March 21, 2008 - Verizon, AT&T lead spectrum-auction winners

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March 21, 2008 Sign up Forward Archive Advertise Read more at SmartBrief.com News for telecom industry leaders Search recent stories:       News of the Day    Verizon, AT&T lead spectrum-auction winners Verizon Wireless, AT&T, Echostar, Cox, Qualcomm and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's Vulcan Ventures are among the winnners in the FCC wireless-spectrum auction. Verizon and AT&T grabbed the largest portions of the auctioned airwaves, paying a combined $16 billion of the total $19.6 billion. The commission plans to re-auction the so-called D-block, the band reserved for use as a nationwide emergency network, after it failed to attract a minimum bid, Chairman Kevin Martin said. The Washington Post (3/21) , Multichannel News (3/20) Analysts ponder Google's auction role: Analysts on Thursday responded to the results of the FCC's wireless auction by noting that Google never intended to win any of the licenses. "Google was never in this game to actually build out a telecom network," said Cowen & Co. analyst Jim Friedland, who said Google was just looking to gain access to open networks. MSNBC/Reuters (3/20) From network planning through deployment and maintenance, Volt Telecom Group's Wireless Network Solutions division is the only nationwide single-source solution for your wireless infrastructure needs. Find out today how Volt Telecom Group can make it all happen for your business. Contact: salesinfo@volt-telecom.com for a free Wireless Solutions brochure today.   Business & Industry Watch  Chinese firm's bid for 3Com falls apart Bain Capital Partners finally gave up its quest to buy 3Com Corp. with China's Huawei Technologies for $2.2 billion Thursday after weeks of trying to get around a U.S. security panel's understood intention to block the deal. Bain said it could find no alternatives that would satisfy the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) (3/21) Seattle debates private broadband net Seattle will begin formal inquires this fall into finding a company to build a fiber-to-the-home broadband network, but a City Council member this week suggested the city consider a self-management structure rather than just subsidize a privately run provider. The Seattle Times (3/20) AT&T earmarks $120 million for Georgia 3G, new cells AT&T will invest more than $120 million to add more than 80 new cell sites and expand its 3G coverage in Georgia this year, the company said. With 3G service already up in Atlanta and Athens, AT&T will expand coverage to Columbus and Savannah as well as complete its Atlanta 3G build. 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Learn more.  Learn more about USTelecom -> NXTcomm  |  News  |  Join USTelecom  |  Bookstore  |  Webinars   Video Upload  Study projects 52% annual IPTV growth The number of homes worldwide using IPTV will increase 52% a year through 2012, according to a new global report from IMS Research. The company estimates that IPTV reached 13.2 million homes last year and that nearly 8.4 million IP-enabled set-top boxes shipped globally. CE Pro (3/20) Verizon's FiOS shops for on-demand content Verizon Communications has completed FiOS deals for video-on-demand content with such partners as CBS, Discovery Channel, Smithsonian Channel and Ovation TV. The agreement brings a number of prime-time CBS shows to FiOS' library as well as highlights from the NCAA men's college basketball tournament. Multichannel News (3/19) Analysts see possible mobile TV for Dish spectrum Analysts are pondering what Dish Network has in store for the one-way wireless spectrum it surprisingly won in the recent FCC auction. Predictions include using the frequencies as a building block for a mobile-TV service or a shrewd move to hold onto a scarce commodity. Yahoo!/Reuters (3/20) The Buzz(CORPORATE ANNOUNCEMENTS) Emerson Communications Conference '08 … is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to learn about the latest advancements in DC power, outside plant, alternative energy and network infrastructure, while meeting and sharing ideas with some of the world's leading telecom experts. Dallas: April 23 to 24. emerson.com/CommunicationsConference Interested in learning more about advertising in the USTelecom dailyLead? Contact Amy Abbey at 202-737-5500 ext 250 or aabbey@smartbrief.com.   Technology Trends  Taiwan blocks Chunghwa Telecom WiMAX investment Taiwan has nixed Chunghwa Telecom's planned multimillion-dollar investment in Global Mobile, a regional WiMAX license holder, leaving the company to ponder its next move. cellular-news (U.K.)/Dow Jones Newswires (3/21)   IP Download  Telecoms grapple with bandwidth management The introduction of such high-bandwidth-usage services as VoIP, IPTV, video-on-demand and gaming has brought to the fore the need for more efficient management of bandwidth for telecoms. Moreover, the matter has also become an issue for home and business networks. TMC Internet Telephony (3/20) Tech companies join forces in providing free educational materials Tech company Nortel, via its Nortel LearniT philanthropy, and Sun Microsystems' Curriki have teamed to make video, images and curricula available to educators at no cost as well as a forum to help teachers add technology to their own lesson plans. "While students are often very tech-savvy, many teachers want to better leverage these new tools to enhance and energize traditional approaches to learning," said Nortel President-CEO Mike Zafirovski. Mediacaster (3/19)   LeadQuote  It is not enough to have a good mind. 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