October 18, 2007 - BCE taps Cope as new CEO

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October 18, 2007 Sign up Forward Archive Advertise Read more at SmartBrief.com News for telecom industry leaders Search recent stories:       News of the Day    BCE taps Cope as new CEO George Cope will step in as the new CEO of BCE, replacing Michael Sabia when the proposed buyout closes. Cope will bring more than 20 years of telecom experience to his new post. He is currently the chief operating officer of Bell Canada. Forbes/Associated Press (10/17) , Bloomberg (10/17) Deliver fiber to the demarc with our MEF-certified 10/100 and 10/100/1000 media conversion products. With features such as link monitoring, OAM, loopback, bandwidth allocation, VLAN/QoS management, and segment redundancy, Transition's media conversion and switching products offer complete management capabilities from the CO to the CPE. 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CNNMoney.com/Investor's Business Daily (10/18) 2Wire makes home-networking buy 2Wire has snapped up Linux home-networking provider Kenati Technologies for an undisclosed sum. The purchase is designed to expand 2Wire's ability to help telecoms deliver triple-play services. Computer Business Review (U.K.) (10/2007) Nokia sells 112 million handsets in Q3 Nokia reported higher-than-expected earnings today, saying it sold more handsets during the quarter than the combined sales of its three biggest rivals, according to Reuters. The operating loss reported by Nokia Siemens Networks was less than analysts had been expecting. The Washington Post/Reuters (10/18) , Bloomberg (10/18) , MarketWatch (10/18) USTelecom Spotlight Explore the IPTV universe with telecom guru Steven Shepard IPTV and next-gen services are critical to your business, but what, when, where, why and how? 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