December 6, 2007 - Embarq's Hesse to investors: We're nimble

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December 6, 2007 Sign up Forward Archive Advertise Read more at SmartBrief.com News for telecom industry leaders Search recent stories:       News of the Day    Embarq's Hesse to investors: We're nimble Embarq Chairman and CEO Dan Hesse outlined the company's strategy on Wednesday, telling analysts at an investors' conference that new wireless and high-speed Internet businesses hold strong promise. "We believe we can grow with different revenue streams as we evolve the business model of the company," Hesse said. The Kansas City Star (Mo.) (12/5) Looking for real-time policy and control for your network? Get things under control with Juniper Networks. Juniper's Session and Resource Control Portfolio enables you to automatically control and manage network resources to deliver advanced services to your customers with perfect quality of experience. Juniper's SRC Portfolio-learn more.   Business & Industry Watch    CenturyTel ventures into online advertising Communications and Web provider CenturyTel Inc. is aiming to take behavioral targeting to a new level with the use of "deep-packet inspection boxes," which have the ability to monitor every site a user visits and therefore give marketers the chance to more precisely match ads to consumer interests. The Wall Street Journal (free content) (12/6) AT&T to wireless customers: We're open AT&T will encourage salespeople at its stores to tell customers they can use any brand of handset and software applications over the company's wireless networks. "You can use any handset on our network you want," said Ralph de la Vega, AT&T's wireless chief in reference to both the company's own policies and Google's efforts to develop an open operating system for cell phones. USA TODAY (12/5) Opening network will pay off, Verizon COO says A top Verizon Communications executive told investors Wednesday that plans to open its wireless network will reduce costs and bring in cash from third parties who will need Verizon's spectrum for delivering services to their customers via any number of gadgets. Chief Operating Officer Denny Strigl said those providers would keep Verizon's costs down by bearing the marketing and customer-service expenses for those services. STLtoday.com/Associated Press (12/6) Analyst: JDS Uniphase to benefit from network expansion An analyst at Roth Capital Partners upgraded telecom-equipment provider JDS Uniphase on Wednesday as he put a "buy" order on its stock because of the expected need for more bandwidth in the next few years. The glut of wireless, gaming and other devices will create a shortage of capacity that JDS will be in a position to handle, said analyst Dave Kang. Forbes/Associated Press (12/5) Nokia Siemens CEO sees U.S. inroads with 4G Bullish prospects for new Long Term Evolution technology in the U.S. will drive Nokia Siemens Networks' growth over the next few years, according to CEO Simon Beresford-Wylie. "LTE is coming onto the radar screen," he said in reference to the so-called fourth-generation technology that Beresford-Wylie said he believed would play a critical role in the growth of mobile-service applications. Short-term, he conceded that slackening demand could put pressure on revenue. The Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones Newswires (subscription required) (12/5) Avoiding the One-Size-Fits-All Approach to Bundled Pricing Communications providers' bundled pricing offerings are becoming commoditized - so how do you differentiate? To learn more about segment-based pricing that can improve incremental operating income and provide greater value to the customer, read Accenture's point of view, "Innovative Approaches to Win the US Bundled Pricing Game".   Technology Trends    Verizon begins HD VOD rollout Verizon Communications has launched high-definition VOD service in parts of Florida, Indiana, Pennsylvania and Virginia via its FiOS platform. The telecom anticipates offering the service to the remainder of its FiOS area by the end of next year. Broadcasting & Cable (12/5) Carriers, advertisers spar over mobile advertising Top wireless carriers have yet to embrace mobile advertising, a new market of mobile coupons and banner ads projected to be worth billions of dollars. Some say the carriers are wary of yielding control of their networks to advertisers, but the carriers say they intend to implement the advertising slowly and carefully in order to protect their customers. Seattle Post-Intelligencer/Bloomberg (12/5) Telefonica invests in GestureTek Telefonica, a Spain-based telecom operator, has partnered with technology company GestureTek to develop gesture-controlled gaming and navigation applications. The companies hope Telefonica's "strategic" investment will enable them to penetrate new markets with the nascent technology. Mediacaster (12/5) BT to offer ISPs alternative DSL service BT Wholesale has contracted with Shareband to provide ISPs in the U.K. with bandwidth-bonding software designed to improve the reliability of ADSL service without requiring users to pay for a leased line. Set for a U.S. introduction next month, the technology works by combining multiple broadband links into a single, reliable high-speed pipe. Techworld (12/6) Who's getting one? The Plum Card. 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