November 16, 2007 - Rising subscriber figures propel Hutchison Telecom

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November 16, 2007 Sign up Forward Archive Advertise Read more at SmartBrief.com News for telecom industry leaders Search recent stories:       News of the Day    Rising subscriber figures propel Hutchison Telecom Solid subscriber growth at Hutchison Telecom fueled a 42% increase in net profit in the third quarter to $18.7 million. Total subscribers rose 33% to 9.1 million, with strong growth in Hong Kong and Israel. The Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones Newswires (subscription required) (11/16) Eliminate weak links in your optical backbone NSN optical solution offers best-in-class bandwidth capacity and scalability. Our ROADM is designed for superior ROI - remote configurability and automated management to ensure low operational cost. NSN is the clear global market share leader in Long-Haul/ Ultra-Long Haul ROADM 2 years running. Learn more.   Business & Industry Watch    Court awards $120 million to Verizon in Vonage dispute A federal court has rejected Vonage's appeal of its patent settlement with Verizon, meaning the VoIP company must pay $120 million, or $40 million more than it would have had to give Verizon had Vonage won its case. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit turned down Vonage's request to rehear the case. CNNMoney.com/Dow Jones Newswires/Associated Press (11/15) Verizon will join European hubs with broadband net Citing growing demand for broadband services, Verizon said its business unit would begin building more than 2,000 miles of a high-speed, ultra long-haul (ULH) network in Europe. The company said it would hook up its main European hubs in London; Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Paris; Brussels, Belgium; and Frankfurt, Germany, with 3,230 kilometers of ULH-speed connections. PCWorld/IDG News Service (11/15) Kenya names FT top bidder for Telkom Kenya France Telecom has won preferred-bidder status for the acquisition of a 51% stake in Telkom Kenya. The government agreed to FT's bid of $390 million to take controlling interest in a company that serves more than 280,000 fixed-line customers and will benefit from a new mobile license. Light Reading (11/16) Outperform with Network Outsourcing from Accenture. Accenture can help wireline, wireless and cable providers outperform their peers by focusing on value-added services - and reducing network operations cost by up to an estimated 50 percent - by globally enabling a range of network operations functions. Click here to find out more.   Technology Trends    IBM's Innovation Factory gets China Telecom nod China Telecom's research arm has chosen IBM's Innovation Factory, which helps service providers develop Web 2.0-style services, to help it speed delivery of new services in that country and improve its collaborative process. IBM believes that delivering innovative services more quickly will change how companies think about and develop them. Telephony Online (11/15) Coming to a phone near you: Spam More than a million unsolicited text messages and calls will inundate wireless subscribers in the U.S. this year, and that number is expected to grow. Companies are taking aggressive action to protect customers from the cost, screening out autodialers and even taking legal action. BusinessWeek (11/26) Report: Online ad market will weather possible slowdown Sanford C. 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