Deutsche Telekom and Nokia Siemens Networks have conducted an HSPA+ data call with peak throughput of 42Mbps over a standards based 3G network at the CeBIT 2010 fair held in Hannover, Germany.

Maxiprest, a supplier of truck, bus and earthmover tyres, has slashed its monthly telephone bills by well over 10% after investing in a least cost routing (LCR) solution from Du Pont Telecom.

Aircel has partnered with Nokia Siemens Networks to roll out, manage radio and core network and services in three Indian states as part of a deal worth in excess of $300-million.

The much anticipated promise of business people being able to work from anywhere as seamlessly and affordably as if they were in the office is finally a reality. This follows the introduction to South Africa of a telephony device that can make any location an extension of the company’s switchboard.

DTAC, the second largest mobile operator in Thailand, is gearing up to handle increased growth in mobile data, while furthering its commitment to reducing its environmental impact.

Demand for bandwidth-intensive services is on the rise. With the extensive application of data services, the evolution of existing networks to next-generation networks is becoming an increasingly important concern for operators.

South African consumers are becoming increasingly spoilt for choice in the broadband space, but making sense of the range of offerings available is not always easy given different pricing models and package structures.

Until recently, businesses that operate from more than one location had only one option to provide telephone functionality at the entire company.

More and cheaper international bandwidth - courtesy of the undersea fibre optic Seacom cable that runs up the east coast of Africa linking southern and east Africa, Europe and South Asia - will provide South Africa and sub-Saharan African countries with enormous opportunity for growth, writes Thomas Makore, MD of Spescom Telecommunications.

Many IT managers, today, are faced with the difficult task of diligently managing their budget spending so as to maximise the financial return for their organisations, writes Zak Evans, sales director at Aastra Telecom SA.

With companies' internal telecommunications infrastructures becoming increasingly complex due to the need to run converged voice, data and video applications on their networks in addition to the integration of fax, telephone and mobile phone functionality on their networks becoming a pressing requirement, the continuous optimisation of company networks is becoming essential.

South African companies embarking on a drive to reduce their telecom costs should not compromise on quality and reliability in their telecom environments to achieve their savings.