February 25, 2008 - Hesse writing new chapter at Sprint Nextel

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February 25, 2008 Sign up Forward Archive Advertise Read more at SmartBrief.com News for telecom industry leaders Search recent stories:       News of the Day    Hesse writing new chapter at Sprint Nextel Dan Hesse, Sprint Nextel's new CEO, may have a low-key demeanor, but there's nothing subtle about his moves since taking the post in December, according to this USA TODAY analysis. Hesse has acted decisively to cut jobs and eliminate underperforming assets, the newspaper said. USA TODAY (2/24)   Business & Industry Watch    Yahoo!-Microsoft could prove boon to telecoms A Yahoo!-Microsoft marriage could potentially help telecom companies because of all the IPTV-boosting applications and technologies they would bring to the table, some analysts suggest. Light Reading (2/22) Verizon consortium scores Saudi fixed-line license A Verizon Communications consortium was among the winners of a fixed-line license in Saudi Arabia. As a condition of the approval, the license holders must put up 25% of their shares in an initial public offering. Reuters (2/25) Investors await Qwest's broadband strategy Qwest Communications CEO Ed Mueller is expected to detail his plans Tuesday for investing in residential broadband services. But there are few indications the company will follow other telecom distributors in moving into cutting-edge fiber-based services. The Seattle Times (2/25) Advice to content providers: Pay attention to privacy Service providers should keep privacy issues at the forefront as they work to create more customized services that are bound to prove irresistible to advertisers, says one observer. Telephony Online (2/25) Other News Siemen's SEN unit may trim 40% of work force Reuters (2/25) Telecom switches emphasis: Preliminary analysis of the 2007 Telecom Industry Survey. 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It's an exciting time to be at the forefront of our nation's telecommunications construction business. We can't wait to see what tomorrow brings.   Video Upload  Ruckus targets IPTV market Ruckus Wireless is looking to advance the IPTV market with its new 802.11n-enabled product suite, which will enable service providers to support more intense IP-based video, including up to three HDTV streams. "Multi-stream HD is where you really need the 11n and that's the reason we're introducing this product especially for the IPTV market," said Joel Brand, a product manager at Ruckus Wireless. Telecommunications (2/25) Cox, ABC debut VOD service that will zap DVRs ABC and Cox Communications today will roll out nationally a new video-on-demand service that allows viewers to watch the network's shows whenever they want as long as they are willing to give up the ad-busting fast-forward feature on their DVRs. Cox officials said the new system won high customer-satisfaction marks in test markets in the Orange County, Calif., area. The New York Times (2/25) The Buzz(CORPORATE ANNOUNCEMENTS) Technicians' Best Practices: Handling Reduced Bend Radius Some monumental breakthroughs have taken place in optical fiber cables and their ability to bend around sharp corners without increasing attenuation. Despite these new developments, perceiving the new fibers as being virtually indestructible is a dangerous misperception. Register for ADC's Next Gen white paper series. Interested in learning more about advertising in the USTelecom dailyLead? Contact Amy Abbey at 202-737-5500 ext 250 or aabbey@smartbrief.com. Telcordia Receives 2007 Frost & Sullivan Award for Product Innovation of the Year   Technology Trends  Riverbed makes WAN upgrade Riverbed, a network-equipment maker, could rival Cisco Systems in the wide-area-networks market after its release today of a package of upgrades to its RiOS operating system for optimizing WANs. One improvement: Riverbed's Steelhead controller now works with traffic from Microsoft Exchange 2007. ZDNet (2/25) Conflict surrounds FCC's "white space" testing Broadcasters and technology companies are wrangling over an FCC test involving a wireless-broadband device that uses unused television frequencies to deliver services. While one broadcasting group argues that the device failed, the White Spaces Coalition says a power failure did not cause interference with the broadcast signals. Yahoo!/PCWorld/IDG News Service (2/24)   IP Download  Japanese bird takes aim at Asian broadband Sunday's Japanese launch of an experimental communications satellite could bring high-speed broadband services to isolated areas of Japan and elsewhere in Asia. Known as the Wideband internetworking engineering test and Demonstration Satellite, or WINDS, the KIZUNA bird contains three antennas and could lead to Japan's building one of the globe's most advanced information and telecommunications networks, according to Japanese scientists. The New Zealand Herald (2/25) The ABCs of wireless home networking Wireless networks for the home aren't science fiction anymore. In fact, Eric Deming, senior product-marketing manager for Linksys, says getting this cutting-edge technology in your abode is easier than ever if you know a few of the basics, which he discusses here. Electronic House (2/22)   LeadQuote  The first thing is to love your sport. Never do it to please someone else. 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