http://en.redtram.com/ dmeurope.com Copyright (c) 2009 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:13:19 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 140826 | Telecom Italia introduces multimedia broadband device http://en.redtram.com/go/236301642/top100/ 236301642 Telecompaper) Telecom Italia (TI) has launched an all-in-one multimedia broadband device. Dubbed 'CuboVision,', it provides home TV access to digital terrestrial TV channels, web TV and pay-per-view films and allows users to organise personal content such as photos, videos and Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:52:13 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236301642/top100/ 140826 | India adds 11.08 mln GSM subscribers in November http://en.redtram.com/go/236301631/top100/ 236301631 Telecompaper) India ended November with 366.77 million GSM mobile subscribers, up from 355.69 million in October, according to figures from the industry association COAI. In total, India's GSM mobile subscribers grew by 11.08 million. Bharti Airtel remained market leader with Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:52:01 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236301631/top100/ 140826 | Huawei powers China Unicom's femtocell service http://en.redtram.com/go/236301621/top100/ 236301621 Telecompaper) China Unicom has selected Huawei's femtocell product for its "3G Inn" service that allows subscribers to enjoy an enhanced indoors 3G experience, with faster internet download speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps. Huawei's femtocell product is a portable wireless Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:51:44 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236301621/top100/ 140826 | Bharti to buy 70% stake in Warid - regulator http://en.redtram.com/go/236301613/top100/ 236301613 Telecompaper) Indian mobile operator Bharti Airtel has sought the regulator's approval to buy a 70 percent stake in Bangladeshi mobile operator Warid, Zia Ahmed, chairman of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission told the Daily Star. The value of the contract Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:51:31 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236301613/top100/ 140826 | Yota starts mobile Wimax trial in Nicaragua http://en.redtram.com/go/236301607/top100/ 236301607 Telecompaper) Yota de Nicaragua, the local subsidiary of Russian state-owned corporation Rostejnologuii, has completed its Wimax network deployment. Yota, in partnership with Samsung Electronics, has also rolled out a mobile Wimax pilot in the Nicaraguan capital of Managua. The operator Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:51:22 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236301607/top100/ 140826 | CMT fines Telefonica for delaying naked ADSL access http://en.redtram.com/go/236301597/top100/ 236301597 Telecompaper) Spanish telecommunications regulator CMT has fined incumbent operator Telefonica for delaying the provision of naked ADSL wholesale services. The fine reaches EUR 11 million. CMT set regulations for naked DSL wholesale access in March 2008. The regulator granted Telefonica Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:51:03 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236301597/top100/ 140826 | MTS sees Moscow mobile internet revenues at RUB 25-30 bln http://en.redtram.com/go/236301589/top100/ 236301589 Telecompaper) Russian mobile operator MTS confirmed it received a licence for outdoor 3G services in Moscow, allowing almost 800 base stations. Coverage will initially focus on the city centre, business districts and key transport hubs. The company already provides indoor Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:50:53 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236301589/top100/ 140826 | Gartner forecasts flat mobile device sales in 2009 http://en.redtram.com/go/236283110/top100/ 236283110 Telecompaper) Stronger than expected sales in Western Europe and an acceleration in the grey market in the third quarter of this year will drive worldwide mobile device sales to end users to 1.214 billion units, a 0.67 percent decline from Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:22:51 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236283110/top100/ 140826 | China halts domain names registration for individuals http://en.redtram.com/go/236283101/top100/ 236283101 Telecompaper) Chinese individuals have been banned from registering personal domain names and those who already have personal websites could lose them, according to the South China Morning Post citing a Chinese government regulation which recently came into effect. The regulation Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:22:33 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236283101/top100/ 140826 | Australian govt unveils internet filter plans http://en.redtram.com/go/236283094/top100/ 236283094 Telecompaper) The Australian government has introduced its new cyber-safety measures. The measures include introduction of mandatory ISP-level filtering of refused classification-rated content. It also includes a grants programme to encourage the introduction of optional filtering by ISPs, to block additional Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:22:08 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236283094/top100/ 140826 | France Telecom staff survey confirms social tension http://en.redtram.com/go/236283087/top100/ 236283087 Telecompaper) France Telecom has received the first conclusions of a questionnaire on working conditions sent by consultants Technologia to the group's 102,000 customers in France. The procedure was put in place after the company experienced 32 staff suicides in two Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:21:53 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236283087/top100/ 140826 | KPN targets 1.2 mln FTTH connections by 2012 http://en.redtram.com/go/236283079/top100/ 236283079 Telecompaper) Dutch operator KPN wants to roll fibre out in the coming years. The operator expects the number of housholds that can be connected to FTTH to rise to 1.1-1.3 million in 2012 from 460,000 at the end of the Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:21:37 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236283079/top100/ 140826 | France to invest EUR 4.5 billion in digital economy http://en.redtram.com/go/236283068/top100/ 236283068 Telecompaper) French president Nicolas Sarkozy has announced that the government will invest EUR 4.5 billion to support the rollout of very high-speed broadband and the development of innovative services as part of a EUR 35 billion bond issue known as Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:21:02 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236283068/top100/ 140826 | Samsung Electronics names Choi as new CEO http://en.redtram.com/go/236283060/top100/ 236283060 Telecompaper) Samsung Electronics named Geesung Choi as its new CEO and Jay E. Lee as COO. Choi has previously been responsible for Samsung's consumer electronics business and the mobile phone division, while Lee is the son of former Samsung chairman Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:20:44 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236283060/top100/ 140826 | Verizon Wireless launches Network Extender http://en.redtram.com/go/236283052/top100/ 236283052 Telecompaper) Verizon Wireless has launched the Network Extender device. The Network Extender routes Verizon calls through a home broadband internet connection, improving indoor coverage in an area of up to 5,000 square feet. The Extender can also provide improved network Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:20:26 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236283052/top100/ 140826 | Widevine gets new capital investors http://en.redtram.com/go/236283049/top100/ 236283049 Telecompaper) Liberty Global, Samsung Ventures and another strategic investor have become shareholders in video content protection specialist Widevine. This has lead to a capital increase of USD 15 million for Widevine. Widevine provides a software platform that optimises entertainment content Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:19:35 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236283049/top100/ 140826 | RCom plans to sell Flag, US unit for USD 3 bln - report http://en.redtram.com/go/236283041/top100/ 236283041 Telecompaper) Indian operator Reliance Communications is looking to sell its undersea fibre-optic network and US network businesses, hoping to raise around USD 3 billion in cash, reports Reuters citing three sources close to the development. Reliance acquired the "Fibre-optic Loop Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:19:18 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236283041/top100/ 140826 | AOL may sell ICQ to Digital Sky Technologies - report http://en.redtram.com/go/236252833/top100/ 236252833 Telecompaper) AOL is in talks to sell its ICQ instant-messaging service to Russian internet-investment group Digital Sky Technologies, the Wall Street Journal reports citing people familiar with the matter. Discussions between AOL and Facebook investor DST are still in the Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:03:21 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236252833/top100/ 140826 | Orange inaugurates LION undersea cable http://en.redtram.com/go/236252822/top100/ 236252822 Telecompaper) Orange has officially inaugurated the LION (Lower Indian Ocean Network) cable in Reunion. The 1,000 km fibre optic cable connecting Madagascar, Reunion and Mauritius was lit on Reunion on 16 November. France Telecom, Orange Madagascar and Mauritius Telecom financed Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:03:04 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236252822/top100/ 140826 | Google employees test new mobile phone http://en.redtram.com/go/236252814/top100/ 236252814 Telecompaper) Google confirmed in a blog that it was testing a new concept mobile phone, writing that it was "dogfooding" the devices, an expression that comes from the idea that companies should eat their own dog food, or use their Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:02:52 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236252814/top100/