To boost its revenues and penetration of enterprise accounts, Global Crossing has formally extended its channel programme to Europe. A good move, but the short-term uptake will be heavily ...

Having promised it for some time, Level 3 International has formally launched its channel partner programme in Europe. Good news for the company, but it will take time to build ...

BT Germany has launched a wholesale DSL service based on DTAG's "ISP Gate' Interconnection Platform. While the move allows BT to address some new customer segments, it will have a ...

Elisa signs an agreement with Fujitsu to take the lead in the Finnish ICT space. While the initiative will improve Elisa's value proposition, the partnership will fully materialise during ...

T-Mobile UK is set to cash-in on the launch of easyMobile by signing a wholesale airtime agreement with TDC for the launch of new no-frills mobile services in March 2005. ...

Orange France has launched a consumer Talk Now service with more handsets and bundled tariffs, including a pre-pay top up option. Enterprises may prefer this proposition to Orange Talk Now ...

Alcatel's outright acquisition of an existing software partner does little to change the competitive dynamics in the European enterprise telephony market. Integration of the Right Vision Internet services with OmniPCX ...

Entone and Latens look to extend encryption protection to on-demand content and content rights by integrating Latens' VEE and content and revenue protection systems with Entone's VoD server technology, but ...

BT embarks on an enterprise-oriented MVNO course with Vodafone - no surprise there. Developing a convergence play is key to BT's 21 Century Network vision, but the British incumbent ...

The National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism has introduced the Terrorist Knowledge Base. Designed to be a one-stop shop for information on terrorism, the database could prove to ...

BT embarks on an enterprise-oriented MVNO course with Vodafone - no surprise there. Developing a convergence play is key to BT's 21 Century Network vision, but the British incumbent ...

France Telecom announces up to 8 Mbps ADSL for EUR 29.90 for the first six months and EUR 39.90 thereafter. Owning the largest xDSL footprint is a key strength, but ...

Interxion continues with its "bigger is better' approach to co-location, and with expansion planned in several regional markets in 2005, the company is projecting a picture of corporate health, stability ...

Entrust, which is best known as an identity management vendor, is also becoming a considerable player in the secure messaging market. The company deserves more attention from both end users ...

COLT Germany has introduced a range of data back-up and storage solutions, together with Mount10 to improve its business continuity offering and support compliance with new regulations. This is a ...

City operator M''net has introduced a new DSL promotion, with some options for voice services, across the Munich region until the end of the year. Yet, the offer is ...

TelcoTV conference, touting the usual support for HDTV over ADSL2+ and FTTx access systems, but a customer endorsement was noticeably lacking. ...

Nortel introduces the OME 1000 Series. The use of standards-based IEEE 802.3ah EFM procedures makes the product carrier-grade, but it lacks TDM interfaces, missing a requirement for the majority ...

T-Mobile wins the prize for launching the first PoC service in Germany and gets put back into the draw for tariff innovation. This is a surprise from T-Mobile, since ...

Verizon Wireless launches Ringback Tones, letting customers choose a tune for callers to hear before answering the phone. Riding on the success of ringtone downloads, Ringback Tones should prove a ...