Telecoms: Italy

In 2008 for the first time in its long history, Telecom Italia lowered its total electricity consumption. It’s the first result of a energy-saving plan aiming to reduce its total power consumption by 12% from 2007 to 2011.

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Alcatel-Lucent has been selected by Aria as prime supplier for building and maintaining a nation-wide wireless broadband network based on WiMAX 802.16e-2005 (Rev-e) technology.
Earlier this year, Aria won the auction of the WiMAX 3.5 GHz radio frequencies in all Italian regions.

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Seltatel is the new technological partner of Telefonica through the services and telecommunication technologies IP-based offer for small and medium Spanish enterprises.

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Nokia Siemens Networks will be a Telecom Italia‘s strategic supplier for mobile Broadband Access Networks with High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) and Long Term Evolution technologies.

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Combination of Pirelli‘s PGT Photonics and CyOptics supports development of a new generation of optical components. Pirelli to take an approximately 30% stake in CyOptic.

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Nokia Siemens Networks and Pirelli Broadband Solutions have signed an agreement for cooperation on 3G Femto Home Access solution.
Pirelli’s femto-enabled CPEs coupled with the 3G Femto Home Access network solution from Nokia Siemens Networks will enable operators to introduce femtocell-based services to home and small office environments through a wide choice of CPE models developed by Pirelli in compliance with the Nokia Siemens Networks’ open architecture.

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