January 24, 2008 - Broadband, mobile give AT&T a boost

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January 24, 2008 Sign up Forward Archive Advertise Read more at SmartBrief.com News for telecom industry leaders Search recent stories:       News of the Day    Broadband, mobile give AT&T a boost AT&T posted a 2.9% increase in revenue during the fourth quarter, with mobile revenue up 16.3% year over year and broadband revenue up 13.7%. On the wireline side, DSL customer gains were 396,000 during the quarter to bring the total to 14.2 million broadband, while on the wireless side AT&T added 2.7 million wireless customers to bring its total mobile-customer base to 70.1 million at the close of 2007. Bloomberg/ClipSyndicate (1/24) , The Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones Newswires (subscription required) (1/24) , Computerworld/IDG News Service (1/24) AT&T opens up hot spots, raises broadband speed: AT&T will allow nearly all of its broadband Internet customers free access to its 10,000 Wi-Fi hot spots rather than limiting the service to premium broadband members, the company said. AT&T also will introduce a new service tier in which customers of its U-verse television package can get access to faster broadband-data speeds. The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) (1/23) , Houston Chronicle (1/23)   Business & Industry Watch    Credit crunch won't slow deals in emerging markets The global credit crisis will not crimp telecom mergers and buyouts in such emerging markets as sub-Saharan Africa, Russia and the Middle East, bankers and operators agreed at a London conference this week. "Emerging markets is really where all the action is and where all our attention is," said Robert Samuelson, head of business development for Virgin Mobile. cellular-news (U.K.)/Dow Jones Newswires (1/24) Tchuruk denies he's leaving Alcatel-Lucent Reports that Serge Tchuruk will resign as head of Alcatel-Lucent are false, according to a company spokesman. French business magazine Expansion published the story on its Web site Tuesday. CNNMoney.com/Thomson Financial Network (1/23) Ciena pays $290 million for World Wide Packets Ciena Corp. has agreed to buy World Wide Packets, a provider of Ethernet services for customers who want to expand capacity on their networks, in a $290 million deal. Cell phone pioneer Craig McCaw is behind World Wide Packets. American City Business Journals/Washington (1/23) Volt Telecom Group provides wireless network design, engineering, construction, installation, network integration, maintenance and program and project management nationwide. Our turnkey solutions are deployable in multiple markets throughout the U.S. and include customization for each metro area. For more information, visit us online!   Video Upload  MGM gets carriage deal with Verizon FiOS TV Verizon Communications' FiOS television offering has signed a carriage agreement with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's high-definition TV channel. The deal, expected to start in late 2008, gives Verizon customers access to MGM's film library. Broadcasting & Cable (1/23) Poll: Consumers want TV experience to be more interactive A new market poll found that 70% of TV viewers would be willing to switch carriers if they could receive advanced interactivity features at no extra charge. "As consumers spend big money to upgrade their TVs, they want to be able to do more with the programming and advertising that they watch," said Ensequence CEO Dalen Harrison. TheRetailBRIDGE.com (1/24) YouTube expands full streaming on mobile devices Google's YouTube will broaden its global reach by opening up its video-sharing service to a much wider array of mobile phones, the company said. Verizon Wireless will support, at least initially, a scaled-down version of YouTube's mobile-streaming service. The Washington Post/Reuters (1/24) The Buzz(CORPORATE ANNOUNCEMENTS) CWDM / DWDM Technology Webinar Learn cost effective solutions to increase fiber capacity. Discussion includes WDM types, costs, limitations, compatibility, reliability, and laser selection. This 45-min. session is of interest to companies that are planning to expand their fiber network. For details or to register go to www.TelecomEngineering.com. Interested in learning more about advertising in the USTelecom dailyLead? Contact Eric Hoffman at 773-549-3868 or ehoffman@smartbrief.com.   Technology Trends  Cisco takes stake in femtocell company Cisco Systems has expressed support for the fledgling femtocell business -- indoor 3G base stations -- with the purchase of a stake in ip.access, a seller of such systems. Cisco, which disclosed few details on the transaction, is seen as being primarily interested in the consumer space. Techworld (1/24) Mexico to pioneer portability in Latin America Mexico will introduce number portability for land-line and mobile telephony under new rules published by Coftetel, the country's telecom authority, that will go into effect in early July. The country is said to be the first in Latin America to require wireless and wireline operators to allow customers a choice of retaining their old phone numbers when they switch providers. Telecompaper (The Netherlands) (1/23) Streambox introduces upgraded news-gathering device Streambox has brought to market the Mobile Software Encoder aimed at improving the ability of broadcasters and other responders to stream breaking news and events via Wi-Fi and 3G broadband networks. The software also powers video portals and social-networking sites. TVNEWSDAY (free registration) (1/24)   IP Download  Dell to sell VoIP phone software Dell will market the Fonality VoIP Phone System in a unique computer-phone partnership targeting small businesses in which Fonality's IP PBX software will run on a Dell server. VoIP-News (1/23) Southwest will test satellite-based Internet service Southwest Airlines this summer will test a system that would give travelers access to in-flight broadband Internet service. Southwest said the satellite-based system will provide more flexibility than air-to-land options. "Customers clearly on the ground right now are demanding more and more bandwidth, and there is a limitation on air-to-ground bandwidth," said Dave Ridley, Southwest's senior vice president of marketing. 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