December 17, 2007 - Phones, IP fuel new Silicon Valley boom

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December 17, 2007 Sign up Forward Archive Advertise Read more at SmartBrief.com News for telecom industry leaders Search recent stories:       News of the Day    Phones, IP fuel new Silicon Valley boom The convergence of telecom and computer applications has create a new era of growth in Silicon Valley as so-called "Smartphone Valley" companies are looking to executives with expertise in networking and computers. In hiring its first non-Finnish chief technology officer last week and placing him in Silicon Valley, Nokia accented how the leaders of the 1990s tech boom are drawing telecom companies to their doors. Financial Times (subscription required) (12/17)   Business & Industry Watch    With MCI assets, Verizon Business rings up Asia Almost two years after taking over MCI, Verizon Business is making inroads in China and India. Verizon Business is part of a group building an undersea optical link between China and the U.S. in preparation for the Beijing Olympics, and it is close to reaching a deal with India to provide long-distance voice and data services, mainly to large companies. CNNMoney.com/Investor's Business Daily (12/17) TXP pins growth on optical terminals Dallas-area manufacturer TXP Corp. says it believes it can ride the demand for fiber optics to a tenfold increase in sales over the next year or two by selling optical-network terminals to telecom companies. The company is trying to respond to the demands of trying to grow quickly without burning through all its cash. The Dallas Morning News (12/17) EU approves AT&T's purchase of IBM network unit The European Commission approved the sale today of IBM's telecommunications and network management services unit to AT&T, a deal that follows an outsourcing agreement between the companies. AT&T will perform the services IBM previously handled in-house. MarketWatch (12/17) Deutsche Telekom eyes administrative cuts for 2008 Deutsche Telekom will emphasis cuts in administrative costs as it stays the course on the overhaul of its operations next year, according to CEO Rene Obermann. "We have many small sites spread all over the country. That's not cost-effective," he told a German newspaper. Forbes/AFX News Limited/Thomson Financial (12/16) Other News Qwest taps DraftFCB Advertising Age (12/14) OSS Solutions Voice, data and video services are key to the success and growth of your business. SaskTel International can completely automate your provisioning, provide instant service-on-demand capability, and integrate your service assurance processes. To find out how we can give your company the competitive advantage, visit www.sasktelinternational.com   Hot Topics    Top five news stories selected by USTelecom dailyLead readers in the past week. AT&T continues U-verse expansion (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution) AT&T taps Cisco for network expansion (American City Business Journals) Analyst: Mobile WiMAX could reach 80 million subscribers by 2013 (CNET) AT&T to cut ties with DirecTV early next year (Yahoo!) FairPoint-Verizon wireline deal progresses (Reuters) Results based on number of times each story was clicked by readers. Henkels & McCoy NetWorks, formerly the Network Systems and Solutions Division, is now "open for business" at its new head­quarters in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania. Download our PDF to learn more! Infrastructure for the New Century.   Technology Trends    AT&T eyes early 2008 for mobile-TV launch AT&T expects to make MediaFLO USA's mobile-TV service available in early 2008, with ESPN, MTV Networks, NBC, CBS and Fox among those supplying content for eight planned channels. Verizon Wireless launched a MediaFLO-based service in March, but AT&T said it wanted to refine the user experience before rolling out the service. Multichannel News (12/14) Google takes on Microsoft in software space Google is betting that knowledge workers of the future will access information using software that resides on the Internet, rather than programs installed on home or office computers. Google's move into "cloud computing" puts it at odds with software leader Microsoft, and this article features executives at both companies and a range of experts sounding off on the Internet search leader's attempt to wrest market share from the software industry giant. The New York Times (12/16) Alltel service turns voice mail into text messages Alltel Corp. on Friday became the first major U.S. wireless provider to allow users to read their voice mail as text messages. Using voice-recognition software from U.K.-based SpinVox, the new Alltel feature will cost from $4.99 a month and, the company says, eliminate the need for people to grab for a pen when they receive voice messages on their mobile phones. The Washington Post/Associated Press (12/17) From Collaboration to Innovation: Leveraging Web 2.0 to Accelerate New Service Ideas. Learn how telecoms can harness Web 2.0 technologies to help visualize, develop and roll out new services. Get IBM's point of view on how to leverage the power of collaboration in a Web 2.0 environment now!   IP Download  Ribbit readies IP service for Web sites Web site developers would be able to embed telephony services within their Web sites using new technology from Silicon Valley-based Ribbit, the company said. Ribbit unveiled a back-end system that includes a software switch that connects IP voice services with cell phones, land lines and text messaging. Techworld/IDG News Service (12/17) Ad revenue key challenge for VOD companies Providers of on-demand programming hope that developments in dynamic ad insertion will finally unlock revenue to bolster their bottom lines. A new report from SNL Kagan predicts that new insertion technology will drive ad-sales growth to a VOD industry in which most of the content is free. Telephony Online (12/14) High-def TVs -- and programming -- set to take off High-definition televisions are expected to be at the top of many Christmas lists this year and, along with that, media distributors, including cable companies and telecoms, are looking to dramatically increase the volume of HD programming they offer. Houston Chronicle (12/16) Complete package! The USTELECOM dailyLead offers a complete package: detailed campaign reporting, limits on advertisers in each issue, and your message in front of thousands of key decision makers in the telecommunications industry. Be a part of the premier place for B2B advertising. Click here to learn how.   Regulatory & Legislative  Aussie panel rejects Singapore-led broadband bid Australian regulators have readied a draft ruling turning down a bid from a Singapore Telecommunications-led consortium to build a fiber-optic broadband network in the country. The application from the group, known as G9, gave the developer too much "discretion" in building the network and lacked effective independent-auditing reviews, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said today. 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