February 14, 2008 - Broadband race continues to heat up

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February 14, 2008 Sign up Forward Archive Advertise Read more at SmartBrief.com News for telecom industry leaders Search recent stories:       News of the Day    Broadband race continues to heat up Even though cable operators are hoping new technology designed to increase Internet-connection speeds will help them better compete in the broadband space, some analysts wonder if the lead telecoms have will be too much for cable companies. Verizon Communications' FiOS and AT&T's U-verse service are leading the charge for telecom companies, according to this article. The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) (2/14) Delivering Multimedia Apps in Pre-IMS Networks The current NGN architecture has no core-signaling infrastructure, causing a host of operational issues – scalability, IOT, billing, IMS upgrade, etc. With a capable SIP signaling & control layer, the NGN can grow systematically in response to increasing demand for VoIP, as well as multimedia services. NGN Upgrade Whitepaper   Business & Industry Watch    EU: Broadband competition is strong The European Commission will allow broadband wholesalers covering more than half of the U.K. market to be freed of regulation because of the intense competition in those areas, the EC said today. "Britain has one of the most competitive markets in the world with customers benefiting from innovation, great choice and low prices," BT Group's chief executive officer, Ben Verwaayen, said. Reuters (2/14) , BBC (2/14) Verizon expands mobile, broadband service in Wyoming Verizon Wireless has completed a $20 million upgrade of its network in Wyoming. The enhancements include adding 10 cell sites while updating others, improving backup power capabilities and extending its EV-DO broadband wireless data network to an additional dozen towns. Wyoming Business Report (2/13) Italy's top telecom overhauls network operations Telecom Italia has created a division to improve its network operations, the company announced Wednesday, saying it hopes the move will reduce costs, spur creation of new products and increase efficiency. The unit, dubbed "Open Access," will be run independently of Telecom Italia's commercial-operations business. CNNMoney.com/Associated Press (2/13) AT&T extends deal with Alcatel-Lucent AT&T has chosen Alcatel-Lucent to supply technology for expanding capacity as well as preparing next-generation services on its advanced wireless network, the Paris-based company said today. Reuters (2/14) Other News Sprint will move corporate headquarters back to Overland Park, Kan. The Washington Post/Associated Press (2/13) Telecom switches emphasis: Preliminary analysis of the 2007 Telecom Industry Survey. To remain competitive as industry boundaries blur, telecom providers will require new sets of capabilities beyond the traditional strengths that telecom executives continue to emphasize. Learn more by downloading this IBM white paper.   Video Upload  Study: Net video audience still fragmented Online video is still mainly being viewed by a core group of heavy Web users; however, as was the case with the adoption of Web surfing, video is expected to eventually be embraced by the larger population of Net users, according to new research conducted by comScore and released by Havas' Media Contacts. "It's abundantly clear how nascent we are in the industry," said Jarvis Mak, VP, U.S. director of research and insights for Media Contacts. Mediaweek (2/13) Apple TV gets upgrade Apple has released its Apple TV software upgrade, which now allows customers to rent movies using the iTunes music store. The Apple service has gained support from various movie studios, including 20th Century Fox, Warner Bros., Walt Disney, Paramount, Universal and Sony, and is expected to feature up to 1,000 movie titles by March. InformationWeek (2/13) Nielsen: Women, men differ in online-video preference Women are more fond of watching online videos on network TV Web sites compared with men, who prefer viewing user-generated content, according to a study by Nielsen Online. The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) (2/13)   Technology Trends  Cisco ramps up SMB efforts in Asia Pacific Cisco Systems is taking aim at the small and medium-size business market in the Asia Pacific region by rolling out new options for its Cisco Smart Business Communications System. TMC Internet Telephony (2/14) GoHello brings fee-free PBX service to U.K. U.K. businesses can now install GoHello's Web-based PBX service, which the company says routes calls to employees' mobile phones without the need for both a PBX box and an internal phone system -- an arrangement that supposedly eliminates mobile fees. GoHello provides an external telephone number for businesses as well as a virtual switchboard for their receptionist's PC that has full PBX capabilities. Techworld (2/13)   IP Download  Italtel's new VoIP solution is Neuf Cegetel's choice Neuf Cegetel will install Italtel's new SIP VoIP platform to improve its network and expand its range of services for both home and enterprise use. The French telecom-services provider first deployed Italtel's VoIP technology in 2004. Converge! 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