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September 3, 2010

Cliffhanger poll fractures NBN consensus

Filed under: AnalystWire,Australia,Australia NBN,Fixed Access,NBN,Operator Services,Optical Networks,Satellite,Wireless Access,wireless broadband — fmmonteverde @ 8:03 am

Ovum On 21 August 2010, Australia went to the polls to elect a national government.

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THE WRAP: Web TV war breaks out, Singapore’s NBN

Filed under: Apple,Blackberry,Daily News,Dell,Equinix,Fixed Access,Google,HP,India,Mobile Apps and Content,NBN,Operator Services,RIM,Singapore,Skype,Sony Ericsson,The Wrap,Wireless Access — fmmonteverde @ 6:08 am

This week internet titans prepped for the web TV wars, as Singapore’s next-gen fiber network cranked into life.
 
Apple slashed the price of its Apple TV hard-drive and announced 99-cent downloads for TV shows.

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Sony takes on Apple with video, music services

Filed under: Apple,Daily News,Entertainment,Europe,IPTV and Video on Demand,Internet TV,Mobile Apps and Content,Music Unlimited,Online entertainment,Operator Services,Sony,VoD,cloud computing,iTunes,mobile phones — fmmonteverde @ 6:07 am

Sony is making a play for a slice of the online entertainment market with new TV and music offerings designed to trump the best that Apple has to offer.
 
The consumer electronics giant promised its new video on demand service would deliver “hundreds of box office hits” from big-name studios, and said its

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FASTTAKES: DoT, HP, Telkom, BT, Vimpelcom, AlcaLu

Filed under: 3Par,Alcatel-Lucent,Daily News,Dell,Earnings,Fixed Access,HP,Mobile Apps and Content,Operator Services,Telkom,VimpelCom,Wireless Access — fmmonteverde @ 6:00 am

India’s DoT has begun allocating 3G spectrum to the seven winners of May’s 3G auctions. It requires operators to cover at least 90% of metro circles, and 50% of most of the other circles.

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September 2, 2010

India tells Google, Skype to open up servers

Filed under: Daily News,Fixed Access,Google,India,Network management,Operator Services,Public,RIM,Regulation,Skype,Telecom Network Security,VoIP in Service Provider Networks,security — fmmonteverde @ 7:05 am

India has expanded its drive to bring foreign-operated data services under state security surveillance.
 
After forcing RIM to offer a technical fix to allow security agencies to read encrypted BlackBerry data, Home Secretary G.K.

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Gartner warns of lower PC, chip sales

Filed under: Business and managed services,Daily News,Forecast,Gartner,Intel,Mobile Apps and Content,Operator Services,PC,Public,Research Notes,mobile phones — fmmonteverde @ 7:03 am

In another sign of slowing global demand, Gartner has cut its global PC outlook and warns of likely lower chip sales.
 
The research firm trimmed its PC outlook by two percentage points for the second half on lower consumer demand in the US and Western Europe, and

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FASTTAKES: TelstraClear, Google, Bharti, Nokia, Cisco, Motorola

Filed under: Android,Bharti,Cisco,Daily News,Fixed Access,Google,IPV6,India,Itron,Mobile Apps and Content,Motorola,Nokia,Operator Services,Public,TelstraClear,Wireless Access,WorldXchange — fmmonteverde @ 7:00 am

TelstraClear and WorldxChange have forged what they say is the first full VoIP interconnection service agreement involving a Tier 1 carrier.

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Four content strategies shaping up for CSPs

Filed under: AnalystWire,Business and managed services,CDN,Content strategy,DBMS,Fixed Access,Fixed Broadband,Mobile broadband,OTT,Operator Services,Public,Wireless Access,cloud computing — fmmonteverde @ 6:59 am

Network operators have learned that services targeting plain "Internet access" as their goal have little chance of earning a durable return on infrastructure investment.
 
Over the top (OTT) players like Google, Facebook, Yahoo, Twitter, YouTube and Hulu have

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Amazon joins online TV craze

Filed under: Amazon,Apple,Blogs,Fixed Access,Fixed Broadband,Google,Hulu,IPTV and Video on Demand,Internet TV,Operator Services,Public — fmmonteverde @ 6:53 am

Online retailer Amazon has become the latest to jump on the online TV bandwagon.
 
It has been pitching its planned subscription service to major media companies including NBC Universal, Time Warner and News Corp, the Wall Street Journal reports.

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September 1, 2010

Singapore NBN sparks ISP competition

Filed under: Business and managed services,Daily News,Fixed Access,Fixed Broadband,LGA Telecom,M1,NBN,Nucleus Connect,Operator Services,Optical Networks,Public,SingTel,Singapore,Singapore-NBN,StarHub,SuperInternet — fmmonteverde @ 8:08 am

Singapore’s state-funded next-gen broadband network began commercial operations yesterday, with two new ISPs joining the market.
 
The NBN wholesaler, Nucleus Connect, announced the commercial launch of the network yesterday with five retail customers – M1, SingTel and StarHub an

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