December 7, 2007 - Cincinnati Bell snaps up Indiana CLEC

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December 7, 2007 Sign up Forward Archive Advertise Read more at SmartBrief.com News for telecom industry leaders Search recent stories:       News of the Day    Cincinnati Bell snaps up Indiana CLEC Cincinnati Bell is purchasing eGIX in a deal valued at about $18 million and designed to extend Cincinnati Bell's business. The acquisition is Cincinnati Bell's second CLEC purchase this year. Telephony Online (12/6)   Business & Industry Watch    AT&T launches Dobson rebranding campaign AT&T will begin rebranding Cellular One stores with the AT&T moniker this weekend. AT&T closed its purchase of Dobson Communications in mid-November and has more than 200 Cellular One stores to convert in all. American City Business Journals/San Antonio (12/6) McCormick touts benefits of broadband USTelecom CEO Walter B. McCormick Jr. has called on the federal government to keep its distance from dictating how Internet providers service customers and praised states like Arkansas that are funding projects to map where people can't access broadband services. Lexington Herald-Leader (Ky.)/Associated Press (12/6) Orascom sells rest of stake to HTIL parent Orascom Telecom sold its remaining 14.2% stake in Hutchison Telecommunications International for $962 million. Orascom, once HTIL's second-biggest shareholder, had its designs on the company frustrated when HTIL sold its most attractive asset -- Hutchison Essar -- to Vodafone. Financial Times (subscription required) (12/6) Cablevision throws hat into wireless-auction ring Cablevision Systems is the latest entrant into the hotly anticipated Jan. 24 government auction for space in the 700-MHz spectrum that could be used to build out wireless services. Others known to be in the running include Cox Communications, AT&T, Verizon Wireless and Google. Multichannel News (12/6) In India, Vodafone rejects spectrum limit British telecom Vodafone told India's telecom office that Reliance Communications' statements about 10-MHz spectrum allocations were "false and inconsistent with the facts." In countering RCom's arguments that mobile companies were serving higher densities of users with less spectrum, Vodafone said studies in 40 countries showed GSM operators were not restricted to 10 MHz. Business Standard (India) (12/7) Other News Motorola gains after upbeat outlook CNNMoney.com/Associated Press (12/7) 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! USTelecom Spotlight Webinar: Revitalize Your Network with IP Services Thursday, Dec. 13, 1 p.m. EST Register today for this free webinar, presented by MetaSwitch, explaining how layering easy-to-deploy advanced services onto your existing network allows you to offer new applications that retain subscribers and generate revenue. Learn how an IMS application server can provide services hosted on existing class five switches, how to manage the combined network and more. Register today. Learn more about USTelecom -> NXTcomm  |  News  |  Join USTelecom  |  Bookstore  |  Webinars   Technology Trends    Cisco aims to secure corporate networks with TrustSec Cisco Systems has unveiled TrustSec, an application designed to identify, through set policies, the role of users and devices in the network before allowing access to corporate resources. "We're getting this threat defense thing down pretty good; now let's start worrying about where we can go in the network," said Bob Gleichauf, chief technology officer of Cisco's Security Technology Group. The New York Times (subscription required)/Network World/IDG News Service (12/6) Japanese operators post mobile gains NTT DoCoMo has announced that a net 48,200 subscribers signed up for its wireless services last month, bringing its total base to 53.03 million at the end of November. DoCoMo retained its spot as the No. 1 provider, but rivals KDDI and Softbank added 65,300 and 191,600 wireless customers in November, respectively. The Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones Newswires (subscription required) (12/6) , The Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones Newswires (subscription required) (12/6) , The Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones Newswires (subscription required) (12/6) Newly private Avaya lays out agenda Avaya will push to integrate its communications software into business applications, CEO Lou D'Ambrosio told analysts at the company's first briefing since going private earlier this year. He said the company would also focus increasingly on small and mid-size businesses, shake up its sales force and fix supply-chain issues. NewsFactor Network (12/5) Google details "white space" testing results Google presented "white space" testing data to the FCC that, according to the company, "demonstrate that digital televisions ... and wireless microphones can be amply protected." Along with companies such as Microsoft and Philips Electronics, Google plans to introduce technology and devices for use in white spaces, though television broadcasters have pressed the FCC to consider possible white space interference with other transmission signals. MarketWatch (12/6) Who's getting one? The Plum Card. The first everything, everywhere trade terms card from American Express OPEN.™ Up to 2% early pay discount or up to 2 months defer pay, interest free.*Terms and conditions apply Application available now at PlumCard.com   IP Download  Alcatel-Lucent, Microsoft back Italy IPTV launch Italy's Wind has deployed an IPTV triple-play service to 2 million homes via Alcatel-Lucent's TPSDA backbone and Microsoft's multimedia software platform. It features VoIP, high-speed Internet and advanced IPTV services based on Alcatel-Lucent's 7750 Service Router. Converge! 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