November 2, 2007 - Embarq gets aggressive, eyes growth in 2009

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November 2, 2007 Sign up Forward Archive Advertise Read more at SmartBrief.com News for telecom industry leaders Search recent stories:       News of the Day    Embarq gets aggressive, eyes growth in 2009 Embarq plans to cut costs by streamlining its operations as the telecom battles increased competition from cable VoIP and a soft economic environment. "Our plan is still that we will start growing in 2009," said Dan Hesse, Embarq's chairman and chief executive officer. The Kansas City Star (Mo.) (11/1) , Reuters (11/1) Do you influence Telecommunications Decisions for your company? Join the ELITEOpinion Panel and get paid to share your knowledge and ideas about Telecommunications, Technology and Business issues and products. It is quick, easy and free to join. Register here and you will be entered into our $1500.00 Quarterly Drawing.   Business & Industry Watch    AT&T gets video license in Connecticut The Connecticut Department of Public Utility Controls has granted AT&T a statewide video-franchise license for the company's U-verse service. The move comes on the heels of a state Superior Court ruling that overturned an earlier DPUC decision to bar the telecom from offering pay-TV service in the state. Multichannel News (11/1) CenturyTel offers live video through Broadband TV CenturyTel's newly launched Broadband TV, which sports video-on-demand capabilities, is available in 25 states. "It is available everywhere CenturyTel offers a broadband connection," said a company spokeswoman. Telephony Online (11/1) Report: Sprint mulls WiMAX merger with Clearwire The Wall Street Journal reports that Sprint Nextel is mulling the next steps for its wireless broadband unit, including a possible merger deal with WiMAX partner Clearwire. Sprint has said it is committed to its WiMAX rollout. The Wall Street Journal (free content) (11/2) , Reuters (11/1) Number portability weighs on NTT DoCoMo In the 12 months since the inception of wireless number portability in Japan, NTT DoCoMo has lost roughly 1 million customers, although the operator is still considered the country's top wireless provider, with a 53% share of the market. "We have a sense of crisis. In some months we had a net decline in subscribers," said Kiyoyuki Tsujimura, executive vice president. InfoWorld/IDG News Service (11/1) MetroPCS backs off bid for Leap Wireless MetroPCS Communications has withdrawn its bid to acquire Leap Wireless International, a deal that would have offered the U.S. a fifth national wireless carrier. "It's very disappointing that they couldn't find a way to complete this deal. It would be hard to find two companies that fit any better together," said William V. Power, an analyst for Robert W. Baird & Co. 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Learn more about USTelecom -> NXTcomm  |  News  |  Join USTelecom  |  Bookstore  |  Webinars   Technology Trends  Study: Telecom spending to reach $393 billion in 5 years As more consumers embrace broadband and more wireless systems make the switch to digital, telecoms are projected to spend $56 billion this year on engineer, furnish and install products and services, according to an Amadee+Company study. Telecommunications (11/2) Verizon examines intelligent services Verizon Communications continues to ready a wide rollout of its 3G mobile services, which it jointly developed with Vodafone. "It's all about the cooperative processing and cooperative activity between the network and the devices at the consumer home," Verizon Chief Technology Officer Mark Wegleitner said. "There's been an ongoing debate about whether intelligence should be on the end devices or in the network. But the answer is really that it needs to be in both." CNET (11/1) AT&T finalizes Interwise deal AT&T has completed its acquisition of Interwise, a provider of IP-based voice, Web and videoconferencing services. The telecom also unveiled AT&T Connect, a unified-communications solution. RTT News (11/2) Google aims to change wireless Google is continuing to make noise in wireless; and if it has its way, the wireless landscape could change. "Your mobile phone should be free," paid for by ads, Chief Executive Officer Eric Schmidt has said. The search giant is said to be in talks with Sprint Nextel and T-Mobile USA about software deals. The Washington Post (11/1) , CNNMoney.com/Fortune (11/1) Cisco continues buying spree Cisco Systems intends to buy Securent for $100 million in cash and options. The purchase of the maker of security software marks Cisco's 125th acquisition. CNET/Reuters (11/1) The Buzz(CORPORATE ANNOUNCEMENTS) Want to sell Mid-Band Ethernet services to industries as diverse as health care, finance or education? 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Europe, the Middle East and Africa will remain the biggest IPTV markets, the study said, and North America will have 12.1 million subscribers by 2010. eMarketer (11/2)   Regulatory & Legislative  Investors expect Argentine regulators to play hardball with Telefonica The newly installed leadership in Argentina is expected to bring about a strong regulatory response to the 10% stake Telefonica recently purchased in Telecom Italia, according to this article. 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