November 27, 2007 - Verizon Wireless announces open-network plans

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November 27, 2007 Sign up Forward Archive Advertise Read more at SmartBrief.com News for telecom industry leaders Search recent stories:       News of the Day    Verizon Wireless announces open-network plans Verizon Wireless plans to open its network to enable any compatible phone and software to work on its network by the close of next year. "This is a transformation point in the 20-year history of mass-market wireless devices -- one which we believe will set the table for the next level of innovation and growth," said Lowell McAdam, the chief executive officer of Verizon Wireless. The Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones Newswires (subscription required) (11/27) , MarketWatch (11/27)   Business & Industry Watch    BT download store adds Paramount titles A new BT deal with Paramount Pictures Digital Entertainment will put 150 titles within reach of U.K. broadband customers via BT's online video store. Anyone with broadband access can buy the movies, which include "Babel" and "An Inconvenient Truth." New Media Age (11/26) Deltek looks to Verizon Business for growth Enterprise-software provider Deltek is leaning on Verizon Business to support its growth plans and streamline operations across 14 locations and 1,200 employees worldwide. Under a multiyear agreement, Verizon Business will provide a bevy of IP and other related services for Deltek's communications platform. TMC Internet Telephony (11/26) France Telecom eyes 100,000 iPhone sales this year France Telecom CEO Didier Lombard predicted his company would sell 100,000 iPhones this year as he outlined plans to expand sales of the handset to 680 stores in France on Thursday. Promotions include late-night hours in some cities and opening of a boutique on Paris' Champs Elysee, Lombard said, adding he expects to sell 1 million units next year. Customers pay just under $600 for the device, plus $73 a month for service to wireless unit Orange. Bloomberg (11/27) 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    Former Iron Curtain nations fuel mobile growth Newcomers to the European Union have a higher concentration of mobile-phone users without land-line service, according to a Eurostat report that said 18% of all EU households subscribed only to mobile services. Central and Eastern European countries are fueling much of the rise in mobile usage because the former Communist countries lack the land-line infrastructure of the Western European countries. The Washington Post/Reuters (11/27) Broadband usage to top 800,000 in Ireland Broadband service in Ireland will reach more than 800,000 subscribers by Christmas, with 100,000 of them accessing the Web via mobile phones, according to a Commission for Communications Regulation official. Commissioner John Doherty also said that Vodafone's purchase of Perlico was a strong signal that mobile providers wanted to enter the fixed-line arena. TeleGeography Research (11/26) China Mobile tries early 3G handset China's top mobile provider is testing a 3G handset that runs Microsoft's Mobile 6.0 OS, the S876 from Taiwan's Inventec Appliances. The S876 is said to be among the first 3G-designed handsets to be tested in China. China Mobile expects to complete at least a 10-city 3G network by the time the Summer Olympic Games open in 2008. InfoWorld/IDG News Service (11/26) Who's getting one? The Plum Card. 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The service would allow land-line or mobile users to typically make IP calls at costs of 3 to 5 cents a minute, the company said. New York Post (11/27) 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  AT&T looks to take control of its pricing in N.C. AT&T is arguing its case for less price regulations on basic phone service before the North Carolina Utilities Commission today, saying that the market is now glutted with a plethora of alternatives to land-line service. "It is a cost and a burden that no other providers have to incur," said Dwight Allen, an attorney for AT&T. The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) (11/27) Some European countries object to a single mobile-TV standard Three countries have attacked a European Commission plan to select a single format, DVB-H, for mobile-TV broadcast, saying the market should play the predominant role in setting a standard. Objections by Britain, Germany and the Netherlands to the Nokia and Motorola-supported format are said to underline philosophic differences among EU membership. Financial Times (free content) (11/26)   LeadQuote  Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. 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