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Total Telecom: "World Communication Awards 2008 Gallery"

Photographs of the 2008 WCA are now available - view on the microsite

Amazing coverage of this years WCA

Three weeks after the 2008 World Communication Awards, some quick work with a search engine reveals just how much coverage has been generated this year.

First up from many of the Winners, including:

• Best Customer Care WINNER Macquarie Telecom (Personal Accountable Service)
• Best Managed Service WINNER PCCW Global (PCCW Global Managed Services)
• Best Mobile Operator, Best Global Operator & Best Change-Maker WINNER Orange & Yazid Chir (Change-Maker)
• Best Project Management & Best Content Service WINNER Bharti Airtel (eGram)
• Best Technology Foresight WINNER VNL (WorldGSM solar powered base station)
• Best Wholesale Carrier WINNER Belgacom International Carrier Services
• Best International Carrier WINNER Etisalat
  
• The Green Award WINNER BT Global Services (Let's Make a Better World)
  

But more amazingly the bredth of media coverage. The selection below is only the tip of the iceberg....

ArabianBusiness.com












The Boston Globe







Breitbart








Dominican Today







Dubai Chronical










EFY Times
e gov
Equity Bulls
European Communications
Fox Business
Connect World
IndiaInfonline
ITExaminer
Kenya Times
MIS Asia
MSN Money
My Solution Info
Reuters
Sourcews
The Green IT Review
The Standard
TMCnet
UAE Interact
WOTnews
WSJ
ZD Net

There's probably loads more - let us know....

First issue of Mobile Broadband Watch

First issue of our new fortnightly newsletter is now available to download from Total Telecom

For ad options, email richard.silver@totaltele.com

BT WiFi usage doubles

BT is averaging more than a million minutes a day on its WiFi network, with minutes of usage doubling in the April-September period, compared with the same period in 2007, the U.K. incumbent reported on Tuesday.

Traffic on BT Openzone and BT FON hotspots averaged 8 million minutes per week during that period, and in September the telco recorded its first 10 million-minute week.

"It's great to see users embracing broadband on the move," said Dave Hughes, director at BT wireless broadband, in a statement.

If current mobile speeds achieved with laptop dongles are anything to go by - mobile broadband is the bane of my life right now - WiFi minutes in the U.K. are set to grow for some time to come.

See the full release on Total Telecom.

WCA Animation

At last weeks World Communication Awards, Orange joined Total Telecom in celebrating a Decade of Excellence by creating a short film of telecom landmarks.


The film was played out during the gala evening, but if you weren't able to attend, or want to see it again, it's now available on Total Telecom

The tenth World Communication Awards saw major players including BT, Orange, Belgacom, O2, and Bharti Airtel celebrating their success, as well as a strong showing from companies such as Safaricom, Etisalat, and Turkcell. A full list of the winners and highly commended companies is available online.