February 8, 2008 - CEO: SureWest didn't need wireless assets

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February 8, 2008 Sign up Forward Archive Advertise Read more at SmartBrief.com News for telecom industry leaders Search recent stories:       News of the Day  CEO: SureWest didn't need wireless assets SureWest Communications can provide "quadruple-play" services to customers without owning wireless networks, its president and CEO, Steve Oldham, said at an investor conference Wednesday. "Turning that into cash and using that cash to build out the network and acquire additional assets like Everest (Broadband) was clearly the right decision for us," said Oldham, who sold SureWest's wireless business to Verizon Wireless two weeks ago for $69 million and used the proceeds to finance its purchase of a Kansas City cable overbuilder. Telephony Online (2/7) Publish Press Releases in USTelecom dailyLead USTelecom dailyLead has joined with Business Wire to allow customers to post press releases. Push your release directly to your audience and afterwards you'll receive a click report to measure ROI. Releases will reach the audience you're looking for -- that industry's movers and shakers. Visit www.dailylead.com/businesswiread/ for more information!   Business & Industry Watch  Embarq posts DSL gains Embarq reported fourth-quarter operating income Thursday that exceeded expectations from Thomson Financial's analyst survey. The telecom service provider gained 61,000 high-speed Internet subscribers. The New York Times/Reuters (2/8) , Forbes/AFX News Limited/Thomson Financial (2/7) U.K. Lords panel rejects more EU regulation The European Union should not rush into greater regulation of the telecom market, because countries are doing a poor job of implementing existing rules, warned a report from the U.K. House of Lords European Committee, an arm of Parliament. The panel argued that countries had failed to enact adequate policies for liberalizing trade and economic competition. cellular-news (U.K.) (2/8) Alcatel-Lucent warns of short-term, but ups revenue Alcatel-Lucent posted a $3.74 billion loss in the latest quarter and suspended its dividend while warning of potentially rough times in the telecom market for the short-term. But the company, in posting higher revenue than analysts had forecast, cited gains in its IP and optics markets. The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) (2/8) , Bloomberg (2/8) Other News Verizon Communications greenlights buyback of 100 million shares CNNMoney.com/Associated Press (2/7)   Video Upload  Embarq debuts film, TV downloads for broadband subs The telecom company Embarq has begun offering movie and TV program rentals online to its high-speed data customers through the CinemaNow brand. Content comes from such services and studios as Showtime, Fox, NBC, Warner Bros. and TBS. OneTRAK (2/7) Report: An improved Web TV picture will yield more users The number of viewers who watch full-length TV episodes via the Internet is projected to increase from 10% to 15%, if producers and technology players were to offer unlimited show libraries, improve the video quality and allow users to make and share clips from episodes, according to a report from JupiterResearch. TV producers also should create new Web ad models to better tap the burgeoning Net video ad segment, which is estimated to reach $2.3 billion in 2012, up from $554 million last year, the report found. MediaPost Communications (2/7) Verizon will produce first live sportscast Verizon Communications' FiOS TV will carry its first live sportscast, a Feb. 20 men's college basketball game the company will produce. Verizon will deliver the game, between George Mason and the University of Delaware, to customers in northern Virginia and parts of Maryland on its local FiOS1 channel. Multichannel News (2/7)   Technology Trends  AT&T launches Convergys' mobile-enterprise suite AT&T on Thursday began operating with Convergys' Dynamic Decisioning Solution, an all-in-one back-end software suite for the mobile-enterprise market, Convergys said. According to the company, its software allows businesses to get an overview of each customer by integrating their delivery, billing and customer-service systems. TMC Internet Telephony (2/7) Aruba demos extra-rugged WLAN gear Aruba Networks said its new wireless LAN access points are tough enough to withstand physical damage from explosions as well as preventing exposed electrical wires from coming in contact with vapors or dust, a process that can trigger explosions. Techworld/Network World (2/7) Analysis: Google's challenges in mobile search Shoehorning Google's Web tools and applications onto mobile phones will be an uphill task, and the company could face competition from upstarts with better mobile-search technology, some analysts are warning. CNET (2/8)   IP Download  Business Ethernet competition heats up Although large telecoms still control the largest share of business Ethernet service, cable companies are starting to make their presence felt, too, according to this article. AT&T and Verizon Communications hold a 22% and 17% share of the market, respectively, while cabler Cox Communications handles about 10% of the sector. CED Magazine (2/6) Pipex aims at SMEs with new broadband services The U.K.'s Pipex Business announced Thursday the introduction of broadband services for small to medium-size companies. Priced from about $29 to $98 a month, the services range in maximum download speeds from 8 Mbps to 16 Mbps, with guaranteed minimum bandwidths of either 200 kbps or 500 kbps, Pipex said. 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