December 31, 2007 - Nortel, Vonage come to terms

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December 31, 2007 Sign up Forward Archive Advertise Read more at SmartBrief.com News for telecom industry leaders Search recent stories:       News of the Day    Nortel, Vonage come to terms Vonage Holdings has settled its latest patent-infringement lawsuit, this one with Nortel Networks. Unlike its other settlements, Vonage will not pay any damages, but each company will license three patents to the other. Bloomberg (12/31) , Reuters (12/31) 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   Business & Industry Watch    Bankers eye scenarios for Sprint's Hesse Shortly after Sprint Nextel chose Dan Hesse at its new CEO, a trio of bankers speculated on how he might approach alternatives to dealing with challenges in its long-distance, spectrum and wireless areas. Financial Times (free content)/mergermarket (12/30) AT&T offers USO support via text message AT&T has launched a new text-messaging program that will enable its subscribers to make donations of $2 to help fund prepaid phone cards that can be used by active military personnel to phone home. USO Operation Phone Home will run from Jan. 1 through March 31. American City Business Journals/San Antonio (12/31) Level 3 Communications sells Vyvx ad unit for $129 million DG FastChannel has reached a deal with Level 3 Communications to buy its Vyvx ad business for $129 million. The deal, which is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2008, will allow DG FastChannel to broaden its presence in HD commercials and improve its distribution of online and mobile ads and public displays, according to Chairman-CEO Scott Ginsburg. Broadcasting & Cable (12/31) Report: Vodafone's Sarin qualifies for $90 million bonus Arun Sarin is expected to benefit from recent gains in Vodafone's share price by qualifying for a bonus worth $90 million, according to one report. cellular-news (U.K.) (12/30) 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.   Hot Topics  Top five news stories selected by USTelecom dailyLead readers in the past week. Nortel CTO Roese offers his view of the future (Forbes) End-to-end Ethernet makes strides in 2007 (InfoWorld) AT&T, Vonage finalize settlement terms (Reuters) Qwest settles interactive-voice patent suit (BusinessWeek) Clearwire offers "pre-WiMAX" in Seattle (MSNBC) Results based on number of times each story was clicked by readers.   Technology Trends  Q-and-A: CommuniGate executive reviews 2007 IP advances CommuniGate Systems' vice president of business development, Jon Doyle, describes how innovations in IP communications this past year have tied in with his company's product line -- and what to expect in 2008. TMC Internet Telephony (12/31) India's RCom to sell $12 mobile handset Reliance Communications wants to introduce a Web-ready cell phone that, at $12, will be among the least expensive handsets sold worldwide, the company said. RCom hopes to sell 1 million of the handsets, and analysts expect the move to set up a new round of price wars in the industry. Business Standard (India) (12/30) Privacy concerns stall advertising advancements in wireless space Wireless carriers are still keeping data out of the hands of marketers that would help them to pinpoint potential customers. Operators are wary of annoying customers, but some observers wonder how long the carriers will hold out. The Oregonian (Portland)/Associated Press (12/31)   IP Download  YouTube in the living room? Race for TV heats up IPTV is making progress in becoming a vital part of the digital living room as the race to see who is best positioned to provide broadband services to home-entertainment centers heats up, according to this article. TechNewsWorld/E-Commerce Times (12/31) Other News Children are the future of virtual worlds The New York Times (12/31)   Regulatory & Legislative  South Korea gives OK to IPTV services South Korea's parliament enacted IPTV legislation Friday that will let telecom companies such as KT Corp. and hanarotelecom offer full services in 2008. The action overcomes major hurdles as the government struggled to tie together media and phone regulations. The Economic Times (India)/Reuters (12/29)   Editor's Note  The dailyLead will not be published Tuesday In observance of New Year's Day in the U.S., the dailyLead will not be published Tuesday. Publication will resume Wednesday. 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