The Canadian Telecom Summit 2015 will be in Toronto June 1 – June 3, 2015. It’s a great opportunity to hear about the current state of our industry. Some of the speakers will be: David Bray CIO, Federal Communications Commission Ricky Corker EVP, North America, Nokia Networks Joe Natale President & CEO, TELUS Michele Dupré […]

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May 26, 2015 Charter Communications, Inc. and Time Warner Cable Inc. today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Charter to merge with Time Warner Cable. The deal values Time Warner Cable at $78.7 billion. Recently, these same two companies had publicly called off their merger talks. See http://www.truepulse.com/charter-communications-announces-2015q1-results/ In addition, Charter […]

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Here is a video of a black bear that climbed an electrical tower for bird eggs, and had to fend off the birds to enjoy his feast. Bear climbs tower There are many dangers for wireless telecom workers who have to climb cell towers. Let’s hope this is not what you encounter next time! For […]

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Earlier today, Ciena unveiled Waveserver, a new DCI (Data Center Interconnect) platform. The product was designed from the ground up for the requirements seen for DCI: metro distances, high speed, and stackable for a small footprint. Ciena claims that with an extremely compact design that helps reduce real estate costs, the Waveserver provides 60 percent more […]

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Just a reminder, that the local Rotary Club of Richmond Hill (http://www.richmondhillrotary.com) will be holding an Electronics and Telecom equipment recycling event this weekend (http://www.truepulse.com/electronics-recycling-fundraiser/) May 23 & 24th at Hillcrest Mall and Bayview Secondary School in Richmond Hill. Please bring your scrap optical transport boards, cross connects, voice switching boards, PBXs, routers, rectifiers, televisions, […]

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Judges in Delaware and Ontario jointly decided to divide the remaining US$7.3 billion in Nortel assets on a pro-rata basis between bond holders, pensioners, and global subsidiaries. Approximately $0.71 per $1 of claims will likely be provided. The decision is considered a major win for pensioners, as bond holders are typically first in line to […]

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May 12, 2015: This morning, Verizon Communications Inc. offered $4.4 billion to purchase AOL Inc. With the shares of AOL closing today at $50.52, above the $50 bid price, some investors are expecting a higher or competing bid to materialize. So it is too early to say if the deal will go through. But it […]

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I heard a rumour that Ericsson may be interested in acquiring Ciena, now especially with their Cyan merger (see http://www.truepulse.com/ciena-buys-cyan-and-blueplanet/). Whether my source has any validity, I don’t really know. But it is interesting to consider. In February, Ericsson and Ciena announced a wide ranging agreement: to work jointly on IP/Optical convergence, Ericsson was to […]

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This morning, MTS released the results of their strategic review. The situational assessment for their Allstream division revealed a company that: Lacked strategic focus – Allstream essentially went to market in every product, in every segment and in every geography; Had an unsustainable cost structure – fixed costs hadn’t fallen in tandem with revenue declines, […]

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The Lucent Stinger® DSL Access Concentrator platform or DSLAM has been discontinued by Alcatel-Lucent (soon to be Nokia, see http://www.truepulse.com/nokia-takes-control-of-alcatel-lucent/). But this workhorse is still installed at telecommunication carriers everywhere. When you are looking for spares to keep your system going, contact TruePulse. For example, we have in-stock the STGR-OLIM-OC3-6, Comcode 300649712, Part Number 0800-1720-001. Let […]

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