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Articles in February, 2008 issue of European Telecom

• Level 3 collaborates with BT Global Services to boost backbone capacity in the CEE region.(ACROSS THE REGION)
• Enforta to expand WiMAX in 65 cities of Russia.(RUSSIA)
• Redstone Telecom unveils new broadband product suite for SMBs in UK.(UNITED KINGDOM)
• Blatzheim Networks Telecom chooses Zhone Technologies' MSAP for triple-play services.(GERMANY)
• Tiscali to unveil mobile service by rebranding ToucanMobile.(UNITED KINGDOM)
• SES ASTRA inks framework deal with Yato for distributing ASTRAConnect in Germany.(GERMANY)(Brief article)
• Wind awarded GSM frequencies by the Italian Communications Ministry.(ITALY)
• Nokia Siemens Networks completes acquisition of Atrica Inc.(FINLAND)
• Ericsson inks contract with Chunghwa Telecom for supply of ROADMs.(SWEDEN)
• Poland's telecom watchdog to auction spectrum released by armed forces.(POLAND)
• HTCC concludes merger of most of its affiliates into Invitel.(HUNGARY)
• TDC unveils HSDPA services in Denmark.(DENMARK)(High-Speed Downlink Packet Access )(Brief article)
• Wind unveils IPTV services in Italy.(ITALY)
• Nokia to tie up with Telecom Italia for linking Internet services to cellular users.(ITALY)
• Nokia Siemens Networks to acquire Apertio.(FINLAND)
• TeliaSonera launches domestic infrastructure provider.(SWEDEN)
• TP to begin pilot for a 50Mbps Internet service in Warsaw.(POLAND)
• Arcor selects VideoGuard to secure its new IPTV service for Germany.(GERMANY)(internet protocol television)(Brief article)
• Orange France plans to broadcast its own pay-television service.(FRANCE)
• Connectivity scorecard for group of 16 innovation-driven economies [as defined by the World Economic Forum].(Statistical table)(Brief article)
• Telecom Italia to sell France-based Internet operator Alice.(ITALY)
• Telecom Italia sells indirect stake worth $515 million in Brasil Telecom.(ITALY)
• Le Figaro chooses Foundry's solutions for transmitting data, video, and VoIP services.(FRANCE)
• Telecom Italia likely to spin off and float its telecom network in 2008.(ITALY)
• 3 UK signs MVNO deal with Gamma Telecom.(UNITED KINGDOM)
• TeliaSonera closes two deals in Uzbekistan and Georgia.(GEORGIA)
• Sonus contemplating expanding in Europe.(ACROSS THE REGION)(Sonus Networks Inc.)(Brief article)
• Russia-based MegaFon plans to invest $1.7 billion in 2008.(RUSSIA)(Brief article)
• Easytel Mobile unveils services in Dutch market.(NETHERLANDS)
• Mobitel bags spectrum auction in Georgia.(GEORGIA)
• WeRoam, MTT enter agreement to provide international WLAN roaming to Russia.(RUSSIA)
• 3 UK and T-Mobile UK to combine infrastructure for building a 3G wireless network.(UNITED KINGDOM)
• Huawei receives deal for building commercial WiMAX network in Bulgaria.(BULGARIA)
• NSN implements its first commercial I-HSPA network in Europe.(SLOVAKIA)
• Western Europe accounts for 31 percent of new broadband connections globally.(MARKET INTELLIGENCE)
• The Cloud announces strategic acquisition in Germany.(GERMANY)(GlobalAirNet AG )(Brief article)
• Vivendi holding buyout talks with Neuf Cegetel.(FRANCE)(Brief article)
• STC's mobile arm ALJAWAL selects Nokia Intellisynce Wireless Email.(FINLAND)
• Bharti Airtel awards multimillion-Euro pan-India contract for IVR to Nokia Siemens Networks.(FINLAND)
• Brightpoint extends distribution deal with Nokia in US.(FINLAND)
• Comstar selects Cisco for providing equipment of its multiservice network in Ukraine.(UKRAINE)
• Russia to launch Proton-M and Thor-2R comsat communications satellites.(RUSSIA)
• T-Mobile, Antenna Hungaria, Nokia, and Vodafone conduct DVB-H-based mobile TV test.(HUNGARY)
• IBasis to acquire TDC's online phone service.(DENMARK)
• Ericsson showcases LTE service in FDD and TDD modes for the first time.(SWEDEN)
• RAD gateways enable T-Mobile to use DSL to transport HSDPA backhaul.(GERMANY)
• Ericsson inks mobile television contract with Cellcom Israel.(SWEDEN)
• Softbank Mobile contracts with Alcatel-Lucent for providing backhaul solution.(FRANCE)
• Russian launches rocket carrying a telecommunications satellite.(RUSSIA)(Brief article)
• Global Mediacom adopts NSN's mobile TV solution to deliver commercial services to Indonesian consumers.(FINLAND)
• Ericsson to be solution provider and prime integrator of MAN for seven Greek cities.(SWEDEN)
• PacketFront and NetNordic sign deal to develop open access FTTH in Norway.(NORWAY)(PacketFront Sweden AB)(fiber-to-the-home)(Brief article)
• Zhone Technologies selected by Blatzheim Networks Telecom GmbH for triple-play service initiative.(GERMANY)
• Ericsson selected by TELE Greenland as IMS supplier.(SWEDEN)
• German agency rules on local loop.(GERMANY)