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In this day and age of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) smartphones and other advancements in communications, it is hard to believe there are still specific applications that rely on standard telephone service – or plain old telephone service (POTS). Interestingly enough, as unoriginal as this label is, it is certainly one that everyone in the telecommunications industry can agree on.
NetScout Systems, Inc., a provider of Unified Service Delivery Management solutions, announced that mobile service provider Taiwan Mobile has deployed the nGenius Service Assurance Solution across its network.
Nokia's first-quarter profit came in at $465 million, up from $162 million a year ago. Revenue grew by 3 percent and totaled $12.6 billion.
The waiting is over: Qwest Communications has been sold to CenturyLink, itself a merger of Sprint's former Local Telecommunications Division and CenturyTel. The sale settles a question Qwest personnel found understandably uncomfortable: whether Qwest was more like an independent telco, though a large one, than either AT&T or Verizon Communications.
A couple of data points simply confirm the growing role wireless plays in the communications and media ecosystems. AT&T's first quarter results show that company earned 45 percent of all its revenue from wireless, up from 42 percent in the same quarter of 2009.
Looking to offer a complete end-to-end network infrastructure solution for businesses, Edgecore Networks, a joint venture between LG-Nortel and Accton, has announced that the company will enhance its wired and wireless data networking solutions and integration of voice communications to roll out a comprehensive suite of network solutions and services.
Cordia Corporation is a global communications service provider. The company recently announced the launching of a new global long distance calling plan in the United States. With this product, Cordia has combined the power and reach of its global communications network with its U.S. landline services to provide the lowest possible price to its customers with the highest possible quality.
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