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"Terrorist" attacks tax phone networks
News Following the horrific disaster at the World Trade Center in New York last night, calls from Singapore to New York and Washington DC have been affected.
Shareholders approve Qwest, US West merger
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Net infrastructure spending to hit US$1.5 trillion in 2003
News Spending on Internet infrastructure, including purchases to increase bandwidth and the building of high speed fiber optic networks, will reach US$1.5 trillion in 2003, according to Nortel Networks.
Cisco buys Pirelli optical systems
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Enron's digital demise has ripple effect
News The energy giant's fall will slow down growth of online trading in commodities such as energy and add another dose of bad news to an already troubled communications industry.
MCI to challenge C&W HKT's Net service
News MCI WorldCom, the No. 2 U.S. long-distance phone provider, will apply for a licence to allow it to connect from Hong Kong to its own undersea cable system, challenging the dominance of Cable & Wireless HKT.
Alcatel grabs undersea cable contracts
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Sycamore poised to storm Wall Street
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MMC inks chip deal for optical networks
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US West CEO Trujillo to resign
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Time to spend RM2.7b on network
News Time Engineering Bhd., manager of Malaysia's biggest fiber optics network, said it plans to spend RM2.7 billion (US$710 million) to expand its network as it looks to boost its subscribers fivefold by 2003.
Khazanah not bailing out time, says Mahathir
News Prime Minister said today the move by the government investment arm, Khazanah Nasional Bhd, to purchase a 30 percent stake in Time dotCom Bhd was "not a bailout" since the company had good potential and assets.
IBM adds optics to chip arsenal
News IBM yesterday announced plans to create high-speed processors for the fast-growing optical networking equipment market.
Chips sales climb 48 percent from year ago
News Worldwide semiconductor sales rose 48 percent to a record US$16.6 billion in June from a year earlier, as demand increased for mobile phones, digital set-top boxes and other devices, an industry group said.
Lucent optical gear passes Deutsche Telekom test
News Lucent has announced that its latest fiber-optic communications equipment has successfully passed tests by Deutsche Telekom, a sign that equipment companies are making progress toward higher speeds.
