Could Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States represents the next land of opportunity for telecom companies who have already made their bets in Asia, Africa and Latin America? Cisco Systems thinks so. The company, which has acknowledged an interest in this region in the past, admitted that has contributed what [...]

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Japan's NTT Communications and Russian backbone network operator TransTeleComCorporation announced that they have begun commercial operations today on the Hokkaido-Sakhalin Cable System (HSCS), and undersea cable extended between Nevelsk, Sakhalin in Russia and Ishikari, Hokkaido, Japan. The cable, which has a capacity of 640 Gbps, has been under construction since early last year, [...]

Forum Nokia has created a new set of tools, including an SDK, for developers to create widgets that work with WidSets. WidSets is a widget hosting application that works with a variety of Series 40 and S60 phones. The ...(follow link to read)[...]

Nokia (NYSE: NOK) announced today it has signed on Norwegian carrier Telenor to its internet services platform Ovi. In the deal, Telenor will give its customers in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Hungary access to Ovi, while Nokia will provide Telenor with customized phones to give easier access to Nokia Maps, [...]

Agito, the enterprise FMC vendor selling direct to enterprises, has raised $13 million in Series B. The startup has focused on verticals such as Higher Education, Manufacturing/Retail, Healthcare, and Energy/Utilities. Over 12 customers have implemented Agito solution so far. PBX integration has been a major issue resulting in delays in [...]