February 29, 2008 - Study: IPTV will 'alter' pay-TV landscape

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February 29, 2008 Sign up Forward Archive Advertise Read more at SmartBrief.com News for telecom industry leaders Search recent stories:       News of the Day    Study: IPTV will "alter" pay-TV landscape IPTV service from telecom companies will reach more than 9 million homes by 2011 and in the process will fundamentally alter the pay-TV system from a traditional broadcast model to a more flexible offering, the Yankee Group predicts in a new study. The research outfit also said that IPTV would create "a new breed of service provider." American City Business Journals/East Bay (2/28)   Business & Industry Watch    Think tank: FTTH explosion is inevitable A Seattle-based academic quoted both an obscure 19th-century French economist and the film "Field of Dreams" in explaining why fiber-to-the-home will drive a tsunami of bandwidth expansion in the next years. Bret Swanson, a senior fellow at the Discovery Institute, cited an 1803 treatise by Jean-Baptiste Say in arguing that "supply creates its own demand," and added the "Yes, build it and they will come" line from the popular movie in detailing why the Internet will help drive the growth of FTTH networks. Telecommunications (2/28) Former FCC chairman talks broadband In an interview, Reed Hundt, the FCC chairman under President Bill Clinton, discussed the status of his new company's plans to build a national emergency-communications network and opined on a wide range of telecom and broadband issues. Telephony Online (2/28) NXTcomm eyes broader scope at Vegas show NXTcomm, the telecom industry's largest trade show, will co-locate with the InfoComm show and include applications and content at this year's conference in Las Vegas. NXTcomm has signed up prominent TV producer Mark Burnett -- creator of "Survivor" -- as its keynote speaker for the June 16 to 19 show. Telephony Online (2/28) Maine issues "slam" warning to Verizon customers Shady telemarketers have begun to "slam" Verizon Communications customers by switching their long-distance carriers without their knowledge, Maine's Public Utilities Commission warned Thursday. Verizon's sale of its land-line and Internet services to FairPoint Communications is expected to close by the end of March, and the PUC said it had already received a half-dozen complaints about the unscrupulous actions. The Boston Globe/Associated Press (2/28) Other News Taliban takes out mobile-phone tower in Afghanistan Forbes/Associated Press (2/29) 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  Verizon plots $200 million Mass. investment Verizon Communications will pump $200 million into its Massachusetts operation, earmarking the funds for expanding its FiOS Internet and video services as well as widening its broadband universe in the state, the company said. American City Business Journals/Boston (2/28) Web startup TidalTV lands $15 million from investors TidalTV, a self-described conveyor of "professionally produced" broadband video content, has secured $15 million in startup funding from investors, the Baltimore company said earlier this week. The company said its Web-based service will mix free and instant access to shows, but, unlike some of its rivals, will not require users to download software to view the content. WRAL-TV (N.C.)/VentureBeat (2/27) Premium Company Profile AT&T Inc. The recent acquisition of Bellsouth has made AT&T one of the largest wireless service providers in the US. The company is poised for growth through assimilation of merger synergies. Access the most important information about the company; understand its strengths and weaknesses and review AT&T's five year adjusted financial data with this report.   Technology Trends  Alcatel-Lucent sets optical-transmission record Researchers at Alcatel-Lucent have transmitted optical data at a record-breaking 16.4 terabits per second over a 1,500-mile network. BroadbandReports.com (2/28) Report: BT to issue specs for FTTH builds The U.K.'s BT Group could announce shortly a list of vendors to build its next-generation fiber-to-the-home networks, sources indicate. The telecom giant, which has no stated plans to build FTTH networks on a broad basis, has issued specifications for gigabit PON and other technical requirements. Light Reading (2/28) Sales of WiMAX gear increase 46% Global sales of WiMAX equipment reached almost $800 million last year as the market grew 46%, including an 11% gain in the fourth quarter, according to Infonetics Research. The report, which noted that the wireless technology had been deployed in 80 countries, said a number of developments had spurred WiMAX growth, and it predicted sales would reach $7.7 billion in 2011. cellular-news (U.K.) (2/29)   IP Download  Voice apps still lead VoIP, IMS spending Sales of equipment to VoIP and IMS service providers rose 19% from 2006 to 2007 to reach $3.9 billion, with growth posted along all market segments, according to a report from Infonetics Research. Voice over broadband remained the No. 1 application that led companies to buy the equipment. cellular-news (U.K.) (2/28) Videoconferencing opens new doors for student learning Videoconferencing is allowing some Virginia students to take lessons from Manhattan musicians without leaving their own school building. Such technology is becoming increasingly popular in schools to give students new opportunities like college classes and virtual field trips. "It's an interactive experience that literally takes away the classroom walls," said technology-resource teacher Adina Popa. 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