, Caller ...

PSINet Europe is partnering with Dutch Web consultancy Lost Boys to offer Web outsourcing and application management solutions, helping to raise the company's profile as a recognised provider of managed ...

T-Com has launched a new 3Mbps ADSL connection for business customers. Having a first-mover advantage, the challenge will be to sell-in services to its business customers and roll out the ...

AT&T has formalized a sales and marketing alliance with Cisco. It looks good on paper and both companies can conceivably benefit. But with similar agreements between Cisco and other service ...