According to an eFive Telecoms company press release, the system will
be comprised of two trunks: the first one connecting South Africa
to Angola and Nigeria, and the second linking Angola to Brazil. This
end-to-end project will further increase connectivity in Africa,
deliver additional capacity for wholesale, and enhance service...
Deutsche Telekom will loss its exclusivity contract for the iPhone
as Vodafone and O2 will start to offer the handset on certain
contracts before the end of December, Dow Jones reports.
Significance: The iPhone is one of the most popular handsets
on the market at the moment, and take-up has been very strong in
most of...
An Indonesian government minister has threatened to shut down
BlackBerry services in Indonesia if device maker Research In Motion
(RIM) refuses to block pornographic content, according to media
reports. Communication and Information Minister Tifatul Sembiring,
a vocal anti-pornography campaigner, has said banning digital
content...
Austin Energy will procure up to 2 MW of solar modules over a 3-year period, at a cost of $1.85/watt, and plans to install solar at buildings in its service territory. The panels are expected to generate 2.7 million kWh annually.
Becker Underwood purchased 7.9 million kWh of wind RECs, equivalent to 100 percent of its electricity use. The Green-e certified RECs were supplied by Renewable Choice Energy.
Marin Energy Authority is purchasing more than 42 million kWh annually, enough to meet 25 percent of electricity use for its communities in Marin County. The purchase is of biogas, biomass, and wind through Shell Energy North America.
Semisolid lumps of oil formed layers up to six inches deep (15 centimeters deep) on beaches in the popular tourist destination. Scores of civic workers used brooms to collect and clear the oily debris, but still more tar balls were washing ashore about three days after officials believe a ship dumped burnt oil at sea.
A bloc of three independent kingmakers will now decide whether Labor will govern for a second three-year term or whether a conservative Liberal Party-led coalition will form the next administration after Aug. 21 elections failed to give any party a majority.
Authorities had kept secret the information about the other survivor, a Honduran, to protect him, said a spokesman for the Attorney General's Office, Ricardo Najera.