https://www.communicationsdirectnews.com CommunicationsDirect is a free news and information service for global telecommunications professionals. CommunicationsDirect offers frequent updates onbusiness, policy, and technology issues. CommunicationsDirect also offers free daily and weekly newsletters. 2009 PricewaterhouseCoopers en-us Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:45:01 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:45:01 telecom_direct_editor@us.pwc.com Saturday Sunday https://www.communicationsdirectnews.com/do.php/140/36139?199 Ericsson has been awarded contracts with the three telecoms operators in China to roll out FTTH networks, using state-of-the-art broadband fibre-access technology Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON), and its patented air-blown fibre solution. Ericsson will also provide a range of professional services including competence... https://www.communicationsdirectnews.com/do.php/140/36138?199 The Australian government today called for public comment on how its planned national broadband network (NGN) should operate, including issues of access, ownership and control of the network Dow Jones reports. Submissions are due by 30 July. The Labour government in April scrapped a tender process to build the network and instead... https://www.communicationsdirectnews.com/do.php/130/36136?199 In one of the first signs of industry sentiment responding to the rules governing the dispersal of the broadband stimulus funds, industry association USTelecom has issued a statement that attacks the "lengthy and complex grant requirements". The statement from the association's president and CEO, Walter B. McCormick... https://www.communicationsdirectnews.com/do.php/100/36135?199 The CommunicationsDirect latest poll results are in. The question posed was, ‘Are you considering forgoing your cable subscription to reduce your household budget?’ Readers responses showed that 68% said ‘No’, while 32% responded ‘Yes’, they are forgoing their cable subscription to make reductions... https://www.communicationsdirectnews.com/do.php/120/36134?199 As ports, highways, railways, and airports run out of room, the world faces a looming transportation crisis. The current meltdown masks the threat, but once the recovery begins, a lack of infrastructure capacity, combined with rising oil prices, will constrain growth. Congestion and delays will eat away business profits, forcing... https://www.communicationsdirectnews.com/do.php/140/36133?199 Japan's NTT Communications may invest in India’s Tata Communciations, an NTT executive said during an interview with The Wall Street Journal. The strategic investment could help NTT increase its foothold in India, which is home to the fastest-growing telecommunications market in the world. Although NTT executive Shin... https://www.communicationsdirectnews.com/do.php/140/36131?199 Remember when routing and switching in local area networks was something that enterprises paid service providers to manage for them? Eventually, companies like Cisco Systems Inc. were born and products emerged that allowed enterprises to do their own networking their own way, and lower their cost of ownership in the process. ... https://www.communicationsdirectnews.com/do.php/140/36130?199 Clearwire LLC seems well placed to play a role in the U.S. broadband stimulus program, but the company remains undecided on whether it will bid for any of that funding. U.S. vice president Joe Biden announced Wednesday that the first $4 billion in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act loans and grants is now available....