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Articles in April, 2006 issue of European Telecom

• Telindus incorporates Firewalls and VPN solutions into routers.(virtual private network)(Telindus contracts with Intoto Inc.)(Brief article)
• Conduit acquired for $10.74 million.(Investcorp Technology Ventures acquires)(Brief article)
• Ericsson launches RBS 3000 base stations for Reuters.(Brief article)
• Wi-Fi Internet network to be set up in London.(The Cloud will install Wi-Fi Internet network)(Brief article)
• BTC bill payments now possible at more outlets.(Bulgarian Telecommunications Company, Bulgarian Posts and Telecommunication Ltd.)(Brief article)
• T-City project introduced for Germany by Deutsche Telekom.(Brief article)
• KPN issues EUR1.25billion of bonds.(NETHERLANDS)
• PacketFront lands $5 million deal.(PacketFront contracts with OpenNet)(Brief article)
• Ikanos wins in Belgium.(Ikanos Communications Inc. contracts with Belgacom)(Brief article)
• Italian telecom market to grow by about 3 percent annually.(ITALY)
• Ericsson's HSDPA solution to be deployed by H3G and Swisscom Mobile.(High-Speed Downlink Packet Access)(Brief article)
• Wi-Fi hotzones to be installed in London's Square Mile.(UNITED KINGDOM)(Brief article)
• Belarus adopts regulations for government body sites.(Brief article)
• New venture by Orange.(France Telecom S.A.'s Orange mobile launches landlines)(Brief article)
• Telecom Italia to lower cost of 1254 enquiry service.(Brief article)
• Serbian tax authorities to use Siemens wireless tax system.(SERBIA)
• Endemol to supply content for BT's broadband broadcasting.(British Telecommunications PLC)(Brief article)
• T-Mobile Austria rolls out HSDPA in Austria.(High Speed Downlink Packet Access)(Brief article)
• Intel invests in WiMAX operator.(GERMANY)
• Russia to put ban on incoming call fees.(Vladimir Putin )(Brief article)
• UK's NTL to commence trial for 100Mbps ultra-high-speed data service.(Arris and NTL plans to enhance its high-speed data service )(Brief article)
• Nera to sell its DVB-RCS business to STM Group.(Brief article)
• Sunrise Telecom nets major five-year agreement with O2 Germany.(Brief article)
• MoCoHub and PTC Era launch mobile multiplayer service based on Terraplay solution.(POLAND)
• MVNO-E platform to be introduced by Swisscom.(LogicaCMG PLC deployed Mobile Virtual Network Operator-Enabler )(Brief article)
• BT upgrades its current broadband access speed to 8Mbps.(British Telecommunications PLC)(Brief article)
• Vodafone chooses Nokia as preferred supplier for IMS solution.(Vodafone Group PLC, IP Multimedia Subsystem )(Brief article)
• Nortel powers go mobile's new broadband wireless services in Malta.(Northern Telecom Ltd. provides for Go mobile)(Brief article)
• Ericsson to give microwave transmission to Turk Telecom.(Brief article)
• Austria's WiMAX Telecom introduces WiMAX telephony.(AUSTRIA)(Brief article)
• Siemens inks DWDM contract with Finnet Group.(FINLAND)
• Merger for Telecom Italia, TIM Italia Announced.(ITALY)
• VimpelCom's revenue went up by 49 percent to touch $3.2 billion during 2005.(RUSSIA)
• Virgin Mobile plans live TV broadcast on phones.(Virgin Mobile Telecoms Ltd. contract with British Telecommunications PLC)(Brief article)
• Bid closed by Belgacom.(Belgacom acquired Telindus Group N.V)(Brief article)
• T-Systems to introduce traffic guide.(Brief article)
• SES Astra launches digital TV service for broadcasters.(LUXEMBOURG)
• Vodafone Spain launches ringback tone service from NMS Communications and LogicaCMG.(SPAIN)
• Vodafone to revalue its assets.(Vodafone Group PLC)(Brief article)
• Telewest Business clinches $3.32 million deal to deploy IP CCTV.(contract from North Lanarkshire Council )(Internet Protocol closed circuit television)(Brief article)
• T-Mobile launches new service.(GERMANY)
• Interests sold by MCT in Volga region.(Mega Comm Technologies Inc., Vostok Mobile Volgo)(Brief article)
• Online film rental service by America Online.(UNITED KINGDOM)(Brief article)
• Belarus ministry offers licensing to Wi-Fi network operators.(Belarus Ministry of Communications and Information)(Brief article)
• Nokia to supply W-CDMA 3G radio access network infrastructure to Cosmote.(COSMOTE Mobile Communications)(Brief article)
• Thomson plans upgrade of RTRN radio and TV network.(All-Russian State TV and Radio Co.)(Brief article)
• Global VoIP platform to be created by BT.(British Telecommunications PLC)(Brief article)
• Mobiltel launches 3G network services in Bulgaria.(BULGARIA)
• T-Com and Lucent Technologies renew agreements for optical transport network.(Brief article)
• KPN and Ericsson sign MoU for launch of HSDPA in Netherlands.(Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson)(Brief article)
• Telenor looks to acquire 100 percent of Swedish broadband provider.(SWEDEN)
• Proposals published on VoIP regulation.(Voice over Internet Protocol )(Brief article)
• Cesky Telecom boasts 300,000 ADSL subscriptions.(asymmetric digital subscriber line )(Brief article)
• T-Com downsizes 1,500 jobs.(Brief article)
• Alcatel to supply Telenor 'All-IP' network throughout Scandinavia.(Compagnie Financiere Alcatel)(Brief article)
• Swisscom posts lower revenues and profits in Q4.(SWITZERLAND)
• E-learning platform to be given by BT to NCSL.(British Telecommunications PLC, National College for School Leadership )(Brief article)
• BTC adds 18 Bulgarian cities within its ADSL network.(Bulgarian Telecommunications Co., asymmetric digital subscriber line)(Brief article)
• Azure selected by Lithuania Telecom.(Brief article)
• Swisscom business customers to get Google's Enterprise Search Appliance.(SWITZERLAND)(Brief article)
• Phone sales growth slows spurs bets on IPTV.(Belgacom contracts with SupportSoft)(Brief article)
• Alcatel touts optical ranking.(Compagnie Financiere Alcatel)(Brief article)
• TeliaSonera awarded a 3G license in Lithuania.(OmniTel (Lithuania), Telecommunications Regulatory Authority in Lithuania)(Brief article)
• Telefonica faces antitrust probe.(Telefonica Internacional de Espana S.A.)(Brief article)
• Shop closed by British pioneer.(Kingston Communications (Hull) PLC is shutting down the services)(Brief article)
• Ercisson to upgrade Mobilkom Austria's 3G networks to HSPDA.(high-speed packet data access)(Brief article)
• Lufthansa and Deutsche Telekom form strategic alliance.(GERMANY)
• Apertio to expand in Russian market.(Telecom Express)(Brief article)
• Google and Vodafone come together to develop mobile search service.(Vodafone Group PLC)(Brief article)
• European academics in EC battle.(Microsoft Corp. files case against European Commission)(Brief article)
• Nokia announces results.(FINLAND)
• Alvarion lands Irish deal.(Irish Broadband)(Brief article)
• Golden Telecom comes to Kazan.(Tatintelcom signed )(Brief article)
• British Telecom Movio chooses SafeNet digital rights management solution to enable mobile broadcast TV.(SafeNet Inc. contracts with British Telecommunications PLC)(Brief article)
• Silent auto-dialed calls halted by Ofcom.(Office of Communications (United Kingdom))(Brief article)
• Nokia invests US$50 million for plant in Reynosa, Mexico.(Brief article)
• Tele2 to acquire Versatel assets.(NETHERLANDS)
• Aperto deploys WiMAX in Ukraine.(PAN Wireless plans to roll out Aperto Networks WiMAX products in Ukraine)(Brief article)
• Alcatel to be BT's preferred supplier for its '21st Century Network'.(British Telecommunications PLC)(Brief article)
• IPDC approaches EC.(Broadcast Mobile Convergence Forum and IP Datacast Forum are approaching European Commission for regulatory issues for mobile broadcasting)(Brief article)

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