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For telecom, it's all about IP
At the first meeting of the FCC's Technology Transitions Policy Taskforce on March 18, the workshop will consider various topics around the final transition to IP. One suggestion that has received considerable support is that the process should protect consumers by including a few pilot trials to ensure that any issues that surface do so within a limited and safe environment.
DT CEO Obermann to take over at cable company Ziggo
Deutsche Telekom CEO René Obermann shook the industry by announcing he will join Dutch cable operator Ziggo as its CEO starting next year.
Sidera to supply managed 100G wavelength service to MetroCast
Sidera Networks announced Tuesday that MetroCast, one of its regional cable operator customers, has upgraded its 10G connections to 100G wavelengths to deal with its growing consumer and business service customer traffic.
Cable in the fourth quarter of 2012
The fourth quarter was brutal for major cable MSOs, which struggled to recover from power outages and network damage sparked by Superstorm Sandy. FierceCable gauges its impact as well as the ongoing battle for pay TV, high-speed Internet and voice subscribers in this regularly updated earnings summary.
Report: Netflix in talks with cable companies
Reuters is reporting that Netflix ( Nasdaq: NFLX ) CEO Reed Hastings has been meeting with executives from cable companies in an effort to have the streaming service added to their channel offerings,
eircom to reach 1 million homes in Ireland with fiber-based broadband by 2015
eircom, Ireland's incumbent service provider, is so bullish about the country's Fiber to the Cabinet (FTTC) and Fiber to the Premises (FTTP) opportunities that it's set an aggressive plan to roll out
Orange Switzerland stalked by potential private equity buyers
The auction for Orange Switzerland is expected to be dominated by bids from private equity firms, according to financial insiders, with Apax Partners, EQT Partners and Providence Equity thought to be
Eircom dedicates $143.3M to build out broadband, IPTV
Eircom, Ireland's incumbent service provider, is so confident about its chances in broadband and IPTV that it has decided to invest €100 million ($143.3 million) to build out a fiber network
Rumour Mill: Deutsche Telekom pushes for Belgacom stake
Deutsche Telekom (DT) is looking to convince the Belgium government to sell part of its majority holding in Belgacom to the German telco, according to the Belgian French-language newspaper Le Soir.
Hawaiian Telcom begins trading on NASDAQ
With their Chapter 11 reorganization behind them, Hawaiian Telcom has begun trading on NASDAQ under the symbol HCOM. Eric K. Yeaman, Hawaiian Telcom's President and CEO, said in a statement, "Trading
