FT vs BT on FMC

One of the keys to Unik's success in France is the large installed base of the home gateways, which are hooked up to the carrier's DSL service. Each Livebox provides WiFi broadband connectivity in the home and routes mobile calls from dualmode GSM/WiFi handsets over the fixed broadband connection. At the end of 2006, France Telecom had deployed 3.5 million Livebox units in France.

BT launches another FMC proposition for the SME market

Customers signing up for Office Anywhere will receive a Windows Smartphone, the HTC S620, which is loaded with the BT VoIP client (in this case the SIP-based voice over broadband softphone client rather than the mobile-oriented UMA-based BT Fusion client). They can then choose between a range of inclusive data and voice allowances at various tariffs.

WiMax wireless pushed to handle HD TV

Using a tweaked IEEE802.16e setup, Japan Radio Company (JRC) and Runcom Technologies recently showed HD TV video being transmitted at 30Mbit/s, which was more than enough throughput for the high-quality images.

National Grid sells wireless business for £2.5bn

National Grid Wireless is a major provider of infrastructure to mobile operators in the UK, with almost 14,500 sites. Its infrastructure is used by the BBC, Vodafone, T-Mobile, 3, O2, Orange, BSkyB, Channel 4, ITV and Emap. It is to sell its UK Wireless business to Arqiva, a subsidiary of Australia’s Macquarie Bank, for £2.5bn. Arqiva - formerly known as NTL Broadcast – is the BBC’s preferred supplier for distribution and transmission. The deal is expected to require approval by the Competition Commission, because Arqiva and National Grid each own around half the transmission masts used by UK TV and radio stations.

Intel plans WiMAX cameras by 2009

WiMAX cards that fit into a laptop's PC Card slot are already available from manufacturers such as Samsung, and Intel claims we will see WiMAX integrated into laptops in the next generation [of Centrino chips], which is next year.

Intel says we can expect to see WiMAX built into devices such as digital cameras and handheld games consoles as soon as 2009.

Nokia-Siemens sees emerging mkt demand for WiMAX | Technology, Media & Telecommunications | Reuters.co.uk

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In the United States Sprint Nextel (S.N: Quote, Profile, Research) will invest $3 billion in a WiMAX network in 2007 and 2008. It has picked Nokia Siemens Networks, alongside with Intel (INTC.O: Quote, Profile, Research), Motorola (MOT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) and Samsung (005930.KS: Quote, Profile, Research) to supply the network.

NSN Starts Operations

Nokia Siemens Networks began operations yesterday with five product business units -- Radio Access, Broadband Access, Service Core and Applications, IP/Transport, and Operations Support Systems -- that provide products and applications for fixed, mobile and converged networks.