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Ericsson has been awarded contracts with the three telecoms operators in China to roll out FTTH networks, using state-of-the-art broadband fibre-access technology Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON), and its patented air-blown fibre solution. Ericsson will also provide a range of professional services including competence...

The Australian government today called for public comment on how its planned national broadband network (NGN) should operate, including issues of access, ownership and control of the network Dow Jones reports. Submissions are due by 30 July. The Labour government in April scrapped a tender process to build the network and instead...

In one of the first signs of industry sentiment responding to the rules governing the dispersal of the broadband stimulus funds, industry association USTelecom has issued a statement that attacks the "lengthy and complex grant requirements". The statement from the association's president and CEO, Walter B. McCormick...

Officials with the Wireless Communications Association International, which is headquartered in the nation's capital, praised President Barack Obama's administration for taking what they called "a critical step toward bringing broadband access to rural America.

In previous articles, we examined how automating business processes using Communications-Based Process Automation (CBPA) positions a company to gain a competitive advantage in today's market. In addition, these optimized processes place a company in the catbird seat when the market trends up because they are prepared to handle significant increase in production without increasing employee count.

WhichVoIP.com, a Website that ranks hosted VoIP services in order to help business owners make an informed decision, has awarded business VoIP provider Nextiva as its "Provider of the Month" for July 2009.

The global voluntary market for carbon credits roughly doubled in 2008, according to a report by Ecosystem Marketplace and New Carbon Finance. For the year, 123.4 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO2e) were transacted valued at $705 million USD, compared with 65 million tons of credits valued at $331 million in 2007. The report estimates U.S.-originating 2008 offset volume at 31.4 MtCO2e.

The average price for voluntary credits in 2008 was $7.34/tCO2e, an increase of 20% from $6.10 in 2007 and 79% from $4.10 in 2006, according to the report. A carbon credit, also known as an offset, is a tradable commodity representing a unit of carbon dioxide emissions reduction or avoidance. Typically, one credit/offset represents a reduction or avoidance of one metric ton of carbon dioxide or carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e).

Renewable energy projects were the most common sources of carbon offsets, supplying more than 50% of the total volume of credits transacted in 2008. Landfill gas (methane) capture projects were the second most popular type, responsible for 16% of the market, mostly owing to activity in the United States. More than 96% of offset credits were verified to a third-party standard in 2008. The top four verification standards, responsible for 79% of the over-the-counter market, were: Voluntary Carbon Standard, Gold Standard, Climate Action Reserve, and the American Carbon Registry. Data for the report, Fortifying the Foundation: State of the Voluntary Carbon Markets ...