March 4, 2008 - Gerke: Stay the course on Embarq momentum

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March 4, 2008 Sign up Forward Archive Advertise Read more at SmartBrief.com News for telecom industry leaders Search recent stories:       News of the Day    Gerke: Stay the course on Embarq momentum Tom Gerke, named this week as the permanent CEO at Embarq, said he wanted to concentrate on maintaining the momentum he believed the company had built with its new products, and added it needed to continue to be innovative. "We need to sell more to existing customers, but we also have to have more growth engines," Gerke said, and pointed to a new type of broadband phone as a prime example. Telephony Online (3/3) 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.   Business & Industry Watch    Qwest-Cox settlement may be near in Arizona Qwest Communications and Cox Communications have arrived at a tentative settlement that would end their two-year battle over Cox's use of Qwest telephone lines in Arizona. Under the deal, which state regulators must still approve, Cox would compensate Qwest an undisclosed amount for use of the telecom provider's lines. East Valley Tribune (Arizona) (3/3) Clearwire hit by marketing expenses, still seeks deal, funds Clearwire reported a 48% increase in revenue, but also suffered a $83.1 million loss, during the fourth quarter, which was more than analysts were expecting. "It's what the release didn't say," said Roe Equity Research analyst Kevin Roe, speaking to why the company's shares dipped at least 10% in morning trading. "What everybody's waiting for is a new relationship with Sprint or a white knight investor to bring in the cash Clearwire needs long term." Reuters (3/4) , Bloomberg (3/4) Microsoft CEO: Yahoo! offer is adequate Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says the company's takeover bid for Yahoo! "makes sense," notwithstanding the Web portal's claims to the contrary. The Microsoft chief did not comment on whether he will approve a proxy fight to gain control of Yahoo! InformationWeek/Reuters (3/3) Motorola monitoring economy's role in handset demand Motorola CEO Greg Brown, who has recently expressed support for the company's embattled handset division, said he was keeping a close eye on whether the flagging economy would put a chill on demand for mobile phones. The company has said it is evaluating its options for the handset division, and Brown said at a Morgan Stanley-sponsored analyst conference Monday that so far Motorola's problems were more specific to the company rather than related to any economic slowdown. CNNMoney.com/Dow Jones Newswires (3/3) Massachusetts ruling: Verizon to pay taxes on poles, wires Massachusetts' Appellate Tax Board ruled Monday that Verizon Communications is liable for taxes on poles and wires over public ways, a verdict that the state has estimated could bring $78 million to cities and towns. Verizon said it was still reviewing the decision. The Boston Globe (3/4) Optelian's optical transport solutions for Telecom Networks include Optical Amplification, Reach Extension, GigE, IPTV and FTTH Transport, Path Protection Switching, and Optical Connectivity. WDM, CWDM, DWDM and Splitter technologies support up to 40 Gbps rates and up to 40 channels.   Video Upload  AT&T U-verse adds to HD lineup in Connecticut AT&T is approaching 50 high-definition channels for its U-verse TV package in parts of Connecticut. The company added five local HD channels in Fairfield County, bringing the number to 49, as well as three broadcast channels to the New Haven and Hartford areas, which now have 44 HD services. HD-Report (3/4) Viacom sees synergies between film, TV programming The line between film and TV programming got increasingly blurry as Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman said the company's Paramount movie studio would begin creating cable TV content for MTV Networks and other Viacom-owned channels. Dauman also said the company was looking into film projects as well as international growth for channels such as BET and Comedy Central. MediaPost Communications (3/3) The Buzz(CORPORATE ANNOUNCEMENTS) Making the "Communications" Sale Interactive: Free Guide There's irony in the fact that network and telecom products designed to bridge communications are often the most difficult to talk about. 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TeleGeography Research (3/4) Cisco, Witbe unveil system to monitor IPTV quality Cisco Systems and Witbe have developed real-time IPTV Quality of Experience monitoring using VQE technology from Cisco and Witebe's video-quality-monitoring product. ipTVnews (3/3)   IP Download  IP features attract more small companies Small businesses, some with only a handful of employees, are proving a growing market for IP-service providers, saying the Internet-based technology gives them a full-featured phone system without a need to install expensive hardware. The Wall Street Journal (free content) (3/4) Report: Ericsson gets key IMS role for Beijing games Under a deal with Beijing Netcom, Ericsson will be its sole supplier and systems integrator for an IMS platform to enable personal communications services at the Beijing Summer Olympic Games. The deployment of the system is expected to be completed by the end of this month. 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