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• Alcatel, Lucent keep quiet on merger down under

  The Australian operations of networking equipment vendors Alcatel and Lucent have declined to comment for now on the local implications of the companies' US$33 billion merger.

• Shareholders approve Alcatel, Lucent merger

  Alcatel and Lucent Technologies shareholders approved Alcatel's $11 billion acquisition of Lucent on Thursday, ticking off another hurdle in the companies' plans to consolidate their businesses.

• Telstra signs network pact with Alcatel-Lucent

  Telstra has revealed an R&D deal with a major telecoms kit maker to improve its network.

• Alcatel, Lucent agree US$33 billion merger

  French telecoms technology provider Alcatel and US equipment firm Lucent Technologies on Sunday announced a merger agreement, creating a US$33 billion dollar giant in global telecommunications.

• Lucent, Alcatel call off merger

  Lucent Technologies and Alcatel executives have called off a potential merger of the two telecommunications equipment giants.

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  Competition still matters

  Let's not go back to the bad old days where telco and vendor incumbents were unchallenged.

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  Femtocells on NZ broadband? No thanks

  Telcos would love to shift the cost of expanding mobile network coverage to customers with femtocells, but are they a good idea for customers?

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  Doug Campbell on the task ahead

  In this week's Twisted Wire podcast, Tasmanian NBN chair Doug Campbell talks about the roll-out of the National Broadband Network in that state, as well as its economic viability and the path ahead.

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  Dancing with the NBN Co stars

  Time will tell how the rest of the NBN Co board shapes up, but it's hard to dismiss the credentials of its two most high-profile appointments so far.

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  100Gbps Ethernet shows NBN's promise

  The coming glut of 100Gbps Ethernet shows that the potential growth of the National Broadband Network is limited only by the laws of physics and the laws of Parliament.

Features and Case Studies (11)

• Alcatel Lucent: Ray Gilbert

  Ray Gilbert, assistant vice president for IT enterprise collaboration at Alcatel Lucent, tells ZDNet.com editor-in-chief Dan Farber how the telecom services provider is addressing mobility needs and convergence challenges for the next generation of digital devices.

• Mike Quigley: The background check

  Father, brother, cancer survivor, highly intelligent engineer and leader of the "Australian mafia" group of executives who battled their way to the top of global telco supplier Alcatel-Lucent. We present Mike Quigley, executive chairman of the National Broadband Network Company.

• FAQ: Behind Microsoft's MP3 patent jam

  With Redmond on the hook for US$1.5 billion, should other audio tech users be worried about what's next?

• Alcatel-Lucent's blatant NBN pitch

  There's a certain ridiculousness to Alcatel-Lucent's National Broadband Network video production that goes to the heart of an obvious worry that it will ultimately be left out when the cheques are signed.

• Victorian greenfield bars Alcatel-Lucent

  Alcatel-Lucent's optical network terminal (ONT) equipment was not considered suitable for an open access fibre deployment similar to the future NBN roll-out at a greenfield estate in Victoria, according to the project's builder.

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  Alcatel Lucent: Ray Gilbert

  Ray Gilbert, assistant vice president for IT enterprise collaboration at Alcatel Lucent, tells ZDNet.com editor-in-chief Dan Farber how the telecom services provider is addressing mobility needs and convergence challenges for the next generation of digital devices.

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• The best VoIP solution is ...

  The world of enterprise IP telephony is varied and complex. Here's our round-up of the major players and what they can bring to your business.

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