Looking into the future of telecoms and, in particular, communications convergence, IBM has set up a new business unit aimed at fine-tuning and updating IBM's strategies...

Lucent Technologies has signed a new contract with Eletropaulo Telecom, a telecom service provider forming part of AES Eletropaulo's electric energy distribution group and operating in the state of Sao Paulo .

Nokia has developed an HSDPA connectivity module for notebook computers, which it claims will expand mobility by bringing wireless wide-area connectivity to notebook users...

Extending the existing copper products in its Heliax family, Andrew Corporation has introduced a selection of corrugated aluminium-cable products designed to be a cost-effective, high-quality extension to its copper corrugated transmission-line systems...

A project to make ICT available at all times for pupils in schools in the emerging markets has received a major boost...

Earlier this year Developing Telecoms reported on the obstacle that was holding the country back from the wireless Internet. Now Cambodia can now look forward to 3G services.

Deployment of Lucent's SurePay solution will integrate Belize Telecommunications Limited's existing GSM, AMPS and wireline charging/billing systems into one platform...

Indian Railways will use wireless railway communications technology from Nortel to help improve safety and efficiency on one of the most important and busiest rail arteries serving India' s most populous state, Uttar Pradesh...

Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications Company has introduced further enhancements to its high-speed data product Thuraya DSL...

Globecomm Systems Inc, a provider of end-to-end satellite-based communications solutions, has received a contract modification worth US$2.7million.

Teledata Networks, has announced an US$8milion contract to deliver its BroadAccess Multiservice Access Gateways (MSAGs) to Kazakhtelecom, Kazakhstan' s Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier (ILEC)...

Emerging Markets Communications (EMC) has recently connected an EMC Quick Deployment kit which is now fully operational in Beirut, Lebanon .

Guatemala has a wireline tele-density of less than 30%. Michael Schwartz was briefed on the modernisation - and on the role of key contractor Teledata Networks - by Teledata Networks' new CEO Eran Ziv...

Colombia Movil, the country's third largest mobile operator, is to bring enhanced services to over 560,000 users across Colombia 's five biggest cities...

Advantech AMT, the Montreal-based manufacturer of satellite and terrestrial wireless communication equipment, is looking to enhance the quality of the terrestrial microwave products it introduced earlier this year...

Last week Alcatel officially inaugurated its new IP Transformation Centre (IPTC) in Antwerp, the first of its type in Europe. Dr Nicolae Oaca took a break from covering the hectic 3G market in his native Romania to summarise developments.

Feedback is increasing sharply at Developing Telecoms - thank you to all concerned! This, following on from our on-going Digital Divide Special Focus, comes from the Head of Technical Standards at the Ministry of Communications in Abuja, Nigeria.  It argues that capacity building needs to be centred on schools.  Short and to the point, we couldn't agree more.

Mobile TV services will be rolled out in Vietnam by the end of this year...

A Next Generation Network (NGN) with integrated multimedia platform for advanced IP-based applications is set to provide Moscow personal, mobile and secure multimedia services...

Part of the first stage of its interregional transport backbone network, Russian operator Golden Telecom is planning to extend secure, affordable voice and broadband Internet services across Russia.

Redback Networks Inc, a provider of next-generation broadband networking systems, has announced that its SmartEdge multi-service edge routers have been selected by True Corporation...

Benefiting from Nigeria's rapidly growing market, Reliance Telecommunications is expanding its footprint and retooling to take full advantage of a recently introduced unified licensing regime...

Brasil Telecom is set to expand its usage of Convergys' Infinys software to support its wireless, wireline, data, and Internet services.

Mobile gambling revenues from the Asia-Pacific region are set to rise from US$966 million in 2006 to US$8.8 billion in 2011, according to a new report.

Nokia has won its first network deal with Bulgarian operator Vivatel...

Telecommunications in the rural areas of China 's Yunnan  Province are set for modernisation and improvement...