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Uruguay’s Antel hoping to connect 80k homes with fibre by year-end

The network will offer 10Gbps over DWDM

Uruguay’s state-owned telecoms operator Antel is aiming to connect 80,000 homes with Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) by the end of this year, according to BNamericas, quoting the telco’s convergence services manager Humberto Roca

Convergence is here, cost efficiency is next

Convergence is here, cost efficiency is next

As mobile data usage continues to skyrocket, the challenge going forward is to sustain this stellar growth in a cost effective manner.

Ericsson CTO to head up IP business

Ericsson management reshuffle continues

The executive reshuffle continued at Swedish vendor Ericsson on Thursday, with incoming CEO Hans Vestberg nominating CTO Håkan Eriksson as head Ericsson in Silicon Valley, the centre of the company’s important IP business.

Alcatel-Lucent teams up with HP

Alcatel-Lucent teams up with HP

IT giant HP has struck a deal with mega vendor Alcatel-Lucent that will see a merger of products offerings pitched at service providers and enterprises.

Telefonica merges German fixed and mobile operations

Telefonica merges German operations

Pan-European carrier Telefonica has announced plans to merge its German fixed and mobile operations under the single brand of Telefonica O2 Germany.

2005

2005

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