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Verizon’s CaaS Among Light Reading Magazine’s 2009 Top Picks

October 29, 2009 Verizon Business News (NYSE:VZ)

BASKING RIDGE, N.J. – Verizon’s Computing as a Service (CaaS) has been selected by Light Reading magazine as one of its 2009 Top Picks in the business services category (fixed or wireless). Light Reading editors chose award winners from around the world after weeks of discussion with readers, analysts and industry sources regarding which communications [...]

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NATO employs PolyCom TelePresence

October 19, 2009 Polycom News (Nasdaq: PLCM)

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) recently deployed immersive telepresence solutions from Polycom, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM) to improve operational efficiency, interagency collaboration and enhance its ability to support out of area operations. “Information flow is vital to fulfilling our goals and mandates, as well as maximizing the productivity and efficiency of personnel and ensuring the [...]

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Telenor, T-Mobile, Vodafone and Tele2 meet to discuss the future of Telecom

October 6, 2009 Telecom Equipment

The European Telecom industry is one of the most competitive in the world. This has been accredited to the affinity between network operators. With a turnover of approximately EURO 290 billion, the industry is constantly growing, but with growth comes new challenges. A recent challenge facing the industry is its high-profile loss against the EU, [...]

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Code of Conduct on Energy Consumption of Broadband Equipment

September 23, 2009 Alcatel-Lucent News ( NYSE: ALU )

Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) has signed the European Union’s Code of Conduct on Energy Consumption of Broadband Equipment. By signing the Code of Conduct, Alcatel-Lucent commits to make all reasonable efforts to abide to the principles described in the Code of Conduct (version 3 ‑ 2008) for the broadband communications equipment it is [...]

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No Money In Voice – Welcome 4G!

August 4, 2009 Carriers

As profits dwindle, telecom giants join forces at the Next Generation Telecom Summit to cash-in on the new 4G world. The last five years has seen unprecedented change in communications. The European consumer has a plethora of handset choices and packages. The average handset has evolved from the humble voice-box, to the total media centre. [...]

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Level 3 Q2 2009 results

July 30, 2009 Level 3 News (Nasdaq: LVLT)

Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: LVLT) reported consolidated revenue of $942 million for the second quarter 2009, compared to consolidated revenue of $1.09 billion for the second quarter 2008. The net loss for the second quarter 2009 was $134 million, or ($0.08) per share, compared to a net loss of $42 million, or ($0.03) per [...]

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Russian Synterra and Verizon Business

July 8, 2009 Verizon Business News (NYSE:VZ)

Synterra, a national telecommunications service provider of the Russian Federation, and U.S.-based Verizon Business  have signed a master services agreement that will provide significant benefits to customers of both companies. The signing occurred in Moscow on Wednesday (July 8th) during the week of the U.S.-Russian Presidential Summit. The joint agreement will allow Synterra customers in [...]

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80 Gbps of Financial trading traffic

June 25, 2009 Level 3 News (Nasdaq: LVLT)

Level3 has completed a fiber optic network between Chicago and New York, the company announced today. a significant service level requirement for financial exchanges and other trading venues. “Level 3 designed the low-latency route to support financial services customers as they continue to face intense competition and pressure to improve transaction cycle time,” said Paul [...]

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Verizon Business Cloud-Based Computing as a Service

June 4, 2009 Verizon Business News (NYSE:VZ)

Verizon Business today introduced the industry’s most comprehensive on-demand, “cloud-based” Computing as a Service (CaaS) solution designed to meet the stringent security and performance requirements of enterprise customers. This new offering helps businesses take advantage of cloud (IP-based) computing to more efficiently and securely manage IT computing resources – server, network and storage – to [...]

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