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Are Bahrain's ISPs masking a new net crackdown?
Following the deposition of the Egyptian government in a protracted and at times bloody revolution, the Bahraini government may have got itself into hot water as well, with international concern growing as the news filters out. The technical bods at ... Opinion
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Alec Baldwin flogs Cisco TelePresence
The news that product placement is to be allowed on commercial TVin the UK reminded Network Noise of a recent episode of US sitcom 30 Rock, starring Alec Baldwin and Tina Fey. In this sceneBaldwin - tongue firmly in cheek - shills for Cisco's "c... Opinion
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Google chief: Nokia should've gone with us
As if yesterday's damning analysis by analyst Will Gibbs at IHS iSuppli was not clear enough on the subject,executive chairman and former CEOof Google, Eric Schmidt, has now stuck his oar into the furore surrounding Nokia and Microsoft's decision to ... Opinion
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ShoreTel's Don Girskis reflects on time at the top
Last week, Network Noise sat down for coffee and sandwiches with Don Girskis, worldwide sales vice president and erstwhile interimCEO at ShoreTel. Girskis stepped up to the hotseat following the resignation of long-serving John Combs last year, and d... Opinion
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Microsoft deal will be bad for Nokia, says iSuppli
In adamning assessment of the Nokia Microsoft smartphone tie-up, IHS iSuppli principal analyst Will Kidd has said that the troubled mobility firm would have made a "better choice" had it instead partnered with Google. In a damning assessmen... Opinion
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Royal Wedding smartphone case must surely appeal to someone
Amid all the excitementof Valentine's Day and the spurious press releases that accompany that annual festival of tat, Network Noise had quite forgotten thatjust around the corner is the Royal Wedding. To celebrate the imminent nuptials of Prince Will... Opinion
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Telco M&A predictions forget the little guys
Over the weekend KPMG's telecoms head Joe Gallagher said that the sector is in for a wave of M&A activity over the next two to three years. "Big ticket players will be looking to joint ventures and partnerships just as much as acquisitions,&... Opinion
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Live tweet your Valentine messages with BT
More news reaches us of networks being pushed into service on behalf ofthe lovesick, the lonely and the desperate. As Valentine's Day approaches,the PR world has already built up a good head of steam as techies rush to capitalise on our base desires ... Opinion
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Microsoft and Nokia. A coalition of the losers?
The deal between Nokia and Microsoft to make Windows Phone 7 the primary operating system for the mobile phone maker's products is opportune for both businesses, writes Billy MacInnes. As we have seen, Nokia's Symbian OS has been struggling in the sm... Opinion
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Cisco has got the consumer market all wrong
Another quarter, and anotherset of disappointing results from Cisco, which did its best to spin its results positively, but couldn't disguise some serious problems. The big issue for many is the firm's consumer business, which saw a precipitous 15%dr... Opinion