Networks, IP, China, Asia-Pacific: China Mobile’s programme for attaining VoIP network migration in Shaanxi Province is now complete, thanks to softswitch solutions from Huawei. VoIP network migration has as its aim the optimisation of network structure, lower operating and maintenance costs, and an enriched end-user experience. The world’s first-ever large-scale All-IP transformation is the result.

IP Telephony, Convergence, Russia, CEE: ASVT, which delivers voice, data and video services to government, consumer and corporate markets in the Russian Federation, will be deploying Comverse’s MyCall Converged Telephony as well as its Converged IP Centrex. This will form part of ASVT’s long-term strategy to deliver IP-based multi-purpose communication bundles to consumers and enterprises.

Video, Mobile, Entertainment, Indonesia, Asia-Pacific: Ten million subscribers to Indonesian mobile operator PT Excelcomindo Pratama Tbk (XL) are now set to enjoy mobile video technology. Source of the technological empowerment is a partnership of IP Unity Glenayre, Dilithium, Polycom, locally based PT Asia Quattro Net and Inphosoft.

Contracts, Mobile, SMS, Customer Service, Russia, CEE: Russia’s Vimpelcom Group, which includes cellular companies in both Russia and surrounding countries, has seen consumer demand for new SMS-based services grow dramatically over the last year. Reflecting this growth, Vimpelcom has selected LogicaCMG to support what is a rapid uptake of SMS-based applications under the LogicaCMG Beeline brand...

Mobile, SMS, Customer Services, Serbia, CEE: Telecom Serbia has selected the Comverse SMS Personal and SMS Router both to add SMS personalisations and to broaden SMS service options.

Satellite, Disaster Management, Exploration, Saudi Arabia: Advantech has announced its wholly owned subsidiary Advantech Satellite Networks Inc has been awarded a contract to provide a new VSAT satellite communications network for Saudi Aramco in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

IPTV, Entertainment, China: China Telecom has signed a contract where UTStarcom's RollingStream end-to-end system will be installed in a new commercial IPTV network in China's Shanxi Province.

Broadband WiMax, Wireless, Kuwait, MENA: Aperto Networks, builder of WiMax-certified base stations and subscriber units, has announced that Arab Telecom is deploying a nationwide broadband wireless network in Kuwait using Aperto state-of-the-art broadband wireless PacketWave gear.

VoIP, Internet, Hungary, CEE: GTS Datanet has chosen Thomson Cirpack VoIP switching platforms for the launch of its new double play and IP Centrex services.

Satellite, Ecuador, CLA: ViaSat Inc will be supplying its LinkStar DVB-S2 satellite networking system to Unete Telecomunicaciones SA (Bolivia) to expand enterprise broadband services in Ecuador and the surrounding region.

GSM, Mobile, Russia. CEE: Nokia has won a major GSM/GPRS/EDGE network expansion contract from leading Russian operator MegaFon that will see it deliver both radio and core equipment, thereby helping MegaFon deliver advanced mobile solutions to its subscriber base.