Vodafone Italy is a strong player in the competitive Italian market. Still, the competition is intensifying, which is influencing revenues and forcing price wars that increase churn rates across ...

Nokia's DLSAM shipments and revenues declined in Q2 and Q3 2005, and it is not clear whether two new deals announced in Q4 2005 will do anything to reverse the ...

2005 was a milestone year for Redback Networks, which on the strength of its SmartEdge service gateway platform penetrated over half of the world's top DSL service provider accounts, and ...

E-Plus is offering new subscribers of Free&Easy 150 inclusive minutes for intra-mobile calls and top-up bonuses. The offer is okay, but doesn't match rivals' offers in the prepaid space ...

The Avaya-AT&T alliance provides services that will attract multinational customers in Europe, an important growth region for both companies; however, there is little to differentiate the services from those AT&T ...

Wal-Mart is launching Mango Mobile in its shops with SIM-free devices from Motorola for only EUR 66. When it launches new tariffs to complement the brand, mobile operators will ...

COLT launches off-net Ethernet services in Belgium and the Netherlands, complete with CoS and additional bandwidth options, generating momentum in the growing Ethernet market and signalling competitors that COLT remains ...

Movistar is planning a competitive response to Vodafone Spain's "3G Router' in the coming weeks. New business models for 3G are starting to appear in Spain, both in the home ...

Systinet (soon to be part of Mercury Interactive) finally ships its Systinet 2 platform, previously known as "Blizzard." The company is offering policies around management while relying on third parties ...

TeliaSonera has acquired the number two Danish WiFi operator Yes I Hotspot, adding 180 access points to its HomeRun service, which now has 1,100 Nordic hotspots and no international competition. ...

MessageLabs is delivering on its promises of a stronger compliance and security offering with the MessageLabs Archiving Service, which meets the demands of a regulated business environment growing ever more ...

Tekelec's fixed mobile convergence strategy is wisely just as focused on service convergence - intermingling applications from different service delivery platforms - as it is mobility management. ...

Qwest has introduced IP Solutions, a slimmed down version of its iQ Networking product for the wholesale market, giving Qwest's carrier customers a simple way to add next generation Layer ...

Nortel's SER 5500, formerly the Shasta 5000 BSN, offers a combination of subscriber management, secure network-based IP VPN solutions, and enhanced services to broadband aggregation networks, but it lags behind ...

UTStarcom is providing Verizon Wireless with its third V CAST Music phone, the CDM8945, for $129 after rebate. Unfortunately, the CDM8945 is outclassed by the less expensive Samsung a950, and ...

Sony Ericsson needs the z520a to be a hit, as it replaces the z500a, its only high volume handset in the U.S. market. It trades an EDGE modem for Bluetooth ...

Orange gained a more important role in the UK market as part of France Telecom's restructuring strategy. By proposing a mobile, broadband and multi-play portfolio, Orange distances itself from ...

Kalido continues to accelerate its growth by enabling organizations to refine data warehouses quickly in reaction to changing business models and organizational structures. The company is also seeing success ...

Sybase is leveraging a full middleware suite that is differentiated to links to mobile applications/devices and its development tools. The company is being severely challenged by a consolidation of middleware ...

ARRIS has proven a savvy competitor in the overall cable access space by remaining a notable player within the CMTS segment, maintaining CBR Voice Port leadership, and playing a key ...