From our blog:

• The race for NGPON 2 heats up as two contenders stand out
  By Stephen Wilson February 22, 2012

  I was in Munich last week for the FTTH Council Europe conference and engaged in a number of interesting conversations with vendors and operators on the issue of NGPON 2, a technology that could be deployed over fibre networks. Operators are currently discussing in the FSAN pre standards body which technology will be chosen for… Read more

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• Why we’re going to MWC
  By Camille Mendler February 22, 2012

  Don’t let a strike put you off. You and I are going to Mobile World Congress to celebrate the sheer splendour of human endeavour when married to technology. It’s so easy to forget. The tedious and stressful business of setting up meetings – is X worth 30 minutes or more? – saps your energy.  But… Read more

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• Press release: Informa deepens Africa coverage with new consultant appointment
  By Nicholas Jotischky February 22, 2012

  Sadiq Malik joins Informa as new consultant Informa Telecoms & Media today announced that it is expanding its Africa team, based in Johannesburg, with the appointment of Sadiq Malik. An experienced consultant, Sadiq has served Africa’s telecoms industry for the last 12 years, initially at Motorola South Africa and subsequently as business development director for… Read more

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• Handset instalment payments: when Phones 4U JUMPs on the bandwagon, others must follow
  By Francesco Radicati February 21, 2012

  With operators across Europe launching handset instalment schemes, it was about time a retailer got in on the act. Enter JUMP, from the UK’s Phones 4U. JUMP stands for Just Upgrade My Phone – and it lets customers do just that, as often as every six months, if they want to. Similarly to O2 Germany’s… Read more

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