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September 25, 2007 Sign up Forward Archive Advertise Read more at SmartBrief.com News for telecom industry leaders Search recent stories:       News of the Day    Bell Canada deal approved by shareholders Bell Canada received 97% shareholder approval for its plan to be purchased by a private-equity consortium. The deal must still be approved by Canadian authorities, but the competition regulator said it would not challenge the proposal. Once the takeover is complete, Michael Sabia announced, he will step down as BCE chief executive officer. National Post (Canada) (9/22) , International Herald Tribune/Bloomberg (9/24)   Business & Industry Watch    Nokia Siemens gets Deutsche Telekom order Nokia Siemens Networks announced today that it had landed a long-term broadband-network maintenance contract from Deutsche Telekom. Terms were not disclosed. The New York Times/Reuters (9/25) Verizon Business goes to the edge with new SLA option Verizon Business has added a "customer edge to customer edge" option to its service-level agreements for U.S.-based Private IP customers. The option allows customers to request service on the last mile of their networks, even if Verizon does not own the connections. The SLA option will be rolled out to other countries by the end of this year. InfoWorld/IDG News Service (9/24) AT&T to provide faster uploads to wireless customers AT&T is set to announce faster upload speeds for its mobile users. "Everybody in the street is becoming a reporter so the desire to be able to upload is growing," said Richard Burns, president of AT&T's wireless services. "That's become a much bigger part of consumer demand than it was just a few years ago." Los Angeles Times/Reuters (free registration) (9/25) Other News Report: Drillisch, United Internet plan to acquire Freenet The Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones Newswires (9/24) USTelecom Spotlight Engineering Summit call for presentations: Due date extended to Friday Whether it's for IPTV, broadband or wireless, proposals for technical presentations are being accepted for USTelecom's Second Annual Engineering Summit to be held Nov. 14 and 15 in Washington. Presentations, not sales pitches, should target engineering and technical employees from carrier/network operator companies. Presentations are due Friday. See requirements and submission details here. Learn more about USTelecom -> NXTcomm  |  News  |  Join USTelecom  |  Bookstore  |  Webinars   Technology Trends  Cisco, Haier announce cooperation on home-networking systems Cisco Systems and China's Haier Group announced a deal today to cooperate in the management and construction of home-networking systems. No further details were provided. The Wall Street Journal/Associated Press (subscription required) (9/25) AT&T looks to expand video service in Ohio AT&T Ohio has applied for a statewide franchise to expand its video services. The 10-year franchise would put AT&T in direct competition with Time Warner Cable, which, according to a spokesman for the cable company, would also apply for a statewide license. Akron Beacon Journal (Ohio) (9/25) Analysis: Don't count citywide Wi-Fi out yet Citywide and regional Wi-Fi networks have had some setbacks recently, but they are still poised to succeed in other areas. Lessons for success include having a clear business model for building and maintaining the network and a strong mission for building them in the first place. CNET (9/25) The Buzz(CORPORATE ANNOUNCEMENTS) Plug and Play Splitter Architectures Drive Operational Savings Providers must decide how to connect the F1 optical feeder cable inputs to the FDH splitters. 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Contact Eric Hoffman at 773-549-3868 or ehoffman@smartbrief.com.   IP Download  Vonage announces new international-calling plans Vonage Holdings has announced the addition of several new international-calling plans covering Asia, Europe and Latin America, plus a "world" plan covering 60 locations around the globe. TWICE (9/24) Cisco announces MTU FTTH solution, IPTV tools Cisco Systems has announced a FTTH access solution for multitenant buildings, a carrier Ethernet troubleshooting tool and a number of new IPTV services. xchange (9/24) Make USTelecom dailyLead part of your 2008 marketing plan! USTelecom dailyLead is a cost-effective way to reach over 45,000 telecommunications industry executives. To learn more, click here or contact Eric Hoffman at ehoffman@smartbrief.com or (773) 549-3868.   Regulatory & Legislative  China will submit its 4G standard to ITU A director at China's Ministry and Information Industry says the country will submit its 4G mobile standards to the ITU in 2008 or 2009. The ITU recently announced it would bring 4G technology to commercial use around 2010. 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